History Series / HimitsuSentaiGoranger

* LiteralSurveillanceBug: Tsuyoshi and Peggy use one in episode 11 to listen in on Boat Ear Mask's plot. In episode 41, Iron Man Mask uses a spider-shaped one to spy on an EAGLE scientist the Gorangers are meeting with, but Tsuyoshi notices it. Later, he realizes that it had left a spiderweb in the room that was also a bug.

* MidSeasonUpgrade: Episode 43, which is the first episode of the second half of the show, has the rangers get brand new suits when the blueprints for their old suits are stolen and they face a monster that can actually cut through their suits. With the new suits they get improved or entirely new weapons. Peggy also upgrades the ball they use for their finishing move, changing it to a football and calling the finishing move the Goranger Hurricane. It also is the first time the rangers use their new team vehicles, the varidreen and the varitank, which showed up in the previous episode, but weren't used. Even the BigBad gets an upgrade, transforming from his cloaked form to his headdress form, though he doesn't actually fight in that form.

* MidSeasonUpgrade: Episode 43, which is the first episode of the second half of the show, has the rangers get brand new suits when the blueprints for their old suits are stolen and they face a monster that can actually cut through their suits. With the new suits they get improved or entirely new weapons. Peggy also upgrades the ball they use for their finishing move, changing it to a football and calling the finishing move the Goranger Hurricane. It also is the first time the rangers use their new team vehicles, the varidreen and the varitank, which showed up in the previous episode, but weren't used.

* MidSeasonUpgrade: Episode 43 in particular, which is focused on showing the team's new powers, weapons and vehicles (including a new finishing move).

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: No giant robot, no TransformationTrinket (they'd just yell "Go!" while jumping.)

* JetPack: The Birdies.

* LiteralSurveillanceBug: Tsuyoshi and Peggy use one in episode 11 to listen in on Boat Ear Mask's plot.

* AscendedExtra: Yakyu Kamen (Baseball Mask), the Masked Monster for Episode 53, would show up 35 years later in ''Film/KaizokuSentaiGokaigerTheMovieTheFlyingGhostShip''. To a lesser extent, he appeared again the next year as one of the many villains in the [[LegionOfDoom Dai-Zangyack]] alliance in [[Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiSuperHeroTaisen Super Hero Taisen]].

-->''"Gonin sorotte[[note]]"Together we five are.."[[/note]]... Gorenger!"''

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: [[spoiler: The Gorangers base was found and destroyed by the villains in the last episode.]]

%%* CallingYourAttacks

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The team's name is spelled "Gorenger" on their various arsenal and even on Commander Edogawa's patch.

%%* ThemeMusicPowerUp:

* EenieMeenieMinyMoai: The Monster Of The Week in episode 39 is based on these.

-->'''Kaijo:''' "Gonin sorette[[note]]Five people assembled[[/note]]..."

[[caption-width-right:350:The original five that [[WhereItAllBegan started it all]].]]
''Gonin sorotte[[note]]"Together we five are.."[[/note]]... Gorenger!''

[[caption-width-right:350:The original five that started it all.]]

''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'''s tie-in projects include:
* ''Film/HimitsuSentaiGorangerTheBombHurricane'', an original movie based on the series, that premiered July 18, 1976.

!!Recurring ''Super Sentai'' tropes

* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Justified in that the monsters are taken out by the Goranger Storm/Hurricane, which is essentially an elaborate bomb.

* MonsterOfTheWeek: The Masked Monsters (''Kamen Kaijin'')
* {{Mooks}}: The Zolders serve as the Black Cross Army's regular foot soldiers.
* MookMobile: The Condolas, aircraft that assaulted the Gorengers.

* WeaponOfChoice: Each ranger's signature weapon materializes from their goggles/"eye masks".
** Tsuyoshi: [[MorphWeapon (New) Red]] [[WhipitGood Vute]][[note]]Can transform into either the [[SimpleStaff Spear Vute]], [[ThisIsADrill Drill Vute]], or [[WolverineClaws Red Hunter]].[[/note]] and [[TranquillizerDart Silver]] [[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Shot]].
** Akira: [[TheStraightAndArrowPath (Ultra) Blue Cherry]]
** Daita/Daigoro: [[SimpleStaff Ki Sticker]] and [[ImprobableWeaponUser YTC]][[note]]A radio that stands for "Yellow Transceiver"[[/note]].
** Peggy: [[ThrowDownTheBomblet Earring Bombs]], [[ImprobableWeaponUser Momo Mirror]], and [[ImprobableWeaponUser Momo Card]].
** Kenji: [[BattleBoomerang (New) Midomerang]] and [[BratsWithSlingshots Mido Puncher]].

