Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Real Steel
TV Flash files “Real Steel” as hour 888 of 974 in the TV Flash guide — Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996) on Fox Kids, season 26, episode 12, aired 2019-10-05, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S26E12: listed hour 888 of 974 in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers guide, hour 12 of 22 in season 26. It aired 2019-10-05 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Tools of the Betrayed” (S26E11). Next is “Tuba Triumph” (S26E13). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When Nate and Steel unexpectedly clash, it leads to double trouble for the team.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Real Steel sit in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers guide?
S26E12 is listed hour 888 of 974 — hour 12 of 22 in season 26, season 26 episode 12.
When did Mighty Morphin Power Rangers S26E12 air?
Real Steel aired 2019-10-05 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Is the action original to the U.S. show?
It adapts Japan's Super Sentai: American teen drama and morphing, Japanese monster footage. The hybrid is the alchemy.
In the series
Why this series still plays
After-school alchemy: American teens, Japanese monster footage, and a morphing sequence that still fires like a commercial jingle. Color-coded teamwork, Rita Repulsa scenery chewing, and a merch supernova that ate toy aisles. Kids’ action as ritual — helmets on, homework off — and the franchise template every reboot still salutes even when the suits look shinier.
So about after-school: American teens, Japanese monster footage, a morphing sequence that still fires like a commercial jingle, and a group chat that will fight you about the helmets. Haim Saban and Shuki Levy brought the U.S. premiere in 1993 on Fox Kids. Color-coded teamwork, Rita Repulsa scenery chewing, merch supernova that ate toy aisles. (I said spoiler-free. The morph is the whole show.) **Tommy is the fandom fact you do not get to shrug off.**
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