Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers is a children's television and movie series originally broadcast in Japan as Kyōryū sentai Juurenjā (Dinosaur Task Force Beast Rangers), but westernized with replacement actors and brought to America by Haim Saban. It centers on five ordinary teenagers who are given great powers to fight galactic villains.
"The Power Rangers are a special group of teenagers selected by Zordon, Commander of the forces of good, to defend the earth against evil forces. The teenagers have the ability to 'morph' or transform into Power Rangers. As Power Rangers, they have superhero powers. Each Power Ranger is also given command of his own “Zord”, or colossal fighting machine. Throughout the various seasons, the Power Rangers face a variety of villains and take control of various powerful Zords to help them fight evil." [1]
The show first aired on Fox Network on August 28, 1993 and ended on February 17, 1996. It was replaced by a sequel called Power Rangers: Zeo. Many subsequent Power Rangers series have followed, each derived from a different Japanese television series.
