Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996): Season 1, Episode 21 - Population Bomb - full transcript
Captain Planet prevents part of a wall breaking and falling on a crowded street in an overpopulated city. Back on Hope Island, the Planeteers learn that the world is very overpopulated and some countries try to slow it down. Wheeler, annoyed at the idea of anyone recommending how many children to have, goes out windsurfing despite an approaching storm. He's blown off-course and is washed up on an island with a miniature city. The inhabitants, genetically-effected mice with human characteristics including overpopulation and its resulting polluted land, capture Wheeler for food. His kind warden, Piebald, saves his life and the totalitarian government decides he should be shown to the masses to prove their society is well-off instead. When they learn about the Planeteers, their army attacks Hope Island and capture Linka and Kwame for slaves as well. Wheeler has to cooperate with the government to spare Piebald trouble, and think of a way to successfully rescue humanity...
Our world is in peril.
Gaia, the spirit of the Earth,
can no longer stand
the terrible destruction
plaguing our planet.
She sends five magic rings
to five special young people --
Kwame from Africa,
with the power of Earth.
[ Sirens wailing ]
From 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.
When the five powers combine,
they summon
Earth's greatest champion --
Captain Planet!
All: Go, Planet!
Captain Planet:
The power is yours!
[ Horns honking ]
[ Siren wails ]
[ Car alarm blares ]
Kwame:
This city is so crowded!
[ Coughing ]
And all this car exhaust.
How can so many people
live here?
Wheeler:
Hey, I grew up in a big city.
It's not so bad.
Most of the people of the world
live in big cities.
Well I for on can't wait
to get back to Hope Island.
This place is so noisy.
Kwame: And dirty.
[ Sirens wail ]
Heart!
That building is breaking.
[ Whistle blows ]
[ All shout ]
Quick! It's time
for teamwork.
Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
All: Go, Planet!
Uh-oh! That building
has fallout problems.
[ All screaming ]
Looks like I'm caught between
a rock and a hard place.
Now to put this piece
back in the puzzle.
A perfect fit.
And here's my seal of approval.
That ought to hold it
until a repair crew comes along.
[ All cheer ]
This city's
growing too fast!
It's just not safe.
The people have to
live somewhere.
Maybe there are just
too many people in one place.
If the number of people
on our planet keeps
growing the way it is,
soon there will be
too many people everywhere.
The power is yours!
Gaia:
Captain Planet is right.
Earth cannot support
many more people.
I think everyone should have
fewer children.
In some countries,
the government recommends
that a couple
only have two children.
Yeah? Well, no one is gonna tell
me how many kids I can have.
**
Wheeler,
there's a big storm coming.
I can take care
of myself, okay?
Be careful.
Don't stay out long.
I'll stay out
as long as I want.
They call this a storm?
Pbht!
Oh! Surf's up!
Radical!
Aah!
Maybe this wasn't
such a good idea after all.
What a jerk I am.
Land ahoy!
Got to go for it!
See if you can contact
Wheeler, Ma-Ti.
Aah!
Ugh!
Heart!
Aah!
Gi: Ma-Ti,
what is it?
Wheeler!
He is hurt!
Bozhe moi!
Wheeler!
[ Groaning ]
My windsurfer.
It's melting!
This water
must be packed with pollution!
Where am I?
Wow!
It's a city,
but it's tiny,
and it sure is dirty.
Yuck!
It stinks, too!
Talk about smog!
Uh-oh. I don't think that's
a welcoming committee.
Hey, what's that?
I don't know,
but it looks like food.
Hey, I give up!
Peace.
Let's zap it!
Aah!
**
Where am I?
I can't move.
Maybe I can use my ring
to escape.
Fire!
It won't work.
It must be the pollution.
Aah! I'm caught
in a runaway food processor!
Help! Stop this thing!
I'm no dead fish!
[ Motor powers down ]
Whew!
Piebald: It talks!
Huh?
Well, what are you,
then?
My name is Wheeler,
and I'm a person, a human being.
What -- who are you?
Call me Piebald.
I'm a grade 6
food technician.
But I used to
be a scientist.
