Trivia / Power Rangers Ninja Storm

• Acting for Two:
  • Grant McFarland as Sensei and Lothor and Danny Sing as their past selves.
  • Jason Chan as Cam and Cyber-Cam.
• Cast the Runner-Up:
  • Jason Chan auditioned for the role of Dustin before being cast as Cam.
  • James Napier was offered the role of Shane but scheduling conflicts with his role in The Tribe prevented him from accepting it, though he would be cast as Eric in the finale before playing Conner in the following season.
• Character Outlives Actor: Pua Magasiva (Shane) unexpectedly died on May 11, 2019 when he was just 38 years old. Much like with Trini from Mighty Morphin, it's unknown if this also marks the death of Shane in-universe as well, but it means we most likely will never see him on-screen again (while a major crossover may have all the Ninja Storm Rangers, there will likely be no needed confirmation on who's wearing the red suit, unlike the MMPR Rangers whenever the Yellow Ranger shows up between when Aisha leaves at the end of Alien Rangers and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always).
• Dawson Casting: Pua Magasiva (Shane) and Adam Tuominen (Hunter) were in their early 20s, Jorgito Vargas Jr. (Blake) was in his mid-20s, and Jason Chan (Cam) was in his early 30s (though it's implied Cam is older than the others, it's highly unlikely he's that much older).
• Distanced from Current Events: "Snip It, Snip It Good" was delayed from its original air date due to then-recent outbreak of the Iraq War as it was felt that the original plot concerning a peace conference to try and avert a war was inappropriate. The show did finally air later with the peace conference substituted for an environmental conference.
• Fake Nationality:
  • New Zealander Grant McFarland and Malaysian Jason Chan as the Japanese Kanoi and Cameron Watanabe.
  • This season also started the trend of hiring Australians and New Zealanders to play Americans.
• God Never Said That: While it was rumoured that she lobbied hard for a crossover with Wild Force, co-showrunner Jackie Marchand confirmed that she didn't, though did confirm that there were almost plans but wasn't the one who suggested said crossover.
• No Export for You: In South Korea, due to the ninja theme. They skipped it for Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger.
• Real-Life Relative: Shane's older brother is played by Pua Magasiva's brother, Robbie.
• Unfinished Episode: A crossover with Wild Force was planned as stated in an interview by producer Jackie Marchand, but due to production relocating to New Zealand and that it would be too expensive to bring in the cast, it was scrapped.
• What Could Have Been: Enough for its own page
• Word of God:
  • Although Word of God below said otherwise, for a while, some fans believed Tori's Arbitrary Skepticism in the premiere meant that Ninja Storm was a continuity reboot. However, "Once A Ranger" features Tori alongside Adam, which places this in canon.
  • Doug Sloan has said more than once that Tori's Arbitrary Skepticism in the premiere was meant to be taken as just that and never as an indication of a continuity reboot.

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