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!
Aah! Here they come!
Yah! Got to stop them!
Do not cause me to hurt you.
Earth!
Aah!
No!
I must stop them! I must stop them!
Stop them!
Stop... Huh?
Kwame, my man, the only thing you've got to stop
is watching these movies.
But, Wheeler,
"Atomic Robots in Trouble"
is, uh, a classic.
Not in this dimension, pal.
The box says it is a classic.
[ Yawns ]
I'm going to catch some Z's.
You coming?
No. I am wide awake now.
You want to watch "Gangland 3000" with me?
Nah. I'm waiting for the comic book.
Good night, Kwame.
Gangs... nothing but trouble.
Ha ha ha ha ha!
Planeteers, we have an eco-emergency.
To the Geo-Cruiser, quickly.
Gi, set a course for North America.
You don't have a moment to lose.
Activate your view screens, Planeteers.
Blight and Skumm have joined forces.
They're cooking up trouble.
What trouble, Gaia?
A parallel universe...
A possible future where street gangs run the planet.
I do not understand.
How could street gangs take over a whole world?
One neighborhood at a time,
with a little help from our eco-villains.
If you hurry, you can still make it through their time port.
We're on our way, Gaia.
Hang on.
There's too much turbulence.
The controls aren't responding.
Aah... Aah... Aah...
Whoa!
We've got power again.
Wow.
Radar shows a city below.
Let's check it out.
Wheeler: Whoa!
Linka: Look at that building.
Hey, kids, why be an outsider?
Be on the inside. Join a gang.
What has Skumm done to this place?
[ Screeching ]
Unauthorized vehicle in "C" sector.
Planeteer alert! Look out!
We are hit. We must bail out.
Stand by.
Eject!
Suchi, look.
Pull on the control lines like this.
Aah!
Bozhe moi! Look!
Fire!
Water!
I don't see Kwame. What's happened to him?
Kwame!
Nn-nn-Aah!
Come on.
Whoa!
I never thought I would be so happy to see garbage.
A little more... and...
What happened to the garbage?
This is beautiful. Huh! People.
Look at this place.
Wheeler: Gaia wasn't kidding
when she said the whole planet was trashed.
Linka: Who would make such a mess?
Gangs, but we can't worry about them now.
We've got to find Kwame.
Actually, I think it is time to start worrying. Look.
What are you doing here? This is our turf, man.
Who are you?
Ah! Pods!
Come on! Let's get out of here!
Wind!
Fire!
Come on! Let's go!
Planet-brats. How did they get here?
Calm down, Skummy.
They always show up sooner or later,
but this time we're ready for them.
Bring in the, uh... Ha ha ha! Volunteer,
MAL, baby.
Will do, Doctor dearest.
Ah, Taro... Our little recruiter.
Now it's time to recruit you.
I don't care what you do to me!
The others will stop you!
Well, I'm impressed. What spirit. What valor.
What stupidity!
Ridicule him later, Blight. We've got Planet-pests to worry about.
Au contraire, my rambunctious rodent.
With my new invention,
the Planeteers will be our best buddies.
Explain it to him, MAL, sweetie.
Of course, Doctor.
Just one coat of Dr. Blight's new transformation ooze
and any do-gooder is guaranteed to turn bad,
even Planeteers.
Time to demonstrate. Stand back, boys.
Now, my little MAL muffin, load up the enforcers
with my other brilliant invention...
Liquid rope!
I think it's time for a Planeteer roundup.
My pleasure, Doctor.
Man, they trash everything.
I'm worried about Kwame.
Heart.
He is all right.
Great! Where is he?
In a beautiful place.
Beautiful? On this planet?
Yes. Very beautiful.
But to get there, you must go through a garbage dump.
What?
I will explain on the way.
Run for it!
Do not resist. Surrender.
Gi, Ma-Ti, run! Get out of here!
Aah!
Whoa!
Mission accomplished. Have a nice day.
Don't move. This won't hurt a bit.
It's a bug probe.
It scans you for hidden transmitters
that would lead our enemies to us.
Welcome to Utopia. My name's Darian.
I need your help. I must find my friends.
Later.
First we have to find out
if the enforcers saw you drop in.
If they did, Utopia could be in danger.
Oh, no! I just communicated with my friends
and told them where I landed!
They are on their way here right now!
Then we've got to head them off.
Skumm has eyes everywhere.
What a beautiful sight.
It makes all my hard work worthwhile.
You Skummball!
I take that as a compliment.
And soon, thanks to me...
MAL: Ahem.
And my esteemed colleagues,
soon the whole world will be one big Skummball
led by me and my gangs.
But why gangs? I do not understand.
Because they're vermin, just like me.
They destroy everything,
create nothing, and they don't care about stupid things
like the environment and the community.
Within the hour, you'll be joining them!
Behold my masterpiece!
Ahem...
You lying Skumm!
All right. All right. Blight's masterpiece.
[ Snarls ]
Move over, rat reject.
It's my turn.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5... Hey, Blight.
We're missing a Planeteer,
unless you count this fugitive from a Tarzan movie.
Don't worry.
We'll find their pal, but in the meantime,
it's time for a little attitude adjustment.
[ Laughs evilly ]
Ahh.
It is so beautiful here.
