Saban's Power Rangers franchise is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and longtime fans already know what that means: An epic team-up episode bringing together Rangers past and present, as the Super Ninja Steel Rangers join forces with their legendary predecessors to save the world.

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IGN can exclusively reveal three of the returning Rangers - and the premiere date for the anniversary episode - to give you time to prepare yourself for the wave of nostalgia that's about to hit you.As some fans have speculated, Nickelodeon will air the anniversary team-up at 8 p.m. on August 28, the date that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers first premiered on the Fox Kids Network.Three of the Rangers that fans can look forward to seeing during the episode are Tommy Oliver (Jason David Frank), who served as the original Green and White Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, the Red Zeo and Turbo Ranger, and the Black Dino Ranger; Kat Hillard (Catherine Sutherland), the second Pink Mighty Morphin Ranger and the Pink Zeo and Turbo Ranger; and Wes Collins (Jason Faunt), the Red Time Force Ranger. More iconic Rangers from past seasons will be announced in the coming weeks.Check out an exclusive first look at Tommy, Kat and Wes preparing to morph below.Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel returns for its midseason premiere on Saturday, August 25 at noon on Nickelodeon.And if you can't get enough of classic Power Ranger team-ups, check out the ongoing Shattered Grid storyline currently unfolding across BOOM! Studios' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Go Go Power Rangers comics, which includes the teams from MMPR, Zeo, In Space, RPM, SPD, and Ninja Steel.

Laura Prudom is the Executive TV Editor at IGN. You can talk to her on Twitter at @LauinLA