POWER RANGERS TAKE FLIGHT
The Series
Take Flight is a Power Rangers fan series, originally 40 episodes adapted from the Japanese series Choujin Sentai Jetman (1991-92). A second season was planned, adapted from Choujuu Sentai Liveman (1988-89). Screenshots indicate where Japanese footage would be placed in each episode.
Commentary
Writer's commentary is optionally available for each episode. Spoilers abound; if you haven't finished the series and remotely enjoy mystery or suspense, you probably shouldn't read the commentary yet. (Season 1 commentary does not heavily spoil season 2.)
SEASON 1
In 1992, five apartment tenants get their hands on secret military hardware. Good thing, too, because there's a space vampire on the loose.
- 101 - In Formation, part 1 View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #1
Following a raid on a top secret space station, Red Ranger recruits two teammates.
- 102 - In Formation, part 2 View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #2
The Rangers' roster is completed just in time to face an alien menace.
- 103 - Stranger Among Friends View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #2
The Rangers struggle against two monsters while remaining suspicious of Red Ranger.
- 104 - Out of the Blue View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #8
A monster's spell makes for a reckless Blue Ranger.
- 105 - Paired Up View with commentary
- Primary Sources: Jetman #4-5
An auto emergency arises as Pink Ranger is out with a friend.
- 106 - Busted View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #12
Red Ranger contends with a thief as Yellow and Pink are trapped inside a monster.
- 107 - Lax Effort View with commentary
- Primary Sources: Jetman #3, Jetman #11
Torn between friends, Black Ranger finds his teammates under a spell.
- 108 - Yellow Under Fire View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #9
Yellow Ranger is attacked by someone dear to him.
- 109 - Heiress Apparent, part 1 View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #17
A new menace begins capturing the Rangers. Red Ranger gains an unlikely ally.
- 110 - Heiress Apparent, part 2 View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #18
Red Ranger gains a new weapon, and a villain falls.
- 111 - Forever and Ever Ramen View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #10
Yellow Ranger is plagued by a cup of noodles.
- 112 - Strife on Earth View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #14
While a new foe confronts the Rangers, Black Ranger isn't quite himself.
- 113 - Homewrecked View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #6
The Rangers must evacuate a building turned into a monster.
- 114 - Yesterday's Trash View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #21
Blue Ranger's old teddy bear returns as a monster.
- 115 - The Drawing Board View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #16
Black Ranger's drawings come to life.
- 116 - Talking Again View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #15
Blue Ranger tries to thwart a monster who is stealing the Rangers' voices.
- 117 - Tales of a Darkened Past View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #20
Trask reveals his origin.
- 118 - Traitor's Penance View with commentary
- Primary Source: US original
Red Ranger tracks down someone from his past.
- 119 - A Fortunate Encounter View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #19
Pink Ranger and a friend contend with a fortune-telling scheme.
- 120 - Monstrous Ambitions View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #28
Romance brews in the team's ranks. The Rangers befriend a monster.
- 121 - Desperate Measures, part 1 View with commentary
- Primary Source: US original
A monster army is unleashed on Spring Valley.
- 122 - Desperate Measures, part 2 View with commentary
- Primary Sources: Jetman #39, Jetman #51
The Rangers face a familiar foe in unfamiliar territory.
- 123 - Wolves in Rangers' Clothing, part 1 View with commentary
- Primary Source: US original
The Rangers become entangled in a faraway civil war.
- 124 - Wolves in Rangers' Clothing, part 2 View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #42
The Rangers meet their match but gain the help of an unexpected ally.
- 125 - While You Were Out View with commentary
- Primary Sources: Jetman #36-38
The Rangers return home to a mystery, and another series of monsters is unleashed.
- 126 - Threats Unknown View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #38
As Blue Ranger fights an invisible monster, Trask has a problem of his own.
- 127 - Shadows in the Dark View with commentary
- Primary Sources: Jetman #25, Jetman #50
The Rangers fight their duplicates. Another villain falls.
- 128 - The Worm and the Whale View with commentary
- Primary Sources: Jetman #7, Jetman #27, Jetman #29, Jetman #39, Jetman #43, Jetman #46
The Rangers are haunted by strange dreams.
- 129 - Demon Dawn View with commentary
- Primary Sources: Jetman #23-24
Yellow Ranger's cooking contest is interrupted by a powerful foe.
- 130 - Back in the Fray View with commentary
- Primary Sources: Jetman #30-31
A villain is restored as three demons plague the Rangers.
- 131 - The Ranger Blues View with commentary
- Primary Sources: Jetman #28, Jetman #35
Blue Ranger tests herself against a corrosive monster.
- 132 - Force of Will View with commentary
- Primary Source: US original
The Rangers go on the offensive but encounter an unexpected foe.
- 133 - Echoes of the Past View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #33
Blue Ranger takes a new job. The Rangers' weapons fail.
- 134 - Firestorm View with commentary
- Primary Sources: Jetman #40-41
A Ranger is exposed to the media. A new foe leaves the Rangers powerless.
- 135 - To Darkness Returned View with commentary
- Primary Sources: Jetman #32, Jetman #50
While the Rangers are on vacation, deception brews in the villains' ranks.
- 136 - Second Time Around, part 1 View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #26
The team reviews their time as Rangers.
- 137 - Second Time Around, part 2 View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #26
The Rangers save themselves with knowledge from the past.
- 138 - Across the Multiverse View with commentary
- Primary Source: Jetman #34
The Rangers respond to a threat in a parallel universe.
- 139 - All or Nothing, part 1 View with commentary
- Primary Sources: Jetman #23, Jetman #44-45
A powerful foe threatens the city.
- 140 - All or Nothing, part 2 View with commentary
- Primary Source: US original
The Rangers' adventure comes to a close.
SEASON 2
1993: New students come to Windvale Academy. For some reason, their headmaster wants them to save the galaxy from an alien empire.
- 201 - Welcome to Windvale, part 1 View with commentary
- Primary Source: US original
The Rangers are forbidden to intervene when an old foe returns.
- 202 - Welcome to Windvale, part 2 View with commentary
- Primary Source: US original
Five students learn the secret of Windvale Academy.
- 203 - Dig Deep, part 1 View with commentary
- Primary Source: Liveman #21
The new Rangers meet their predecessors prior to a special assignment.
- 204 - Dig Deep, part 2 View with commentary
- Primary Source: Liveman #43
The Rangers venture into empire territory in search of ancient hardware.
To be continued?
