Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996): Season 3, Episode 6 - Bitter Waters - 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!
Stay tuned, Planeteers.
I'll be right back.
Gi: And now back to
"Captain Planet".
[ Singing in native language ]
[ Wolf howling ]
[ Insects chirping ]
[ Rattle shakes ]
[ Singing continues ]
The birds will fly
no more.
**
The water will
leave the land.
The Earth itself
will swallow our lands.
[ Rattle shakes ]
Sky Runner, I must speak to the
council about this new project.
Then we have to hurry.
The council's meeting
at sunup.
[ Steam hisses ]
[ Dog barking ]
Plunder: Considering your
reservation's economy,
this is one deal you can't
afford to pass up, my brothers.
Right now, you're sitting idle
in the world's biggest sandbox,
but I can irrigate this land
and grow cash crops
like rice and cotton.
And you'll get plenty wampum.
So, what do you say,
chief?
I'm not chief. I'm chairman
of the tribal council.
We don't care if you're
the blinkin' medicine man.
[ Door opens ]
As long as you
sign the contract.
Gray Eagle: If you do,
the birds will fly no more.
Gray Eagle! I thought you were
on your vision quest.
He had a vision, Sun Horse.
Listen.
Huh!
Who's this old geezer?
Show some respect,
Plunder.
Gray Eagle is the oldest
member of our tribe.
The water will leave
our land.
Our land
has no water, old man.
Now, keep quiet,
and don't wreck this deal.
I agree with Gray Eagle.
There are better ways
to use our land,
like farming guayule
to make rubber.
Hey, if you don't
want this deal,
I know a tribe
that does.
Remember, I pick up
all irrigation costs,
pay you rent,
and provide jobs.
I saw the Earth itself
swallow us.
I've heard enough.
Sky Runner,
take him back...
Five generations
of our people
have listened to
Gray Eagle's wisdom.
And look where it got us.
Half our people
are out of work.
Times have changed.
Heed my vision,
Sun Horse.
We will reap
only the wind.
Gramps, why don't you
make like the wind and blow?
The people elected me
to make this decision.
Sign here,
chairman.
Thanks.
You can call me Bill.
And you can call me
Mr. Plunder.
Come on, Bleak.
Out of the way,
Methuselah.
We got pipes to lay.
[ Dog barking ]
**
[ Engine starts, tires squeal ]
[ All coughing ]
The situation here
just gets worse.
Prices are sky-high.
There's little to buy, anyway.
I just wish there was something
I could do to help.
I know, Linka,
but we must get to the park
so the others can pick us up.
What do you mean
you're out of bread?
[ Indistinct shouting ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Shouting continues ]
[ Gasps ]
We must stop them.
[ Sirens wail ]
Come on, Linka,
we can do nothing here.
[ Glass shattering ]
You know,
you haven't said two words
since your visit home.
Oh, Wheeler,
my people are hungry,
jobless,
in despair.
If only we had a fast way
to revive our economy.
Yeah, I know.
I'm just glad it's not like that
in the good old USA.
Speaking of the USA,
we're over Pueblo country
now.
Hey, we should visit
Sky Runner.
He wrote me
a few months ago
about some new irrigation
project on his reservation.
Wheeler, he wrote months ago,
and you reply only now?
Of all the rude,
thoughtless...
Hey, you must be
feeling better.
Kwame, look out! There's a jet
coming down on top of us!
Fasten your
seat belts!
Bleak, did you
hit something?
Yeah, a fly,
Mr. Plunder.
I mean with the jet,
you pinhead.
Watch where you're flying.
I just had this thing waxed.
Gi: The cabin's
decompressing!
All: [ Screaming ]
Help!
Aah!
Linka: I've got you,
Ma-Ti!
Kwame,
take us down!
Going down's
no problem!
Emergency chute!
Cabin pressure
equalized.
[ Breathing heavily ]
Thanks, Linka.
That emergency chute
was a good idea
for the Geo-Cruiser,
Wheeler.
Wheeler: With all the crackups
we've had,
it ought to be
standard equipment.
Well, that explains a lot.
We were hit by
Looten Plunder's jet.
Plunder has a lot more
than explaining to do.
And the sooner, the better.
Wheeler: How about that?
We wound up right on
Sky Runner's reservation.
