Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996): Season 2, Episode 1 - Mind Pollution - full transcript

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!

Stayed tuned, Planeteers.
I'll be right back.

Gi: And now back to
"Captain Planet".

**

Skumm: So, you're new
to Washington, D.C.

It's hard
moving to a new town.

You want to be cool,
but you don't fit in.

[ Gasps ]



But once you've felt bliss,

none of that will matter.

Not so fast.
Bliss will cost you.

**

Go on.
Get blissed out.

[ Swallows ]

[ Laughs ]

Nothing can bring you down
now.

[ Laughs ]

[ Horn honks ]

Aah!

[ Laughs ]

Yeah. You're
feeling no pain.

[ Laughs evilly ]

Gi, check your
solar batteries.

Kwame, are all
switches working?

Yes, Linka.

When you look up "perfectionist"
in the dictionary,

it has Linka's picture.

Wheeler, make sure the bolts
are not loosening up.

I know someone
who could use a loosening up.

I heard that, Wheeler.

Ma-Ti, double-check
all his bolts.

Oh, man.

Okay, is everybody
ready for takeoff?

Oh, no! Linka, I forgot
to put the wings back on.

Very funny.

I think it is good thing we're
all taking a little vacation.

Da! I will see my Uncle
at Soviet embassy in Washington.

I have missed
my cousin Boris.

He is charming.

Okay, Linka. One of us
will pick you up in a week.

**

[ Doorbell rings ]

[ Door opens ]
Hello, Uncle Dmitri.

[ Russian accent ]
Linka, what a surprise!

Oh, Uncle Dmitri,
it is so good to see you.

And where is
my favorite cousin, huh?

Boris, come see
who is here!

Linka.

Boris!

Are you all right?

[ Russian accent ] I, uh --
I'm just getting over a cold.

Get dressed, and I will make
Linka my famous blintzes

for breakfast.

And, Boris, for once,
please comb your hair.

Boris worries me.
[ Swallows ]

He is moody,
does nothing but stay out late.

And I never
meet his friends.

Linka, you two
were always close.

Perhaps you
could talk to him.

Well, I --

Ta-da!

For my mega-cool cousin,
I combed my hair.

Boris!
When did you get that cut?

Uh, last week.
It is nothing.

It looks like something
to me.

Here, you put this on
while I finish the blintzes.

Guess I was
thinking too hard.

Boris, stop clowning.

Yes, Sergeant Linka.

Boris, the alcohol!

Aah!

I will get
the extinguisher.

What do we do?

Use baking soda.

And wind.

**

Well, there's only one way
we can have blintzes now.

I hope the blintzes
at the Russian café

are not quite
so well done.

[ Panting ]

Linka, wait up.

You need to
catch your wind?

[ Breathing heavily ]

Speaking of wind,

how could your ring
blow out a fire like that?

My ring has
the power of wind.

I was given it to help
protect the Earth.

Cool.

If you let me try it
sometime,

I might even let you
try these.

What are they?

These pills can make you happier
than you've ever been

in your life.

Drugs? Boris,
have you lost your mind?

Give those back!

You stupid cow!
I needed those!

Boris, come back!

[ Horns honking ]

[ Tires screeching ]

Oh!

I need more bliss.

Sorry, kid, but the price
of bliss has gone sky-high.

That isn't enough
to buy even one pill.

Please, give me some.
I am in agony.

[ Clicks tongue ] Now,
that's the funny thing.

When you're used to bliss,
anything else is a real pain.

[ Groans ]

What -- what if I bring you
a ring

with fantastic powers,

a ring that controls
the wind itself?

A ring? You mean you know
one of those Planeteers?

My cousin Linka.

Forget the ring.

Bring me the girl to me,
and you'll have enough bliss

to last you
the rest of your life.

Ugh!

I love my cousin.
I will never betray her to you.

Then go ahead
and suffer.

Uncle Dmitri!

[ Door closes ]

"Trouble at embassy.
Back later. Dmitri."

What trouble?

[ Music plays on TV ]

The vandals fled
just seconds ago.

Police believe they are high
on a new dangerously addictive

designer drug called bliss.

Please, not Boris.

[ Footsteps approach ]

[ Gasps ] Boris!

Oh, Boris,
I was afraid

that you were in
that blissed-out mob.

I see now bliss is bad news,
so I stopped using it.

Thank you for
setting me straight.

You should never have used drugs
in the first place.

I am glad
you stopped.

Look.
I brought you something.

Oh! You went
for the blintzes.

