Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996): Season 2, Episode 5 - The Predator - full transcript

Gi tells Ma-Ti the shark he thought was attacking him during their swim on vacation was a plant-eater, but a Florida Keys local overhears and misunderstands part of their conversation and ...

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!

Heart!

Gi, you must
get out of there.

Aah!

You scared me.

What's wrong, Ma-Ti?

Shark!

Oh, Ma-Ti, it's just
a basking shark.



It only eats plankton.

But it was following me.

It was probably
just curious.

It wouldn't attack you
unless you were about this big.

That is
how small I feel.

Gi: Ma-Ti, why didn't you use
your heart power

to send
the shark away?

I do not know.
I guess I was too scared
to think straight.

Are you too scared
to finish breakfast?

Gi, I thought
I wa breakfast.

It is not every day I run
into a 40-foot shark...

[ Gasps ]

...even if it is not
a man-eater.

Marley, did you hear that?

Some kid was attacked
by a giant man-eating shark!

[ Spits ]

Wow! A man-eater?

Ma-Ti: Maybe that big guy
was not after me,

but sharks still give me
the creeps.

Gi: Ma-Ti, there are more
than 350 kinds of sharks,

and most of them
are harmless.

Yeah. How about that
killer shark in that movie?

It was a man-eater.

That movie gave sharks
a bad rap.

Even so-called man-eaters
rarely attack people.

Funny thing is you're about
10 times more likely

to be killed by
a falling airplane part

than by a shark.

I guess
maybe I did overreact.

[ Chuckles ] Come on.
Let's go swimming.

[ Gasps ]
Donna, did you hear?

Four boys in a fishing boat
were eaten alive

by a 60-foot killer shark!

They couldn't be
talking about

that basking shark,
could they?

[ People shouting ]

All: Sharks!

Let me out of here!

Check it out, man.

Someone do something!

It's a shark!

[ Crowd shouting ]

Fellow citizens,

I wish I knew
what to do.

[ Boom! ]

Argos Bleak
at your service.

I'm your solution.

I got the technology here

to wipe out
every shark in the bay.

Then you're hired.

[ Cheering ]

Eh, put a cork in it.

I warn you --
I charge by the shark.

That's okay. Anything.
Just make our beach safe again.

Wait! You can't turn Bleak loose
on that basking shark!

It's harmless!

And sharks have
a place in nature.

[ Laughs evilly ]

Sharks have a place,
all right --

over my mantelpiece,
stuffed and mounted.

That guy
cracks me up!

Ha ha ha ha!

Didn't I tell you
to put a cork in it?!

Butt out, kid.
This isn't your town.

You can't wipe out sharks
or any other animal

without messing up
the balance of nature.

I'll mess up
your balance,
shark lover.

Whoa!

Wish me luck, suckers.

[ Cheering ]

All right! Life is good,
but windsurfing's great.

Whoa!

Sorry to take the wind
out of your sails, Wheeler,

but we need you.

Wheeler, you are all wet,
as usual.

This better be good.

I'm afraid
it's very bad.

Argos Bleak is harpooning
everything in sight

that has a dorsal fin.

That nurse shark
is not a man-eater.

It's afraid of people.

Linka: Apparently
with good reason.

Gaia: Those sharks
weren't dangerous.

And they don't stand a chance
against Bleak's hunting gear.

Wheeler: Ugh!
That ugly sucker

has got to be
a man-eater.

The goblin shark won't
win any beauty contests,

but it eats
only small animals.

Linka: Oh, no!
Bleak has caught it!

This is awful.

That butcher!
What's he doing
that for?

Gaia: Shark fin soup
brings a high price.

But without its fin,
a shark cannot swim.

Wheeler:
Looks like he's drowning!

Gaia: It is.

Sharks breathe by moving water
through their gills.

When they stop
swimming, they die.

Humans are a much greater
threat to sharks

than sharks are to humans.

Planeteers, you
must stop Bleak's
pointless butchery.

