Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996): Season 4, Episode 13 - Gorillas Will Be Missed - full transcript

Our world is in peril.

Gaia, the spirit of 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!

Captain Planet:
The power is yours!

That was almost
too easy, Minta.

Then you are ready
for the next challenge, Goki,

if you feel you are worthy.

I will do my best.

Then come, Goki.

Lara: Goki.

Hurry, Goki.

Lara: Goki, come on.



Aw, Lara, I could have
won this game.

I told you not to bother me

when I'm into my
virtual-reality games.

But I want you to play
with me and Kong.

Come on. I'm too old to play
with stuffed animals.

And I'm not
into fairy tales.

Gorillas are real.

Lara,
this is the 22nd Century.

Nobody believes
in gorillas anymore.

They're only legends.

Look.
Maybe we'll play later, okay?

I'm -- I'm just not
in the mood right now.

Oh, Kong. There must've been
gorillas once upon a time.

Man, I nearly had
that game won.

Creole:
Perhaps, young man,

it is time
for a real challenge.

Come.

Sorry.
I don't have any money.

[ Gasps ]
How the --

I thought you
craved excitement, Goki.

I don't know you.
Leave me alone.

Who was that crazy woman?

You may call me
the Grio.

What do you want
from me?

To give you a gift.

I'm offering you
the adventure of a lifetime.

A game?

If you want to call it
that, you can.

What is it?

Legend of the gorillas.

[ Laughs ]
Gorillas? Come on.

They're myths,
toys for kids.

This adventure
is not for a child.

All right.
I'll try it.

One thing
you must remember --

You cannot succeed alone.

-Ready to play?
-Uh, not now, Lara.

Okay. Let's see

what the adventure
of a lifetime feels like.

Whoa.

I never seen
a place like this.

Remember,
you cannot succeed alone.

Wait, Grio. Come back.

What does that mean?
What are the rules?

[ Snake hissing ]

Aah!

Whoa.
I really felt that.

I never played a game
you could feel before.

[ Gorilla chattering ]

Okay. This is it,
the first encounter.

Where's my weapon?
Oh -- Oh, no.

Man, this is low-tech.

But it'll have to do.

[ Gorilla screeching ]

What the...

Wheeler: Fire!

[ Both grunt ]

What is going on?

This guy just tried
to take your head off.

What's your problem, man?

I thought you were
the adversaries.

Adversaries?

But I realized you weren't
when you didn't terminate me.

We do not
want to hurt anyone.

Then you must
be the guides.

-What are you talkin' about?
-I have questions, too.

But first, earth.

[ Gorilla chattering ]

Shh.

Do not be afraid,
little one.

I will not hurt you.

Earth.

That's a gorilla?

I thought they were
supposed to be big.

It is just a baby.

Hey. I'm not even
lookin' through the visor.

Hey. This is great.

What do you think this is,
some kind of game?

Nah. This is
a real rainforest.

That's a real gorilla.

And everybody has these
really cool power rings.

Well, it may seem
like a game to you.

But whoever is hunting these
gorillas is deadly serious.

[ Gorilla hooting ]

So that's an adult, huh?

Hey. What happened
to its hands?

Poachers cut them off.

Come on, little fella.

Poachers?

-What are poachers?
-You tell him.

Poachers hunt animals
illegally to sell them,

or pieces of them, anyway.

It's all part of
what's happening here.

You see that smoke?
They're burning a road

through the rainforest
to bring in heavy equipment.

Some mega business wants to plow
all this up for a giant farm.

Our friends are trying
to explain to the local people

-that it's a real bad idea.
-So what?

If we fail, this rainforest
and the gorillas

who live here will be
no more than a legend.

Wheeler:
I wonder how they're doing.

Ma-Ti:
You do not understand.

This soil is fragile,
like that of my home.

It can only be farmed
for a few years

before it becomes useless.

You're burning down
your children's heritage.

There is more to survival
than just a paycheck.

And if you continue
this destruction,

the gorillas and all
the wildlife will be gone.

[ All speaking indistinctly ]

Plunder: Gentlemen, don't listen
to these children.

[ Laughs ]

These prophets of doom
want to doom your profits.

Looten Plunder?

We should've known.

Now, what's more important,

a few mangy apes
or feeding your family?

Yeah. What about that?

Plunder does not care
about either.

In a few years,
this land will be worthless.

He will be gone.
And so will your jobs.

Enough. You want to get paid,
run those tree-huggers off.

-Yes, sir.
-Better yet, run them over.

You are destroying
your own future.

Run, Ma-Ti.

[ Gasps ]
Linka!

