Our world is in peril.
Gaia, the spirit of the Earth,
can no longer stand the terrible destruction
plaguing our planet.
She sends five magic rings to five special young people...
Kwame from Africa, with the power of Earth.
[ Sirens wailing ]
From North America... Wheeler, with the power of fire.
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From Eastern Europe... Linka, with the power of wind.
From Asia... Gi, with the power of water.
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And from South America... Ma-Ti, with the power of heart.
When the five powers combine,
they summon Earth's greatest champion...
Captain Planet!
All: Go, Planet!
Captain Planet: The power is yours!
Stay tuned, Planeteers. I'll be right back.
Gi: And now...
Oh, no!
Another mutated creature pulled from the ocean today.
With me is Tak Yakamura.
Tell me, Tak, where did you catch this... thing?
In the ocean, near my home.
It was the only thing I caught all morning.
The mystery continues, and the world wonders
how this could happen.
Gi: No, Suchi! Put that down!
[ Grunts ] With these turbines,
we'll be able to get where we're going
twice as fast... With no pollution.
Suchi, come on! Don't touch those!
I told you to leave them alone!
[ Sighs ]
Gaia, what's wrong?
Come to the crystal chamber, Gi.
We have an eco-emergency.
Be right there, Gaia.
Just have to tighten one more bolt.
[ Screeching ]
Oh, Suchi, I don't have time for this!
You've been a great help.
[ Screeching ]
[ Planeteers murmuring ]
Hey! I think I've seen this movie before, Gaia.
Unfortunately, Wheeler, it's not a movie.
It's an international newscast.
That poor thing is the product of pollution.
Whoa! That's real?
I'd hate to go to a seafood restaurant and find that on my plate.
Scientists continue to report rapidly increasing levels
of cadmium, mercury, and PCBs in coastal waters.
Although the incidence of mutations
is increasing by the hour,
investigators are still unable
to trace the source of pollution.
If it isn't found soon,
this region of the world may well be... doomed.
Martin Stevenson, World News Network.
Mercury and cadmium are heavy metals. They are very poisonous.
And PCBs. They all amplify biologically.
What do you mean?
Biological amplification is a process, Kwame. Look!
PCBs and other pollutants
contaminate lower forms of sea life, like shrimp.
When fish eat the shrimp,
the PCBs concentrate inside their bodies.
And as the PCBs move up the food chain,
they become more and more concentrated,
sometimes reaching lethal doses.
At the rate we're dumping toxins into the ocean,
pretty soon eating fish could be a thing of the past.
So, the problem starts small and then multiplies?
Exactly. People think that because the ocean is so big,
they can dump anything in it and it won't matter.
It is up to us to find out who is behind this operation
before the problem gets completely out of control.
Come on, Planeteers!
[ Screeching ]
Sorry, Suchi. You must stay here.
[ Screeching ]
What is happening in the seas to cause these deformities?
And what will happen to fishermen
who depend on the ocean for their living?
Scientists are working around the clock
to discover the source.
Scientists! Ha! Why don't they do something useful,
like find a cure for the common cold?
Yeah. They couldn't...
Ah-Ah-Ah...
[ Sneezes ]
Never mind, Ooze. Get back to the dumping.
[ Sneezes ]
Ah-Ah...
[ Sneezes ]
[ Crash ]
Oohh!
Yahhh!
Huh?
Ooze, get me out of here... now!
Uh... uh, sure, boss!
[ Sneezes ]
Get me out of here!
[ Gasps ]
[ Mumbling ]
Aahh!
Boss, boss!
[ Moaning ]
Are you o...
You dolt!
Come on. Let's get out of here. We're stuck on our own junk.
Kwame: How beautiful!
Gi: Up here it is.
Let's see what it looks like below.
No, no, no! I don't believe it!
Eco-brats! Of all the rotten timing.
Just when we've got another fleet of barges on the way.
Hey, Ooze!
What, Boss?
Shut it down, Ooze! We're moving out!
This entire area is saturated with toxins!
Those transformers are leaking PCBs into the water!
Not to mention whatever is in those barrels.
Eco-alert! Over there!
What kind of monster could do this to the ocean?
"Monster's" the right word.
Check this out!
Bozhe moi!
Poor thing... so badly mutated, it could not live.
This is where the heavy metals and PCBS concentrate.
It's so sad.
Shellfish are at the greatest risk
because they have to live right in this gunk.
