The Eco-Villains are a small group of antagonists who cause danger to the planet through pollution, deforestation, poaching, and other environmentally unsafe activities. Blight, Verminous Skumm, Duke Nukem, Hoggish Greedly, Zarm, Looten Plunder and Sly Sludge as seen in "Summit to Save Earth" Pt. Suchi (vocal effects provided by Frank Welker) – Ma-Ti's pet spider monkey.Ma-Ti (voiced by Scott Menville) – From Brazil, Ma-Ti wields the power of heart.Gi (voiced by Janice Kawaye) – Hailing from Asia, Gi controls the power of water.Linka (voiced by Kath Soucie) – From the Soviet Union (Seasons 1–2), from Eastern Europe (Seasons 3–6), Linka has the power of wind.Wheeler (voiced by Joey Dedio) – From Brooklyn, New York City, United States, Wheeler controls the power of fire.
Kwame (voiced by LeVar Burton) – Hailing from Africa, Kwame possesses the power of earth. The Planeteers use transportation (usually a flying machine called a Geo-Cruiser) based on solar power to avoid causing pollution themselves. In the beginning of the episodes, Gaia uses her "Planet Vision" in the Crystal Chamber to discover where the most devastating destruction is occurring (in most episodes one or more of the Eco-Villains is behind it) and sends the Planeteers to help solve the problem. The Planeteers are tasked with helping defend the planet from environmental disasters and making efforts to educate humankind to keep others from happening. Clockwise from top left: Gi, Kwame, Linka, Ma-Ti, and Wheeler. Once his work is done, Captain Planet returns to the planet, and leaves viewers with the message: "The power is yours!" Typically, Planet only manifests to deal with the bigger crisis and then departs, but a few storylines have explored him existing beyond these moments, such as when he was summoned while Kwame and Ma-Ti were in space, with the result that the energy from their rings that created Planet could not return to its source, resulting in Planet being forced to operate on a human level, such as requiring a crowbar and handcuff keys to rescue the rest of the team. In situations that the Planeteers cannot resolve alone, they can combine their planetary powers to summon the titular Captain Planet (voiced by David Coburn ), who is Ma-Ti's magnified heart power in the form of a male blue-skinned superhero avatar with green mullet, possessing all of the other Planeteers' amplified powers, along with more classical superhero powers such as flight, superhuman strength and invulnerability. In the two-part episode "Summit to Save Earth" where her rival Zarm had defeated her, Gaia was shown as an old, frail woman, with Zarm explaining that given the Earth's several billion years of existence, it would make sense for Gaia to be superannuated in appearance. Her physical manifestation is that of a beautiful black woman. She claims to have been asleep for the entire 20th Century and awoken to see a more polluted world than when she was last awake, however this is contradicted by a flashback episode set in the 1920s in which people get guidance from Gaia. Gaia (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg in seasons 1–3, Margot Kidder in seasons 4–6), is the spirit of the earth who sends five magic rings with the power to control an element of nature and one controlling the element of Heart-to five chosen youths across the globe. 
Opening Narration ( David Coburn) (seasons 4-5)Įvery episode is followed up with at least one " Planeteer Alert" clip, often connected to the plot, where environmental-political and other social-political issues are discussed and how the viewer can contribute and be part of "the solution" rather than "the pollution". The show spawned a franchise consisting of eco-friendly toys, comic books, video games, and a public charity to further promote the work of the show. The program is a form of edutainment and advocates environmentalism and is known for having a number of famous actors providing voices for the villains.
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The series was rerun in later years on Cartoon Network and Boomerang. Ī sequel series, The New Adventures of Captain Planet, was produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc., distributed by Turner Program Services and broadcast from September 11, 1993, to May 11, 1996. The series was produced by Turner Program Services and DIC Enterprises and broadcast on TBS and in syndication from September 15, 1990, to December 5, 1992. Marsha Goodman (voice director) (seasons 1-3)Ĭaptain Planet and the Planeteers is an American animated environmentalist superhero television series created by Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner and developed by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Thom Beers, Andy Heyward, Robby London, Bob Forward and Cassandra Schafausen.
American TV series or program Captain Planet and the Planeteers
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