John McDonough And Natalie Bridgmon

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Teach Me SentaiWe Love Da MovieWe've all been waiting and the moment is here. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Movie! Is it INCREDIBLE? No. Is it GARBAGE? Also no! Natalie and John are here to breakdown all of that fun and funky grey space and to bring you behind the scenes details about the zenith of Power Rangers Mania. Featuring monorails, bad CGI, good puppets, broken promises, Mariska Hargitay, and not even trying to explain a charity skydiving event. Follow us on Instagram and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us...2024-10-251h 03

Teach Me SentaiCalamity Kim and the Perfect Two ParterThe Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season two finale is here and it's honestly pretty mid but the two parter right before that is a blast! Join John and Natalie as they take you through an adventure in the anachronism filled Angel Grove Wild West that you'll never forget. Featuring Shadam for some reason, laser turkey basters, decorative eye patches, saloon based hijinks, multiple quick draws, and the rangers doing their best accent work. Follow us on Instagram and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at...2024-10-101h 05

Teach Me SentaiReturn to Colonial Angel GroveAfter our longest ever to be continued, Natalie and John are back in Power Rangers for the wild and weird ending of Return of the Green Ranger. Episodes 45-48 of MMPR season 2 are just plain wacky. Buckle in. Featuring rats, Benjamin Franklin, being your own ancestor, politics, feminism, and what can only be described as green screen hell. Follow us on Instagram and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2024-09-2659 min

Teach Me SentaiNot Quite Sticking the LandingWe did it, rangers. Episodes 48-50 see the end of our second Sentai season. Dairanger has been great, but how with John and Natalie feel about the ending? And when all is said and done, will we get a resolution to the Rin-Ryo-Shoji love triangle that mostly exists in our heads?? Featuring duels, stabbing, mud, tears, yelling, eyeballs, and a very silly send-off to the series. Follow us on Instagram and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by...2024-09-1249 min

Teach Me SentaiKaku Pulls a ZordonIt's time for the Dairanger endgame and things get intense... and a little frustrating! Master Kaku has chosen the worst possible moment to stop communicating and Natalie and John will help you sort through the mess of episodes 45-47. Featuring death, bad cops, angst, that OP magic ring, and a roll call that gave us chills. Follow us on Instagram and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2024-08-2949 min

Teach Me SentaiPower Rangers is BACKWe are so beyond back. Rita Repulsa, time travel, duplicates, and drunken revelry. Episodes 41-44 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 2 are simply the best and John and Natalie can't wait to tell you all about them. Featuring Australia, asshole waiters, a vortex of morphin energy, sassy Goldar, elementary school projects and incredibly confusing population numbers. Follow us on Instagram and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2024-08-151h 05

Teach Me SentaiChild Endangerment ChristmasWe're racing towards the Dairanger finale! In episodes 41-44, Natalie and John look bring an end to Kujaku's quest for the Peacock Tear and Kou's quest to reunite with his mother. And there's a lot of sadness and death and also Merry Christmas? Featuring bad parents, righting past wrongs, avoiding the part that makes you look bad, SCREAMING, and Master Kaku's secret past. Follow us on Instagram and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 ...2024-08-0159 min

Teach Me SentaiVibe Based VillainyOh Lord Zedd. Oh your silly plans. Oh your inability to see them through. In this episode John and Natalie walk through episodes 37-40 of season two of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and all of the silly silly things Zedd thinks of to stop the rangers. Featuring bad lifeguards, children, confusing time travel, awkward long distance friendships, and simply too much Goldar. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 ...2024-07-1854 min

Teach Me SentaiThe Endgame ApproachesThis episode was recorded in the midst of Pride month in a different arrangement than usual so please forgive audio weirdness and John's voice BUT these episodes of Dairanger make it all worth it! We are cooking with gas and Natalie and John are psyched to walk through all of the explosive action of episode 37-40. Featuring pachinko, possessing your underlings, invading dreams, diplomacy, a fatal sunset showdown, and the best motorcycle race we've ever seen. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com 2024-07-0449 min

