Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue
| Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue | |
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| Genre |
Action Adventure Science Fantasy Superhero |
| Created by |
Haim Saban Toei Company |
| Directed by |
Ryuta Tasaki Koichi Sakamoto Isaac Florentine Jonathan Tzachor Judd Lynn Worth Keeter Makoto Yokoyama |
| Starring |
Michael Chaturantabut Rhett Fisher Sean Cw Johnson Alison MacInnis Keith Robinson Sasha Williams Monica Louwerens Ron Roggé Jennifer L. Yen |
| Composer(s) |
Lior Rosner Jeremy Sweet Inon Zur Shuki Levy Kussa Mahchi |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
| Producer(s) | Jonathan Tzachor |
| Location(s) |
Santa Clarita and Los Angeles, California |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Saban Entertainment Renaissance Atlantic Entertainment Toei Company, Ltd. MMPR Productions, Inc. |
| Distributor |
Saban Brands MarVista Entertainment Saban International (previously) |
| Release | |
| Original network | FOX (Fox Kids) |
| Original release | February 12 – November 18, 2000 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Power Rangers Lost Galaxy |
| Followed by | Power Rangers Time Force |
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue is an American television series and the eighth season of the Power Rangers franchise, based on the Super Sentai series Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive.
It was the first incarnation of Power Rangers to have the Rangers identities to be known to the public from the outset, as opposed to previous incarnations where a Ranger's identity was to be kept secret, revealed only in extreme circumstances. The series was also the first in which the Rangers' powers, Zords, and weapons were entirely manmade and had no mystical or extraterrestrial origin whatsoever.
Lightspeed Rescue also had, for the first time, a Power Ranger with no Super Sentai counterpart in the Titanium Ranger, as there was no regular sixth Ranger in GoGo V. It is the last Saban Entertainment-produced Power Rangers series to feature the main villain from its Super Sentai counterpart, until the premiere of Power Rangers Samurai. The next series to feature the main villain from its Super Sentai counterpart would be the Disney-produced Power Rangers Mystic Force, which premiered six years later.
The series takes place in the fictitious city of Mariner Bay, California, which was built on an ancient demon burial ground. When the demons were accidentally released from their tomb in the desert, they threaten to destroy Mariner Bay. Therefore, a government organization called Lightspeed Rescue, headed by Captain William Mitchell, recruits four civilians and his own daughter to defend the city. Each of the four civilians chosen had a special area of expertise: Carter Grayson, the Red Lightspeed Ranger, was a fire fighter in the local fire department; Chad Lee, the Blue Lightspeed Ranger, worked as a lifeguard and marine animal trainer at a local aquarium and a marine amusement park; Joel Rawlings, the Green Lightspeed Ranger, was a stunt pilot; Kelsey Winslow, the Yellow Lightspeed Ranger, was an extreme sports athlete; and Dana Mitchell, the Captain's daughter, who agreed to become the Pink Lightspeed Ranger, was a nurse and practiced medical arts. The five Power Rangers were aided by a team of scientists and engineers led by Miss Angela Fairweather, and operated out of the Lightspeed Aquabase, an underwater military compound that also deters the hydrophobic demons from directly attacking the base.
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