Kwame: This is not how
the village used to look.
Look!
Plunder's jet!
What does he want
with Sky Runner's tribe?
Wheeler: You don't suppose
he has anything to do
with this irrigation project?
It is wasteful enough
to be a Plunder project.
Rice and cotton crops
are much too thirsty
to be planted
in a desert.
But look at this place.
It is green, productive.
People have jobs
and money to spend.
No, Kwame is right.
These crops are all wrong
for this climate.
Who asked you?
Thank you,
Mr. Plunder.
This is a beautiful car.
[ Car doors close ]
Nothing but the best
for my partners, Bill.
Oh, and here's
your rent for this month.
Plunder! Your jet
almost killed us back there.
Actually, we had
the right of way,
but I felt sorry
when I saw your chute, kid.
So here, rent a loaner until
yours gets out of the shop.
We do not want
your money!
You made it by messing up
this desert's environment.
This is fragile land.
If you keep irrigating,
you will destroy it.
I'm tired
of all this ecology talk.
Where were you when my people
were out of work?
Mr. Plunder here
gave them jobs.
And gave you something
real nice, eh, Bill?
Ma-Ti: Sky Runner!
Boy, am I glad to see you!
Gi: It's been so long.
How are you,
my friend?
My man!
I'm glad you're here.
Maybe you can help me
talk some sense
into certain officials
who have gone money-crazy.
Any benefits to me
will trickle down
to everyone else
in the tribe.
[ Watch beeping ]
Nothing will
trickle down.
Our tribe will drink
bitter waters
because of this man
Plunder.
Stop living in the past,
old man.
It's time
to face the future.
In my culture, we respect
the wisdom of our elders.
Ma-Ti, we have no right
to tell these people
they cannot
make a descent living.
But, Linka!
Well, it's a pleasure
to meet
a sensible member
of your generation.
Young lady,
this is for you.
It's supposed to guarantee
a good harvest.
A feather
from a bald eagle?
I hope you did not kill one
for it.
Nah. We find lots
of eagle feathers
downstream in the canyon.
Bald eagles
are rare.
Could you show me
this place?
[ Eagle screeches ]
[ Gasp ]
Oh, these poor birds.
[ Eagle screeches ]
And it is not
just the birds.
What could have
done it?
I don't know. This has never
happened before.
You mean before
the irrigation project?
Do not jump
to conclusions.
I can prove
that irrigation
had nothing to do
with the eagle's death.
Gray Eagle:
The birds will fly no more.
Just like
Gray Eagle said.
What else did
Gray Eagle predict?
Um, nothing.
A-A lot of nonsense.
Wheeler:
You can bet when Plunder's
got what he wants
he'll be gone
like the wind.
Up here, the wind
is one thing that's never gone.
Listen to this,
Bill Sun Horse.
Sky Runner, we drink
from that well.
[ Rock thuds ]
Not from a dry well,
we don't.
A serious drop
in your water table?
Gray Eagle warned you
the water would leave our land.
But Plunder brought
water to our land.
See, there's the pump station
he built
right over the well he sunk.
A well?
Then Plunder didn't
bring water to your land.
He's just pumping water
out of your aquifer.
I don't get you.
Your laptop,
please, Linka.
Here.
You see,
this is your aquifer,
the underground water supply
that built up
over the centuries
of rainfall.
You tap the aquifer
with wells.
Gi:
But Plunder's overpumping.
He's sucking
your land dry.
This is a new low
for Plunder --
wasting water
in a desert.
At least
it provides jobs.
Without jobs, Ma-Ti,
you will see lives being wasted.
This looks like
a wasted life.
Da. I know.
Kwame: This desert soil
is filled with mineral salts.
Overirrigating
leaches the minerals out,
creating
an alkaline runoff,
which contaminates streams
and the land downstream...
...until it reaches a level
so toxic
that it kills wildlife.
Linka: With minerals like...
selenium?
Is that what killed
the eagle?
Da. And if selenium
is in that stream water,
then the irrigation
is at fault.
Sun Horse:
Then we test the stream.
I won't throw my people
out of work without proof.
We will be back
in 20 minutes.
[ Engine starts ]
[ Dialing ]
Bleak, those planet-twerps
are on to us.
Divert all the well water
into the runoff channel fast.
