Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers
♪ Go, go, Power Rangers! Nee-nee-nee-nee-nee! ♪ As kids, we had no idea just how much drama unfolded behind the scenes. We thought the Power Rangers cast were a bunch of happy-go-lucky peeps who enjoyed whooping the snot out of Foot Soldiers. It turned out that the cast members sacrificed a lot to make our childhood just a bit happier.
Apparently, because none of the original cast members were part of an actor’s union, they were severely underpaid. And because they would wear masks 99% of the time, the network had no problem threatening to replace them if they demanded higher pay. Then the yellow ranger, Trini Kwan (Thuy Trang), died in a tragic car accident. Sorry, that took a pretty dark turn.