Trivia / Power Rangers Operation Overdrive

• Acting for Two: David Weatherley and Kelson Henderson double as the Fearcats' voice actors.
• Creator Backlash: Producer Jackie Marchand was not fond of the finished version of "Once A Ranger", which cut out scenes that would have made the Overdrive team's decision to leave explained better and made more sympathetic. She says the aired version "didn't reflect well on the Overdrive team and made them seem like assholes".
• Dawson Casting:
  • 18-year-old Rose was played by the then 28-year-old Rhoda Montemayor (though she looks very young for her age.)
  • Dax's actor Gareth Yuen was 29 when the series finished filming. While Dax's age is unknown, it's likely that he's supposed to be around the same age as the others. (He too looks years younger, so it works out.)
• Deleted Scene: There were deleted scenes from "Once A Ranger" which explained the Rangers' jealousy towards their predecessors.
• Fake American: Will and Rose are played by British actors, Mack, Ronny and Dax were played by Australians and Tyzonn (who's technically an alien), Miratrix, and Andrew were played by New Zealanders.
• Fake Brit: The very British Spencer was played by the New Zealander David Weatherly, though he was born in England.
• Franchise Killer: While it didn't END the franchise, the failure of Operation Overdrive was the reason why Disney eventually gave up on the franchise and sold it back to Saban - the only reason the next two series were made was because Jetix Europe and Bandai respectively asked for them to be made.
• Milestone Celebration/Reunion Show: "Once A Ranger", celebrating 15 years of rangers, and also the last of the Disney era team ups and, until ''Power Rangers Samurai", was the last team up in the series.
• Screwed by the Lawyers: Because of complications with the rights to the Saban-era music, “Go Go Power Rangers” couldn’t be used as Adam’s theme in “Once a Ranger”.
• Screwed by the Network: Initially, when the premise of this show was pitched to Disney, the company actually liked the idea and greenlit the series...then suddenly did an about face and give the production staff a limited budget. Which forced the staff to use work arounds in order to produce the season, resulting in lackluster quality of the season. It was also by this point Disney was making it pretty clear they weren't interested in the franchise.
• Troubled Production: In addition to Disney's budget cuts, the show was forced to make more Sentai footage-heavy episodes.
• Underage Casting: Will was played by the then-20-year-old Samuell Benta. While it's not impossible, it isn't likely that someone of that age would meet all of the criteria for being a professional spy and have that much knowledge of advanced security equipment without proper training unless they were a literal prodigy. However, Will's age is never stated, so it's possible he could be older than his actor.
• What Could Have Been: Enough for its own page
• Working Title: The early working title for the series was Power Rangers Drive Force, but was later changed to Relic Hunters and then Operation Overdrive.
• You Look Familiar:
  • Kelson Henderson returns yet again, as confirmed in the opening credits, but thanks to the Yeti suit and yet another vocal characterization (he's Norg), it's impossible to recognize him.
  • The Sentinel Knight is voiced by Nic Sampson, who previously played Chip Thorn/Yellow Mystic Ranger in Power Rangers Mystic Force.

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