Water.

We must find
Kwame and Wheeler.

Look out!

Going somewhere's, mates?

Apparently not.

Plunder:
I haven't decided

what to do with you little
eco-eggheads yet.

Meanwhile, feel free to pick out

a souvenir of your visit.

How about one of these
lovely ash trays?

Gorilla hands?

You -- You barbarian!

You fauna-freaks don't know
what a barbarian is.

But as soon as I find your pals,

I'll give you all
a demonstration.

[ Gorilla hooting ]

Sorry, little one.

But we must get you to safety.

This save-the-apes
stuff is lame.

Where is your heart?

These gorillas are
being killed off!

Hey. Lighten up, Kwame.

It's just a game.

Oh.

You're really gonna drag
that furball along?

[ Gorilla hoots ]
What are you lookin' at?

-What about him?
-He can stay here.

Hey, hey!

You leave,
I'll take off my visor.

You'll all disappear.

I wish he would.

That's it. I'm out of here.

Come on. Come on.

Game over!

Game...
[ Bull snorting ]

...over?

[ Bull snorting ]

Huh?

It's only a game.

It's only a game.

Help!

[ Gorilla hoots ]

[ Bull snorting ]

Aah!

No!

Phew, saved. Or am I?

Hey. Someone. Get me down.

Help!

Grio:
I warned you, Goki,

that you cannot
succeed alone.

Grio, where have you been?

I've been tryin' to get
out of this stupid game.

-Who said it was a game?
-But you --

I said it was
the adventure of a lifetime.

But I don't want --

I hate this.
Gorillas are dumb.

And that Kwame's a pain.

I'm hot.
I'm sore and dirty.

[ Spits ]
And I'm stuck here.

Huh? Grio?

Grio!

Great. I guess I have
to find those guys

and make the best of this.

Kwame: That must be the band
our little friend belongs to.

Speaking of which, where's
the rest of our band?

They should have
been here by now.

Not you again!

-[ Chuckles ] Me again.
-What kept you?

A monster buffalo
and some crazy old woman.

[ Gorilla hooting ]

[ Both laugh ]

[ Gorilla hooting ]

[ Laughter ]

[ Gunfire ]

Poachers!
Let's go. Huh?

For some reason,
he likes you.

Hey. Wait for us.

[ Gorillas hooting, screeching ]

Enough playing games, Bleak.

Finish 'em off.

[ Gorilla growling ]

Look at the size
of that blighter.

That old silverback's pelt
should bring a fortune.

Not if it's shot
full of holes.

I only need one shot.

Ready. Aim.

-Fire!
-Aah!

It's the rest
of the recycle-teers.

Fire!

-Aah!
-Bleak!

No sweat, boss.

I got plenty more guns
where those came from.

Aah!

Come back here. Ow.

Hey. I'm bleeding.

Whatever this place is,
it's very real.

I'm out of here.

Do you really want
to run away, Goki?

If you don't help
the others now,

all will be lost.

Grio, wait!

[ Gorilla screeching ]

Earth!

-Aah!
-Aah!

[ Gorilla screeches ]

The baby!

Oh, no!

He's got Kong!
Use your powers!

Kong?

T-The baby gorilla.

Plunder:
Back off, leaf-lovers,

unless you have a taste
for gorilla flambé.

You won't get away
with this, Plunder.

Oh, don't be a spoilsport.

It's the old story --
Boy meets gorilla.

Boy loses gorilla.

[ Laughs ]

[ Gorilla roars ]

Thank you for saving
my life, Goki,

even if it is
just a game to you.

Whoa. You better let me
bandage that arm.

I don't know what is
or isn't real anymore.

This started out
as a virtual-reality game.

The old woman
who gave it to me

called it
the Legend of the Gorillas.

I thought it was just a myth
about Africa in olden times.

But it sure feels real.

It is real to us.

But maybe
it is also a game.

How does this work?

I don't think it is working.

What am I looking at?

Let me see.

It's my -- my home.

Goki, where do you
come from?

Over there.

Only in real life,
there's a huge city here.

Uh-huh. In what year?

2197, of course.

Get out of here.

That's 200 years from now.

Two centuries?

There is more to this visor

than meets the eye,
so to speak.

This is more horrible
than I could have imagined.

Somehow, this visor
opens a window

between your time and mine.

And I fell through.

Let me see.

Oh, man. This is awful.

Yes.
But what can we do?

That is your future.

I am not sure.

But right now, we have
to find our friends.

Plunder:
This is taking too long.

I want you to burn everything
between here and the mountain.

We can not control
a fire that size.

