This workweek we got our first look at Power Rangers ’ big celebration for its 30th natal day — anew special episodereuniting a mixture of first and 2nd - coevals ranger from the original Mighty Morphin ’ team . But a notable face was missing among them .
Amy Jo Johnson , who played Kimberly , the first Pink Ranger , will not appear alongside fellow returning original stars David Yost ( Billy , MMPR ’s Blue Ranger ) or Walter Emanuel Jones ( Zack , MMPR ’s first Black Ranger ) in Mighty Morphin ’ Power Texas Ranger : Once & Always . or else , the Pink Ranger mantle will be represented by Catherine Sutherland , who play the second Pink Ranger , Kat . harmonise to Johnson , whose absence seizure was noted when news of the special emerged yesterday , the reason was not a reluctance to return to the serial publication that catapult her and her Colorado - stars to ‘ 90s stardom , but pay up issues from Power Rangers producer Hasbro .
For the disk I never said no … I just did n’t say yes to what was offer . But other fun stuff and nonsense is in - store ! reckon forward to watch my ally sound off ass ! 😘 # PowerRangers30
Image: Hasbro
— Amy Jo Johnson ( @_amyjojohnson)January 18 , 2023
Austin St. John , who fiddle original Red Ranger Jason on the show , will also not return , although the actor has not publicly comment on the special yet . St. John wasindicted on federal chargesrelated to Paycheck Protection Program pseud last year , and has for the most part been trammel to travel within his home commonwealth of Texas , outside of supervised , pre - scheduled convention appearances since .
As disappointing as Johnson ’s absence will be to lover , it ’s bonnie to see that the actress was n’t willing to take back without proper recompense — and grimly befitting of Power Rangers ’ history , since part of the cause a pot of the first generation of Rangers left the squad , necessitating permutation for the Red , Black , and Yellow Rangers , was due to low pay and mistreatment on curing . It ’s a shame that Hasbro was n’t uncoerced to offer more to get as much of the original team back as practicably possible , particularly with the tragic absence of Thuy Trang — Trini , the original Yellow Ranger , who died in a railway car accident in 2001 — and Jason David Frank , the original Green and eventually White Ranger , among other roles in the franchise , who give-up the ghost by suicide last yr .
Mighty Morphin ’ Power Rangers : Once & Always is mark to teem on Netflix April 19 .
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