I hope we do not run in to anything this size.
We must find out who is doing this.
Back to the Eco-sub.
[ Screeching ]
Calm down, Suchi!
We must warn the Planeteers.
I was fishing right around here.
Well, let's give it a try.
It's so peaceful.
It's hard to believe that there are so many problems just below the surface.
The net's caught on something. Give me a hand.
Oh!
Ah!
[ Screaming ]
Help! Help!
I am picking up something on sonar.
Help! Somebody help us!
I've got video.
Bozhe moi! Look at the size of that creature!
Let's go!
I'll kick in the new turbines.
Planeteers, Suchi just brought me this.
He says it's part of the eco-sub.
Oh, no!
That must be what he was trying to tell me!
Is it important?
It controls the turbines.
Without that part, we may not be able to shut them down.
That is a chance we will have to take.
We must help those people.
Kwame is right.
Go for it!
Okay. Powering up!
Hold on!
[ Screaming ]
Drat! Planet-brats again.
Hoist anchor, Ooze.
We got places to go and toxics to dump.
No! Help!
I [Grunts] can't straighten it out.
Maybe... I can... help.
Whoa!
We are going to hit!
They're gonna hit us!
[ Grunts ] Come on, Kwame!
Dive! Dive!
Uh-oh! Too late!
[ Crash ]
Uh, what?
Aahh!
Get me out of here!
Oh, not again.
It's getting so an eco-villain can't make a dishonest living.
Aahh!
There's got to be an easier way!
[ Planeteers cheer ]
Soft landing, Gi.
That is a very strange rock formation.
That's not a rock formation.
It is a giant clam.
And it is closing!
Ma-Ti: Do not lose heart. The Planeteers will return.
Linka: And now...
Kwame: So far we do not seem to be doing so well.
Any ideas?
It's all my fault.
If I hadn't been so impatient with Suchi...
Hey, Gi, it's all right.
Let's just concentrate on getting out of here.
I can't believe I hit that boat.
Ma-Ti: But you also cracked the case!
Did anybody else notice who was on that barge?
Sludge and Ooze.
Bozhe moi! We must stop them!
Is that before or after we get out of this clam?
[ Both gasp ]
Ah! Ah!
Ha ha ha!
Look what we got.
An insurance policy,
in case those Planet-clowns show up again.
Wheeler: Give me a break.
We're gonna try to tickle the clam open?
Is that all you can do?
Yes. It's the best shot we've got.
Matter of fact, it's the only shot we've got.
Shouldn't we think about this a little more?
Linka: Clam up, Wheeler!
Go ahead, Gi. We trust you.
Let us hope he is ticklish.
I can't believe it! It's working!
The clam is opening!
Good job, Gi!
Look out!
The squid is back!
I got a bad feeling we could be the catch of the day!
Get us out of here, Gi!
Now would be a good time! Whoa!
Gi: We're clear!
Planeteers: Yeah!
Remind me never to watch another monster movie!
Let's get to the surface.
Yes! We've got some Sludge and Ooze to clean up.
Ohh. Why don't those eco-eggheads leave me alone
and let me pollute in peace?
Maybe it's because you're ruining our ocean!
We depend on it for our livelihood!
Don't you realize
you're causing a disaster?
Oh, you're blowing it all out of proportion.
What's a couple of weird fish between friends?
Besides, I don't make garbage. I just dump it.
Illegally!
Picky, picky, picky! Uh-oh!
Ooze, here come our big fish! Get ready!
Cannon's loaded. Fire when ready.
Best dumping operation I've ever staged,
and those rats wrecked it.
Well, now it's time to even the score.
Fire!
[ Speaking Russian ]
Gi: Time for some evasive maneuvers.
I'm taking her down!
Watch out, Gi!
Megasquid at 6:00!
Got it, Wheeler. Kwame, check on Sludge.
Oh, no! Sludge has prisoners on board!
We have got to save them!
We've got to save ourselves first!
Let's see if we can do both!
Hang on, everybody!
Where'd those eco-brats go?
Water!
Oh, no! Not again!
Whoa!
Aahh!
Wind!
Come on. Let's get out of here.
Thanks. Once again, you saved our lives.
We're not out of this yet.
Get me out of here!
I'm going to obliterate you Planet punks!
This time you're not gonna make it.
This time,
I win.
Uh, Boss, I...
