#davidyost

[takeeachdayonebookatatime]

Happy 30th anniversary to power rangers.

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To The Greatest & Smartest Power Ranger That Ever Lived.

Born On January 7th, 1969

Yost was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He moved around the United States while winning many national gymnastics competitions, most notably the state championships in Iowa and Montana. In 1987, he graduated from Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California. In 1991, he graduated from Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in communication and dramatic arts.

Yost moved to California with hopes of becoming an actor, and won the part of Billy Cranston (Blue Power Ranger) in the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers three months after arriving. He starred in almost 200 episodes of the show's first four seasons. He was the only cast member to appear in every single episode of the original series; his character never changed his colors or passed on his power coins to successors like the rest of the original cast. Yost's most high-profile work was his appearance in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995), which took in over $60 million at the box office. The film served as a non-canonical alternate opening for the third season.

He is The Brains 🧠 Of The Original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 🔋 & His Intelectual Means Of Thinking A Way Of How To Solve Problems Is How He Became A Great Hero To Many Who Could Be Just Like Him when they grow up.   His Mind Is His Strength But His Heart is always Pure.

HAPPY 55TH BIRTHDAY 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊  TO YOU

MR. DAVID YOST AKA

BILLY CRANSTON, THE ORIGINAL MIGHTY MORPHIN BLUE RANGER 💙 ⚡🦕

HAPPY 55TH BIRTHDAY 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 TO YOU MR. YOST & HERE'S TO MANY MORE YEARS TO COME

ITS MORPHIN TIME  ⚡

#DavidYost #MightyMorphinPowerRangers #BillyCranston #TheBlueRanger  #Triceatops

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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (Serie 2023) #JohnnyYongBosch #RichardStevenHorvitz #DavidYost #BarbaraGoodson #WalterEmmanuelJones #CatherineSutherland Mehr auf:

Serie Jahr: 2023- (April) Genre: Action / Abenteuer / Familienserie Hauptrollen: Johnny Yong Bosch, Richard Steven Horvitz, David Yost, Barbara Goodson, Walter Emmanuel Jones, Catherine Sutherland, Steve Cardenas, Karan Ashley, Charlie Kersh, Tuari Wright … Serienbeschreibung: Dreißig Jahre nachdem der weise und mächtige Zordon die Mighty Morphin Power Rangers gegründet hat, sieht sich das…

[phantombraxiatel-14]

Happy 30th Anniversary to POWER RANGERS!!!

Back in 2018 I did my interpretations of the Original Six Rangers on either side of their leader Zordon of Eltar.

Rest in Peace to both Thuy Trang and Jason David Frank . . .

#powerrangers #powerranger #mightymorphinpowerrangers #mmpr

#redranger #tyrannosaurusrex #jasonscottlee #austinstjohn #pinkranger #pterodactyl #kimberlyhart #amyjojohnson #blueranger #triceratops #billycranston #davidyost #yellowranger #sabertoothtiger #trinikwan #thuytrang #blackranger #mastodon #zachtaylor #walterejones #greenranger #dragonzord #tommyoliver #jasondavidfrank

#zordon #davidjfielding #maythepowerprotectyou #gogopowerrangers

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[goku20193]

So very nostalgic. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 #MightyMorphinPowerRangers #SabanBrands #HaimSaban #SabanEntertainment #AustinStJohn #AmyJoJohnson #WalterEmmanuelJones #DavidYost #ThuyTrang #JasonScottLee #ZachTaylor #TriniKwan #BillyCranston #KimberlyAnnHeart #Zordon #Alpha5 #August211993 #1993 #90sKids #90sTV #Totally90s #TotallyRadical https://www.instagram.com/p/CjWQn-bvqBmBPs3cOefJuDiS48sP0j1Ohs-BJk0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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GO⚡️GO . . #illustration #digitalart #drawing #powerrangers #kimberly #jason #tommy #trinity #zac #billy #90s #draw #drawing #art #procreate #amyjojohnson #jasondavidfrank #davidyost #thuytrang #walterjones #austinstjohn https://www.instagram.com/p/CRES-f6pUBX/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Atving the Island🏝❕ #govacation #thegaminglife #nintendoswitch #paradise #funandadventure #jdfffn #chriscasamassa #austinstjohn #walterjones #davidyost #davidjfielding #flippintegg #glockcoma_72 #iamraypark #rohantrehan27 #raddy3434 #armstrong.gunnar #adam_driver_sw #darthvader20160 #hansolo19770 #the_official_kylo_ren_ #BIGMANILA #ludilin #rj_cyler #chubbygeekj #l.edu25 #debunkathon #johhnyjohnbosh #mandaloriagirl #darvani.nika https://www.instagram.com/p/CaXfwYrJlMP/?utm_medium=tumblr

