Captain Planet: Our world is in peril.
Gaia, the spirit of 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.
♪♪
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!
The power is yours!
Captain Planet: Last time, the Planeteers went off to deal with Sly Sludge
while I set my sights on cleaning up a waste spill
at sea.
But when a toxic tide revived Captain Pollution,
I found myself in a touchy situation.
I'm back!
♪♪
Ugh!
Pbht!
Now, this is what I call a rapid comeback!
Now to take care of that pungent polluter!
♪♪
Hurry it up!
So when do we get paid for this stuff?
Patience, Mr. Sludge.
The client will be here soon to reward us
for our ecological efforts.
[ Laughs ]
[ Groans ] That was a real back-breaker!
But we've dumped it all!
Good. Then you're fired again.
Get going!
But... but... but how am I supposed to survive out there?
Hey, you could take my car.
[ Laughs ]
This is turning out to be even more profitable
than I dreamed.
We need a rope or something!
This may work.
Yeah, but how are we gonna reach the vent?
[ Suchi chitters ]
Suchi can do it!
Go, Suchi.
[ Suchi chitters ]
All right, come on! Linka: Keep going!
[ Gasps ] Look out!
Ugh!
[ Explosion ]
[ All scream ]
I cannot see where we are going.
Hang on. I got a flashlight.
Earth! Ah, I keep forgetting
we do not have our powers.
Looks like there's another chamber up here.
Oh, great. The battery's dying.
We'd better find a piece of wood or something to use as a torch.
Oh, yeah, right, Gi. See any trees down here?
Easy, Wheeler.
If there is any wood around, I will find it.
When I was young, my mother fell ill,
and searching for firewood became my job.
Over the years, the trees around my village began to disappear.
Piece by piece, they were stripped away.
Wood became as precious as gold,
and no one thought to plant new trees.
Each day, I was forced to travel farther and farther
to find firewood.
One afternoon, I spotted a small herd of elephants.
I knew they would eventually lead me to trees.
I followed the magnificent beasts for hours
until, finally, trees.
But before the elephants could take cover
in that tiny batch of forest,
poachers opened fire. [ Gunshots ]
That awful sight burned itself into my mind.
I realized that people are not the only ones
who need trees to survive.
Animals need them for food and protection, too.
That is why I believe so strongly in planting trees.
Hey! How about that?
All right. You can still find firewood!
I have not lost my touch.
Fire!
[ Chuckles ] Neither have I.
Look! Smoke!
Hit it! Let us hope this is the way out.
If not, we're shafted.
Captain Pollution: [ Gasps ] Pbht!
Ahh! [ Laughs ]
♪ Oh, give me a home
♪ Where the wastewater burns
♪ And the slime and the scum both decay ♪
♪ Where never is heard
♪ The chirp of a bird
♪ And you can't see the sky for days ♪
[ Laughs ]
Ahh!
How's that for tree shooting?
This place is still a polluted paradise.
And this grody puke does wonders for my complexion.
Come on in, Planet!
The toxicity is just right!
Uh, no thanks, my acidic amigo.
Well, if you're too chicken to play,
you bet your life,
then you'll just have to watch from the cheap seats!
Ugh!
Ohh!
[ Laughs ] I just love adding injury to insult.
You know what I mean?
[ Coughs ]
Oh, this is gonna make a great summer home,
but, for now, I'm off to Alaska to chill out!
[ Laughs ]
Hey, greenie weenie, I'm taking a shortcut.
You're welcome to follow... if you dare!
No thanks, Pollution.
I'll make my own travel arrangements.
[ Laughing ]
Wheeler, are we clear of the smoke yet?
I don't think... Ow!
My ankle.
I can't walk on it.
You have to try!
Ugh! I-I can't.
Just go.
We're not leaving you!
You have no choice! Leave me alone!
Listen, don't argue with me on this one.
Please.
Let me tell you a story.
[ Giggles ] Come on, Tisa! I'll race you!
[ Dolphin chirping ]
[ Laughs ]
♪♪
You'll have to leave immediately.
Your grants have been revoked. What?
Sternkill Industries has bought up the coast.
