Re: What would have happened if Kimberly came back?
 

Yeah, and within the confines of the show they never really came right back when they were done with their reasons for leaving. It took several years and special team ups for any to return as Power Rangers.

Re: What would have happened if Kimberly came back?
 

I really wish Kim just lost her powers. They only have Five Shogun Zords so it would have made sense. Too bad Zeo would have forced them to have a Pink Ranger anyways.

Re: What would have happened if Kimberly came back?
 

I am surprised Saban didn't have her lose her powers. He is usually so cheap that its surprising he didn't save money by not having to hire another actor right away.

Re: What would have happened if Kimberly came back?
 

I think the original 3 and Kimberly.were only supposed to be gone temporarly. But they decided to retire and let.their replacements.continue.

Re: What would have happened if Kimberly came back?
 

Kat proved herself as a Ranger. Once that happened Kimberly wasn't going to be asked back.

Re: What would have happened if Kimberly came back?
 

I think the better question is - would Kim even be able to return to her Power Ranger duties? The Pen Global Games have been potryed as a big thing back in MMPR S3 and now in BM. So if she would gain popularity and a large fanbase, then the next logical step for her would be to expand her horizons. She wouldn't be able to stay in sports athletics forever and Kim an Zack did preform a song for Tommy in one MMPR S1 episode, so it's safe to assume that she would rather build upon her success and eventually switch to be a music star, which would open new business opportunities for her down the road in the world of the media.

She would probably want to come back for Ranger events like the legendary battle or the most recent 3 dino teams team-up. But returning to active Power Ranger duty would be a step back for her. Plus if she would become a media star, it would be very hard for her to be an active Power Ranger, keep her Ranger identity a secret and be the media star that everyone loves. It would complicate her personal live too, since she probably started a family of her own somewhere with someone following the events in the Turbo movie.

Re: What would have happened if Kimberly came back?
 

That is a good point. It would be hard for her to go back to being a Ranger if she was a celebrity. Plus Zordon let the Turbos go to move on to bigger and bigger things. So the Rangers that departed earlier not coming back for those reasons makes sense.

Re: What would have happened if Kimberly came back?
 

I think Kimberly had other things to do like Miki pointed out. Kat was working out so there was no reason Kimberly Hart had to come back. It made sense then for Kat to keep the spot. And by the time Kim would have been ready to come back Kat would have retired and given her powers to Cassie.

Re: What would have happened if Kimberly came back?
 

I do wish Kim could have had a guest spot in Zeo. It would have been a good plot for an episode of Zeo. With Kim returning to become a Power Rangers again. Only to decide It was better for Kat to keep the power. Also to deal with fallout from her relationship with Tommy.

Re: What would have happened if Kimberly came back?
 

Zeo already had a lot of drama in store and the Tommy/Kimberly personally breaking up would just be too much in my opinion. First, Tommy trying to catch up with David and then trying to save him, than there was the Gold Ranger loosing his powers and Jason coming back to replace Trey, followed by Tommy being brainwashed by Gasket and then remembering thanks to the other 4 demorphng in Gasket's arena, than Billy's sudden exit, and finally, Jason's life being in danger because the Gold Ranger powers were too strong for a human body to support them. Zeo basically screwed with Tommy a lot - not only he bacame the Red Ranger, but he bacame the leader once again and that ended up to the character going trough a lot of crap that's happened to him and his friends.

The "Dear John" letter wasn't the best idea of ending a relationship in-series, but it did make a lot of things go a lot smoother and a lot faster than if Kim would come back and do stuff.