31 Years Ago Today, An Iconic Power Ranger Made Their Long-Awaited Return (But With a Catch)

I still remember when Tommy Oliver, the original Green Ranger, came back to Power Rangers! It was February 28th, 1994, and the first part of an episode called “Return of an Old Friend” aired. Even after he lost his powers, everyone loved Tommy – Jason David Frank was so popular – so the show’s creators, Saban, kept finding ways to bring him back. He showed up in part one of the episode, but he didn’t get his powers back right away. When he did regain them in part two, there was a catch: his powers were really unstable and wouldn’t last forever, which made it so exciting to watch because we didn’t know how long he’d be able to stay as the Green Ranger!

