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!
Captain Planet: The power is yours!
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Wheeler: [ Wolf whistles ]
You're lookin' outstanding, babe!
Thank you, Wheeler, I think.
I just wish I didn't have to wear this monkey suit.
[ Suchi chatters ]
Hey, no offense, Suchi.
I would be more comfortable if it were a monkey suit.
Relax, guys.
Being invited to Señora Salvador's
dedication ceremony is a great honor.
[ Car horns honking ]
Wheeler: Man, check out all those cars!
It's more like a parking lot than a freeway.
[ Horn honks ]
Phew!
Linka: It looks like you could cut the air with a sickle!
Look!
Kwame: Where are the rescue teams?
There! But they cannot get through!
Gi: We've got to do something!
Wheeler, you, Kwame and Gi help the people at the exhibit.
Ma-Ti and I will try and clear the blocked road.
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- Okay, let's go! - Move it, now!
- Hurry! - Take us down, Ma-Ti!
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Let's move it!
Hurry, Ma-Ti!
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[ Boom! ]
Water!
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[ Shouting in Spanish ]
Earth!
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Ayúdame! Ayúdame!
[ Coughs ]
I don't know what you said, but I can help. Fire!
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Gracias, amigo.
[ Shouting in Spanish ]
[ Helicopter blades whirring ]
A little lower!
Now, Ma-Ti! Take 'em up!
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Ma-Ti: It's too heavy, Linka!
I can fix that. Wind!
[ Ambulance sirens wail ]
[ Sirens wailing ]
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Gracias, amigo.
De nada! [ Suchi chitters ]
Looks like everyone's okay.
Everyone?
Hey, it's a dirty job.
But someone had to do it.
Planeteer alert!
Great. What is it this time?
- A toxic spill? - Clear-cutting?
No, a party.
You did a great job here.
But now you are seriously late for the dedication.
Oh, I totally forgot!
[ Chatter ]
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Have fun, Planeteers.
[ Car horns honking ]
[ Sighs ] This place could really use some help.
Ella: [ Spanish accent ] And when there's only one person in the car,
it's the most polluting mode of transportation.
Automobiles produce nitrogen oxides,
volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide
and, of course, lots of carbon dioxide,
the things that made the drive here so,
how shall I say, fragrant?
[ Laughter ]
Sorry, Haime.
But that's what you dump in the air every time you drive
just one passenger-mile,
more than a pound of emissions, amigo.
And we are talking per car.
[ Chatter ]
But it goes down to less than a third of that
with electric mass transportation.
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This is what our local transit agencies
and my eco-team have been working on.
[ Applause ]
These old cars have been updated to run on electricity.
In time, we hope to generate
all the train's power from our windmill farms,
virtually zeroing out pollution.
We have engineered a plan that can work in many cities.
There are no costly monorails,
no digging underground and no exhaust.
The plan utilizes two lanes of an existing avenue.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, all aboard!
[ Indistinct, lively conversation ]
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This is great!
It is so quiet without a diesel engine or metal wheels!
The rubber wheels cut down on noise pollution as well.
And they are made from rain forest rubber.
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[ Boom! ]
[ Electricity crackles ]
Madre mia! The controls are not working!
[ Gasps ] Que pasa?
Kwame: The power lines have crossed!
We have turned the entire train into a live wire!
Linka: Without the rubber wheels, we would be electrocuted.
Yeah, but it won't be long before the heat melts them.
Pull the emergency brake!
Someone has broken it!
We will try to cut off the power.
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Come on! Come hold this! Hold on!
Wheeler: Careful, Kwame!
[ Zap! ] Aah!
Hey, no leavin' the train till we get to the station!
There is no way to reach to power rod!
Let me try. Wind!
Oh! It is no use!
But we've gotta do somethin', and fast.
Fire!
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Aah!
Wheeler! Let our powers combine!
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
[ Gasps, speaks Spanish ]
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
Hola, amiga-teers!
Sorry to see you're not having a very buen dia.
Time to take charge!
[ Grunts ]
[ Wheels screech ]
Major meltdown!
No, Captain Planet.
How could this happen?
The train runs off a fail-safe computer system.
It should not be possible,
unless there was sabotage.
