Kimberly Ann Hart is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe. Played by American actress Amy Jo Johnson during the first three seasons of the show, plus on the two feature films of the franchise, Kimberly has the longest tenure of any female ranger in the series' history, and fourth overall. She is best remembered as the original Pink Ranger (pterodactyl) and original Pink Ninja Ranger from the first entry of the franchise Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Kimberly was the Pink Ranger for nearly three years before she was written off the show as having given up her powers for good to Zordon's new pink ranger Katherine Hillard, to participate at the Pan Global Games in Florida. However, she would briefly return as the Pink Ranger on three occasions. She first returned during the Legendary Battle of Power Rangers Super Megaforce alongside former teammates Zack Taylor, Billy Cranston, Trini Kwan, and Jason Lee Scott. The five of them later fought alongside the Dino Thunder Rangers, Dino Charge Rangers, and the Grid Battleforce Rangers against Goldar Maximus in Power Rangers Beast Morphers. She also returned to fight a robotic version of Rita Repulsa with the other four original rangers and Tommy Oliver in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always. Johnson did not reprise her role for any of these appearances. A reimagined version of Kimberly would appear in the 2017 reboot film, played by British actress Naomi Scott.
Character history Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Kimberly is one of the original five Power Rangers chosen by Zordon when Rita Repulsa attacked Earth following her release from containment. She, along with her close friends Jason Lee Scott, Zack Taylor, Billy Cranston and Trini Kwan, was one of the five teens chosen by Zordon to receive a great power, drawn from the spirits of the prehistoric animals. Kimberly receives the Pterodactyl Power Coin and the Pterodactyl Dinozord, thus becoming the Pink Power Ranger. Kimberly starts the series as a stereotypical valley girl, but with a heightened awareness for her friends. Throughout the series, she is the member of the team most likely to fire off a sarcastic or witty retort. However, as the series progresses, she becomes a deeper and kind-hearted person, due to experiences such as switching bodies with the nerdy Billy CranstonMighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Switching Places" and being turned into a punk after Baboo administers a potion to one of Kimberly's drinks.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Power Ranger Punks" She also displays a cunning, clever and intuitive side, also inherited from her time in switching bodies with Billy.
Kimberly is a capable gymnast and was often shown training and using her abilities in fights against Rita's forces, as she fought with a blend of gymnastic maneuvers, elbows and kicks. She often uses the environment around her as a springboard for her attacks and is often needed to defeat monsters with visible weaknesses, such as the archery-based Snizzard and the Terror Toad.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Foul Play in the Sky" She also teaches dance classes at Angel Grove's Youth Center while using American Sign Language to interpret for a student with a disability.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "A Different Drum" Kimberly is revealed to be proficient in many hobbies throughout the series, including designing and arranging the floral pattern for a parade float,Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "The Spit Flower" being regarded as a great cheerleader throughout Junior High SchoolMighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Enter... the Lizzinator" and being able to sing and play guitar.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "The Song of Guitardo"
Kimberly's best friend is Trini Kwan, with whom she starts a petition for environmental awarenessMighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Teamwork" and volunteered to become "Big Sisters" to Maria, a young girl who needed guidance.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Big Sister" When Kimberly starts a botany club that is less popular than Trini's volleyball club, Lord Zedd uses a spell to turn Kimberly's jealousy into hatred; however, she overcomes the spell and the two girls defeat Zedd's monster, the Bloom of Doom, before reaffirming that they are lifelong friends.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "The Bloom of Doom" Later, Mr. Caplan apologized to both Kimberly and Trini for accidentally switching the forms. When Trini leaves for a Peace Conference in Switzerland, Kimberly becomes close with Trini's replacement, Aisha Campbell, with whom she shops with every day.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "When is a Ranger Not a Ranger?"
