Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996): Season 4, Episode 8 - Future Shock - 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!

Happy
Carbon Dependence Day!

To the reactive
technologies business!

Wait till your hear
my latest scheme.

Do tell, Blight-5.
We're all dying to know.

Dying.

It can't be better
than my oil-skimming barges

following leaky tankers.

Yes, Pillage,
or me turning New York



into the largest toxic-waste
dump in the world.

Child's play, Duplistus.

I've just patented post-ingested
chemical recovery technology.

Predigested what?

As you know,
fish have been unsuitable

for human consumption
for nearly 100 years.

And though the synth-soy
seafood substitutes

sell at a fat profit...

...my real fish will dominate
world sales overnight.

You found
toxic-free fish?

Don't be ridiculous,
Pillage.

But what I have
is just as good.

Take your
average fish today.

Run it through the Blight-5
leacher and bleacher

where the chemicals
are removed.

And voilà -- fresh fish.

Amazing!
Real fish.

And all those
wonderfully toxic chemicals

are recycled back
into the marketplace

with a huge markup.

Who would've believed
you'd ever be

in the recycling
business?

[ Laughter ]

Ow!
What's going on?!

Keep quiet,
or you and your world

will cease to exist.

I am Zarm.

I come from the time continuum
with disturbing news.

You live in only one
of an infinite number

of possible futures.

I like you, Skumm,

and I want to help you continue
the dirty work.

But your timeline is threatened
by some unknown event

that will happen
on this date,

only over 100 years
in the past.

The future that replaces
yours is dominated

by pro-active technologies.

Any questions?

So, rather than
cleaning up pollution,

it's avoided
in the first place?

Exactly.

No pollution?

That's horrible!

Without it,
your world,

this world,
never exists.

Then, neither do we.

However, if you three were
to travel back in time

and eliminate
this clean technology

before it catches on,

your existence
should be guaranteed.

Sounds logical.

Use this time shifter.

It has one charge
to send you back in time

and another
for your return.

The return charge
will activate automatically,

but only after you have
succeeded in your mission.

But which technologies
do we attack?

That, I'm afraid,
is up to you.

We'll just be creative.

And nasty.

You will face
powerful foes in the past.

Relax, big guy.
You've come to the right place.

Wheeler: Okay, so, we agree --
It's capture the flag.

Gi and me versus
you and Kwame.

Agreed.
What about me?

Uh, sorry,
little buddy.

Maybe you should
sit this one out.

Ma-Ti, we want
to sharpen our skills

for our next mission.

But I want to play.

Besides, heart power's
important, too.

Okay, you can be
on their team.

Hmm, I think
you need him more.

Oh, no, you, uh, I mean,
okay, we'll take him.

Anyway, it won't matter
'cause Gi and I are gonna

wipe you out.

Gi: Water!

Kwame!

There's their flag.
I just need a diversion.

Let me help.
Heart.

Wait, Ma-Ti!

[ Chittering ]

Now, Wheeler!
Get the flag!

Uh, okay, here it goes!

No one is making
a monkey out of us!

Wind!

We win.

Sorry.

This is no time for games,
Planeteers.

I need you
in the Crystal Chamber.

We have an eco-emergency.

This last disaster was caused
by a malfunctioning solar array.

It makes no sense.

Solar power is one of the
safest technologies available.

Then there was an explosion
at a hydrogen-gas research lab,

an accident in
a wind-turbine field,

And...well,
you get the picture.

Someone must be sabotaging
these new technologies.

We must get
to the bottom of this.

I sense something
is terribly wrong.

The accidents
are occurring

on a straight line
heading north.

There are already 15.

The next likely target
is this research center

30 miles northeast
on the coast.

It's my turn, Pillage.

You got to blow up
the last one.

No, it's my turn.

I'll settle this for ya,
fellas.

Way to go,
cheese breath.

[ Laughs ] I once saw a heap
like that in a museum!

