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 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!
Linka: Happy Natal day, Wheeler.
Yeah, Wheeler! Happy birthday.
[Laughter]
You know what I'm gonna wish for, don't you, babe?
Be careful what you wish for, Wheeler.
You may get it.
Oh, you big blowhard. [Laughter]
Ah, you guys are too much.
I've been so stoked about this Coney Island bash...
[Yawning] I haven't slept for a week.
[Sighs] I had some wild times there.
Here you go, Wheeler.
For me?
Aw, you shouldn't have.
Yeah, you should.
Gaia! Hey, glad you could join the party.
Happy birthday, Wheeler.
But I'm afraid I'm not here to celebrate.
We have an eco-emergency.
What is it, Gaia?
Devastating mud slides in South America.
The rains aren't letting up,
and thousands of people are in jeopardy.
They need your help, Planeteers.
Gi: We're on our way.
Bummer.
I guess my wish will have to wait.
Man, look at all those shacks.
The vegetation has been stripped away around them.
That means there's nothing to keep the earth from sliding.
Look!
- Oh, my gosh. - Oh, my goodness.
Gi, we must get down there and help.
[All shout indistinctly]
Planeteers, wait.
Heart.
What is it, Ma-Ti?
A girl... trapped.
The mud will bury her.
Where is she?
Over there.
Ohh!
Hurry, Wheeler!
Right behind you.
Help me!
Fire! Wind!
Quickly. Come with us.
This way.
Mud slide!
Kwame: Take her up, Gi.
Oh, this is awful.
We can't help all those people.
There is one way.
Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet.
I better do something fast, or my name will be mud.
[Grunts] Dirty work.
Maybe I should've worn a trench coat.
[All shout indistinctly]
[Whimpering]
It is all right.
You will be safe over there.
Let me help.
[Puppy whining]
Hey, easy, little fellow.
Miguelito! Miguelito!
[Crying]
Son, where are you?
[Crying]
Miguelito!
Changing time.
Gracias, muchas gracias.
De nada. El gusto es mio.
Now, I better put a cap on this shower.
[Thunder crashing]
That's my big, blue bud.
All right, clouds. Break it up. Break it up!
[Cheers and applause]
Ta-da!
[Cheers and applause continue]
Thank you, Captain Planet.
No problemo.
By the way, Wheeler, happy birthday.
May all your dreams come true.
Remember, the power is yours!
[Yawns]
Thanks, Cap.
Come on. Let's help clean up this mess.
[Indistinct conversations]
Man, I can't believe people want to live this way,
stacked right on top of each other,
just waiting to be washed away by another hard rain.
It is not that simple, Wheeler.
This is a major city.
People come here from all over the country.
They hope for jobs and a better life,
But with so many people, it is hard to make a living.
They have no choice but to live in shacks.
Supporting a family can be very difficult.
Good thing I don't have to worry about that.
I am sorry, Wheeler. We will not make it to Coney Island
before your birthday is over.
Yeah, I guess this birthday's a washout.
Maybe not. There's a new environmental theme park
not far from here.
Oh, that sounds like so much fun! Let's go!
What do you say, Wheeler?
If I can't have a Coney Island dog,
an eco-dog's the next best thing.
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Okay, Wheeler. Where would you like to start?
Let's try the eco-coaster.
[Yawns]
Come on.
Um, what is happening?
Relax, babe.
It's a virtual reality ride.
It'll be fun. [Gasps]
Aah! Whoa!
Oh, look. That is so magical.
[Laughter]
You were right, Wheeler.
That was really fun.
Uh, right. Great.
Oh, your birthday is turning out to be an explosion.
That's "blast," Linka.
- Aah! - Aah!
[Roars]
[All exclaiming]
Whoa. This place looks almost as crowded as that hillside.
I still can't believe people live like that.
I am sure they would live like kings if they could.
Uh-oh!
Oh, goody-ness, another hill.
[All screaming, laughing]
[ Sighs ] Home, sweet home.
[Coughing]
Ew. More like home stink home.
I just don't get why people bring kids into the world
when they can't provide for them.
What, only the rich have the right to have children?
- No, but... - Look! A loopy-loop.
Swell. Aah!
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[Retching]
You okay, Wheeler? We're ready for the next ride.
