Day of the Dumpster (pilot)

Day of the Dumpster is technically the first episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, filmed in 1992. This episode, however was initally unaired and would not be revealed for nearly six years after the premiere of the official pilot, "Day of the Dumpster".

Plot
Five teenagers, who hang out in an average bowling alley, and occasionally use their karate skills to fend off a gang of mean bullies, are summoned to save the world by an intergalactic being named Zoltar. He gives them the power to become Power Rangers, and to call upon giant dinosaur robots called Droids to combat the forces of space witch Rita Repulsa.

Synopsis
The teens are hanging out at the bowling alley. Billy gives Trini some tips on getting a strike. Zack and Jason are clowning around, then turn their attention to Kimberly. The bowling ball slips out of her hands and onto a plate, getting food all over a nearby thug. The thug approaches Kimberly, and demands some form of payment, and Kimberly objects. A fight ensues, and Trini lays the thug out on the floor. Zack shows one of the thugs some of his moves, just before kicking him down. Jason takes over, and sends the thug flying down the lane. Strike! Kimberly flips out, and sends the girl thug reeling. Even Billy gets in on the action, with a nice punch to the gut.

Meanwhile, on the Moon, two astronauts open a mysterious container. The container holds Rita Repulsa, and she is now free. She wastes no time in attacking Earth. Zoltar senses that Rita has returned, and tells Alpha to initiate plan B. Alpha locates five worthy candidates to become Power Rangers, and teleports them to the Command Center. Zoltar explains to them the situation, and what they must do to defend Earth, giving them Transmorphers.

The teens aren't convinced, and they leave the Command Center. Rita sees them, and sends down Putties, who easily defeat the Rangers. Seeing it as their only escape, the Rangers pull out their Transmorphers. They are transformed for the first time into Power Rangers! They are teleported to downtown Angel Grove, where they fight an army of Putties. The monster Flyguy is transformed into a giant, and is accompanied by Goldar. The Rangers call on the Mega Dinodroid, and destroy Flyguy, as Goldar flees the battle. Dino-mite! The Rangers celebrate their first victory back at the Command Center. A legend is born...

Cast

 * Austin St. John as Jason
 * Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly
 * Walter Jones as Zach
 * Audri DuBois as Trini
 * David Yost as Billy
 * David Fielding as Zoltar
 * Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (voice)
 * Bob F. Vavla as Gang Leader
 * Lee Whittaker as Punk #1
 * Paul Schrier as Punk #2
 * Stella Angelova as Female Punk
 * Machiko Soga as Rita Repulsa
 * Barbara Goodson as Rita Repulsa (voice)
 * Takashi Sakamoto and Kazutoshi Yokoyama as Flydar
 * Minoru Watanabe as Grock
 * Michael J. Sorich as Grock (voice)
 * Hideaki Kusaka as Mongo
 * Dave Mallow as Mongo (voice)
 * Takako Iiboshi as Finster
 * Steve Kramer as Finster (voice)
 * Tony Oliver as Flyguy (voice)

Goofs

 * Goldar is supposed to be down on Earth, however when the scene cuts to Rita's moon base he can clearly be seen behind Rita who is about to throw her wand to Earth, which makes Goldar and Flyguy grow.