Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996): Season 2, Episode 13 - Trouble on the Half Shell - full transcript

During a boating voyage, Hoggish Greedly and Verminous Skumm land on the Galapagos Islands after Greedly accidentally knocks a toxin over Skumm's rats, causing them to grow and mutate form. They find some endangered Galapagos tortoise eggs, and plan to use them for food. The Planeteers, sent by Gaia to a museum with a camera-operated robot called JASON which can explore anywhere, see the two poaching and fly out to stop it. They have to defeat Greedly, Skumm, and the mutant rats, and even Captain Planet has to get past their supply of toxins in order to help.

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.

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From the Soviet Union -- Linka,
with the power of wind.

From Asia -- Gi,
with the power of water.



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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!

Gi: And now...

This is the last time I'll let
you take the wheel, Skumm.

We're 1,000 miles
off course

and down to our last scrap
of food.

[ Snorting ]

Quit bellyaching,
Greedly.

You don't hear
my little pals
complain.



Why, you dirty rat!

Aah!

Now look what you did,
you big ham.

My toxic sewer scum
spilled all over them.

[ Snarling ]

Hey.
What does that stuff do?

I don't know.
I've never tested it.

But we'll find out now.

[ Snarling ]

Uh-oh!

Here. You talk to them.

They're your relatives.

B-B-Back off,
you wretched rodents.

We're all members of the same
rat-ternity, ain't we?

Hey. They must know
I'm the big cheese
around here.

Maybe, but if we don't
hit land soon,

I got a feeling they'll
eat us like cheese.

[ Australian accent ]
G'day!

What's a pretty sheila like you
doing in the Australian Outback?

Never mind Outback, Wheeler.

You should watch
what's out front.

Huh?

Aah!

[ Chittering ]

[ Laughter ]

[ Laughs ]

Wheeler,
surely you do not think

this museum lets
wild animals run loose.

Especially the ones
in the extinct species exhibit.

Yeah, yeah, real funny.

These exhibits
make me sad.

So many kinds of animals
have disappeared,

and more are being wiped out
every day.

Speaking of "wiped out,"
let's get something to eat
before we go extinct.

Wheeler, we don't have time
to find a restaurant.

The museum is about to
activate Jason.

Who?
Jason,

the remote-controlled robot
in the Galapagos Islands --

the reason Gaia
sent us here. Remember?

Oh, yeah. No sweat.
Hey, they're having
a rain delay, right?

I'll be back
before the storm clears.

Greedly:
Look out!

We're going to run
aground!

Uhh!
Uhh!

Great. Stuck in
the Galapagos Islands.

I hate roughing it.

What a dump.
No hotels, no restaurants.

Where are they going?

Probably
to ferret out
some food.

Well, they better not eat
before we do.

Let's tail those rats.

Out of my way,
you blue-footed boobies!

Wait a second.

Where there's birds,
there's got to be eggs,

so I'm gonna do
some poaching.

[ Laughing and snorting ]

Cut it out, you bird brain!

Uh, uh...

Aah!

Oof!

Hey, give me that!

[ Rats hissing and snarling ]

Verminous!

Quick!
Call off your rats!

Down, boys.

Go fetch some more.

Weird-looking eggs,
buried in sand.

I wonder if they taste good.
[ Snorting ]

Hey, I bet they're
turtle eggs.

I hear those
are good eating.

Too bad they're
almost extinct.

We better chow down
on these

while there's some left
to enjoy!

[ Snorting ]

Hello, New York.

The weather's cleared,
and we're back on the bird.

Whoa! Wait for me!

You guys need help
contacting the robot?

Sean took care of it nicely

while you were out
looking for a snack.

Thanks, Linka.

Uh, good work, kid.

Welcome to the Jason Project.

Today you'll get to operate
Jason, a remote-control robot

capable of exploring on land
or underwater.

Sean, show them
the satellite link.

Yes, sir, Professor!

Your commands will be bounced
off a satellite in space

and back down to Jason
in the Galapagos Islands.

Through the monitors,
you'll hear what Jason hears,

see what Jason sees,

and control Jason's every move
from thousands of miles away.

Try the camera, Sean.

Okay, Sean,
you're in the driver's seat.

Through Jason,
you'll explore an island

untouched by human beings.

Sean:
Okay. Here we go.

Awesome!
Wow!

Gi:
What a beautiful reef!

Linka:
Are these not the islands where
Darwin came to study evolution?

Kwame:
Yes. There are no humans here
to upset the balance of nature.

Ma-Ti:
I cannot wait to see
the giant tortoises.

I hear they can weigh
500 pounds

and live for a century.

Then let's try out Jason
on land.

