Editing Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (section)

===Season 1 (1993–1994)===
The series takes place in the fictional town of [[Angel Grove]], [[California]].<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|title= TELEVISION; . . . And a Parents' Guide to the Politics of Angel Grove|work= The New York Times|date=1995-02-12|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/12/arts/television-and-a-parents-guide-to-the-politics-of-angel-grove.html|access-date=2010-08-07 | first=Patricia S. | last=McCormick}}</ref> On an exploratory mission on the moon, two astronauts discover an extraterrestrial container (referred to as a dumpster) and breach the unit, inadvertently releasing the evil alien sorceress [[Rita Repulsa]] and her minions from 10,000 years of confinement. Upon her release, she and her army of evil space aliens set their sights on conquering the nearest planet—Earth. The wise sage [[Zordon]], who was responsible for capturing Rita, later becomes aware of her release and orders his robotic assistant [[Alpha 5 (Power Rangers)|Alpha 5]] to select five "teenagers with attitude" to defend the Earth from Rita's attacks. The five teens chosen are [[Jason Lee Scott]], [[Kimberly Hart]], [[Zack Taylor]], [[Trini Kwan]], and [[Billy Cranston]]. Zordon gives them the ability to transform into a superhuman fighting force known as the Power Rangers. This provides them with formidable abilities and an arsenal of weapons, as well as colossal assault vehicles called [[Zord]]s which can combine into a giant humanoid robot known as the Megazord.<ref name="From Power Bow to Hip-Hop-Kido">{{#invoke:cite|news|title= From Power Bow to Hip-Hop-Kido |newspaper= The Baltimore Sun|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-12-29-1993363109-story.html|access-date=2022-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|title= Superhero Teens Are Hip, Hot |newspaper= Orlando Sentinel|url= http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-12-18/lifestyle/9312170714_1_rita-repulsa-zord-saban|access-date=2010-08-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title =Day of the Dumpster|episode-link = Day of the Dumpster|series = Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|series-link = Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|network = [[Fox Kids]]|air-date = August 28, 1993|season = [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (season 1)|1]]|number = 1}}</ref>

The series begins with the five teenagers combating Rita and her seemingly endless array of monsters, while also dealing with typical teenage problems and clashing with local bullies [[Bulk and Skull]]. However, consecutive failures lead Rita to adopt a new method for conquering Earth and destroying the Power Rangers—by attacking them with one of their own. Using her magic, Rita kidnaps and brainwashes a local teen whose fighting skills prove to equal that of Jason's in a martial-arts tournament held in Angel Grove. The new teen, [[Tommy Oliver]], passes Rita's tests, becoming the Green Ranger. Entrusted with Rita's Sword of Darkness, the source for the continuance of the evil spell he has fallen victim to, Tommy comes dangerously close to defeating the Power Rangers. After sabotaging the Command Center and cutting off Zordon's connection to their dimension, Tommy helps Rita strike another blow to the Rangers when the Megazord is drained of its power in battle by a solar eclipse and then blasted into a molten lava crevice. However, Alpha eventually succeeds in reestablishing connection with Zordon, who then revives the Megazord. With it, the Rangers stop Tommy's rampage on Angel Grove with his Dragonzord, and Jason ultimately defeats Tommy in a one-on-one duel by destroying the Sword of Darkness. Now free from Rita's spell, Tommy chooses to use his Green Ranger powers to assist the Rangers in defeating the evil that gave them to him in the first place, and the Dragonzord is reconfigured to enable it to help form more powerful Zord combinations alongside the other Dinozords.<ref>''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'': Season One; "Green With Evil, Parts I-V"</ref>

As time goes on, Rita focuses on eliminating Tommy to regain the powers that she believes belong to her. Using a special wax that was touched by Tommy when he was evil, Rita uses a magic Green Candle to slowly remove his powers, returning them to her. In the end, Tommy loses his powers, but he prevents Rita from reclaiming them by transferring them to Jason who, feeling guilt for failing to protect Tommy's powers, accepts them. However, Tommy later returns to the team when the other Rangers' Power Coins are handed over to Rita in exchange for their kidnapped parents. With Zordon's help, Tommy regains his powers and successfully retrieves the other Rangers' Power Coins. However, Tommy's regained powers are only temporary and must be frequently re-charged by Zordon, who warns him that the Green Ranger's powers will ultimately fail. Despite this, Tommy remains determined to continue assisting the other Rangers as long as possible.<ref>''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'': Season One; "The Green Candle, Parts I-II"</ref><ref>''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'': Season One; "Return of an Old Friend, Parts I-II"</ref>