We got to flush away
all that selenium.
You got it, Mr. P.
And don't call me that.
[ Metal creaking ]
[ Rumbling ]
[ Shouts ]
Ugh!
[ Shouts ]
Gray Eagle!
He's going to drown!
We must catch him!
Water!
Hey!
Wheeler, give me a hand.
Okay,
but be careful.
[ Coughs ]
[ Metal creaking ]
Got him!
[ Coughing ]
Gi, look out!
We're in
over our heads!
Linka: And now,
back to "Captain Planet".
[ All screaming ]
**
[ All coughing ]
Where's the ladder on this pool?
There we go!
Fire!
He cut off
the walkway!
Come on!
Come on! Fall in!
Ugh!
[ Both coughing ]
Gi, over here!
[ Grunting ]
Hey, guys, I could sure
use a hand right now.
Ma-Ti: Got you!
[ Grunting ]
[ Both breathing heavily ]
[ Sighs ] Well,
that was fun.
Now, who wants to try
the big waterslide?
Gray Eagle,
are you all right?
This is why
I don't like swimming.
Gi, Wheeler,
I don't know how to thank you.
You could lend us your truck.
We got to find Linka.
You bet.
**
Something is different
around here.
Just tell me if the water
is contaminated.
[ Beeping ]
The selenium content
is normal.
Because Plunder washed away
all the evidence 10 minutes ago.
Oh, come off it.
He could be right.
Plunder's so crooked,
he makes a sidewinder
look like a yardstick.
Just like my contract says --
no harm to
the environment,
so forget about
backing out of the deal.
In fact, Bill, I think it's time
we talked about expansion.
Expansion?
You've already
dried up their main well.
Just a random
fluctuation.
You check that well again.
I'll bet it's full.
I intend
to check it.
[ Engines start,
car doors close ]
[ Dialing ]
Bleak, we've got to
fill that well again.
What?!
Reverse the pumps.
Drain the other aquifers.
Suck it out of the rice paddies
if you have to.
But fill up that main well.
I wish he'd make up
his blinkin' mind.
[ Gear cranks ]
[ Machine powers down ]
[ Machinery whirs ]
**
Oh, Argos, me lad, you always
wanted to be a mercenary,
but now you end up
a ruddy plumber.
Sorry, Ma-Ti.
The well is full.
Well, of course it is.
Too full.
You are clever, Plunder.
You can pump water
anywhere you want,
but we will
expose you.
That idea doesn't
hold water, kid.
[ Laughs ]
No one drink
the water.
I'm no doctor, but I think
Red Wolf's been poisoned.
Uh-oh. Looks like
selenium in the wells.
Gray Eagle: Our tribe will
drink bitter waters.
Everything in Gray Eagle's
vision is coming true.
Next, he said the Earth itself
would swallow our lands.
But that is not possible,
is it?
[ Laughs ]
That'll be the day,
when some little eco-brats
can trip me up.
Whoa! Ugh!
Hey, what gives?
That hole wasn't there
10 minutes ago.
Bleak, we're safe.
They can't pin a thing on us.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
What are you doing?
I had to shut down.
There's too much water
in the other wells
and no water
under us now.
So what?
[ Rumbling ]
Hey,
what's going on?
Uh-oh! It's some kind
of sinkhole!
And it just
ate my limo!
I think the car
was just an appetizer!
**
Where did that sinkhole
come from?
Forcing water
into the Earth
must have eroded
the limestone substratum.
Hey, what can I tell ya? Every
now and then I read a book.
Look!
Over there!
Oh!
[ Gasps ]
Huh?
This way! Hurry!
**
Ugh! Locked!
**
My profits
just took a big dip.
Let's get
to the jet!
[ All grunt ]
Stand back, guys.
Hyah!
Come on!
[ All screaming ]
Did your book say how
to stop these things?
There is only one way.
Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
All: Go, Planet!
Uh-oh!
I've got a sinking feeling
about this.
Real funny, Cap!
Aah!
Aah!
Well, Wheeler, so much
for hanging around.
Whew!
This is a tough room.
All:
Thanks for the lift, Cap!
Every now and then, I feel the
need to get back to the soil.
Got to stabilize
that limestone down below.
**
And get that water table
back to the right level.
Secret of my success
in business
is knowing
when to get out.