Wheeler:
Look at the size
of those babies!

What are those things?

They do not live
on these islands.

They are stealing
the tortoise eggs.

I smell a rat.

Me, too.

Sean,
can you zoom in?

Kwame:
Verminous Skumm.

These giant rodents
must be his dirty work.

They are stealing the eggs
of the giant land turtles!

Gi:
And there's Hoggish Greedly,

cooking up trouble
on the half-shell.

We have to get to the
Galapagos Islands, and fast!

To the Geo-Cruiser.

Wait a minute!
The food just got here.

Wheeler, only you would have
pizza delivered to a museum.

Here! I got enough
for everyone.

How can you think
about pizza

with what is happening
to those turtles?

I don't know.
Turtles, pizza --
must be something subliminal.

Sean,
can you get Jason

to sneak up on
Skumm and Greedly?

We will need his help
locating them.

Hey, no problem, Linka.
I'll stay on their tails.

Watch for Jason's beacon.

I am glad someone around here
is taking this seriously.

Hey, come on, Linka!

[ Sniffing ]

Hey.
I smell turtle eggs cooking.

Old bacon breath started
breakfast without us!

[ Rats hissing and snarling ]

Sean:
Don't be afraid, old girl.

Jason's just here to spy
on those two.

Hey, look!

Guess we'll have to
call you Shelley.

Get it? Shell-e?

I don't see
what the big rush is.

So what if trained rats
help Greedly pig out
on a few turtle eggs?

It's not exactly
an eco-disaster.

Oh, yes, it is.

Animals
carelessly brought in

can destroy
a whole ecosystem.

Look at PlanetVision.

It's already happened in other
islands in the Galapagos.

Pigs and goats
were brought in as livestock,

and rats came in by accident.

With no natural enemies
on this island,

these intruders
became a plague.

They outcompeted
the native animals

and wiped out flightless birds
and giant tortoises.

But by using a robot
like Jason for exploration,

it's possible
to avoid contaminating
the other islands.

Why are
the Galapagos Islands
so darn delicate?

You think other places
are immune?

[ Chuckles ] Think again.

Poisonous African cane toads
were brought to Australia

to control insects.

Now the toads
are out of control,

endangering other animals.

A century ago, rabbits
were brought into New Zealand,

and soon there were so many

that they turned
large parts of it into desert.

I get the picture.

We have to stop Greedly
and Skumm's mutant rats.

Before the Galapagos tortoise
winds up

in that extinct animals exhibit.

Their fate is in your hands,
Planeteers.

Linka, you getting
Jason's signal?

Da. We are
homing in on it.

Have you reached Skumm
and Greedly's camp yet?

From all this destruction,

I'd say Jason's
pretty close to it.

There goes
the next generation
of tortoises.

Against Skumm's giant rats,
they don't stand a chance.

No more pizza,
Wheeler?

I think I lost
my appetite.

Sean: Uh-oh!
Too bad Greedly hasn't.

He's about to scramble the
tortoise population for good!

[ Laughs and snorts ]

Hey, the crew eats last!

Now, get back to work

before I snap a trap on you!

[ Chomp ]
Hey!

Whoops. Right in
the sewer scum.

What a waste of good chow.

Too bad it was Skumm's
breakfast that fell in.

[ Laughing and snorting ]

Watch it,
or I'll throw you in!

Out of my face,
fur brain.

You greasy pork chop!
I ought to...

Forget our squabbles, rat man.
We got Planeteer problems.

Look!

You know those eco-punks.

They'll try and take away
our turtle eggs!

Give me a hand.

By the time they get here

[Grunts]
we'll have them hard-boiled.

Oh, chort!

We will never
get there in time.

Then we must
send someone ahead.

Let our powers combine.

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Water!

Heart!

By your powers combined,

I am Captain Planet!

Go, Planet!

Oh, no. Here comes
Captain Killjoy.

Get ready
to man the cannon!

[ Rats hissing ]

[ Snarling ]

Linka, you got to stop
these rats!

Now they're going after
Shelley's nest!

We are on our way, Sean.

Yikes!

Gee! They looked
smaller on video.

It's too bad
a couple rotten eggs

can spoil things
for all the rest.

Speaking of
rotten eggs...

[ Gasps ]

What have you done
to them?

Same thing
we're gonna do to you.

We gave them a toxic bath.
[ Laughs and snorts ]

Ready, aim,
fire!

The yolk's on you,
Planet!

How does it feel to have
egg on your face, Planet?

Somehow we must draw them
away from Shelley.

[ Hissing and snarling ]

I don't think that
will be a problem.

Linka: And now...

Looks like my watch-rats
found some intruders.