[rjbailey]

Reposted from @powerrangersnow (@get_regrann) - ⚡️ Triceratops!⚡️ . . . #powerrangers #hasbro #gogopowerrangers #billycranston #shatteredgrid #mightymorphinpowerrangers #boomstudios #boomcomic #boomcomics #comic #comics #comicbook #comicbooks #blueranger #necessaryevil #powerrangersnecessaryevil #triceratops #davidyost #beastmorphers #beyondthegrid #powerrangersbeastmorphers #itsmorphintime #powerrangersshatteredgrid #bluerangers #bluerangerpower #morph #morphsequence #sabanspowerrangers #mightymorphinpowerranger #powermorpher https://www.instagram.com/p/B6bRmfjlC2H/?igshid=1lrz32g495y5s

[jrmcwilliam]

The Real Reason the Blue Power Ranger Was Killed Off So Abruptly

The real reason Billy Cranston – The Blue Power Ranger – was killed off the 1990’s epic – Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers

David Yost

The longest running Blue Power Ranger of all time The second longest-running Power Ranger of all time The most memorable hero in my entire life - Billy, played by David Yost

“You know the funny thing about morphin’? You don’t appreciate it until you can’t do it anymore!” – Billy Cranston/David Yost

I’ve spent 25 years of my life, off and on, wondering why Billy, the greatest Blue Ranger and Superhero of all time (in my humbled opinion) left the show so abruptly and why the way they “killed” him off was so out of the blue (no pun intended). Until now, I had no idea why. Which is why technology and the internet have become such an incredible way of learning information and connecting with the entire world.            The story, as I understand it, and as I read more about what happened, makes me so mad inside that it makes me want to turn back time so that he could have continued on his projected trajectory. I’ll let Billy tell you first, in his own words, what happened, and then we will discuss it further.

“Um, I, I walked off set one day, during the middle of lunch, halfway through the day, I just made a decision, I’d been thinking about it for a good week, and the reason that I walked off is because I was called a “fa**ot” one too many times. So, um, I had just heard that several times while working on the show from creators, producers, writers, directors.” -David Yost (Source – David Yost, IMBD) *-I will be sharing the entire IMBD Interview at the end of this piece.

So, let me get this straight. A creative team for one of the most prestigious stand-alone superhero franchises made one of their most talented and devoted cast members walk off the set because they continuously called him a faggot!?            This, to me and a lot of other people, is absolutely flabbergasting. According to David, the creators would pull other members of the cast into a private room to ask about his sexuality. While David hadn’t known it was happening. This is too much. It was 1993. How could it have been so surprising that a cast member was gay to a bunch of artistically inclined producers? Furthermore, why would it have caused them to belittle him about it and isolate him within the team that he worked in? This is what David said,

“And I know that my co-stars were called in a couple of times to different producers’ offices and questioned about my sexuality, which is kind of a humiliating experience to hear that and to find that out.” -David Yost (Source – David Yost, IMBD)

           I cannot believe that this happened during the production of a television show that would go on to teach me and the rest of my generation how to be fair to everyone as individuals, work as a team, respect our planet, help others, and ultimately save the world. This show made me who I am today. What I’m starting to realize is that maybe it was the actors all along that taught me these things. I mean, I must give the writers their due credit, but I will not be about to credit them for ultimately pushing out the best part of the show, in my eyes. Billy was my hero. Billy was the one I inspired to be. Is the one I inspire to be.            When we watch these shows as children, we interact with the shows as if we were in them ourselves. We become friends with the characters, and we aspire to be them. We truly believe that we can be them. We do carry that into adulthood and throughout our lives. We never forget. Never…forget.

I am a gay man. I never even knew that Billy/David was even gay! (though, I don’t believe Billy was a gay character. I’m starting to think otherwise) It didn’t matter to me. I mean, I was seven when Power Rangers came out, but it was only another year of my life before I knew I was gay. If I had known then what I know now, I wouldn’t have continued watching the show and then devoted my time, instead, to fighting a battle worth fighting right along-side my real hero – David Yost.

