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!
[ Eagle screeching ]
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[ Breathing heavily ]
[ Screeches ]
[ Engine revs ]
Ah! The Camembert of carvings. [ Chuckles ]
Worth its weight in golden Gouda.
The master will be thrilled!
And rich!
[ Ship's horn blows ]
[ Indistinct conversation ]
Woman: She's beautiful!
Skumm: What's keeping those mangy mice?
It's almost time for Lady Liberty's face-lift.
The workers are getting squirrelly, Mr. Skumm.
They haven't gotten cheese in weeks.
Tell those whining weasels to stop squealing.
They'll get paid!
[ Telephone rings ]
[ Growls ] What is it?
Mr. Skumm, your "associates" have delivered the petroglyph.
Finally!
Yes, and, uh, I already have a buyer
willing to pay a fortune.
Excellent! [ Laughs evilly ]
Now I can afford to carry out the next phase
of Operation: Skummification!
[ Horns honking ]
Wheeler: You know, there's only one thing I hate about New York...
You can never find a parking space!
Wheeler, over there!
Linka: Bad Apple, here we come!
Big Apple, Linka.
Big, bad, I still do not understand
flying so far for a silly hot dog.
A silly hot dog?
I'll have you know,
every President since George Washington
has eaten at this stand.
Linka: Really?
Okay, maybe not every president,
but the ones who didn't wished they had.
Kwame, look. African carvings.
In my country, objects like these
have great importance.
They are part of our heritage.
Oh, these masks are beautiful!
I would love to have one.
But, Linka, often they are taken from people
to whom they have sacred meaning.
They're only works of art.
It is not as if someone stole a piece of the Vatican.
Oh, we don't have any Vatican art at the moment, dear,
but we have some stunning icons
from the St. Petersburg Cathedral in Russia.
Bozhe moi!
Is nothing sacred?
Ma-Ti: Exactly.
Oh. I see.
You feel the same way about treasures from your cultures.
Not to interrupt, but if you want to see a real work of art,
check out this chili-cheese dog.
Gray Wolf: This carving was stolen from my people.
It must be returned at once!
Show me a receipt of ownership or I can't help you.
[ Gasps ]
It was created by my ancestors
before your country even existed.
That should be proof enough.
Not according to our laws.
Show this troublemaker out.
Come on, buddy.
You're no better than the thieves who robbed us!
Please, take me home. My people need me.
Hey, you! Stop!
No! Run!
[ Gasps ] Save the pot.
Oh, no, you don't!
[ Grunts ]
Give me that back!
Wait!
Stop!
After him!
Get me the police.
Security Guard: Come back here, punk!
The boss' rock! Come on!
[ Panting ]
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Oops.
Ohh! Oof!
- Move it! - Out of the way!
One chili cheese.
I've waited a long time for this baby.
Mmm. This is very tasty, Wheeler.
Man: Help!
Somebody's in trouble.
Police! Police!
Where is Ma-Ti? Maybe he is in trouble.
Wheeler, come on!
Huh?
Oh, man!
[ Dog barks ]
Talk about a dog-eat-dog world!
[ Panting ]
Whoa!
[ Horse neighs ]
Stop him!
Hey, you! Stop!
[ Horns honking ]
There!
The stairs!
[ Gasps ]
Hello again.
We'd better get off here.
This way. Please, trust me!
Hurry!
We got him!
- Hang on! - Whoa!
Now! Jump!
[ Both grunt ]
The Geo-Cruiser?
[ Siren wailing ]
You knew it was here?
Take her up.
Now, who are you?
My name is Dancing Cloud, and we have a common goal...
Returning this to its rightful place.
Let's do it.
Ma-Ti, wait!
- Wait! - Come back! Come back!
You never got your hot dog!
I want my money!
But the petroglyph was stolen!
Look. It's on videotape.
Huh? You let an eco-brat steal my treasure?
Not on purpose.
Say nothing to your buyer.
I'll get it back
and personally punish that planet-pain!
[ Laughs evilly ]
Why would Ma-Ti leave like that?
Look! He has Ma-Ti's ring!
This may sound crazy,
but back there in the gallery,
the figure in the carving spoke to me.
You are not crazy, but perhaps you are tired.
It will take hours to reach the Tanewa Mesa.
You should get some rest.
[ Yawns ] You are right.
I'll put the Geo-Cruiser on autopilot.
Sleep well, friend of my people.
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[ Echoing ] Ma-Ti!
Ma-Ti!
What is it you want of me?
Return the sacred one to his home,
but beware of the rat!
[ Eagle screeches ]
Wheeler: You're lucky they didn't arrest you, Gray Wolf.
Here is your friend's ring.
Are you sure Ma-Ti will try
to take the carving back to your people?
Yes. I just hope those rat people don't follow him.
Rat people?
Verminous Skumm!
Ma-Ti could be in deep trouble!
We'd better find him fast!
But how, without the Geo-Cruiser?
