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!
[ Children laughing and shouting playfully ]
You know, Jerry, if you packed a lunch
and used a lunchbox, you wouldn't make so much trash.
Ah, so what, Katie?
Someone will clean it up.
Huh? What's that?
[ Vehicle approaching ]
[ Children talking excitedly ]
Duck!
Aah!
Ew! Trash.
Jerry? Jerry, where are you?
Jerry! Oh, Jerry!
Jerry! Jerry!
I couldn't breathe in there.
[ Coughs ]
[ Vehicle approaching ]
What is that?
Let's get out of here, Jerry.
Wait. My glasses.
Run!
Katie: Who's doing this to us?
Linka: Ah, bozhe moi!
It is raining garbage.
Ma-Ti: Gaia, who could do such a thing?
Gaia: People are creating too much trash.
Landfills are full.
No one wants a new one in their backyard.
Kwame: Look at that thing.
It is dumping trash on that poor little town.
We must make people put a stop to this.
Come on, Planeteers.
I hope you won't be disappointed, Kwame.
The hardest thing to change are people's minds.
Let's see if we can pick up any info
off the satellite system.
Yo! What's Sly Sludge doing on TV?
♪ If the trash is overflowing from your can ♪
♪ I will dump it for a fee ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm the man
♪ Who flies the big sky scow ♪
♪ Gonna find a dump somehow ♪
♪ I'm Sly Sludge
Now he's polluting the airwaves.
Kwame: I see one of those flying trash buckets down there.
And there's Sludge's assistant... Ooze.
Kwame: Stop!
Do not give him your trash.
Why not? We don't want to deal with this mess.
Ma-Ti: He will not take it to a dump.
He will drop it
on some helpless little town.
As long as he doesn't dump it in my backyard, it's his.
Now, let him have it.
Whoa!
Ah, back in my element.
So long, ecotwerps.
[ Laughs sinisterly ]
It does not matter to you where he dumps your trash?
It's not our problem.
I cannot believe these people.
Sly Sludge: Believe it, kid.
Sly Sludge.
I bought myself a new toy
because this scam's making me millions.
We will put you out of business, Sludge.
Wise up, kid.
I don't make the trash. People do.
The secret of my success
is that no one cares if I bury the Earth in garbage.
Well, we care what happens,
and we will stop you.
Ha!
First you got to catch me.
He's getting away.
See you around, suckers.
Look at all that open space going to waste...
Our waste.
[ Sly Sludge cackles ]
Ooze: It's those Planeteers.
Them punks think they can outsmart me?
Dump the load.
Right, Boss.
Did no one ever tell Sludge about updrafts?
Wind!
Ooze, you loser. I said dump the trash.
I thought I did.
All sky scows, dump your trash now.
Looks like Sludge is heading for a fall.
Water!
I'll incinerate that trash.
Fire!
Wheeler: That wasn't such a smart idea.
That smoke is too thick.
I can't see where I'm going.
Gi, try to fly below it.
Gi: I have a feeling we're heading right into trouble.
[ All yelling ]
Gi: We've lost power.
We're going down.
Kwame: Brace yourselves.
Katie: Is everybody all right?
Yes. Thank you.
I will check the engine.
I'm Katie. Who are you?
My name is Kwame.
Are you the one that's dumping all the trash?
No. We came to stop it.
Thanks, Kwame.
But what can you do?
There's garbage everywhere now.
It's hard to believe
that our town used to be beautiful.
[ Tires screech ]
Hey! Stop that!
[ Baby crying ]
This is terrible.
How could the townspeople do this to themselves?
They think the problem is too big,
so they've just given up.
It is worse than I feared.
I wonder if we can solve this problem.
Of course we can. The solar battery just had a loose wire.
Gi can start it up now.
Katie: That's my neighbor... Mr. Murray.
Mr. Murray, wait. Don't do it.
It will jam the cooling vent.
Oh, no. Now we're really grounded.
Look what you have done.
We were trying to help you,
but you will not even help yourselves.
Oh, no!
I was wrong, and Sludge was right.
People just do not care.
You must not say that.
Captain Planet will deal with Sludge.
Oh, very well, Ma-Ti.
Then let our powers combine.
Earth.
Kwame, what's wrong?
I will tell you what is wrong.
This problem is too big for even Captain Planet.
It is hopeless.
Gaia: Kwame,
you must not give up hope.
That is the source
of your ring's power.
Then it is too late, Gaia.
How can I believe in people
when they turn their own world into a trash dump?
You must give this to someone else.
It does not work for me anymore.
Gi: Kwame, no.
Ma-Ti: Do not say that, Kwame.
Do not be discouraged, my friend.
Wheeler: Hang in there, man.
Katie: Kwame, come back.
This is a terrible time for Kwame to leave.
[ Vehicle approaching ]
What is...
Sly Sludge: Now I got you Planet twerps
right where I want you.
[ All yelling ]
No good.
I can't even move.
[ Burps ]
Ahh.
Ooze: Nothing like a scoop of Sludge ripple ice cream.
Scoop. Good idea, Ooze.
This opportunity is too good to throw away.
Ooh, I get you, Boss.
[ All talking excitedly ]
To the high-school stadium, Ooze.
Wheeler: We got to get out of here.