It's not a roller coaster, is it?
[Chuckles] No. It is about population.
It will be informative.
Ugh. That means boring.
[Yawns]
Whoa.
I'd rather go on that.
Hey, Linka, ready for a cruise through the tunnel of love
with your main man?
You do this, I will do that.
Yes!
Come on! What are we waiting for?
Man: Although population numbers in less developed nations
may be greater,
a child in a developed country
uses up to 30 times more resources
than a child in a less developed nation.
That is amazing.
It seems unfair.
[All speak indistinctly]
That's a lot to think about.
Population versus consumption. It is tricky.
What do you think, Yankee?
Wheeler!
Huh?
W-What? Oh.
Wake up, sleeping head.
Your birthday is not the day to catch up on lost sleep.
Uh, yeah.
Well, uh, I know I'll stay awake for the next ride.
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You sure you guys do not want to join us?
No, thanks, Linka.
Wheeler: See you later!
Aah!
Easy, babe.
You're in good hands.
[Zapping]
Huh? What's that?
Hey, Linka, check it out.
[Organ music playing]
Someone's getting married.
Linka? H-Hey, what's going on?
Linka?
[Gasps] Linka? Bozhe moi!
What the...
Huh?
- Come on! - What are you waiting for?
- Hurry up! - You don't want to be late
for your own wedding, Wheeler.
Now, let's not keep the blushing bride waiting.
Know what I mean?
W-W-Wedding?
B-B-Bride?
Thanks for asking me to be your best man.
Yeah. Right.
[Organ music playing]
Good luck, kids.
You'll need it.
Wheeler, do you take Linka to be your wife?
Uh, I, uh...
You need time to think, Wheeler?
I do! I do!
Good. Then by the power vested in me
as the spirit of Earth,
I now pronounce you...
[Chuckling] married.
[Gulps]
You may kiss the bride.
This is what you have been waiting for, Wheeler.
[Gulps]
Uh... Uh...
[Groans]
Whoa! That was scary.
Hey, guys, wait till you hear about my nightmare.
What, dear?
Dear?
[Gasps]
Aah!
I'm old!
40's not so old, sweetheart.
[Gasps] You're old!
Hey, watch it, buster!
What... What happened to you?
You know very well what happened to me, wink wink.
[Giggles] Hi, Daddy.
Hiya, Pop!
Uh, we have two kids?
Don't be ridiculous, Wheeler. We have eight children.
- Hi, Daddy! - Daddy!
- Daddy! Daddy!
Eight kids?!
What's going on around here?
And what happened to all the trees?
We cannot tell a lie, Daddy.
You cut them down to expand our house.
Five times!
[All imitating chain saws] [Chain saws whirring]
What's gotten inside of you today, Wheeler?
Whatever it is, get over yourself.
You need to go shopping, or it's no din-din for the kiddies.
Now move it!
Shopping?
- At the mall! At the mall! - At the mall! At the mall!
Be sure and use your Plunder bank card.
The others are maxed out.
Maxed out?
Girl: Daddy, I got the toilet paper.
We got disposable diapers, Pop.
The baby isn't born yet.
No, for Joey, David, and Kath.
Ooh. Daddy, can I get this toy?
No, put that back.
Daddy, I need to...
Not now.
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Man: Walk into Plunder's Auto Pavilion
and drive out in a V-24 Maxi-van.
Plenty of room for the growing family.
Hey, wait a second!
Daddy, I need to...
Not now!
Hey, let's buy this for Mommy.
[Siren ringing] Man #2: Come on in and pig out
on Greedly's Gluttonous Gourmet Grub,
where you always get more than you can eat.
Unbelievable.
Face it, ladies. We all want to look younger,
because beauty fades, but stupid is forever.
Just use my 73 specially formulated skincare products,
and you'll take years off your life... I mean face.
- Oh, that sounds great. - Wonderful.
And today only, ladies, get a free acid wash
with every overpriced purchase.
Mommy uses that stuff.
Swell.
At Nukem's Power-Hungry Emporium,
we got the monster appliances
for the mega-consumer.
Take this new state-of-the-art entertainment complex.
It even comes with its own nuclear generator
and a special remote
so all your appliances can already be on
when you arrive home.