Mmm.

Now, isn't that the best thing
you ever ate?

[ Tires squeal ]

[ Engine shuts off ]

Isn't Linka with you?

We thought she was coming back
with you.

We didn't hear from her
all week.

This isn't like her.
What could have happened?

Gaia: You won't
like the answer, Planeteers.

To the Crystal Chamber,
and hurry.

Something terrible
is happening in Washington.

Wheeler: Man, what went down
on that street?

What went down, Wheeler,
was people's self-respect.

They no longer care
about their neighborhood

or themselves.

Gi: It's so horrible.
But why an eco-alert?

Is this pollution?

It's the most insidious kind
of pollution.

These kids are polluting their
minds and bodies with drugs.

You say you broke up
with your boyfriend,

flunked a test,
didn't get that job you wanted,

just plain bored?

Come on.
Don't get stressed out.

Get blissed-out.

I got bliss,
but the price has gone up.

All they live for now
is more bliss.

More bliss! Come on!

That's it,
you blissed-out morons.

First I take your town's
wealth and health.

And then I get the rest
of the world hooked on bliss.

And I'll be the only one
who can still think straight.

[ Laughs, hisses ]

[ All murmurin ]

They're polluted,
all right.

[ Gasps ] Gaia,
you do not think that Linka --

Nah, she's too smart
to do drugs.

But as long as those
around her do,

she's in a world of trouble.

Then we will get her
out of it!

Gi: We'll leave the Geo-Cruiser
in these bushes

where it won't be seen.

Wheeler: Good idea.

Wheeler, who was this man?
He looks sad.

That's President Lincoln.

Long ago, he freed the slaves
and paid with his life.

Maybe he is sad seeing his
people now enslaved by drugs.

Wheeler! Ma-Ti!

[ Gasps ]

Ma-Ti: Stop! We do not
want to hurt you.

I'll stop them. Fire!

Skumm: Ha! They don't care
about injury --

just running out
of bliss.

What did I tell you?

These planet nerds are
too soft-hearted to stop you.

Verminous Skumm.
We need Captain Planet.

You bet you do,

but you'll never be able
to summon him again.

I need more bliss.

All: Linka!

No!

Come on, you druggies.

No more bliss until
you get those Planeteers.

All: More bliss.
More bliss.

Ma-Ti: Do not lose heart.
The Planeteers will return.

Linka: And now,
back to "Captain Planet".

All: [ Chanting ] More bliss.
More bliss. More bliss.

Linka, help us call
Captain Planet.

Oh, you're just trying
to bring me down.

[ Swallows ]

That's right,
my little bliss-brain.

Go on. Get high.

Take your paws
off her, you rat.

Kwame:
Do not be a fool, Wheeler.

You will never make it
past these addicts.

Maybe I can help.

Earth.

[ Rumbling ]

Water.

**

What's the matter?
Afraid to get your feet wet?

Get back up there.

Wheeler: This is no good.
It's a stand-off.

I have an idea.
Can you distract Skumm?

Don't worry. I know how to
cheese off that rat.

Fire!

Yow!

Man,
that really burns me up.

But I got the bliss formula
right here.

I can make more in minutes!

Oh! Hey!

Come on,
my little Planeteer.

Let's brew up
some more bliss.

Huh?

Hey, come back here!

Go, Ma-Ti!

[ All murmuring ]

After them,
you addicts.

[ Water splashes ]

[ Laughing ]

Linka, Skumm is coming.

[ Laughs ]

Oh, Ma-Ti,
do not be so uptight.

Skumm is not
such a bad guy.

All: [ Murmuring ]

Wheeler: Coming through!

[ Chanting ] More bliss!
More bliss! More bliss.

Aah!

Gi: Hurry!

Oh, please,
let me go back.

[ Echoing ] Hello! Hello!

They couldn't leave the Capitol
unprotected.

Why is it when the city's
under siege by zombies,

you can never
find a cop?

Heart.

I sense that everyone
who did not flee the city

is now high on bliss.

They went in here.

All: [ Chanting ] More bliss.
More bliss. More bliss.

More bliss. More bliss.

That should hold them.

But for how long?

Linka, you got to help us
call --

Ma-Ti:
What is happening to her?

Linka, stop taking
that stuff.

It's poison.

Oh, no, Wheeler.
I need bliss.

Without it, you cannot
imagine the pain.

Ah, I need more.

[ Banging ]

All:
More bliss! More bliss!

Kwame: Get furniture.
Block the door!

