Episode 206: Turbo : Shift into Turbo part 1
Season 05, Episode 01
Season 05, Episode 01
April 19th 1997 - Fox Kids - Saturday (SEASON PREMIERE!) Written by: Douglas Sloan, Directed by: Douglas Sloan
As the Rangers prepare for graduation, Divatox returns to Earth seeking revenge for the destruction of Maligore. A new threat forces the team to abandon their Zeo powers and embrace a new turbo-charged legacy.
Series Premiere Promos & Sweepstakes
Fox Kids "Thundering Turbo Giveaway" promo!
(originally ran February - March 1997)
Fox Kids "Thundering Turbo Giveaway" promo 2!
(originally ran February - March 1997)
"Turbo Premiere Promo 1: Ride of Your Life"!
(originally ran March 1997)
"Turbo Premiere Promo 2: Time for the Big Shift"!
(originally ran March 1997)
"Turbo Premiere Promo 3: About to Change Again"!
(originally ran March 1997)
"Turbo Premiere Promo 4: Coming Soon"!
(originally ran April 1997)
"Turbo Premiere Promo 5: The Next Evolution"!
(originally ran April 1997)
Fox Kids "Team Racer" sweepstakes promo!
(originally ran April 1997)
"Turbo Premiere Promo 6: The Turbo Force is Coming!"
(originally ran April 1997)
"Turbo Premiere Promo 7: It's Turbo-tastic!"
(originally ran April 1997)
"Fox Kids Month of Madness" Saturday promo!
(originally ran April 1997)
"Fox Kids Turbo Madness" promo 1!
(originally ran April 1997)
"Fox Kids Turbo Madness" promo 2!
(originally ran April 1997)
"Fox Kids Turbo Madness" promo 3!
(originally ran April 1997)
Bandai "Double Key Action Figures" promo!
(originally ran April - May 1997)
Original Intro ID, Rating, Episode & Bumpers
"Turbo Premiere Sneak Peek" promo!
(originally ran April 1997)
"Turbo Madness" intro ID & rating!
(originally ran April 1997)
Full Original Episode!
Additional Airings & Promos for this episode
April 29th 1997 - Fox Kids - Monday (original Power Rangers Turbo run)
July 5th 1997 - Fox Kids - Saturday (original Power Rangers Turbo run)
June 9th 2002 - ABC Family - Sunday - ("Best of Power Rangers" run)
February 10th 2003 - ABC Family - Monday - ("Best of Power Rangers" run)
August 2nd 2003 - ABC Family - Saturday - ("Best of Power Rangers" run)
June 5th 2004 - ABC Family - Saturday - ("Best of Power Rangers" run)
May 30th 2005 - ABC Family - Saturday - ("Best of Power Rangers" run)
June 25th 2005 - Jetix on Toon Disney - Saturday - ("Power Rangers Generations" run)
July 27th 2005 - Jetix on Toon Disney - Wednesday - ("Power Rangers Generations" run)
May 3rd 2006 - Jetix on Toon Disney - Wednesday - ("Power Rangers Generations" run)
May 4th 2006 - Jetix on Toon Disney - Thursday - ("Power Rangers Generations" run)
July 17th 2006 - Jetix on ABC Family - Monday - ("Power Rangers Generations" run)
July 31st 2006 - Jetix on Toon Disney - Monday - ("Power Rangers Generations" run)
August 1st 2006 - Jetix on Toon Disney - Tuesday - ("Power Rangers Generations" run)
August 1st 2006 - Jetix on ABC Family - Tuesday - ("Power Rangers Generations" run)
September 22nd 2006 - Jetix on Toon Disney - Friday - ("Power Rangers Generations" run)
September 23rd 2006 - Jetix on Toon Disney - Saturday - ("Power Rangers Generations" run)
March 14th 2007 - Jetix on Toon Disney - Wednesday - ("Power Rangers Generations" run)
July 19th 2007 - Jetix on Toon Disney - Thursday - ("Power Rangers Generations" run)
Morphin Grid Spotlight this Episode
Divatox
A crimson comet of piracy and poison, Divatox arrives with a crown of fire and a trail of shattered worlds. Her laughter is gunpowder and salt, promising vengeance carved from stolen treasure and broken promises. When she pilots her flagship into the void, hope is reduced to sparks against an ocean of conquest.
Rygog
Iron-clad and silent until the moment of impact, Rygog moves like a siege engine given life and purpose. His loyalty is a hammer that crushes anything between him and Divatox’s orders, leaving echoes of shattered resistance. Facing him is like facing a mountain that decided to wear armor and take your name.
Elgar
A squid-faced opportunist who grins through the chaos he creates, Elgar slips between calamity and comedy like a shadow with a crooked smile. He plots with the desperate charm of a street magician, then watches his schemes unravel into gloriously loud disasters. Behind every misfire, his ambition flares—hungry for the one big score that will finally make him feared.
Porto
Porto is a genius craftsman whose monsters and inventions whisper of inevitability and doom. He builds nightmares with the calm precision of a surgeon, each gear a verdict and each circuit a trap. He's often disgraced by the rest of the crew.
Piranhatrons
The Piranhatrons are Divatox’s relentless foot soldiers, swarming the battlefield with their fishlike ferocity and crude weaponry. Trained in hammers, spears, and energy-blasting gauntlets, they overwhelm the Turbo Rangers with sheer numbers and chaotic aggression. Whether emerging from the depths or teleporting in with a watery shimmer, these aquatic marauders embody the unpredictable menace of Divatox’s pirate crew.
Turbozords
The Turbozords roar onto the battlefield—sleek, vehicular giants that transform from high-octane race machines into towering defenders. Piloted by the Turbo Rangers, each zord brings a devastation to Divatox' crew and combines to form the unstoppable Turbo Megazord. Bright chrome, blazing colors, and turbocharged weapons turn every street into a high-speed arena.
Turbo Megazord
Turbo Megazord bursts into battle as a towering fusion of five high-octane Turbozords, a chrome-and-color colossus built for speed and impact. Its Turbo Megazord Saber and turbocharged finishing Spinout turn streets into a cyclone of blades and energy, delivering decisive, high-velocity justice.
Trivia for this Episode
This is the 10th Power Rangers episode to have no Sentai footage adapted in.
Unlike the 1995 movie, the 1997 Turbo movie directly links to this premiere.
Editor's Notes
As a bonus, here's the "Weird Week" promos that aired in February 1997 on Fox Kids, and was our first look at this Divatox actress.