The first monster to meet with Gruumm (the alien who plans to turn people into parsnips) is a hybrid costume of past monsters. He had the head of Deviot (from "Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy"), the boots of Tankenstein (from "Power Rangers: In Space"), and the body of the PR-unused monster from "Timeranger vs GoGoV" (unused in "Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue" and/or "Power Rangers: Time Force").
R.I.C. stands for Robotic Interactive Canine.
This episode takes place in 2025.