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 the Soviet Union... 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!
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[ Grunting ]
[ Wind blowing ]
Come on, Ma-Ti. There's one more rock.
[ Grunts ]
Ever see anything so pretty?
Josh, you are kidding, right?
[ Chuckles ]
Ah, Josh ain't Joshing you, Ma-Ti.
It's no rain forest,
but to me, it's every bit as alive and beautiful.
[ Monkey chitters ]
But it is so barren...
No animals, no plants.
[ Owls hoot ]
[ Monkey chitters ]
[ Owls hoot ]
[ Monkey screeches ]
[ Growling ]
[ Snake hisses ]
[ Monkey screeches ]
Don't worry, little feller.
The rattler was just warning you to back off.
[ Monkey whimpers ]
No life in the desert, eh?
Guess we were wrong, eh, Suchi?
This old desert's full of life.
My guide business depends on keeping it that way.
[ Vehicles approaching ]
What is that sound?
I don't know for sure,
but I have a sneaking feeling it ain't good.
Oh, no. Hoggish Greedly and Rigger.
[ Laughs ]
I'll run you right off the road, Rigger.
Sure, sure, sure, boss.
Only, we're already off the road.
[ Kangaroo rat chitters ]
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Greedly and his dang off-road hogs are wrecking this place.
Come on!
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[ Engine revs, tires squeal ]
Those fools are heading right for that tortoise burrow.
Stop! Stop!
Ma-Ti, watch out, boy!
Do not hurt the... Ugh!
No!
Gee, that looked like one of those eco-brats.
Nah, couldn't be. Nah.
Josh, can we save it?
Yep.
We got this one just in time.
Is the desert tortoise an endangered animal?
Yep. Of course, with them off- roaders tearing up the desert,
every animal's endangered.
Look.
[ Snake rattles ]
Normally that kangaroo rat could hear that sidewinder,
but now, after all that noise...
[ Rat squeaks, snake hisses ]
I just don't know what to do.
I do. Heart!
Ma-Ti: We must stop Greedly.
His off-road hogs are turning the desert into a wasteland.
What's Ma-Ti talking about?
I thought that's what a desert was.
No, but that's the way it will be if Greedly has his way.
The desert has a thin layer of soil where plants grow.
Off-road vehicles crush the soil,
so when the rains come, instead of absorbing the water,
it washes away.
But without soil, plants cannot grow.
And then things really get hot for animals
who the need plants to hide them from the sun,
as well as predators.
Are even little dirt bikes bad?
You mean like that one?
Every mile, it displaces 1,500 pounds of topsoil.
Almost a ton.
Heavy.
Desert soil can take 1,000 years to build up.
And Greedly's recreational bulldozes
can destroy it in 1 second.
They won't when we get through with them.
Let's jet!
[ Engines rev, tires squeal ]
Rigger: They're coming from all over
for the Battle of the Off-Road Hogs!
Another entry fee!
Yep, yep! I got to hand it to you, boss.
You bet your bacon you got to hand it to me.
[ Snorts ]
Just one little hitch, boss. Just one.
I think I saw one of those planet twerps out in the desert.
Why didn't you tell me sooner?
I don't want Captain Planet crashing my race!
We got to find that brat! [ Snorts ]
Come on!
[ Engines start ]
[ Tires squeal ]
[ Engine starts ]
[ Tires squeal ]
[ Engine revs ]
Now, that's my kind of kid.
[ Snorts ]
Oh, those are the coolest wheels I've ever seen.
Come on. Rev up your dirt bike
and help us straighten out a certain planet punk!
[ Tires squeal ]
These... These environmental eggheads
just want to ruin our fun.
After all, there's nothing out here but sand.
I catch your drift, Mr. Greedly!
Let's go run them off!
Yep. Yep. That's him, all right.
On second thought, leave the squirt here.
I don't want any witnesses.
Uh, Pete, you keep watch here
while we scare these eco-nuts away.
[ Engine starts ]
[ Snorts ]
Sure thing, Mr. Greedly.