No!
I don't care how strong you are, Mr. Sludge.
I'll... I'll find a way to fight you.
My next con is the best one yet...
The ultimate trash compactor.
I call it the humungopactor.
It squeezes a thousand-ton big hunk of trash
into a thousand-ton little hunk of trash.
Gi: Compacted trash is even worse.
Water and sunlight can't break it down.
That's the beauty of the scam.
People will think I'm reducing the problem,
but I'm really making it worse.
[ Sly Sludge laughs sinisterly ]
If only we had Kwame here.
The problem is too big,
and people will never change.
I have failed.
Gaia: Hello, Kwame.
Hello, Gaia.
[ Kwame sniffs ]
How did you find me?
I knew you would go to a forest when you needed to think.
I think this forest will soon be buried in garbage.
I know things look bad,
but you see the scar on this old tree?
It almost died in a fire years ago.
It did not give up. It kept on growing.
Look around.
The forest is full of reasons for hope.
When I look at that town,
all I see is... Wait a minute.
Whose house is that?
An hour ago...
Gaia?
Why don't you find out?
Sly Sludge: Ha ha! It was fun while it lasted, kids,
but now the ride is over.
I'm dumping you.
Ooze, stop feeding your face.
We got scams to run.
Gotcha, Mr. Sludge.
[ Planeteers screaming ]
Ma-Ti: We are still stuck.
We're trapped in Sludge's trash compactor.
What else can happen to us?
[ Gasps ]
Katie, you did all this?
Yeah. It took me a while.
I put cans here, glass here, and papers here.
Who told you to recycle these things?
My teacher talked about it.
She said we shouldn't fill up dumps with stuff that can be used again.
You make me ashamed of myself
for doubting there are people who care.
I just wish everyone would follow your example.
Maybe they will.
If a kid like me can do it, anyone can.
[ Chuckles ]
You are quite right, Katie.
First we must show this to the other Planeteers.
They aren't here, Kwame.
That bad Mr. Sludge took them away.
Took them?
Show me. Where?
Wheeler: We were always a tight bunch,
but this is ridiculous.
[ Both breathing heavily ]
Oh!
I must stop that compactor before it crushes them.
Planeteers, hang on!
I will save you!
Oh, no.
Sly Sludge is back.
Hey, you, stop right there.
Maybe I can tangle up the machinery long enough
to rescue my friends.
Oh, no. Caught in my own trap.
Hold on, Planeteers.
Gi: No, Kwame. You'll be crushed, too.
Says who?
Get something to cut the ladder.
Don't worry about me. Help Ma-Ti.
Get a move on.
Whoa!
Oopsie.
[ Chuckles weakly ]
You pinhead. Get something else.
Kwame, hurry.
Ma-Ti: I cannot reach.
Save yourself, Kwame.
Kwame: Do not give up.
Aah!
Kwame, no!
Oh, I hate to use anything
that doesn't waste energy.
Just cut it!
Ooze: Whoa!
Oh, no.
Earth!
Where did my ring come from?
Gaia: You hung in there, even though you knew you might fail.
That's hope, and that's why you have your ring back.
Thank you, Gaia.
Kwame: Katie, we are okay!
Go get 'em, Kwame.
Now for Sly Sludge.
Sly Sludge: Attention, all sky scows,
get those Planet punks!
Uh-oh. We won't have to go far to find Sludge.
He's coming to get us.
Then let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet.
All: Go, Planet!
Hey, Sly,
let's see if these flying garbage cans of yours
can turn on a dime.
All right, let's take her for a spin.
Mm, good traction.
Let's really rev.
Whoa. Lots of R.P.M.s.
Oh, oh! Please stop that!
Whoa. I don't feel too good.
Must be something I...
[ Burps ]
Ate.
Don't talk about food. Ooh.
[ Sly Sludge grumbling ]
You can't touch me.
I'm providing a public service.
You're pretty Sly, Sludge,
but I'm not going to touch you
because you're going into recycling.
Moi? Recycle?
Don't make me laugh.
[ Chuckles ]
I promise.
You won't.
Oh, no! My sky scows!
Hey, he's trashing my sky scows.
Ah, chill out, Sly.
[ Growls ]
Sly Sludge: My sky scows!
Captain Planet: I'm turning them
into something useful...
like recycling bins.
Oh!
Oh, he's turned my precious sky scows into junk.
Together: Goodbye, Captain Planet.
Bye!
Let's see if I can put some heart into the heart of the city.
It's a miracle.
Nah. Just a strong hint
you'd better recycle your trash.
The power is yours.
I just wish we could recycle all of this stuff.
Kwame: We can recycle some of it, Katie.
Earth!
Wheeler: Fire!
Water!
Wind!
Heart!
[ Applause ]
[ Crowd talking excitedly ]
It's beautiful.
Maybe it'll remind people to recycle.
It will remind me
that sometimes hope needs recycling, too.
We can stop trashing our planet.
All: The power is yours.
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
Most everything we buy will someday be thrown away.
So, try to buy things
that can be reused or recycled.
Lots of packaging material
may make something look better on the store shelf,
but doesn't make a better product.
Kwame: More packaging only means
more garbage in overflowing landfills.
Paper or plastic?
Save it. We brought our own.
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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