This is something else David said,

“It’s not that people can’t talk about me and have their opinion about me, but continuing to work in an environment like that is really difficult, and I myself was struggling with who I was or what I was, and to be …made fun of on some level or to be stereotyped or put into a category in sort of saying ‘you’re not’ – basically, I just felt like I was continually being told that I’m not worthy of where I am because I’m a gay person and I’m not supposed to be an actor and you can’t be a superhero.” -David Yost (Source – David Yost, IMBD)

           Let’s let that sink in for a bit. Just replay it in your mind – “I’m not supposed to be an actor and you can’t be a superhero.” This blows my mind. And not in a great way. In a flabbergasted kind-of-way. Can’t be a superhero. Well, if anything, it makes him more of a superhero to me that he would give up his place as a leading Superhero just to be able to tell my generation that it is not okay to allow people to tell you what you can and cannot be just because of who you are, and/or what you are. Because it’s not. It’s not okay. He was, is, and always will be The Superhero in my mind. Billy Cranston, the Blue Power Ranger, will always be my Superhero of choice. Why?            Because he was nerdy and smart. He wasn’t a karate genius. He didn’t have the brick-shit-house body that the other Rangers had. He was exactly who he was and still managed to be an integral part of an incredible team of Superheroes that saved the world. Gay or not – he was the sole reason that the team was able to modernize, communicate, and understand their purpose. So, what in the hell did they mean when they told him that he would never be an actor or a Superhero?

I vividly remember watching this very episode where they killed off Billy Cranston. I gasped. As did my friends. It came out of nowhere. In fact, Billy was to go on for much longer alongside Tommy and Jason. So why would he so suddenly be taken out of the show?            But it was the 90’s. We didn’t have immediate access to news about things like this. This moment broke the kid’s hearts and we were supposed to just sit around and accept it. It was so sad that it wasn’t long after Billy’s demise (David’s demise) that I stopped watching the show. Tommy Oliver was also a leading hero in my life, but it wasn’t enough. I was an aspiring Power Ranger because of Billy. And Billy was never to return. I was heartbroken. And I didn’t even get the courtesy of understanding why.

This story is something I am greatly passionate about. I really hope one day to meet David Yost at a Comic Con. I hope one day to be able to shake his hand and tell him how grateful I am that he helped shape the person I became and continue to grow into. I hope, one day, that kids will get to see their heroes in the way that they are supposed to – just like them.            I hope one day, that these pathetic judgments dissipate into thin air. I really do. I hope one day that we can all move on from these stereotypes and isolations. I really do hope that one day we can all just be free to be ourselves without having to worry about what someone else is thinking about it. Unless we choose to go onto American Idol, there is no need to have people judge you for being who you are.

David Yost will always be in my heart, soul, and mind because he was the one that taught me to always do your best, give it your all, and allow people to come around and realize that you are worthy of being on the team. He taught me that being who I am is worthy of anything I set my mind to. Whether that be an actor, a human or – A Superhero.

As promised, here is the full interview with David Yost via IMBD: (I have copied and pasted it so that it is 100% quoted from him)

 [Being asked on why he left the Power Rangers franchise] That's a good question and it's actually a really serious question for me, so if I cry, I apologize in advance. All that me getting old and going off to some foreign planet or something ... I don't know - I wasn't there for any of that. I don't know anything about it, I've never watched the episodes. Um, I, I walked off set one day, during the middle of lunch, halfway through the day, I just had made a decision, I'd been thinking about it for a good week, and the reason that I walked off is because I was called "f***ot" one too many times. So, um, I had just heard that several times while working on the show from creators, producers, writers, directors. It's not that people can't talk about me and have their opinion about me, but continuing to work in an environment like that is really difficult, and I myself was struggling with who I was or what I was, and to be ... made fun of on some level or to be stereotyped or put into a category in sort of saying 'you're not' - basically, I just felt like I was continually being told that I'm not worthy of where I am because I'm a gay person and I'm not supposed to be an actor and you can't be a superhero. And I know that my costars were called in a couple of times to different producers' offices and questioned about my sexuality, which is kind of a humiliating experience to hear that and to find that out. So there was just a lot of issues; it just felt like a bad marriage. And I could either stay and do the second movie and finish six more months of the show or just - I don't know, I guess I was kind of worried about my life. I was worried that I might take my own life. So in order for me to get a handle on what was going on, I needed to leave when I left. And so that's sort of why I left the show.

Please stop judging people for who they are. Please stop making people feel isolated because they are different from you. Please allow people that could really change your life, be your best friend, and really do some good for the world. Allow it. Because it could be the best thing you ever did.