[ Tires squeal ]
[ Gasps ]
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It looks like a dust devil down there.
Yes, a devil named Greedly.
[ Engine shuts off ]
Water!
[ Coughing ]
Wind!
Hey! Hey! Hey! She's getting sand in my dune buggy.
Fire!
Ouch! Ow! Ow! Hot stuff!
Earth!
Aah!
Put me down, you eco-maniacs!
Way to go, Kwame!
Oh, yeah?
Well, your little plan's about to backfire.
[ Engine revving ]
[ All coughing ]
[ Coughs ]
Too polluted for my ring!
[ Coughs ]
[ Revving continues ]
Now we'll take these eco-geeks for a real joy ride.
[ Snorts ]
[ All coughing ]
Let's get out of here!
This smog is too much for us to handle!
Now, let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Wait for me!
[ Panting ]
Heart!
Captain Planet: By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
[ Tires squeal ]
Huh?
Uh, we were just leaving.
[ Scoffs ]
Not so soon, Greedly.
I'd like to take a spin myself.
Just need to tap into some underground water.
Where did he go?
Ta-da! Here I am.
I'm a master of dis-geyser.
[ Chuckles ]
And now for my next...
how about some quicksand?
Aah!
He mired our tires.
Ugh!
Uh-oh. I got a sinking feeling about this.
Planet, you can't do this!
You know how much those babies set me back?
No, but I know how much you set this desert back...
About 1,000 years!
Yow!
Hey, kid, get up here! What?
[ Engine revs ]
Need a lift, Mr. Greedly?
No, but you do.
Aah!
Hey! My bike!
[ Engine revs ]
Hey, wait! Wait for me!
Rigger: Take a hike, kid!
Well, look at that. Drying up again.
I know they call it quicksand, but this is ridiculous.
I'll be back in a sec.
[ Watch ticking ]
What took you, Cap?
Long line at the recycling center.
This trend must be catching on.
Right you are, Planeteers.
The power is yours!
Where did the off-road hogs go?
They got recycled.
Recycled?!
Oh, boy, Greedly was right about you eco-nuts.
You're trying to ruin everyone's fun.
You can have plenty of fun in this desert
without destroying it.
Yeah, right.
There's nothing here to destroy or have fun with.
[ Wind whistling ] You couldn't be more wrong.
Huh?
Oh, no! Quick! Cover your faces!
Bozhe moi! What is this?
More off-road hogs?
Worse. We got to find cover, and fast.
[ Wind whistling ]
Heart!
Kwame!
Ma-Ti, can you find the others?!
Over there!
Wheeler, Gi, Linka,
grab hold of us!
Are we all here?
All except that other boy!
His name is Pete, and he needs help fast!
[ Coughs ]
Somebody help me!
Earth!
[ Coughs ]
Okay, got him! Now what?
Follow that fox!
There's a cave! This way!
Pete: Who says?
My friends, that's who.
[ Animals calling ]
They know where to go in a storm.
Man, I never saw so much sand blowing in my life.
Well, your dirt bike tore up quite a bit of it.
What did Gaia say, "For each mile, 3/4 ton"?
I got that much in my shoe.
But Greedly said there was nothing in the desert worth worrying about.
You still believe that after seeing all these critters?
And after Greedly sandbagged you?
No.
I owe you all an apology... and my life.
When we get back to the off-road hog trough,
I'm gonna tell everybody just what Greedly's trying to pull.
Oh, my gosh! The race!
What race, Pete?
The Battle of the Off-Road Hogs.
There's gonna be hundreds of those things
tearing across the desert!
No!
When the storm is over, we must find a way to stop them!
[ Engines idling ]
Hey, boss, how can you start the race
when you're in the race?
Huh? Huh?
I started by giving myself a head start
so I can hog all the prize money.
Gee, they didn't name you Hoggish for nothing.
Nope. Nope.
[ Engines revving ]
On your marks...
Yikes!
Get set...
[ Gunshot ]
[ Tires squeal ]
Hey, wait a second!
