By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!
♪ Captain Planet, he's the man ♪
♪ Leading the charge, Earth's number-one fan ♪
♪ Check him out, you're gonna see ♪
♪ He's the mega mac daddy of ecology ♪
♪ Captain, a hero with the gumption ♪
♪ Takes out the overpopulation and consumption ♪
♪ Yeah, he could use a better groomer ♪
♪ Some people say he's got a bad sense of humor ♪
[ Singsong voice ] I'm back!
♪ But when eco-villains run amok ♪
♪ Plundering and pillaging, yuck! ♪
♪ Cap's going to level the playing field ♪
♪ With a PhD in sustainable yield ♪
♪ But she's not the only hero for Earth ♪
♪ Gaia's wisdom gave the Planeteers birth ♪
♪ Wheeler's the fire, Ma-Ti's got heart ♪
♪ Gi's got the power to make water start ♪
♪ Kwame's rockin' with element earth ♪
♪ And Linka uses wind for all she's worth ♪
♪ Still Greedlys and Blights trash our planet ♪
♪ It's up to us to say, "We won't stand it!" ♪
♪ Raise your voice and challenge your peers ♪
♪ Say its way cool to be a Planeteer ♪
Captain Planet: The power is yours!
♪♪
Wheeler: [ Southern accent ] You don't know much about me
without you have read a book by the name
of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
But that ain't no matter.
You'll learn plenty about us both,
especially me, in this story.
Tom is my pal.
And we lived in the little town
of St. Petersburg on the Mississippi River.
I didn't have no Ma.
And my Pap... [ Growls ]
- Look out! - Aah!
[ Both laugh ]
I wonder if Huck was as big a klutz!
[ Laughter continues ]
[ Normal voice ] One thing's for sure.
He wouldn't have let Becky drive!
If you were not so caught up in that silly story,
you could have warned me about the log.
Silly?
"The Adventures of Huck Finn" is a classic!
Guys, can we save the literary debate for later?
Milton's meeting us here at first light.
Da, he is going to show us
all the work being done to help preserve the Missi...
Pi... the Pissmiss... The... the river.
And tomorrow night, Milton's invited us
for a real down-home crawfish boil!
Well, if you ask me, rafting the river
like Tom and Huck could be a lot more fun
than seeing a bunch of boring cleanup projects
and a pot of hick shrimp!
You know, Wheeler? I think you are onto something!
Yeah, me, too.
I am? Like what?
We could live the river life, just like in the book.
The girls may not like it.
Hey, it is not like there is a disaster or anything.
So Tom, Huck, what will it be,
work or play?
That's a no-brainer.
[ Geese honking ]
Time to rise and shine, Gi.
[ Yawns ] Morning.
Where are the guys?
They're gone. The boat is gone.
But they left a note.
"Gone fishing," signed "Huck and gang."
"P.S. See you downriver at Milton's tonight."
Those little hockey players.
You mean "hooky."
Milton: Mornin', Planeteers.
Hey, glad y'all found my camp okay.
- Hello, Milton. - Good to see you!
Say, where are the fellas?
They are off having delusions of Huckleberry Hound.
That's Huckleberry Finn, Linka.
Ha! Huck wannabes, huh?
Yeah, we still gettin' them 'round this and these parts.
I just hope they don't get into trouble.
Oh, they'll be okay.
But they're in for a bit of a shock.
Wheeler: [ Southern accent ] Ah, ain't much better
in the whole, wide world
than a-pullin' downstream with your two bestest friends.
Aah!
- Got a nibble, Huck? - More like a chomp!
Whee-hee! Ain't it a right fine catch?
[ Grunts ]
Kwame: [ Laughs ] More like a dirty left boot!
So much for our fresh-fish breakfast
unless we want filet of sole.
Wheeler: [ Normal voice ] Gross!
We still have plenty of peanut-butter sandwiches.
Who needs peanut butter?
We're livin' off the river.
What an incredible place.
Eh, runoff from the refinery has nearly destroyed this area.
But we're workin' with 'em to restore it,
replant the grasses and all.
Ah, the bottom's still covered with chemical sludge.
I'm gonna test this to make sure
that no new toxics are driftin' in.
How'd you get started with all this?
Oh, grew up here, huntin' and fishin' in the bayou,
spent 20 years workin' in one of those big refineries.
You worked in a refinery?
Yeah, till I started seein' the bayou changin'.
And we were the cause of it, dumpin' waste,
cuttin' new channels and buildin' levies
to redirect the river's flow.
Why disrupt the river's natural path?
To make it easier for the factory boats and barges.
But with all the changes when the rains come,
uh, it can cause terrible flood.
Shh. Come on.
I got somethin' to show you.
