“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” head writer Tony Oliver admits in the new Investigation Discovery series “Hollywood Demons” that it was a “mistake” to cast a Black actor to play the Black Ranger and an ...

‘Power Rangers’ writer admits casting black, Asian actors as Black Ranger, Yellow Rangers was ‘such a mistake’ — but star disagrees By Jacki Thrapp Published April 10, 2025, 2:26 a.m. ET ...

I'm Black, and I play the Black Ranger - go figure." "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" co-creator Shuki Levy previously told Complex that Jones and Trang's casting "wasn't intentional at all.

It was such a mistake.” Jones starred in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers for the first two seasons from 1993 to 1994, before Johnny Yong Bosch took over the Black Ranger suit as Adam Park.

Jones himself had joked about the casting of a Black actor as the Black Power Ranger, according to footage from the documentary. “My name’s Walter Jones, I play Zack.

Walter Emanual Jones, best known for his role as the Black Power Ranger in the 1990s "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers," has rejected the notion that casting a Black actor in the role was a mistake.

The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers star said “it was an honor” to originate the role of the Black Ranger in 1993 in response to the show’s previous writer, Tony Oliver, who said that it was a ...

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver regrets what he now views as racially insensitive casting for his Black and Asian leads, who played the Black and Yellow Power Rangers ...

In the original series, the only Black character, Zack Taylor (Walter Emanuel Jones), and the only Asian character Trini Kwan (Thuy Trang), played the Black and Yellow Rangers, respectively.

Walter Emanual Jones, best known for his role as the Black Power Ranger in the 1990s "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers," has rejected the notion that casting a Black actor in the role was a mistake.