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!
Today, the world's biggest power plant,
with its own offshore oil field, starts operation.
But many nations complain that the plant will put
too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Yet that doesn't worry the president of this country,
who is here to dedicate this plant.
Mr. President, won't your country be adding
vast amounts of greenhouse gases to our atmosphere?
We've made the hugest oil find in history,
and burning this low-cost oil
will be a big help to our troubled economy.
But what about the carbon dioxide that will release?
It acts like an invisible blanket, heating up the whole planet!
Take it easy, Kwame.
You know he can't hear you.
[ Sighs ] I know.
I hear people are worrying
about this global-warming thing. Both: Huh?
According to my science adviser, there's no real proof.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a power plant to dedicate.
No real proof?
The president is getting very bad advice.
From a very bad adviser.
Dr. Blight!
Gaia: The president doesn't realize
that this is all part of her insane experiment
to make Earth too hot for humans.
Maybe it is time we made things too hot for her!
To the Eco-copter, everyone!
It's about time, Doctor! It was getting stuffy in there.
Dr. Blight: Just put a cork in it, MAL.
Voilà!
I'm sorry I yelled, MAL, baby.
This is quite a plant you built for us, Dr. Blight.
I can't wait to kick this baby into gear.
This dedication should be a blast,
Mr. President.
Heh heh.
Okay. Uh...
I dedicate this
the Blight Power Plant.
[ Coughing ]
Surprised? That's my new gas-guzzler rocket fuel.
Not exactly the cleanest-burning,
is it?
No, but so powerful,
it'll get that space probe of yours to Venus in hours.
Oh, really? I'd like to see that.
I took the liberty of refueling your rocket.
The mileage isn't great,
but the pickup's out of this world!
Linka: Oh, no! We are too late!
The president has started up the power plant!
When he hears about Blight's dirty tricks,
he will shut it down.
The only problem is...
You in the copter! Who's that?!
Land at once, or we'll force you down.
The only problem is we'll never get in to see anybody.
Please! We must see the president!
Sorry, kid. Your best hope is to stand
along the motorcade route and, uh, wave.
Wave? That's what we need!
While I am getting a couple of us inside.
Water!
Oh! Aah!
What the...?
Whoa!
Wind!
We had five suspects here, and now there's two missing.
Good thing this is just a test shot.
I don't want to risk astronauts' lives
with an experimental fuel.
Really? Why not?
If we could only talk to him alone.
We cannot convince him Blight is bad news
when she is the one that he listens to.
I know something
that any President must listen to...
Wasps.
[ Buzzing ]
Heart!
Whoa! Aah!
Look out! They're going to sting us!
Whoa! I'm getting airsick!
Hey! This way, Mr. President. Hurry!
[ Suchi screeching ]
Whew! Thanks, fellas.
It seems we stumbled into a hornets' nest.
Sir, you are about to be the victim of a real sting.
By a real pest... Dr. Blight.
My science adviser?
Uh! Aah!
Allow me, Doctor.
Thanks, MAL.
Oh, no! Where's the president?
Gone for an elevator ride
with those Planet-twits, I fear.
What? The Planeteers are here?
Oh, no! They'll tell him everything.
He'll shut down my power plant.
Unless they were to get lost in space.
I'm on your wavelength, MAL, baby.
Just let me reprogram the orbiter.
President: It just doesn't make sense,
even if this greenhouse thing is true.
I don't believe it, by the way.
Please! You must shut down her plant.
Every hour it is spewing tons of carbon dioxide
into our atmosphere.
Wouldn't be sound economics. I...
What in the world?
I'm tied in. We launch in 10 seconds.
10 seconds.
Well, then what are we doing here?
9 seconds.
8.
Hey! That rocket's not supposed to be launched now!
[ Gasps ] Look on the gantry crane...
Kwame and Ma-Ti... And the president!
They will be burned to a crust!
That's "crisp,"
but not if I do some burning first.
Fire!
4.
I don't get it! I cut the control cable,
but it's still blasting off.
3.
Kwame: Quick! Inside!
2.
Yah!
1.
Lift-off.
Your gas-guzzler rocket
is carrying the president
to new heights of popularity.
Uh!
What have you done?
Ah!
Heart.
Planeteer alert.
Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
Go, Planet!
Uh-oh. Someone's polluting the air.
