I remember Big Bad Beetleborgs, Superhuman Samurai Cyber Squad, and VR Troopers, does anyone else remember these shows or other cheesy Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers ripoffs?  ::)  ;D

I agree. There were too many ripoffs of this show.. Its pathic.

I agree. There were too many ripoffs of this show.. Its pathic.


LOL....  ::)  ;D

The Power Rangers were ripoffs of the Voltron from the 80s anyways.  (Color coordinated heroes)

The Power Rangers were ripoffs of the Voltron from the 80s anyways.  (Color coordinated heroes)


I have noticed that too...  ::)

I'm literally laughin like an idiot at my PC. Memories of the theme songs for ALL of the shows came flooding in my head ;D

WE ARE - WE ARE - VR!!
TROOPERS! THREE! Virtual realiteeeee!

I'm literally laughin like an idiot at my PC. Memories of the theme songs for ALL of the shows came flooding in my head ;D

WE ARE - WE ARE - VR!!
TROOPERS! THREE! Virtual realiteeeee!


That was one of the chessiest of the whole bunch!  ::)  ;D

check this out

http://booknote.blogspot.com/2005/04/masked-rider-power-rangers.html

Chris,
I'd say the Voltron-type shows were more akin to their giant-robo ancesors. The sentai shows were another category of their own.


BTW,
Nice site, BOOKMAN :)

Istill remember the theme songs, that's so so sad.

Istill remember the theme songs, that's so so sad.


It is..  ;D

I can still remember the theme song to Big bad beetle borgs.... Same goes for the power rangers.. and I haven't seen either show in years!  :o

Chris,
I'd say the Voltron-type shows were more akin to their giant-robo ancesors. The sentai shows were another category of their own.


BTW,
Nice site, BOOKMAN :)


Thanx. Just an old Regular Blogger. Sometimes i get random with things .. The PR thing was just a random thought .. I found this thread looking for images while writing that up :)

one more thing. Im kinda a big Stereotypical Guy so if you Read something and was offended by it  im Sorry.. lol  I dont mean harm when i say Dumb things lol

Actually, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers itself was a copy of several other Japanese shows and movies dating back decades, like Ultraman. So it's not fair to accuse VR Troopers and Superhuman Samurai Cyber Squad of being rip offs.

Actually, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers itself was a copy of several other Japanese shows and movies dating back decades, like Ultraman. So it's not fair to accuse VR Troopers and Superhuman Samurai Cyber Squad of being rip offs.


True....  ;D

Superhuman Samurai Cyber Squad was a ripoff the ultraman phemonem I belive

Actually, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers itself was a copy of several other Japanese shows and movies dating back decades, like Ultraman. So it's not fair to accuse VR Troopers and Superhuman Samurai Cyber Squad of being rip offs.


When I lived in Hawaii as a child there was a show called Gorangers (1975-1977). The Power Rangers are very specifically a rip-off of them so far as costume, cheesiness, and basic episode plots. The biggest difference was the Gorangers were adult professionals while the Power Rangers were high school kids.

Another ripoff IMO was Los Luchadores:

http://epguides.com/LosLuchadores/cast.jpg

I liked VR Troopers because of that one blonde chick (whose name escapes me).  After that show ended, I used to see her on some daytime soap in scenes with former Baywatch star Billy Warlock

Actually, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers itself was a copy of several other Japanese shows and movies dating back decades, like Ultraman. So it's not fair to accuse VR Troopers and Superhuman Samurai Cyber Squad of being rip offs.


I agree.

Masked Rider was the chessiest.  ;D

"Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers"  :D

;D

All of these shows were pretty terrible looking back. I was still pretty young in the mid '90s, when the Power Rangers phenomenon exploded, and i remember watching most of these ripoffs. The worst was probably the Big Bad Beetleborgs, and the chessiest was without a doubt Masked Rider.

"Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers"  :D


I think I heard alittle of a song that sounded like that on youtube(it was on a Phoenix Wright parody video).

Here it is!  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oy4s6oZ5w4

When I lived in Hawaii as a child there was a show called Gorangers (1975-1977). The Power Rangers are very specifically a rip-off of them so far as costume, cheesiness, and basic episode plots. The biggest difference was the Gorangers were adult professionals while the Power Rangers were high school kids.


Wow, someone other than me on this site has heard of Himitsu Sentai Goranger! That was one of the Super Sentai shows, of which Power Rangers was based on. Nowadays, we have Kamen Rider, a remake of Masked Rider from the 90s, which was based on Kamen Rider the Japanese show.