Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996): Season 4, Episode 17 - Jail House Flock - 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.

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From Eastern Europe -- 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!

The power is yours!

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This is fantastic!

[ Chatters ]

I do not think
Suchi agrees with you.

Do not worry, Suchi.
We are safe.

Sorry to interrupt
the show, Planeteers,

but we have an eco-emergency.

There's trouble
brewing in the wetlands.



And it's threatening
the white ibis

and other waterfowl.

Kwame: Are there not other
places they can nest?

No, Kwame. Migratory birds
need wetlands to feed

and fuel up
for their long journey.

Between destruction of wetlands
and chemical runoff,

these birds are
facing extinction.

What can we do?

Find out who's behind this
latest attack on the wetlands.

Bozhe moi! Who would do
such a terrible thing?

[ Laughing ]

This is more fun
than shooting ducks!

Yeah, boss,
sitting ducks!

One thing's for sure.

With my new luxury
housing complex,

I'm gonna make a real killing!

[ Laughing maniacally ]

Uh-oh, boss,
eco-geeks, aw!

Those puny planet pests won't be
ruffling my feathers this time!

Suchi, wait here.

[ Chatters ]

What's going on here?

What brings you geo-jerks
to the sunny South?

Your senseless destruction,
as usual, Piggish.

Ha! [ Laughs ]
That's Hoggish, fauna freak.

And, anyway,
I got permits.

But the ibis need these
wetlands to survive!

Ibis, shmibis,
I'm clearing the place.

And nobody can stop me!
[ Laughing ]

Wrong, pork belly!

Wind!

Flatten 'em, Rigger!

Fire!

Aah!

Yow!

Oh, no!

Hey, you wrecked
my tanker!

This is getting
out of hand!

Then let our powers combine.

-Earth!
-Fire!

-Wind!
-Water!

Heart!

By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!

This situation is too hot
to make fun of.

[ Siren wailing ]

Well, this disaster was
a flash in the panhandle.

Who says you can
never find a policeman

when you need one?

What in tarnation's
goin' on?

I could see the blaze
clear back in town.

We are glad
to see you, Sheriff.

Yeah.
Arrest that swine!

Arrest me?
Arrest them!

They wrecked
my equipment.

And they're trespassing!

Wheeler: What are you
talking about?

Hold your horses!

Horses?

Sheriff, this --

this Greedly is destroying
protected wetlands!

Now who's that?

Larry Richards,
Army Corps of Engineers.

This guy can prove
that I got the right

to develop the place.

Well,
the permit's valid.

Criminals like Greedly
shouldn't be given

parking permits,

let alone permits
to destroy precious wetlands.

This document does,
however,

require you to create
new wetlands

to replace the ones
you're building on.

But Greedly will never --

Got the plans
right here, Sheriff.

Now arrest the planet pains
and the blue buttinsky

for destroying
my property!

Sorry, fellas.
I gotta run you in.

You best come along
peaceful-like

if you know
what's good for you.

Captain Planet,
do something!

[ Sighs ] No can do, Planeteers.
I'm a superhero.

And superheroes
never break the law,

at least, not on purpose.

Remember, you have to replace
the wetlands you drain.

I'll stop by later with some
forms for you to sign.

Yeah, sure, no problem.

I'll replace
the wetlands, all right.

My development
will generate enough sewage

and waste to wet lots of land!

[ Laughs ]

What Greedly is doing
is an injustice

to birds and to people!

Yeah, mainly us!

[ Rings ]

Sheriff Hebbs here.

Got it!
On my way!

I've got an emergency.

You stay put.

Now's our chance
to bust out of this joint!

Sorry, Wheeler.

But a superhero
on the lam just wouldn't do.

Where's Hicks?

The sheriff
was called away.

So I, Deputy Snife,
am now in charge.

I've come to drop
the charges

against the misguided
Planeteers.

-Let 'em go.
-This is not like Greedly.

Ditto on that, Ma-Ti.

Hold it.

I'm not droppin' the charges
against you, Captain Convict!

Wheeler: What're you
talking about?

We cannot leave
without Captain Planet.

Go ahead, Planeteers.

Suchi and I will just chill
out in the cooler.

The only way we can
uncover Greedly's plan

is from the outside.

Kwame's right.

Don't worry, Cap.

We won't let him
send you up the river.

Let's head back
to the Geo-Cruiser.

The suckers fell for it!
[ Chuckles ]

Yep, yep.
They really fell for it.