!!''Gorenger'' provides examples of:
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: [[spoiler: The Gorangers base was found and destroyed by the villains in the last episode.]]
* AscendedExtra: Yakyu Kamen (Baseball Mask), the Masked Monster for Episode 53, would show up 35 years later in ''Film/KaizokuSentaiGokaigerTheMovieTheFlyingGhostShip''. To a lesser extent, he appeared again the next year as one of the many villains in the [[LegionOfDoom Dai-Zangyack]] alliance in [[Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiSuperHeroTaisen Super Hero Taisen]].
* BadassInDistress: Each Gorenger got kidnapped at least once.
* BaseballEpisode: Episode 53.
* BigEater: Ōiwa Daita orders four extra large bowls of curry in the first episode.
** Commander Edogawa tells him that their "large" bowls are massive, and tries to convince him to have two. Daita insists on having four. When they are served up, they are indeed massive.
* {{Camp}}: Very much so.
* TheChewToy: Daita seems to be the team member who most often has the bad luck in the team.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: At the start of the series, Commander Edogawa is assisted by three female secret agents who help out the Rangers. Their names are Yōko Katō (007), Tomoko Hayashi (008) and Haruko Nakamura (009). After several episodes, Tomoko and Haruko stop showing up completely and only Yōko remains as a regular character.
* CoolAirship: The Variblune, which is destroyed in #42 and replaced by the Varidorin during the same episode.
* CoolBike: The Gorenger Machines, which consist of one solo bike for Tsuyoshi (the Red Machine) and two [[CoolSidecar sidecar-equipped]] bikes for the rest of the team (Akira's Blue Machine and Kenji's Green Machine, which are shared with Daita and Peggy respectively). The Gorenger Machines are later destroyed and replaced with the Star Machines, which also consisted of one solo bike (the Red Star) and two sidecar bikes (the Blue Star and the Green Star).
* ClippedWingAngel: In the final episode, Black Cross Fuhrer transforms into [[spoiler:Black Cross Castle. Despite being a gigantic warship, being filled with explosives makes him vulnerable of exploding just by being rammed and crashed by the New Gorenger Machines.]]
* DeathByIrony: In the second half, some of the Goranger Hurricane finishers have the monsters die in funny ways.
* DeusExMachina: Episode 29 has Tsuyoshi stuck in a trap that will kill him if he doesn't get out in time. This is resolved by having him use the Drill Bute to dig out. However, this is the first and only appearance of the drill, and there is absolutely no build-up or scene showing that his weapon could do that, and we never see the Drill Bute again.
* DyingAsYourself: Episode 73 has the monster Kendo Mask, who follows the bushido code of honor, begin to express disgust on the Black Cross Army's ways, resulting in him being gravely wounded and brainwashed by cybernetic implants. By the end he recovers his own self and accepts his defeat at the hands Gorengers, committing seppuku.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: No giant robot, no TransformationTrinket (they'd just yell "Go!" while jumping.)
* {{Homage}}: To ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' of all things in Episode 70, which has a scene where Kenji, Peggy and Daita replace a car's flat tire in fast-motion.
* EenieMeenieMinyMoai: The Monster Of The Week in episode 39 is based on these.
* FakeCrossover: In a stage show at Korakuen Yuenchi, the Gorengers received a helping hand fighting the Black Cross Army from Series/KamenRiderStronger.
* GeniusBruiser: Daita Ooiwa, a master of judo and skilled engineer.
* HumanoidAbomination: Black Cross Fuhrer can take human form, either gender, if he wishes to.
* ImprobableWeaponUser:
** The Gorengers fight with standard weapons, but when it comes time to finish of the monster, they summon a mighty... soccer ball. Which somehow causes the enemy to explode by beaning him in the head.
** Later on, they use the Gorenger Hurricane: an American football with fins on it, which rather than exploding turns into whatever the villains fear or are weak against. More recent fans will probably remember it as the move that turned into a garbage truck in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''[='=]s first episode. As homage, ''Series/ResshaSentaiToqger'''s team cannon does the same thing.
* JetPack: The Birdies.
* {{Kiai}}: The Zolders shout out a distinctive "hoi" whenever they attack their victims.
* LiteralSurveillanceBug: Tsuyoshi and Peggy use one in episode 11 to listen in on Boat Ear Mask's plot.
* MarketBasedTitle: Was called ''Star Rangers'' when it was broadcast in the Philippines.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: This happens with alarming frequency, as the Gorengers will often gain new abilities without any explanation or build up. [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness We don't even see them get their powers in the first episode!]]
%%* OneTwoThreeFourGo
%%* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase:
* PraetorianGuard: Golden Mask has two imperial guards who are always on his side.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Ōiwa Daita's temporary replacement.
* RedshirtArmy: If you are a member of EAGLE but are ''not'' a Gorenger, YOU WILL DIE. This kicks off on ''day one,'' with [[spoiler: each Gorenger-to-be being the sole survivor of his or her respective base]], which is indeed what leads to them being ''made'' the Gorengers.
%%* RegularCaller:
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Peggy, who not only wears pink, but has a red valentine heart-shaped visor on her helmet and uses the earrings on her helmet as small grenades. However, the Gorengers are assisted by a secret agent named Yōko Katō, who serves as the show's second heroine. Yōko even wears the Momo Ranger suit in two different episodes.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The team's name is spelled "Gorenger" on their various arsenal and even on Commander Edogawa's patch.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Daigorō,
* TagAlongKid: Yoko’s brother Taro, who would ask Oiwa riddles OnceAnEpisode.
* TankGoodness: The Varitank. It gets a song!
%%* ThemeMusicPowerUp:
* ThemeNaming: The first syllable of each of the original rangers' family name[[note]]or in Peggy's case, her given name, since her full name is always written in the western order, even in Japanese.[[/note]] form the name "[[red:Ka]][[blue:shi]][[gold:o]][[pink:pe]][[green:a]]", as in "Cassiopeia".
* TonightSomeoneDies: Daigorō Kumano's final episode was titled "Crimson Special Attack!! Yellow Ranger Dies at Sunset".
* TooDumbToLive: One victim of the week. If you're being chased by a pink telephone monster, and as soon as you think you've ditched it you notice a ''giant pink telephone''... you probably shouldn't use it to make a call.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood:
** Daita and his love of curry, to the extent that {{Homage}}s in other shows would reference the rollcall first and ''this'' second.
*** In one episode, Daita is imprisoned by Witch Mask after being tricked into eating a bowl of curry that happens to be in a jail cell. [[spoiler:[[BatmanGambit He did it knowingly, hoping to learn the plan.]]]]
** For Daigorō, it's Neapolitan spaghetti.