The Mississippi Delta's full of rookeries,
nesting grounds for migratory birds.
We destroy this here,
people up north'll feel it, too.
They'll lose lots of ducks and other waterfowl.
If the bayou dies,
so do these critters and our heritage.
[ Southern accent ] Ah, my belly's a-rumblin', Huck.
Caught anything, yet?
[ Southern accent ] Yee-haw!
Snagged a big one, this time!
Thing's puttin' up a mighty good fight!
He's a-real beaut.
Yep, we'll be eatin' fine, now.
[ Thud ] [ Grunts, spits ]
[ Normal voice ] Huh? What happened?
I caught the big one!
[ Laughs ]
[ Normal voice ] Yeah, the biggest tire in the Mississippi!
[ Laughs ]
Peanut-butter sandwich, anyone?
Not me.
I'm holding out for fresh catfish.
How do you feel about chemically preserved?
What the?
Oh, gross!
Where's this comin' from? Probably from that factory.
Yuck! I gotta get this stuff off of me!
Man: You boys be careful.
That water's not fit for swimmin'.
What do you mean?
This stretch of river's called Cancer Alley
'cause of all the sickness.
Factory owner says it got nothin' to do
with what they're dumpin' in the river.
Hmm. But what else could it be?
Well, I wanna know who's responsible
for dumping chemicals on my catfish.
I can't wait to give those polluters a...
Ma-Ti: Take it easier, Wheeler.
They may not appreciate strangers
telling them what to do.
Kwame: Who knows what kind of people we are dealing with.
[ Barks ]
You're right. They could be dangerous.
[ Barking ]
Let's get outta here.
Oh, garden seed.
Boomer's busted free, again.
[ Chuckles ] Must've smelled peanut butter on them kids.
He goes wild for peanut butter.
[ Boomer barks ]
- Boomer! Wait up, boy! - [ Whistles ] Come here, boy.
Come on back here. Bring it on back here, boy.
[ All panting ]
They sicced the dogs on us.
[ Dogs barking ]
[ Indistinct shouting ]
[ All panting ]
[ Dogs barking ] [ Indistinct shouting ]
[ Barking ]
[ Southern accent ] Are... Are they still followin' us?
Where are we gonna go?
Boomer, what're you doin'? Come on. Go, go.
[ All panting ]
- This way. Hurry. - Yeah, let's get 'em.
[ Indistinct shouting ]
I think we lost 'em.
Hey, look, just in time for supper.
I don't know. Seems wrong to raid
somebody else's crab trap.
That never stopped Huck Finn.
'Sides, it don't look like anyone used it in quite a spell.
[ Gasps ] Tarnations!
[ Normal voice ] What is that thing?
All I can tell you, Wheeler, is that is not my dinner.
This isn't exactly the adventure I had in mind.
Hey! Get out of our boat!
[ Boomer barking ]
Man: Boomer! Where are you, boy?!
[ Barking ]
- Let's buck. - Hey, you!
Boy, those kids are about as flighty
as hummingbirds in a hurricane.
They must be afraid of dogs.
Linka: This is amazing.
Yeah. But what happened to these trees, Milton?
Saltwater intrusion comin' in
from all the new channels bein' dug.
Stuff's been destroyin' 50 square miles a year.
So we've started puttin' in weirs, underwater dams,
to help keep the salt water back.
Amy: Baby, baby!
What kind of animal is that?
Milton: It's just an alligator Amy.
What a funny name.
Believe me, it suits her just fine.
She used to be a trapper,
but now she's fightin' to save the bayou.
Hey there, Milton.
What's happenin'?
Amy, meet my friends, here, Linka and Gi.
Pleasure.
- Hello. - Hi.
Well, you're just in time
to watch me feed my friends.
Isabelle, Pete, chow time!
Friends? Out here?
Well, they're kind of... Well, uh, different.
[ Both gasp ]
This is Pete.
[ Gasps ] Let me guess... Isabelle?
You got it.
- Can I feed her? - Oh, I don't advise it.
Ooh, one could lose a hand.
[ Both gasp ]
[ Laughs ]
Milton: I'm almost as hungry as Pete and Isabelle.
Anybody for chicken?
Raw chicken? Ew.
'Course not.
Fried chicken.
My wife, Kathleen, made it for us.
Ah. Mmm. Yum, scrumptious.
[ Splash ]
[ Southern accent ] I-I-I'm so darn hungry
I may eat this cat raw.
[ Chuckles ] You gotta land him, first.
He's a feisty one.
But I hooked him good.
Ouch. That's one hard-headed cuss.
[ Laughs ]
I think your catch would say the same about you, eh, Wheeler?
[ Normal voice ] Even Huck Finn knew when to give up.