Teach Me SentaiThe Harvey Garvey RevivalSometimes filler is fun. Sometimes filler is like this. Episodes 33-36 of MMPR season two are a real mixed bag but John and Natalie are here to find the fun. Featuring confusing Bulk and Skull schemes, fire safety, asking children to find a cannon, day players, and Billy being kind of a bitch (good way). Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2024-06-2054 min

Teach Me SentaiWomen in PerilIt's Dairanger's turn for some filler! Episodes 33-36 find our team dealing with nefarious talent scouts, needy plants, ultimate fist masters, and tragic backstory. Natalie and John are here to walk you through every step and help capture the kernals of interesting ongoing plot throughout these straightforward one-offs. Featuring a hit single, an uncomfortably queer-coded villain, Gara, a surprisingly effective disability metaphor, and. apparently, a fairy. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art...2024-06-061h 04

Teach Me SentaiBack to Blissful BasicsAfter all of the offscreen drama that made it's way onscreen, things on the Power Rangers set have stabilized, but can you tell that from the episodes? John and Natalie walk through episodes 29-32 of Season 2 of Mighty Morphin and figure out if the filler is fun. Featuring a surprising villain, a Bulk and Skull feature episode, a big mirror, pachinko, and a weirdly restrained amount of Tommy Oliver. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai 2024-05-2356 min

Teach Me SentaiOf Kou and KameoI hope you like answers because this week we're getting some! Natalie and John dive into episode 29-32 of Dairanger and learn all about some of our most confusing friends. Featuring a stone with a bad attitude, poor communication, digging literally for something metaphorical, quarries, and a zord who makes way more sense in context. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2024-05-0955 min

Teach Me SentaiBad Vibes TransferOur long nightmare is ending and it doesn't quite feel good. John and Natalie walk through the last gasps of weird editing, missing characters, and bad energy as Jason, Trini and Zack head off into the Swiss sunset, and Rocky, Adam and Aisha join the team. It's episodes 25-28 of MMPR Season 2 and it's... well listen, it's tough. Featuring sports, sleeping, Z branding everything, failing to listen to instructions and a whole lot of discomfort. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com ...2024-04-2553 min

Teach Me SentaiA City GayBack to Dairanger! And most importantly, back to Kazu. The Qilin Ranger takes center stage in episodes 25-28 and Natalie and John couldn't be happier to explore his queer journey. Okay maybe the queerness is just in their head. And there's a two parter in the middle about a murderous karate master. Featuring the dangers of modeling scouts, unbirthday gifts, Dark Karate, an inscrutable apparatus, and Grandma's noodle cart which must be protected at all costs!! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com 2024-04-111h 02

Teach Me SentaiThe Labor Dispute EpisodeBuckle in, friends, it's going to be a bumpy one. It's time for our long teased deep dive into what went wrong with the contracts that led to the departure of three founding Rangers from the show. It's a story about unions, safety on set, and the complicated allegiances behind our choices. John and Natalie peel back the layers and tell the story of six actors, too young to be in the position they were in, and why they made the decisions they did. Content Warning - We talk a little bit about homophobia, sexual harassment and suicide if...2024-03-281h 01

Teach Me SentaiChild SoldiersHoly poop, it's episode 50! Can't believe we made it this far and thank you so much for joining us. Today, John and Natalie dive into episodes 21-24 of Dairanger, closing out the KibaRanger intro saga and checking back in with old friends and foes. There's a lot of child endangerment. Featuring abuse, heat stroke, baby zords, pollution, a promise between men and a very silly baseball game. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai ...2024-03-1452 min

Teach Me SentaiBulk Gets WetLook, obviously a labor dispute is not good, but while Natalie and John watch episodes 21-24 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 2, they've got to look at the bright side. We've got three fun new friends, the return of Pumpkin Rapper, and some respectible creativity. Also bad wigs. Featuring a waste of two monsters, homemade helmets, unclear construction, a baby, layers of time wasting, and Bulk's inability to stay dry. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com...2024-02-2958 min

Teach Me SentaiWhite Ranger on a SkateboardWe've met the White Ranger, now it's time to get to know KibaRanger, a twelve-year-old brat who Natalie and John can't help but love. Episodes 17-20 of Dairanger introduce the delightfully annoying Kou, the 3 Ladies of Hell, and the Gorma Emperor themselves. Featuring strange treatment of women, jewelry, well-meaning grocers, surrogate mothers, and a cartoonishly evil mother. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2024-02-1555 min

