I wrote this 11-page essay when I was 13 years old, it includes drawings of two villains I created. Well, both characters were used in the two Power Rangers movies we filmed as kids. The first bad guy, Lot, was in the first film in 1996. The second bad guy, Loxxcatt, was in the second film in 1997.
The deadline for this contest might have been Sunday, the first day of November of 1998 or that was at least the deadline they had for 1997. It looks like my entry was never actually submitted to the actual contest. There may have been other drawing contests or other kinds of contests I did enter. If so, I probably wouldn't have any copies of that as we didn't really have any scanners at that time and people generally don't send the stuff back via the snail-mail. They generally would say you wouldn't receive your entries back in the mail.
Fox Kids Take Over '98
The name of this particular contest or sweepstakes was called the Fox Kids Take Over '98. I think the date for this event was 1998-11-25 - Wednesday. What does that mean? Well, it looks like kids sent their letters listing their favorite television shows to Fox Kids. On the 25th day of November of 1998, it looks like they played the top shows based on the lists the kids sent. So, in other words, we all voted for our favorite shows.
Bad Guys Contest
It looks like I was going to enter that Take Over contest. In other words, this particular contest was not a design some new monsters for Saban's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers contest. Hell, it wasn't even a drawing contest. And I think I remember knowing that. We had design a monster contest in previous years or at least one time I remember seeing something maybe back in 1994 or most likely in 1995 at Tiffany Cumbo's house when we were all watching TV as kids.
Combination Contest
So, my thinking, my logic at that time, was I was going to not just give them a list of my favorite shows but also give them not one but two ideas for villains they should introduce for the Power Rangers. Well, I think I entered the design a monster contest in the past but it must have been that I just wanted to do it again at that time.
Not Just a Monster
But I wasn't just designing a monster of the day kind of thing but two main characters that could replace the other main antagonists which originally was none other than Rita and Lord Zedd. Oh, I also gave them executive producers a check-off list so they can let me know which of my ideas they want to do or not do.
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1998-11-25 - Wednesday - Fox Kids Take Over '98 - Sunday the 1st day of November may have the deadline or at least it was in 97, not sure which month I made this, 11pics-01.
This is the check-off list I gave the Fox Kids executive producers so they could let me know which of my ideas they would or would not consider.
1998-11-25 - Wednesday - Fox Kids Take Over '98 - Sunday the 1st day of November may have the deadline or at least it was in 97, not sure which month I made this, 11pics-02.
1998-11-25 - Wednesday - Fox Kids Take Over '98 - Sunday the 1st day of November may have the deadline or at least it was in 97, not sure which month I made this, 11pics-03.
1998-11-25 - Wednesday - Fox Kids Take Over '98 - Sunday the 1st day of November may have the deadline or at least it was in 97, not sure which month I made this, 11pics-04.
1998-11-25 - Wednesday - Fox Kids Take Over '98 - Sunday the 1st day of November may have the deadline or at least it was in 97, not sure which month I made this, 11pics-05.
1998-11-25 - Wednesday - Fox Kids Take Over '98 - Sunday the 1st day of November may have the deadline or at least it was in 97, not sure which month I made this, 11pics-06.
1998-11-25 - Wednesday - Fox Kids Take Over '98 - Sunday the 1st day of November may have the deadline or at least it was in 97, not sure which month I made this, 11pics-07.
A drawing of my cat, Puffer, who played the main bad guy named Loxxcatt.
I first came up with Loxxcatt at least by 1997.
1998-11-25 - Wednesday - Fox Kids Take Over '98 - Sunday the 1st day of November may have the deadline or at least it was in 97, not sure which month I made this, 11pics-08.
1998-11-25 - Wednesday - Fox Kids Take Over '98 - Sunday the 1st day of November may have the deadline or at least it was in 97, not sure which month I made this, 11pics-09.
1998-11-25 - Wednesday - Fox Kids Take Over '98 - Sunday the 1st day of November may have the deadline or at least it was in 97, not sure which month I made this, 11pics-10.
Here is a drawing of the main villain named Loxxcatt.
He was inspired by my cat name Puffer.
Actually, Puffer was in the first Power Rangers movie we made in 1996.
I actually filmed Puffer the second Power Rangers film in 1997.
So, in other words, Puffer was playing that character, Loxxcatt.
I didn't finish that second movie but I was at least able to put to video my idea for this main bad guy.
1998-11-25 - Wednesday - Fox Kids Take Over '98 - Sunday the 1st day of November may have the deadline or at least it was in 97, not sure which month I made this, 11pics-11.
Lot was the name of the main villain in our first Power Rangers parody movie in 1996.
I first came up with the idea of Lot around the summer of 1995 or at least before the filming of that first film in February of 1996 which was several days before my 11th birthday.
Lot battled Zordon years ago.
I grew up in Forest Grove, Oregon.
We would get Fox via channel number 13 or number 49. I think channel 13 was a VHF signal channel and 49 was possible more a UHF signal type channel. I could be wrong but my memory says the smaller numbers were VHF and my memory also says those were the two main types of signals we would pick up for television stations and channels and networks and such. The signal was analog. This was before there was digital TV stations running through the air everywhere.
1998-11-25 - Wednesday - Fox Kids Take Over '98
Fox Kids Take Over '98 was a contest held by Fox Kids in 1998. Children could vote for their favorite shows and the show that won was played during the entire Fox Kids block.
Commercials
Here is another example of the promo videos or commercials or ads regarding the Take Over.
