Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996): Season 3, Episode 1 - Greenhouse Planet - 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 Eastern Europe -- 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!
Today, the world's
biggest power plant,
with its own offshore oil field,
starts operation.
But many nations complain
that the plant will put
too much carbon dioxide
into the atmosphere.
Yet that doesn't worry
the president of this country,
who is here to dedicate
this plant.
Mr. President,
won't your country be adding
vast amounts of greenhouse gases
to our atmosphere?
We've made the hugest
oil find in history,
and burning
this low-cost oil
will be a big help
to our troubled economy.
But what about the carbon
dioxide that will release?
It acts like
an invisible blanket,
heating up the whole planet!
Take it easy,
Kwame.
You know
he can't hear you.
[ Sighs ] I know.
I hear people are worrying
about this
global-warming thing.
Both: Huh?
According to
my science adviser,
there's no real proof.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I've got a power plant
to dedicate.
No real proof?
The president is
getting very bad advice.
From a very bad
adviser.
Dr. Blight!
Gaia:
The president doesn't realize
that this is all part
of her insane experiment
to make Earth too hot
for humans.
Maybe it is time we made things
too hot for her!
To the Eco-copter, everyone!
It's about time, Doctor!
It was getting stuffy in there.
Dr. Blight:
Just put a cork in it, MAL.
Voilà!
I'm sorry I yelled, MAL, baby.
This is quite a plant
you built for us, Dr. Blight.
I can't wait to kick
this baby into gear.
This dedication
should be a blast,
Mr. President.
Heh heh.
Okay. Uh...
I dedicate this
the Blight Power Plant.
[ Coughing ]
Surprised? That's
my new gas-guzzler
rocket fuel.
Not exactly
the cleanest-burning,
is it?
No, but so powerful,
it'll get that space probe
of yours to Venus in hours.
Oh, really?
I'd like to see that.
I took the liberty
of refueling your rocket.
The mileage isn't great,
but the pickup's
out of this world!
Linka:
Oh, no! We are too late!
The president has started up
the power plant!
When he hears about
Blight's dirty tricks,
he will shut it down.
The only problem is --
You in the copter!
Who's that?!
Land at once,
or we'll force you down.
The only problem is we'll
never get in to see anybody.
Please! We must see
the president!
Sorry, kid.
Your best hope is to stand
along the motorcade route
and, uh, wave.
Wave? That's
what we need!
While I am getting
a couple of us inside.
Water!
Oh!
Aah!
What the...?
Whoa!
Wind!
We had five suspects here,
and now there's two missing.
Good thing
this is just a test shot.
I don't want to risk
astronauts' lives
with an experimental fuel.
Really?
Why not?
If we could only talk
to him alone.
We cannot convince him
Blight is bad news
when she is the one
that he listens to.
I know something
that any President
must listen to --
wasps.
[ Buzzing ]
Heart!
Whoa!
Aah!
Look out! They're
going to sting us!
Whoa!
I'm getting airsick!
Hey! This way,
Mr. President.
Hurry!
[ Suchi screeching ]
Whew! Thanks, fellas.
It seems we stumbled
into a hornets' nest.
Sir, you are about to be
the victim of a real sting.
By a real pest --
Dr. Blight.
My science adviser?
Uh! Aah!
Allow me, Doctor.
Thanks, MAL.
Oh, no! Where's
the president?
Gone for an elevator ride
with those
Planet-twits,
I fear.
What? The Planeteers
are here?
Oh, no! They'll
tell him everything.
He'll shut down
my power plant.
Unless they were to
get lost in space.
I'm on your wavelength,
MAL, baby.
Just let me reprogram
the orbiter.
President:
It just doesn't make sense,
even if this greenhouse thing
is true.
I don't believe it, by the way.
Please! You must shut down
her plant.
Every hour it is spewing
tons of carbon dioxide
into our atmosphere.
Wouldn't be
sound economics. I --
What in the world?
