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!
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[ Birds chirping ]
[ Clanking ]
[ Birds chirping ]
[ Chain saw revs ]
[ Tree thuds ]
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[ Tree thuds ]
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Chop them all down.
Step one in our evil plan... Firewood.
Step 2...
Coal, to create lots of dirty smoke.
Step 3... oil and gasoline.
Fuel for my smog-spewing barge.
Part car, part power plant,
part factory.
It'll burn oil, gas, wood, or coal.
Congratulations, Dr. Blight.
You've raised air pollution to an art.
Burning these fossil fuels
will increase the carbon dioxide gas
in the Earth's atmosphere
and keep in more of the sun's heat.
We'll have such fun
making life on Earth too hot to handle.
Right you are, sweetie.
But first, we must test my scheme
on the island the Planeteers call home.
Oh, goody.
All my massive computations to locate Gaia and her island
have paid off.
Dr. Blight: We'll make those planet punks suffer.
Then I'll deliver the final blow.
Come on, Dr. Blight.
You can tell your own computer.
What is this secret surprise we're towing?
If I told you, then it wouldn't be a surprise,
now, would it, MAL, baby?
[ Alarm blaring ]
Dr. Blight, someone's coming.
Linka: What is this barge doing so close to Hope Island?
It's one of those miserable Planeteers.
I can't let her warn the others.
Bozhe moi! They are after me.
Wind!
[ Wind howling ]
[ Mechanical whirring ]
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Aah!
[ Groans ]
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One Planeteer down. Four to go.
[ Laughs ]
Prepare the force field dome.
I already did that... milliseconds ago.
Then activate it, honey child.
[ Electricity crackling ]
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Won't the Planeteers notice the force field?
Who cares? It's already too late for them to stop it.
Kwame, your greenhouse grows beautiful flowers.
It is like my home in the rain forest.
Yes, Ma-Ti. Even on cool days like this,
the glass windows keep the sun's warmth inside.
So they made a little greenhouse.
So what?
I've made a really big greenhouse
out of Hope Island.
Then let's put the heat on and start cooking.
What shall we burn first, babycakes?
Well, I would...
Wood. Of course.
Think coal would be best.
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This ought to smoke them out.
[ Bubbling ]
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More fuel. More smoke. More heat.
Oh!
Ohh.
Aah!
[ Fire crackling ]
Burning that wood has driven the carbon dioxide level
over Hope Island way up.
It's already 20 degrees hotter.
And this is just the beginning.
Linka: Dr. Blight.
[ Gasps ]
I should have known your twisted mind was behind this.
No, darling.
You should have known
my brilliant mind would outwit yours.
[ Gasps ]
Eat smoke, Planeteer.
[ Fan whirs ]
[ Coughs ]
Wind!
[ Coughing ]
Whoa!
Ugh!
Whoa!
[ Groans ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Rumbling ]
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With your arms trapped like that,
your ring is useless.
The Planeteers will still stop you.
Your friends will never beat the heat.
I can't believe it got hot so fast.
A quick dip will cool us in a second.
No, it won't.
This ocean is as warm as bath water.
Wheeler, something is really wrong.
Gaia: That's an understatement, Gi.
To the Crystal Chamber, Planeteers.
We have an eco-emergency.
Dr. Blight has created a force field over Hope Island
and is pumping pollution into it.
If we don't stop her...
Ugh!
Gaia, are you all right?
You look sick.
Don't worry about me. You four have a job to do.
Four? Hey, where's Linka?
Dr. Blight has taken a prisoner on that barge.
Hurry. Time is short.
[ Monkey chitters ]
No, Suchi. We cannot summon Captain Planet without Linka.
We must handle this ourselves.
Get us away from the barge, Kwame.
We can sneak around from behind.
Hurry.
Dr. Blight's heat wave is killing our sea friends.
Wait a minute.
I see something out there kind of shimmering.
It looks like the force field.
Gi, see if you can break through it.
I'll try.
Water!
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All: Whoa!
Gi, are you okay?
Force field... is too strong for me.
Then we will dive under it.
Ready to dive, Ma-Ti.
Dive.
Oh, no. Look.
The force field extends underwater.
We are going to hit it.
Hang on, everybody.
[ Electricity crackles ]
All: Aah!
[ Beeping ]
What are we going to do now?
Ma-Ti, ask Gaia what we do now.
Heart.
Ma-Ti: Gaia, we need help.
I'm sorry, Ma-Ti, but so do I.
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Gaia, what is happening?
What is wrong?
I'm not well, Ma-Ti.
How can the spirit of Earth be sick?
My health is linked to the Earth
and to this special place.
If Hope Island dies,
I, too, will die.
Do not worry, Gaia. We will save you both.
How are we going to do that?
I don't know.
Is the eco-sub still working?
As long as we do not run into any more force fields.
But we must get through.
Gaia cannot survive much longer.
Ha! Those silly Planeteers
will never get past our force field.
I have got to get free.
[ Grunts ]
Or Dr. Blight's greenhouse effect
will ruin Hope Island forever.
All right, MAL, it's time to get
to the really cool part of my plan.
Oh, goody.
At last, I'll find out what that thing is.
I'm about to crash for curiosity.
Watch closely, because soon, Hope Island will be history.
Open force field.