Teach Me SentaiThe Light of Labor DisputesI know you all missed Tommy so much, but don't worry! He's back! Just in time for labor disputes to send the show into very weird territory. Join Natalie and John for episodes 17-20 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers season 2. Don't worry, their voices still sound the same. Featuring secret doors, Zordon being a jerk, AC/DC, the continued existence of Ricky and Curtis, a person in a bear costume, and the tragically muted final appearance of Trini. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail...2024-02-0156 min

Teach Me SentaiOur New Favorite MonstersOnce upon a time, Toei created the three best monsters that have ever existed and today, Natalie and John introduce them to you. And also talk about three other excellent episodes, episode 13-16 of Dairanger to be specific. Featuring possession, death, quirky uncles, soccer matches, fortune slips, and a surprisingly effective demonstration of how to teach children about trauma. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher...2024-01-1852 min

Teach Me SentaiBroken GlassWe're back from a holiday break to descend into absolute madness. How will Tommy lose his powers for good and why does this mean he's still the main character of the show? Join John and Natalie with episodes 13-16 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season Two as the Power Rangers come face to face with their most dangerous enemy yet. Labor Disputes. And also candles. Featuring time loops that aren't, threats of implosions, shirtless men, the incredible talents of Amy Jo Johnson, and monsters that barely matter. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr...2024-01-0457 min

Teach Me SentaiDaigo Down BadWe've all been saying it. When is one of the Dairanger going to fall in love with an immortal goddess? Well the wait is finally over. Natalie and John are here to tell you all about episodes 9-12 of Dairanger and the exciting new recurring character we meet. Featuring vengeance, vanity, weird gender essentialism, magnets, a car chase, and finally understanding who Kazu is as a character. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai ...2023-12-0655 min

Teach Me SentaiMaybe It's Better When He's WhiteGobble Gobble! Hope you're ready to stuff your face with Tommy Oliver. Join John and Natalie as they descend into madness dealing with episode after episode of Green Ranger, power losing nonsense. Mighty Morphin Season 2 episodes 9-12 to be specific! Featuring Tommy, Tommy losing his powers, Kimberly being concerned about Tommy losing his power, Zedd wanting Tommy's powers, and a stunning twist in which Zedd tries to take the rest of Tommy's powers. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us...2023-11-2357 min

Teach Me SentaiDeep Dai-veComing to theaters near you! What is basically a fun, normal episode of Dairanger. John and Natalie had a blast with the Dairanger movie and with the extra time, seemed like a great chance to dig into what we know about Dairanger behind the scenes. Featuring shuffling cards, the dangers of close up magic, leap frog, crediting the creators, and the return of Two Truths and a Sent-lie! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai 2023-11-0934 min

Teach Me SentaiFor the GirlsPower Rangers is fun again!! Just Natalie and John for episodes 5-8 of season 2 of MMPR and bask in the glory of Amy Jo Johnson. Also, Tommy losing his powers but we'll get through it!! Featuring minor inconveniences, tracker iguanas, club sign ups, introducing a new thing but acting like it's an old thing, and the best "It's Morphin Time" in franchise history. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 2023-10-2658 min

Teach Me SentaiDairanger Does Star WarsWe did it. We watched good episodes of Sentai. Dairanger Episodes 5-8 are an action packed delight and feature so many twists and turns that you will completely see coming. Featuring feminism, a strong lip, teleporting to China, family reunions, and a monster potentially inspired by biblically accurate angels. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2023-10-1255 min

Teach Me SentaiBuild Back BogusLook. Most of this episode is about the three part "The Mutiny" which is quite bad. John and Natalie have many complaints. But we know you're going to have fun listening as they whine about episodes 1-4 of Season 2 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Featuring four wheelers, lightning, wasted time, evil spells, and a kid who looks like Marcia Gay Harden. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music...2023-09-2859 min

Teach Me SentaiTime to DaiSeason 2 begins now. Who are the Dairanger? What great threat have they gathered to face? Will we like this season more than Zyuranger? After episode 1-4 of Dairanger, Natalie and John are ready to give a firm answer - we have no idea. But the fights are really great! Featuring entry level jobs, stranger danger, leather, incredible monsters, and a quagmire of potentially problematic representations of China. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai ...2023-09-1459 min