I'm tied in.
We launch in 10 seconds.
10 seconds.
Well, then what are we
doing here?
9 seconds.
8.
Hey! That rocket's
not supposed to be
launched now!
[ Gasps ] Look on
the gantry crane --
Kwame and Ma-Ti --
and the president!
They will be burned
to a crust!
That's "crisp,"
but not if I do
some burning first.
Fire!
4.
I don't get it!
I cut the control cable,
but it's still
blasting off.
3.
Kwame:
Quick! Inside!
2.
Yah!
1.
Lift-off.
lift-off.
Your gas-guzzler rocket
is carrying
the president
to new heights
of popularity.
Uh!
What have you done?
Ah!
Heart.
Planeteer alert.
Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
Go, Planet!
Uh-oh.
Someone's polluting the air.
That's not gonna make my job
any easier.
What?! They're part of a plot
to kidnap the president!
Arrest them!
Hey, we're
no kidnapers!
Mission control,
patch me into
the space orbiter.
G-forces...
too...strong.
Mr. President,
can you hear me?
Mission control
cannot turn you around.
Sir, please respond!
Go on, Cap.
You got to catch them.
[ Coughs ]
Man, this rocket
sure needs a tune-up.
MAL, get off your disk drive
and do something
before he rescues them!
Keep your shirt on, Doctor.
Time for booster rocket
separation.
Errgh!
Ugh!
Whoa!
Ma-Ti: Kwame...
I feel light-headed.
That's not the only thing
that is light.
We -- We must be
in outer space.
[ Chattering ]
[ Chuckles ]
As Suchi just found out.
This is not funny, Ma-Ti.
Now we are beyond the reach
of Captain Planet --
and even Gaia!
Uh!
[ Gasping ]
Just missed them!
Planeteers...
the power...
is yours.
Oh, no!
Kwame and Ma-Ti...
in outer space...
Can't return their powers.
Where are we headed,
Kwame?
This is
your captain speaking --
not the one
you were hoping for, of course.
Kwame: MAL!
He must have infiltrated
the ship's computer.
Welcome aboard
our one-way flight
to Earth's sister planet,
Venus.
Venus, huh?
Well, should be safe
till a rescue ship comes.
MAL: Ha ha ha ho ho!
That's a hot one,
Prez, old boy.
Look at Venus on infrared --
the hottest planet
in the solar system.
Phew! Good thing
we're just orbiting.
Oh! Did I forget to mention
I reprogrammed
this orbiter?
You're going to crash-land
on Venus.
What?
What?
[ Chattering ]
Planeteers:
We're back! Go, Planet!
MAL: [ Mockingly ]
Ha ha ha ha!
Wait a sec. I know you.
You're Dr. Blight's
computer.
She must have
Shanghaied us!
You'll enjoy Venus,
Mr. President --
a balmy climate.
Today's forecast
calls for temperatures
in the low 800s.
800 degrees?
Hot enough to melt lead.
So keep your heads inside.
Ha ha ha!
Well, I'm
no rocket scientist,
but I can see
to turn this ship around,
I'm going to have to
disconnect you.
Naughty, naughty,
Prez, old boy.
Yow!
Now hold tight, everyone.
I know a shortcut.
Whoa-oh!
Whoa-oh!
[ Suchi screeching ]
Whoa!
Ooh!
Kwame!
MAL has us trapped.
[ Groans ]
Well, at least
my Earth power still works.
So does your heart power,
and you're going to need it
for what lies ahead.
Come. Look at
the PlanetVision.
Keep them handcuffed.
They're all part of the plot.
Don't worry, Dr. Blight.
They're not going anywhere
till we get our president back.
I like the way
you put that.
is leaking
Doctor, your power plant's
leaking carbon dioxide
into the air vents.
It will put everyone in there
to sleep.
What a gas, MAL!
Did you ever have
one of those days
when everything
was working out perfectly?
Oh. Ugh.
We must get out
of here.
