Captain Planet and the Planeteers 

A quintet of teenagers work together to encourage environmentally responsible behavior and can summon a superhero to deal with ecological disasters.

Creators:

Nicholas Boxer, Ted Turner, Thom Beers

Stars:

David Coburn, Joey Dedio, Kath Soucie

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Coburn	...	Captain Planet / ... 113 episodes, 1990-1996
LeVar Burton	...	Kwame / ... 113 episodes, 1990-1996
Joey Dedio	...	Wheeler / ... 113 episodes, 1990-1996
Janice Kawaye	...	Gi / ... 113 episodes, 1990-1996
Scott Menville	...	Ma-Ti / ... 113 episodes, 1990-1996
Kath Soucie	...	Linka / ... 113 episodes, 1990-1996
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Gaia 61 episodes, 1990-1992
Frank Welker	...	Suchi / ... 58 episodes, 1990-1996

Storyline

Seeing the Earth in its profound environmental peril, Gaia (Whoopi Goldberg), goddess of the Earth, summons five kids from around the world to become the Planeteers, an opposing force to fight back and educate others in the need to be environmentally responsible. To accomplish that task, each kid is given a magic ring that each has a power of earth, wind, water, fire and heart. When the threat they face is too big for them to face, they can combine and amplify their powers to create Captain Planet (David Coburn), who has the power to stop catastrophic environmental disasters himself, while the Planeteers contribute with the things anyone can and should do to help.

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Plot Keywords:

non comic book superhero | earth | wind | water | ring | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Captain Planet has similarities to DC Comics superhero Superman. They can both fly, they're strong, Captain Planet gets weakened to pollution just like Superman is to kryptonite and Captain Planet has an evil twin named Captain Pollution just like Superman has Bizarro.

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Goofs

Many times the Planeteers are captured by the echo-villains who don't bother to take their rings off them to stop them from using the rings powers to escape and then call Captain Planet.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Opening Narrator: Our world is in peril. Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, can no longer stand the terrible destruction plaguing our planet. She gives five magic rings to five special young people. From Africa, Kwame with the power of earth. From the North America, Wheeler with the power of fire. From the Soviet Union, Linka with the power of wind. From Asia, Gi with the power of water and from South America, Ma-Ti with the power of heart. With the five powers combined they summon earth's greatest ...
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Crazy Credits

In the opening titles from the first (two?) series, Linka is said to be from the Soviet Union. In subsequent series, she is said to be from eastern Europe.

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Connections

Referenced in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

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Soundtracks

Captain Planet and the Planeteers Theme (Opening)
Written by Tom Worrall

User Reviews

My favorite animated show

This show was very good in my opinion. The lessons were valuable and there was also a lot of fun in the storylines. Especially the romantic tension between Wheeler and Linka was good, they liked each other but never acted on those feelings. Well... never? Wheeler often tried to approach her and, although she rejected him just as much, she cared for him a great deal. Whenever he was in danger, she freaked out.

This show was excellent in teaching kids and older people how to be an environmentally conscious consumer and they also provided lots of tips for other problems that occur in these days. Though some episodes were less than others, I have enjoyed the entire show very much. I am an adult (having known the show since I was a child) and I still like it.

Details

Official Sites:

Turner

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Company Credits

Production Co:

TBS Superstation, DIC Entertainment, Cartoon Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1