Teach Me SentaiOnce and Good Enough For NowWe're back! And so are the Power Rangers after all these years. And they're older but still rangers? Power Rangers Once and Always was a special that they made so now we're talking about it. It's not all bad! Season two next episode! Featuring Congressman Zack, grief but only kind of, lying to your employees, effort to engage with continuity, and for some reason no Bulk and Skull??? Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai 2023-08-3155 min

Teach Me SentaiA Filler FinaleIt's our season one finale and unfortunately, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episodes 57-60 didn't get the memo. For a finale, they're a little soft, but you know Natalie and John are going to pick them apart and have a blast! Featuring team sports, team building, Arnold Schwarzenegger, double dates, and one last episode with the incredible Angela. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2023-04-201h 05

Teach Me SentaiPumpkin Rapper Premiered in May This episode covers Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episodes 53-56. And lots of things happen in those episodes. But one of those things is Pumpkin Rapper and why would this description cover anything else??? Featuring magic show, a rapping monster, trick questions, a monster that's a Halloween pumpkin, targeted children because they're bad at soccer, lovers quarrels, and a monster called Pumpkin Rapper. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 ...2023-04-0659 min

Teach Me SentaiHow to Teach Your MILFsA legend carried on the wind. A mysterious group of warriors. Powerful, capable, down to hang with some eligible teens. It's the Angel Grove MILFs and Natalie and John are going to tell you all about them. This episode covers Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episodes 48-52. Also Tommy is back. Featuring blackmail, too much Goldar, a food fight, Jason David Frank's unparalleled Power Rangers excellence, and more karate tournaments. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai 2023-03-2355 min

Teach Me SentaiOdyssey of Opening Episodes!Have you missed Sentai? Because John and Natalie missed Sentai. Join them on a journey through the opening of three Sentai seasons and explore the wild ways this series can launch, and different tones we can experience. Also John accidentally refers to Jetman's Yuki Gai as Gokaiger's Ikari Gai and he's sorry. Featuring school, American voiceovers, glam villains, flying, girlfriends, being rich, stealing, CGI robots, and workplace harassment in the form of fusing with your female coworker. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support u...2023-03-0959 min

Teach Me SentaiNatalie Was RightIf there's two things Natalie and John disagree on, it's Zord Fights and Ernie's business practices. Unfortunately in this episode, Natalie comes out on top. Join them as they unpack Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 1, episodes 45-48 and be sure to participate in the season 2 twitter poll! Featuring wholesome teen vacations, drag, a cute dog, time capsules, cockroach style kung fu, and a slammin CD with some fat tunes Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art...2023-02-231h 01

Teach Me SentaiOut with the Old, In with the Zyu2If you thought that Zyu2 would usher in an era of cleaner storytelling, better integrated footage, and fresh, fun monsters, I regret to inform you that's only kind of true. But as John and Natalie dive into episodes 41-44 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, they do get an absolute banger of a fight song, literally! Featuring farms, getting involved in your community, Angela's confusing emotions, scuba diving, and the cutest and most tragic Bulk and Skull story ever told. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com 2023-02-0954 min

Teach Me Sentai#RainbowRangerIf you thought the Zyuranger finale was exciting, wait until the MMPR version does the same thing but worse so it's better by comparison! Even though the plot is a little blah, Natalie and John have a ton of fun with episodes 39 and 40 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Plus, a deep dive into what exactly this "Zyu2" thing John keeps mentioning actually is! Featuring production finance, too much Goldar, unclear stakes, Bulk and Skull committing to the bit, and two hands-in-jump-up freeze frames. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at...2023-01-2653 min

Teach Me SentaiZyuranger's Big-ish FinaleIt all comes down to this! John and Natalie are here to take you through the four part end-game of Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger (that's episodes 47-50) and bid farewell to our dinosaur heroes. Featuring a ton of mecha fights, a bratty child, mind control, Bandora's tragic backstory, and dramatic bubbles. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2023-01-1259 min