They're putting in a smelter here.
But our research!
There's nothing I can do.
No! I can't leave Tisa! Please!
[ Dolphin chirping ]
I'm sorry, Gi. We have no choice.
Tisa, I'll be back! I promise!
[ Dolphin whines ]
All I thought about was getting back to her.
I saved every penny of my allowance
and never stopped planning.
Took me nearly a year, but I finally made it.
[ Seagull cries ]
There was something eerie about the beach.
Tisa! Tisa!
Then I saw her.
No! No!
What have they done to you?
[ Dolphin cries ]
As I held her, I knew I would devote myself
to protecting the seas and all their precious life.
I had to abandon one friend. It's not going to happen again.
Do not worry, Gi. You will not lose this one.
Sorry I lost it before.
It's really been a long time since I had to lean on anyone.
I remember when I was a kid back in Brooklyn.
I was pretty much on my own.
Come on, tough guy! Pay up! You owe me!
Man: What are you doin' down there?
Ugh!
Later, loser!
[ Groans ]
I thought I told you to get me a bottle.
I tried, Dad, but...
I'm tired of your excuses!
Try harder, or don't come back,
you no good loser!
Who wants to come back to this dump?
[ Can clatters ]
Wheeler: I wandered the streets for hours,
until I didn't know where I was.
Hey, punk, don't you know
it's dangerous in the park at night?
[ Laughter ]
Hey, what are you doin'?
Hey, look out! What's goin' on?
Let's get out of here! Come on! Let's go!
Hey you okay, kid?
Yeah, thanks.
Man, that was incredible!
Right out of "Robin Hood" or something!
Where did you guys come from?
Hey, we live in the park.
Where?
Right up there, in the trees.
Get outta here.
Seriously!
We built our homes in the trees.
Yeah. And we do it
without hammering a single nail into the trunks.
So, uh, what are you doin' out here all alone?
I, uh, don't have anywhere else to go.
Then stay with us, kid.
If you're not afraid of heights, that is.
It turned my whole life around,
finding people who believed I was worth something.
I hate to interrupt, but...
[ Suchi chitters ]
Gi: Hang on, Wheeler! We're getting out of here!
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[ Spits ]
Yuck!
This place looks so revoltingly clean,
I think I'm gonna ralph.
Oh, good thing there's still plenty of cruddy crude
on the bottom from that 11-million gallon spill!
[ Laughs ]
But not nearly enough!
Bomb's away!
[ Grunting ]
Captain Planet: Pollution on the rocks.
Bottom's up.
This will keep you out of trouble for a while.
This place leaves me cold.
I can't handle much more of this clean living!
You're all washed up, Pollution!
Oh, yeah?
Aah!
Ugh!
This game isn't over yet!
Ah, so much pollution,
so little time.
Now to catch up with my toxic twin!
Gi: Which way?
Most of these tunnels probably lead
deeper into the mine.
Let's go that way! It angles up!
No! That is a dead end.
Since when did you become the mine expert?
I grew up in a mining town, Yankee.
Yeah? Well, I grew up in New York,
but that doesn't make me a stockbroker.
My family worked in the mine.
It shaped my whole life.
My father was foreman.
[ Birds chirping ]
Clear out! We hit gas!
Everybody out! [ Bell ringing ]
[ Indistinct shouting ]
[ Russian accent ] This will break Linka's heart.
[ Birds chirping ]
I helped my grandmother raise canaries.
My father used them in the mine to detect gas.
I loved birds.
And my grandmother taught me all about them.
My greatest joy came from the bird songs.
I learned to mimic their sounds and use them in my music.
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Linka, I am sorry.
No!
It is not fair!
[ Crying ]
[ Russian accent ] The birds are not dying in vain, Linka.
Because of their sensitivity to gas,
they are able to save many human lives.
[ Sniffles ]
But why must it be this way?
It still hurts me when birds suffer.
And now it is so much greater than in the mines.
Birds around the world are dying
and showing us how polluted our environment has become.
That is why I feel so strongly
that we owe animals a great debt.
Strange how disasters can bring people closer together.