If only we knew
[Yawns] what happened
to Captain Planet.
Gi: I hope Ma-Ti and Kwame
are all -- [ Yawns ]
Captain Planet: No!
No! Don't go to sleep!
You need fresh air --
and fast!
Ugh!
You don't have the power
of wind anymore, remember?
Wow. What a comedown.
But there's another way
to stop Dr. Blight.
If we combine
all our power,
we can reach
Ma-Ti and Kwame.
Shut down plants,
throw people out of work,
all for some crazy theory
that might not even happen?
I'm sorry.
I'm not gonna do that.
Captain Planet: Ma-Ti.
Ma-Ti, can you hear me?
Huh? I'm getting
something!
Everyone concentrate.
Who's that?
Captain Planet!
Yes, we hear you!
Mr. President, if you see
what you're risking,
maybe you'll
change your mind.
Tricks won't make me
change my mind.
Heard all this before
about the "too much
carbon dioxide" thing.
We don't know how much
carbon dioxide is too much,
but the last decade was
one of the hottest in history.
If we make things worse
with greenhouse gases,
the polar ice could melt
and flood every coastal city.
In New York, rising seas
will take a bite
out of the Big Apple.
As for Hong Kong,
it'll be long gone...
...while the only tourists left
in Venice
will be scuba divers.
For humans, it would mean
farmland turned to deserts,
the collapse
of entire economies,
hunger on
an unimaginable scale.
But it probably
won't be that bad.
Maybe.
Or maybe it'll be worse.
A real climate change
means every animal
will have to adapt or die.
In time, the lucky ones
might find new habitats
or even evolve
new physical traits.
[ Chattering ]
[ Screeching ]
It's still just
an unproved theory.
Need proof on all this.
What will it take
to convince you?
Gee. It sure is
getting warm. Whew!
Ow! That thing's
burning hot!
There is your proof,
Mr. President.
That is the atmosphere
of Venus,
a real
greenhouse planet.
What's Venus got to do
with Earth?
Kwame: Venus is a lot like
Earth, but it's all desert --
too hot for water or any kind
of life as we know it.
How come?
Ma-Ti:
Because clouds on Venus
are full of greenhouse gases
like carbon dioxide.
They trap the sun's heat --
Like an out-of-control
greenhouse.
You mean the Earth
could end up like this?
Do you want to
take that chance?
No. Never!
Mission control,
this is the president calling.
Now get somebody over to
the Blight Power Plant and --
Aah!
Who said you could make a call
on my line?
Ohh! MAL broke
their connection
before the president
could give the order.
Then you must get to the power
plant and stop Blight yourself.
But, Gaia, what good
is a superhero
without superpowers?
You still have the power that
counts most -- your courage.
Thanks, Gaia.
Who says I can't fly?
Time to think about
the big picture.
Got a planet to save.
Charge!
So, there's
no more electricity
between us, eh?
Maybe this will
brighten your day.
Yow!
Aah!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Got to --
Aah!
Oh!
I've toyed with you
long enough.
Now it's time to finish you...
off?
Uh-oh.
Good job, Suchi.
I can feel
the gravity of Venus.
Not to mention the gravity
of the situation.
We must get manual control.
Ma-Ti:
We are going to crash!
Got it!
Now I just hope
we have enough fuel
to get us back to Earth.
Me, too. Phew!
Man, am I bushed!
Got to [Yawns] escape.
[ Snoring ]
There's no one
to stop me now!
Greenhouse planet,
here we come!
Doctor, they cut my link
to the space orbiter.
So what? There's no one
who can save this planet now.
Uh, except maybe...
Captain Planet?
No! It's impossible!
It --
It's Captain Planet!
He's got...
a crowbar?
Let's just say...
I got to conserve power.
Good thing
I found the handcuff keys.
Wow! I never knew
what a hard job
I have.
Oh, my back!
Well, well.
Look at the mighty
Captain Planet.
