MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS Stars David Yost & Walter Jones To Return For 30th Anniversary Reunion Special

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS Stars David Yost & Walter Jones To Return For 30th Anniversary Reunion Special

While details are scarce, Hasbro has confirmed that original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers stars David Yost and Walter Jones will return for the upcoming 30th Anniversary Reunion Special in 2023!

By RohanPatel - Oct 01, 2022 03:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Power Rangers

During Hasbro Pulse Con 2022 yesterday, Hasbro officially announced that original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers stars David Yost (Billy Cranston/Blue Ranger) and Walter Jones (Zack Taylor/Black Ranger) will reprise their iconic roles for next year's 30th Anniversary Reunion Special. 

Further details remain under wraps, but it's certainly a promising sight to see these two back on set in New Zealand and likely bodes well for things to come, although there is some reason to question whether they will be joined by any of their former MMPR co-stars. 

Austin St. John (Jason Lee Scott/Red Ranger) is currently unable to leave the United States, due to his ongoing legal troubles. He was arrested in May for PPP-related wire fraud and, while he's since been released on bail, is still awaiting trial. Meanwhile, Amy Jo Johnson (Kimberly Hart/Pink Ranger) has denied having any involvement with the Special, and Jason David Frank (Tommy Oliver/Green Ranger) has reportedly declared his retirement from playing the team's legendary sixth ranger.

We'll remain cautiously optimistic about Hasbro making the show's 30th Anniversary as special as possible, ideally bringing back as many original cast members as they can, but we also want to temper expectations in case they had to scale back on some of their ambitious plans due to recent developments. 

While we don't know what to expect, The Illuminerdi reported earlier this year that the 30th Anniversary Reunion Special would pay tribute to the late Thuy Trang (Trini Kwan/Yellow Ranger), who left the show in 1995 before tragically passing away in a car accident in 2001. Their report states that the new Reunion Special will center on Trini's daughter Yen, as she presumably reunites her mother's former team and carries on their legacy. However, with the recent cast availability issues, it's unclear whether the story has changed.

The currently filming 30th season is titled Power Rangers Cosmic Fury and will return the Dino Fury cast for their third year. It's been heavily rumored that the new season will bring the show's 30-year journey to a close, allowing the highly anticipated Netflix reboot, which will introduce a brand new team for both television and film, to start with a blank slate.

Check out the video of Yost and Jones announcing their returns below:

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DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 10/1/2022, 3:02 PM
The OG Blue is back, after what he'd been through?

Good on you, Billy. Good on you, my man.
dragon316
dragon316 - 10/1/2022, 3:19 PM
@DrReedRichards - I’m shocked glad he’s back maybe redemption little for him in past treatment
MutantEquality
MutantEquality - 10/2/2022, 9:59 AM
@DrReedRichards - yeah I was at a Comic-Con and he repeatedly said “why would I leave my union to get paid nothing?”

Guess something changed.

And OG Black ranger has had zero love since he first left except for hustling autographs
GetsugaTensho22
GetsugaTensho22 - 10/1/2022, 3:03 PM
Given how he was treated be the producers of the original show, David Yost is a much bigger person than I for coming back. He’s got every right to stay away from the role.
Origame
Origame - 10/1/2022, 3:23 PM
@GetsugaTensho22 - he's actually been trying to get a power rangers reunion script green lit for a while now. Despite the bts problems, he loved being a power ranger.
dracula
dracula - 10/1/2022, 3:33 PM
@GetsugaTensho22 - He was treated like shit and its understandable why he waited so long

but is it him being a bigger person? Pretty sure everyone from the first 10 years was let go when disney moved the show to new zeland

nobody left to apologize and nobody left for him to forgive
cyclopsprime
cyclopsprime - 10/1/2022, 6:00 PM
@dracula - most of the og cast Just wanted more money
Origame
Origame - 10/1/2022, 9:14 PM
@cyclopsprime - you say that like they weren't payed what was comparable to a McDonald's paycheck. They weren't even willing to increase the pay despite the series being as popular as it was.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 10/1/2022, 3:06 PM
Walter has aged well. I'm not going to lie, I probably won't watch this, but it's still cool to see these guys coming back from time to time.

