Truncated Power Rangers/Shout Out

Episode 1 - Pilot
 * Billy: "I wanna go read Watchmen."
 * Kim: "You know, this sucks! I wanna go play Animal Crossing."
 * Zack: "Evil ... like Dr. Evil?"

Episode 2 - Cancellation
 * "Tonight, on a very special Maude..."
 * Finster: "[The monsters are] on strike."
 * Scarab
 * Jason: "So I call the act 'The Aristocrats'!"
 * Zordon: "I don't even know why they were eating the salmon mousse, but Rita tampered with it."
 * Kim: "Exit, stage right." (bastardization of Snagglepuss)
 * Goldar: "Wicked What is this feeling, so sudden and new?" (song from Wicked)
 * Jason: "The light! Either something is there, or Nick still doesn't get the hint."
 * Bulk: "Shouldn't you be vacuuming?"

Episode 3 - Gaining Manhood
 * The entire opening sequence is from the Playstation version of the opening to The Powerpuff Girls.
 * One of the ingredients used to create Tommy is Double Dragon.
 * "Last week, on Desperate Housewives..."
 * Alpha: "Plop plop, fizz fizz!"
 * Squatt sneaks around Billy's lab to the theme of Mission Impossible.
 * Two song references to The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
 * Billy-As-Kim: "Let's poorly imitate Macaulay Culkin!"
 * Zack: "Holy crap, it's Heath Ledger!"
 * Aladdin Cruger: "I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your city down just like Hurricane Katrina!"
 * The Megazord transforms with an appropriate sound effect.
 * The zord fight is set to, and references, Mortal Kombat music.
 * Aladdin Cruger: "Now I am SpiderMan!"
 * "Battle cry!"
 * Aladdin Cruger (again): "I missed at point blank range! Well screw you guys; I'm going home then."
 * "Tonight, on Sab-Rita the Geriatric Witch..."
 * Tommy's entire dialogue pattern, complete with "SUCKERS!", is based off Precious Roy.
 * The ending narration - and Tommy's finisher - is based off Dragonball Z.

Episode 4 - The Abridged Mini-Series "Directly referenced in the roll call."
 * Rita fears Paris Hilton may be coming to visit. She doesn't.
 * Finster reveals via flashback that he was involved with Saban during an attempt to acquire Jetman footage.
 * Tommy: "I thought David beat Goliath; time to check!"
 * Zack: "...Israel gained independence from the Gravy Empire in 1947."
 * Jason: "Let's Samuraize, guys!"

"When the episode was originally written in 2008, this was a big controversy."
 * Morph Gag
 * The Megazord calls on the power of the wrong mecha.
 * Scorpina: "Now to go Cloverfield on your ass!"
 * "This season, on Heroes..."
 * Goldar and Tommy invoke attacks from Kamen Rider.
 * Similarly, Jason borrows from another franchise.
 * Jason: "Hey, what's this red ring [of death] mean?"
 * The Megazord falls into the core of the Earth with an appropriate sound effect.
 * Rita: "C3! Hit! You sunk my Dragon Zord!"
 * When Zordon revives the zords, he does so to "Circle of Life".
 * Jason wishing his zord, once a famous gymnast, was sixteen at the time.


 * As Tommy joins the good Rangers, "Dreams" by Van Halen plays. This song was featured in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie during the Rangers' victory celebration.
 * "SMUCKERS!"

Episode 5 - Wax Pathetic
 * Direct reference to The Indian in the Cupboard.
 * Lots of references to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
 * Squatt: I'm giving him some weapons, because nothing complements the agility of a turtle quite like the great Triforian pastime of Stick-a-Stitch.
 * The various pitches of names for Peitouche, ranging from Yertle to Tor.
 * Zack: I am totally the Wesley Snipes to your Woody Harrelson, Tommy.
 * A running joke about the internet rumor that Jason's actor, Austin St. John, later went on to have a career in gay porn (he didn't, of course; the guy just happened to look a lot like Austin back in his MMPR days).
 * This week, on Everybody Loves Rita...
 * The "running theme" is from Mystery Science Theater 3000, specifically the "Angels Revenge" episode.
 * Stop, hammer time.
 * Trini: Arriba, arriba! Trini Kwan, the fastest Latina in all of California!
 * Trini, again: EIGHTYNINECENTCHEESYDOUBLEBEEFBURRITO!