[ Laughs ] Uh, boss,
what did they fall for?

Messing around with a
construction site is one thing.

But busting out of jail
means big-time trouble

for the planet pukes.

And I've already hired my own
private posse to hunt 'em down,

especially since
that hick sheriff

couldn't catch a cold.

You'll never
get away with it!

Sheriff's back!
Get goin'!

Oh.

Wallowing in the dirt,
are we, Greedly?

Oh, darn prank calls!
Huh?

Ohh.

Sheriff, I came to sign
a complaint

and discovered
the Planeteers busted out.

There was
a terrible fight.

And the kids got away.

But I did stop the blue
bandito from escaping.

[ Chattering ]

Sheriff, Pig-nocchio here
is trying to bamboozle you.

Looks like those kids bit off
more than they can chew.

Gi: I ran some numbers
on the new wetlands

Greedly promised,

Creating them
will cost a mint!

Assuming it could be
done successfully.

Well, knowing
Greedly's usual MO,

he probably has alternate
plans hidden somewhere.

Ma-Ti and I will check
out Greedly's site.

We will go to
the hall of records

and get a copy
of the proposed plans.

Captain Planet: * Nobody knows
the pollutin' I've seen *

* Oh, yeah

[ Playing harmonica ]

I'll gladly pay
to keep you two quiet.

Now, you're gonna pay
for all the trouble you

and your friends
caused with hard labor.

You were right, Gi.

It would cost Greedly a fortune
to follow these plans.

He must have others.

Proving that will put the pig
in the pokey in no time!

Unless we end up back
in the pokey first.

What the --
The posters say

that we are wanted
for breaking out of jail?!

And there's a price
on our heads!

Great, we're fugitives!

I will just straighten
that sheriff up!

There's no way
we'll ever be able

to convince anyone
that Greedly framed us!

First, we have to get
the goods on the hog.

Then,
we turn ourselves in.

Hebbs: You boys have your work
cut out for you.

You're gonna
clean up the town.

No problem, Sheriff.
Hang tight, Suchi!

Well, I'll be
a monkey's...

You okay, little buddy?

[ Chatters ]

Litterers really bug me!

Everything's ready
to recycle, Sheriff.

Wow-whee!

I hope the judge
gives this guy

a nice long sentence!

Kwame: I am afraid we could not
get into Greedly's office.

The place was crawling
with security goons!

Then, we need a diversion.

No problemo.

I've seen it done
a million times in the movies.

Kwame, you and Ma-Ti will team
up like Butch and Sundance.

You up for some
Mata Hari action, Gi?

Uh, sure.

And Linka can play
Bonnie to my Clyde.

Okay, Claude.
What is your plan?

That's Clyde.

Now, listen up, you guys.
This is what we're gonna do.

We're gonna go over...

[ Greedly snorts ]

Any sign of those
planet pains yet?

Nah. But we're ready for 'em
if they try anything.

What on Earth?
Mr. Greedly,

you're not gonna believe
what just rolled up!

-Oh, no! They've spotted us.
-We must get out of here!

Get them!

Hey! Where are the rest
of the bio-brats?

Right here, jelly belly!

You get them!
We'll go after the others!

Hey, wait for me!

On second thought...

Giddyup!

Wheeler: Step on it!

Oh, sorry bo--
Huh?

Hello. I am very happy
to see you.

Me?

You are
the executive in charge, oui?

No --

Yeah, I'm the boss.

What can I do for you?

I had a flat tire
just down the road.

Can I use the telephone?

I need to call
a professional to fix it.

That's me.
I could fix it.

Could you really?

I will make it
worth your trouble.

Be right back!

Now to get the goods on Greedly!

[ Camera shutter clicking ]

How you doin', dummy?

You had better not be
speaking to me, Wheeler.

We're both gonna
look like dummies

if we don't ditch
the security car.

Follow my lead!

[ Grunting ]

Aah!

[ Both grunting ]

Hurry up!

Free food!

[ Horses neigh ]

This way!

Whoa!
It is a dead end!

Thank you, my friends.

Now, what do we do,
Sundance?

I did not see the movie.

But we have no choice.
We must jump.

I was afraid
you would say that.

-Aah!
-Aah!

-Aah!
-Aah!

Curse those eco-twerps!

I hope our wild ride
bought Gi enough time

to find Greedly's
real plans.

If not, we are
really up the creek.

Ah, this is more like it.

I couldn't find your car.

But I found the tire.
Huh?

