Books, Arts & Manners: The Will to Power Rangers

IT’S FOUR-THIRTY. Do you know where your children are? If they’ve outgrown purple dinosaurs but still lack the hormones to appreciate Oprah Winfrey’s sexual perversion du jour, chances are you’ll find them with their eyes glued to The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Fox TV’s latest hit features six gorgeous, live-action teens who morph into sleek, color-coded superheroes in spandex suits to fight villains with comic-book names such as Rita Repul-sa and Lord Zed. It’s a high-tech kick-fest with all the moral complexity of The Three Stooges. Kids love it.

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Maggie Gallagher

Maggie Gallagher is the author of four books on marriage and is a longtime contributor to National Review.

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IT’S FOUR-THIRTY. Do you know where your children are? If they’ve outgrown purple dinosaurs but still lack the hormones to appreciate Oprah Winfrey’s sexual perversion du jour, chances are you’ll find them with their eyes glued to The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Fox TV’s latest hit features six gorgeous, live-action teens who morph into sleek, color-coded superheroes in spandex suits to fight villains with comic-book names such as Rita Repul-sa and Lord Zed. It’s a high-tech kick-fest with all the moral complexity of The Three Stooges. Kids love it.