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32 Years Later, a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Writer Addresses Racially Insensitive Casting
The unfortunate situation didn’t last long in terms of the show’s ongoing legacy; after the show’s second season, both Jones and Trang departed the show, and the Black Ranger was thereafter played by ...
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"It Was Such A Mistake": Power Rangers Writer Addresses Casting Black & Asian Actors As The Black & Yellow Rangers
Former head writer Tony Oliver expresses regret over casting Black and Asian actors as the Black and Yellow Rangers in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
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“It Was Such a Mistake": ‘Power Rangers' Head Writer Admits to Major Casting Blunder
The news comes after the investigation documentary Hollywood Demons’ April 7, 2025, episode ... cast and then left the show due to a pay dispute. Then midway through Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ...
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POWER RANGERS Writer Says It Was A "Mistake" To Cast Black And Asian Actors As Black Ranger And Yellow Ranger
In the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series from the '90s, a Black actor played the Black Ranger and an Asian actress was cast ...
‘Power Rangers’ Alum Responds To Writer Who Called Black & Yellow Rangers Casting “A Mistake”
Despite the perception of racial insensitivity in his casting, Walter Emanuel Jones is proud to have originated the role of ...
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Mighty Morphin Star Addresses “Mistake” Casting Comments in Dark Side of Power Rangers
One such revelation came from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers head ... it on a recent episode of @jimcumm” On Jim Cummings’ Toon’d In podcast, Jones elaborated on being cast as the Black ...
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‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Head Writer Laments Racially Insensitive Casting Of Leads: “Such A Mistake”
Oliver reflected on the series in Investigation Discovery’s newest episode of Hollywood Demons, per Entertainment Weekly, titled “Dark Side of the Power Rangers.” At the time, he said in the ...
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‘Power Rangers’ writer admits casting black, Asian actors as Black Ranger, Yellow Rangers was ‘such a mistake’ — but star disagrees
It’s time for the truth to power up. “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” head writer ... included Hispanic and Asian roots, was cast in the pilot episode, but could not join the show due to ...
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'Power Rangers' writer calls casting Black, Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers a 'mistake'
Netflix's 'Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers ... the episode reveals, implying they were axed in part because they advocated for better pay. While the show was taking off in its second season and ...
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‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Head Writer Laments Racially Insensitive Casting Of Leads: “Such A Mistake”
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers head writer Tony ... In the docuseries episode, behind-the-scenes footage also reveals that the cast was aware of the optics and had fun with it occasionally, as ...