All right, Gaia, but
it feels kind of weird

trying to save
some bloodthirsty shark.

Bleak is bloodthirsty.

A shark is just a predator,
like a wolf or a tiger.

It keeps other animals
from overpopulating.

If you'd ever been stung
by a stingray,

you might wish
there were more sharks.

Okay. I say we find Gi and Ma-Ti
and stop Bleak.

Da!

Absolutely!
Let's go!

I'll take my new windsurfer,

just in case
I have some free time.

Stop the shark slaughter,

and I promise you fair winds
from now on.

Well, is it good news,
Mr. Bleak?

My radar shows the bay
is totally free of sharks.

You can see the evidence
for yourself.

That miserable butcher!
I'm going to --

Wait. Listen.

Well, then, um,
your job is done.

Not by a long shot.
I'm heading for the open sea

to get the big one
that that kid saw.

He must mean that harmless
basking shark.

We have to stop him.

Superb!
I'm gonna reopen the beach.

You can pick up your check
anytime, Mr. Bleak.

I'll be back soon!

Water!

Whoa!

Come on, Ma-Ti.
We're stowing away.

He will never look
in here.

Where did that blasted wave
come from?

Uh-oh.

Nothing!

Maybe those yokels
made it up.

Maybe there is
no giant killer shark.

Maybe Bleak will give up
the hunt.

Right.
And maybe nuclear waste

will turn out to be good
for your health.

[ Beeping ]

What's that?

It's not a shark.

It's not even underwater.

It's those
pain-in-the-boat
Planeteers.

They're not going to ruin
my fishing trip.

He's going to shoot down
our friends!

Bleak:
Heh heh! Let's see.

Should I go for
the tail rotor
or the cockpit?

Water!

Not again!

Two can play that game,
you little brats!

Aah!
Aah!

Ha ha ha ha!

The catch of the day
is Planeteer,

an annoying
oceanic pest.

This will keep you
from commanding
that blasted ring.

Now let's see if I can
increase my catch.

Planeteer alert!
There's Argos Bleak!

Kwame:
I'm going in.

Okay, eco-brats.

This one has
your name on it.

Hang on!
We're about to hit!

What a shot! Knocked them
clean out of the sky!

The door's jammed!

The water pressure
is holding it closed.

We cannot get out!

Wheeler:
We're about to find out

how that
goblin shark felt.

Wheeler:
We're not finished yet.

Fire!

It won't work.
I have a sinking feeling.

Kwame, it's been
great knowing you.

Linka, how about
a goodbye kiss?

Wheeler, you have
a one-track mind,

but under
the circumstances...

We are forgetting
simple physics.

When the cockpit
fills with water,

the pressure
will equalize.

And then we can open the door!

Kwame, you have saved us!

Yeah. Thanks a lot.

You could have waited
another five seconds.

No time.

[ All inhale deeply ]

[ Gasping ]

Oh, no!

Wheeler did not come up!

Whew!

I couldn't leave
without my windsurfer.

Ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha!

It'll be a little crowded,
but it'll get us to shore.

Ow!

Something stung me!

Look! In the water!

Sea wasps!
Don't touch them!

Gi warned me about them.
They have a nasty sting.

Tell me about it.

There are so many.

And they are drifting
toward that beach.

We must warn
the swimmers.

Hold on, everyone.

Wind.

Ah, chum.

A tasty blend of fish parts
and blood.

Perfect for
drawing sharks.

And you two --

you'll be my little chums,
as well.

Won't you?
Ha ha ha ha!

[ Engine starts ]

Mayor:
Hey! Hey, you!

I'm the mayor here, and I don't
allow windsurfing at this beach.

Mr. Mayor, you have to
close the beach! Fast!

There are
dangerous jellyfish
drifting to shore!

Believe me, these swimmers
are in big trouble.

Don't be ridiculous!
We've never had jellyfish here.

Wheeler:
Well, you do now.

Now do you believe us?

