Power Rangers Dino Thunder

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Dino Thunder, Power Up!
Season 12
Episodes 38
Startdate February 14, 2004
Enddate November 20, 2004
Adapts Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger

Story

Post-endbattle posing Dr. Tommy Oliver, the former Mighty Morphin Green Ranger, White Ranger, Red Zeo Ranger and first Red Turbo Ranger, has retired to teach science at Reefside High School after his lab exploded and his partner, Anton Mercer, disappeared. When Principal Randall puts him in charge of three students for detention, he takes them on a trip to a museum. The students fall into an underground lab, where they find the Dino Gems and become Power Rangers. A fourth Dino Gem is soon found, and Tommy Oliver joins them as the Black Ranger.

When a fifth Dino Gem is found, this one tainted by evil, it takes over Trent. He fights against the Power Rangers as the evil White Ranger. After the evil of his Dino Gem is destroyed, Trent joins the Rangers to fight on the side of good. Together, they battle against Mesogog, an evil villain who wants to return the Earth to the era of the dinosaurs.

Articles

Note: The following links may contain spoilers as they give information up to the last aired episode of the season. This is especially the case with character profiles.

Rangers

Conner McKnight - Red Dino Ranger. A star soccer player and a bit of an airhead, Conner's Dino Gem gives him super-speed.
Ethan James - Blue Dino Ranger. A computer geek and champion gamer, Ethan's Dino Gem gives him invulnerable skin.
Kira Ford - Yellow Dino Ranger. A musician and the only girl on the team, Kira's Dino Gem gives her the Ptera Scream.
Tommy Oliver - Black Dino Ranger. An ex-ranger who came out of retirement, Tommy's Dino Gem gives him invisibility.
Trent Fernandez - White Dino Ranger. An artist who got taken over by the evil White Dino Gem before he turned to good, Trent's Dino Gem gives him chamaeleon-like powers.

Allies

Hayley - The owner of Hayley's Cybercafe and the Ranger's tech support.

Civilians

Cassidy Cornell - A wannabe reporter who is determined to find out the Rangers' secret identities.
Devin Del Valle - Cassidy's cameraman, he would do anything for her.
Other Civilians - One-shot characters.

Villains

Mesogog - He is determined to take the planet back to the era of the dinosaurs.
Elsa - A cyborg who will do anything to please her master.
Zeltrax - A cyborg created by Mesogog.
White Ranger Clone - An evil warrior created when the White Ranger turned good.
Monsters and Footsoldiers - Disposable forces used by the villains in this season.

Items

Weapons - The weapons the Rangers use in battle.
Vehicles - Methods of transportation the Rangers use.
Other Items - Items that appeared in the season which weren’t classified in the above two lists.

Zords

Dinozords - The zords used by the Rangers.
Thundersaurus Megazord - The zord normally created by combining the Red, Yellow and Blue Ranger's zords.
Dino Stegazord - The zord created by combining the Dragozord and Stegazord.
Mezodon Megazord - The zord created by combining the Mezodon and Triassic Megarover.
Valkasaurus Megazord - The zord created by combining the Thundersaurus Megazord and the Dino Stegazord.

Locations

Reefside - The city the Rangers live in.
Reefside High - The school the Rangers go to.
Cyberspace - The Ranger's favourite hang-out place.
Mesogog's Fortress - Mesogog's headquarters.

Episodes

The following episodes are listed in the order they best fit continuity-wise. This is generally close, if not identical, to production order, but it may not always match that or airing order, especially with the older seasons. P# is Production Number, the order in which the episodes were filmed/produced. A# is Airing Number, the order in which the episodes actually aired. For in-show timeline, a. = after, b. = between, and p. = prior to (before).

The episode links lead to pages with full transcripts and screenshots, so expect spoilers if you haven't seen every episode below.

Note: The past portions of the SPD episode Wormhole took place in between In Your Dreams and House of Cards.