What's the problem here? Why is
the food processor stopped?
We have hungry citizens
waiting for food!
Now get back to work.
Captain Grosstail,
sir,
the strange creature we took
from the sea is alive.
It talks!
Ouch! Cut it out!
Whoa!
General Claw must hear of this
immediately!
Do nothing until I return,
Piebald, or else.
General Claw --
he is the dictator!
He rules Miceland
with an iron fist.
Oh, everyone hates him!
I don't care who he is
as long as
he gets me out of here!
Say, how come
you can talk?
I could ask you
the same thing.
After they tested
the big bomb nearby
and the strange rain
came to our island,
we changed from ordinary mice
to what you see now.
What is this place?
We call it Miceland.
And it was once
a beautiful paradise.
Our people lived simply.
There was enough food
for all.
So our numbers
grew and grew.
We built cities to house
our growing population.
And we began consuming
more and more.
Soon, there were
no trees left.
Our beautiful island
was one big city.
And our beautiful blue sky
turned brown and dirty.
All the animals that used to
live here are gone.
Most we ate.
The others
we drove into the sea.
We have only memories of them
in our museums.
Then we turned
to the oceans
to feed our ever-growing
population,
but at the same time, we used
the oceans as a dumping ground
for our sewage
and our garbage.
Now there are fewer
and fewer fish
and more and more
mouths to feed.
In spite of everything,
our population keeps growing.
Can't you stop it
somehow?
No. Everyone wants
a big family.
It's tradition.
Yeah,
I know what you mean.
How did you
get in trouble?
As a scientist,
I-I felt I had to speak out
to tell the truth.
My friends,
we cannot go on having babies
like there is no tomorrow!
We cannot feed or house
the ones we have!
We must slow down!
[ Crowd muttering ]
Some agreed with me,
but there were powers
that did not want my message
to get out.
[ Crowd shouting ]
I miss my wife and child.
I wish I could
meet them.
This is when my baby
was very young.
I'll never see her
grow up.
I'll probably work in this
fish factory till the day I die.
General Claw:
Because that's where you belong,
you worthless rabble-monger!
So this is
the talking food unit.
Make it speak,
Captain Grosstail.
Uh,
it was talking before.
Wait till my friends get here,
you overgrown furball!
I'll --
Friends? There are
more creatures like you?
Where?
I'll never tell!
It came from the north.
Look how big it is!
The land where it lives
must be rich --
a perfect land to conquer!
Alert the Air Force.
We're going hunting!
Grosstail, you guard
the hairless on until I return!
I can't let him
get to Hope Island!
If only I could get through
to the Planeteers to warn them!
[ Sighs ]
No sign of Wheeler
anywhere.
We'll have to turn back
soon.
The eco-copter's batteries
are running low.
We cannot give up now.
Please do something,
Ma-Ti!
I have tried and tried.
There's a wall between us.
Don't worry, Linka.
We'll keep searching
after we recharge our batteries.
A strange airship.
It must belong
to the giant creatures.
We will follow it
back to its base.
**
Anyone for lunch
while the copter's recharging?
Good idea.
Come on, Linka.
I am not hungry.
How can you eat
when Wheeler is lost and hurt?
I just want to take a walk.
Gosh, I didn't realize
she was so upset.
We're doing all we can.
I will talk to her.
Save us some sandwiches,
okay?
Look!
Two hairless giants alone!
Prepare the net!
Gi is just as worried
about Wheeler as you are, Linka.
She just shows it
differently.
Oh,
I know you are right,
but I cannot help
being upset.
Maybe some food would help.
Let us go.
Whoa!
Aah!
Oh!
Activate stun rays!
Fire!
Oh!
Aah!
Take the new slaves
back to Miceland.
I will return
with a mighty army
and lay claim to this new land.
We will use all these creatures
to feed our growing population.
[ Laughs maniacally ]
[ Factory whistle blows ]
Piebald:
Wheeler, I cannot let you
become a slave like I am.
I must free you.
You must escape from this place.
Then how about I help you
escape, too?
You could see
your family again.
Oh, that would be good.