I really hope they try
taking on our pollution pods.

Ugh, we should have known
the pack of eco-rats

was behind all this.

All right, you dirt bags!
Knock it off before we --

Hey,
that's not Skumm,

or at least not
the Skumm we know.

Right, bucko.

We're just a few
time trippers

here to ensure our
perfectly foul future.

Well, we are going
to keep our world clean!

Fine, sister,
clean this!

Wind!

[ All scream ]

That does it!
No one ruffles my hair!

Fire!

[ Laughs ]

Is that the best
you can do?

Water!

It's no use!
They're too strong!

Now, that's what
I call pathetic.

Yeah, pitiful.

Shall we?

[ Laughs ]
So much for that.

Where to next?
Follow me.

Forget you.
Demolishing your last target

didn't send us
back to the future.

Oh, dear.
Every mutant's a critic.

That bunker was
fast thinking, Kwame.

Now, we must do something
about that.

[ People shouting ]

Earth!

Linka:
The ocean is too strong!

Gi:
What do we do now?

We got to catch up
with those eco-thugs

before
they cause more trouble.

I am picking up
a signal straight ahead.

I'm projecting
their course.

They're headed for
a geothermal research station.

[ Barking ]

[ Whining ]

Oh, no.

[ Coughing ]

Linka,
turn us around!

Someone is in trouble
down there!

We cannot stop
to help one person.

The whole world is
at stake!

There they are.

We must circle back.

There is no time.
Please! Now!

[ Groans ]

Aww,
isn't that sweet?

They're gonna try and save
that little girl.

What a joke. This is what makes
bad guys better -- no heart.

[ Laughter ]
That's rich!

[ Gasping
and coughing ]

Water!

Earth!

Grab hold!

Hit it, Linka!

Three miles and closing.

Hello, I am Ma-Ti.

[ Gasps ] You are
the Planeteers, yes?

[ Speaks
foreign language ]

I am Danielle,
and this is Oggie.

We will help you
find your parents

after we settle
some unfinished business.

Uh, I'm sorry for being
so much trouble.

I should not have jumped in
after Oggie, but I love him.

I know how you feel.

Following your heart does not
always seem to make sense.

[ Alarm blaring ]

Fools!
Flee while you can!

Buzz off, witch.
We were here first.

What?!

Is this some trick?

Do you know
who this is?

No.

This is my
great-great-great-grandmother.

What, are you nuts?

I don't even have kids
to experiment on.

Oh, you will.

We're your descendants
from the future.

We're on a mission
to muck up your environment.

Big time.

Oh, goody. Then give us a hand
with this bomb.

I hired, uh,
Grandma here

to plug the top of this
geothermal research station.

All that clean energy

makes my polluting
power plant look bad.

We can't have that now,
can we?

But perhaps a 50 kiloton
atomic explosion

would be more fun.

But you'll blow up
my power plant, too.

Stop whining, Looten.

You'll get
a fat insurance check.

Yeah!

Look out!

Oh, not
these insects again.

Get used to it.

These global geeks
have a way of getting

in your face
day after day.

Let our powers combine.

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Water!

Heart!

By your powers combined,

I am Captain Planet!

Whoa!
I need glasses.

Uh, for those of you
unfamiliar with the drill,

this is the part
where we run for it.

Relax, Granny.

This is the guy
who hates pollution, right?

Yeah.

Then, we've got
a surprise for him.

Shall we, boys?

One, two, three.

One, two, three.

One, two, three.

Impressive,
I hate to admit.

Thank you.
Thank you.

I've enjoyed the fireworks,
but the party's over.

No, blue boy,
the party's just begun.

And you're not invited.

In the future, I guess,
they don't build 'em

like they used to.

Uh-oh.

[ Grunting ]

Captain Planet!

No!

Toxic acid!

[ All gasp ]

[ Straining ] Can't even
return to the Earth.

