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!
Gaia, answer me!
What's going on?!
Gaia: You're in New York 35 years in the future,
right where the time pool sent you.
But the city's trashed.
It's under 6 feet of water.
Global warming melted the polar ice cap.
Every coastal city looks like this.
But how did it get so bad?
Why didn't anyone stop it?
I told you, Wheeler, because you changed history.
Dr. Blight tricked you into the time pool,
sending you back to the night you got your ring from me.
Dr. Blight said it was the only way out of that cave-in.
Aah! Aah!
Aah!
Aaah!
Ugh!
But you stopped yourself from becoming a Planeteer.
Without the fifth Planeteer, there can be no Captain Planet,
no one to stop Hoggish Greedly and Rigger
from going back in time
to turn this planet into one hot, steaming greenhouse.
This is the pits.
The Planeteers have to do something.
What Planeteers?
Gi, Kwame, Linka, Ma-Ti.
What happened to them?
They got 35 years older.
Tell MAL I want to see them.
The time pool can take you anyplace you want,
but I can't go with you.
And in an hour, you've got to return to your real time.
No problem. First, I want to see Gi.
Yeah, that's it. Put me there.
These images come from MAL's databank.
It's how it looked in your time.
You may find it different in the 21st century.
We'll see about that.
Aah!
Wow! Looks like the worst Hurricane in history
came through here.
Gi: We get lots of bad storms
since the polar ice caps melted and sea levels rose.
But this one is only half over.
We are in the eye of the storm.
Gi! Gi, you're older.
I am told I look pretty good for over 50.
Now, who are you, young man?
And how did you get on my island?
Aw, man. But it's me... Wheeler.
Boy, I've missed you.
I don't recognize you.
Wheeler: Of course she doesn't.
I changed history, so we never met.
I guess you remind me of someone I once knew,
someone who cared a great deal about the planet.
Long ago, I was given this ring.
I use it to help whenever I can,
like saving this creature,
one of the last dolphins on Earth.
Last dolphins?
But there must be millions of them.
Right. Maybe 30 years ago.
Now they are one of the few species
that are not yet extinct.
Water.
[ Dolphin calls ]
Extinct? How?
Overfishing, pollution. You name it.
Then why are you living here like a hermit?
You could be out using your power to change the world.
[ Thunder crashes ]
Oh, sure, change the world.
When I was young, I tried joining a group
called the Planeteers,
but not enough people cared.
Not enough people?
That's why I don't miss people.
Now, you had better find cover.
The eye of the storm is passing.
Gi, wait. It's not too late.
You and I could still be Planeteers.
Wake up and smell the carbon dioxide.
It's too late for this world.
It's all I can do to help a few dolphins.
[ Thunder crashes ]
It's no use.
I'll try Kwame.
Can you find his village in Africa?
That's it. I remember all those trees we planted.
It can't have changed too much.
[ Triumphant music plays ]
Kwame! Kwame!
Who calls my name?
You don't know me, but I'm a blast from the past.
[ Buzzing ] [ Gasps ]
Down, you fool.
Someone's shooting at us.
Ah, you noticed.
But they will not be for long.
Earth.
[ Rumbling ]
Hey, you sure got rid of them.
They will return. They always do.
What do they want?
This land, the only oasis left in the region.
Look around you, boy.
Oh, no.
All the land here used to be green and beautiful.
Now it's a desert.
Global warming changed the weather.
The rainfall moved away from us.
But we planted trees out there
to hold the water and stop erosion.
No one ever planted trees out there.
What are you talking about?
The Planeteers helped you.
The Planeteers. Huh!
We had fine ideas,
but others did not do their part,
and, eventually, we went our separate ways.
I planted the few trees in our village,
but I am only one man.
If others had helped me,
maybe we could have saved much more.
[ Zapping ]
Kwame, let me help now.
We can revive the Planeteers.
We can do something to save the planet.
Stop talking nonsense, boy.
"Save the planet"!
I am in a war to save this one oasis.
If you want to help, then fight.
No, you fools!
Without these trees, all of us will die!
Earth.
He won't listen, but Linka will.
Try her hometown in the Soviet Union.
Bingo!
Whoa!
What's going on?
All the crops are dead.
And why are people all bundled up on a hot day?
[ Russian accent ] You call this a food ration?
I have been waiting for five hours.
We want more.
[ Crowd murmuring ]
Silence, everyone. Back in line.
We have little food, but we will share it equally.
Do not make me use force.
