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Season 1 – The New Adventures of Captain Planet

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Gaia, the spirit of the planet, assembles a diverse team of "planeteers," who are able to combine their powers to summon an elemental warrior that takes on the appearance of superhero Captain Planet. He works with the planeteers to defend Earth from pollution caused by criminals and villains. As the show's theme song says, Captain Planet is "gonna take pollution down to zero" by defeating the villains, who include the likes of Hoggish Greedly, Dr. Blight and Looten Plunder. The animated series was co-created by media mogul Ted Turner, a noted environmentalist.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 10/20/2024
2.5/4
The animation is generally uninspired and the storylines variations on a theme, but the series admirably tackles all sorts of issues beyond pollution (AIDS, homelessness, etc.). Go to Full Review Dave Trumbore Collider 01/29/2019
Though I didn't appreciate it as a kid, Captain Planet has a ridiculously good voice-acting cast. Go to Full Review R.L. Shaffer IGN Movies 01/29/2019
5/10
It wasn't a particularly engaging action show at the time, and it most certainly doesn't hold up anymore. The animation is pretty weak. And the stories are a little too hokey for my tastes. Go to Full Review Deirdre Sheppard Common Sense Media 01/29/2019
3/5
Captain Planet and the Planeteers is fun and retro, but it's not your best bet for younger grade-schoolers. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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David O @Triviamonster56 03/30/2021 It obviously has a good message of saving the world and such, but it's a little too preachy. Other than that, I think it's a good series. I'd recommend it. See more Read all reviews
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David Coburn

Captain Planet

Whoopi Goldberg

Gaia

LeVar Burton

Kwame

Joey Dedio

Wheeler

Kath Soucie

Linka

Janice Kawaye

Gi

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 15, 1990 A Hero for Earth The spirit of the Earth, Gaia, gathers five youngsters from around the world and gives them rings that can summon Captain Planet, an environmental superhero; the newly formed Planeteers must stop Hoggish Greedly before his oil rig pollutes the coast. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 22, 1990 Rain of Terror Verminous Skumm revives a factory and creates an enormous acid rain cloud that endangers a city. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 29, 1990 Beast of the Temple The Planeteers travel to Thailand to stop Greedly and Rigger's mining activity. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 6, 1990 Skumm Lord Verminous Skumm poisons the water supplies in South America; the Planeteers become infected by Skumm's disease and turn into rat hybrids. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 13, 1990 Deadly Ransom The eco-villains capture Captain Planet and demand a ransom payment in the form of nuclear waste; the Planeteers plot a daring rescue mission. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 20, 1990 The Conqueror The Planeteers fall under the sway of the charismatic Zarm; Ma-ti stays with Gaia and needs to convince the others to come back. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 27, 1990 The Last of Her Kind The Planteers thwart Looten Plunder's scheme to eradicate the elephant population in Africa to harvest the ivory. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 3, 1990 The Dead Seas Hoggish Greedly and Rigger go fishing using drift nets and manage to steal the Planeteers' rings. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 10, 1990 Tree of Life Dr. Blight attacks a sacred tree to harness its power for herself, creating a perfume that bestows her with super powers rivaling Captain Planet's. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 17, 1990 The Volcano's Wrath A volcanic eruption endangers an island and its people; Sly Sludge schemes to make a quick buck by peddling a trash service. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 24, 1990 The Littlest Planeteer The Planeteers save a school bus full of children; one of the children follows them home and steals Wheeler's ring. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 26, 1991 A World Below Us Gi finds an underwater city after one of its inhabitants rescues her from drowning; Sly Sludge's toxic dumping imperils the city. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 2, 1991 Plunder Dam Looten Plunder dams up a river and parches villages below the dam. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 9, 1991 Meltdown Syndrome A radiation leak catches Duke Nukem's attention and he triggers a meltdown; Captain Planet and company have to cool the reactor down before it contaminates the world with radiation. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 16, 1991 Smog Hog Hoggish Greedly creates a smog-spewing car, which pollutes the city; Greedly's son, Junior, develops a crush on Linka, but soon falls ill to the effects of the smog. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 23, 1991 Polluting by Computer The eco-villains hack the government computers and grant permits to turn parks into landfills. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 2, 1991 Don't Drink the Water Looten Plunder, Dr. Blight, Verminous Skumm and Hoggish Greedly plot to pollute the city's water supply to peddle bottled water at egregious prices to the parched citizens. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 9, 1991 Kwame's Crisis A town becomes buried in trash, with its residents apathetic to their situation; a frustrated Kwame leaves the Planeteers. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 13, 1991 The Ozone Hole Duke Nukem destroys the ozone layer over Antarctica to feed on the dangerous UV rays. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 20, 1991 The Ultimate Pollution Looten Plunder instigates a war between villages to make some money dealing each side firearms; he manages to capture the Planeteers in a trap. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 27, 1991 Population Bomb Against the wishes of others, Wheeler decides to go windsurfing during a storm and gets lost on an island populated with mutant mice; the mice capture Wheeler and plan on eating him. Details Episode 22 Aired May 4, 1991 Mission to Save Earth The eco-villains steal the Planeteers' rings and leave them to rot on an island; Dr. Blight creates new rings for the eco-villains. Details Episode 23 Aired May 11, 1991 Mission to Save Earth The Planeteers gain a new ally and plan their escape from the island. Details Episode 24 Aired May 18, 1991 The Two Futures Wheeler messes up and questions his abilities as a Planeteer; he accepts a proposal to alter history to create a timeline where he doesn't join the Planeteers. Details Episode 25 Aired May 25, 1991 The Two Futures Wheeler relinquishes his ring and alters history; Gaia gives Wheeler a second chance by sending him into the future and observing how different the world is without him. Details Episode 26 Aired Jun 1, 1991 Heat Wave Dr. Blight attacks Hope Island by surrounding it in a giant dome, planning to create a greenhouse effect over the island. Details

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Season Info

Network
Syndicated
Rating
TV-Y7
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Special Interest, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 15, 1990