Those are
sea wasp stings.

Yeah, I believe you.
I believe you.

Listen!
The beach is closed!

Everyone
out of the water now!

[ All shouting ]

Wheeler:
We got to do
something.

I can save them, but I need
that abandoned pier.

Yes. Anything.
Just help them, please.

Earth!

Oh. Thank you.
Thank you.

But where did those jellyfish
come from?

They were always there,

but the sharks kept
their numbers in check.

That is the danger
of upsetting nature's balance.

Oh! That's what
that girl and boy said.

They tried to warn us,
but we wouldn't listen.

That sounds like Gi and Ma-Ti!
Where are they now?

Excuse me, Mayor.
I saw those two stow away

on that shark hunter's
hydrofoil.

Then they are in great danger!

Oh...well,
I've got a sailboat.

And I have the wind
to fill your sails.

[ Chuckles ] My little chums
are doing their job.

Look behind you,
Planet-bait!

That's a blue shark!
A man-eater!

Too bad it's not
the big one I'm after.

[ Laughs evilly ]

Whoa! Up ahead --
a 40-footer!

Could be a new record.

Bleak:
Come on. Come on!

Wheeler: No!
That shark is about to
chow down on Gi and Ma-Ti

and make sushi
out of Suchi!

You mean Bleak is chasing
a harmless shark

while that man-eater is
after your friends?

That is Bleak for you.

Get as close as you can,
Mayor.

I'll try to cut them free
with...fire!

Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!

You burnt her hair!

Hey, you try
burning off a rope

on a moving inner tube
being chased by a shark.

The shark, Ma-Ti!
The shark!

Aah!

Use your ring!

I-I am scared.

[ Chattering ]

Now, Ma-Ti!

Heart.

Linka:
Hooray! You're safe!

Hurry! Bleak's going to kill
the basking shark!

Got him!

Fire!

I'll get you next,
Planet punks!

Your chances of that
are bleak, Argos.

Let our powers combine.

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Water!

Heart!

By your powers combined...

I am Captain Planet!

Try picking on someone
your own size, Bleak.

Eat cold steel,
planet!

Sorry. I'm on a diet.

So let's just
wrap things up, Bleak.

I'm tired of you cutting
into my net profits!

Sorry. You're looking
at a net loss.

You're "oil"
washed up, Planet!

[ Coughing ]

Here comes
the basking shark!

It's hurt!

Whoa!

Oh!

Aah! Get away!

Somebody help me!

Don't let it get me!

Well, I'd hate to see that poor
blue shark get indigestion.

Aren't you going to kill
that predatory monster?

I'm letting you live,

so why don't you live
and let live?

Go, Planet!

Thanks to you,
we now have to worry
about jellyfish!

You're fired, Bleak!

[ Chitters ]

Mr. Mayor, the best way
to protect your environment

is to not mess with it
in the first place.

The power is yours!

Look! The basking shark
is coming back!

It only attacked Bleak
because it was hurt.

Don't be afraid, Ma-Ti.
Use your ring.

No problem.
I'm not scared of
basking sharks.

Heart.

There. Now your wound
will heal.

May you live in peace.

Planeteers:
Go, Planet!

Earth is home to thousands
of plant and animal species.

Gaia:
And that includes sharks.

Like all predators,
they can be dangerous,

but they also help to keep
our oceans healthy.

And to keep yourself healthy,

get out of the water
if sharks are around.

But do not panic.
Thrashing motions
attract sharks.

Blood also draws sharks,

so do not go swimming
if you have an open cut.

The power is yours!

Planeteers:
Go, Planet!

Today many people are careless

with things
that belong to us all.

Like our oceans,

where greedy fishermen
needlessly kill
thousands of animals,

including turtles,
birds, and dolphins,

along with their catch.

And they are threatening
the jobs of those fishermen

who use our oceans
properly.

Ma-Ti: The ocean
needs our help.

If we don't protect it today,
it won't be here tomorrow.

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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