Hasbro, ostensibly a toy company, has licensed global Power Rangers toy rights to Playmates, with CEO Chris Cocks telling investors the brand just wasn't profitable enough to keep making in-house. With the sale of Entertainment One and the apparent fizzling-out of Jonathan Entwistle's planned movie and television projects, is this the end of the road for Power Rangers? Tyler and Josh talk about it. Also in this episode: Toy industry insider says Playmates will need "focus" to succeedBOOM! Studios MMPR series to conclude this summer"Tokusatsu" among several Japanese loanwords added to the Oxford English DictionaryAustin St. John's online store opens sans quotes from controversial figures but with AI artDiscotek announces Mobile Cop JibanMedia Blasters readies box set of Kamen Rider movies Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts and check us out on Spotify. Buy last-minute gifts or a little something for yourself from Entertainment Earth. Click our link for 10% off in-stock items and free US shipping on orders $79+: https://ee.toys/RANGER Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/rangercast/donations