Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996): Season 2, Episode 26 - Utopia - full transcript
In Kwami's nightmare, Blight and Skumm take over an alternate Earth by transforming kids into gang members. The other Planeteers are captured and transformed as well. Now it's up to Kwami to save them, and the entire world.
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!
Aah! Here they come!
Yah! Got to stop them!
Do not cause me
to hurt you.
Earth!
Aah!
No!
I must stop them!
I must stop them!
Stop them!
Stop -- Huh?
Kwame, my man, the only thing
you've got to stop
is watching
these movies.
But, Wheeler,
"Atomic Robots
in Trouble"
is, uh, a classic.
Not in this
dimension, pal.
The box says
it is a classic.
[ Yawns ]
I'm going to
catch some Z's.
You coming?
No. I am wide awake now.
You want to watch
"Gangland 3000" with me?
Nah. I'm waiting
for the comic book.
Good night, Kwame.
Gangs -- nothing but trouble.
Ha ha ha ha ha!
Planeteers, we have
an eco-emergency.
To the Geo-Cruiser,
quickly.
Gi, set a course
for North America.
You don't have
a moment to lose.
Activate your view screens,
Planeteers.
Blight and Skumm
have joined forces.
They're
cooking up trouble.
What trouble, Gaia?
A parallel
universe --
a possible future
where street gangs
run the planet.
I do not understand.
How could street gangs
take over a whole world?
One neighborhood
at a time,
with a little help from
our eco-villains.
If you hurry,
you can still make it
through their time port.
We're on our way,
Gaia.
Hang on.
There's too much
turbulence.
The controls
aren't responding.
Aah...
Aah... Aah...
Whoa!
We've got power again.
Wow.
Radar shows
a city below.
Let's
check it out.
Wheeler:
Whoa!
Linka:
Look at that
building.
Hey, kids,
why be an outsider?
Be on the inside.
Join a gang.
What has Skumm
done to this place?
[ Screeching ]
Unauthorized vehicle
in "C" sector.
Planeteer alert!
Look out!
We are hit.
We must bail out.
Stand by.
Eject!
Suchi, look.
Pull on the control lines
like this.
Aah!
Bozhe moi!
Look!
Fire!
Water!
I don't see Kwame.
What's happened to him?
Kwame!
Kwame!
Nn-nn-Aah!
Come on.
Whoa!
I never thought I would be
so happy to see garbage.
A little more...
and...
What happened
to the garbage?
This is beautiful.
Huh! People.
Look
at this place.
Wheeler:
Gaia wasn't kidding
when she said
the whole planet
was trashed.
Linka: Who would make
such a mess?
Gangs, but we can't
worry about them now.
We've got to
find Kwame.
Actually, I think it is time
to start worrying. Look.
What are you doing here?
This is our turf, man.
Who are you?
Ah! Pods!
Come on!
Let's get out of here!
Wind!
Fire!
Fire!
Come on! Let's go!
Planet-brats.
How did they get here?
Calm down, Skummy.
They always show up
sooner or later,
but this time we're
ready for them.
Bring in the, uh --
ha ha ha! -- volunteer,
MAL, baby.
Will do,
Doctor dearest.
Ah, Taro --
our little recruiter.
Now it's time
to recruit you.
I don't care
what you do to me!
The others
will stop you!
Well, I'm impressed.
What spirit. What valor.
What stupidity!
Ridicule him later, Blight.
We've got Planet-pests
to worry about.
Au contraire,
my rambunctious rodent.
With my new invention,
the Planeteers
will be our best buddies.
Explain it to him,
MAL, sweetie.
Of course, Doctor.
Just one coat of Dr. Blight's
new transformation ooze
and any do-gooder
is guaranteed to turn bad,
even Planeteers.
Time to demonstrate.
Stand back, boys.
Now, my little MAL muffin,
load up the enforcers
with my other
brilliant invention --
liquid rope!
I think it's time
for a Planeteer roundup.
My pleasure, Doctor.
Man, they trash
everything.
I'm worried
about Kwame.
Heart.
He is all right.
Great! Where is he?
In a beautiful
place.
Beautiful?
On this planet?
Yes. Very beautiful.
But to get there,
you must go through
a garbage dump.
What?
I will explain
on the way.
Run for it!
Do not resist. Surrender.
Gi, Ma-Ti, run!
Get out of here!
Aah!
Whoa!
Mission accomplished.
Have a nice day.
Don't move.
This won't hurt a bit.
It's a bug probe.
It scans you
for hidden
transmitters
that would lead
our enemies to us.