[[caption-width-right:350:The original five that started it all... after 45 years.]]

Followed by ''Series/JAKQDengekitai''.

!!The Gorengers:
* Tsuyoshi Kaijō / '''[[red:Akarenger]]''' (red): TheLeader. A master tactician and soccer player.
* Akira Shinmei / '''[[blue:Aorenger]]''' (blue): TheLancer. A cowboy and marksmanship instructor.
* Daita Ōiwa / '''[[gold:Kirenger]]''' (yellow): TheBigGuy as a judo master. He is a [[TheSmartGuy mathematician and engineer]], making him a GeniusBruiser. Loves curry rice. Temporarily replaced by Daigorō Kumano until Kumano was KilledOffForReal.
* Peggy Matsuyama / '''[[pink:Momorenger]]''' (pink): TheChick. The [[TheSmartGuy demolitions expert and a chemist]].
* Kenji Asuka / '''[[green:Midorenger]]''' (green): KidAppealCharacter. The hotheaded youngest member.
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!!The Black Cross Army:

* Black Cross Fuhrer: BigBad, ANaziByAnyOtherName, [[spoiler: MechanicalAbomination]].
* Sun Mask: [[TheDragon The first Dragon]] and a DirtyCoward.
* Iron Man Mask General Temujin: The second Dragon.
* Fire Mountain Mask General Magman: The third Dragon.
* Commander-in-Chief Golden Mask: The fourth Dragon and a {{Mummy}}.

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''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'' (Secret Squadron Gorenger[[note]]A portmanteau for the words '' Goren'' which means "five members" in Japanese and "ranger".[[/note]]) was the first entry in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise[[note]]''Although rights issues briefly forced Toei to consider Series/BattleFeverJ the first in the late 80s and early 90s''[[/note]], airing from 1975 to 1977, lasting 84 episodes and a movie (longer than any of its successors). The TitleThemeTune was performed by Isao Sasaki and Mitsuko Horie.

''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'' (Secret Squadron Five Rangers) was the first entry in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise[[note]]''Although rights issues briefly forced Toei to consider Series/BattleFeverJ the first in the late 80s and early 90s''[[/note]], airing from 1975 to 1977, lasting 84 episodes and a movie (longer than any of its successors). The TitleThemeTune was performed by Isao Sasaki and Mitsuko Horie.