I wish my child had more
to look forward to.
But I am afraid her life will be
one of hunger and fear.
Ugh!
Hey, things could change.
With every passing day,
we have more and more people
to make it worse.
Captain Grosstail:
Hands up, slave!
So, traitor, you would release
the hairless giant.
Take him away, guards.
Wait! I talked him into it.
Don't punish him!
Who asked you, slave?
Mr. Slave to you,
fuzzface!
Now, let Piebald go,
or I might be tempted
to squeeze like this.
[ Bones crunch ]
Ow! Ow!
Let him go!
Thank you, Wheeler,
but it is useless.
There are too many of them.
Drop it.
Okay.
Ugh!
You will pay for your insolence,
hairless one!
Come with us now,
or Piebald will suffer!
Gi: Where could Kwame
and Linka have gone?
They must be unconscious,
or I would be able
to make contact with them.
Keep cruising, Gi.
They have to turn up.
[ Marching ]
Where are we?
Who are you, and why have you
brought us here?
Silence, hairless giant!
A slave must learn
to obey.
Slaves? Us?
You and all your kind,
hairless one.
Captain Grosstail: Attention,
citizens of Miceland.
Our beloved General Claw
has discovered
an unlimited supply
of food, land, and slaves.
Behold the hairless giant.
[ Alarm buzzes ]
That's my cue.
If I don't cooperate,
Piebald's in trouble.
[ Crowd gasps ]
Thanks to our glorious
General Claw,
two more slaves
just like this one
are on their way.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Two more slaves just like me?
They must be Planeteers.
I have to do something.
Observe the new land.
Our armies will conquer
the giant hairless ones
and seize this paradise
for our own.
It's time to get help.
Come on, Piebald,
let's split!
Hang on, friend.
We're out of here.
[ Crowd screaming ]
You fools, after him!
[ All muttering ]
**
General Claw,
the citizens are running wild
in the streets.
They want food.
And the first hairless slave
has escaped!
Claw to Grosstail.
I will use the new slaves
to stop the rioting.
Be prepared.
Aah!
[ Laughs ]
Thank you, Wheeler.
Thank you.
My pleasure.
I got to go, but I'll be back
to see you before I leave.
I hope I don't make a monkey
of myself.
Look what happened to King Kong.
Captain Claw: The two new slaves
are proceeding
to the main square,
Grosstail.
Linka! Kwame!
Oh!
Guards, help me!
[ Siren wailing ]
Ma-Ti, buddy,
I hope you can hear me.
Ma-Ti: My ring!
Maybe it's Kwame
and Linka.
Let us find out.
Heart!
Wheeler! Where are you?
We're on our way.
He's on this weird island
run by mice.
Wheeler says they have got
Kwame and Linka.
Lead on, Ma-Ti.
General Claw, the rioters
are out of control,
and a huge airship
is approaching!
Mobilize the Air Force.
Attack
the giant aircraft.
At once!
What about the rioters?
The two hairless slaves
will take care of them.
I think
we're in trouble, Ma-Ti.
If only I could
contact the others.
[ Grunting ]
My ring
will not work!
Nor will mine.
It must be the smog.
[ Coughs ]
Wheeler to the rescue!
Hey!
Fire!
[ Crowd screams ]
Fire!
Ma-Ti: There is Wheeler!
**
[ Grunting ]
Quick! Reach for the sky!
Kwame: It is working!
Let our powers combine!
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
All: Go, Planet!
Talk about getting caught up
in the rat race.
What is that?
Time to take these characters
for a little spin.
Whoa!
Yow!
Prepare the sonic cannon!
But, General Claw,
it's never been tested!
It could be
too dangerous!
We have nothing to lose.
Do it!
Uh-oh!
Those guys may be small,
but their stun rays
pack a wallop.
[ Gasps ]
[ Laughs ]
You shouldn't play
with those things.
They might "stun"
your growth.
Thank you,
Captain Planet.
No problem, Planeteers.
Now to get you
back to the eco-copter.
Take Kwame
and Linka first, Cap.
I've got to say goodbye
to a friend.
