Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Goin' Ape
TV Flash files “Goin' Ape” as hour 915 of 974 in the TV Flash guide — Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996) on Fox Kids, season 27, episode 17, aired 2020-11-07, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S27E17: listed hour 915 of 974 in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers guide, hour 17 of 22 in season 27. It aired 2020-11-07 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Golden Opportunity” (S27E16). Next is “The Silva Switch” (S27E18). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Ravi and Roxy's anniversary hits a major snag when a misunderstanding gets out of control.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Goin' Ape sit in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers guide?
S27E17 is listed hour 915 of 974 — hour 17 of 22 in season 27, season 27 episode 17.
When did Mighty Morphin Power Rangers S27E17 air?
Goin' Ape aired 2020-11-07 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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