''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'' (Secret Squadron Five Rangers) was the first entry in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise[[note]]''Although rights issues briefly forced Toei to consider Series/BattleFeverJ the first in the late 80s and early 90s''[[/note]], airing from 1975 to 1977, lasting 84 episodes and a movie (longer than any of its successors).

!!''Gorenger'' provides examples of:
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: [[spoiler: The Gorangers base was found and destroyed by the villains in the last episode.]]

* BadassInDistress: Each Gorenger got kidnapped at least once.

* AscendedExtra: Yakyu Kamen (Baseball Mask), the Masked Monster for Episode 53, would show up 35 years later in ''Film/KaizokuSentaiGokaigerTheMovieTheFlyingGhostShip''. To a lesser extent, he appeared again the next year as one of the many villains in the [[LegionOfDoom Dai-Zangyack]] alliance in [[Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiSuperHeroTaisen Super Hero Taisen]].
* BaseballEpisode: Episode 53.
* BigEater: Ōiwa Daita orders four extra large bowls of curry in the first episode.
** Commander Edogawa tells him that their "large" bowls are massive, and tries to convince him to have two. Daita insists on having four. When they are served up, they are indeed massive.
* {{Camp}}: Very much so.
* TheChewToy: Daita seems to be the team member who most often has the bad luck in the team.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: At the start of the series, Commander Edogawa is assisted by three female secret agents who help out the Rangers. Their names are Yōko Katō (007), Tomoko Hayashi (008) and Haruko Nakamura (009). After several episodes, Tomoko and Haruko stop showing up completely and only Yōko remains as a regular character.
* CoolAirship: The Variblune, which is destroyed in #42 and replaced by the Varidorin during the same episode.
* CoolBike: The Gorenger Machines, which consist of one solo bike for Tsuyoshi (the Red Machine) and two [[CoolSidecar sidecar-equipped]] bikes for the rest of the team (Akira's Blue Machine and Kenji's Green Machine, which are shared with Daita and Peggy respectively). The Gorenger Machines are later destroyed and replaced with the Star Machines, which also consisted of one solo bike (the Red Star) and two sidecar bikes (the Blue Star and the Green Star).
* ClippedWingAngel: In the final episode, Black Cross Fuhrer transforms into [[spoiler:Black Cross Castle. Despite being a gigantic warship, being filled with explosives makes him vulnerable of exploding just by being rammed and crashed by the New Gorenger Machines.]]
* DeathByIrony: In the second half, some of the Goranger Hurricane finishers have the monsters die in funny ways.

* DeusExMachina: Episode 29 has Tsuyoshi stuck in a trap that will kill him if he doesn't get out in time. This is resolved by having him use the Drill Bute to dig out. However, this is the first and only appearance of the drill, and there is absolutely no build-up or scene showing that his weapon could do that, and we never see the Drill Bute again.
* DyingAsYourself: Episode 73 has the monster Kendo Mask, who follows the bushido code of honor, begin to express disgust on the Black Cross Army's ways, resulting in him being gravely wounded and brainwashed by cybernetic implants. By the end he recovers his own self and accepts his defeat at the hands Gorengers, committing seppuku.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: No giant robot, no TransformationTrinket (they'd just yell "Go!" while jumping.)
* {{Homage}}: To ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' of all things in Episode 70, which has a scene where Kenji, Peggy and Daita replace a car's flat tire in fast-motion.
* EenieMeenieMinyMoai: The Monster Of The Week in episode 39 is based on these.

* FakeCrossover: In a stage show at Korakuen Yuenchi, the Gorengers received a helping hand fighting the Black Cross Army from Series/KamenRiderStronger.
* GeniusBruiser: Daita Ooiwa, a master of judo and skilled engineer.

* HumanoidAbomination: Black Cross Fuhrer can take human form, either gender, if he wishes to.

* ImprobableWeaponUser:
** The Gorengers fight with standard weapons, but when it comes time to finish of the monster, they summon a mighty... soccer ball. Which somehow causes the enemy to explode by beaning him in the head.
** Later on, they use the Gorenger Hurricane: an American football with fins on it, which rather than exploding turns into whatever the villains fear or are weak against. More recent fans will probably remember it as the move that turned into a garbage truck in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''[='=]s first episode. As homage, ''Series/ResshaSentaiToqger'''s team cannon does the same thing.

