The Best Episodes of Power Rangers Season 1
Every episode of Power Rangers Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Power Rangers Season 1!
A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, and their horde of monsters.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Power Rangers" season 1 is "Day of the Dumpster", rated 7.2/10 from 836 user votes. It was directed by Adrian Carr and written by Tony Oliver, Shuki Levy. "Day of the Dumpster" aired on 8/28/1993 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Food Fight".
7.2/10 836 votes#1 - Day of the Dumpster
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/28/1993
Rita Repulsa escapes after 10,000 years of imprisonment determined to conquer Earth but a team of teenagers with attitude stands in her way.
Director: Adrian Carr
Writer: Tony Oliver, Shuki Levy
6.6/10 667 votes#2 - Food Fight
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/4/1993
Bulk and his gang seek to ruin the food festival while Rita sends a gluttonous pig to eat everything on Earth.
Director: Robert Hughes
Writer: Cheryl Saban
7.0/10 642 votes#3 - High Five
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/7/1993
Trini must overcome her fear of heights to save Billy.
Director: Adrian Carr
Writer: Steve Kramer
6.6/10 628 votes#4 - Teamwork
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/8/1993
Kimberly and Trini gather signatures to close down a nearby dumpsite while convincing their teammates to work together more.
Director: Robert Hughes
Writer: Cheryl Saban
6.4/10 610 votes#5 - A Pressing Engagement
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/9/1993
Jason battles King Sphinx while trying to break a bench press record at the Angel Grove Gym & Juice Bar.
Director: Adrian Carr
Writer: Jeff Deckman, Ronnie Sperling
6.9/10 618 votes#6 - Different Drum
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/10/1993
Kimberly's deaf friend is the only hope to rescue a group of girls captured by the Gnarly Gnome and his hypnotic accordion.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Julianne Klemm
6.1/10 592 votes#7 - I, Eye Guy
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/14/1993
Rita sends her monster Eye Guy to kidnap Billy's bright young protégé.
Director: David Blyth
Writer: Stewart St. John
6.8/10 588 votes#8 - For Whom the Bell Trolls
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/15/1993
Trini's favorite doll is brought to life by Rita Repulsa and commanded to capture the Rangers inside bottles.
Director: Robert Hughes
Writer: Jeff Deckman, Ronnie Sperling, Stewart St. John
5.8/10 578 votes#9 - Happy Birthday, Zack
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/16/1993
Zack worries that his friends have forgotten today is his birthday while Rita sends him an unwelcome present.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Stewart St. John
7.2/10 597 votes#10 - No Clowning Around
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/17/1993
The gang fights Rita's minions at a carnival in order to save Trini's cousin Sylvia.
Director: Adrian Carr
Writer: Mark Hoffmeier
6.2/10 585 votes#11 - Power Ranger Punks
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/20/1993
Baboo sneaks a magic potion into Kimberly and Billy's drinks that turns them into angry punks.
Director: David Blyth
Writer: Mark Hoffmeier
7.2/10 580 votes#12 - Peace, Love and Woe
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/21/1993
Billy draws on the powers of his friends to rescue the girl of his dreams.
Director: Robert Hughes
Writer: Julianne Klemm
7.2/10 580 votes#13 - Foul Play in the Sky
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/22/1993
Kimberly is in trouble when her uncle Steve succumbs to a sleeping potion in the middle of flying an airplane with her on board.
Director: Shuki Levy
Writer: Shuki Levy
7.0/10 566 votes#14 - Dark Warrior
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/28/1993
Billy is inspired by Trini's uncle Howard - a brilliant scientist and expert in martial arts.
Director: Terence H. Winkless
Writer: Jeff Deckman, Ronnie Sperling, Mark Hoffmeier
6.4/10 562 votes#15 - Big Sisters
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 9/30/1993
Kimberly and Trini look after a mischievous little girl named Maria.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Shuki Levy, Gary Glasberg
6.6/10 557 votes#16 - Switching Places
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/4/1993
Billy's latest invention goes haywire causing him and Kimberly to switch bodies.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Shuki Levy, Steve Kramer
8.3/10 656 votes#17 - Green with Evil Part 1: Out of Control
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/5/1993
Rita creates her own evil Green Ranger to beat the Power Rangers at their own game.
Director: Robert Hughes
Writer: Gary Glasberg, Stewart St. John
8.2/10 623 votes#18 - Green with Evil Part 2: Jason's Battle
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/6/1993
The Power Rangers work to restore Zordon and Alpha unaware that the new kid in school is actually Rita's evil Green Ranger.
Director: Robert Hughes
Writer: Cheryl Saban, Stewart St. John, Tom Wyner
8.1/10 623 votes#19 - Green with Evil Part 3: The Rescue
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 10/7/1993
Femme fatale Scorpina joins Rita as the Green Ranger continues to battle the Power Rangers.
Director: Robert Hughes
Writer: Stewart St. John, Mark Ryan
8.4/10 635 votes#20 - Green with Evil Part 4: Eclipsing Megazord
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 10/8/1993
An eclipse of the sun saps the Megazord's power as Rita's forces launch a full scale assault on Angel Grove.
Director: Robert Hughes
Writer: Stewart St. John, Sindy McKay
8.5/10 648 votes#21 - Green with Evil Part 5: Breaking the Spell
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 10/9/1993
The mighty Dragonzord awakes after thousands of years as the Rangers try to break the spell over the Green Ranger once and for all.
Director: Robert Hughes
Writer: Gary Glasberg, Stewart St. John
6.9/10 543 votes#22 - The Trouble with Shellshock
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 10/11/1993
Squatt and Baboo create their own Shellshock monster to impress Rita.
Director: David Blyth
Writer: Julianne Klemm, Stewart St. John
6.8/10 536 votes#23 - The Spit Flower
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/13/1993
Rita and her evil Spit Flower monster set out to ruin Kimberly's design for a float in the world peace parade.
Director: David Blyth
Writer: Peggy Nicoll
6.8/10 533 votes#24 - Itsy Bitsy Spider
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/19/1993
Zack must overcome his fear of spiders to face Rita's newest monster.
Director: Robert Hughes
Writer: Steve Kramer
7.4/10 549 votes#25 - Life's a Masquerade
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 10/30/1993
Rita's Frankenstein monster crashes the Power Rangers' Halloween costume party.
Director: Robert Hughes
Writer: Cheryl Saban