This is pretty cool.
Have we got a TV at home?
Yeah, but it's only a 10-foot screen.
Kwame's kids have a 40-footer!
- Daddy, I need to... - Not...
Blight: Hey, you rotten rug rat, stay away from the...
[Crashing]
For Mommy, Daddy.
You're gonna pay for this.
Daddy, buy me sneakers.
Daddy, can I have a virtual reality
holographic 3-D brain simulator, please?
Daddy?
What do you want?
[Liquid splashing] Nothing now.
I wet my pants.
[Kids clamoring indistinctly]
Enough!
I can't take any more!
- Wheeler! - Wait!
We need to talk.
Oh, Ma-Ti, Kwame.
I can't believe how...
Wheeler, you and Linka have too many kids.
It must stop.
Girl: Daddy, wait up!
Daddy, you forgot the packages!
[Kids clamoring]
You are consuming too many resources.
You mean like your 40-foot TV?
Uh... Yeah, but so what?
I only have two children.
Hey, overconsumption is overconsumption.
Exactly, Wheeler.
And if you keep overfishing the waters around Hope Island,
there won't be enough fish
for me to make fish meal for my livestock.
Well, I got to feed my family, don't I?
Plunder: Where's that deadbeat Wheeler?
Either pay your mortgage,
or you and your family are out on your butts!
Planeteers... [Coughing]
We have another eco-emergency.
Not again.
Where?
Right here, as usual.
There's just too many people on this island
and t-too much greed everywhere.
And when I think about all the times
I have picked up goop and garbage for all these...
Gaia?
Gaia, what's the eco-emergency?
Huh?
Oh, yes.
Sly Sludge's sewage plant has overloaded again.
It's about to blow.
What do we do?
Beats me, honey.
The same thing we always do,
Let our powers...
Hey, where's Linka?
Linka: Be right there, dear.
As I was saying,
let our powers combine.
Earth.
Fire.
Wind.
Water.
[Clears throat] Heart.
By your powers combined,
I am...
Ohh, what do you want now, huh?
The sewage plant's gonna blow.
You got to help us.
You know, I wouldn't have to deal with all this stuff
if they'd just cut down on consumption,
cut down on waste. I don't know how many times I have to...
Go, Planet!
Uh, something wrong?
What isn't, Wheeler?
Wheeler, where's the food?
I-I don't know.
Duh. Your children have to eat, Wheeler.
I'm hungry, Daddy. What's for dinner?
I don't like broccoli.
[Alarms ringing]
First it's the ice age,
then it's the stone age.
My luck, I get the sew-age.
Ugh!
Aah!
This is all your fault.
You have too many kids.
Linka: Oh, I am so sick of listening...
[All arguing indistinctly]
Hey, I'm sorry, but...
Oh, for Pete's sake.
Hey! Isn't somebody gonna wash this crud off of me?
Hello!
I'll handle it.
Let me help.
[Spitting]
[Spits]
[Laughing] Wheeler, wake up.
[Stammering]
Linka!
You fell asleep again.
Man.
I don't know what is wrong with you, Wheeler.
The ride is almost over,
and you have not tried to kiss me yet.
Uh, uh, don't you think we're moving a little fast, Linka?
I-I don't think we should rush into anything.
Ugh. I do not understanding boys.
Uh, Linka, if we ever were to get married...
What?
How many kids would you want to have?
Why?
'Cause I definitely don't want more than two.
[ Chuckles ] Oh, Wheeler.
Happy birthday.
All: Go, Planet!
Every 10 years, our planet's population grows
by nearly a billion people.
Soon, there will be more than 6 billion of us
sharing Earth's limited resources.
So not only do we need to make thoughtful choices
about family size, but we must start conserving now.
Get together with your friends and family
and think of ways to reduce your consumption,
as well as reuse and recycle.
And start doing them.
So we can all have a green tomorrow.
- The power is yours! - The power is yours!
All: Go, Planet!
You can turn grass and leaves into great soil.
Building a composter to do this is fun and easy.
Check with your library or garden center to find out how.
Lots of stuff can be composted...
Eggshells, vegetables, coffee grounds.
The important thing is to get started
so you cut down on what you send to the dump each week.
We must all do our part
to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
All: 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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