Go sneeze on your own time, Ooze.
It's time to put the squeeze on those Planeteers.
Huh? Yahhh!
Let me down! Ooze, you idiot!
Fire at the squid!
Right!
Yaaaaaahh!
Well, don't just lie there!
Do something!
Aahh!
Not exactly the response I had hoped for.
Gi: Oh, no! It's heading for the city.
[ Crowd screams ]
They'll never stop it.
Let's call Captain Planet.
Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
Oh! I got to stop that supersquid
before it turns the city into sushi.
Calamari, dudes.
Ahh!
Aahh!
Hey, looks like a grand slam.
But next time pick on someone your own size.
You'll be safe here.
I've got to see a monster about his bridgework.
I can see the monster as it rages toward the bridge.
And now Captain Planet is flying up
to do battle with this aberration of nature.
Whew!
I'll bet you had that bottled up inside for a while.
Whoa!
Umph!
Toxic ink.
Wait a minute. Captain Planet is down.
We must wash off that ink.
Look at that.
The monster's headed this way!
Planeteers: Whoa!
Ah!
Thanks, Planeteers.
Well, it's time to deliver
a little poison pen note of my own.
These creatures are too deformed to live for very long.
I'll just put them way out in the ocean,
where they can't harm anyone.
Here's a scoop for that reporter.
And now to find a solution for this pollution.
Well, it looks like Sludge has really gone overboard this time.
Hey, Sludge, need a lift?
Save me, Captain Planet.
I'm sorry. I've been... transformed.
The only transformation you've made
is turning this ecosystem into a toxic wasteland.
Lucky for you, I'm feeling generous.
Lucky for me, I took Mom's advice and wore clean underwear.
Well, the story is being broadcast around the world.
That is great!
We were lucky...
Only a few minor injuries in the whole city.
But it's gonna take time to put the docks back in shape.
That monster sure did some damage.
That is nothing
compared to the damage that was done to the ocean.
Toxic waste is a monster of a problem,
but dumping in the ocean is not a solution.
You're right, Planeteers,
but it would have been even worse without your help.
[ Chattering ]
Welcome home, Planeteers.
I'm sorry I was so nasty to you, Suchi.
This is for you. Ace mechanic... that's you.
I wonder what happened to Sludge and Ooze.
Let's just say they're cleaning up their act.
Sludge: If those rotten Planeteers hadn't shown up,
we could have been sitting pretty.
Boss, I wouldn't say that stuff was exactly pretty.
A temporary problem, I assure you.
Dumping in the ocean is not dangerous.
Oowww! Get it off! Get it off!
Dumping in the ocean ain't dangerous, huh?
Well, I think it can be. [ Laughs ]
Get it, boss? Can be? [ Laughs ]
Go, Planet!
Because the oceans are so vast and deep,
people think we cannot hurt them.
But we are sadly learning that that is not the case.
We are all responsible and must do our part to save our oceans.
Gaia: The ocean is not just for our enjoyment.
It's home to a lot of creatures.
Captain Planet: So next time you go to the beach,
keep in mind that you're in someone's home
and do what you can to keep it clean.
Remember, the power is yours.
Wheeler: We'll be right back with more Planeteer action.
Planeteers: We're back! Go, Planet!
We all love to swim and fish and go boating.
So remember, the things that wash into our streets and gutters
end up in our lakes and oceans.
You can help stop runoff pollution
by using natural fertilizers.
Like grass clippings, manure, or mulch.
Never dump motor oil or other chemicals down sewer drains.
Recycle them instead.
And talk to your local authorities.
They should be able to tell you how to safely dispose of toxic chemicals.
The power is yours, kid.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water! Heart!
All: Go, Planet!
By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!
♪ Captain Planet ♪
♪ He's our hero ♪
♪ Gonna take pollution down to zero ♪
♪ He's our powers magnified ♪
♪ And he's fighting on the planet's side ♪
♪ Captain Planet ♪
♪ He's our hero ♪
♪ Gonna take pollution down to zero ♪
♪ Gonna help him put asunder ♪
♪ Bad guys who like to loot and plunder ♪
You'll pay for this, Captain Planet!
♪ We're the Planeteers, you can be one, too ♪
♪ 'Cause saving our planet is the thing to do ♪
♪ Looting and polluting is not the way ♪
♪ Hear what Captain Planet has to say ♪
The power is yours!
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