Welcome to Utopia.
My name's Darian.
I need your help.
I must find my friends.
Later.
First we have to
find out
if the enforcers
saw you drop in.
If they did,
Utopia could be in danger.
Oh, no! I just communicated
with my friends
and told them
where I landed!
They are on their way here
right now!
Then we've got to
head them off.
Skumm has eyes everywhere.
What a beautiful sight.
It makes all my hard work
worthwhile.
You Skummball!
I take that
as a compliment.
And soon, thanks to me --
MAL: Ahem.
And my esteemed colleagues,
soon the whole world
will be one big Skummball
led by me and my gangs.
But why gangs?
I do not understand.
Because they're vermin,
just like me.
They destroy everything,
create nothing, and they
don't care about stupid things
like the environment
and the community.
Within the hour,
you'll be joining them!
Behold my masterpiece!
Ahem...
You lying Skumm!
All right. All right.
Blight's masterpiece.
[ Snarls ]
Move over,
rat reject.
It's my turn.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 --
Hey, Blight.
We're missing
a Planeteer,
unless you count
this fugitive
from a Tarzan movie.
Don't worry.
We'll find their pal,
but in the meantime,
it's time for a little
attitude adjustment.
[ Laughs evilly ]
Ahh.
It is so
beautiful here.
Thanks.
Luckily, a group
of scientists
saw what was coming.
They created Utopia.
How did things get so bad?
It started
with the gangs.
First, they destroyed
their own neighborhoods.
They defaced
everything
with their
so-called tags.
Then they started
trashing each other's
neighborhoods.
After that,
the real violence began.
Nobody was safe.
And we couldn't figure out
how it happened so fast,
until Verminous Skumm
crawled out of his hole.
He'd been supplying
the spray paint, guns,
and, finally, laser blasters.
Then Blight showed up
and started experimenting
with the weather.
That's why
we created Utopia,
and we're fighting back.
We recruit the best of the
gangs, and we bring them here.
That's how they caught
my brother, Taro.
He was out
recruiting.
But that
is dangerous,
and what if
the gang members
betray you?
No one has.
People are basically good,
given half a chance.
Taro and I
were recruited
from gangs.
You were
a gang member?
Everyone was.
It was the thing to do.
But now I think
for myself.
Let's go.
* I know something
you don't know *
What did you say,
MAL, honey?
* I know something
you don't know *
And it's good news.
How long before
the Planeteers
become punks?
Patience,
Skumm-breath.
I want to hear
MAL's good news.
Do I have to
tell him, too?
Out with it,
you floppy-disk head!
Ooh! Rough and tough!
I guess you're just not
interested
in finding out
the location
of...Utopia.
Why, you little --
Did you say Utopia?
Utopia? Did I?
Don't toy with me,
battery brain!
Quiet.
Pffft!
Now, dear,
enough with the games.
Spill it!
Well, okay, but only because
you want to know, Doctor.
Look at this.
Clever camouflage,
but not clever enough.
At last,
I found Utopia!
Ahem...
Oh, shut up!
Well, well, our Planet-punks
have finished their nappy-poos.
Ha!
[ Snarls ]
Talk about
successful
make-overs.
We'll see.
So, Planet-punks,
you still want
to save
the planet?
No way!
Trash it!
Still want to clean up
the air, dear?
Get serious!
Ha ha ha ha!
Oh, it's like
a dream come true.
What about
your friend Kwame?
That tree-planting
punk?
Heart!
I know where he is!
Let's get him!
Yeah!
Go with them,
Taro.
Yeah!
Go to Utopia!
Trash it! Pollute it!
Destroy it
with toxic waste!
Check it out.
Time for
a little action.
One more step
and you've
got big trouble.
Ha ha ha!
Ha ha!
Ha ha ha!
Nobody laughs at us
and gets away.
Hey, watch this.
Heart.
Hey, these guys
are all right.
Go ahead.
Make their day.
Ha ha ha!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Whoa!
Ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha!
Man, that heart bit
was great!
Did you see
their faces?
They think they're bad?
They don't know bad.
We got to go.
We got to trash Utopia.
Wheeler:
Let's trash it.
Come on!
That
is your brother?
Those are
the Planeteers?
Fire!
Water!
Wind!
Oh, no! They're
attacking Utopia!
Planeteers:
Come on. Let's trash it.
What are we gonna do?
There's a chance
if I'm right.
And if you're
wrong?
Do not even think
about it.
Aah!
Aah!
Looks like
these hothead
Utopians
need to
cool off, Gi.