Looks like
he's been demoted
to Private Planet.
What is going on?
What?
May I offer you
a light, Doctor?
MAL, you're
such a gentleman.
Lay low, Planeteers.
I'll deal with Blight's
burning ambition.
Come on, Doctor
Give it your best shot.
Hyah!
Whoa!
You can run, Planet,
but you can't hide.
Oh, no! Here comes
more trouble.
No! They can't be back!
MAL, I'm gonna boot you
right in your software.
Hey, Blight!
You couldn't torch
the broadside
of a tar pit.
Aah!
Wow! Talk about
cutting off your hose
to spite your face.
I have never landed
a spaceship before,
but here goes!
Are you all right,
Mr. President?
I will be, as soon as we shut
down the Blight Power Plant.
You heard the president!
Prez, baby,
be reasonable!
If you don't like
burning oil,
I've got a great
nuclear plant for you.
Get this woman
out of my sight!
How about burning
toxic waste?
Well, Planeteers, I'm due
for a major recharge,
and I'm not leaving
a wake-up call.
The power is yours!
So, Kwame, tell me more
about this solar stuff
and that wind power thing.
Read my lips,
Mr. President --
they work.
[ Laughter ]
That's
pretty darn good.
Planeteers:
Go, Planet!
Wheeler: Our world is
an exciting place.
Linka: Biology, chemistry,
geology, and other sciences
help us understand how it works.
For example, biology is
the study of living things.
Kwame: And geology explains
the Earth's physical structure
and how it was formed.
Gaia: The more you know
about our Earth,
the more you'll appreciate
its beauty
and complexity.
So learn
all you can.
The power
is yours!
Ma-Ti: Do not lose heart.
The Planeteers will return.
Linka: And now...
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
Forests and plants are the
air-conditioners of our planet.
They help regulate temperature
and humidity
as well as
keep the air clean.
So plant a tree or start
a garden in your backyard.
Or grow potted plants
in your house.
All it takes is a little work,
sunlight, and...
Water.
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 Eastern Europe -- 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!
Today, the world's
biggest power plant,
with its own offshore oil field,
starts operation.
But many nations complain
that the plant will put
too much carbon dioxide
into the atmosphere.
Yet that doesn't worry
the president of this country,
who is here to dedicate
this plant.
Mr. President,
won't your country be adding
vast amounts of greenhouse gases
to our atmosphere?
We've made the hugest
oil find in history,
and burning
this low-cost oil
will be a big help
to our troubled economy.
But what about the carbon
dioxide that will release?
It acts like
an invisible blanket,
heating up the whole planet!
Take it easy,
Kwame.
You know
he can't hear you.
[ Sighs ] I know.
I hear people are worrying
about this
global-warming thing.
Both: Huh?
According to
my science adviser,
there's no real proof.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I've got a power plant
to dedicate.
No real proof?
The president is
getting very bad advice.
From a very bad
adviser.
Dr. Blight!
Gaia:
The president doesn't realize
that this is all part
of her insane experiment
to make Earth too hot
for humans.
Maybe it is time we made things
too hot for her!
To the Eco-copter, everyone!
It's about time, Doctor!
It was getting stuffy in there.
Dr. Blight:
Just put a cork in it, MAL.
Voilà!
I'm sorry I yelled, MAL, baby.
This is quite a plant
you built for us, Dr. Blight.
I can't wait to kick
this baby into gear.
This dedication
should be a blast,
Mr. President.
Heh heh.
Okay. Uh...
I dedicate this
the Blight Power Plant.
[ Coughing ]
Surprised? That's
my new gas-guzzler
rocket fuel.
Not exactly
the cleanest-burning,
is it?
No, but so powerful,
it'll get that space probe
of yours to Venus in hours.
Oh, really?
I'd like to see that.
I took the liberty
of refueling your rocket.
The mileage isn't great,
but the pickup's
out of this world!
Linka:
Oh, no! We are too late!