Teach Me SentaiStandard PranksDoppelgängers. We all love them. But if you promise Natalie and John doppelgänger hijinks, you better deliver! Join us for episodes 45 and 46 of Zyuranger and episode 28 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to see how these series did. Then, as a special treat to wind down the festive season, a holiday special edition of Two Truths and a Sent-lie! Featuring eco-terrorism, taking a bath with an old lady, a great sweater, sunglasses, detention, and some of the weirdest Bulk and Skull nonsense yet. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at...2022-12-2953 min

Teach Me SentaiKendo Masters and Clean Up ClubsOh! What's that delicious holiday smell? Why, it's John and Natalie here to talk to you about some filler episodes from Power Ranger and Super Sentai. Episodes 43 and 44 of Zyuranger and episodes 36 and 37 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers may not push the story forward but they sure are a lot of fun. CW: The beginning of this episode includes discussion of suicide. Please skip the first two or three minutes if this will be triggering for you. Featuring divine grief, the coolest kendo master, a kid named Biff, 90s environmentalism and a brief discussion on the passing of Jason D...2022-12-1556 min

Teach Me SentaiBurning at Both Ends - Part 2Tommy Oliver has been many things - a hero, a himbo, a karate master. But how will he fare as the center of this two part story as Rita tries to steal his powers! Natalie and John walk through Green Candle, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Episodes 34 and 35 and then give you a 100% accurate guide to Power Ranger colors. Featuring school dances, Zack's dating advice, the Dark Dimension, a lot of Goldar, and Zordon's manipulative lies. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at...2022-12-0159 min

Teach Me SentaiBurning at Both Ends - Part 1It's the moment we've been waiting for since Clotho first showed her creepy little face. John and Natalie have made it to the Green Candle Saga. Episodes 40-42 of Zyuranger bring an end to the ticking clock that's been following Burai since he joined the team. But what will be his ultimate fate? Is the fact that episode 42 is called "Burai Dies!" a clue?? Featuring time dilation, unexpected cockpits, child endangerment, brotherly love, a surprisingly touching meditation on death, and the return of Bandora's tiny bicycle. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact t...2022-11-1746 min

Teach Me SentaiGirlbosses and Green RangersMei, Lamy, subterranean monster Goda - Zyuranger episodes 38 and 39 bring John and Natalie some awesome ladies getting it done. Episodes 32 and 33 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers bring them himbo Tommy Oliver. At least he's fun to laugh at. Featuring existentialism, Tuxedo Mask, Billy in a cowboy hat, show business, and the official hierarchy of 90s humor. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-11-0358 min

Teach Me SentaiPutty Bowl Bar & GrillWelcome to the Putty Bowl! Grab a table, we'll get you some drinks, and you can enjoy today's special - filler episodes! But just because episodes 36 and 37 of Zyuranger and episodes 30 and 31 of Mighty Morphin are filler, doesn't mean they're not fun! Featuring flamingos, 17th century pirates, cousins, Chinese folklore, inflating your ego, culinary innovation, and a functioning restaurant run by putties. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher...2022-10-201h 05

Teach Me SentaiIsland of Poop-llusionEpisodes 34 and 35 of Zyuranger are some fun filler with questionable life choices. Episodes 28 and 29 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are a bloated and repetitive two parter. But this episode of Teach Me Sentai is John and Natalie having as much fun as they can with it! Featuring prop babies, time dilations, spontaneous ninja powers, a cure for cancer, believing in yourself, and an accidentally disturbing window into Kimberly's psyche. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art b...2022-10-0659 min

Teach Me SentaiOf Angst and AntiquesJohn and Natalie come down from the high of fighting Satan and Shattered Grid to... these episodes. Episodes 32 and 33 of Zyuranger and Episode 27 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, to be precise. Are they great? No. Are they silly? Oh yes. Plus the return of Two Truths and a Sent-lie (with some minor audio issues sorry). Featuring teen flirting, inspiring the youths, wet Geki, surprise suits of armor, and a single reference to HBO Max's Love is Blind. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support u...2022-09-221h 03

Teach Me SentaiThe Digimon Tribute EpisodeIt's time to go back to Zyuranger for a wild, intense four part epic! Natalie and John unpack episodes 28-31 and follow the team through ramen shops and fighting Satan. Featuring Beast Knight God King Brachion, ill-timed smirking, child sacrifice, JUSTICE, and homosexual side-eye. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-09-081h 04

