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.
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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!
The power is yours!
[ Birds chirping ]
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Man: Hey, Harry, shouldn't we slow it down in this fog?
We're already two hours behind schedule.
We gotta keep the hammer down.
What the?
[ Tires squeal ]
[ Horn blares ]
[ Tires squeal ]
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[ Indistinct talking ]
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Wheeler: [ Snoring ]
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Gi: Gaia!
Planeteers, we have an eco-emergency.
Hey! What's the big idea?
Better set course for Phoenixville.
There's been a toxic spill.
Not again!
Again.
Dioxin and benzene.
If it gets into the water table,
it could be another Love Canal.
So be careful, Planeteers.
Get ready to break out the protective gear.
ETA... 35 minutes!
[ Yawns ] Well, I'm gonna go back to dreamland.
Wake me when we get to the nightmare.
[ Suchi chitters ]
[ Horns honking ]
[ Siren wailing ]
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Woman: And that's the situation.
The question is, who's responsible for cleaning it up?
As mayor of Phoenixville,
I feel that the state should bear the cleanup costs.
Well, the waste is from out of state.
And that makes it a federal problem!
Groster Chemical is not responsible for this accident.
The blame lies with the trucking company!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! No one at the chemical plant
told us this stuff was so dangerous!
The city isn't prepared for this kind of disaster.
We've asked the state for experienced cleanup crews.
But that could take days.
It won't take days!
In fact, we'll be opening the highway immediately!
Where are the cleanup crews?
Wait! Do not move that tanker!
You kids shouldn't be here.
You do not understand! It is too dangerous!
Oh, no!
Aah!
[ Groans ]
It is time for teamwork!
Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!
Huh, looks like a toxic hang-up.
Ugh! Leaving?
But we just met.
[ Groans ]
Captain Planet! Are you okay?
He's in trouble!
[ Groans ]
He is coming to.
Waste makes haste, Planeteers.
Time for a quick exit.
The power is yours.
What in the foggy blue morning was that?
Special effects!
Come on. We have work to do.
Linka: We need to seal those tanks!
Water!
Fire!
Wind!
Phew!
We'd better get out of these suits
before the stuff eats through them.
Wheeler: Fan mail from some flounder
or a letter from a secret admirer?
It is from Mishka.
Who's Mishka, some old boyfriend?
This is no joking matter.
What's wrong, Linka? Bad news?
It is from home.
My grandmother is very ill.
In fact, half the town is sick.
Mishka is urging me to come home.
I feel I must go to my [speaks Russian] at once.
You can't leave! You're kidding, right?
Nyet, Wheeler, I am not.
But Linka, what if we have to call Captain Planet?
Yeah! I have no choice!
Things are under control here. And my grandmother needs me.
Grandmother? More like this Mishka guy!
Grow up, Wheeler!
Linka!
There is nothing you can say.
If I had been here, this would not have happened.
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Ma-Ti: What is that?
The old iron mine.
Mishka says it is almost tapped out.
Most of our town is now unemployed.
That must be the new recycling plant he wrote about.
There, land down there!
[ Engine shuts off ]
Mishka!
[ Smooches ]
[ Russian accent ] My little Linka, as beautiful as ever!
Easy, Wheeler.
How is Grandma? Not well.
The doctors do not know what is causing the sickness.
The animals are sick, too.
I must see her.
I have to go. Forgive me.
No, Linka.
Take it back!
Nyet. I will not be using it again.
Gaia will know what to do with it.
Linka, wait!
She is home now, where she belongs.
I don't believe this!
Come on, Wheeler.
Grandma, I promise to find out what is making you sick.
[ Geo-Cruiser flies overhead ]
[ Indistinct shouting ]
[ Russian accent ] No one was sick until you opened that recycling plant!
[ Indistinct shouting ]
[ Russian accent ] That is nonsense!
My plant causes a fraction of the pollution
the mine produced!
Then why have problems started now?
I don't know!
We do not have the equipment to analyze.
Then let me analyze it for you.
It is time we close the recycling center
and start a new mine!
This is unbelievable!
Why would anyone want to shut down a recycling plant?
She is right!
The plant can be as beneficial as the mine was
but without most of the pollution
and other harmful side effects.
The mine built this town!
There is nothing harmful about pig iron!
Everyone knows there are dangers from mining.
Enough! Don't listen to her!
Little Linka deserted us long ago.
You have no right to come back here and interfere!
That's right! You tell her!
I am warning you...
Keep your nose out of my business!
Perhaps it is better if you go home, Linka.
No, Mishka.
I am going to have a look around.
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[ Rat squeaks ]
This is worse than I thought.
[ Gasps ]
Wind!
Bozhe moi!
[ Gasps ] Aah!
Let go of me!
Who are you?
Aah!
Who?
Linka, are you all right?
[ Sighs ] I am fine.
What happened?
Just a little traffic accident.
After all the dangers the Planeteers have faced,
it would be silly to be crushed by a donkey cart.
[ Laughs ]
If these toxins keep spreading and seep into the groundwater,
Phoenixville will be a ghost town.
We must find a way to stop them.
Have you found out anything
about the missing-Linka situation?
I checked the information Ma-Ti sent.
The recycling plant shouldn't be making people sick.
But the old iron mine worries me.
People used to dump the tailings,
the waste from the mining process,
back into the shaft. And?
I just wish we could investigate firsthand.
Here you go, Grandma.
[ Russian accent ] Thank you, sweetheart.
I am certain that the answer to the illness
is in the old iron mine.
But how to prove it?
[ Coughs ]
Please, take care, Linka.
You have been gone a long time.