People will always have differences,
but, in our hearts, we are all the same.
Quick, Linka! Which way?
That way!
But the smoke's headed that way!
Precisely!
Air must be getting out through the end of that tunnel!
All right! Fresh air, here we come!
Aah!
Great! Looks like our luck's taken a nosedive.
Not yet.
As you Yankees say,
"There is a light at the end of the tunnel."
[ All cheer ]
♪♪
[ Inhales sharply ]
What a relief!
Down! Plunder's men may be nearby.
[ Tires screech ]
Keep your yapper shut. I'll do the talking.
♪♪
So did you bring the money?
Who is this, Plunder?
Temporary help.
Yeah, and its payday.
Hey! Mr. Plunger!
We finished hiding the barrels for youse!
Couple of 'em busted open!
They're kinda flimsy.
Now, look! I paid you top dollar
to ensure safe disposal.
I cannot afford bad press!
Hey! You can't do that!
Watch me!
Uh, don't be hasty.
I'm sure something can be arranged.
Yeah, like a padded cell.
So we've come full circle.
The game is up!
And I win!
[ Laughs ]
Aah! Ugh!
[ Groans, coughs ]
Planeteers.
Captain Planet is in trouble!
Then we're out of here!
You're making a big mistake.
The feds'll hear about this.
[ Laughs ]
No one will take the word of those eco-geeks
over a tycoon like me.
I'm no eco-geek,
but I'd be happy to testify against my ex-bosses.
Water!
Bring the witness!
Curse those meddling planet pests.
♪♪
Stop squirming.
Wheeler: Hey, that feels pretty good, babe.
It is much easier treating a bird.
No lip.
Where to, Ma-Ti?
Commander Clash's island, and hurry!
♪♪
[ Groans ]
This pollution problem is definitely expanding.
I love kicking a good man when he's down.
[ Laughs ]
Ugh!
[ Coughs ]
Oh, no! It is Captain Pollution!
He is huge! Monstrous!
Looks like we will only have one shot
at saving Captain Planet.
Can you handle the controls?
Piece of cake.
No grandstanding?
Trust me.
They're in over their heads,
just like their precious Planet!
[ Gurgling ]
Everyone knows their jobs?
Right! Ready!
All: Ready!
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Aw, how touching. [ Chuckles ]
The eco-freaks to the rescue.
But who's gonna rescue them?
[ Laughing evilly ]
No! Stop!
Got him!
Wheeler, take her up.
Hang on, everybody!
♪♪
[ Groans, coughs ]
Thanks for the helping hand!
Whoa!
No fair, dudes! He's mine!
Give him back!
[ Coughing ]
Hurry, Ma-Ti!
Discharge the solar panels.
It will recharge Captain Planet and keep Pollution at bay.
Time to light out of here!
Final jeopardy, Pollution.
What is, give it your best shot?
Aah!
[ Rumbling ]
A natural lava vat to clean up your act,
not to mention your complexion.
[ Coughs ]
You tricked me!
My polluting powers, they're weakening!
[ Coughing ]
You'll never overcome Pollution...
Looks like your game show's been cancelled.
I hope there aren't any reruns.
That should keep the problem under wraps!
Hey, great job, Planeteers.
Amazing what people can do when they work together.
Can't argue with that.
The power is yours!
Well, my friends, where to now?
I know exactly what we should do.
All: What?
Whatever the team wants.
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Go, Planet!
Gi: Careless development has destroyed
much of Louisiana black bear's home,
and only a few are left.
Kwame: But in some countries,
bear organs and paws are still in great demand.
We should pass laws to make trading in bear parts illegal.
We should protect all animals whose habitats are threatened.
Kids, write your government representatives.
Your letters can save teddy bears
and endangered animals around the world.
The power is yours!
Gi: The best thing you can do to help our environment
is get involved.
Join an environmental group
or team up with friends to start your own projects.
Clean up a park or a beach.
Organize a recycling program at school
or in your neighborhood.
Or plant trees and remember to take care of them.
It's all part of making our planet healthy again.
We must all work together to protect the animals, trees,
oceans, and air.
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!