You continue
with the "eggs-ecution."

I'll go handle
those Pesketeers.

Uh!

I know just
how you feel.

If we can make it
to the Geo-Cruiser,

we have a chance.

And what if we
cannot make it?

Gi:
Everyone form a circle.

Time for me to make
a fast "eggs-it."

Hey, Cap! We could sure use
our powers back!

Too late,
Planet-twerp.

Greedly's
"eggs-terminated" him.

And now it's your turn.

Come on, you rats!
Make mice-meat out of them!

Jason is Captain Planet's
only hope.

Ohh.

Uhh!

Huh? Oh!

For a second, I could have sworn
you were a --

Oh! In cartoons, toxic waste
turns you into a superhero.

Too bad real life's
not like that.

Maybe Jason can pull you
to the water and wash it off.

Uh. Oh.

Good try,

but we need more
horsepower...

or maybe turtle-power.

Hey, how 'bout a lift,
old girl, huh?

Hyah!

Aah!

Aah!

Bozhe moi!

Hey, dudes,
pizza man's here.

Pizza? Again?

Have you lost
your mind?

I got a pepperoni here.

And who wants anchovy?

Very clever,
Wheeler.

Oh, no! Eating normal food

reverses the sewer
scum's effect.

Mwah! There may be hope
for you yet, Wheeler.

Oh, yeah?

I said hope,
not fantasy.

Your pizza
ruined my rats!

Now I'll take a slice
out of you!

Quit hogging
all the action, Skumm!

Let me get a clear shot
at 'em.

We must keep Jason level.

Ah! Ooh!

Nothing like a dip
in the ocean.

Thanks, Shelley.
You're a real hero
on the half shell.

Don't worry.
We'll get your eggs back.

Make that big rat pay,
Planeteers.

The power is yours.

It sure is.

Water!

Yaah!

A shift in the balance
of power.

You are so right.

Wind!

Whoa!

Do svedania, Skumm!

Aah!

Oof!

[ Spitting ]

Hey! Wait for me!

They're getting away
with the eggs!

We will
never find them.

Yes, we will, Ma-Ti.

We have
a homing device.

Yes!
Good work, Sean.

All you guys are real
Planeteers.

Jason's signal is weak.

They must be inside
that volcano.

We've
got to hurry.

If those tortoise eggs
are out of the sand
too long, they'll die.

Ma-Ti:
I have a sinking feeling

that Skumm and Greedly
doubled back on us.

They're so right.

They should never have tried
to outfox this rat.

If it's eggs they like, these
will "in-toxic-ate" 'em.

Hee hee hee hee!

Bombs away!

Hey, what the --

Oof!

Hey, I feel...

[Growling] strange.

Raah!

Now I'm really mad!

Uh-oh. The only thing
more dangerous than Greedly

is a mutant Greedly!

I agree, so let
our powers combine.

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Stop that!

Water!

Heart!

Not again!

By your powers combined,

I am Captain Planet!

Go, Planet!

Pick on someone
your own size, Greedly.

You're starting
to bug me, Planet.

I'll swat you
like a fly.

Hold on, Planetee-- Oh!

Whoa!

Let's try that again.

Uh!

Sit back
and relax, Greedly.

I've got you booked into
a nice, remote vacation spot

with no ecosystem
to disturb.

An all-expenses-paid
trip for two.

Greedly:
Let me go!

Skumm:
Put me down!

Look! Shelley's eggs
are hatching!

Heart!

To make sure
they are safe,

we will remove these rats

to an environment
where they belong.

Just as long as it's not
in Brooklyn.

I wonder how Greedly
and Skumm are doing.

Hey, come on, Greedly.
Take it easy.

Sewer scum wears off
if you eat something.

What do you think
I'm trying to do?

Aah!

Raah!

Ohh!

Raah!

Aah!

Raah!

Planeteers:
Go, Planet!

Gaia: Habitats,
the homes of plants and animals,

evolve over
thousands of years.

Linka: But if new species
are brought in,

a habitat can be destroyed
practically overnight.

Ma-Ti: A small addition

can change the balance
of nature forever.

Wheeler:
So when you go on a trip,

be sure not to carry
any plants or animals

that might mess up a habitat.

Captain Planet: You can protect
the diversity of life

which gives our world
its beauty.

The power is yours!

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

All:
We're back! Go, Planet!

Go, Planet!

Kwame: Don't they see all that
trash they are leaving behind?

Why don't they
pick it up?

Because they think
someone else will do it.

Now they know that trash
does not go away
by itself.

We all have to
do our part.

Do not be part of
the pollution.

Be part of
the solution.

When it's trash time,
can it.

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!

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