By someone who knows a lot about computers.
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Cable News International reports damage
to the eco-rail was minimal,
thanks to Captain Planet and the Planeteers.
Ugh, why are those enviro menaces
always getting in my hair?
Tenacity, intelligence, talent,
devotion to the environment...
Shut up, byte-head!
Ella Salvador's pollution-reducing
mass transit system has got to go.
It's a threat to my engine of the future.
The Turbo Blight not only guzzles fuel.
Its cylinders are injected with smog.
A noxious resource that, with any luck,
will never run out.
Luck has nothing to do with it, computer of mine.
People just have to keep up their polluting ways.
That's all. But that eco-rail
will drastically reduce smog.
Exactly.
So it's time to knock Salvador
and the Planeteers off track for good!
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This place is outrageous.
It's got everything... Indoor pool, game rooms
and a 24-hour burger kitchen.
Typical Wheeler.
But did you notice the mansion
is built of recycled materials.
Linka: Or that it has an electricity-generating windmill,
solar panels and a compost pile?
And its trees are strategically placed to act
as natural insulation?
Yeah, but you missed, uh, the water recycling system.
I'm impressed, Wheeler.
[ Suchi chitters ]
Have the police found anything?
No. But I found a friend.
[ Electricity buzzes ]
- Huh? - Hey!
- What's goin' on? - Aah!
Wheeler: Fire!
- What's going on? - What's happening?
- Ella? - What's that?
A ransom note.
Ella's been kidnapped!
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[ Spanish accent ] There are no fingerprints, no real clues.
Other than the ransom note.
[ Spanish accent ] What do they want?
They demand that the eco-rail be dismantled at once.
Or Ella Salvador will be...
Miss Salvador has given strict orders
that no blackmail demands
be met under any circumstances.
Then we'd better start clue-cracking!
[ Car horns honking ]
Dr. Blight: Ah, it's great derailing another eco-freak.
[ Inhales, exhales deeply ]
Excuse me, Doctor.
But I'm afraid the Salvador train is still on track.
They are ignoring your demands.
What? How could they?
I will not give in to cowardly criminals.
The project goes ahead whether I do or not.
So you're the martyr type, eh?
Let's see if you're the hero type, too.
What do you mean?
MAL, baby, tell her about the bomb
we put in her new transit rail yard.
Oh, it's a real blockbuster,
guaranteed to wipe out a whole neighborhood
with one big boom!
So, cara mia,
unless you order your people
to dismantle the project immediately,
I'll destroy your precious choo-choo
and everyone near it!
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[ Sighs ]
You win.
We are still no closer to finding Ella.
The question is, who would want to stop the eco-rail?
And why?
What do you think, Wheeler? Wheeler!
[ Beeping ]
[ Telephone ringing ]
Si, diga?
Ella: This is Ella Salvador.
I want you to give in to the ransom demands.
Just be sure, when you dismantle the trains,
interchange the 134 brackets!
[ Dial tone ]
Ella would never back down to save herself.
Something must be very wrong.
[ Car horns honking ]
We wouldn't want our little guest
caught in a draft while we were out.
Where are we off to, Doctor?
To make sure Ellie's flunkies
are carrying out my orders.
You realize, of course,
that I cannot survive without ventilation?
MAL?
I guesstimate she'll last about an hour.
Then there's no telling
what the fumes will do to the human mind.
Oh, an experiment! I love it!
Adios, amiga!
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Ella: [ Coughing ]
I will adios her if I ever get out of here!
[ Coughs, wheezes ]
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Señora Salvador said to interchange the 134 bracket.
There is no such part.
Maybe she got it confused
with the 134 interchange on the freeway.
Together: Wheeler! What?
I got burger in my teeth?
Nyet, you wonderful Yankee!
Ella was giving us a clue!
There is a 134 interchange, da?
Da. Uh, I mean, sí.
What is that area like?
Abandoned.
The smog got so bad along the freeway,
the factories had to be closed down.
If Ella is there, we will find her.
You better do it fast
because we have to start dismantling!
Hopefully, we'll find Mrs. Salvador
in time to save her and the project.
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MAL: Mission accomplished, Doctor.
Ah, the sweet smell of success.
Now beeline back to my factory, MAL, sweetums.
