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"Please Let Me Read For Billy": The Original Blue Ranger Was Almost A Different Character Entirely In Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Power Rangers would have been a very different show hadn't David Yost insisted on reading for Billy after auditioning for another Ranger entirely.
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Buddy Hield Rejects Batman Label, Declares Himself a Power Ranger Instead
Buddy Hield has revealed that he’d rather be considered a Power Ranger than Batman ... with the first choice being actress and martial artist Audri Dubois. She would later leave the production ...
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‘Power Rangers’ star defends show’s “representation” after writer calls casting Asian and Black actors as Yellow and Black Rangers a “mistake”
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers star Walter Emanuel Jones ... Thuy Trang was cast as the Yellow Ranger after original star Audri Dubois left over a pay. “When Thuy Trang came in, it was like ...
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‘Power Rangers’ Star Walter Emanuel Jones Says Playing Black Ranger Was a ‘Milestone’ After Writer Called It a ‘Mistake’ for Being a Stereotype: ‘It Was an Honor’
“Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers” star Walter Emanuel Jones ... when Thuy Trang was cast as the Yellow Ranger after Audri Dubois left the show over pay. Trang was edited into the already- ...
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'Power Rangers' writer calls casting Black, Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers a 'mistake'
"It was actually Audri DuBois. She was the one who did the ... DuBois was not the only star displeased with their "Power Rangers" paycheck. Stunt coordinator Jeff Pruitt also recalled in the ...
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‘Power Rangers’ writer admits casting black, Asian actors as Black Ranger, Yellow Rangers was ‘such a mistake’ — but star disagrees
It’s time for the truth to power up. “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ... Trang initially wasn’t the first choice for Yellow Ranger. Audri Dubois, a 5th-degree black belt with a diverse ...
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Power Rangers writer admits TV show’s racial stereotyping was ‘such a mistake’
In later years, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers received criticism for castingWalter Emanuel Jonas as Black Ranger, Zack Taylor, and Thuy Trang as Yellow Ranger, Trini Kwan. Audri Dubois was ...
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Power Rangers writer says casting Black and Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers was ‘mistake’
the Yellow Ranger was played by Audri Dubois, who quit the show following a pay dispute. Trang was added to the cast and edited into the pilot before it aired. The Power Rangers strike a pose in ...
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'Power Rangers' Writer Says Racially-Coded Casting Was A 'Mistake'
A scene from "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers," circa 1993. He also noted, “Thuy was not our original Yellow Ranger,” pointing out the character was first played by multiracial actor Audri Dubois, who ...
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'Power Rangers' writer calls casting Black, Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers a 'mistake'
"It was actually Audri DuBois. She was the one who did the pilot episode. Don't know why she left. You'll have to ask her." Walter Jones from the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers autographs ...