Katherine Hillard

Power Rangers
The current logo for the Power Rangers franchise
Created by	Haim Saban Shuki Levy
Original work	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Print publications
Novel(s)	Power Rangers: The Official Movie Novel
Comics	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers MMPR: Pink Power Rangers: Aftershock Go Go Power Rangers Justice League/Power Rangers
Films and television
Film(s)	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie Saban's Power Rangers
Television series	See below
Theatrical presentations
Play(s)	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers World Tour Live on Stage
Games
Traditional	Power Rangers Collectible Card Game
Video game(s)	See list
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Album: A Rock Adventure Power Rangers - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Original music	"Go Go Power Rangers" "Power Rangers: The Official Single"

Power Rangers is an American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action superhero television series. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, later by BVS Entertainment, and today by SCG Power Rangers, the television series takes much of its footage from the Japanese tokusatsu Super Sentai, produced by Toei Company. The first Power Rangers entry, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, debuted on August 28, 1993, and helped launch the Fox Kids programming block of the 1990s, during which it catapulted into popular culture along with a line of action figures and other toys by Bandai. As of 2001^[update], the media franchise has generated over $6 billion in retail sales worldwide.

Despite initial criticism for its action violence targeted child audiences, the franchise has continued, and as of 2017^[update] the show consists of 24 television seasons of 20 different themed series and three theatrical films released in 1995, 1997 and 2017. In 2010, Haim Saban, creator of the series, regained ownership of the franchise after seven years under The Walt Disney Company.

Since Power Rangers derives most of its footage from the Super Sentai series, it features many hallmarks that distinguish it from other superhero series. Each series revolves around a team of youths recruited and trained by a mentor to morph into the eponymous Power Rangers, able to utilize special powers and pilot immense assault machines, called Zords, to overcome the periodic antagonists. In the original series Mighty Morphin, the wizard Zordon recruits "teenagers with attitude" against Rita Repulsa.