Okay, but make it
short and sweet.
Captain Grosstail:
The hairless ones are all
getting away, General Claw!
General Claw:
Prepare to fire!
[ Mechanical whirring ]
[ Gun powers up ]
Fire!
Aah!
Aah!
[ Groans ]
Now take care
of those rioters.
I'll teach them
to disobey my orders.
No! You can't fire
on our own people!
Oh, yes, I can.
Fire!
[ Rumbling, crowd screaming ]
It's an earthquake!
You've started
an earthquake!
Whoa!
Get me out of here!
You're not having a great day,
are you, Wheeler?
[ All screaming ]
Look! It's sinking!
The whole island is sinking!
I have to save Piebald!
[ All screaming ]
**
Piebald,
get your family!
I'll save you!
My people and I
are doomed,
but yours can
still be saved.
Don't let this happen
to you.
Don't let there be more people
than your world can hold.
Whoa!
Piebald! Piebald!
Whoa!
Ugh!
Huh?
Piebald!
Where's Piebald?
Who is this Piebald?
He's my friend.
He saved my life.
He helped save yours.
D-didn't you see him?
What are you
talking about, Wheeler?
That bump must have given you
hallucinations.
You had a dream.
I had a nightmare.
What happened
in this nightmare?
They were like us,
all these talking mice,
exactly like us.
The population
just kept growing.
Piebald was right.
Piebald: My people and I
are doomed,
but yours can
still be saved.
Don't let this happen to you.
Don't let there be more people
than your world can hold.
All: Go, Planet!
Captain Planet: Did you know
the population of the world
is now more than 5 billion?
Wow!
That is a lot of people!
Gi: And it's increasing by
90 million people each year.
But the Earth
is not getting bigger.
So when it is your turn
to have a family...
Keep it small.
[ Horns honking ]
The more people there are,
the more pressure
we put on our planet.
So take it easy on our Earth
and conserve what you can.
The power is yours!
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
All: Go, Planet!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
* Captain Planet
* He's our hero
* Gonna take pollution
down to zero *
* He's our powers magnified
* And he's fighting
on the planet's side *
* Captain Planet
* He's our hero
* Gonna take pollution
down to zero *
* Gonna help him put asunder
* Bad guys who like
to loot and plunder *
You'll pay for this,
Captain Planet!
* We're the Planeteers,
you can be one, too *
* 'Cause saving our planet
is the thing to do *
* Looting and polluting
is not the way *
* Hear what Captain Planet
has to say *
The power is yours!
**
Gaia, the spirit of the Earth,
can no longer stand
the terrible destruction
plaguing our planet.
She sends five magic rings
to five special young people --
Kwame from Africa,
with the power of Earth.
[ Sirens wailing ]
From 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.
When the five powers combine,
they summon
Earth's greatest champion --
Captain Planet!
All: Go, Planet!
Captain Planet:
The power is yours!
[ Horns honking ]
[ Siren wails ]
[ Car alarm blares ]
Kwame:
This city is so crowded!
[ Coughing ]
And all this car exhaust.
How can so many people
live here?
Wheeler:
Hey, I grew up in a big city.
It's not so bad.
Most of the people of the world
live in big cities.
Well I for on can't wait
to get back to Hope Island.
This place is so noisy.
Kwame: And dirty.
[ Sirens wail ]
Heart!
That building is breaking.
[ Whistle blows ]
[ All shout ]
Quick! It's time
for teamwork.
Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
All: Go, Planet!
Uh-oh! That building
has fallout problems.
[ All screaming ]
Looks like I'm caught between
a rock and a hard place.
Now to put this piece
back in the puzzle.
A perfect fit.
And here's my seal of approval.
That ought to hold it
until a repair crew comes along.
[ All cheer ]
This city's
growing too fast!
It's just not safe.
The people have to
live somewhere.
Maybe there are just
too many people in one place.
If the number of people
on our planet keeps
growing the way it is,
soon there will be
too many people everywhere.
The power is yours!
Gaia:
Captain Planet is right.
Earth cannot support
many more people.
I think everyone should have
fewer children.