I remember the first time I saw power rangers. A little kid at the doctor was so shocked my brother and I had never seen it, and we watched an episode there.

Nostalgia is a helluva drug.
DTor91
DTor91 - 10/1/2022, 4:00 PM
@MyCoolYoung - Met him a few years ago and he was super cool and humble too.
Saga
Saga - 10/1/2022, 3:06 PM
I though it was a porn ad
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/1/2022, 3:07 PM
Zack finally fixed that haircut lol
TheClungerine
TheClungerine - 10/1/2022, 3:15 PM
@GhostDog - that shape up was an act of violence 😭
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/1/2022, 3:26 PM
@ClungesForever - it was nasty work lmao.

TheClungerine
TheClungerine - 10/1/2022, 4:15 PM
@GhostDog - 🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/1/2022, 7:39 PM
@GhostDog - haha “Round, ya hear me? F corners!”
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 10/1/2022, 7:48 PM
@GhostDog - Yeah man Zack had the lamest tape up in the 90s
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 10/1/2022, 7:55 PM
@GhostDog - Eddie Winslow's tape up just entered the chat

GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/1/2022, 9:04 PM
@DarthOmega - this is criminal lmao
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 10/1/2022, 3:08 PM
Slow news day.

Ezra Miller's 30th birthday bash happened last night. Surely there was some kind of episode? Unless WBD are keeping a tight lid on it.
MsSensibility
MsSensibility - 10/1/2022, 3:23 PM
@ObserverIO - Or maybe there wasn’t and we shouldn’t egg on someone who is clearly mentally disturbed to engage in violence and the further exploitation of others for our entertainment.
Kadara
Kadara - 10/1/2022, 3:53 PM
@MsSensibility - As much as I enjoy drama, I agree that this one doesn't need more fire and hope the actor gets help.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 10/1/2022, 4:15 PM
@MsSensibility - And that's why they call you Ms. Sensibility. I shall say no more.
cyclopsprime
cyclopsprime - 10/1/2022, 5:58 PM
@ObserverIO - somebody will
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 10/1/2022, 7:04 PM
@MsSensibility -

Stacy or Sally? 'Cause Lord only knows why both got the hammer recently...
MsSensibility
MsSensibility - 10/2/2022, 12:49 AM
@DrReedRichards - Neither of those names mean anything to me, and my account didn’t get banned. I just forgot the password.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 10/2/2022, 7:16 AM
@MsSensibility -

SanFranLand
SanFranLand - 10/1/2022, 3:08 PM
“I smell…teenagers.” Always a weird line from Ivan Ooze 😂
Origame
Origame - 10/1/2022, 3:25 PM
@SanFranLand - I thought it was, until I became a teacher and had to deal with their BO on a daily basis. Parents need to give their kids a frank talk about deodorant.
RitoRevolto
RitoRevolto - 10/1/2022, 4:09 PM
@SanFranLand - I just watched this last week. Ooze is so underrated.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/1/2022, 3:13 PM
Finally, the only Ranger that didn’t have to wear a certain color clothes on downtime
dracula
dracula - 10/1/2022, 3:28 PM
Only took them 29 and 26 years for them to return

wonder if there is any way Austin ST John can appear, if he cant travel while fighting his charges, maybe shoot him against a green screen

jason david frank quit power rangers
dracula
dracula - 10/1/2022, 3:30 PM
wonder if they will still cover up zack's missing finger. could always write it in, give it a bit of backstory for what he has been doing for the last 3 decades
Kadara
Kadara - 10/1/2022, 3:54 PM
Dude really didn't want to shake hands did he 😂
Blergh
Blergh - 10/1/2022, 4:49 PM
Man, I'm sad that Jason David Frank retired. Was hoping he'd be included as well.
Lokiwasright
Lokiwasright - 10/1/2022, 5:04 PM
It's Morbius time
grif
grif - 10/1/2022, 5:12 PM
gonna watch this. not going to watch the netflix bullshit
ThouBear8
ThouBear8 - 10/1/2022, 7:00 PM
I haven't watched Power Rangers in idk how many years, but as someone who grew up watching & loving the original MMPR, it warms my heart any time I see any of the originals returning to the part. I hope Austin St John can sort out his legal troubles
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