The president has started up
the power plant!
When he hears about
Blight's dirty tricks,
he will shut it down.
The only problem is --
You in the copter!
Who's that?!
Land at once,
or we'll force you down.
The only problem is we'll
never get in to see anybody.
Please! We must see
the president!
Sorry, kid.
Your best hope is to stand
along the motorcade route
and, uh, wave.
Wave? That's
what we need!
While I am getting
a couple of us inside.
Water!
Oh!
Aah!
What the...?
Whoa!
Wind!
We had five suspects here,
and now there's two missing.
Good thing
this is just a test shot.
I don't want to risk
astronauts' lives
with an experimental fuel.
Really?
Why not?
If we could only talk
to him alone.
We cannot convince him
Blight is bad news
when she is the one
that he listens to.
I know something
that any President
must listen to --
wasps.
[ Buzzing ]
Heart!
Whoa!
Aah!
Look out! They're
going to sting us!
Whoa!
I'm getting airsick!
Hey! This way,
Mr. President.
Hurry!
[ Suchi screeching ]
Whew! Thanks, fellas.
It seems we stumbled
into a hornets' nest.
Sir, you are about to be
the victim of a real sting.
By a real pest --
Dr. Blight.
My science adviser?
Uh! Aah!
Allow me, Doctor.
Thanks, MAL.
Oh, no! Where's
the president?
Gone for an elevator ride
with those
Planet-twits,
I fear.
What? The Planeteers
are here?
Oh, no! They'll
tell him everything.
He'll shut down
my power plant.
Unless they were to
get lost in space.
I'm on your wavelength,
MAL, baby.
Just let me reprogram
the orbiter.
President:
It just doesn't make sense,
even if this greenhouse thing
is true.
I don't believe it, by the way.
Please! You must shut down
her plant.
Every hour it is spewing
tons of carbon dioxide
into our atmosphere.
Wouldn't be
sound economics. I --
What in the world?
I'm tied in.
We launch in 10 seconds.
10 seconds.
Well, then what are we
doing here?
9 seconds.
8.
Hey! That rocket's
not supposed to be
launched now!
[ Gasps ] Look on
the gantry crane --
Kwame and Ma-Ti --
and the president!
They will be burned
to a crust!
That's "crisp,"
but not if I do
some burning first.
Fire!
4.
I don't get it!
I cut the control cable,
but it's still
blasting off.
3.
Kwame:
Quick! Inside!
2.
Yah!
1.
Lift-off.
lift-off.
Your gas-guzzler rocket
is carrying
the president
to new heights
of popularity.
Uh!
What have you done?
Ah!
Heart.
Planeteer alert.
Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
Go, Planet!
Uh-oh.
Someone's polluting the air.
That's not gonna make my job
any easier.
What?! They're part of a plot
to kidnap the president!
Arrest them!
Hey, we're
no kidnapers!
Mission control,
patch me into
the space orbiter.
G-forces...
too...strong.
Mr. President,
can you hear me?
Mission control
cannot turn you around.
Sir, please respond!
Go on, Cap.
You got to catch them.
[ Coughs ]
Man, this rocket
sure needs a tune-up.
MAL, get off your disk drive
and do something
before he rescues them!
Keep your shirt on, Doctor.
Time for booster rocket
separation.
Errgh!
Ugh!
Whoa!
Ma-Ti: Kwame...
I feel light-headed.
That's not the only thing
that is light.
We -- We must be
in outer space.
[ Chattering ]
[ Chuckles ]
As Suchi just found out.
This is not funny, Ma-Ti.
Now we are beyond the reach
of Captain Planet --
and even Gaia!
Uh!
[ Gasping ]
Just missed them!
Planeteers...
the power...
is yours.
Oh, no!
Kwame and Ma-Ti...
in outer space...
Can't return their powers.
Where are we headed,
Kwame?
This is
your captain speaking --
not the one
you were hoping for, of course.
Kwame: MAL!
