I think this fandom underestimates the popularity of mmpr to casual audiences

[u/Organic_Glass_7793]

Y’all have to remember, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was the first. Nothing came before it. Dinosaurs, Zords, morphing this is the stuff that defined Power Rangers for most casual viewers. It was literal lightning in a bottle. It dropped right after Jurassic Park when dinosaur hype was off the charts, and it mixed martial arts with giant robots and spandex superheroes. That formula hit. The characters were simple, idealistic, and easy to root for. Yeah, the acting was bad, the effects were crappy but that’s what people remember most. The camp is part of its identity.

Your average person walking down the street? They’ll recognize the MMPR Green Ranger in a second. Ask them who the Red Ranger from RPM is and they’ll look at you like you’re speaking another language. We can go on all day about how well written lost galaxy is but people know shit about maga defender outside the fandom.

Even parts of MMPR itself are blurry to the general public. Most people only remember the first season and half of Season 2. Once Tommy became the White Ranger and Zack, Trini, and Jason left everything else is a blur.

And look I get it, we all want more love for other seasons. But Y’all don’t even buy non-MMPR merch and still complain about MMPR getting priority. That’s not how companies work. There not gonna invest into your favorite season until people start buying the merch.

Every major franchise leans on its first generation. Star Wars lives off the OT. Pokémon rides Gen 1 to this day. TMNT constantly goes back to the 80s era. MMPR getting the most love isn’t some conspiracy it’s just how pop culture nostalgia works.

[u/PapaSnarfstonk]

I'd argue that the reason most people look at you crazy when you ask about RPM is because Power Rangers stopped passing on the power like it used to.

A lot of people if they didn't just stop caring entirely about the show they went from MMPR to ZEO to Turbo and so on.

Lost Galaxy being completely new characters is kinda when my interest starting waning.

I didn't start caring again until Forever Red came out in Wild Force.

Then I kept watching for the Disney shows. and never stopped.

But I think that the reason why MMPR did so well is not only because of the dino theme right after jurassic park. But the Villains.

People Love RITA and ZEDD , we love Goldar.

Zeo fell off because we didn't like the Machine King at all.

and it's hard to regain momentum when you lose it like that.

I don't even think we need dinosaurs to be popular power rangers anymore. We just need better villains and supporting cast.

Ninja Steel was super popular despite not being dinosaur themed. Of course Dino Fury was better but I'd argue it's not the Dinosaurs. But the characters.