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Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
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Genre Action
Adventure
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 (2000-02-12) – November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)
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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