He must have infiltrated
the ship's computer.
Welcome aboard
our one-way flight
to Earth's sister planet,
Venus.
Venus, huh?
Well, should be safe
till a rescue ship comes.
MAL: Ha ha ha ho ho!
That's a hot one,
Prez, old boy.
Look at Venus on infrared --
the hottest planet
in the solar system.
Phew! Good thing
we're just orbiting.
Oh! Did I forget to mention
I reprogrammed
this orbiter?
You're going to crash-land
on Venus.
What?
What?
[ Chattering ]
Planeteers:
We're back! Go, Planet!
MAL: [ Mockingly ]
Ha ha ha ha!
Wait a sec. I know you.
You're Dr. Blight's
computer.
She must have
Shanghaied us!
You'll enjoy Venus,
Mr. President --
a balmy climate.
Today's forecast
calls for temperatures
in the low 800s.
800 degrees?
Hot enough to melt lead.
So keep your heads inside.
Ha ha ha!
Well, I'm
no rocket scientist,
but I can see
to turn this ship around,
I'm going to have to
disconnect you.
Naughty, naughty,
Prez, old boy.
Yow!
Now hold tight, everyone.
I know a shortcut.
Whoa-oh!
Whoa-oh!
[ Suchi screeching ]
Whoa!
Ooh!
Kwame!
MAL has us trapped.
[ Groans ]
Well, at least
my Earth power still works.
So does your heart power,
and you're going to need it
for what lies ahead.
Come. Look at
the PlanetVision.
Keep them handcuffed.
They're all part of the plot.
Don't worry, Dr. Blight.
They're not going anywhere
till we get our president back.
I like the way
you put that.
is leaking
Doctor, your power plant's
leaking carbon dioxide
into the air vents.
It will put everyone in there
to sleep.
What a gas, MAL!
Did you ever have
one of those days
when everything
was working out perfectly?
Oh. Ugh.
We must get out
of here.
If only we knew
[Yawns] what happened
to Captain Planet.
Gi: I hope Ma-Ti and Kwame
are all -- [ Yawns ]
Captain Planet: No!
No! Don't go to sleep!
You need fresh air --
and fast!
Ugh!
You don't have the power
of wind anymore, remember?
Wow. What a comedown.
But there's another way
to stop Dr. Blight.
If we combine
all our power,
we can reach
Ma-Ti and Kwame.
Shut down plants,
throw people out of work,
all for some crazy theory
that might not even happen?
I'm sorry.
I'm not gonna do that.
Captain Planet: Ma-Ti.
Ma-Ti, can you hear me?
Huh? I'm getting
something!
Everyone concentrate.
Who's that?
Captain Planet!
Yes, we hear you!
Mr. President, if you see
what you're risking,
maybe you'll
change your mind.
Tricks won't make me
change my mind.
Heard all this before
about the "too much
carbon dioxide" thing.
We don't know how much
carbon dioxide is too much,
but the last decade was
one of the hottest in history.
If we make things worse
with greenhouse gases,
the polar ice could melt
and flood every coastal city.
In New York, rising seas
will take a bite
out of the Big Apple.
As for Hong Kong,
it'll be long gone...
...while the only tourists left
in Venice
will be scuba divers.
For humans, it would mean
farmland turned to deserts,
the collapse
of entire economies,
hunger on
an unimaginable scale.
But it probably
won't be that bad.
Maybe.
Or maybe it'll be worse.
A real climate change
means every animal
will have to adapt or die.
In time, the lucky ones
might find new habitats
or even evolve
new physical traits.
[ Chattering ]
[ Screeching ]
It's still just
an unproved theory.
Need proof on all this.
What will it take
to convince you?
Gee. It sure is
getting warm. Whew!
Ow! That thing's
burning hot!
There is your proof,
Mr. President.
That is the atmosphere
of Venus,
a real
greenhouse planet.
What's Venus got to do
with Earth?