Episode 6 - A Myster?ous Occurrence
 * Due to the monster's inspiration, there are several references to Ocarina of Time.
 * "Magic and Power Rangers don't mix!"
 * Reference to "Badger Badger Badger".
 * Elefun gets a reference.
 * Gohma name-drops Metallica.
 * "You could be called Phormo for all I care!"

Episode 7 - Jason David Frankenstein
 * Jason's unsure whether or not his costume is of Robin Hood or Peter Pan.
 * Bela Lugosi is name-dropped.
 * One of Alpha's pet names from his harem is Threepio.
 * Rita references Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Batman and Robin, The Dark Knight, and Kamen Rider Dragon Knight.
 * There's a subtle reference to Killer Instinct in the morph call.

Episode 8 - Let's Hear It for the Toy
 * The Putties channel Steve Irwin.
 * Since the re-edit of the real episode resulted in a random checkered flag, F-Zero was lampshaded.
 * Broadway shows are referenced, from Footloose to West Side Story.
 * Titanus - who evokes another (arguably) beloved children's character - tells a story that sounds familiar to some fans...
 * Being the first part of a two-parter, an Intermission is included.

Episode 9 - Big Things & Little Packages
 * Tommy Rick Rolls both Rita and the Rangers.
 * "This week on Land of the Lost..."
 * Music from Donkey Kong Country parts 2 and 3 play in the background.
 * The morph gag: "BURAI!" "GOSHI!" "MEI!" "DAN!" "BOI!" "JUNGLE FURY!"
 * Some Fridge Brilliance there. Jungle Fury's Japanese counterpart was called Gekiranger.
 * Bulk and Skull dance to "Do the Mario".

Episode 10 - Chase Figure
 * "Last time, on Kamen Rider Dragon Knight..."
 * Kim goes on about how she just saw Watchmen.
 * The Samurai Fan Man is both the creator of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger and BoukenBlack's dentist.
 * Reference to the use of yellow lines in Adobe Premiere.
 * The Rangers spar to the opening theme song to Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
 * "Get out the Beetle Bonders!" "Green Hunter!" "Blue Stinger!" "Red Striker!" "VENJIX!"
 * Tommy's morph call: "TENAYA 7!"
 * The Rangers apparently watch The O'Reilly Factor.

Episode 11 - America's Natinal Pastime "Zack tries to make a different reference."
 * The title refers to the 2009 Major League Baseball season, where the Washington Nationals had their jerseys misprinted with "NATINALS" on the front.
 * Goldar and Rita engage in a debate regarding Power Rangers' continuity.
 * Tommy auditions for 2 Girls 1 Cup: The Musical.
 * The morph call.
 * The monster of the week is a generic worm Pokemon.
 * Steroid Sosa's clamoring for what he sees as a needle parodies the MLB's constant revelations of players testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
 * "YOUR NAME IS TOBY!"

Episode 12 - The Rangers Lose a Member
 * Tommy: RED BATTLEZORD FORESHADOWING!
 * The Green Candle is made from the remains of Peitouche, the monster from Episode 5.
 * RESIDUAL ENERGY RUNOFF
 * Jason has the power.
 * Tonight, on Grey's Anatomy...
 * Tommy: ALAS POOR UTERUS, I KNEW YE WELL.

Episode 13 - Why Aorta
 * The monster of the week is Canary Gary.
 * Billy's morph call of Baby Bop.
 * Last week, on Cougar Town...

Episode 14 - The Day before the Day After Tomorrow
 * Jason: "Uh, Let's Split Up, Gang!!" Zack: "Okay, Fred--I mean, Jason."

Episode 19 - Testing One's Gourd
 * Ernie's best friend is named Bert.

Episode 26 - No Need to Fret
 * Bulk and Skull try to cosplay as Princess Peach and Bowser.

Episode 29 - The New Guy Sucks
 * Zordon's answering message when the Rangers try to contact his is Believe it or not. Zordon isn't at home. Please leave a message at the beep. I must be out or I'd pick up the phone. Where could I be?