''Power Rangers Operation Overdrive'' is the fifteenth season of the television franchise ''
Power Rangers
''Power Rangers'' is an American media franchise created by Haim Saban, Shuki Levy and Shotaro Ishinomori built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise ''Super Sentai''. It is currently ow ...
''. The season uses footage and other material from the 30th ''
Super Sentai
The is a Japanese superhero team media franchise consisting of television series and films produced by Toei Company and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi. The shows are of the '' tokusatsu'' genre, featuring live action characters and colorfu ...
'' series ''
GoGo Sentai Boukenger'', which celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of that franchise. In addition, this season's team-up episode, "Once a Ranger", commemorates the fifteenth anniversary of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise. The season premiered on February 26, 2007,
on
Toon Disney's
Jetix
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programming block. It was the first season to use 16:9 widescreen footage from the Super Sentai franchise, although this footage was scaled down & cropped to 4:3 aspect ratio until Samurai.
Unique among Power Ranger series, ''Operation Overdrive'' has the Rangers exploring, operating and fighting in many different countries around the world, rather than focusing only on their home city of
San Angeles
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.
Pre-production
The early working title for the series was ''Power Rangers Drive Force'', but was later changed to "Relic Hunters" and then "Operation Overdrive"
In early pre-production, on July 26, 2006, the series' logo was posted on a fan message board called "Fuñaroboard." This same logo was later featured on the Disney website, RangerSecrets.com, as part of the preview for the series. The logo is very similar to that of the parent series ''Boukenger'' in the basic design and format.
On November 14, 2006, Disney had set up its official website for ''Power Rangers Operation Overdrive''.
Synopsis
Five brave, skilled, and adventurous individuals - Mack Hartford, Will Aston, Dax Lo, Ronny Robinson, and Rose Ortiz - are chosen and genetically enhanced by billionaire adventurer and Mack's father Andrew Hartford to become Power Rangers and travel the globe to find five magical jewels that were taken from a powerful artifact called the Corona Aurora before two villainous brothers, Flurious and Moltor, can.
Along the way, the Rangers encounter two additional villainous factions, Kamdor and the Fearcats, and are joined by an alien named Tyzonn.
Cast and characters
Overdrive Rangers
* James Maclurcan as
Mackenzie "Mack" Hartford; The Red Overdrive Ranger.
* Samuell Benta as
William "Will" Aston; The Black Overdrive Ranger.
*
Gareth Yuen as
Dax Lo; The Blue Overdrive Ranger.
* Caitlin Murphy as
Veronica "Ronny" Robinson; The Yellow Overdrive Ranger.
*Rhoda Montemayor as
Rose Ortiz; The Pink Overdrive Ranger.
*
Dwayne Cameron as
Tyzonn; The Mercury Ranger.
Supporting characters
* Rod Lousich as Andrew Hartford, the Rangers' mentor and Mack's father.
*
David Weatherley as Spencer.
*
Campbell Cooley as the voice of Alpha 6.
*
Nic Sampson as the voice of the Sentinel Knight.
*
Beth Allen as Vella.
Villains
*
Gerald Urquhart as Flurious.
*
Mark Ferguson as the voice of Moltor.
*
Ria Vandervis as Miratrix.
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Adam Gardiner as the voice of Kamdor.
*
James Gaylyn as the voice of Cheetar.
*
Lori Dungey as the voice of Crazar.
*
David Weatherley as the voice of Benglo.
* Kelson Henderson as Norg and the voice of Mig.
* Glen Levy as the voice of Thrax.
Guest stars
*
Johnny Yong Bosch
Johnny Yong Bosch (born John Jay Bosch; January 6, 1976) is an American actor. His first major role was the portrayal of Adam Park, the second Black Power Ranger and later, the Green Zeo Ranger and first Green Turbo Ranger in the ''Power Rangers ...
as Adam Park; the second Black Ranger, and previously the Black Ninja Ranger, Green Zeo Ranger and the first Green Turbo Ranger.
*
Sally Martin as
Tori Hanson; the Blue Wind Ranger.
*
Emma Lahana as
Kira Ford; the Yellow Dino Thunder Ranger.
*
Matt Austin as
Bridge Carson; the third S.P.D. Red Ranger, following a promotion at
S.P.D.
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Richard Brancatisano as
Xander Bly; the Green Mystic Force Ranger.
Episodes
References
External links
Official Power Rangers website*
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