Did Tommy help popularize the 6th Ranger role in Sentai?

jaguarranger · 12/02/14, 11:38 AM

I admit my knowledge of Sentai is far from complete, but from what I understand, until Burai in Zyuranger, any 6th Ranger only showed up for an episode or two. Then Burai comes along and sticks around until he dies.

We all know how popular Tommy was and still is amongst the Ranger fandom. This got me to thinking: could Toei have looked at Tommy's massive popularity in MMPR and decide to incorporate their own 6th Ranger into future seasons? After all, as far as I know, it's only AFTER Zyuranger that the 6th Ranger became a recurring thing in Sentai, with the exception of a couple of seasons.

So is the prominence of the 6th Ranger role in Sentai due to Tommy's popularity? Or is it simply a coincidence, or due to some other factor? Maybe Burai was popular in Japan?

12/02/14, 11:38 AM	#1
jaguarranger Putty Patroller Join Date: 07/17/13 Posts: 2	Did Tommy help popularize the 6th Ranger role in Sentai? I admit my knowledge of Sentai is far from complete, but from what I understand, until Burai in Zyuranger, any 6th Ranger only showed up for an episode or two. Then Burai comes along and sticks around until he dies. We all know how popular Tommy was and still is amongst the Ranger fandom. This got me to thinking: could Toei have looked at Tommy's massive popularity in MMPR and decide to incorporate their own 6th Ranger into future seasons? After all, as far as I know, it's only AFTER Zyuranger that the 6th Ranger became a recurring thing in Sentai, with the exception of a couple of seasons. So is the prominence of the 6th Ranger role in Sentai due to Tommy's popularity? Or is it simply a coincidence, or due to some other factor? Maybe Burai was popular in Japan?