Can't we go any faster?
Our ground speed
is already...zero?
Plunder,
you never get anywhere
when you mess
with the ecosystem.
Sun Horse: You lied about
protecting our environment.
Your irrigation project
caused us major suffering
and financial loss.
Save your breath, Bill.
I've got the best lawyers,
and I know most of the judges.
We'll get off
with a slap on the wrist.
Maybe, except you committed
your crimes on Indian land.
Now we get to
pass judgment.
Wait a sec.
Y-You need me.
What's your tribe
gonna do for money?
I think the answer is
blowing in the wind.
Sun Horse: You were right
about many things,
Gray Eagle, and you, too,
Sky Runner.
he is very wise
for a young man.
I never would have believed
windmills could
generate electricity
as cheaply as any gas
or coal power plant.
Ma-Ti:
And a lot cleaner.
Linka: Looks like
your people's money worries
are gone with the wind.
Thanks to you, Sky Runner.
It was really
Gray Eagle's idea.
After all, it was he who said
we would reap the wind.
Wheeler: See, fellas?
The tribe will make good money
selling rubber
from these guayule plants.
Yeah, yeah.
I'm impressed.
Oh, my aching back.
Bleak, let me use
the long hoe.
Forget it.
You said we'd just
get a slap on the wrist.
Ow!
There! Happy?
[ Laughter ]
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
We often think of water
as something that comes out
of a tap whenever we want,
but clean, drinkable water
is a precious resource.
To conserve water,
don't let the hose run
while washing your car.
If you live in a dry climate,
grow plants that don't
need a lot of watering.
That way,
when you turn on the tap,
you'll know there's always
water there for you.
The power is yours!
Wheeler: We'll be right back
with more Planeteer action.
Planeteers: We're back!
Go, Planet!
Go, Planet!
Water is one of Earth's
most precious resources.
Don't let wasteful habits
steal your water supply.
Don't leave
faucets running needlessly.
Shut them tight
and repair leaks fast.
Use low-flow showerheads.
Recycling saves water, too.
Every ton of recycled paper
saves 7,000 gallons.
Help us make sure there's
enough water for everybody.
All: 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!
Stay tuned, Planeteers.
I'll be right back.
Gi: And now back to
"Captain Planet".
[ Singing in native language ]
[ Wolf howling ]
[ Insects chirping ]
[ Rattle shakes ]
[ Singing continues ]
The birds will fly
no more.
**
The water will
leave the land.
The Earth itself
will swallow our lands.
[ Rattle shakes ]
Sky Runner, I must speak to the
council about this new project.
Then we have to hurry.
The council's meeting
at sunup.
[ Steam hisses ]
[ Dog barking ]
Plunder: Considering your
reservation's economy,
this is one deal you can't
afford to pass up, my brothers.
Right now, you're sitting idle
in the world's biggest sandbox,
but I can irrigate this land
and grow cash crops
like rice and cotton.
And you'll get plenty wampum.
So, what do you say,
chief?
I'm not chief. I'm chairman
of the tribal council.
We don't care if you're
the blinkin' medicine man.
[ Door opens ]
As long as you
sign the contract.
Gray Eagle: If you do,
the birds will fly no more.
Gray Eagle! I thought you were
on your vision quest.
He had a vision, Sun Horse.
Listen.
Huh!
Who's this old geezer?
Show some respect,
Plunder.
Gray Eagle is the oldest
member of our tribe.
The water will leave
our land.
Our land
has no water, old man.
Now, keep quiet,
and don't wreck this deal.
I agree with Gray Eagle.
There are better ways
to use our land,
like farming guayule
to make rubber.
Hey, if you don't
want this deal,
I know a tribe
that does.
Remember, I pick up
all irrigation costs,
pay you rent,
and provide jobs.
I saw the Earth itself
swallow us.
I've heard enough.
Sky Runner,
take him back...
Five generations
of our people
have listened to
Gray Eagle's wisdom.
And look where it got us.
Half our people
are out of work.
Times have changed.
Heed my vision,
Sun Horse.
We will reap
only the wind.
Gramps, why don't you
make like the wind and blow?
The people elected me
to make this decision.
Sign here,
chairman.
Thanks.
You can call me Bill.
And you can call me
Mr. Plunder.
Come on, Bleak.