Remove the negativity and move into the reality of freedom. We all want freedom. We all want to help. We all want to do good. We all want to just be. Just be.

You are beautiful no matter what they say. Live it. Inspire.

Thank you for listening,

Allow this story to help you become a better you.

 JR McWilliam

Credits

 David Yost – for being honest and sharing your story. I am at least one person who will share this story and continue to fight this battle with you – because some battles are necessary and should be fought. But much like the expectation of the Power Rangers, I will not instigate these fights and I won’t use my powers for my own gain.

 IMBD – for the interview. I would never have known this story without it. I have done my absolute best to make sure I didn’t paraphrase.

Google Images – to a multitude of artists and the original photographs from the show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers circa 1993-1996, thank you.

The Artists – thank you for continuing to capture the beauty of the Power Rangers – you are recognized and appreciated.

 Note

*-This has not been approved by David Yost or the creators of the Power Rangers. If I was able to communicate this with them my life would be much different. But I hope I have only stated facts, my opinion to the best of my ability, and done David justice by sharing this story.            -To the creators, producers, and writers of the Power Rangers – please know that I forgive you, you were clearly misinformed. All I can hope is that you go on with your careers and your lives without ever making that same mistake again.

JR McWilliam

[ragzcosplay]

Fantastic time today at @hamiltoncomiccon where I got to once again meet my favorite Power Ranger, David Yost! @officialdavidyost Helmet and accessories by @anikicosplay ⚡️💙⚡️💙⚡️💙 . . . #cosplay #powerrangers #blueranger #bluepowerranger #billycranston #bluerangercosplay #billycranstoncosplay #powerrangerscosplay #mmpr #mightymorphinpowerrangers #davidyost #gayboy #gaycosplayer #gaycosplay #malecosplay #cosplaypositivity #cosplayguy #cosplayersofinstagram #lgbtcosplayer #lgbtcosplay #instaguygay #gaygeek #geekboy #mightymorphin #itsmorphintime (at Hamilton Comic Con) https://www.instagram.com/p/B30sWYxDliy/?igshid=85c92y5w22pe

[takeeachdayonebookatatime]

Why did you elbow me? 245

Nicholas (Nick) Stephen McSwarek undercover part 55

The car accident part 30

Kate: pov I just got off the phone with Liv, I tell Castle to go back to the apartment for a bite to eat and eat a home cooked meal. Jules Callaghan is about to be calling me soon. She should be off shift soon unless she has a hot call. I quickly answer my phone before it goes to voicemail. Jules is telling me about how she had today off and how awful her day was yesterday.

Flashback to yesterday in Canada and a description of what happened.

Jules Callaghan: pov Tommy called to tell me now how proud of me he is, which is weird. I asked him if he was calling because he and Kat wanted to hang out. He said no, I mentioned to Tommy I might have some free time this week if my schedule isn't too full. After the call me and Sam talked about how weird the call was.

Winnie: pov at the station i get notified of a hot call, team one gear up, we have a possible jumper with a baby on the bridge north side of town.

Greg Parker: pov once geared up we make plans as we head to the scene. On scene everyone gets into place, Ed and Sam are getting into sniper positions on the roof of a building across the street.

Spike Scarlatti: pov I'm in charge of looking this woman up, her name is candy and she had the baby recently. Greg says it might be postpartum depression or something else. I find contact info for her husband Fred, Greg decides to call him and notify him about what is going on. Jules is negotiating in hopes that a woman cop will make Candy feel more safe.

Wordy: pov Greg was talking with the husband Fred who said Candy has had some issues in her teen years with depression but she got over it. Today she had a doctor's appointment and was diagnosed with cancer. It's in the early stages and is curable. Leah is helping me interview her coworkers and family members. The family members are surprised that this is happening and they thought she was okay. The coworkers had no idea she was having health issues until this morning.

Leah: pov Jules tells the woman I'm here to listen to you, why are you doing this and what brought you here to this point. Candy explains the voice she hears is telling her if they both die, she and the baby boy named Tommy can be together forever. Spike says he might have found something he is looking through her finances, they don't have a lot of money this might also be a factor. Candy tells Jules when she told her boss Jeb he said he would not give her time off or pay her medical bills, which made her angry.

Ed: pov Sam is Sierra one since he has a better view of the woman Jules is negotiating with the woman trying to get her to hand over the baby. Greg is talking with the head of the company Candy works for. Her boss Jeb wouldn't talk to Greg.