Thanks.
Luckily, a group of scientists
saw what was coming.
They created Utopia.
How did things get so bad?
It started with the gangs.
First, they destroyed their own neighborhoods.
They defaced everything
with their so-called tags.
Then they started trashing each other's neighborhoods.
After that, the real violence began.
Nobody was safe.
And we couldn't figure out how it happened so fast,
until Verminous Skumm crawled out of his hole.
He'd been supplying the spray paint, guns,
and, finally, laser blasters.
Then Blight showed up
and started experimenting with the weather.
That's why we created Utopia,
and we're fighting back.
We recruit the best of the gangs, and we bring them here.
That's how they caught my brother, Taro.
He was out recruiting.
But that is dangerous,
and what if the gang members betray you?
No one has.
People are basically good, given half a chance.
Taro and I were recruited from gangs.
You were a gang member?
Everyone was. It was the thing to do.
But now I think for myself.
Let's go.
♪ I know something you don't know ♪
What did you say, MAL, honey?
♪ I know something you don't know ♪
And it's good news.
How long before the Planeteers become punks?
Patience, Skumm-breath.
I want to hear MAL's good news.
Do I have to tell him, too?
Out with it, you floppy-disk head!
Ooh! Rough and tough!
I guess you're just not interested
in finding out the location of... Utopia.
Why, you little... Did you say Utopia?
Utopia? Did I?
Don't toy with me, battery brain!
Quiet.
Pffft!
Now, dear, enough with the games.
Spill it!
Well, okay, but only because you want to know, Doctor.
Look at this.
Clever camouflage, but not clever enough.
At last, I found Utopia!
Ahem...
Oh, shut up!
Well, well, our Planet-punks have finished their nappy-poos.
Ha!
[ Snarls ]
Talk about successful make-overs.
We'll see.
So, Planet-punks, you still want
to save the planet?
No way! Trash it!
Still want to clean up the air, dear?
Get serious!
Ha ha ha ha!
Oh, it's like a dream come true.
What about your friend Kwame?
That tree-planting punk?
Heart!
I know where he is! Let's get him!
Yeah!
Go with them, Taro.
Yeah!
Go to Utopia! Trash it! Pollute it!
Destroy it with toxic waste!
Check it out.
Time for a little action.
One more step and you've got big trouble.
Ha ha ha! Ha ha! Ha ha ha!
Nobody laughs at us and gets away.
Hey, watch this. Heart.
Hey, these guys are all right.
Go ahead. Make their day.
Ha ha ha!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Whoa!
Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha!
Man, that heart bit was great!
Did you see their faces?
They think they're bad? They don't know bad.
We got to go. We got to trash Utopia.
Wheeler: Let's trash it.
Come on!
That is your brother?
Those are the Planeteers?
Fire!
Water!
Wind!
Oh, no! They're attacking Utopia!
Planeteers: Come on. Let's trash it.
What are we gonna do?
There's a chance if I'm right.
And if you're wrong?
Do not even think about it.
Aah!
Looks like these hothead Utopians
need to cool off, Gi.
I'll take care of them. Water!
Wind!
Now let us find Kwame.
I am here, my friends.
I surrender to you.
Don't surrender. That's no fun.
Fire!
Kwame, you're such a wimp.
Fight back!
Hang on. I got an idea.
Let Suchi take him.
Linka: Great idea, Ma-Ti.
Suchi, sic 'em.
[ Growls ]
So when does your plan start?
Now. Suchi, get back!
[ Screeches ]
I do not know what has happened to you,
but I know that underneath,
you are still Planeteers,
and the power of Gaia
will free your minds.
Let our powers combine!
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!
Go, Planet!
Now, now. Play nice.
Now, what to do with those big tin cans?
Ah, of course... recycle them!
With a little reprogramming,
these enforcers can start enforcing nature's laws.
I don't want to be a wet blanket,
but I'd say that's much better.
I really don't like him!
Captain Planet alert! He's headed this...
way.
Why, Captain Planet,
how nice of you to drop in.
That isn't very neighborly of you.
Aren't you two a little far from home?
Well, maybe a little.
Uh, we were just leaving.
Let me give you a hand.
Time to go back to your own universe.
Skumm: It's okay. We'll just wait for the subwa-a-a-y!
It's so weird.
I mean, I remember being in Skumm's lab,
and then I was here.
Well, you can thank Kwame.
He... What?
No! No!
It was a nightmare. Of course.
Nothing like that could really happen.
In the news tonight,
gang violence has reached an all-time high,
resulting in a record number of deaths
and massive destruction in communities nationwide.
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
In my nightmare, the Planeteers did not have a choice
about becoming part of Skumm's gang.
But you do. You don't have to join a gang.
Gangs create nothing and destroy everything.
Including young people's
chances to have productive futures.
If you need support, talk to your family.
Join a community or school youth group but not a gang.
Don't be pressured into joining a gang.
Be strong!
Remember, the power is yours!
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
It isn't just grown-ups who help destroy our planet.
Wheeler: Some kids do it with graffiti.
Gi: Some kids do it with vandalism.
Linka: And some do it when they don't stop to think.
Gaia: Earth can be like this or like this.
We can destroy it with our hate...
Or save it with our love.
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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