Out of the way,
Methuselah.
We got pipes to lay.
[ Dog barking ]
**
[ Engine starts, tires squeal ]
[ All coughing ]
The situation here
just gets worse.
Prices are sky-high.
There's little to buy, anyway.
I just wish there was something
I could do to help.
I know, Linka,
but we must get to the park
so the others can pick us up.
What do you mean
you're out of bread?
[ Indistinct shouting ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Shouting continues ]
[ Gasps ]
We must stop them.
[ Sirens wail ]
Come on, Linka,
we can do nothing here.
[ Glass shattering ]
You know,
you haven't said two words
since your visit home.
Oh, Wheeler,
my people are hungry,
jobless,
in despair.
If only we had a fast way
to revive our economy.
Yeah, I know.
I'm just glad it's not like that
in the good old USA.
Speaking of the USA,
we're over Pueblo country
now.
Hey, we should visit
Sky Runner.
He wrote me
a few months ago
about some new irrigation
project on his reservation.
Wheeler, he wrote months ago,
and you reply only now?
Of all the rude,
thoughtless...
Hey, you must be
feeling better.
Kwame, look out! There's a jet
coming down on top of us!
Fasten your
seat belts!
Bleak, did you
hit something?
Yeah, a fly,
Mr. Plunder.
I mean with the jet,
you pinhead.
Watch where you're flying.
I just had this thing waxed.
Gi: The cabin's
decompressing!
All: [ Screaming ]
Help!
Aah!
Linka: I've got you,
Ma-Ti!
Kwame,
take us down!
Going down's
no problem!
Emergency chute!
Cabin pressure
equalized.
[ Breathing heavily ]
Thanks, Linka.
That emergency chute
was a good idea
for the Geo-Cruiser,
Wheeler.
Wheeler: With all the crackups
we've had,
it ought to be
standard equipment.
Well, that explains a lot.
We were hit by
Looten Plunder's jet.
Plunder has a lot more
than explaining to do.
And the sooner, the better.
Wheeler: How about that?
We wound up right on
Sky Runner's reservation.
Kwame: This is not how
the village used to look.
Look!
Plunder's jet!
What does he want
with Sky Runner's tribe?
Wheeler: You don't suppose
he has anything to do
with this irrigation project?
It is wasteful enough
to be a Plunder project.
Rice and cotton crops
are much too thirsty
to be planted
in a desert.
But look at this place.
It is green, productive.
People have jobs
and money to spend.
No, Kwame is right.
These crops are all wrong
for this climate.
Who asked you?
Thank you,
Mr. Plunder.
This is a beautiful car.
[ Car doors close ]
Nothing but the best
for my partners, Bill.
Oh, and here's
your rent for this month.
Plunder! Your jet
almost killed us back there.
Actually, we had
the right of way,
but I felt sorry
when I saw your chute, kid.
So here, rent a loaner until
yours gets out of the shop.
We do not want
your money!
You made it by messing up
this desert's environment.
This is fragile land.
If you keep irrigating,
you will destroy it.
I'm tired
of all this ecology talk.
Where were you when my people
were out of work?
Mr. Plunder here
gave them jobs.
And gave you something
real nice, eh, Bill?
Ma-Ti: Sky Runner!
Boy, am I glad to see you!
Gi: It's been so long.
How are you,
my friend?
My man!
I'm glad you're here.
Maybe you can help me
talk some sense
into certain officials
who have gone money-crazy.
Any benefits to me
will trickle down
to everyone else
in the tribe.
[ Watch beeping ]
Nothing will
trickle down.
Our tribe will drink
bitter waters
because of this man
Plunder.
Stop living in the past,
old man.
It's time
to face the future.
In my culture, we respect
the wisdom of our elders.
Ma-Ti, we have no right
to tell these people
they cannot
make a descent living.
But, Linka!
Well, it's a pleasure
to meet
a sensible member
of your generation.
Young lady,
this is for you.
It's supposed to guarantee
a good harvest.
A feather
from a bald eagle?
I hope you did not kill one
for it.
Nah. We find lots
of eagle feathers
downstream in the canyon.
Bald eagles
are rare.
Could you show me
this place?
[ Eagle screeches ]
[ Gasp ]
Oh, these poor birds.
