Captain Planet and the Planeteers

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Captain Planet was created by billionaire Ted Turner in the early 90's to spread awareness of the environmental damage done to earth every year, at the same time providing the action and thrills that a Saturday morning cartoon needs to be a hit.

This special effort worked. BIG TIME. The show... more »

Captain Planet was created by billionaire Ted Turner in the early 90's to spread awareness of the environmental damage done to earth every year, at the same time providing the action and thrills that a Saturday morning cartoon needs to be a hit.

This special effort worked. BIG TIME. The show ran for six long successful years, with three seasons divided between DIC animation, and Hanna-Barbera, and today is still repeated all over the globe it was created to help save.

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..

From North America, Wheeler, with the power of Fire

From the Soviet Union, Linka, with the Power of the Wind

From Asia, Gi, with the power of the Water

And from South America, Ma-Ti, with the power of Heart

When the five powers combine, they summon earth's greatest champion, CAPTAIN PLANET!

GO PLANET!!!!

THE POWER IS YOURS!

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Water!

Heart!

GO PLANET

By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet

Captain Planet, He's A 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 a Hero

Gonna Take Pollution Down To Zero

Gonna Help Him Pull Asunder

Bad Guys Who Like to Loot and Plunder

(Lotton 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!

Here's what Captain Planet Has To Say:

THE POWER IS YOURS!less «

• What is the deal with Season 6?

  Is there a reason Boomerang never runs them?

  Is there a reason Boomerang never runs them? less «

  hurricaneez2 Last online 3 days ago
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• Couples?

  I used to see this show when they gave it on Cartoon network now it's on Boomerang and I can't remember were there any couples or crushes between the planeters ?

  I used to see this show when they gave it on Cartoon network now it's on Boomerang and I can't remember were there any couples or crushes between the planeters ?less «

  RICEA42991 Last online May 21, 2009
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• Is it coming out on DVD?

  Does anyone know if CP is coming out on DVD?

  Does anyone know if CP is coming out on DVD?less «

  JIH1984x Last online May 16, 2009
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  9.5 Superb

  "CARTOON NETWOORK'S GOLDEN AGE" hide « show »

  This show was awsome when i was a young girl i watch it and now, grow up, this show reminds me when Cartoon Netwoork (the channel that run this show here in Bs As) was in his "Golden Age" Why? Simple because the channel not only make good Tv shows for kids but educational too this show you can watch it from two different sides
  A) A kid show and a very good one
  B) Educational because reminds us that contamination can damage and destroy our planet and depends from us to keep it clean Bottom line one of the good, and few, tv shows with the "educational" imprint in it Really awsome!!!!

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  LadyInque Added Mar 26, 2009 All my reviews
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  4 Poor

  Take a big clump of dirt and throw it into a swimming pool. Set that pool on fire, then blow on it. Did a silver magic Mark McGrath from a silver magic Sugar Ray manifest and clean up your mess? hide « show »

  "Captain Planet" is the best thing the anthropomorphic planet of Earth could come up with to combat the rise of pollution. Gaia (said anthropomorphia, who looks like Vanessa Williams instead of Globey from Pee-Wee's Playhouse like she should) couldn't even use her powers to make him specific. He's not "Captain Earth," he's Captain Planet. If she made a superhero who admired hubcaps and collected hubcaps, and all of his actions were direct and specific toward hubcaps, she'd call him "PROFESSOR ITEMS." But here he is, the product of what happens when five teenagers with magical rings do a group hug. They probably just could've punched the bad guys with their ring fists. Hey, I like Earth Day as much as the next guy (I hate Earth Day), but Captain Planet has got to be the worst super hero of all time. Why? His sole purpose in life is to fight pollution. What is his only weakness? Pollution. "I'll stop you, Snobbish Dumpsalot or whoever! You'll never succeed in polluting the river! Wait, what is this, dirty water, noooooooooo"
  
  Why did the Planeteers give up their rings to make this guy? The Asian girl could drop a tidal wave on your face. But no, they had to stand around for upwards of four minutes per episode, yapping about how awesome Planet is while he lays on the ground grunting with mud on his head. That pretty much makes him worse than every other hero, heroine, kid sidekick, wonder dog, or Mad Magazine parody of such in the entire world. I mean, I know Blecchman isn't going to be of much assistance in this war against broad social attitudes, but at least he'll never get his @$$ handed to him by a crying Indian.