Teach Me SentaiBoom Book Club 3 - Shattered GridIt's SHATTERED GRID TIME! John and Natalie finish their excursion though the Boom Studios books by dissecting this brilliant crossover event. This crossover includes issues 25-30 of MMPR, Issues 9-12 of Go Go Power Rangers, the 2018 Annual, the 2018 Free Comic Book Day Special, and the Shattered Grid Finale special. Featuring cameos, high stakes, cleaning up the toys when you're done playing, and Mrs. Appleby calling someone a fascist. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by E...2022-08-261h 05

Teach Me SentaiBoom Book Club 2 - Go Go Grace Sterling?It's year two of the Boom Studios Ranger books and we're all over the timeline. From Zordon's secret rangers of 1969 to previously untold tales of the Ranger's earliest days. John and Natalie talk through all of the big swings in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers issues 13-24 and Go Go Power Rangers Issues 1-12. Featuring tonally inconsistent bullying, the moon landing, FEELINGS, violence against sentient weaponry, and, for better or for worse, Kimberly's old boyfriend Matt. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at...2022-08-111h 07

Teach Me SentaiBoom Book Club 1 - Rangers in 4KTime to take a little break from our regular coverage to explore the offerings of Boom Studios Power Rangers comics, and spoiler alert, they're great. John and Natalie walk through the wild adventures and clever characterizations of this reimagined Ranger team in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers issues 0-12, the 2016 Annual and the 2017 Annual. Featuring fashion, the multiverse, the best Jason, a really dark Finster story and the unlikely rapport between Goldar and Billy. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com...2022-07-2859 min

Teach Me SentaiIt's Gonna Be MeiDid you know Mei is the best Zyuranger? Because Mei is the best Zyuranger. Natalie and John try to explain the super putties in episode 26 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and succeed in fangirling about PteraRanger in Zyuranger Episode 27. Plus a primer on the Boom Studios Comics. Featuring gay, soft power, gardening, Zordon's shenanigans, and nostalgia via vibe. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-07-1454 min

Teach Me SentaiThe Return of The PunkGreat news! After the doldrums of last episode, these shows are fun again! Natalie and John talk about Episodes 25 and 26 of Zyuranger and Episodes 24 and 25 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and relish in Power Rangers format tweaks and Zyuranger's return to form. Featuring PUNKS, cool trees, models for floats for parades, culturally insensitive Halloween costumes, and incredible but complicated traps. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-06-301h 21

Teach Me SentaiA Bland New EraThe Green Ranger is part of the team and things are largely pretty blah. Natalie and John talk about Episodes 23 and 24 of Zyuranger and Episodes 22 and 23 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and try to decipher why everything feels a little off. Featuring the perks and pitfalls of tween crush-based bullying, a lab rat, violently impaling monsters, running, and gaslighting your dance class. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher B...2022-06-161h 22

Teach Me SentaiI Dream of Greenie Pt 5 - With a WhimperI wish I could tell you this saga ends with a dramatic and incredible finale that left John and Natalie's jaws of the floor. It doesn't. But Bulk and Skull do steal a bus! Featuring cartoonish villainy, electrodes, solar powered swords, cinematic parallels, and learning about a prophecy after it's already come true. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-06-021h 03

Teach Me SentaiI Dream of Greenie Pt 4 - Pen-tityIt's not easy when your giant monster-crushing mecha is also God! Natalie and John watch episodes 20-22 of Zyuranger, the end of the Dragon Ranger saga. It gets very weird. Featuring confusing power sources, Easter, a ticking clock, satisfying chomping, and being sexist to your wife. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-05-191h 15

Teach Me SentaiI Dream of Greenie Pt 3 - Deep DiveWe all have our memories about Tommy's first appearance, but what was the actual impact of the Green Ranger? And why did he make such a splash? Natalie talks John through Green Ranger Mania, why its legacy endures, and the wonderful enigma that is Jason David Frank. Featuring sweepstakes, rivalries, event television for children, dubious convention panels, and the return of Two Truths and a Sent-lie. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 2022-05-0549 min

