''Power Rangers Time Force'' is a television series and the ninth season of the ''

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'' franchise, based on the 24th

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series ''

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'', running for 40 half-hour episodes from February to November 2001. It was the last season to be distributed by

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until 2011's

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. Originally, a ''Time Force'' film was planned, but ultimately went unproduced in light of the commercial failure of '' Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'' and the purchase of the franchise by

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. However, Buena Vista Home Entertainment did release the series' final four episodes as a film-length home video in 2002 entitled ''The End of Time''. A

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based on the series was released in November 2001 for

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, and

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Plot

When a gang of mutant criminals led by the powerful Ransik escapes from 3000 to 2001, a group of officers from the Time Force law enforcement agency -- Jen Scotts, Lucas Kendall, Trip, and Katie Walker -- pursue them through time. To assist them, they recruit a socialite named Wes Collins to help them unlock their powers and become Power Rangers to stop Ransik's gang. Along the way, Wes' father Mr. Collins forms the Silver Guardians private security team to fight back against the mutants, leading to Silver Guardian and Wes' estranged classmate Eric Meyers obtaining Time Force technology and becoming the Quantum Ranger.

Cast and characters

Time Force Rangers * Jason Faunt as Wesley "Wes" Collins, the present-day Red Time Force Ranger who shares leadership duties with Jen. **Jason Faunt also portrays Alex Drake, Wesley's descendant and future Red Time Force Ranger. * Michael Copon as Lucas Kendall, the Blue Time Force Ranger. *Kevin Kleinberg as Trip, the Green Time Force Ranger. *Deborah Estelle Philips as Katie Walker, the Yellow Time Force Ranger. * Erin Cahill as Jennifer "Jen" Scotts, the Pink Time Force Ranger and the leader of the team. * Daniel Southworth as Eric Myers, the Quantum Ranger and the leader of the Silver Guardians. Supporting characters * Edward Laurence Albert as Mr. Collins, Wes' billionaire father, CEO of Bio-Lab, and founder of the Silver Guardians. * Brianne Siddall as the voice of Circuit, a robotic owl and ally of the Time Force Rangers who serves as their technical advisor. *Douglas Fisher as Phillips, The Collins' butler *Roy Werner as Captain Logan, the supervisor to the Time Force Rangers. * Ken Merckx as Dr. Michael Zaskin, a scientist at Bio-Lab. Villains * Vernon Wells as Ransik *Kate Sheldon as Nadira *

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as the voice of Frax *

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as the voice of Gluto Guest stars *Sean Cw Johnson as Carter Grayson, the Red Lightspeed Ranger. * Michael Chaturantabut as Chad Lee, the Blue Lightspeed Ranger. * Keith Robinson as Joel Rawlings, the Green Lightspeed Ranger. *Sasha Williams as Kelsey Winslow, the Yellow Lightspeed Ranger. *Alison MacInnis as Dana Mitchell, the Pink Lightspeed Ranger. * Rhett Fisher as Ryan Mitchell, the Titanium Ranger. *Jennifer L. Yen as Vypra

Episodes

Awards and nominations

Comics

Characters have been featured in Power Rangers comics published by

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. In 2018, the Time Force Rangers appeared in " Shattered Grid", a crossover event between teams from all eras commemorating the 25th anniversary of the original television series. It was published in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' #25-30 and various tie-ins. In 2020, ''Power Rangers: Sins of the Future'' by Matthew Erman, Trey Moore and Giuseppe Cafaro was published. An original graphic novel taking place after the events of the ''Power Rangers Time Force'' television series, it features Jen and Wes being pursued by a new antagonist: the Black Time Force Ranger.

Appearances in other shows

All 6 Time Force rangers appear in the Power Rangers Super Megaforce finale, Legendary Battle.

References

External links

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