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  KingCAWisma Added Jul 9, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  One of my all-time favorite cartoons! hide « show »

  Long ago, I stumbled upon this show that raised environmental awareness. I was captivated by the action, animation, voice acting (LeVar and Whoppee are fabulous!), and the awareness it spreads. Just think, Ted Turner tried to spread environmental cleaning, and you know, we've barely made any progress. I feel that we need this show back on TV since we need to keep cleaning up our world. I place this show as my second favorite cartoon (behind pokemon and beating out inspector gadget). From here on I always remember the famous lines: "Earth! Fire! Wind! Water! Heart!" and of course the now immortal: "The power is YOURS!"

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  z-agent Added Apr 24, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.5 Superb

  As the editor for this page, it is my duty and a pleasure to write for this website. Let's start with the basics. Captain Planet was fantastic. I watch it on VHS today. If I owned the show, it would be out on DVD right now. I enjoyed Wheeler's comedy hide « show »

  relief in the moment of danger and his comedy relief in general when there was no danger. Kwame is the leader of his team. When it comes to call Captain Planet, Kwame will say: "Let our powers combine!" This phrase activated the rings, and called Captain Planet when their powers combined. Another basics is that at the end of each episode, Captain Planet and the Planeteers have a Planeteer alert, a public message about the planet's growing problems. At the end of every public announcement, Captain Planet would use his phrase that he does on the show. "The power is yours!" is Captain Planet's phrase line. It is cool that this show is great. It is repeated around the world today. As of 2006, Boomerang, a cartoon channel from Cartoon Network, began airing season 6 episodes of Captain Planet. It is still on Boomerang today. The power is yours!

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  DoctorWho44 Added Mar 29, 2008 All my reviews
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  5 Mediocre

  Preachy, boring, and dull- WHAT more could I ask for in a children's cartoon! hide « show »

  My review was deleted for no obvious reason the last time, for I can truly say its language was absolutely clean and the review was inoffensive excepting the fact that I stated an opinion which ran contrary to the sentiments of many a Captain Planet fanatic. Before I proceed to my review, and before YOU, the reader, continue reading, I suggest that, if you are a fan and intolerant of reviews that do not strive to please, you leave this page immediately to soak in other sugar-coated "I love this show" reviews. Should you proceed, however, you have NO right to report this review. I repeat: absolutely no right to report this review merely because you disagree with the views expressed.
  
  This show annoys me to no end. Firstly, it's overly preachy. I hate it that the characters always have to rub it in my face that the world needs my help, that I have to save the environment, and other similar crap. Second, the characters are boring, flat, and lack depth, especially Captain Planet. They aren't even humorous. Oh, I'm ever so sorry if you think otherwise. Usually when I watch a show and see the main protagonists in trouble I can connect with them. In this show, though, I lack any sympathies with the characters- they simply fail in that respect with me. Finally, this show is obviously, blatantly, created by environmentalists. This last fact is especially repulsive to me. Environmentalists are a bunch of hypocrites who hold the delusion that the earth needs more help than the pathetic human race it holds. Naturally this show gives voice to those delusions. The only reason I'm giving it a 5.0 at all is because it is at least is decent and the female characters are respectable compared to those in modern shows. In conclusion, Captain Planet and the Planeteers holds so little appeal for me that, even in my most painful periods of boredom, I cannot be bothered to pick up the remote control to turn to it.

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  septembre_mary Added Dec 21, 2007 All my reviews