History Recap / MightyMorphinPowerRangersS1EP22TheTroubleWithShellshock

* AndIMustScream: Shellshock's freeze ray has this effect, even though his victims often don't realize what's happened to them given how quickly it acts.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent / TurtlePower: Shellshock.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Shellshock became fairly popular for a one off MonsterOfTheWeek.

-->'''Shellshock:''' "Wait till [[Main/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles those teenage mutants]] see what a full-grown turtle can do!"

** This, of course, becomes HilariousInHindsight when they actually appear later in ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'', and with the Mighty Morphin’ Rangers in their comics continuity crossover.

** This, of course, becomes HilariousInHindsight when they actually appear later in ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace''.

[[TheCastShowoff Tommy practices a lightning fast bo kata in the Youth Center]]. Trini approaches the flower to gather it. Shellshock is wiping the floor with Jason, who pleads Zordon to send backup. Zordon summons the Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord's spirit to guide Trini to the flower, and she picks it. Jason hails Tommy who's just finished practice and he morphs, teleports and calls on the Dragonzord. The mighty beast supports the Tyrannosaurus with its drill tail and they regain the upper hand. Shellshock feints getting dust in his eyes and thus being unable to see, but blasts both Zords with a surprise freeze ray. Trini shows up in the nick of time, leaps onto Shellshock's head and sprinkles the pollen from the Deandra flower onto him while jogging in place. The traffic light malfunctions and the pollen reaches the Command Center, releasing the remaining Rangers from their stasis. The Zords are also unfrozen and the Dragonzord blasts Shellshock with its fingertip missiles. The Tyrannosaurus fires an energy shockwave into the ground which finishes Shellshock and the two Zords hi-five in celebration. The Rangers and Alpha are ecstatic given this is the first time Tommy's been able to aid the team as a force for good. Rita rages at Squatt and Baboo for their incompetence and misplaced confidence in their monster. Back at the basketball court, Tommy challenges Zack to a shoot-off whereby the loser buys lunch. Zack scores, but Billy unexpectedly steps up and challenges him too, loser buys lunch for two. Billy tackles the ball away, mocks Zack's hip hop taunts with his own {{Technobabble}} laden variations and slams the dunk for a surprise victory.

* BreatherEpisode: After the intensity that was the Green Ranger saga, this episode definitely reassures us that aside from Tommy's addition to the cast, the status quo has returned (at least until [[Recap/MightyMorphinPowerRangersS1EP34TheGreenCandlePart1 The Green Candle]]).

The six friends are enjoying a casual outdoor game of basketball when unbeknownst to them Squatt shows up and promises to give them a nasty surprise. Zack pulls off a trick longshot and Squatt teleports back to the moon to help Baboo make a monster of their own. Rita is snoring in her rocking chair, so they tiptoe quietly and head over to a chest where Baboo reveals his clay template: a spiky turtle combined with a model traffic light. They run it through the Monster Matic along with a baseball bat, a baseball, a toy cannon, a brass knuckles, and a pirate's hook. They dub him Shellshock and send a squad of Putties down to attack the Rangers first. The team handles the Putties quite easily using the basketball as an ImprovisedWeapon. Aghast at the failure, the bumbling bad guys prepare to send Shellshock down. Tommy leaves the game for karate class, and the other five continue playing and order hot dogs. Bulk and Skull show up and the former declares the game over. Throwing the basketball away, he grabs Kimberly, but Jason and Zack restrain him and she chucks Skull at him for a pratfall finish into the hot dog cart. The owner tells them to pay for the damage, and with them being broke forces them to work it off with two weeks of unpaid labor.

* ADayInTheLimelight: For Squatt and Baboo as their making of Shellshock causes most of the episode's events to happen.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: The Rangers nearly get defeated by a monster ''Squatt and Baboo'' created.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Shellshock became fairly popular for one off MonsterOfTheWeek.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Shellshock is surprisingly effective at pummeling the Rangers. Doubly so for Squatt and Baboo for making such a creature in spite of their shortcomings.

* TurtlePower: Shellshock.

The six friends are enjoying a casual outdoor game of basketball when unbeknownst to them Squatt shows up and promises to give them a nasty surprise. Zack pulls off a trick longshot and Squatt teleports back to the moon to help Baboo make a monster of their own. Rita is snoring in her rocking chair, so they tiptoe quietly and head over to a chest where Baboo reveals his clay template: a spiky turtle combined with a model traffic light. They run it through the Monster-O-Matic along with a baseball bat, a baseball, a toy cannon, a knuckleduster, and a pirate's hook. They dub him Shellshock and send a squad of Putties down to attack the Rangers first. The team handles the Putties quite easily using the basketball as an ImprovisedWeapon. Aghast at the failure, the bumbling bad guys prepare to send Shellshock down. Tommy leaves the game for karate class, and the other five continue playing and order hotdogs. Bulk and Skull show up and the former declares the game over. Throwing the basketball away, he grabs Kimberly, but Jason and Zack restrain him and she chucks Skull at him for a pratfall finish into the hotdog cart. The owner tells them to pay for the damage, and with them being broke forces them to work it off with two weeks of unpaid labor.

[[TheCastShowoff Tommy practices a lightning fast bo kata in the Youth Centre]]. Trini approaches the flower to gather it. Shellshock is wiping the floor with Jason, who pleads Zordon to send backup. Zordon summons the Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord's spirit to guide Trini to the flower, and she picks it. Jason hails Tommy who's just finished practice and he morphs, teleports and calls on the Dragonzord. The mighty beast supports the Tyrannosaurus with its drill tail and they regain the upper hand. Shellshock feins being unable to see, but blasts both Zords with a surprise freeze ray. Trini shows up in the nick of time, leaps onto Shellshock's head and sprinkles the pollen from the Deandra flower onto it while jogging in place. The traffic light malfunctions and the pollen reaches the Command Centre, releasing the remaining Rangers from their stasis. The Zords are also unfrozen and the Dragonzord blasts Shellshock with its fingertip missiles. The Tyrannosaurus fires an energy shockwave into the ground, sending up a cloud of dust which finishes Shellshock and the two Zords hi-five in celebration. The Rangers and Alpha are ecstatic given this is the first time Tommy's been able to aid the team as a force for good. Rita rages at Squatt and Baboo for their incompetence and misplaced confidence in their monster. Back at the basketball court, Tommy challenges Zack to a shoot-off whereby the loser buys lunch. Zack scores, but Billy unexpectedly steps up and challenges him too, loser buys lunch for two. Billy tackles the ball away, mocks Zack's hip hop taunts with his own {{Technobabble}} laden variations and slams the dunk for a surprise victory.