That's right, kiddos.

[ Laughs ]

He's melting!
He's melting!

[ Laughter ]

You idiots!
Stop gloating.

What's your problem?

You're still here,
aren't you?

You don't return
until you succeed, remember?

Oh, uh, yeah.

But now I know
where you went wrong.

You let
the little girl live.

All: The girl?

All: The girl?

What's she got to do
with anything?

How should I know?

All I know is, when you let
the Planeteers rescue that girl,

your timeline started
to fizzle out on my monitors.

Your future is disappearing
as we speak.

You still have a chance
to save yourselves,

but only if you eliminate
the girl immediately!

Toast a little kid?

We can handle that.

Yeah,
I'll get the jelly.

[ Straining ]
Run, Planeteers!

Hurry, Danielle!
Follow me!

[ Laughs ]

Adios, amoeba!

Why don't you pick on someone
from your own time?

I don't remember these guys.

That's because they're from
a different future than you --

same time, same channel,
no pollution.

Big deal.

Let's fry 'em!

Water!

Wind!

Fire!

Hey, knock it off!
Ow!

Whoa!
Check it out!

That does it!

You future planet punks
are really gonna get it!

Hurry!
Your time is running out!

Let our powers combine!

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Water!

Heart!

Your powers combined,

I am Captain Planet!

All: Go Planet!

[ Inhales deeply ]

[ Inhales deeply ]

Think fast!

Whoops --
not fast enough.

Blight-5: Okay, that's it!
I'm gone!

[ Gasps ]

Thanks.

Hmm, nice to meet me.

Think it's time to, uh,
clean up the neighborhood?

We're out of here.

Let's get going!

Okay! Okay!
We give up!

Surprise!

[ Both coughing ]

End of the timeline,
kid.

[ Laughs ]

No!

Aah!

Ma-Ti!

We did it!

We're going back
to our filthy future!

Fools! You zapped
the wrong kid!

Your future's gone!

What?!

All: No!

What happened?

Your brave act eliminated
the villains from the future.

As a result, they never
existed to harm you.

Ma-Ti,
you are a hero.

Man,
you changed my mind.

Heart is the coolest power
of them all.

Heart? Humbug!

Right, uh,
another day then.

I'm glad the future
turns out so well.

You've avoided disaster
this time, handsome,

but stay on guard.

It's up to all of us
to make sure our Earth

has a healthy future.

Little acts count
as much as big ones.

Remember --
the power is yours!

Hey,
that's my line!

I think you've already
seen too much.

Back to the future.

Wow!
That was amazing!

Gaia, why is Danielle
so important?

Don't tell her,
but when she grows up,

she will become
a very successful businesswoman.

Danielle will unite
the industrial nations,

creating global standards
of sustainable industry

and reducing pollution
as never before.

I'm proud of you,
Ma-Ti.

You did the right thing
today.

Danielle,
are you okay?

Yes, but...
can I go home now?

Do you have a problem?

It's weird.
I mean, the future Planeteers,

two of them, they --
they kind of look like us.

Do you suppose
that we...

That is one future
that is not possible, Yankee.

All: Go, Planet!

Ma-Ti:
The garbage we produce today

can become the pollution
problem of tomorrow.

It's your choice --
You can throw all this away,

or you can separate it
for recycling.

Even leftover fruits
and vegetables

can be put into
a compost pile

and used
to enrich your soil.

It's up to you what
ends up in the landfill --

this or this.

All: The power is yours!

All: Go, Planet!

Linka: Every day, nearly a
million pounds of plastic trash

is carelessly thrown into
our oceans and rivers.

Thousands of animals die
as a result.

Many choke on plastic bags
they mistake for food

or drown,
entangled in six-pack rings.

Ma-Ti: But you can help
save animals lives.

Get your friends
and clean up a beach

or a lake near your home.

If each of us does a little bit,
we can get a lot done.

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!