Remember the “Power Rangers”? The massive franchise launched countless sequels and spinoffs, but when it launched in the U.S.

“It was such a mistake,” Oliver said. Jones openly joked on-set about the casting decision. “My name’s Walter Jones. I play Zack. I’m Black, and I play the Black Ranger — go figure ...

“It was such a mistake,” he explained ... During the series’ casting, Oliver revealed how the Black Ranger “seemed to have the swagger of the group,” while the Yellow Ranger was ...

It wasn’t a mistake; it was a milestone. It was an honor." Oliver and more creatives looked back on the crafting of the show and the casting in the Power Rangers episode of Investigation ...

“It was such a mistake,” he said in the “Dark Side of the Power Rangers” episode of Investigation ... It wasn’t immediately clear who was responsible for casting Walter Emanuel Jones as the Black ...

Oliver says in the show that “none of us [were] thinking stereotypes” with the casting, adding that it ... “It was such a mistake,” he added (via Entertainment Weekly).