[ Eagle screeches ]
And it is not
just the birds.
What could have
done it?
I don't know. This has never
happened before.
You mean before
the irrigation project?
Do not jump
to conclusions.
I can prove
that irrigation
had nothing to do
with the eagle's death.
Gray Eagle:
The birds will fly no more.
Just like
Gray Eagle said.
What else did
Gray Eagle predict?
Um, nothing.
A-A lot of nonsense.
Wheeler:
You can bet when Plunder's
got what he wants
he'll be gone
like the wind.
Up here, the wind
is one thing that's never gone.
Listen to this,
Bill Sun Horse.
Sky Runner, we drink
from that well.
[ Rock thuds ]
Not from a dry well,
we don't.
A serious drop
in your water table?
Gray Eagle warned you
the water would leave our land.
But Plunder brought
water to our land.
See, there's the pump station
he built
right over the well he sunk.
A well?
Then Plunder didn't
bring water to your land.
He's just pumping water
out of your aquifer.
I don't get you.
Your laptop,
please, Linka.
Here.
You see,
this is your aquifer,
the underground water supply
that built up
over the centuries
of rainfall.
You tap the aquifer
with wells.
Gi:
But Plunder's overpumping.
He's sucking
your land dry.
This is a new low
for Plunder --
wasting water
in a desert.
At least
it provides jobs.
Without jobs, Ma-Ti,
you will see lives being wasted.
This looks like
a wasted life.
Da. I know.
Kwame: This desert soil
is filled with mineral salts.
Overirrigating
leaches the minerals out,
creating
an alkaline runoff,
which contaminates streams
and the land downstream...
...until it reaches a level
so toxic
that it kills wildlife.
Linka: With minerals like...
selenium?
Is that what killed
the eagle?
Da. And if selenium
is in that stream water,
then the irrigation
is at fault.
Sun Horse:
Then we test the stream.
I won't throw my people
out of work without proof.
We will be back
in 20 minutes.
[ Engine starts ]
[ Dialing ]
Bleak, those planet-twerps
are on to us.
Divert all the well water
into the runoff channel fast.
We got to flush away
all that selenium.
You got it, Mr. P.
And don't call me that.
[ Metal creaking ]
[ Rumbling ]
[ Shouts ]
Ugh!
[ Shouts ]
Gray Eagle!
He's going to drown!
We must catch him!
Water!
Hey!
Wheeler, give me a hand.
Okay,
but be careful.
[ Coughs ]
[ Metal creaking ]
Got him!
[ Coughing ]
Gi, look out!
We're in
over our heads!
Linka: And now,
back to "Captain Planet".
[ All screaming ]
**
[ All coughing ]
Where's the ladder on this pool?
There we go!
Fire!
He cut off
the walkway!
Come on!
Come on! Fall in!
Ugh!
[ Both coughing ]
Gi, over here!
[ Grunting ]
Hey, guys, I could sure
use a hand right now.
Ma-Ti: Got you!
[ Grunting ]
[ Both breathing heavily ]
[ Sighs ] Well,
that was fun.
Now, who wants to try
the big waterslide?
Gray Eagle,
are you all right?
This is why
I don't like swimming.
Gi, Wheeler,
I don't know how to thank you.
You could lend us your truck.
We got to find Linka.
You bet.
**
Something is different
around here.
Just tell me if the water
is contaminated.
[ Beeping ]
The selenium content
is normal.
Because Plunder washed away
all the evidence 10 minutes ago.
Oh, come off it.
He could be right.
Plunder's so crooked,
he makes a sidewinder
look like a yardstick.
Just like my contract says --
no harm to
the environment,
so forget about
backing out of the deal.
In fact, Bill, I think it's time
we talked about expansion.
Expansion?
You've already
dried up their main well.
Just a random
fluctuation.
You check that well again.
I'll bet it's full.
I intend
to check it.
[ Engines start,
car doors close ]
[ Dialing ]
Bleak, we've got to
fill that well again.
What?!
Reverse the pumps.
Drain the other aquifers.
Suck it out of the rice paddies
if you have to.
But fill up that main well.
I wish he'd make up
his blinkin' mind.
[ Gear cranks ]
[ Machine powers down ]
[ Machinery whirs ]
**
Oh, Argos, me lad, you always
wanted to be a mercenary,
but now you end up
a ruddy plumber.