Never mind that.

Just start cooking before
those enviro-mental cases

try to shut us down.

Say, Mr. Plunder,
we better pick up

those gorilla hands
you stashed in the jungle.

I make the decisions
around here, Bleak.

[ Clears throat ]

I, um, have some
details to attend to.

You get cracking, understand?

Kwame: Stop!

Do not waste your breath.
We have our orders.

Did your orders
included kidnapping?

Where are our friends?

I-I do not know.

Now leave me alone.
I have work to do.

Before you start that fire,

take a look at the Africa
you're going to create.

[ All speak indistinctly ]

Unbelievable.

It feels like
I am really here.

But this cannot be Africa.

Where are the trees?

You are about
to burn them, remember?

For farms that will fail.

What is this,
some kind of trick?

Goki: No. It's your
children's future.

There will be rats
and roaches

instead of elephants
and zebras.

And believe me,
gorillas will be missed.

[ Gasps ]
It cannot be.

It will be,
unless you stop it right now.

It is hard to believe.

But maybe we should not be
in such a hurry

to burn down a forest
we can never replace.

Your friends
are in the shed.

-Hey. Whoa.
-What is that?

What's going on here?

We have changed our minds.

How touching.

Bleak, torch the place.

No! You can't!

Kiddies, get the marshmallows.

Goki: No!

[ All screaming ]

Wheeler, I am actually
happy to see you.

More fire over there.

And what about down here?

Fire!

So you want
to play rough?

Water.

Run for the jeep!

What can we do?

We can let our powers combine.

-Earth.
-Fire.

-Wind.
-Water.

Heart.

By your powers combined,

I am Captain Planet!

-Go, Planet!
-Go, Planet!

Yeah. Go!

Planeteers, you need a break --

a fire break, that is.

[ Grunts ]
I sure dig my work.

Cool special effects.

Uh, I mean,
that's incredible!

-Who is he?
-Guys, this is Goki.

He's from --

Uh, never mind.

Yep. That's me,
just one of the geysers.

[ Chuckles ]

-It's raining.
-Oh, my!

-Yay!
-Yay!

-Whoa!
-Whoa!

Great plan, Bleak.

What else
can happen to me?

[ Gorilla roars ]

-Aah!
-Aah!

Be very still.

I think it's time
for you to go home, Kong.

-I'll miss you.
-[ Chuckles ]

Looks like he really
went ape over you.

Wheeler: Maybe he's not
such a bad judge of character.

Thanks to you, Goki,
we stopped Plunder.

We did it together.

-That's right, Goki.
-Grio!

Hey, guys. Look.

It's her, the Grio
I told you about.

Guys? What's goin' on?

Oh, never mind.

Never mind what?

Oh, nothing.

So, what now, Goki?

Are you goin' back
or forward, or something?

I'm not so sure
I want to go home now.

You don't know what it's like
to have some strange woman

hand you something that turns
your whole life upside down.

As a matter of fact,
we do.

That's how
we got our rings.

Hey, Goki, your visor's
workin' again.

All right.
[ Sighs ]

It's hard to leave
all this beauty

and say goodbye
to my new friends.

We will miss you, as well.

Goodbye to you, too, Kong.

Remember, Goki,
the power is yours!

-So long, Goki.
-Bye, Goki!

Lara: Goki! Goki!

Come on, Goki.

You promised
to take me today.

You promised.

Isn't that game over yet?

Yeah.
Yeah. It's over.

Take you where?

To the forest
to see the gorillas.

The Grio knew.

Come on, Lara.

Let's go see the gorillas.

All right!

Welcome home, Planeteer.

-Go, Planet!
-Go, Planet!

Many household items can hurt
both pets and wildlife.

A lot of things we do can
hurt birds and other animals.

Did you know
that car radiator fluid

can be fatal to animals

if they lick it or drink it?

Unfortunately, animals like
the taste of radiator fluid.

So never let it drain
in the driveway or gutter.

-And if any spills, clean it up.
-If we are all careful

of how we get rid
of household waste,

we can make it a lot safer
for animals and the environment.

-The power is yours!
-The power is yours!

-Go, Planet!
-Go, Planet!

Even small changes can make
a big difference to our planet.

Switching one light over
to an energy-efficient,

compact fluorescent bulb
can save our air

from 4 pounds of smoke-producing
nitrogen oxides...

7 pounds of acid-rain-causing
sulfur dioxide...

And more than 1,000 pounds
of carbon dioxide,

a leading cause
of global warming.

One bulb can keep
all this out of our air

and more of this
in our pockets.

So buy green and save green.

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!