I'll take care
of them. Water!
Wind!
Now let us
find Kwame.
I am here,
my friends.
I surrender to you.
Don't surrender.
That's no fun.
Fire!
Kwame, you're
such a wimp.
Fight back!
Hang on.
I got an idea.
Let Suchi take him.
Linka:
Great idea, Ma-Ti.
Suchi, sic 'em.
[ Growls ]
So when does
your plan start?
Now. Suchi,
get back!
[ Screeches ]
I do not know
what has happened to you,
but I know that underneath,
you are still Planeteers,
and the power
of Gaia
will free
your minds.
Let our powers
combine!
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
Go, Planet!
Now, now. Play nice.
Now, what to do
with those big tin cans?
Ah, of course -- recycle them!
With a little reprogramming,
these enforcers can start
enforcing nature's laws.
I don't want to be
a wet blanket,
but I'd say that's much better.
I really
don't like him!
Captain Planet alert!
He's headed this...
way.
Why, Captain Planet,
how nice of you
to drop in.
That isn't
very neighborly of you.
Aren't you two
a little far from home?
Well, maybe a little.
Uh, we were just leaving.
Let me give you a hand.
Time to go back
to your own universe.
Skumm: It's okay.
We'll just wait for
the subwa-a-a-y!
It's so weird.
I mean, I remember being
in Skumm's lab,
and then I was here.
Well, you can
thank Kwame.
He -- What?
No! No!
No! No!
It was a nightmare.
Of course.
Nothing like that
could really happen.
In the news tonight,
gang violence has reached
an all-time high,
resulting in a record number
of deaths
and massive destruction
in communities nationwide.
Planeteers:
Go, Planet!
In my nightmare, the Planeteers
did not have a choice
about becoming part
of Skumm's gang.
But you do.
You don't have to join a gang.
Gangs create nothing
and destroy everything.
Including young people's
chances to have
productive futures.
If you need support,
talk to your family.
Join a community or school
youth group but not a gang.
Don't be pressured
into joining a gang.
Be strong!
Remember,
the power is yours!
Planeteers:
Go, Planet!
It isn't just grown-ups
who help destroy our planet.
Wheeler:
Some kids do it with graffiti.
Gi:
Some kids do it with vandalism.
Linka: And some do it
when they don't stop to think.
Gaia: Earth can be like this
or like this.
We can destroy it
with our hate...
Or save it with our love.
The power is yours.
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!
Aah! Here they come!
Yah! Got to stop them!
Do not cause me
to hurt you.
Earth!
Aah!
No!
I must stop them!
I must stop them!
Stop them!
Stop -- Huh?
Kwame, my man, the only thing
you've got to stop
is watching
these movies.
But, Wheeler,
"Atomic Robots
in Trouble"
is, uh, a classic.
Not in this
dimension, pal.
The box says
it is a classic.
[ Yawns ]
I'm going to
catch some Z's.
You coming?
No. I am wide awake now.
You want to watch
"Gangland 3000" with me?
Nah. I'm waiting
for the comic book.
Good night, Kwame.
Gangs -- nothing but trouble.
Ha ha ha ha ha!
Planeteers, we have
an eco-emergency.
To the Geo-Cruiser,
quickly.
Gi, set a course
for North America.
You don't have
a moment to lose.
Activate your view screens,
Planeteers.
Blight and Skumm
have joined forces.
They're
cooking up trouble.
What trouble, Gaia?
A parallel
universe --
a possible future
where street gangs
run the planet.
I do not understand.
How could street gangs
take over a whole world?
One neighborhood
at a time,
with a little help from
our eco-villains.
If you hurry,
you can still make it
through their time port.
We're on our way,
Gaia.
Hang on.
There's too much
turbulence.
The controls
aren't responding.
Aah...
Aah... Aah...
Whoa!
We've got power again.
Wow.
Radar shows
a city below.
Let's
check it out.
Wheeler:
Whoa!
Linka:
Look at that
building.
Hey, kids,
why be an outsider?
Be on the inside.
Join a gang.
What has Skumm
done to this place?
[ Screeching ]
Unauthorized vehicle
in "C" sector.
Planeteer alert!
Look out!
We are hit.
We must bail out.
Stand by.
Eject!
Suchi, look.
Pull on the control lines
like this.
Aah!
Bozhe moi!
Look!
Fire!
Water!
I don't see Kwame.
What's happened to him?
Kwame!
Kwame!
Nn-nn-Aah!
Come on.
Whoa!
I never thought I would be
so happy to see garbage.
A little more...
and...