P# A# Title Original Airdate Episode Writer In-Show Timeline
1401 01 497 01 Day of the Dino pt. I February 14, 2004 Douglas Sloan August 2003
1402 02 498 02 Day of the Dino pt. II February 14, 2004 Ann Austen
1403 03 499 03 Wave Goodbye February 21, 2004 Douglas Sloan
1404 04 500 04 Legacy of Power February 28, 2004 Ann Austen October 2003
1405 05 501 05 Back in Black March 6, 2004 Ann Austen
1406 06 502 06 Diva in Distress March 13, 2004 Jackie Marchand
1407 07 503 07 Game On March 20, 2004 John Tellegen
1408 08 504 08 Golden Boy March 27, 2004 Ann Austen
1409 09 505 09 Beneath the Surface April 3, 2004 Jackie Marchand
1410 10 506 10 Ocean Alert April 10, 2004 John Tellegen
1411 11 507 11 White Thunder pt. I April 17, 2004 Douglas Sloan
1412 12 508 12 White Thunder pt. II April 24, 2004 Douglas Sloan, Jackie Marchand
1413 13 509 13 White Thunder pt. III May 1, 2004 Douglas Sloan, Jackie Marchand
1414 14 510 14 Truth and Consequences May 8, 2004 Jackie Marchand
1415 15 511 15 Leader of the Whack May 15, 2004 John Tellegen
1416 16 512 16 Burning at Both Ends May 22, 2004 Ann Austen
1417 17 513 17 The Missing Bone May 22, 2004 Douglas Sloan
1418 18 514 18 Bully for Ethan June 12, 2004 Ann Austen
1419 19 515 19 Lost & Found in Translation June 13, 2004 Steve Slavkin
1420 20 516 20 It's a Mad Mad Mackerel June 19, 2004 Mark Hoffmeier
1421 21 517 21 Copy That July 10, 2004 Jackie Marchand
1422 22 518 22 Triassic Triumph July 17, 2004 Ann Austen
1423 23 519 23 A Star is Torn July 24, 2004 Douglas Sloan
1424 24 520 24 A Ranger Exclusive July 31, 2004 Douglas Sloan
1425 25 521 25 Tutenhawken's Curse August 7, 2004 Jackie Marchand
1426 26 522 26 Disappearing Act August 21, 2004 Ann Austen November/December 2003
1427 27 523 27 Fighting Spirit August 28, 2004 Jackie Marchand
1428 28 524 28 The Passion of Conner September 5, 2004 Ann Austen
1429 29 525 29 Isn't it Lava-ly September 18, 2004 Bruce Kalish
1430 30 526 30 Strange Relations September 25, 2004 Jackie Marchand
1431 31 527 31 Thunder Storm pt. I October 2, 2004 Douglas Sloan
1432 32 528 32 Thunder Storm pt. II October 9, 2004 Douglas Sloan
1433 33 529 33 In Your Dreams October 16, 2004 Jackie Marchand December 2003
1434 34 530 34 Drawn into Danger October 23, 2004 Jackie Marchand
1435 35 531 35 House of Cards October 30, 2004 Douglas Sloan May 2004
1436 36 532 36 A Test of Trust November 6, 2004 Ann Austen
1437 37 533 37 Thunder Struck pt. I November 13, 2004 Douglas Sloan
1438 38 534 38 Thunder Struck pt. II November 20, 2004 Ann Austen May 2004
N/A N/A S03 The Hidden Episode January 30, 2005

Credits

Cast

Conner McKnight - James Napier
Ethan James - Kevin Duhaney
Kira Ford - Emma Lahana
Dr. Tommy Oliver - Jason David Frank
Trent Fernandez - Jeffrey Parazzo
Cassidy Cornell - Katrina Devine
Devin Del Valle - Tom Hern
Elsa/Principal Randall - Miriama Smith
Dr. Anton Mercer/Mesogog - Latham Gaines
Hayley - Ismay Johnston
Zeltrax (VA) - James Gaylyn

Production Staff

Executive Producers - Douglas Sloan, Ann Austen
Co-Executive Producer - Koichi Sakamoto
Producer - Janine Dickins

Writers - Douglas Sloan, Ann Austen, Jackie Marchand, John Tellegen, Steve Slavkin, Mark Hoffmeier, Bruce Kalish
Directors - Charlie Haskell, Andrew Merrifield, Paul Grinder, Douglas Sloan, Britta Johnstone

Unit Production Manager - Janet McIver
First Assistant Director - Luke Robinson
Second Unit Director - Tatsuro Koike

Director of Photography - Simon Riera
Edited by - Eric De Beus
Composer - Bruce Lynch

Production Designer - Miro Harre
Costume Designer - Gavin McLean

New Zealand Casting by - Christina Asher
Canadian Casting by - Stephanie Gorin
Extras Casting - Anita Corcoran
Stunt Coordinator - Mark Harris

Art Director - Geoff Ellis
Camera Operator - Phil Prenderville
Second Assistant Director - Michelle Sowman
Second Unit Assistant Director - Quentin Whitwell
Second Unit Director of Photography - Gavin Stroud

Sound Recordist - Dave Hurley
Make-up Supervisor - Gabrielle Jones
Mechanical Effects Supervisor - Brendon Durey
Location Manager - Phil Aitken
Creature Supervisor - Mark Knight

Visual Effects by - PRPVFX Ltd.
Visual Effects Supervisor - George Port
Visual Effects Coordinators - Giles Molloy, Carol Petrie
Title Song Composed by - Bruce Lynch, Douglas Sloan

Post Production Sound - The Inside Track
Sound Designer - Chris Burt
Sound Effects Editor - Francis Linehan
Post Production Supervisor - Charles Knight

Based on “Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger” from - TOEI Company, Ltd.
From the Japanese series originated by - Saburo Hatte
Copyright © MMIV BVS Entertainment, Inc. and BVS Internation N.V. All rights reserved.

Renaissance Atlantic Entertainment and TOEI Company, Ltd.

Village Roadshow KP Productions Ltd.

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