"Life's a Masquerade" is the first Halloween episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Plot[]
The gang is helping to decorate the Youth Center for the Halloween costume party. Bulk and Skull end up having to help, Zack goes after Angela again, and Tommy helps Kimberly paint. Bulk and Skull's antics once again end with Bulk getting hit with a bucket of paint.
Rita Repulsa goes ahead with her plan to mine Super Putty, but needs to distract the Rangers. Finster creates a Frankenstein Monster. It's sent to Angel Grove.
The five main Rangers convene at Billy's house, all wearing costumes. Tommy is still finishing his costume and plans on catching up with them. Bulk and Skull try on costumes in hope of finding ones that will win the big prize at the party, but just end up going in their usual punk outfits. Alpha shows up at the party because he wanted to party and hang out with the Rangers, and this costume bash would be the perfect opportunity (Alpha is soon surrounded by fawning girls, to Zack's consternation). Frankenstein Monster crashes as well, but no one seems to notice, not even Alpha and his new fan club.
Finster heads the mining of the Super Putty at some cave.
Frankenstein Monster gets violent after its foiled attempt to catch the Rangers. It chases Bulk and Skull outside of the Youth Center. Billy follows the monster to the cave. He morphs and battles the beast with little success. He regroups with the others at the costume party as Rita erupts from the surface of Angel Grove on top of a giant ball of Super Putty. At the Command Center, Zordon fills the five in on Rita's plans. Tommy is ambushed by Putties outside the Youth Center. The other five morph and go to confront Frankenstein Monster. It's very powerful and the Rangers are barely holding out when Rita makes Frankenstein Monster grow.
Megazord duels with the monster and Tommy is finally able to morph and join his friends. Neither Dragonzord or Megazord have any luck fighting the creature so Dragonzord Battle Mode is formed. With the The Power Staff, the Rangers finally Destroy the Frankenstein Monster after he initially manhandles the Dragonzord Battle Mode.
Back at the Juice Bar, the Rangers celebrate their victory over Rita once again. Tommy runs off to change into his costume. Kim tells Alpha that he is a hit at the party, calling him by name in front of his new fawning fan club. Bulk and Skull show up to pick on the young robot, calling him a tin can. Tommy shows up in his Frankenstein Monster costume (which is a dead ringer for the monster the Rangers just fought) at the party. Ernie declares the winner of the costume contest to be... Alpha! Bulk tells Skull to grab a can opener, as he wants to learn what Alpha really is. Alpha states that his identity is one mystery that will have to remain unsolved, and he walks off with his newfound fan club.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Austin St. John | Jason Lee Scott / Red Ranger |
| Thuy Trang | Trini Kwan / Yellow Ranger |
| Walter Jones | Zack Taylor / Black Ranger |
| Amy Jo Johnson | Kimberly Hart / Pink Ranger |
| David Yost | Billy Cranston / Blue Ranger |
| Jason David Frank |
Tommy Oliver / Green Ranger (as Jason Frank) |
| Paul Schrier | Bulk |
| Jason Narvy | Skull |
| David J. Fielding | Zordon (as David Fielding) |
| Romy J. Sharf | Alpha 5 |
| Richard Genelle | Ernie |
| Erik Betts | Putty Patroller |
| Richard Branden | Putty Patroller |
| Bridgett Riley | Putty Patroller |
| Ed Neil | Putty Patroller |
| Hien Nguyen | Putty Patroller |
| Duwane Heide | Putty Patroller |
| Carl Mosher | Putty Patroller |
| Danny Wayne | Putty Patroller (as Danny Stallcup) |
| Robert Steck | Putty Patroller |
| Tony Weatherilt | Putty Patroller |
| Richard Steven Horvitz | Alpha 5 (voice) (as Richard Wood) |
| Dave Mallow | Baboo (voice) (as Colin Phillips) |
| Robert Axelrod | Finster (voice) |
| Kerrigan Mahan | Goldar (voice) (as Ryan O'Flannigan) |
| Michael Sorich | Squatt (voice) (as Michael J. Sorich) |
| Wendee Lee | Scorpina (voice) (as Wendee Swann) |
| Barbara Goodson | Rita Repulsa (voice) |
| Tom Wyner | Frankenstein (voice) |
| Robert V. Barron | Various Voices (voice) |
| Tarô Arakawa | Zordon (voice) |
| Mari Maruta | Trini Kwan / The Yellow Ranger (voice) |
| Ken Narita | Skull Baboo (voice) |
| Machiko Soga | Rita Repulsa (voice) |
| Neo Edmund | Putty Patroller (uncredited) |
| Renee Griggs | Angela (uncredited) |