What happened
to the garbage?
This is beautiful.
Huh! People.
Look
at this place.
Wheeler:
Gaia wasn't kidding
when she said
the whole planet
was trashed.
Linka: Who would make
such a mess?
Gangs, but we can't
worry about them now.
We've got to
find Kwame.
Actually, I think it is time
to start worrying. Look.
What are you doing here?
This is our turf, man.
Who are you?
Ah! Pods!
Come on!
Let's get out of here!
Wind!
Fire!
Fire!
Come on! Let's go!
Planet-brats.
How did they get here?
Calm down, Skummy.
They always show up
sooner or later,
but this time we're
ready for them.
Bring in the, uh --
ha ha ha! -- volunteer,
MAL, baby.
Will do,
Doctor dearest.
Ah, Taro --
our little recruiter.
Now it's time
to recruit you.
I don't care
what you do to me!
The others
will stop you!
Well, I'm impressed.
What spirit. What valor.
What stupidity!
Ridicule him later, Blight.
We've got Planet-pests
to worry about.
Au contraire,
my rambunctious rodent.
With my new invention,
the Planeteers
will be our best buddies.
Explain it to him,
MAL, sweetie.
Of course, Doctor.
Just one coat of Dr. Blight's
new transformation ooze
and any do-gooder
is guaranteed to turn bad,
even Planeteers.
Time to demonstrate.
Stand back, boys.
Now, my little MAL muffin,
load up the enforcers
with my other
brilliant invention --
liquid rope!
I think it's time
for a Planeteer roundup.
My pleasure, Doctor.
Man, they trash
everything.
I'm worried
about Kwame.
Heart.
He is all right.
Great! Where is he?
In a beautiful
place.
Beautiful?
On this planet?
Yes. Very beautiful.
But to get there,
you must go through
a garbage dump.
What?
I will explain
on the way.
Run for it!
Do not resist. Surrender.
Gi, Ma-Ti, run!
Get out of here!
Aah!
Whoa!
Mission accomplished.
Have a nice day.
Don't move.
This won't hurt a bit.
It's a bug probe.
It scans you
for hidden
transmitters
that would lead
our enemies to us.
Welcome to Utopia.
My name's Darian.
I need your help.
I must find my friends.
Later.
First we have to
find out
if the enforcers
saw you drop in.
If they did,
Utopia could be in danger.
Oh, no! I just communicated
with my friends
and told them
where I landed!
They are on their way here
right now!
Then we've got to
head them off.
Skumm has eyes everywhere.
What a beautiful sight.
It makes all my hard work
worthwhile.
You Skummball!
I take that
as a compliment.
And soon, thanks to me --
MAL: Ahem.
And my esteemed colleagues,
soon the whole world
will be one big Skummball
led by me and my gangs.
But why gangs?
I do not understand.
Because they're vermin,
just like me.
They destroy everything,
create nothing, and they
don't care about stupid things
like the environment
and the community.
Within the hour,
you'll be joining them!
Behold my masterpiece!
Ahem...
You lying Skumm!
All right. All right.
Blight's masterpiece.
[ Snarls ]
Move over,
rat reject.
It's my turn.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 --
Hey, Blight.
We're missing
a Planeteer,
unless you count
this fugitive
from a Tarzan movie.
Don't worry.
We'll find their pal,
but in the meantime,
it's time for a little
attitude adjustment.
[ Laughs evilly ]
Ahh.
It is so
beautiful here.
Thanks.
Luckily, a group
of scientists
saw what was coming.
They created Utopia.
How did things get so bad?
It started
with the gangs.
First, they destroyed
their own neighborhoods.
They defaced
everything
with their
so-called tags.
Then they started
trashing each other's
neighborhoods.
After that,
the real violence began.
Nobody was safe.
And we couldn't figure out
how it happened so fast,
until Verminous Skumm
crawled out of his hole.
He'd been supplying
the spray paint, guns,
and, finally, laser blasters.
Then Blight showed up
and started experimenting
with the weather.
That's why
we created Utopia,
and we're fighting back.
We recruit the best of the
gangs, and we bring them here.
That's how they caught
my brother, Taro.
He was out
recruiting.
But that
is dangerous,
and what if
the gang members
betray you?
No one has.
People are basically good,
given half a chance.
Taro and I
were recruited
from gangs.
You were
a gang member?
Everyone was.
It was the thing to do.
But now I think
for myself.
Let's go.
* I know something
you don't know *
What did you say,
MAL, honey?
* I know something
you don't know *
And it's good news.
How long before
the Planeteers
become punks?
