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:

TV-Y7

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

The Planeteers use a helicopter with no tail rotor. Without either a tail rotor or a counter rotating main rotor, a helicopter would simply spin around on its axis, being unable to counter the torque produced by the main rotor.

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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 Irate Gamer: X-Men (2012)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

A great message for kids. Content wasn't intended to hold an adult's attention

I watched this series when it originally came out. I think this show contained a lot of great messages for children, and they were able to present them in a way that was visually stimulating for the children and could hold their attention. I frown on adults who are too hard on the delivery style of this series. Kudos to network executives, like Ted Turner, who take a chance on a show like this. There were lessons on subjects such as smoking, drugs, stealing, lying, and obviously not polluting the environment. It obviously wasn't looked down on by everyone. It ran for more than a couple of seasons, which speaks volumes for a show. There were a lot of great actors whose voices turned up on this show. I miss watching it, and I'd love for my six-year-old daughter to be able to experience it. She'd love it!

Details

Official Sites:

Turner

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

The New Adventures of Captain Planet

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