Ahh. I want to see how our guest
is enjoying the aromatic atmosphere.
[ Wheezing, coughing ]
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I do not see anything suspicious.
Wheeler: Hey, s... steady, Kwame!
That is strange!
There is a powerful downdraft on that building.
But all the factories were supposed to be empty.
Yeah, well, that place looks open for business.
Heart!
Ella is inside!
And she is in grave danger!
That's our cue, Kwame! Take us down!
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[ Coughs ]
[ Car horns honking ]
There she is!
- Are you all right, Ella? - Ella!
- Are you okay? - [ Coughs ] Shh!
No time to explain!
My "hosts" are nearby!
Fire!
[ Thunk! ]
[ Coughs ] There must be too much pollution in here!
We had better get outside.
Dr. Blight: And miss all this refreshing recycled smog?
Together: Dr. Blight!
MAL, seal the building.
And turn the intake vent to full polluting power!
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[ Coughing ]
If there were only a window,
we could summon Captain Planet!
[ Coughs ]
Come! We will make our own!
Give it up, eco-airheads!
Can't you see the choke's on you?
[ Sighs, speaks Spanish ]
There is too much pollution in here for the engine to work!
But not for that one! It runs on smog!
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[ Chatter ]
No, stop!
Leave my baby alone!
Stand clear!
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MAL, do something!
Any suggestions?
Wheeler: Team beam time!
Let our powers combine! Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
Perhaps we should beat a retreat before.
Captain Spoilsport spots us!
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I'm planning a little spoiling of my own.
Together: Go, Planet!
[ Coughing ]
Time to clear the air of Dr. Blight.
Aah!
[ Chatter ]
[ Laughs evilly ]
The tables have turned.
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[ Coughing ]
- Where's Ella? - No time!
Cap's in trouble!
We must get to the roof!
Wheeler: Watch your step, guys. It's a long way down.
[ Coughs ]
Dr. Blight: Gee, the poor little planet pests
are going to have to stop calling him Cap
and start calling him Decap!
[ Laughs ]
Hey! What's the big idea?
Adios, muchacha!
Aah!
No!
You're too late to save Captain Slice And Dice.
And my time bomb's still ticking.
Aah! [ Coughs ]
Ella: You're all wet, Blight. [ Laughs ]
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Linka: Captain Planet!
[ Suchi screeches ]
All: Suchi!
That's one fan I wouldn't like to meet, eh, Suchi?
[ Suchi chatters ]
[ Chatter ]
[ Coughs ]
I need a breather.
Excuse me, Planeteers! Ella: Wait!
Blight planted a bomb at the transit rail yard!
It's set to blow any minute!
Follow me!
What about Dr. Blight?
Later!
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Now, where would Dr. Demented place an explosive?
Where it would do the most damage.
Bingo, got it!
Now to get rid of it.
Bombs away!
Whew! I really get a bang outta my work.
- You okay, Cap? - In the blue.
What about Dr. Blight?
I wouldn't worry about her.
She won't get very far.
[ Car horns honking ] Dr. Blight: Out of my way!
Oh, I hate all this traffic!
Well, then let me take you away from it!
No!
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Thank you for everything.
You Planeteers are remarkable.
You're pretty special yourself.
[ Suchi chitters ]
Linka: Thanks to the eco-rail, the air seems cleaner already.
[ Inhales, coughs ]
[ Suchi chatters ]
[ Laughs ]
But we still have a long way to go.
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Planeteers: Go, Planet!
[ Horns honking ]
We can reduce air pollution if we all do our part.
Using mass transit is one way.
Yeah. Ride the train or a bus whenever you can.
Carpooling is another great way to cut down on air pollution.
Gi: If your area doesn't have mass transit,
ask your parents or a teacher
to write your local government and ask for it.
It is up to each of us to make a difference!
All: The power is yours!
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
Each of us can do things to help stop
the depletion of Earth's protective atmosphere.
Like using solar-powered lights outside instead of electric.
Or replacing regular lightbulbs
with low-energy compact fluorescents.
Opening a window instead of using air-conditioning.
And dispose of Freon in your air conditioner
and refrigerator,
even in car air conditioners, properly.
So do your part.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
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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