The Power Rangers all bring special skills to the table. For the Blue Ranger, that skill set was his knack for inventions and high intellect and the Rangers would be long dead without either.
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Throughout the show’s run, Billy Cranston (played by David Yost) would constantly get them out of jams by MacGyvering devices or making adjustments to tech on the fly. Not only that but when it came time to take on Rita’s army he never backed down, showing his combat skills were as admirable as his compassionate spirit.
The Blue Ranger impresses yet again in the recent Power Rangers reboot but for this list, it’s time to focus on the best 5 moments of Billy Cranston’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers run.
Season 1 Episode 13: Peace, Love, and Woe
As you’ll see later on, Billy is very protective of his friends. While combat isn’t exactly his specialty, he is always up for the challenge when his friend’s lives are on the line.
Case in point, the Peace, Love, and Woe episode, which sees Rita’s newest monster Madame Woe sent to earth to capture the Power Rangers, Unfortunately, she doesn’t quite get it right, as she kidnaps Billy’s date to the dance Marge instead.
The team is sent to her dimension, but she is too powerful for the group. They seek to distract her there and send Billy to back to their reality so he can battle her on an even plain. He is able to go to toe to toe with her, eventually removing her powered jewel. This breaks her hold on the other Rangers, and they are all sent back to their reality.
Goes to show you can always count on the Blue Ranger.
You can find the official episode description below.
Billy draws on the powers of his friends to rescue the girl of his dreams.
Opposites Attract
Season 2 Episode 20: Opposites Attract
Talk about having your work thrown in your face.
When Billy creates a weather polarizer to help detect significant storms, Lord Zedd sees an opportunity to take it for himself. He manages to obtain it and turn it into a monster, but the initial recovery mission doesn’t all go as planned.
Zedd sends a host of Putties and Goldar to steal it from Billy, who is by himself in the park. Billy manages to dispatch the Putties without morphing and even takes down Goldar with a devastating flying kick.
It was easily one of Billy’s best moments, showing what he can do without his weapons or allies.
You can find the official episode description below.
Lord Zedd plans to steal Billy’s magnetic polarizing gauge and wreak havoc with Earth’s gravitational pull.
Green With Evil Part 2
Season 1 Episode 17 – 21: Green With Evil Part 2
Sometimes you need intelligence over brawn. Other times, you need both in equal measure.
When Tommy destroys the command center from within, it’s the Blue Ranger’s RADBUG that gets them there with the teleporters down. Once there they find their headquarters wrecked and Zordon gone. They also find a severely buggy Alpha 5 wandering inside, and it’s Billy’s intellect that manages to start turning the tide.
Billy is able to wipe the virus that Tommy installed and get Alpha 5 to a workable state. Granted, his memory is a mess, but at least he wasn’t going to explode.
You can find the official episode description below.
The Power Rangers work to restore Zordon and Alpha, unaware that the new kid in school is actually Rita’s evil Green Ranger.
Doomsday
Season 1 Episode 40: Doomsday
The high IQ of the Blue Ranger sure came in handy throughout season 1 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and often surfaces when the Rangers are at their weakest.
After a lengthy and destructive battle with Rita’s Cyclopsis, the Rangers aren’t fully able to destroy him. With their Zords in need of recharging, Rita hits them even harder, reforming the monster and taking down all of their Zords, including Titanus.
With no Zords they find themselves stranded in Angel Grove, unable to use their communicators. Billy attempts to fix them but Rita sends Goldar and an army of Putties to hit the Rangers in their weakened state. With Rita’s forces closing in, Billy still manages to fix their communicators and teleports them to the command center before they can muster an attack.
Never say the Blue Ranger doesn’t keep his cool under pressure.
You can find the official episode description below.
The Power Rangers fight to rescue the citizens of Angel Grove from Rita, Lokar and Cyclopsis.
The Great Bookala Escape
Season 2 Episode 36: The Great Bookala Escape
Billy Cranston is a kind and compassionate guy. Well, unless you hurt someone he cares about. At that point, the Blue Ranger becomes a death-dealing machine.
The Power Rangers are introduced to a friendly alien named Bookala, who crash lands in a spaceship as he’s being pursued by Lord Zedd’s army. The Rangers attempt to help Bookala fix his ship, and over the course of the episode they take quite a liking to the little guy.
To stop them Zedd creates a monster from Billy’s welding machine, named aptly Weldo. Weldo manages to hit Bookala, causing Billy to go into a rage. Billy annihilates him with his blade blaster as a result and the monster didn’t even finish the episode.
You can find the official episode description below.
The Rangers try to help Bookala, a friendly alien, return to his planet.
Before You Go
Power Rangers currently has a 72.94 on ComicBook.com’s composite rankings, and you can find the Blu-ray and DVD description below.
The action-packed, coming of age feature film Saban‘s Power Rangers will morph onto Digital HD June 13 and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital HD), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital HD), DVD and On Demand June 27 from Lionsgate. As part of the 24-year-old global phenomenon and based on the five Rangers from the original TV series, “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,”, the reimagined movie features a modern generation of Rangers including Dacre Montgomery (TV’s “Stranger Things”) as Jason the Red Ranger, Naomi Scott (The 33) as Kimberly the Pink Ranger, RJ Cyler (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) as Billy the Blue Ranger, Ludi Lin (Monster Hunt) as Zack the Black Ranger, and Becky G. (Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising) as Trini the Yellow Ranger, as they attempt to stop the evil and unpredictable Rita Repulsa (played by Elizabeth Banks, The Hunger Games Franchise) from destroying their city…and ultimately the world. Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”) as Zordon, and Bill Hader (Finding Dory) as Alpha 5 train the Rangers to morph and master their powers as a united team.
The Saban’s Power Rangers DVD will include exclusive audio commentary with director Dean Israelite and writer John Gatins, and deleted/alternate/extended scenes and outtakes. Saban’s Power Rangers will be available on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD for the suggested retail price of $42.99, $39.99, and $29.95, respectively.
Power Rangers hits Blu-ray and DVD on June 27. It is on digital HD now.
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