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!
Stay tuned, Planeteers. I'll be right back.
Gi: And now back to "Captain Planet."
Gi: Finally, a vacation!
First thing I want to do is go shopping.
I hear stuff is dirt-cheap here!
[ Sighs ] Trust Wheeler to go straight to the bottom line.
I'm just gonna take a look around.
Wheeler!
Kwame: Wait! Wheeler!
Ay, caray!
Y yo necesitaba ese trabajo.
Great. Nothing but unemployed people.
Where are all the bargains?
Postcard, señor? Best views of the city.
That's nice, but I'd like to see the city first. Later.
[ Yelling ]
Whew!
At least tell me your name.
Uh, Wheeler.
Why do you ask?
As your guide, I need to know your name.
Where you want to go first?
Where do I want to go? Back where I came from!
You will be lost without me!
Oh!
Sorry. Really sorry.
Did you get anything?
Yeah, I got the creeps!
I never saw so many poor people.
Why don't they get real jobs and get off the street?
There is not enough work in the city for everyone.
Do not be so quick to judge them, Wheeler.
You have never been poor.
Ma-Ti is right, Wheeler.
Except for a twist of fate,
you might be in the shoes of that man you stumbled over.
Aw, come on! I'd never let myself sink that low, Gaia.
[ Rumbling ]
Oh! Oh!
Okay, okay! You don't have to get mad!
When I do get mad, you'll know it, but that wasn't me.
Take a look on PlanetVision.
An earthquake!
The quake hit hardest in Santa Theresa,
a small farming village just north of here.
At least, it us to be a village.
They need help!
Oh, a fire!
Water!
Please help us!
My husband was digging, and the pit gave in on him!
Earth!
I was afraid you were hurt.
Gracias, my friends.
But, Paco, our house!
Forget the house, Luisa. We are lucky we are not hurt.
There are no doctors here.
I want to move to the city. They have everything...
Beautiful houses,
running water, electricity, schools.
Paco, you have good farmland.
But they say there's lots of money and good jobs in the city.
[ Rumbling ]
Oh! Oh!
An aftershock! This one is bigger than I can handle.
Hey, anybody in there?!
I better get back to the others.
Uh! Aah!
I wish you would think about this, Paco.
Life can be very hard in the big city.
I will find a good job. You will see.
Adiós, amigos.
[ Clicks tongue ]
Andale, Roberto.
[ Brays ]
Have you seen Wheeler?
No, Linka, I have not!
Not since the last aftershock.
I haven't seen him, either.
I have looked everywhere.
I cannot find him.
Let me try. Heart!
I can sense nothing from Wheeler.
He must be unconscious.
Maybe he's trapped somewhere. We'd better look.
Paco, look! That boy is hurt!
He's alive.
Uh!
We don't know this boy, but he needs a doctor.
Then we'll take him with us to the hospital in the city.
Uh, who... Who are you?
Luisa. And this is Paco.
What's your name?
Um... uh... I don't know.
I don't remember who I am!
What's the problem?
He hit his head. He doesn't remember who he is.
Sounds like a concussion. Does he have insurance?
I don't know!
Ay, another charity case.
We have a lot of those. Take a seat, señor.
I must leave you now, amigo.
Do not be afraid. They will take care of you here.
Adiós.
[ Crying ]
Wind!
Empty! But he must be here!
He must be somewhere!
Linka, take it easy. We will find him.
I will try again.
Heart!
Wheeler, can you hear me?
Wheeler!
What? Who said that?
He is far from here, surrounded by pain and sickness.
A hospital?
Wheeler!
Who are you? What do you want?
That one is delirious!
Put the straitjacket on him!
Uh!
No, thanks, guys.
I don't wear white jackets.
A bit too straight for me.
Uh.
I'm out of here!
Good. I lost them.
Only trouble is, I'm lost, too.
Lost again, Wheeler? I told you you'd be lost without me.
Who are you?
Of course. Why should a rich turista like you
remember a poor little nobody like me?
Please, wait.
I'm sorry. I don't remember anything since I hit my head.
What was it you called me?
Wheeler. That is a bad wound.
What's your name?
Theresa.
I learned this at the orphanage.
Hey, you're pretty good at this.
Ever thought of becoming a doctor?
Yeah, right.
With no money, no education?
All I think about is getting enough food each day.
Speaking of which, I'm hungry.
And do you have any money?
I guess not.
Then you do need a guide, or you will not survive.
Come on.
I sense that Wheeler is somewhere nearby.
Let us try this way.
I am starving, but I don't know about eating out of a trash can.
You can't afford to be picky.
This cafe throws away a lot of good food.
You bums!
Keep away from our garbage!
You're making my customers sick!
Watch closely and do what I do.
Clean your window, señor?
Clean your window, señorita?
Gracias!
Hey!
Hey, lady, on a junk heap like that, smears look good!
You have a lot to learn about being poor, Wheeler.
At last, we made enough money to eat.
Yeah. You made enough money.
Oh, come on, Wheeler.
You'll learn how to make money and... Oh!
Give us your money!
Let her go, meatball!
Boys, teach this little bum a lesson.
Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!
Ma-Ti: Do not lose heart. The Planeteers will return.
Linka: And now back to "Captain Planet."
You guys better back off,
or you're gonna be playing with fire!
Whoa!
Let's get out of here!
Oh!
Let's go...
Before they come back!
Wheeler has used his ring.
That way!
How does that ring work?
I don't know.
I just wish it could get us some food.
Offer that man your ring for some of his fruit.
Okay.
Hey, mister!
You want to trade for this ring?
Sorry, amigo. I need money to stay in business.
Hey! Put that back!
You!