Sorry, Ma-Ti.
The well is full.
Well, of course it is.
Too full.
You are clever, Plunder.
You can pump water
anywhere you want,
but we will
expose you.
That idea doesn't
hold water, kid.
[ Laughs ]
No one drink
the water.
I'm no doctor, but I think
Red Wolf's been poisoned.
Uh-oh. Looks like
selenium in the wells.
Gray Eagle: Our tribe will
drink bitter waters.
Everything in Gray Eagle's
vision is coming true.
Next, he said the Earth itself
would swallow our lands.
But that is not possible,
is it?
[ Laughs ]
That'll be the day,
when some little eco-brats
can trip me up.
Whoa! Ugh!
Hey, what gives?
That hole wasn't there
10 minutes ago.
Bleak, we're safe.
They can't pin a thing on us.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
What are you doing?
I had to shut down.
There's too much water
in the other wells
and no water
under us now.
So what?
[ Rumbling ]
Hey,
what's going on?
Uh-oh! It's some kind
of sinkhole!
And it just
ate my limo!
I think the car
was just an appetizer!
**
Where did that sinkhole
come from?
Forcing water
into the Earth
must have eroded
the limestone substratum.
Hey, what can I tell ya? Every
now and then I read a book.
Look!
Over there!
Oh!
[ Gasps ]
Huh?
This way! Hurry!
**
Ugh! Locked!
**
My profits
just took a big dip.
Let's get
to the jet!
[ All grunt ]
Stand back, guys.
Hyah!
Come on!
[ All screaming ]
Did your book say how
to stop these things?
There is only one way.
Let our powers combine.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!
All: Go, Planet!
Uh-oh!
I've got a sinking feeling
about this.
Real funny, Cap!
Aah!
Aah!
Well, Wheeler, so much
for hanging around.
Whew!
This is a tough room.
All:
Thanks for the lift, Cap!
Every now and then, I feel the
need to get back to the soil.
Got to stabilize
that limestone down below.
**
And get that water table
back to the right level.
Secret of my success
in business
is knowing
when to get out.
Can't we go any faster?
Our ground speed
is already...zero?
Plunder,
you never get anywhere
when you mess
with the ecosystem.
Sun Horse: You lied about
protecting our environment.
Your irrigation project
caused us major suffering
and financial loss.
Save your breath, Bill.
I've got the best lawyers,
and I know most of the judges.
We'll get off
with a slap on the wrist.
Maybe, except you committed
your crimes on Indian land.
Now we get to
pass judgment.
Wait a sec.
Y-You need me.
What's your tribe
gonna do for money?
I think the answer is
blowing in the wind.
Sun Horse: You were right
about many things,
Gray Eagle, and you, too,
Sky Runner.
he is very wise
for a young man.
I never would have believed
windmills could
generate electricity
as cheaply as any gas
or coal power plant.
Ma-Ti:
And a lot cleaner.
Linka: Looks like
your people's money worries
are gone with the wind.
Thanks to you, Sky Runner.
It was really
Gray Eagle's idea.
After all, it was he who said
we would reap the wind.
Wheeler: See, fellas?
The tribe will make good money
selling rubber
from these guayule plants.
Yeah, yeah.
I'm impressed.
Oh, my aching back.
Bleak, let me use
the long hoe.
Forget it.
You said we'd just
get a slap on the wrist.
Ow!
There! Happy?
[ Laughter ]
Planeteers: Go, Planet!
We often think of water
as something that comes out
of a tap whenever we want,
but clean, drinkable water
is a precious resource.
To conserve water,
don't let the hose run
while washing your car.
If you live in a dry climate,
grow plants that don't
need a lot of watering.
That way,
when you turn on the tap,
you'll know there's always
water there for you.
The power is yours!
Wheeler: We'll be right back
with more Planeteer action.
Planeteers: We're back!
Go, Planet!
Go, Planet!
Water is one of Earth's
most precious resources.
Don't let wasteful habits
steal your water supply.
Don't leave
faucets running needlessly.
Shut them tight
and repair leaks fast.
Use low-flow showerheads.
Recycling saves water, too.
Every ton of recycled paper
saves 7,000 gallons.
Help us make sure there's
enough water for everybody.
All: 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!
**