That's how I came back as the White Ranger. They're not going to school.' The studio thought there could be a lawsuit or something, so they called me to get me back. I left and people called Fox saying, 'my kids aren't eating. But once I was gone as the Green Ranger kids started petitioning. And all of a sudden it just started taking a turn. I was only hired for ten episodes to begin with and that was it. With me and the others, you watched us when you were a kid and it touches your heart remembering that.Īnd why do you think Tommy became the face of the Rangers when the character began as the group's enemy?Īgain,it's about passion. When you see a new show, you think 'that's cool,' but you didn't grow up with it. Why do you think that enthusiasm for a Nineties show remains?īecause, when we meet, you go back to being a kid again. If people want to buy merchandise that's fine, but if someone doesn't have any money and they want to take a picture, I just say 'come on over.' I think maybe I have a passionate following because I'm passionate about what I do. I tell anyone, and I'm proud to, I don't take any appearance fees. What's exciting to me is that no matter where I go in the world there are passionate Power Rangers fans. I have been to China and Holland and Dubai within eight days. I did a lot of them in the US, then I started this world tour. What do Comic Cons such as this one mean to you? We caught up with the welcoming actor at this weekend's Middle East edition, ahead of his public martial arts tutorial, to see how he finds convention life. Going on to become leader of the group in the show, the character of Tommy Oliver has endured over the decades to the point where the now 44-year-old Frank says he can book up to 40 Comic Con or similar exhibition appearances per year.

It was pure genius.Īlthough not starring in the original few episodes when Mighty Morphin Power Rangers hit screens in the summer of 1993, Jason David Frank was soon introduced as Tommy Oliver, primarily the evil Green Ranger, then returning as the force-for-good White one and has arguably become the franchise's most recognisable face. If you are a child of the Nineties, you'll remember there was only one reason to wake up early on a Saturday morning and that was to see your favourite karate heroes take on that week's evil forces before summing up the episode's moralistic message with a jovial scene ending in guffaws of laughter. For some of us, though, it never really went away. HAVING ENJOYED AN unexpected big screen return last year, the Power Rangers universe is currently experiencing a mainstream resurgence.

Download bloodshot jason david frank