ĭespite initial criticism that its action violence targeted child audiences, the franchise has been commercially successful. By 2001, the media franchise had generated over $6 billion in toy sales. The first Power Rangers entry, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, debuted on August 28, 1993, and helped launch the Fox Kids programming block of the 1990s, during which it catapulted into popular culture along with a line of action figures and other toys by Bandai. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS Entertainment, later by Saban Brands, and today by SCG Power Rangers LLC and its parent company, Hasbro, the Power Rangers television series takes much of its footage from the Super Sentai television series, produced by Toei Company. Power Rangers is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise Super Sentai. Power Rangers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Album – A Rock Adventure Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Original Soundtrack Album) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: World Tour Live on Stage Toei Company (1993–present) (costumes, props and footage)