H-Hey,
you're no lady!

You're a planet pain!

-Give me that camera!
-What's going on here?

Uh, I was just leaving!

Oh, no, you --

Hey, come back here!

[ Hebbs snoring ]

I'll second that, Suchi.

Ah! Ah! Oh! Ah!

Nobody move!

Huh?

-Hello, Sheriff.
-We're turnin' ourselves in.

[ Chattering ]

Oh, that's a wise move.

Hey, weren't there
five of you outlaws?

Gosh, Gi was
right behind us.

But don't worry.

I'm sure she'll make it in time
for the hearing in the morning.

[ Gavel banging ]

Order in the court.

I'm ready to begin
this hearing.

Get outside. Make sure
that meddling eco-geek

doesn't show up
with the pictures

you let her take!

On my way, boss.

Who's representing
the defendants?

I am, Your Honor!

And I will prove,
habeas corpus, that we,

the party of the first part,
are innocent!

Have mercy, another TV-taught
would-be lawyer.

I will also prove,
beyond a shadow of a doubt,

that Hoggish Greedly
framed us!

Objection!

Your Most Honorable Judge,

these ecoterrorists
tried to destroy

the wonderful
new development

I'm building to enhance
your fine community.

-I object!
-To what?

Order!
Order!

There you are.

I need someone
to sign these forms.

Mr. Greedly's inside.

No need to disturb
the proceedings.

You can sign them.

Okay.

Now, get lost.
I'm busy.

Thanks.

[ Chuckles ] Sucker.

[ Coughs ]

Huh?
Oh, no, you don't!

Aah!

Stop!

These are the only copies
of Greedly's real plans!

Without them,
the wetlands are doomed!

Rigger: That's right!
[ Laughs ]

And I'll never be
able to prove

that we were framed.

Yeah. Me and Greedly
framed you good, too.

We really scammed
this backwater town.

I object!
This is hogwash!

Silence!

What do we care
about some stupid ibis

in the local hill hole?

Gi: But Greedly promised
to replace

the wetlands
he's destroying!

We're gonna replace 'em,
all right,

with sewage and waste.

[ Laughs ]

This hearing's over.

Captain Planet
and the Planeteers

are free to go.

But I'm not finished
with you, Mr. Greedly.

Yeah? Well,
I got other plans!

-I better go after him.
-Allow me, Sheriff.

One last cleanup for the road!

I got her, boss!
Ha ha!

B-Boss?

All right, Gi!

I'll take that.

Don't you know stealing
is against the law?

[ Laughter ]

I don't get it.

Y-You were all
workin' together?

Not exactly.

Last night,
after Mr. Richards

saw me photograph the real plans
in Greedly's office,

he followed me back
to our hideout

and confronted us.

After learning
the real story,

I agreed to help
expose Greedly's scheme.

It was a great plan!

Unfortunately,
Greedly got away!

I would not count on it.

It's time to take that smog hog
in for an emissions check!

Huh?

[ Coughs ]

You really should
kick your smoking habit.

Now, it's your turn
to do time, Greedly!

Hebbs: It's hard to believe
we nearly lost all this.

But, from now on,

these wetlands will be
a sanctuary for the ibis

and other waterfowl.

Hey, where's
my big blue bud?

[ Suchi chatters ]

Don't worry, Sheriff.
I didn't skip town.

I was just making
these license plates

for you out
of some materials

I recycled from
Greedly's project.

Well, it's my official duty
to inform you

that we're dedicating
these wetlands

to Captain Planet
and the Planeteers!

And I see you've already
got a cleanup crew.

[ Grumbling ] We gotta clean up
all this garbage and trash up.

And it's buildin' up
a lot of hunger.

This is all
your fault, Rigger!

Go, Planet!

Gaia: Birds are a vital part
of our ecosystem.

But many birds
face extinction

because of thoughtless
development.

Migratory birds
and many native species

cannot survive
without wetlands.

It is up to us
to protect them.

Write your local
and national leaders.

Ask them to protect
precious wetlands.

Ask your parents
and friends to write, too.

Your letters do make
a difference.

Together: The power is yours!

Go, Planet!

Scary movies can be fun.

But many movies only teach us
to fear animals like bats.

Bats are shy,
gentle creatures,

which are important
to the environment.

Having bats around
means fewer insects

and more fruits and flowers.

Ask your parents
to buy a bat house

or build one yourself.

To find out how, contact
Bat Conservation International

or your local
agricultural service.

Together: 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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