You crumbs...
[ Gears grinding ]
Didn't give me.
[ Engine revs ]
Time to cheat!
[ Tires squeal ]
[ Bird squawks ]
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[ Tires squeal ]
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The one thing I hate eating is other people's dust!
[ Coughing ]
Wheeler: We couldn't have left the Geo-Cruiser here.
I don't remember this sand dune.
Yet it has a familiar shape.
Wind!
Good job, Linka. Let's go!
[ Vehicles approaching ]
Listen.
The race is starting! We got to hurry!
No use! The intakes are packed with sand.
They'll take hours to clean.
Pete: I may have an idea.
What is it, Pete?
Well, before I started dirt biking,
I used to hang glide.
Sure!
We've got parachutes and aluminum tubing
here on the Geo-Cruiser.
[ Thunder rumbles ]
Better hurry. Looks like we may be in for a cloudburst.
[ Rumbling continues ]
[ Zap! ]
Sure you don't want to try hang gliding, Josh?
Eh, climbing rocks is excitement enough for me.
I'll catch up to you.
Watch carefully and do what I do.
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Look at this mess!
Stay above that smog cloud, or our rings won't work!
There they are! Up ahead!
[ Engines rev ]
Oh, no! Oh, no!
It's those cactus huggers again.
They're really bringing me down.
Well, I'm going to bring them down with my lasso gun.
Hey!
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[ Gasps ]
Aah! Aah!
Ugh!
I'm coming for you, Ma-Ti!
[ Monkey chitters ]
[ Engine revs ]
Oh, no! You don't get away that easy!
[ Engine revs ]
Better let me go. He's... he's catching up.
Never!
Aw, ain't that touching?
[ Both coughing ]
Whoa!
Ugh!
[ Panting ] Come on, Pete!
Let's get out of here!
Too late for that, eco-geeks.
[ Thunder rumbles ]
We've got to land on that mesa now!
Josh was right! It is a cloudburst!
[ Laughs ]
So what? A little rain never hurt anybody.
[ Rumbling ]
Say, what's going on?
Now you see what destroying the desert soil does?
It's all running off.
We must get to high ground!
Hey, don't tell me this is a...
Flash flood!
Whoa!
Ma-Ti, come on!
Come! We need to find the others.
Yah!
I... I ain't got a boating license.
Somebody, help!
Kwame, let us put a cap on this flood.
Yes. Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
Captain Planet: By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
Whoa!
Nice to meet you, too, Pete. [ Chuckles ]
But I can't chat.
I got a little drainage problem to clean up.
Whoa.
All: Go, Planet!
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Maybe while you're drying out,
you'll consider taking up a new hobby.
More off-road hogs headed for trouble.
Buckle your seat belts, everyone.
Whoa!
I can't swim. Help! Somebody!
Hope this is a legal U-turn.
Help! Help! Oh, help!
Maybe this will teach you to clean up your act.
Ugh!
[ Groans ]
What about me?
Please! I'll turn over a new leaf!
I promise!
[ Sighs ] Now, that's what I call hogwash.
Aah!
Bull's-eye!
With all these junked off-road hogs,
I may have to open my own recycling center.
Looks like Greedly's off-road business is all washed up.
Good. I like climbing rocks better anyway.
Let us try this one.
[ Laughter ]
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
The desert is a wonderful place.
But while it looks rugged, it is really very fragile.
Damage from off-road vehicles and dirt bikes
takes a long time to heal.
These ruts were left by military training half a century ago.
Plants have a hard enough time growing in the desert.
Do not make it worse for them.
If you're camping, bring your own firewood.
Look at the wild flowers, but do not pick them.
You can enjoy the desert without destroying it.
The power is yours!
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
So many cars. So much pollution.
Smog is bad for all living things.
But you can help.
There are lots of ways to get around that don't pollute.
[ Laughter ]
And when you get your own cruiser...
Keep it tuned up
and your tires properly inflated.
Remember, drive safe. Drive clean.
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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