What am I talking about, you ask? Hang in there.
I’m referring to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (“MMPR”) of course.
This may look familiar to some:
My goodness. Look at each of these anniversaries*!
*I skipped including the 15th and 25th anniversaries.
Man, oh man. It’ll be 30 years this August! I…Feel…Old.
While I’m grown (I think) now and have priorities, responsibilities, and such, not much can fill my nostalgia cup like Power Rangers can. This is because it will forever be near-and-dear to me since [the USA variant] came out when I was growing up as a child. I grew with it and loved it.
Sure, I lost touch as I got older with life’s happenings and duties as time went along, but every 5 or 10 years I’d be giddy a little bit and be glad it lives on for new generations to enjoy (even if my biased opinion tells me that the original MMPR, Zeo, Turbo, Space, and Lost Galaxy were the best ones and newer one’s have gotten more campy/watered down.)
So, of course, when I caught wind that there would be some official Power Rangers content coming during the 30th anniversary year, I was pleased to hear that but I was super giddy to learn it was harkening back to the MMPR era! I watched this afternoon after work “Once & Always” on Netflix and it was a fantastic trip down memory lane whilst adding some new into the mix. “Once & Always” is a short for “Once a Ranger, always a Ranger”.
And I definitely cannot forget “Legend of the White Dragon” coming this fall. Rest in Peace Jason David Frank.
So much Power Ranger stuff this year!
I was so giddy I found my old morpher from when I was a kid and played around with it for a few minutes (yeah yeah whatever!!!) before putting it on my bookshelf with other knickknacks. I hope to share this show and (some of 😁) the toys with my son when he is a little older and can experience the series, too, in his own way.
Until next time Once & Always,
Andrew
My Life. My Story. My World. 
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