Power Rangers was always a series aim towards kids from 3-8. I remember after the 3rd grade or 4th grade, Power Rangers was considered to be a lame thing. Power Rangers is one of the tamest kids shows out there, even my Cousin's four-year son loves Power Rangers.

I still remember when MMPR was a hot thing in pre-school and day care from 1994-early 1996. I even dress up as the Red MMPR Ranger for Halloween back in 1995.

The 90s was when you had people trying to ban anything violent. Music from Marylin Manson, video games such as Mortal Kombat, etc. were viewed as dangerous work of fiction. You had people back then (and even now) that think playing Mortal Kombat will turn you into a serial killer. I never get why Power Rangers was view as too violent when the show is produced by Saban. Saban is always known to be super strict on violence on TV which is why the Marvel cartoons never had anyone punching each other or why Tommy didn't die in MMPR.

No one that I knew took the whole "Power Rangers is bad and hurtful" to kids. Parents that I knew (including mine) laugh at it and call those people to be silly.

Going back to Romeo and Juliet, I just concluded that it's not a story about two star-crossed lovers; it's a story about two depressed horny teenagers who commited suicide just days after meeting each other.

Peehaps people viewed it as violent because it was live-action? I could be wrong seeing how I was born after this century started but maybe it's because cartoons were viewed as 'made-up' compared to real people punching each other? I mean, I'm pretty sure Transformers was slightly more violent than Power Rangers (but then again no one minds robot violence that much compared to people violence).

Have you seen the Disney Davy Crockett films and tv specials from the 1950s? Lots of shootings and stabbings. Characters died, albeit in a cheesy clearly fake manner. These were incredibly violent and yet marketed towards children. I find it very odd what’s considered acceptable over half a century ago vs what’s considered violent over the past 27 years.

No I have not seen Davy Crockett films but I'm surprised by the existence of this. Talk about double standards.

Weren't there like Robocop, Mortal Kombat, and Rambo cartoons around this time too? Also like beast wars had fighting in it too, so like I don't really understand why power rangers got special attention.

Probably because it was live-action while those were animated so 90s censorship people were thinking this is close to reality, we must put restraints so that kids dont jump off a jungle gym to emulate a badass jump kick. :lolol
And the Robocop, Mortal Kombat, and Rambo cartoons were VERY WATERED DOWN if I recall. I'm talking G.I. Joe laser tag levels of watered down.

I'm surprised they actually made Mortal Kombat cartoons. The video games are violent as edge.

Whatever it takes to sell toys and stuff I guess. :lolol

If I remember correctly Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was also deemed too violent for kids even though it was animated (not counting the live action films). I had neighbors that weren’t allowed to watch TMNT, Power Rangers, or The Simpsons. Strictly Disney and educational programming. I also had another neighbor that wasn’t allowed to watch Disney because it was “too secular.”

Which is why they made the foot soldiers robotic for the show, but even so? Dang. I mean yeah, the fact that radioactive anthropomorphic teenaged turtles were eating pizza within the sewers of a big city is a safety hazard, but come on. :lolol