Sam: pov the head of the company is willing to work something out with Candy and said Jeb would be let go, for not working something out with her. Once Jules told Candy this info she handed the baby to Wordy, and let herself be handcuffed. Me and Ed headed over to the team to help clean up the scene. Our phones are turned off during hot calls and important messages are passed through by Winnie.

Jules Callaghan: pov winnie says a woman named Kat called HQ. She needs to speak to me. It's an emergency. I check my phone and notice I have a bunch of missed calls from Katherine. Something must have happened, she even left me a voicemail. I clicked play on the voicemail and Kat sounds sad. She said I know you're probably on a hot call but call me it's an emergency. I tell Greg I have to take this. It's Kat, a friend of mine. She says it's an emergency.

Sam: pov i turn off our mics and hold open the door to the SUV so Jules can get in and have some privacy to make her phone call. As soon as she calls Kat, I hear Jules say hey sorry that I missed your call Kat. I was on a hot call. I hear Kat crying. She says over the phone Tommy is dead, Jules says what, come again. Kat says he died about an hour and a half ago and took his own life. Jules mentions how she talked to him last night on the phone and had no idea. His kids must be taking it hard.

Greg: pov Sam comes back over with Jules looking very sad, she says Tommy died that's why Kat called. I tell her she can leave early and we will debrief another day. She went to high school with him and he used to be her boyfriend.

Spike: pov The team tells Jules how sorry we are for her loss Jules says she might head over to Kat's see if she can help out.

Wordy: pov this must be so hard on Jules knowing you saved a life while you could not save your friend.

Leah: pov Jules and Sam decided to head straight to Kat's house instead of changing out of their uniforms.

Ed: pov I watch as Sam and Jules secure their weapons before pulling away from the scene. We finish up at the scene before heading back to HQ.

Sam: pov 40 minutes later we arrive at Kat's house. There are other cars in the driveway. Must be friends and family. A woman named Tanya opened the door to let us in. She seems surprised by our appearance. Tanya is a friend of Kat's and Tommy's; they went to high school together. Jules mentions to Kat sorry for our appearance. We just came from a hot call.To be continued. ……

[thejavakitty]

When your squad rolls up abd you cant hold in the sass :) #morphinomenal. #Davidyost #mmpr #billycranston #Power rangers #lgbtq🌈 https://www.instagram.com/p/BvXuiObAkWq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jd6uw2ti0g86

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To The Greatest & Smartest Power Ranger That Ever Lived. He is The Brains 🧠 Of The Original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 🔋 & His Intelectual Means Of Thinking A Way Of How To Solve Problems Is How He Became A Great Hero To Many Who Could Be Just Like Him when they grow up.   His Mind Is His Strength But His Heart is always Pure. Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊  To David Yost aka @officialdavidyost Billy Cranston aka The Original Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger 💙 ⚡🦕 ITS MORPHIN TIME  ⚡ #DavidYost #billycranston #TheBlueRanger #mightymorphinpowerrangers #Triceatops https://www.instagram.com/p/CnIuXGLr37Ez-nOnZRSK1h6PsMEFHhQmo2AfQA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[roseparamore1]

🔥 The Originals 💪 1993 / 2017 ❤ @powerrangers @austin_st_john @walterejones @jdfffn @atothedoublej @officialdavidyost 😘 Missing Thuy. 😢💔♥ #PowerRangers #PowerRangersMovie #PowerRangersPremiere #PowerRangersMightyMorphin #MightyMorphin #PRMM #AustinStJohn #WalterEJones #JasonDavidFrank #JDF #AmyJoJohnson #DavidYost #ItsMorphinTime #MorphinTime https://www.instagram.com/p/BSBNLxlgL5r/?utm_medium=tumblr

[southbay-tattoo]

TATTOO by FLAMES @elfamosoflames @elfamosoflames ・・・ I don’t get asked to do color as much but when i do it’s always some cool 😎 ideas. Checkout this dope cartoon of @officialdavidyost Original artwork credit: @jrpencil . . . . . I would like to do more color tattoos.!✍️ For appointments come to the shop @southbaytattoo and ask for FLAMES 🔥! #jrpencil #art #anime #powerrangers #mightymorphinpowerrangers #blueranger #billy #davidyost #cartoon #tattoo #colortattoo #fkiron #spektraxion #inkeeze #rinsecup #southbaytattoo #girlswithtattoos #allink #elfamosoflames (at SOUTHBAY TATTOO & PIERCING) https://www.instagram.com/p/Boe3co1BXQP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zoxuvddkbidh