and ongoing homophobic slurs by the creators, producers, directors, and writers of the series, which is why he does not appear in them. However, producer Scott Page-Pagter has denied these statements, claiming Yost left over a salary dispute and had conflicts with members of the crew. As a result, stock footage of Yost was used for his departure and the character was voiced by someone else (In broadcasting Billy's departing message to his friends, it was mentioned they were having trouble with the signal). He was also the last of the original Power Ranger team to leave the show, although his former teammate Jason had returned as the Gold Ranger at that time. It was widely believed that Billy's surname came from Bryan Cranston, who did voice work for Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, and would later portray Zordon in the 2017 film. Bryan Cranston was told this and it was later confirmed to him from an unknown source. However, in recent years, promotional material for an attempted Bioman adaptation by Haim Saban, from 1984, revealed that the surname was decided on long before Cranston became involved with the series. References External links Official Power Rangers Website African-American superheroes American superheroes Fictional characters on the autism spectrum Fictional hackers Fictional inventors Fictional karateka Fictional Ninjutsu practitioners Fictional polearm and spearfighters Fictional scientists Male superheroes Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Power Rangers characters Power Rangers Zeo Teenage characters in television Television characters introduced in 1993