Break out the peanut butter, Kwame.
The dog ate it all.
[ Thunder crashes ] Uh-oh.
And now, it's gonna rain on our charade.
Maybe, it is time to head to Milton's.
Lots of the river delta is too polluted for fishin' these days.
I'm been checkin' this area for years.
It's still pretty healthy.
[ Chuckles ] I'll say.
[ Chuckles ] Bozhe moi!
I never knew catching fishes was so easy.
[ Southern accent ] You see anything out there?
[ Southern accent ] Yep. Rain. Lots and lots of rain.
Water must be overflowin' the banks.
If it don't let up soon, we'll be drowned rats.
Look! There's a light over yonder.
Head for it!
[ Thunder crashes ]
Hang on!
- Aah! - Whoa!
- Hang on!
[ All screaming ]
Hang on!
Whoa!
- Whoa! - Whoa!
[ Grunts ]
[ Normal voice ] Man, hairy rapids.
[ Flashlight rattles ]
[ Normal voice ] But we are okay now, I think.
Is it just me,
or does anyone else have that boxed-in feeling?
It feels like we're on an elevator or something.
Next stop, ladies lingerie.
[ Horn blares ]
And here comes big Bertha!
[ Horn blares ]
We must have drifted into one of the locks.
[ Both scream ]
What now?
Kwame: The tanker is spilling oily bilge water.
We gotta get outta here before we're planet pulp!
[ Engine revs ]
What do we do? What are we gonna do?
No! Fire!
Vacate the lock. It can't hold the floodwaters.
We're in way over our heads, guys.
Team time. Ma-Ti, can you reach the girls?
I sure hope so.
Linka. Gi.
♪♪
[ Indistinct conversations ]
Looks delicious, Milton.
Da. I can hardly wait to shovel in.
That's dig in.
Ma-Ti: Gi, Linka, we need Captain Planet.
Watch for our beams. Ready?
Then let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
There. Go, Linka.
Wind!
Water!
What's happening? We don't know.
But Ma-Ti's beam should be up there by now.
Something must be very wrong.
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Come on, little buddy. It's now or never.
Now. Heart!
By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!
Wheeler: Whoa!
Why do they always put these landfills by the river?
It always floods. The water gets polluted.
The soil gets contaminated.
Wheeler: Cap, Help!
Help!
Captain Planet: Oops. I'd better slow the flow
before the Planeteers trash and burn.
[ Indistinct shouting ]
Ahoy, there!
All hands on deck!
We don't want this flood flaming the fill...
[ Grunts ]
So I've gotta borrow your little boat.
It'll make a dang fine dam.
Man: Phew. Captain Planet saved the day.
"Tanks" a lot.
Now to put a lid on that oil fire
before it tanks that big, ugly dump.
Kwame: The outboard!
It's full of gas! It's gonna blow!
Next time, Planeteers, go solar.
Wheeler: Ohh. Thanks, Cap.
Thanks, Cap.
Rub-a-dub-dub, you'll be safe in this tub.
I'd love to stay and play King, uh, Cap of the Mountain,
but I've got a hot date with a trashy old fame.
- Way to go, Cap! - You did it!
Great job, Cap.
Can I drop you somewhere?
Yes. Milton's.
No way!
If we don't get there under our own steam,
the girls will know we blew it.
True. Come on, guys.
Are we hot dogs or weenies?
You want a frank answer?
Not really, but we could use a raft.
No problem.
Be back before you can say, "Samuel Clemens,"
10 times, that is.
♪♪
It always amazes me
how much good stuff I find in the dump.
Here you go, Twain-ateers.
Thanks, Cap. Thanks, Cap.
And remember, the power is yours!
Thank goodness.
If they don't need Cap anymore, they must be out of danger.
Da.
But maybe we should go look for them, anyway.
Here y'all go.
Then again,
like you said, Gi, they must be out of danger.
Yeah. And we wouldn't want to interfere
with their great adventure.
Milton: Night, everybody! Thank y'all for comin'!
Woman: Thank you, honey!
[ Indistinct chatter ]
Take care, y'all.
Wonder how Huck and company are doing.
I sure hope they're okay.
That is debatable.
♪♪
What happened to you?
Us? Oh, not much.
Um, just a little river outing,
like in the book.
And, boy, are we ready
for some of Milton's famous crawfish.
Hey, Milton! How are you?
- Hi. - Hey. Good to see you boys.
Sorry you missed the big boil.
The catfish we caught were fantastic.
Catfish?
Wheeler and catfish... Never the twain shall meet.
Well, we're out of fancy fixings.
We've always got plenty of peanut butter in the house.
Peanut butter? [ Groans ]
My favorite.
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!
♪♪