Wheel of Misfortune
November 1, 1993
Written by: Mark Ryan & Cheryl Saban
Directed by: Terence H. Winkless
Angel Grove High School is doing the play Rumpelstiltskin. Rehearsals are in one of the classrooms. Mr. Caplan is overseeing the production. Billy is the director. Trini is his assistant. The cast includes Kimberly as the miller's daughter, Jason as the King, Skull as a court jester, and Bulk as Rumpelstiltskin. Zack and Tommy are watching play rehearsal. The cast goes through their lines. All goes smoothly until Bulk misses his cue. Bulk hasn't been paying attention and Trini points out that he has missed his cue. Bulk quickly starts doing his lines - with a little Bulk flavor added to it. Mr. Caplan asks Bulk where is his costume? Bulk replies that he is just adding a touch of the 90's. Mr. Caplan checks his watch and then tells Bulk to get on with it. The play rehearsal continues. Bulk is very rough with the spinning wheel. This upsets Kimberly as it is her grandmother's spinning wheel. Bulk tells Mr. Caplan that Kimberly is making him mess up his lines. Bulk spins the spinning wheel way too fast. The wind from the spinning wheel makes Mr. Caplan's toupee fly off. Bulk starts laughing. Kimberly gets really mad. Kimberly checks the spinning wheel and is furious to find it is broken. Kimberly yells at Bulk that he has ruined her grandmother's spinning wheel. Mr. Caplan calls a break before anything else gets broken. Trini, Billy, Jason, Zack, Tommy, Kimberly, and the rest of the kids walk out with Mr. Caplan. Bulk genuinely feels bad about what happened. Skull walks by and pats Bulk's shoulder to convey his sympathies over the situation.
Rita has been watching the rehearsal from her balcony. Rita exclaims I've got a spinning wheel to send you! And when it hits, you pathetic Power Rangers will all be smashed flat.
Kimberly dejectedly enters the Youth Center and walks up to the counter. Ernie immediately notices something is wrong. Ernie asks her what is with the long face? This is not like you. Kimberly explains that she feels bad about her grandmother's antique spinning wheel. Ernie asks what happened? Kimberly doesn't know - it's stuck or something. Not only is this going to ruin the play, but I'll never be able to face my grandmother again. Ernie comments that's a tough break. Tommy walks up and asks Kimberly what is wrong? Ernie answers. She is worried about her grandmother's spinning wheel. Kimberly adds that it's just has always been very special to her. What am I going to do if it's really broken? Tommy tells Kimberly he bets he can fix it. Tommy suggests they take a look at it. Kimberly is very relieved and thanks Tommy. Tommy and Kimberly leave the Youth Center.
Baboo, Squatt, Finster, and Goldar are standing on the balcony with Rita. Rita tells them the first thing we do is steal her spinning wheel. Goldar tells her at once, your highness. Then their own wheel shall become the Wheel of Misfortune and destroy them. Rita and Goldar laugh.
