Rangercast Episode 8: Remembering Jason David Frank (1973-2022)

Power Rangers fans awoke Sunday to the devastating news that Jason David Frank, a man almost synonymous with the franchise itself, was dead at the age of 49. Tyler and Mike try to make sense of the stunning loss for Frank's family, friends, co-stars and fans and share outpourings of grief from Ranger Nation.

• Walter Jones recalls the last time he saw Frank
• Ciara Hanna writes an open letter to her "hero"
• Jason Bischoff, late of Saban and Hasbro, reflects on the pieces of JDF that lived in his characters
• Austin St. John: "A man died, a father died, a husband died"
• Former story editor Jackie Marchand looks back on "Fighting Spirit"
• Simon Bennett says the news cast a pall over filming
• Brennan Mejia, who watched Power Rangers as a child, hailed JDF as an inspiration

This episode includes a reference to suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.

2017 photo by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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