[ All murmuring ]
Wind.
Aah!
Nyet. Nyet.
Put me down!
Linka!
Are you insane?
Where are your protective clothes and sunglasses?
Bring him into the van quickly.
But... Hey!
Ugh!
Hey, lighten up.
Since when is not wearing shades a crime?
Since the ozone layer over the Northern hemisphere
was destroyed.
Where have you been, stranger?
The ozone layer destroyed?
Then solar radiation must be killing your crops.
Da. And it will kill you
if you do not wear protection, young man.
Why are you calling me "young man"?
I'm a year older than you.
Ah, he is out of his mind.
Lock him up for his own safety.
No, no! Linka, wait. I'm not crazy.
I know you. You love birds.
You can play their songs, right?
I used to love that,
but that was decades ago,
before pesticides wiped out all of the birds.
How could you possibly know that?
I knew you, as a Planeteer.
Liar.
Oh, there was supposed to be an American boy like you.
But he lacked the courage to join us.
Ok, maybe I... he was wrong,
but you're wasting your powers here.
Wasting? If I did not stop that riot,
there would be no food for the other towns.
Be practical.
Practical? You're worried about a few towns.
We need to save the entire Earth.
Ha! Save the Earth?
You poor lunatic.
Take him to the asylum.
Asylum? No!
I'm not crazy.
Stop him!
Get me to Ma-Ti's tribe in the Amazon rain forest,
and hurry.
Yeah, that's the place.
This can't be the rain forest.
There's been some kind of mistake.
Ah, you were right... both times.
This place cannot be a rain forest anymore,
and this city is a mistake.
Please, young sir, some spare change?
Ma-Ti!
Forgive me, but if I ever knew you,
I have forgotten.
I find life is easier if I can forget the past.
Ma-Ti, what happened to you?
The same thing that happened to all my people.
Once we were happy and healthy.
The forest gave us everything we needed.
Then greedy men destroyed the forests
to raise crops and cattle and dig for gold.
For a short while, they became rich,
but tropical soil was not meant for farming,
and it soon gave out. [ Footsteps approaching ]
Senor, please, some change.
Ugh!
Heart.
Thank you, senor.
Here. Buy some food for your child.
Oh, thank you.
[ Smooches ]
Ma-Ti, you could do so much more with your power.
You could move people to care for the whole planet.
Ah, you have much heart, young one.
Why couldn't I have known you when I was a young Planeteer?
Well, I, uh...
But you cannot rebuild a rain forest.
It is gone forever.
And you think you can save an entire world?
[ Crying ] Ma-Ti, you were my last chance.
You can't give up.
Wait a second. There's one hope.
Hope Island. I have to see Gaia.
Aah!
Oh, no. Not Hope Island.
It looks like Las Vegas.
I have to find Gaia.
Where's her hut?
Gaia's hut? Oh, yeah.
You mean the place they store the toxic waste.
Right over there, doll.
Toxic waste?
Gaia, where are you?
Gaia!
Gaia, no!
Not you, Gaia!
You're the spirit of the Earth.
Greedly: She was the spirit of Earth.
Past tense, kid.
Hoggish Greedly and Rigger?
How does he know us?
Do you think he's a Planeteer, boss?
Idiot. This is the 21st century.
There are no Planeteers.
But we're going to keep an eye on him.
You're older, but you're just as vicious.
You did this to Gaia.
Hey, we warned her, but she wouldn't leave.
We just stored a little toxic waste in here.
Who knew it would leak?
[ Grunts ]
[ Laughter ]
[ Indistinct talking ]
The place was a pigsty when I bought it,
but now my customers can wallow in luxury.
And glitter and glamour.
We burn more energy than most countries.
I know. That's why you two maniacs
went back in time to speed up global warming.
[ Gasps ] Boss, he knows
about how we got rich
and about the time pool.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
for the brat who knows it.
Guards, seize him! [ Beeping ]
Huh?
I've got to get back to the time pool.
It'll close up any second.
Gaia, wherever you are,
help me get back to the New York I know.
I want to get back.
I just want everything back the way it was.
Gaia, please be alive.
Ugh!
Wait a second.
I'm back in the alley...
[ Siren wailing ]
For the third time.
[ Wailing continues ]
There's me 11 months ago.
What?
And that's me, too, just an hour ago
and about to change history.
No!
Whoa!
[ Both grunt ]
What are you doing? Who are you?
I'm you but about an hour smarter.
