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VR Troopers ( Virtual Reality Troopers ) is a syndicated live action superhero television series produced and distributed by ___MASK19___ from 1994 to 1996 . The show tried to profit from the fascination with virtual reality in the mid - 1990s as well as the success of Saban ' s other property , " Power Rangers ". " VR Troopers " was the first official " sister series " to " Mighty Morphin ' Power Rangers ". Much like it , this was an Americanization of a Japanese tokusatsu children ' s program series by Toei . The series is a co - production of ___MASK92___ and Cyberprod . ___MASK19___ ( along with Saban International , which operated outside the US ) was a worldwide - served independent American - Israeli television production company formed in 1983 by music and television producers Haim Saban and Shuki Levy as " Saban Productions ", a U . S . subsidiary of " Saban International Paris " ( now SIP Animation ). Power Rangers is an American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action superhero television series . Produced first by ___MASK19___ , later by BVS Entertainment , and by SCG Power Rangers , the television series takes much of its footage from the Japanese tokusatsu " Super Sentai ", produced by ___MASK92___ . The first " Power Rangers " entry , " Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ", debuted on August 28 , 1993 , and helped launch the Fox Kids programming block of the 1990s , during which it catapulted into popular culture along with a line of action figures and other toys by Bandai . As of 2010 , the media franchise has generated over $ 5 billion in retail sales worldwide . Space Sheriff Shaider (  Uch Keiji Shaid ) was a tokusatsu television show that aired on from 1984 to 1985 . It is the last of the Space Sheriff Series , the previous two being Space Sheriff Gavan and Space Sheriff Sharivan . Action footage from Shaider was used for Season 2 of VR Troopers . For distribution purposes , Toei refers to this television series as Space Captain Sheider .