That's not gonna make my job any easier.
What?! They're part of a plot to kidnap the president!
Arrest them!
Hey, we're no kidnapers!
Mission control, patch me into the space orbiter.
G-forces... too... strong.
Mr. President, can you hear me?
Mission control cannot turn you around.
Sir, please respond!
Go on, Cap. You got to catch them.
[ Coughs ]
Man, this rocket sure needs a tune-up.
MAL, get off your disk drive and do something
before he rescues them!
Keep your shirt on, Doctor.
Time for booster rocket separation.
Errgh!
Ugh!
Whoa!
Ma-Ti: Kwame... I feel light-headed.
That's not the only thing that is light.
We... We must be in outer space.
[ Chattering ]
[ Chuckles ] As Suchi just found out.
This is not funny, Ma-Ti.
Now we are beyond the reach of Captain Planet...
And even Gaia!
Uh!
[ Gasping ] Just missed them!
Planeteers...
the power...
is yours.
Oh, no!
Kwame and Ma-Ti... in outer space...
Can't return their powers.
Where are we headed, Kwame?
This is your captain speaking...
Not the one you were hoping for, of course.
Kwame: MAL!
He must have infiltrated the ship's computer.
Welcome aboard our one-way flight
to Earth's sister planet, Venus.
Venus, huh? Well, should be safe
till a rescue ship comes.
MAL: Ha ha ha ho ho!
That's a hot one, Prez, old boy.
Look at Venus on infrared...
The hottest planet in the solar system.
Phew! Good thing we're just orbiting.
Oh! Did I forget to mention
I reprogrammed this orbiter?
You're going to crash-land on Venus.
What? What?
[ Chattering ]
Wheeler: We'll be right back with more Planeteer action.
Planeteers: We're back! Go, Planet!
MAL: [ Mockingly ] Ha ha ha ha!
Wait a sec. I know you.
You're Dr. Blight's computer.
She must have Shanghaied us!
You'll enjoy Venus, Mr. President...
A balmy climate.
Today's forecast calls for temperatures
in the low 800s.
800 degrees? Hot enough to melt lead.
So keep your heads inside. Ha ha ha!
Well, I'm no rocket scientist,
but I can see to turn this ship around,
I'm going to have to disconnect you.
Naughty, naughty, Prez, old boy.
Yow!
Now hold tight, everyone.
I know a shortcut.
Whoa-oh! Whoa-oh!
[ Suchi screeching ]
Whoa!
Ooh!
Kwame!
MAL has us trapped.
[ Groans ]
Well, at least my Earth power still works.
So does your heart power,
and you're going to need it for what lies ahead.
Come. Look at the PlanetVision.
Keep them handcuffed. They're all part of the plot.
Don't worry, Dr. Blight.
They're not going anywhere till we get our president back.
I like the way you put that.
Is leaking Doctor, your power plant's leaking carbon dioxide
into the air vents.
It will put everyone in there to sleep.
What a gas, MAL!
Did you ever have one of those days
when everything was working out perfectly?
Oh. Ugh.
We must get out of here.
If only we knew.
[Yawns] what happened to Captain Planet.
Gi: I hope Ma-Ti and Kwame are all... [ Yawns ]
Captain Planet: No! No! Don't go to sleep!
You need fresh air... and fast!
Ugh!
You don't have the power of wind anymore, remember?
Wow. What a comedown.
But there's another way to stop Dr. Blight.
If we combine all our power,
we can reach Ma-Ti and Kwame.
Shut down plants, throw people out of work,
all for some crazy theory that might not even happen?
I'm sorry. I'm not gonna do that.
Captain Planet: Ma-Ti. Ma-Ti, can you hear me?
Huh? I'm getting something!
Everyone concentrate.
Who's that?
Captain Planet! Yes, we hear you!
Mr. President, if you see what you're risking,
maybe you'll change your mind.
Tricks won't make me change my mind.
Heard all this before about the "too much carbon dioxide" thing.
We don't know how much carbon dioxide is too much,
but the last decade was one of the hottest in history.
If we make things worse with greenhouse gases,
the polar ice could melt and flood every coastal city.
In New York, rising seas will take a bite
out of the Big Apple.
As for Hong Kong, it'll be long gone...
while the only tourists left in Venice
will be scuba divers.