Look, he's got the ring.
I've got to stop him.
I'm tired of being a Planeteer.
I have to save myself. The others can save the Earth.
That's what I thought, but I was wrong.
Everything is connected,
so we need everyone to keep this planet going,
including us.
I mean me. You know what I mean.
I never thought of it that way.
I know. I just hope it's not too late to save Gaia.
[ Thunder crashes ]
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[ Chuckles ]
[ Time pool humming ]
I'm back to my own time!
My insignia... I'm a Planeteer again.
No, no, no!
You changed history back the way it was.
I know.
Isn't it great? [ Smooches ]
No, it's not, you moron.
The air is almost gone,
and we're still trapped in this cave-in.
Hey, Wheeler, mind if we join you?
Gi, you're young again.
Try tunneling for a couple of hours
and see how young you feel.
But we sure missed you.
Ma-Ti, I was afraid you'd given up on everything!
I would never give up on you, Wheeler.
You are my amigo.
Hey, hero, did you have to take on all those villains
by yourself?
Do not be so quick to fight.
Man, am I glad to hear you say that, Kwame.
This was Linka's idea.
She didn't care how impractical it was.
She was going to dig till she found you.
I would do the same for anyone.
Oh, you had me so worried.
Well, well, what a warm little scene.
Any more warmth, and the rest of the ice will fall in on us.
Greedly: Dr. Blight, you ready?
[ Both grunting ]
Ugh!
Quick, while those little twerps are hugging each other,
we can take a little time trip.
[ Beeping ]
All: Huh?
Greedly and Rigger... stop them!
Too late.
We're going back in time, Planeteers,
to make sure you brats were never born.
Linka: Teamwork got us back together,
and teamwork will keep us together.
Right. Let our powers combine.
Earth.
Fire.
Wind.
Water.
Heart.
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
All: Go, Planet!
Glad to see you got in here,
away from that nuclear power source.
Hurry, Captain Planet. They escaped into the past.
Let's see if I can turn things around.
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[ All yelling ]
Stop, you vandal.
You're sending them the wrong way...
Ahead to the 23rd century.
That's right, MAL.
They're in for a real future-shock.
It can't be any worse than the shock I had there.
Don't worry, Wheeler.
Gaia! You mean, you're not...
Now that you're a Planeteer again, I feel just fine.
But there's still a global warming problem.
What's going to happen in the 21st century?
That's up to the people of Earth.
Kwame: But what about Blight, Greedly, and Rigger?
Show us their future, MAL.
Of course, madam. Right away.
Man: As curator, I welcome the Planeteer convention
to the Museum of Ancient Pollution.
It is hard to believe,
but before the Planeteer movement caught on,
pollution was a major problem of the previous century.
Our guests today are three stranded time-travelers
from that era.
I hate the future.
No poverty, no war, no pollution.
What do they do for fun?
Yeah. All this clean air is giving me a headache.
Mr. Hoggish Greedly.
[ Snorts ] I miss the 20th century.
If we wanted a toothpick, we'd chop down a forest.
[ Crowd gasps ] If we were cold,
we burned coal till the sky was black.
What's with you kids,
all this sissy worrying about tomorrow?
Incredible.
How could such stupid, selfish people
ever have had any influence?
The time pool is becoming unstable.
I can't hold it in this time period.
Noooo!
[ Beeping ]
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[ Beeping stops ]
Where did the time pool go?
Into the future.
I'd say 5 million or 6 million years.
Speaking of going into the future,
it's almost midnight.
We're about to start a new year.
♪ Should auld acquaintance [ Keyboard plays ]
♪ Be forgot
♪ And never brought to mind? ♪
♪ Should auld acquaintance be forgot ♪
♪ And the days of auld lang syne? ♪
Gaia, that vision of the future we saw,
does that mean everything will turn out all right?
The future is only a possibility
until you make it happen.
Happy new year, Planeteers.
As always, the power is yours.
All: Happy New Year!
[ Fireworks popping ]
I know we can make it happen,
and I'm proud to spend New Year's
with the best friends that I or this Earth
could ever ask for.
Planeteers: ♪ We'll drink a cup of kindness yet ♪
♪ For auld Lang syne
Happy new year!
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
[ Laughs ]
We all wonder what effect each of us has on the future.
Every person can set an example for bad...
Kwame: Or for good.
Linka: Together, with each of us setting good examples...
Ma-Ti: We can save the planet.
And protect the future.
Captain Planet: 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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