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Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Captain Planet and the Planeteers
★ 7.0/10•1990•25m•TV-Y7•Animation•Action & Adventure•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Eco-villains beware: Captain Planet is here to save the day! With the guidance of Gaia, five Planeteers - representing Earth, Fire, Water, Wind and Heart - come together to defend our planet from environmental destruction. With their powers combined, the team becomes the solution to pollution!

StatusEnded
Runtime25m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 15, 1990

Episodes

Episode 1 - A Hero for EarthE125m

A Hero for Earth

The spirit of the Earth, Gaia, summons five teenagers to join her in battling ecological destruction and pollution. Their first fight is to keep Hoggish Greedly's oil rig from destroying a coastline.

Sep 15, 1990

Episode 2 - Rain of TerrorE225m

Rain of Terror

Skumm and his rat pack threaten to destroy a city with acid rain.

Sep 22, 1990

Episode 3 - Beast of the TempleE325m

Beast of the Temple

Greedly and Rigger strip-mine Thailand for rubies.

Sep 29, 1990

Episode 4 - Skumm LordE425m

Skumm Lord

Skumm peddles a polluted drink that turns consumers into rodent zombies.

Oct 6, 1990

Episode 5 - Deadly RansomE525m

Deadly Ransom

Captain Planet is held hostage by Nukem, Blight and MAL.

Oct 13, 1990

Episode 6 - The ConquerorE625m

The Conqueror

An aggressive and sneaky Earth spirit named Zarm tricks the teens into disobeying Gaia, sparking a dangerous game that threatens to lead to nuclear war.

Oct 20, 1990

Episode 7 - Last of Her KindE725m

Last of Her Kind

The Planeteers fight to save the African elephants from extinction as Looten Plunder tries to corner the market in ivory.

Oct 27, 1990

Episode 8 - The Dead SeasE825m

The Dead Seas

Greedly and Rigger plot to empty the oceans of fish.

Nov 3, 1990

Episode 9 - Tree of LifeE925m

Tree of Life

Blight gains powers from the "Tree of Life" and threatens to use her new strength to destroy the redwood forest.

Nov 10, 1990

Episode 10 - Volcano's WrathE1025m

Volcano's Wrath

Sludge solves the world's trash problem by dumping everything into a volcano, which then erupts.

Nov 17, 1990

Episode 11 - Littlest PlaneteerE1125m

Littlest Planeteer

A little boy helps battle a smog monster.

Nov 24, 1990

Episode 12 - A World Below UsE1225m

A World Below Us

A dumping operation threatens an underwater city.

Jan 26, 1991

Episode 13 - Plunder DamE1325m

Plunder Dam

Plunder dams an African river, leaving the locals without the food or water the waterway provided.

Feb 2, 1991

Episode 14 - Meltdown SyndromeE1425m

Meltdown Syndrome

Nukem's radioactive presence at a leaking nuclear power plant triggers a meltdown.

Feb 9, 1991

Episode 15 - Smog HogE1525m

Smog Hog

Greedly creates a pollution-intensive car but his own son becomes a victim of the resulting smog and pollution.

Feb 16, 1991

Episode 16 - Polluting by ComputerE1625m

Polluting by Computer

Sludge and Blight break into government computers and transform all national parks into toxic waste dumps.

Feb 23, 1991

Episode 17 - Don't Drink the WaterE1725m

Don't Drink the Water

Plunder, Skumm and Greedly pollute the nation's water supply.

Mar 2, 1991

Episode 18 - Kwame's CrisisE1825m

Kwame's Crisis

A depressed Kwame leaves the Planeteers when no one seems to care that Sludge is burying a small town in garbage.

Mar 9, 1991

Episode 19 - Ozone HoleE1925m

Ozone Hole

Nukem decimates the ozone layer so he can feast on ultra-violet rays.

Apr 13, 1991

Episode 20 - The Ultimate PollutionE2025m

The Ultimate Pollution

Looten Plunder provokes tribal warfare so he can sell arms to both sides.

Apr 20, 1991

Episode 21 - Population BombE2125m

Population Bomb

Wheeler is stranded on an island of humanoid mice on the brink of population overload.

Apr 27, 1991

Episode 22 - Mission to Save Earth (1)E2225m

Mission to Save Earth (1)

The teens cross paths with Cold Warrior Commander Clash, but their true opponent is Captain Pollution, a creation of Blight's.

May 4, 1991

Episode 23 - Mission to Save Earth (2)E2325m

Mission to Save Earth (2)

Commander Clash joins the Planeteers to stop the eco-villains and Captain Pollution.

May 11, 1991

Episode 24 - Two Futures (1)E2425m

Two Futures (1)

A disgruntled Wheeler uses a time machine to travel to the past to stop himself from becoming a Planeteer.

May 18, 1991

Episode 25 - Two Futures (2)E2525m

Two Futures (2)

Wheeler's attempt to keep his former self from joining the Planeteers has grave consequences for the planet.

May 25, 1991

Episode 26 - Heat WaveE2625m

Heat Wave

Blight creates a mini greenhouse effect over Hope Island, threatening Gaia's life.

Jun 1, 1991

Actors

Joey Dedio

Joey Dedio

Wheeler (voice)

LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Kwame (voice)

Kath Soucie

Kath Soucie

Linka (voice)

Scott Menville

Scott Menville

Ma-Ti (voice)

Janice Kawaye

Janice Kawaye

Gi (voice)

David Coburn

David Coburn

Captain Planet (voice)

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