For humans, it would mean farmland turned to deserts,
the collapse of entire economies,
hunger on an unimaginable scale.
But it probably won't be that bad.
Maybe. Or maybe it'll be worse.
A real climate change
means every animal will have to adapt or die.
In time, the lucky ones might find new habitats
or even evolve new physical traits.
[ Chattering ]
[ Screeching ]
It's still just an unproved theory.
Need proof on all this.
What will it take to convince you?
Gee. It sure is getting warm. Whew!
Ow! That thing's burning hot!
There is your proof, Mr. President.
That is the atmosphere of Venus,
a real greenhouse planet.
What's Venus got to do with Earth?
Kwame: Venus is a lot like Earth, but it's all desert...
Too hot for water or any kind of life as we know it.
How come?
Ma-Ti: Because clouds on Venus
are full of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide.
They trap the sun's heat...
Like an out-of-control greenhouse.
You mean the Earth could end up like this?
Do you want to take that chance?
No. Never!
Mission control, this is the president calling.
Now get somebody over to the Blight Power Plant and...
Aah!
Who said you could make a call on my line?
Ohh! MAL broke their connection
before the president could give the order.
Then you must get to the power plant and stop Blight yourself.
But, Gaia, what good is a superhero without superpowers?
You still have the power that counts most... your courage.
Thanks, Gaia.
Who says I can't fly?
Time to think about the big picture.
Got a planet to save. Charge!
So, there's no more electricity
between us, eh?
Maybe this will brighten your day.
Yow!
Aah!
Whoa!
Got to...
Aah!
Oh!
I've toyed with you long enough.
Now it's time to finish you...
off?
Uh-oh.
Good job, Suchi.
I can feel the gravity of Venus.
Not to mention the gravity of the situation.
We must get manual control.
Ma-Ti: We are going to crash!
Got it!
Now I just hope we have enough fuel
to get us back to Earth.
Me, too. Phew! Man, am I bushed!
Got to [Yawns] escape.
[ Snoring ]
There's no one to stop me now!
Greenhouse planet, here we come!
Doctor, they cut my link to the space orbiter.
So what? There's no one who can save this planet now.
Uh, except maybe... Captain Planet?
No! It's impossible!
It... It's Captain Planet!
He's got...
a crowbar?
Let's just say... I got to conserve power.
Good thing I found the handcuff keys.
Wow! I never knew
what a hard job I have.
Oh, my back!
Well, well.
Look at the mighty Captain Planet.
Looks like he's been demoted
to Private Planet.
What is going on?
What?
May I offer you a light, Doctor?
MAL, you're such a gentleman.
Lay low, Planeteers.
I'll deal with Blight's burning ambition.
Come on, Doctor Give it your best shot.
Hyah!
Whoa!
You can run, Planet, but you can't hide.
Oh, no! Here comes more trouble.
No! They can't be back!
MAL, I'm gonna boot you right in your software.
Hey, Blight! You couldn't torch
the broadside of a tar pit.
Aah!
Wow! Talk about cutting off your hose
to spite your face.
I have never landed a spaceship before,
but here goes!
Are you all right, Mr. President?
I will be, as soon as we shut down the Blight Power Plant.
You heard the president!
Prez, baby, be reasonable!
If you don't like burning oil,
I've got a great nuclear plant for you.
Get this woman out of my sight!
How about burning toxic waste?
Well, Planeteers, I'm due for a major recharge,
and I'm not leaving a wake-up call.
The power is yours!
So, Kwame, tell me more about this solar stuff
and that wind power thing.
Read my lips, Mr. President...
They work.
[ Laughter ]
That's pretty darn good.
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
Wheeler: Our world is an exciting place.
Linka: Biology, chemistry, geology, and other sciences
help us understand how it works.
For example, biology is the study of living things.
Kwame: And geology explains the Earth's physical structure
and how it was formed.
Gaia: The more you know about our Earth,
the more you'll appreciate
its beauty and complexity.
So learn all you can.
The power is yours!
Ma-Ti: Do not lose heart. The Planeteers will return.
Linka: And now...
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
Forests and plants are the air-conditioners of our planet.
They help regulate temperature and humidity
as well as keep the air clean.
So plant a tree or start a garden in your backyard.
Or grow potted plants in your house.
All it takes is a little work, sunlight, and...
Water.
The power is yours!
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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