You are with her! Stop, thief!
These firetraps ought to be condemned.
Then where would I live?
I guess it beats sleeping in the park.
Eat hearty.
It was wrong to steal this, you know.
Of course I know! But we had no money.
If you're so moral, don't eat it!
I'm sorry, Theresa.
I never knew life could be this rough.
Well, now you know.
You were right before.
I did dream of being a doctor once.
You still can, Theresa.
[ Sighs ] How can you even think about things like that
when you're hungry?
Oh, Wheeler, it's just a twist of fate.
Maybe... Maybe if I'd had a chance to stay in school.
Aah!
Aah! Oh!
Fire!
Oh, no, Wheeler! Look at that house!
Look out!
We got to get out of here fast!
This shack will burn like paper.
[ Yelling ]
Oh, no!
It's spreading like crazy!
The whole neighborhood's going up!
A baby!
[ Baby crying ]
[ Yelling ]
Theresa, are you all right?
Wheeler!
There's no way out! I can't get through!
I'll get help!
Hey, my friend needs help!
She's trapped on that burning hillside!
You! Ha!
Hey, he's the firebug!
No! I didn't start it! You got to believe me!
Theresa's back there! She needs help!
Nice try, kid,
but me and my buddy saw you torch that car.
You think we're gonna believe a dirty little thief?
[ Yelling ]
There!
He is near that fire! I can feel it!
Keep trying your ring, Ma-Ti.
I got to get help! Let me through!
Wheeler! Wheeler!
Get out of my head! Get out! Get out!
He's loco and a pyromaniac!
Get him!
Aah!
And stay out of our neighborhood,
you loco gringo!
There's something important I have to remember.
But what is it?
Oh!
Amigo, if I were you, I would start wearing a helmet.
Do I know you?
It's me... Paco!
I waited here all day, but there are no jobs.
Come. Luisa has been worried about you.
The whole neighborhood is ablaze!
We must help them stop this fire!
Water!
No good! This water's too polluted for my ring!
Then I will try to smother the fire with Earth!
The ground must also be polluted.
Let me try!
No, Linka! Wind might spread the fire even more!
Heart!
There is a girl trapped way up there.
And we must help her, quickly!
We need Captain Planet.
Only we can't call him without Wheeler!
Paco: [ Coughing ]
Luisa, look who I found!
Welcome to our beautiful home in the city.
Paco and I aren't used to such filthy air.
It hurts our lungs.
The children are asleep already?
They got sick from drinking the water in the ditch.
Now we must boil it.
[ Coughing ]
Luisa, we were wrong.
There are no jobs for us, no decent home.
We were better off in our village.
No shoes, amigo?
Well, at least I found something you can use.
They took away that man who slept in the park.
They said he would not need these anymore.
But I think they will fit our unlucky young friend.
Gaia: Except for a twist of fate,
you might be in the shoes of that man you stumbled over.
Wheeler: Oh, come on.
I'd never let myself sink that low, Gaia.
Gaia!
I remember now!
I'm a Planeteer!
And Theresa...
She's stuck in that fire!
I've got to help!
Amigo, wait! We will help you!
Andale, muchachos!
That poor girl does not have much time.
Oh, Wheeler, where are you?
Right behind you, beautiful!
Wheeler!
Where have you been?
I walked a lot of miles in someone else's shoes.
What?
I'll tell you all about it later.
But first we got to put out that fire
and save the girl who saved my life.
[ Coughing ] Goodbye, Wheeler!
It's time to let our powers combine!
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!
Go, Planet!
It's a hot time in the old town tonight.
You've got to save Theresa, Cap!
She's in a real hot spot!
At your service.
Theresa!
Oh!
Now to see about this fire.
Hmm.
No fire hydrants, no water mains.
Ah! I think I see a way to beat the heat.
I'm just gonna have to be this city's main man.
The shower is yours.
The heat is off.
Now to cap that geyser.
Yay! Yay!
Man: Good luck!
Man, lady plays some blues, huh?
That's cool, Cap.
There's that girl and the firebug!
Let's get 'em!
Oh! You want to see a firebug, huh?
Hey, he can't hold a candle to me.
Oh!
Boy. You try to give people what they want.
And you did, Captain Planet.
Yay! Yay!
I'm just happy to lend a hand, Planeteers.
But now the power is yours!
I think you are making the right decision
to go back to the land.
We still have no doctor.
If only we had someone like Theresa in our village.
Well, why don't you ask her?
Me? Go live with them?
Yes. Our house is small,
but you'll always have food to eat.
And what about you people?
We need a mechanic, a plumber, a teacher.
Our village could support you all.
We could save our money and send Theresa to medical school.
Then our village could have a real doctor!
Hey! The Planeteers will kick in to that fund!
Right, guys?
Yeah!
I-I can't believe it!
It's like a miracle!
Mmm.
Don't ask me what's going on.
I had amnesia, remember?
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
People are poor for a lot of different reasons.
So don't judge them until you've walked in their shoes.
You can help the less fortunate by donating things they can use.
A big portion of the poor are children under 12...
Who need blankets, food, clothing,
and old toys in good condition.
So do your part. Give usable items to your local charity.
It's another way of recycling.
The power is yours!
Wheeler: We'll be right back with more Planeteer action.
Planeteers: We're back! Go, Planet!
Captain Planet: Our world can be a place of peace
or a battlefield.
Ma-Ti: Peace begins at home.
Even your schoolyard can be a place for friendships.
Linka: Or a place for making enemies.
Wheeler: Fighting isn't about being brave.
Kwame: It is about being dumb.
Why fight when it's smarter to make friends?
Gi: That way, everybody wins!
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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