[ Banging continues ]

**

Let me in, Linka.

Skumm will give us bliss.

Oh, no! She's gone.

Okay, Wheeler, think.

If you were a zombie,
where would you be?

The vice president's office!

Come on in, Boris.

No!

Ugh! Aah!

Oh!

How could you
help him?

Don't you know
what they'll do to us?

[ Chuckles ]

I was afraid,
like you, Wheeler.

Boris had to slip bliss
in my food.

But now I am so glad
he did.

Oh, come on.
Please try it, Wheeler.

For me?

What's wrong with you?!

Take a look in the mirror

and see what this drug
has done to you.

[ Chuckles ]
What do you mean?

I look beautiful.

Oh!

Aah!

[ Dmitri thuds ]

All: [ Chanting ]
More bliss. More bliss.
More bliss. More bliss.

**

Upstairs quick.

It's only a matter of time
before they break through.

**

More bliss.

Lie down.

In case you don't know it,
you're hurt bad.

Gi, that traitor
is the one who got Linka hooked.

The drug made him do it.

Oh yeah? Well, nobody made him
take the drug.

He did that
to himself.

All: [ Chanting ] More bliss!
More bliss!

[ Indistinct shouting ]

Wheeler:
You guys, I'm lost.

As an American,
I hate to admit this,

but I never took the tour
of the Capitol.

I did.
The dome is this way.

All: [ Chanting ] More bliss!
More bliss!

Be careful.
Hurry.

Now what do we do?

[ Laughs ]

Now they've got nowhere to go
but down.

Oh, I must have
more bliss.

Yes, more bliss.

I bet this is one place
your tour did not take you.

Kwame, help!

[ Grunting ]

Aah!

Aah!

We'll save you, Ma-Ti.
Hold on.

I plan to!

Who wants more bliss?

You'll get a whole bottle.

And all you have to do

is give those planet punks
a little push.

Anything!
But give it to me now!

Here you go.

Linka: Boris!

Save some for me.

[ Bottle thuds ]
Linka, don't!

Nyet. If anyone
touches my bliss,

I will blow them away!

Wind!

Your mind is too polluted
to use your ring.

[ Gasps ]

Boris?
Boris, what is wrong?

**

Bliss killed him.
I'm sorry.

No. You are lying.

Boris, it's me --
Linka!

Wake up!

Linka, he's dead.

No, no, no!

[ Crying ] Oh, Wheeler!

These things killed Boris.

Oh, without bliss,
I cannot stand the pain.

Linka, you have
to stand it!

You have to use
your ring now!

I cannot.

Concentrate.
Do it for Boris.

Yes.

Let our powers combine.

Earth.

Fire.

Wind.

Water.

Heart.

By your powers combined,

I am Captain Planet!

All: Go, Planet!

**

You've gone way too far
this time, Skumm.

Polluting people's minds
is a new low, even for you.

I-I-It wasn't my fault.
I just hand it the stuff.

I ought to give you a dose
of your own medicine.

No! Please,
don't make me an addict.

Lucky for you
I don't play your game, Skumm,

but according to my house rules,
dealer always loses.

Hey!

**

So much for the product.

Now it's time
to clean up your act.

Yoooow!

Kwame: I'm glad those people
are getting medical help.

But they've got a long,
hard fight ahead of them

to kick the bliss habit.

It's okay to cry.

They say withdrawal
is the worst kind of pain.

Nyet. It is not as bad
as losing Boris.

I'll get my revenge,
Captain Planet.

You're not the big cheese here.

That reminds me.
I'm hungry.

Hey, wait a sec.

I feel funny.

[ Groaning ]

No!
I've polluted myself!

No! No! No!

Planeteers: Go, Planet!

Some drugs are good for you,
but many can be harmful.

Only use medicine you get from
your doctor or your parents.

These can keep you healthy.

Gi: Illegal drugs
are dangerous.

They can damage your mind

as well as your heart,
your lungs, your whole body.

'Cause only a fool thinks
drugs are cool.

If you've got a drug problem,
get help.

You can choose
not to take drugs.

The power is yours!

Wheeler: We'll be right back
with more Planeteer action.

Planeteers: We're back!
Go, Planet!

Go, Planet!

Captain Planet:
The health of our planet's

relies on the health
of its people.

To reach
the highest heights...

And win the fight
to save our planet...

We must have strength...

Endurance...

And courage.

Wheeler: Our minds...

And our bodies
must be in shape.

Stay fit.

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!

**