[ Beeping ]
Hey, Dr. Blight is up to something,
something big,
and it's moving toward Hope Island.
But it cannot get through unless...
[ Gasps ] The force field.
Is it open?
Ma-Ti: Dr. Blight is moving something in.
We can slip under it while the force field is down.
Down periscope.
Gi: This will be a tight squeeze.
We made it.
Wheeler: All right! Good job!
And we're outside the force field.
Kwame, bring us up to periscope depth.
We do not want Dr. Blight to see us coming.
[ Electricity crackling ]
[ Periscope whirring ]
[ Linka groaning ]
Gi and I will swim out the escape hatch
and help Linka.
[ Coughs ]
The smoke from this barge is awful.
We will never be able to use our rings.
But we can use our heads. Come on.
Psst. Linka. Quick.
Huh?
We must stop Dr. Blight before she burns any more fuel.
You chiphead!
She got away,
and her goody-goody pals are with her.
[ Static, warbling ]
But I was busy turning on the oil furnace,
like you told me.
I can't be everywhere.
Spare me the excuses.
I'll handle this.
Look! Over there.
I think we have struck oil.
Now to shut down the flow.
Huh?
Whoa!
Hot enough for you, darlings?
Hold still, would you?
It is time we gave Dr. Blight the slip.
What?
Oh! Oh!
Oh, no!
Oh, no! Oh!
That must be the first oil spill
that ever helped the environment.
Aah!
I'm not finished yet, you planet punks.
But it's time for Blight to get out of sight.
Are you with me, MAL, baby?
Women and computers first.
I hate it when this happens.
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Oh, no. MAL and Dr. Blight are getting away.
Ow.
I think I slipped a disk drive.
Poor baby. Would it feel any better
if I showed you my big surprise?
Here it is.
What is that?
Whatever it is, it gives me a chill.
Gi: An iceberg. But how?
She must have towed it here from the Arctic.
And that is not just any iceberg.
That is...
A rapidly melting iceberg.
Dr. Blight: A touch of irony, my dears.
To cool off my greenhouse effect,
I'm melting some polar ice.
[ Laughs ]
Look. Inside the force field,
the sea level is rising.
We've got to shut down those furnaces
to slow down the iceberg's melting.
Come on. The controls must be up on the bridge.
I wonder which switch is the right one.
The only way we can find out is to try them all.
[ Gasps ] None of them work.
[ Gasps ]
Then it must be this.
[ Machinery powers down ]
We did it!
It is time to abandon ship.
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Good work. You have stopped any more heat buildup.
So what?
My force field generator is still working,
and there's enough heat trapped inside
to melt that iceberg and flood Hope Island.
She's right.
And we cannot get back through the force field
to help Gaia.
Maybe we can.
That exhaust pipe passes through the field.
We can break it loose from the barge and go through it.
I will ram it with the eco-sub.
Everybody below.
All: Ugh!
[ All screaming ]
It did not work.
Yeah. We're in a whale of trouble.
Wheeler, that is it.
What'd I say?
Heart.
Help us break the pipe, my friend.
Help us.
[ Whale calls ]
[ Whale grunts ]
[ All cheer ] Yay! Outstanding!
Thank you, my friend.
Wheeler: Yeah. Head for Hope Island.
We'll be fighting the water pressure,
so full speed ahead.
We must get to Gaia quickly.
♪ The iceberg is melting ♪
Gaia won't last long now.
Ma-Ti: Gaia, where are you?
Gaia?
Gaia! Oh, no.
You must save Hope Island.
There's not much time.
Gaia!
We must get Gaia to high ground.
Dr. Blight, aren't we going to stick around
to watch Hope Island go under?
No need, my micro-chipper friend.
It's already on the rocks.
[ Laughs evilly ]
Just think of the disasters when I melt the polar ice caps.
Today, Hope Island. Tomorrow, the world.
The water just keeps rising. What can we do?
We cannot summon Captain Planet through the force field.
Aim your rings into the water.
It will carry your message.
[ Bird chirps ]
Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
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By your powers combined...
I am Captain Planet.
All: Go, Planet!
Captain Planet, we were afraid
you couldn't handle all this air pollution.
My powers are weak,
but maybe I can borrow power...
the sun's power.
[ Grunts ]
Better keep cool if I'm going to focus these solar rays.
[ Electricity crackling ]
[ Power shuts down ]
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[ Static ]
Someone must have broken your force field.
Impossible.
What?!
Are you sure you still want to melt the polar ice caps?
Quick, MAL. Tell me everything I need to know about surfing.
Just two words, doctor... Wipe out!
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[ Bird calls ]
[ Monkey chittering ]
[ Inhales deeply ]
Mm. It's so nice to feel cool again.
But what about all that carbon dioxide pollution.
Dr. Blight released into the air?
I can't undo all that,
and around the world, more is added every day.
That's why it's so important to burn less of those fuels
that pollute the atmosphere and make Earth hotter.
Can people stop this?
We must.
The power is yours!
All: Go, Planet!
Captain Planet: You can help fight the greenhouse effect.
The less gas, wood, oil, and coal we burn...
The less greenhouse gases we put into the air.
And get your neighborhood to plant trees,
or plant one yourself.
Trees absorb carbon dioxide, the worst greenhouse gas.
Be cool. And keep our planet from getting too hot.
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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