Kwame: Venus is a lot like
Earth, but it's all desert --
too hot for water or any kind
of life as we know it.
How come?
Ma-Ti:
Because clouds on Venus
are full of greenhouse gases
like carbon dioxide.
They trap the sun's heat --
Like an out-of-control
greenhouse.
You mean the Earth
could end up like this?
Do you want to
take that chance?
No. Never!
Mission control,
this is the president calling.
Now get somebody over to
the Blight Power Plant and --
Aah!
Who said you could make a call
on my line?
Ohh! MAL broke
their connection
before the president
could give the order.
Then you must get to the power
plant and stop Blight yourself.
But, Gaia, what good
is a superhero
without superpowers?
You still have the power that
counts most -- your courage.
Thanks, Gaia.
Who says I can't fly?
Time to think about
the big picture.
Got a planet to save.
Charge!
So, there's
no more electricity
between us, eh?
Maybe this will
brighten your day.
Yow!
Aah!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Got to --
Aah!
Oh!
I've toyed with you
long enough.
Now it's time to finish you...
off?
Uh-oh.
Good job, Suchi.
I can feel
the gravity of Venus.
Not to mention the gravity
of the situation.
We must get manual control.
Ma-Ti:
We are going to crash!
Got it!
Now I just hope
we have enough fuel
to get us back to Earth.
Me, too. Phew!
Man, am I bushed!
Got to [Yawns] escape.
[ Snoring ]
There's no one
to stop me now!
Greenhouse planet,
here we come!
Doctor, they cut my link
to the space orbiter.
So what? There's no one
who can save this planet now.
Uh, except maybe...
Captain Planet?
No! It's impossible!
It --
It's Captain Planet!
He's got...
a crowbar?
Let's just say...
I got to conserve power.
Good thing
I found the handcuff keys.
Wow! I never knew
what a hard job
I have.
Oh, my back!
Well, well.
Look at the mighty
Captain Planet.
Looks like
he's been demoted
to Private Planet.
What is going on?
What?
May I offer you
a light, Doctor?
MAL, you're
such a gentleman.
Lay low, Planeteers.
I'll deal with Blight's
burning ambition.
Come on, Doctor
Give it your best shot.
Hyah!
Whoa!
You can run, Planet,
but you can't hide.
Oh, no! Here comes
more trouble.
No! They can't be back!
MAL, I'm gonna boot you
right in your software.
Hey, Blight!
You couldn't torch
the broadside
of a tar pit.
Aah!
Wow! Talk about
cutting off your hose
to spite your face.
I have never landed
a spaceship before,
but here goes!
Are you all right,
Mr. President?
I will be, as soon as we shut
down the Blight Power Plant.
You heard the president!
Prez, baby,
be reasonable!
If you don't like
burning oil,
I've got a great
nuclear plant for you.
Get this woman
out of my sight!
How about burning
toxic waste?
Well, Planeteers, I'm due
for a major recharge,
and I'm not leaving
a wake-up call.
The power is yours!
So, Kwame, tell me more
about this solar stuff
and that wind power thing.
Read my lips,
Mr. President --
they work.
[ Laughter ]
That's
pretty darn good.
Planeteers:
Go, Planet!
Wheeler: Our world is
an exciting place.
Linka: Biology, chemistry,
geology, and other sciences
help us understand how it works.
For example, biology is
the study of living things.
Kwame: And geology explains
the Earth's physical structure
and how it was formed.
Gaia: The more you know
about our Earth,
the more you'll appreciate
its beauty
and complexity.
So learn
all you can.
The power
is yours!
Ma-Ti: Do not lose heart.
The Planeteers will return.
Linka: And now...
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
Forests and plants are the
air-conditioners of our planet.
They help regulate temperature
and humidity
as well as
keep the air clean.
So plant a tree or start
a garden in your backyard.
Or grow potted plants
in your house.
All it takes is a little work,
sunlight, and...
Water.
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!
**