In some countries,
the government recommends
that a couple
only have two children.
Yeah? Well, no one is gonna tell
me how many kids I can have.
**
Wheeler,
there's a big storm coming.
I can take care
of myself, okay?
Be careful.
Don't stay out long.
I'll stay out
as long as I want.
They call this a storm?
Pbht!
Oh! Surf's up!
Radical!
Aah!
Maybe this wasn't
such a good idea after all.
What a jerk I am.
Land ahoy!
Got to go for it!
See if you can contact
Wheeler, Ma-Ti.
Aah!
Ugh!
Heart!
Aah!
Gi: Ma-Ti,
what is it?
Wheeler!
He is hurt!
Bozhe moi!
Wheeler!
[ Groaning ]
My windsurfer.
It's melting!
This water
must be packed with pollution!
Where am I?
Wow!
It's a city,
but it's tiny,
and it sure is dirty.
Yuck!
It stinks, too!
Talk about smog!
Uh-oh. I don't think that's
a welcoming committee.
Hey, what's that?
I don't know,
but it looks like food.
Hey, I give up!
Peace.
Let's zap it!
Aah!
**
Where am I?
I can't move.
Maybe I can use my ring
to escape.
Fire!
It won't work.
It must be the pollution.
Aah! I'm caught
in a runaway food processor!
Help! Stop this thing!
I'm no dead fish!
[ Motor powers down ]
Whew!
Piebald: It talks!
Huh?
Well, what are you,
then?
My name is Wheeler,
and I'm a person, a human being.
What -- who are you?
Call me Piebald.
I'm a grade 6
food technician.
But I used to
be a scientist.
What's the problem here? Why is
the food processor stopped?
We have hungry citizens
waiting for food!
Now get back to work.
Captain Grosstail,
sir,
the strange creature we took
from the sea is alive.
It talks!
Ouch! Cut it out!
Whoa!
General Claw must hear of this
immediately!
Do nothing until I return,
Piebald, or else.
General Claw --
he is the dictator!
He rules Miceland
with an iron fist.
Oh, everyone hates him!
I don't care who he is
as long as
he gets me out of here!
Say, how come
you can talk?
I could ask you
the same thing.
After they tested
the big bomb nearby
and the strange rain
came to our island,
we changed from ordinary mice
to what you see now.
What is this place?
We call it Miceland.
And it was once
a beautiful paradise.
Our people lived simply.
There was enough food
for all.
So our numbers
grew and grew.
We built cities to house
our growing population.
And we began consuming
more and more.
Soon, there were
no trees left.
Our beautiful island
was one big city.
And our beautiful blue sky
turned brown and dirty.
All the animals that used to
live here are gone.
Most we ate.
The others
we drove into the sea.
We have only memories of them
in our museums.
Then we turned
to the oceans
to feed our ever-growing
population,
but at the same time, we used
the oceans as a dumping ground
for our sewage
and our garbage.
Now there are fewer
and fewer fish
and more and more
mouths to feed.
In spite of everything,
our population keeps growing.
Can't you stop it
somehow?
No. Everyone wants
a big family.
It's tradition.
Yeah,
I know what you mean.
How did you
get in trouble?
As a scientist,
I-I felt I had to speak out
to tell the truth.
My friends,
we cannot go on having babies
like there is no tomorrow!
We cannot feed or house
the ones we have!
We must slow down!
[ Crowd muttering ]
Some agreed with me,
but there were powers
that did not want my message
to get out.
[ Crowd shouting ]
I miss my wife and child.
I wish I could
meet them.
This is when my baby
was very young.
I'll never see her
grow up.
I'll probably work in this
fish factory till the day I die.
General Claw:
Because that's where you belong,
you worthless rabble-monger!
So this is
the talking food unit.
Make it speak,
Captain Grosstail.
Uh,
it was talking before.
Wait till my friends get here,
you overgrown furball!
I'll --
Friends? There are
more creatures like you?
Where?
I'll never tell!
It came from the north.
Look how big it is!
The land where it lives
must be rich --
a perfect land to conquer!
Alert the Air Force.
We're going hunting!