Teach Me SentaiI Dream of Greenie Pt. 2 - KYAAA!!Tommy is here and nothing will ever be the same. Join Natalie and John as they look at the highs and lows of Green With Evil, Episodes 17-19 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Featuring my empress, Goldar's ability to speak, foam, really fun stunt work, and poor deductive reasoning. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-04-211h 07

Teach Me SentaiEpisode 9 - I Dream of Greenie Pt 1: Sibling RivalryIt's GREEN RANGER TIME, BABY! In part one of our five part Green Ranger journey, Natalie and John look at episodes 17-19 of Zyuranger and the deliciously complicated story of Burai and Geki. Featuring questionable fathers, actual guns, long naps, musical numbers, translation questions, and a genuine executive. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-04-071h 10

Teach Me SentaiEpisode 8 - Deep Dive: Zyuranger is for KidsIn our first Deep Dive episode, John talks to Natalie about all things Zyuranger. We cover conception, production, cast, crew, reception and legacy. Plus, the introduction of our new Deep Dive game "Two Truths and a Sent-lie"! Featuring children's media, Resident Evil 2, Jetman, too much CGI, and Dino Guts. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-03-2454 min

Teach Me SentaiEpisode 7 - Nonsense HoursJohn and Natalie cover the last few episodes of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers before Green Ranger. Oh boy, does it get mediocre. Episodes 12-16 of MMPR are the definition of mixed bag. Featuring stereotypes, surprisingly good acting, slutty punks, hot uncles, and chunky statement necklaces. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-03-101h 19

Teach Me SentaiEpisode 6 - Work Smarter, Not HarderNatalie and John change up the format, going all recap for this episode! Episodes 12-16 of Zyuranger boldly ask "what if filler was good?" Plus, they try to figure out the enigma that is Bandora. Featuring believing in yourself, mouth snakes, mythology lessons, birthday parties, and the twist from Signs. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-02-241h 12

Teach Me SentaiEpisode 5 - Reality CheckNatalie and John dive into episodes 8-11 of Mighty Morphin Power Ranger and add in episode 11 of Zyuranger just for fun. We're watching this show hit its zany, wild stride. And then, Natalie talks through the soaring success of the show and swift pushback to Ranger-mania. Featuring birthday parties, PSAs, blaming crime on television, magic carpets, and padding for time. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/teachmesentai Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-02-101h 24

Teach Me SentaiEpisode 4 - All Filler, No KillerNatalie and John dive into episodes 7-10 of Zyuranger and episode 7 of Mighty Morphin to explore the different approaches, weird choices and even improvements of adapting a Super Sentai episode for American audiences. Then, John tells Natalie a little more about the production of the pilot and season one. Featuring sharing a meal with your family, THE BOMBS, inexplicable tails, bad ADR dialogue, unethical labor practices, and living with your coworkers. Follow us on social media @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-01-271h 10

Teach Me SentaiEpisode 3 - Teenagers Without AttitudeJohn and Natalie watch and discuss episodes 2-6 of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. It's very silly. Then, Natalie tells John the story of how Power Rangers came to exist and of the failed attempts that made it happen. Featuring Pudgy Pig, surprisingly good disability representation, a girl boss in a good way, thousands of bench presses, and a constant defense of Bulk. Follow us on social media @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-01-201h 02

Teach Me SentaiEpisode 2 - Trickle Down DespairNatalie and John dive into episodes 2-6 of Zyuranger and enjoy the familiar, but unique world of Super Sentai. Then, John tells Natalie about the origins of this legendary franchise. Featuring despair, puns in Japanese, weapons that morph, throwing things to hell, and Spider-Man's giant mecha. Follow us on social media @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-01-1358 min

Teach Me SentaiEpisode 1 - The Birth of the DumpsterIn our pilot episode, Natalie and John tell you about themselves, the show and their history of the franchise. Then, they look at the first episodes for Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers side by side. Featuring child astronauts, old favorites, mediocre archery, physical humiliation, and the Chairman of Iron Chef America. Follow us on social media @teachmesentai Contact the show at teachmesentai@gmail.com Art by Eavon14 Music by Christopher Bridgmon 2022-01-0654 min