Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the original and the greatest, makes its triumphant return to broadcast television in 2010!
http://awwman.com/nps/main/2009/10/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-coming-back-in-january-2010/WHO IS EXCITED? I THINK IT MIGHT BE ME.
Also, if that didn't make you squeal like a little girl, this will:
http://awwman.com/nps/main/2009/10/pictures-of-new-mighty-morphin-toys-and-logo/Look. At. Those. Toys. Look. At. Kimberly. SHE HAS BOOBS AND A SKIRT. KIMBERLY HAS BOOBS. AND A SKIRT.
Okay, to understand my (somewhat creepy) excitement, put yourself in my freakishly large shoes, back in 1994. You're a 9 year old girl. Kimberly is awesome. She's just awesome. You want a Kimberly action figure so much you think you might just explode.
So, you go to the toy store. And you look at the Power Rangers toys. And you're like "OH GOD THIS IS SO-- kind of disappointing and suckish."
Basically, Bandai took one basic model, one basic muscular, barrel-chested model of action figure and painted it different colors. So, you get your "Kimberly" action figure, except she's built like a dude and has no skirt. And you play with it, and it's cool, but there's something kind of wrong. You feel kind of cheated. (Unless you got the Auto-Morphin figures, which kick ass regardless.)
But no. Like... a Pink Ranger figure that's curvy and sexy and LOOKS like a woman? Fantastic. Not just for fanboys, either. Though, sometimes, I feel like a fanboy. Like on days that end in Y. I fully admit that I like fanservicey action figures.
But it's more than that. The figure looks beautiful and graceful, LIKE THE ACTUAL CHARACTER! That's why she was the pterodactyl/phoenix (Well, "firebird", but fuck that shit)/crane. This figure does her spirit dinosaur/mythical beast/animal justice! At long last!
Another thing? The figures are blessedly free of the random dinosaur symbols on the chest. You guys remember that shit. The Rangers on the SHOW didn't have dinosaur symbols on their chests, but the action figures always did. You got so you didn't notice, eventually, but what the ass? Why was it there to begin with? Like you can't tell what dinosaur they were by their helmet?
In any event, wow. I just bought my big ass collection of original MMPR figures and Zords last fall, and I put them away recently, but I may have to bring them back out again and make room for some new additions, because if you think I'm going to be a 25 year old woman WITHOUT new MMPR merchandise on display, then you are mistaken.
Viva la 2010! And viva la our old fandom being made new again.