Power Rangers Jungle Fury Explained

Genre:
Based On:Juken Sentai Gekiranger
by Toei Company
Developer:Jetix
The Walt Disney Company
Toei Company
Showrunner:Bruce Kalish
Director:Mark Beesley
Charlie Haskell
Vanessa Alexander
Mike Smith
Jonathan Brough
Luke Robinson
Num Episodes:32
Starring:Jason Smith
Aljin Abella
Anna Hutchison
David de Lautour
Nikolai Nikolaeff
Sarah Thomson
Bede Skinner
Holly Shanahan
Theme Music Composer:Gabriel Moses
Leigh Roberts
Jon Ehrlich
Composer:Leigh Roberts
Ry Welch
Gad Emile Zeitune
Wayne Jones
Cinematography:Simon Riera
Country:United States
Japan
Language:English
Camera:Single-camera
Location:New Zealand (Auckland)
Japan (Greater Tokyo Area (Tokyo, Saitama, Yokohama)) and Kyoto)
China (Macau, Tianjin, Hong Kong)
Executive Producer:Bruce Kalish
Koichi Sakamoto
Producer:Sally Campbell
Charles Knight
Runtime:22 minutes
Company:BVS Entertainment
Renaissance Atlantic Entertainment
Toei Company, Ltd.
Ranger Productions, Ltd.
Network:Toon Disney (Jetix)
Related:Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
Power Rangers RPM

Power Rangers Jungle Fury is the sixteenth season of the American television series Power Rangers, and is an adaptation of Juken Sentai Gekiranger, the thirty-first Japanese Super Sentai series.[1] [2] [3]

The season premiered on February 18, 2008 as part of Jetix on Toon Disney; it would be the last season to air on both entities before the launch of Disney XD in February 2009.[4]

Synopsis

For over 10,000 years, a spirit of pure evil known as Dai Shi has been locked away and safely guarded by the Pai Zhuq - The Order of the Claw - a secretive Kung Fu clan. The Pai Zhuq select their three top members, Jarrod, Theo Martin, and Lily Chilman, to become the new guardians of Dai Shi. Jarrod's arrogant and bullying nature led to him being excluded and a rookie named Casey Rhodes is chosen instead.

During the initiation ceremony, Jarrod returns and attacks Master Mao, inadvertently breaking the vessel containing Dai Shi's essence as he does so. The freed Dai Shi kills Master Mao and takes over Jarrod's body. The new guardians travel to the city of Ocean Bluff to seek their new master and find him to be a man named Robert "RJ" James - chef and owner of Jungle Karma Pizza. After testing the guardians, RJ grants them the powers and abilities of Jungle Fury Power Rangers - making them Earth's only hope to stop Dai Shi - who along with his Lieutenant Camille, other henchmen, and an army of undead Rinshi warriors is attempting to take over the world and allow animals to rule over humans.

Initially, RJ acts only as Sensei and trainer to the Power Rangers, but as the series progresses he joins their ranks as the Jungle Fury Purple Wolf Ranger. During this time, they are also joined by Dominic "Dom" Hargan who studied with RJ, and Fran - originally a customer then an employee of Jungle Karma Pizza. Dominic joins as the White Rhino Power Ranger, and Fran is enlisted to watch the monitors and advise of Rinshi attacks while RJ is with the other Power Rangers. Eventually, Camille is targeted by henchmen Scorch and Snapper who are jealous of her popularity with Dai Shi - although, in reality, it is Jarrod's own human spirit fighting against Dai Shi she is attracted to. As a result, she turns against both them and Dai Shi, enabling Jarrod to throw off its spirit control, and the two join the Power Rangers who use their animal spirits finally to defeat Dai Shi and its forces.

In the epilogue, a more mature and responsible Jarrod goes back to the Pai Zhua to begin his training again, followed by Camille who later returns as a Power Ranger in her own right. Lily, Theo, and RJ remain at Jungle Karma Pizza. Dominic and Fran backpack around the world and Casey becomes a teacher at the Pai Zhuq - with Jarrod and Camille among his students.

Cast and characters

See main article: List of Power Rangers Jungle Fury characters. Jungle Fury Rangers

Jungle Fury Spirit Rangers

Supporting characters

Villains

Episodes

See main article: Lists of Power Rangers episodes.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Power Rangers Jungle Fury - Way of the Master (Vol. 2) . DVD Talk. 2010-08-22.
  2. Web site: trivialTV: Power Rangers Jungle Fury. 8 May 2007. 2007-06-19.
  3. Web site: Ray's Galleries — Licensing 2007/IMG 0227. 2007-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070629223921/http://picsmcgee.com/displayimage.php?album=34&pos=17 . 2007-06-29.
  4. Web site: Power Rangers Jungle Fury TV Listings TVGuide.com. 2008-03-22.
  5. Web site: PRJF Press Release: Fact Sheet. 2008-02-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080222205442/http://www.toondisneymedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3115423&type=fact. 2008-02-22.
  6. Web site: PRJF Press Release: Show Description. 2008-02-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080222205445/http://www.toondisneymedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3115423&type=lead. 2008-02-22.