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 FrankCiara 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 charactersAustin 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 filmingBrennan Mejia, who watched Power Rangers as a child, hailed JDF as an inspirationThis 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) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/rangercast/donations