Patience,
Skumm-breath.
I want to hear
MAL's good news.
Do I have to
tell him, too?
Out with it,
you floppy-disk head!
Ooh! Rough and tough!
I guess you're just not
interested
in finding out
the location
of...Utopia.
Why, you little --
Did you say Utopia?
Utopia? Did I?
Don't toy with me,
battery brain!
Quiet.
Pffft!
Now, dear,
enough with the games.
Spill it!
Well, okay, but only because
you want to know, Doctor.
Look at this.
Clever camouflage,
but not clever enough.
At last,
I found Utopia!
Ahem...
Oh, shut up!
Well, well, our Planet-punks
have finished their nappy-poos.
Ha!
[ Snarls ]
Talk about
successful
make-overs.
We'll see.
So, Planet-punks,
you still want
to save
the planet?
No way!
Trash it!
Still want to clean up
the air, dear?
Get serious!
Ha ha ha ha!
Oh, it's like
a dream come true.
What about
your friend Kwame?
That tree-planting
punk?
Heart!
I know where he is!
Let's get him!
Yeah!
Go with them,
Taro.
Yeah!
Go to Utopia!
Trash it! Pollute it!
Destroy it
with toxic waste!
Check it out.
Time for
a little action.
One more step
and you've
got big trouble.
Ha ha ha!
Ha ha!
Ha ha ha!
Nobody laughs at us
and gets away.
Hey, watch this.
Heart.
Hey, these guys
are all right.
Go ahead.
Make their day.
Ha ha ha!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Whoa!
Ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha!
Man, that heart bit
was great!
Did you see
their faces?
They think they're bad?
They don't know bad.
We got to go.
We got to trash Utopia.
Wheeler:
Let's trash it.
Come on!
That
is your brother?
Those are
the Planeteers?
Fire!
Water!
Wind!
Oh, no! They're
attacking Utopia!
Planeteers:
Come on. Let's trash it.
What are we gonna do?
There's a chance
if I'm right.
And if you're
wrong?
Do not even think
about it.
Aah!
Aah!
Looks like
these hothead
Utopians
need to
cool off, Gi.
I'll take care
of them. Water!
Wind!
Now let us
find Kwame.
I am here,
my friends.
I surrender to you.
Don't surrender.
That's no fun.
Fire!
Kwame, you're
such a wimp.
Fight back!
Hang on.
I got an idea.
Let Suchi take him.
Linka:
Great idea, Ma-Ti.
Suchi, sic 'em.
[ Growls ]
So when does
your plan start?
Now. Suchi,
get back!
[ Screeches ]
I do not know
what has happened to you,
but I know that underneath,
you are still Planeteers,
and the power
of Gaia
will free
your minds.
Let our powers
combine!
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
Go, Planet!
Now, now. Play nice.
Now, what to do
with those big tin cans?
Ah, of course -- recycle them!
With a little reprogramming,
these enforcers can start
enforcing nature's laws.
I don't want to be
a wet blanket,
but I'd say that's much better.
I really
don't like him!
Captain Planet alert!
He's headed this...
way.
Why, Captain Planet,
how nice of you
to drop in.
That isn't
very neighborly of you.
Aren't you two
a little far from home?
Well, maybe a little.
Uh, we were just leaving.
Let me give you a hand.
Time to go back
to your own universe.
Skumm: It's okay.
We'll just wait for
the subwa-a-a-y!
It's so weird.
I mean, I remember being
in Skumm's lab,
and then I was here.
Well, you can
thank Kwame.
He -- What?
No! No!
No! No!
It was a nightmare.
Of course.
Nothing like that
could really happen.
In the news tonight,
gang violence has reached
an all-time high,
resulting in a record number
of deaths
and massive destruction
in communities nationwide.
Planeteers:
Go, Planet!
In my nightmare, the Planeteers
did not have a choice
about becoming part
of Skumm's gang.
But you do.
You don't have to join a gang.
Gangs create nothing
and destroy everything.
Including young people's
chances to have
productive futures.
If you need support,
talk to your family.
Join a community or school
youth group but not a gang.
Don't be pressured
into joining a gang.
Be strong!
Remember,
the power is yours!
Planeteers:
Go, Planet!
It isn't just grown-ups
who help destroy our planet.
Wheeler:
Some kids do it with graffiti.
Gi:
Some kids do it with vandalism.
Linka: And some do it
when they don't stop to think.
Gaia: Earth can be like this
or like this.
We can destroy it
with our hate...
Or save it with our love.
The power is yours.
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!
**