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| Based on | GoGo Sentai Boukenger by Toei Company |
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| Showrunner | Bruce Kalish |
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| Starring | See "Cast" |
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| Cinematography | Simon Riera |
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| Language | English |
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| Camera | Single-camera |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
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| Network | Toon Disney (Jetix) |
| First aired | February 26, 2007 |
| Last aired | November 12, 2007 |
| Num episodes | 32 |
| Related | Power Rangers television series |
Power Rangers Operation Overdrive is a television series and the fourteenth entry of the Power Rangers franchise. The season uses footage and other material from the 30th Super Sentai series GoGo Sentai Boukenger, which celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of that franchise. In addition, this season's team-up episode, "Once a Ranger", commemorates the fifteenth anniversary of the Power Rangers franchise. The season premiered on February 26, 2007,[1] on Toon Disney's Jetix programming block. It was the first season to use 16:9 Super 35 and Super 16 mm film widescreen footage from the Super Sentai franchise, although this footage was scaled down & cropped to 4:3 aspect ratio until Samurai.
Unique among Power Ranger series, Operation Overdrive has the Rangers exploring, operating and fighting in many different countries around the world, rather than focusing only on their home city of San Angeles.
Pre-production
The early working title for the series was Power Rangers Drive Force, but was later changed to "Relic Hunters" and then "Operation Overdrive"[2]
In early pre-production, on July 26, 2006, the series' logo was posted on a fan message board called "Fuñaroboard."[3] This same logo was later featured on the Disney website, RangerSecrets.com, as part of the preview for the series.[1] The logo is very similar to that of the parent series Boukenger in the basic design and format.
On November 14, 2006, Disney had set up its official website for Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.[4]
Synopsis
Five brave, skilled, and adventurous individuals - Mack Hartford, Will Aston, Dax Lo, Ronny Robinson, and Rose Ortiz - are chosen and genetically enhanced by billionaire adventurer and Mack's father Andrew Hartford to become Power Rangers and travel the globe to find five magical jewels that were taken from a powerful artifact called the Corona Aurora before two villainous brothers, Flurious and Moltor, can.[5] Along the way, the Rangers encounter two additional villainous factions, Kamdor and the Fearcats, and are joined by an alien named Tyzonn.
Cast and characters
Overdrive Rangers
- James Maclurcan as Mackenzie "Mack" Hartford; The Red Overdrive Ranger.
- Samuell Benta as William "Will" Aston; The Black Overdrive Ranger.
- Gareth Yuen as Dax Lo; The Blue Overdrive Ranger.
- Caitlin Murphy as Veronica "Ronny" Robinson; The Yellow Overdrive Ranger.
- Rhoda Montemayor as Rose Ortiz; The Pink Overdrive Ranger.
- Dwayne Cameron as Tyzonn; The Mercury Ranger.
Supporting characters
- Rod Lousich as Andrew Hartford, the Rangers' mentor and Mack's father.[6]
- David Weatherley as Spencer, Andrew Hartford's butler.
- Campbell Cooley as the voice of Alpha 6.
- Nic Sampson as the voice of the Sentinel Knight.
- Beth Allen as Vella.
Villains
- Gerald Urquhart as Flurious.
- Mark Ferguson as the voice of Moltor.
- Ria Vandervis as Miratrix.
- Adam Gardiner as the voice of Kamdor.
- James Gaylyn as the voice of Cheetar.
- Lori Dungey as the voice of Crazar.
- David Weatherley as the voice of Benglo.
- Kelson Henderson as Norg and the voice of Mig.
- Glen Levy as the voice of Thrax.
Guest stars
- Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park; the new Black Ranger, and previously the Black Ninja Ranger, Green Zeo Ranger and the original Green Turbo Ranger.
- Sally Martin as Tori Hanson; the Blue Wind Ranger.
- Emma Lahana as Kira Ford; the Yellow Dino Thunder Ranger.
- Matt Austin as Bridge Carson; the third S.P.D. Red Ranger, following a promotion at S.P.D.
- Richard Brancatisano as Xander Bly; the Green Mystic Force Ranger.
References
- ^ "Rangersecrets.com". Retrieved February 9, 2007.
- ^ The working titles for the series were "Power Rangers Relic Hunters" and "Power Rangers Drive Force".http://powerrangersrelichunters.com was registered by Disney in early 2005. In June 2006, "Power Rangers Operation Overdrive" was listed in an official press release Archived September 27, 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (LOGO INSIDE!)". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 26, 2006. (The original post featuring the logo.)
- ^ "Home — Power Rangers Operation Overdrive — JETIX". Retrieved November 15, 2006.
- ^ "DVD review: Power Rangers Operation Overdrive". BBC. July 14, 2008.
- ^ "Rod Lousich Details". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2007.