Grosstail, you guard
the hairless on until I return!
I can't let him
get to Hope Island!
If only I could get through
to the Planeteers to warn them!
[ Sighs ]
No sign of Wheeler
anywhere.
We'll have to turn back
soon.
The eco-copter's batteries
are running low.
We cannot give up now.
Please do something,
Ma-Ti!
I have tried and tried.
There's a wall between us.
Don't worry, Linka.
We'll keep searching
after we recharge our batteries.
A strange airship.
It must belong
to the giant creatures.
We will follow it
back to its base.
**
Anyone for lunch
while the copter's recharging?
Good idea.
Come on, Linka.
I am not hungry.
How can you eat
when Wheeler is lost and hurt?
I just want to take a walk.
Gosh, I didn't realize
she was so upset.
We're doing all we can.
I will talk to her.
Save us some sandwiches,
okay?
Look!
Two hairless giants alone!
Prepare the net!
Gi is just as worried
about Wheeler as you are, Linka.
She just shows it
differently.
Oh,
I know you are right,
but I cannot help
being upset.
Maybe some food would help.
Let us go.
Whoa!
Aah!
Oh!
Activate stun rays!
Fire!
Oh!
Aah!
Take the new slaves
back to Miceland.
I will return
with a mighty army
and lay claim to this new land.
We will use all these creatures
to feed our growing population.
[ Laughs maniacally ]
[ Factory whistle blows ]
Piebald:
Wheeler, I cannot let you
become a slave like I am.
I must free you.
You must escape from this place.
Then how about I help you
escape, too?
You could see
your family again.
Oh, that would be good.
I wish my child had more
to look forward to.
But I am afraid her life will be
one of hunger and fear.
Ugh!
Hey, things could change.
With every passing day,
we have more and more people
to make it worse.
Captain Grosstail:
Hands up, slave!
So, traitor, you would release
the hairless giant.
Take him away, guards.
Wait! I talked him into it.
Don't punish him!
Who asked you, slave?
Mr. Slave to you,
fuzzface!
Now, let Piebald go,
or I might be tempted
to squeeze like this.
[ Bones crunch ]
Ow! Ow!
Let him go!
Thank you, Wheeler,
but it is useless.
There are too many of them.
Drop it.
Okay.
Ugh!
You will pay for your insolence,
hairless one!
Come with us now,
or Piebald will suffer!
Gi: Where could Kwame
and Linka have gone?
They must be unconscious,
or I would be able
to make contact with them.
Keep cruising, Gi.
They have to turn up.
[ Marching ]
Where are we?
Who are you, and why have you
brought us here?
Silence, hairless giant!
A slave must learn
to obey.
Slaves? Us?
You and all your kind,
hairless one.
Captain Grosstail: Attention,
citizens of Miceland.
Our beloved General Claw
has discovered
an unlimited supply
of food, land, and slaves.
Behold the hairless giant.
[ Alarm buzzes ]
That's my cue.
If I don't cooperate,
Piebald's in trouble.
[ Crowd gasps ]
Thanks to our glorious
General Claw,
two more slaves
just like this one
are on their way.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Two more slaves just like me?
They must be Planeteers.
I have to do something.
Observe the new land.
Our armies will conquer
the giant hairless ones
and seize this paradise
for our own.
It's time to get help.
Come on, Piebald,
let's split!
Hang on, friend.
We're out of here.
[ Crowd screaming ]
You fools, after him!
[ All muttering ]
**
General Claw,
the citizens are running wild
in the streets.
They want food.
And the first hairless slave
has escaped!
Claw to Grosstail.
I will use the new slaves
to stop the rioting.
Be prepared.
Aah!
[ Laughs ]
Thank you, Wheeler.
Thank you.
My pleasure.
I got to go, but I'll be back
to see you before I leave.
I hope I don't make a monkey
of myself.
Look what happened to King Kong.
Captain Claw: The two new slaves
are proceeding
to the main square,
Grosstail.
Linka! Kwame!
Oh!
Guards, help me!
[ Siren wailing ]
Ma-Ti, buddy,
I hope you can hear me.