* JetPack: The Birdies.
* {{Kiai}}: The Zolders shout out a distinctive "hoi" whenever they attack their victims.

* LiteralSurveillanceBug: Tsuyoshi and Peggy use one in episode 11 to listen in on Boat Ear Mask's plot.
* MarketBasedTitle: Was called ''Star Rangers'' when it was broadcast in the Philippines.

* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: This happens with alarming frequency, as the Gorengers will often gain new abilities without any explanation or build up. [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness We don't even see them get their powers in the first episode!]]
%%* OneTwoThreeFourGo
%%* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase:
* PraetorianGuard: Golden Mask has two imperial guards who are always on his side.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Ōiwa Daita's temporary replacement.
* RedshirtArmy: If you are a member of EAGLE but are ''not'' a Gorenger, YOU WILL DIE. This kicks off on ''day one,'' with [[spoiler: each Gorenger-to-be being the sole survivor of his or her respective base]], which is indeed what leads to them being ''made'' the Gorengers.
%%* RegularCaller:
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Peggy, who not only wears pink, but has a red valentine heart-shaped visor on her helmet and uses the earrings on her helmet as small grenades. However, the Gorengers are assisted by a secret agent named Yōko Katō, who serves as the show's second heroine. Yōko even wears the Momo Ranger suit in two different episodes.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The team's name is spelled "Gorenger" on their various arsenal and even on Commander Edogawa's patch.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Daigorō,
* TagAlongKid: Yoko’s brother Taro, who would ask Oiwa riddles OnceAnEpisode.
* TankGoodness: The Varitank. It gets a song!
%%* ThemeMusicPowerUp:
* ThemeNaming: The first syllable of each of the original rangers' family name[[note]]or in Peggy's case, her given name, since her full name is always written in the western order, even in Japanese.[[/note]] form the name "[[red:Ka]][[blue:shi]][[gold:o]][[pink:pe]][[green:a]]", as in "Cassiopeia".
* TonightSomeoneDies: Daigorō Kumano's final episode was titled "Crimson Special Attack!! Yellow Ranger Dies at Sunset".
* TooDumbToLive: One victim of the week. If you're being chased by a pink telephone monster, and as soon as you think you've ditched it you notice a ''giant pink telephone''... you probably shouldn't use it to make a call.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood:
** Daita and his love of curry, to the extent that {{Homage}}s in other shows would reference the rollcall first and ''this'' second.
*** In one episode, Daita is imprisoned by Witch Mask after being tricked into eating a bowl of curry that happens to be in a jail cell. [[spoiler:[[BatmanGambit He did it knowingly, hoping to learn the plan.]]]]
** For Daigorō, it's Neapolitan spaghetti.

''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'' (Secret Squadron Five Rangers) was the first entry in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise[[note]]''Although rights issues briefly forced Toei to consider Series/BattleFeverJ the first in the 80s and early 90s''[[/note]], airing from 1975 to 1977, lasting 84 episodes and a movie (longer than any of its successors).

''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'' (Secret Squadron Five Rangers) was the first entry in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise (although it and its direct successor ''Series/JAKQDengekitai'' were simply recognized as the plain "Sentai Series" until years later), airing from 1975 to 1977, lasting 84 episodes and a movie (longer than any of its successors).

* Tsuyoshi Kaijō / '''[[color:red:Akarenger]]''' (red): TheLeader. A master tactician and soccer player.
* Akira Shinmei / '''[[color:blue:Aorenger]]''' (blue): TheLancer. A cowboy and marksmanship instructor.
* Daita Ōiwa / '''[[color:gold:Kirenger]]''' (yellow): TheBigGuy as a judo master. He is a [[TheSmartGuy mathematician and engineer]], making him a GeniusBruiser. Loves curry rice. Temporarily replaced by Daigorō Kumano until Kumano was KilledOffForReal.
* Peggy Matsuyama / '''[[color:fuchsia:Momorenger]]''' (pink): TheChick. The [[TheSmartGuy demolitions expert and a chemist]].
* Kenji Asuka / '''[[color:green:Midorenger]]''' (green): KidAppealCharacter. The hotheaded youngest member.

* Commander-in-Chief Golden Mask: The fourth Dragon and a {{Mummy}}.s.

* ThemeNaming: The first syllable of each of the original rangers' family name[[note]]or in Peggy's case, her given name, since her full name is always written in the western order, even in Japanese.[[/note]] form the name "[[color:red:Ka]][[color:blue:shi]][[color:gold:o]][[color:fuchsia:pe]][[color:green:a]]", as in "Cassiopeia".