There's always the subway.
To New Mexico?
No! To the airport!
Come on!
Dancing Cloud: We need to get the carving to the medicine man
down in the pueblo.
[ Zapping, explosions ]
What's that?
Someone is firing on us!
This time, eco-brat, you will not escape!
[ Laughs evilly ]
Say nighty-night, punkateer.
Aah!
Who is chasing us?
A big rat!
No one rips me off!
Brace yourself!
[ Gasps ]
Blast that planet-pest!
You lost him!
Only for the moment.
I rented us a Jeep.
Good. Let me drive. I know the way.
I just hope Ma-Ti is really there.
[ Tires squeal ]
This place is very unusual.
It's a place sacred to my people.
And believe it or not,
the government wanted to build a giant telescope here.
[ Both gasp ]
Here we go again!
Now to clip your wings.
Aah!
I cannot hold her! We are going down!
[ Both grunt ]
You're mine now!
No matter what, don't give up the carving.
Listen up, henchrats.
The thieves are heading your way.
Do what you have to. I want that petroglyph!
Our only chance is to reach the caves.
I wish I had my ring so I could reach my friends.
Wheeler: How much farther?
[ Yawns ]
Not that I'm not enjoying the ride.
Gray Wolf: The mesa is dead ahead. We'll be there soon.
Let us hope it is soon enough.
Hurry, Ma-Ti!
This way!
Now what?
We've got to get to the top!
Get them!
[ Both gasp ]
Hurry!
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Push!
Aah!
- Huh? - Huh?
[ All groan ]
Skumm: You caught them yet?
Not exactly, Boss.
Let's go, fur face!
Move it, cheese breath!
- Cheese breath? - Come on. Get out of my way.
- Hurry! - Head for the cave!
This way!
[ Squeaking ]
They're in that cave. Come on.
Now what?
Take the carving to the medicine man
at the top of the mesa.
He will know what to do with it.
You are not coming?
Don't worry. I grew up in these caves.
They'll never catch me.
Skumm!
Henchrat: They've disappeared, Boss.
Incompetents!
I'll get the carving back myself!
[ Panting ]
Ah!
Look! What's going on?
The Geo-Cruiser.
Wheeler: And Skumm's chopper!
He must be after Ma-Ti!
Not for long!
Wind!
Planet-pains!
Planeteers!
Skumm: It's gonna take more than hot air
to keep me from my prize!
[ Tires squeal ]
Jump!
Gi: You guys head for the path.
I'll slow him down.
Water!
Curse them!
Wheeler: All right, Gi!
Skumm's all washed up!
I may be down, but I'm far from out.
[ Squeaking ]
Operation: Skummification cannot be stopped!
Ah!
[ All scream ]
Aah!
[ Laughs evilly ]
A joy to the eyes!
What is it?
I believe it is Skumm's face.
Get out of here! Mount Skummore?
When it comes to desecrating nature,
nobody's face does it better than mine.
Except maybe the Founding Fathers.
[ All groaning ] Look out.
Now to pop some planet-pimples.
Ma-Ti!
- We're coming, Ma-Ti! - Are you okay?
- Ma-Ti! - Ma-Ti!
The carving.
It's okay, thanks to you.
Lean on me, little bud.
[ Helicopter blades whirring ]
Uh-oh! Skumm's back in action.
He's not alone!
- You will need this. - Thanks.
Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain planet!
Oh, yuck!
He's ugly enough life-size.
Take cover, Planeteers. This could get hairy.
- Into the caves! - Hurry!
Give me your best shot, Skumm.
[ Laughs ] That's your best shot?
Not even close!
Missed me!
Follow the bouncing superhero.
Yee-haw!
Keep shooting your mouth off, Planet,
while I shoot your head off!
[ Laughs ] Missed again.
You couldn't hit the broad side of a mountain.
[ Laughs ]
Ooh, correction!
Direct hit.
Right on the nose.
No! My magnificent monument!
I've heard of losing face,
but this is ridiculous.
You'll pay for this, Planet!
Not.
I'm afraid Skumm will be tied up for a long time.
All: Go, Planet!
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We feared this would be lost forever,
like so many of our sacred objects.
[ All gasp ]
They are finally reunited.
They?
Yes. The guardian spirits of my people...
Dancing Cloud and Gray Wolf.
That's funny.
Those are the names of our friends over here.
Hey, where'd they go?
Friends? I saw no one else.
They were right there.
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
In different cultures, different things are important.
To one person, a sacred place might be a cathedral.
To another, it could be a monument.
Or even simply a mountain.
People think vandalism is easy to recognize.
Graffiti, for example.
But building something can be vandalism, too,
if it damages land that is sacred to someone's culture.
We must learn to respect what is important to others
and encourage them to respect what is important to us.
All: The power is yours!
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
Every 10 years, our planet's population grows
by nearly a billion people.
Soon there will be more than six 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.
Then start doing them.
So we can all have a green tomorrow.
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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