Things are not as they were.
Do not worry, Grandma. I will be careful.
I'd love to help, son.
But we don't have the equipment.
Amazing!
We're glad you're back.
Wheeler took it really hard, yes?
I have never seen him like that.
Too much excitement?
[ Laughs ] Jet lag.
I've analyzed the data on Linka's town.
It all points to some kind of poisoning... heavy metals...
Probably from contaminated drinking water.
Unless the spill here is contained soon,
this town will end up like Linka's.
[ Sighs ] Well, we cannot call Captain Planet.
I've got an idea. Come on!
Covering the spill with some absorbent material
should slow the seepage.
Yes. And it will buy time until the cleanup crews arrive.
It's worth a try.
Maybe the local people will help!
Forget the people. They don't care.
People wouldn't be so heartless.
And I will prove they are not!
What you doin'?
Sending out for sandbags and sawdust.
Get outta here!
All we can do now is wait and hope.
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Oh!
You shouldn't be up here!
I am going to get to the bottom of this!
It is far too dangerous for little girls.
Now go!
Very well.
Idealists... Always causing problems.
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[ Speaks Russian ]
[ Water dripping ]
[ Board creaks ]
Aah!
Ugh!
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[ Grunts ]
[ Groans ]
Mishka: Linka!
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Another accident?
Ohh! I am beginning to wonder.
Did you get a look at my rescuer?
No.
There is something familiar about him.
Perhaps a friend of my childhood?
What is this?
It looks like mine tailings.
I was down in that shaft.
This stuff is mixed in with the groundwater!
[ Gasps ] If that's true,
the mine must be causing the sickness!
In a few minutes, it will be too late
to stop the seepage.
Do not underestimate the power of heart.
[ Indistinct talking ]
I never knew the people cared so much about the town.
[ Indistinct talking ]
Let's go, guys. We have a long trip ahead of us.
We must show Yuri what we found.
[ Indistinct shouting ] Look!
Stop! What's going on?
We are closing this recycling plant
once and for all!
[ Indistinct shouting ]
You must not do this!
Out of my way!
[ Gasps ]
The plant is not the problem!
The mine is causing the sickness!
Look out!
No, please!
[ Electricity crackles ]
[ Alarm blaring ]
Aah!
[ Electricity crackles ]
The regulators are disabled! We must evacuate at once!
[ Steam hisses ]
Aah!
Hurry! The steam will activate the fire doors
and seal the building!
[ All screaming ]
You fool, look what you've done!
When those boilers blow up,
the explosions will level the plant and everything around it!
Mishka!
Mishka, where are you?
Linka.
[ Alarm blaring ]
We must get out of here! Come on!
What now?
[ Steam hissing ]
Oh!
Ugh!
[ Gasps ]
[ Grunts ]
Are you all right?
The boiler is going to blow!
Looks like you risked your life for me one too many times.
There is no way out.
What is this?
Huh?
My ring?
But how...
Wheeler!
I can't believe I'm sayin' this, but we better get outta here!
I'd blowtorch the door if... if I could see it!
No problem! Wind!
Fire!
[ Both grunt ]
Once the first boiler blows, it will trigger
a monumental explosion.
We don't have time to get clear!
Then we must reach Ma-Ti.
He is our only hope.
Oh, little buddy, we need you now.
Heart.
Kwame, call Captain Planet!
What? No time to explain!
Trust me!
Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Ma-Ti: Heart!
By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!
All: Go, Planet!
[ Alarm blares ]
Looks like someone's steamed.
[ Steam hissing ]
[ Grunts ]
I love this high-pressure work.
[ Inhales sharply ]
[ Blows ]
[ All cheer ]
The emergency is over!
Now, the real work begins.
Remember, Planeteers, the power is yours!
Now that the danger's over, where were we?
I think I must have mistaken you for a mysterious stranger.
[ Birds chirping ]
Why are you here?
I... I came to apologize.
I thought mining was the only way to save the town.
Now that the doctor knows what is causing the illness,
he feels confident Grandma and the others will recover.
Unfortunately, our water may never again be safe.
After I clean up the mine,
I promise I will work hard
to make the recycling plant a success.
We have to leave now, too.
I understand.
But I am needed here.
You will keep in touch.
Of course.
[ Suchi chitters ]
Never lose heart, Linka.
I will miss you, Ma-Ti.
[ Suchi chitters ]
[ Chuckles ] You too, Suchi.
Wheeler?
He's in with Grandmother. That Wheeler is quite a guy.
Da, he is.
Please, do take this to remember us by.
Thanks.
[ Clears throat ]
The others are ready to leave.
I just wanted to say goodbye.
Yeah, I guess.
I am sorry, Wheeler.
Darling, what you did for our town was wonderful.
But as a Planeteer,
you have the power to help towns all over the world.
Now go.
Oh, thank you, Grandma.
I love you.
Write often?
Yes. Now, hurry!
What took you so long?
[ Laughter ]
So are you sure you really wanna leave your beloved Mishka?
Well, it is not easy.
I have never loved anyone like I love Mishka.
After all, Mishka is the best big brother in the world.
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
Ma-Ti: Toxic chemicals get shipped
through cities and towns everywhere.
But many places don't have plans
for dealing with chemical spills.
Contact your mayor or fire department
to find out if your town is prepared.
Right, Suchi?
[ Suchi chitters ]
If there is a plan, find out how it works.
If there isn't, you and your parents
can urge officials to start one.
Make sure your town isn't caught unprepared.
Plan ahead. The power is yours!
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
Gi: Careless development has destroyed
much of the Louisiana black bears' 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!
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!