Day of the Dumpster
| "Day of the Dumpster" | |
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| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Adrian Carr |
| Written by |
Tony Oliver Shuki Levy |
| Production code | 101 1801 (Re-version) |
| Original air date | August 28, 1993 May 22, 1999 (Pilot 1) January 2, 2010 (Re-version) |
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"Day of the Dumpster" is the first episode of the American television program Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the Power Rangers franchise. It first aired on the Fox Network on August 28, 1993 as part of its Fox Kids programming block, and was later released on VHS and DVD. A new re-version of the episode later aired on January 2, 2010, on the American Broadcasting Company, as part of the ABC Kids programming block. As with the first season Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episodes, most of the scenes featuring the Rangers in costume and the Zords are taken from the Japanese tokusatsu series, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger, the 16th entry of the Super Sentai franchise.
The VHS of this episode ranked #35 in a list of top video sales, and #11 in a list of top kids' video sales, for the year of 1994 as compiled by Billboard. The tie-in 3D read-along audio cassette of "Day of the Dumpster" became the number one seller at Walden Kids, displacing The Lion King.
Two astronauts explore the moon and come across a space dumpster. When they open it, the evil sorceress Rita Repulsa and her minions Goldar, Squatt, Baboo, and Finster emerge from a 10,000-year captivity. Rita decides to conquer the nearest planet, Earth and rebuilds her palace on the moon.
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