Ma-Ti: My ring!
Maybe it's Kwame
and Linka.
Let us find out.
Heart!
Wheeler! Where are you?
We're on our way.
He's on this weird island
run by mice.
Wheeler says they have got
Kwame and Linka.
Lead on, Ma-Ti.
General Claw, the rioters
are out of control,
and a huge airship
is approaching!
Mobilize the Air Force.
Attack
the giant aircraft.
At once!
What about the rioters?
The two hairless slaves
will take care of them.
I think
we're in trouble, Ma-Ti.
If only I could
contact the others.
[ Grunting ]
My ring
will not work!
Nor will mine.
It must be the smog.
[ Coughs ]
Wheeler to the rescue!
Hey!
Fire!
[ Crowd screams ]
Fire!
Ma-Ti: There is Wheeler!
**
[ Grunting ]
Quick! Reach for the sky!
Kwame: It is working!
Let our powers combine!
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
All: Go, Planet!
Talk about getting caught up
in the rat race.
What is that?
Time to take these characters
for a little spin.
Whoa!
Yow!
Prepare the sonic cannon!
But, General Claw,
it's never been tested!
It could be
too dangerous!
We have nothing to lose.
Do it!
Uh-oh!
Those guys may be small,
but their stun rays
pack a wallop.
[ Gasps ]
[ Laughs ]
You shouldn't play
with those things.
They might "stun"
your growth.
Thank you,
Captain Planet.
No problem, Planeteers.
Now to get you
back to the eco-copter.
Take Kwame
and Linka first, Cap.
I've got to say goodbye
to a friend.
Okay, but make it
short and sweet.
Captain Grosstail:
The hairless ones are all
getting away, General Claw!
General Claw:
Prepare to fire!
[ Mechanical whirring ]
[ Gun powers up ]
Fire!
Aah!
Aah!
[ Groans ]
Now take care
of those rioters.
I'll teach them
to disobey my orders.
No! You can't fire
on our own people!
Oh, yes, I can.
Fire!
[ Rumbling, crowd screaming ]
It's an earthquake!
You've started
an earthquake!
Whoa!
Get me out of here!
You're not having a great day,
are you, Wheeler?
[ All screaming ]
Look! It's sinking!
The whole island is sinking!
I have to save Piebald!
[ All screaming ]
**
Piebald,
get your family!
I'll save you!
My people and I
are doomed,
but yours can
still be saved.
Don't let this happen
to you.
Don't let there be more people
than your world can hold.
Whoa!
Piebald! Piebald!
Whoa!
Ugh!
Huh?
Piebald!
Where's Piebald?
Who is this Piebald?
He's my friend.
He saved my life.
He helped save yours.
D-didn't you see him?
What are you
talking about, Wheeler?
That bump must have given you
hallucinations.
You had a dream.
I had a nightmare.
What happened
in this nightmare?
They were like us,
all these talking mice,
exactly like us.
The population
just kept growing.
Piebald was right.
Piebald: My people and I
are doomed,
but yours can
still be saved.
Don't let this happen to you.
Don't let there be more people
than your world can hold.
All: Go, Planet!
Captain Planet: Did you know
the population of the world
is now more than 5 billion?
Wow!
That is a lot of people!
Gi: And it's increasing by
90 million people each year.
But the Earth
is not getting bigger.
So when it is your turn
to have a family...
Keep it small.
[ Horns honking ]
The more people there are,
the more pressure
we put on our planet.
So take it easy on our Earth
and conserve what you can.
The power is yours!
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
All: Go, Planet!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
* Captain Planet
* He's our hero
* Gonna take pollution
down to zero *
* He's our powers magnified
* And he's fighting
on the planet's side *
* Captain Planet
* He's our hero
* Gonna take pollution
down to zero *
* Gonna help him put asunder
* Bad guys who like
to loot and plunder *
You'll pay for this,
Captain Planet!
* We're the Planeteers,
you can be one, too *
* 'Cause saving our planet
is the thing to do *
* Looting and polluting
is not the way *
* Hear what Captain Planet
has to say *
The power is yours!
**