When Tommy Oliver transfers to Angel Grove, Kimberly becomes attracted to the young man on the spotMighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Green with Evil, Part 1" and becomes visibly upset when Tommy's demeanor toward her becomes hostile.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Green with Evil, Part 2" After Tommy breaks Rita Repulsa's spell, a relationship develops between the two after a series of tender moments,Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "The Spit Fire" including the couple's first kiss when Kimberly supports Tommy after losing his Green Ranger powers and accepts his invitation to a dance.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "The Green Candle, Parts 1-2" Skull, one of the local bullies, had a crush on Kimberly, but she rejected him until beginning her relationship with Tommy.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Calamity Kimberly"Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Plague of the Mantis" Years later, Skull was shown to still harbor feelings toward Kimberly, who was put under a love spell and became attracted to him. After the spell was broken, Kimberly apologized for her behavior, noting the two were friends and offering to dance with him.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "The Potion Notion"
In show's second season, Kimberly controlled the Firebird Thunderzord.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "The Mutiny, Part 3" After Tommy lost his Green Ranger powers once again, this time permanently, and left Angel Grove, Kimberly frequently wished Tommy was still around.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Missing Green"Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Orchestral Maneuvers in the Park" She was also kidnapped by Lord Zedd's forces to serve as his new Queen as Zedd was attracted to her beauty and tenacity. However, Kimberly shows a clever and intuitive side to her and was able to stall Goldar with convincing Rita imitations. Irritated with reminders of Rita abusing him, Goldar was forced to retreat and her friends saved her.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Beauty and the Beast" When Tommy returned as the White Ranger, Kimberly fainted upon seeing himMighty Morphin Power Rangers; "White Light, Part 2" and the two resumed their relationship, going on dates together.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Two for One"
Tommy and Kimberly's relationship,Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Stop the Hate Master, Parts1-2" as well as Kimberly and Aisha's friendship,Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Forever Friends" were tested many times by Lord Zedd, but the relationships always maintained intact. When Tommy and Kimberly ran against each other to become class president, they bickered until Tommy conceded the race.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Best Man for the Job" Kimberly was often isolated from the rest of the team and put into danger, but she overcame adversity each time, including landing her uncle's airplane, escaping from Samurai Fan Man, Lord Zedd's failed attempt to make her his newest consort, and recruiting the ancestors of her present-day friends to become the Wild West Rangers when she falls into a time hole that brings her to 1880s Angel Grove.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Wild West Rangers, Parts 1-2"
In the show's third season, Kimberly remains on Earth with the flu while her friends travel to the planet Edenoi to help Dex, the Masked Rider; as a result, Kimberly battles a monster, Repellator, despite her illness.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "A Friend in Need, Parts 1-3" When Rito Revolto destroys the Thunderzords, Kimberly and the other Rangers travel to the Desert of Despair and gain new powers from the creator of the Power Coins, Ninjor. Kimberly becomes the Pink Ninja Ranger, harnessing the spirit of the crane and controlling the Pink Crane Ninjazord.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Ninja Quest, Parts 1-4" Kimberly later moves in with Aisha's family when her mother becomes engaged to a painter and moves to France; Zedd creates a monster, Artistmole, from Kimberly's nightmares about her mother's fiancé, but Kimberly defeats it.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "A Brush with Destiny" Kimberly was sad when her mother was not present for the 1995 holiday season, but she returned from France to surprise her daughter.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger"
Midway through season three, Amy Jo Johnson requested that Kimberly be written off the show because she wanted to pursue other opportunities in acting. The character was accommodated with a 10-episode story arc focused on Kimberly, leading up to her departure. Kimberly and Aisha adopt a stray white cat, "P.C.," who is the secret form of Rita's new spy Katherine Hillard.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "A Ranger Catastrophe, Parts 1-2" Katherine also spies the Rangers in her human form; she ultimately develops feelings for Tommy and jealous of Kimberly's relationship with him, steals Kimberly's Power Coin; with the Coin in evil hands, Kimberly's very life force is in danger. Lord Zedd kidnaps Kimberly and uses her as ransom for the other Rangers, but they rescue her. Zordon disconnects Kimberly's connection to the Morphing Grid, forcing her to receive power from the other Rangers, much like Tommy had when he was losing his Green Ranger powers; Tommy consoled Kimberly through this time, as she had done previously for him.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Changing of the Zords, Parts 1-3"
Meanwhile, Kimberly caught the interest of a gymnastics coach, Gunthar Schmidt, and began training for the preliminaries of the Pan Global Games.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "Follow That Cab!" As she trained, Rita and Zedd plotted to exploit this and tire Kimberly in battles; they succeed when she falls off a balance beam while training and injures herself. However, this event breaks Rita's spell over Katherine, who calls an ambulance and convinces Kimberly not to give up on gymnastics. Katherine also returns Kimberly's Power Coin back to her. When Zordon allows Kimberly to give up her Ranger duties to participate in the Pan Global Games, which occurred in Florida, Kimberly chose Katherine to replace her as the Pink Ranger, ending her appearances on the show.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; "A Different Shade of Pink, Parts 1-3" She is later referenced in "Power Rangers Zeo" when she sends a breakup letter to Tommy, explaining she had found someone else.
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie Amy Jo Johnson makes a final appearance as Kimberly in the franchise in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, when she and Jason Lee Scott, return to Angel Grove to surprise the Rangers but are captured by the evil pirate queen Divatox, who plans to sacrifice the two to her fiancé, Maligore. Toward the end of the film, Jason and Kimberly are lowered into the volcano and possessed by the evil being Maligore. The Power Rangers must fight Jason and Kimberly until the wizard Lerigot cures them both of the evil influence. Shortly after Maligore's defeat, Kimberly was last seen cheering on Jason, Tommy, and Adam in their martial arts tournament. The film hints at her being a romantic interest or in a relationship with Jason. She also switches from surfing clothes to leather outfits, selling the silver chains and black clamps plus the fire and ropes to a local adventure store in New Zealand. 2000 Now wears gloves on her wrists when she rides a bike and a helmet(white color) with pink elbow pads so she doesn't slip over(when rollerblading through a big city like Sydney NSW 2000).