Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996): Season 6, Episode 3 - Whoo Gives a Hoot? - full transcript

By your powers combined,
I am Captain Planet!

* Captain Planet, he's the man

* Leading the charge,
Earth's number-one fan *

* Check him out,
you're gonna see *

* He's the mega mac daddy
of ecology *

* Captain, a hero
with the gumption *

* Takes out the overpopulation
and consumption *

* Yeah, he could use
a better groomer *

* Some people say
he's got a bad sense of humor *

[ Singsong voice ]
I'm back!

* But when eco-villains
run amok *



* Plundering
and pillaging, yuck! *

* Cap's going to level
the playing field *

* With a PhD
in sustainable yield *

* But she's not the only hero
for Earth *

* Gaia's wisdom
gave the Planeteers birth *

* Wheeler's the fire,
Ma-Ti's got heart *

* Gi's got the power
to make water start *

* Kwame's rockin'
with element earth *

* And Linka uses wind
for all she's worth *

* Still Greedlys and Blights
trash our planet *

* It's up to us to say,
"We won't stand it!" *

* Raise your voice
and challenge your peers *

* Say its way cool
to be a Planeteer *

Captain Planet:
The power is yours!



Blight:
So how do I look now?

MAL:
Well, my impatient patient,

according to the medical data,
you're in perfect health --

from the neck down,
that is.

What's that supposed
to mean, bit brain?

It means that the,
um, uh,

irregularity on your face
is, um...

[ Coughs, clears throat ]
...spreading.

Spreading?
How fast?

By the time you hit
mid-life crisis,

which is --
Oh, my --

just around the corner,

the scar will cover
most of your body,

give or take a limb.

Listen up,
Dr. Malpractice!

You'll need a drive transplant
if we don't find a cure!

[ Whimpers ]
Um, perhaps a second opinion?

Start searching,
you Hippocratic oaf!

Galloping gigabytes!
I've got it!

Frogs are among Earth's
most advanced

regenerating organisms.

So, uh, how does
that regeneration stuff

work again, MAL, baby?

Well, Dr. Two-Faced,
many amphibians

can regrow lost limbs

by repairing their genetic
material, or DNA --

deoxyribonucleic acid,
to you --

by releasing
an enzyme called photolyase.

Apply this phenomenon
to your DNA structure

and theoretically --

Forget theory,
Mr. Malcontent.

-Will it work?
-It could.

But it probably won't.

Frogs, toads, salamanders!

I want every
single amphibian

that ever set flippers
on a lily pad.

Oops.

One small glitch,
Dr. Blightenstein.

My research indicates

this planet is experiencing
an amphibian famine.

Oh, no! What's happening
to my froggies?

Just the usual
good stuff --

polluted water,
pesticides,

increasing ultraviolet
radiation, blah, blah, blah.

What's the upshot, MAL?

Extinction!

Frogs are becoming harder
and harder to find.

I don't care if it takes

every last slimy amphib
on Earth.

I'll have my face-fixing
froggy elixir!

[ Frog croaks ]

Hop to it, Malakins.

We've got places to steal
and frogs to see!

Linka: Wheeler,
you must wear sunblock,

or you will
barbecue your skin!

Don't worry your pretty,
little moisturized face.

Cool dudes are
sun-friendly, babe.

[ Both grunt ]

Nice dig, Kwame.

But I'm afraid
the game's over.

We have a perplexing
eco-emergency.

Perplexing?

Because of their thin,
hairless skin,

amphibians are acutely sensitive
to pollution.

Making them natural barometers

of conditions on Earth.

Exactly.
And in recent years,

amphibians around the world
have been dying off.

Bozhe moi!

Frogs have existed on Earth

for some 350 million years!

If they are facing
extinction,

we may be hopping
down the same path.

Now for the real puzzle --

Critical sections
of amphibian habitats

have been disappearing.

-Did you say habitats?
-Yes.

Its as if someone
is scooping up

some of the finest
frog real estate remaining,

literally!

The areas hit seem
to be in a direct line.

So this is
the next logical target.

-Come on.
-Ow! Sunburn!

Sorry, Wheeler.

It seems cool dudes

are no different
than amphibians

when it comes
to ultraviolet rays.

The ribbit-nacle choir

is starting
to get on my nerves.

Oh, what's a little
croaking to save face?

Mine, of course.

Dare I ask
what you're doing, Dr. Dearest?

Just whipping up
a regenerating froggy frappe.

Here's warts in your eye!

Ahh. Not bad.

Beats a grasshopper.

[ Coughs ]

I think I have
a frog in my throat!

[ Retches ]
Or three or four.

Your...
[ Retches ]

...latest flying amphibian
farm has landed.

Time to move on?

Hop to it, Toto!

You can't have too many
frogs or too many lily pads.

Before I'm finished,

the whole world
will be green with envy!

Or nausea.

[ Retches, sighs ]

[ Vomiting ]

Wimp!

I'd help, guys.

But I'm so fried,
it hurts to breathe.

I am picking up
high levels of chlorine

and other bleaching agents.

There must be
a pulp mill upstream.

It says here,
"Chemical contamination

is the leading cause
of amphibian death."

[ Frog croaks ]
Ow!

So, Wheeler,
do you prefer

to be regular
or extra crispy?

Not funny, Linka.

On top of this sunburn,

I'll probably get warts
from all these toads.

[ Scoffs ]
Frog wash!

Toads do not give people warts.

[ Gasps ]
What is happening?

-Aah!
-Aah!

-Look out!
-Look out!

What the...

Kwame, we need help!

Then let our powers combine.

Earth!

Ma-Ti: Something must have
happened to Wheeler!

Quick, we can track him!

So, what have we got
in the amphib inventory now,

my main frame?

51 cascades frogs,

73 tiger salamanders,

and the last 50 or so Wyoming
toads left in the world.

And -- Oh, yes.

From our last little sortie,

one comatose pollywogeteer.

A planet pest?

Hmm, one down,
four to go.

Ah, what the heck?

Let's throw in
that stupid, little monkey

for a clean sweep!

Ow!

Sorry to disturb
your beauty sleep, bio-brat!

What -- What are you
doin' to me?

Oh, yes, doctor.
Do tell.

From this one
geo-guinea pig,

I can pinch skin
and hair samples

for all five eco-toadies.

Take this hair
from Blondie.

With it, I can work up
her DNA blueprint.

Just what I need

for my long-awaited
Planeteer genome project.

I-I don't get it.

Oh, but you will.

With your DNA samples,

the delicious doctor
can fix your genetic weaknesses

or exploit them.

I pulled an all-nighter

and cooked up two
breakthrough formulas.

[ Sniffs ]

Ahh. And now for
the secret ingredient.

Mm.
Must you before lunch?

Now I'll shoot
the defective DNA

from my scar
into pyro-boy.

[ Both retch ]

Turning him into --

Are you ready? --

a giant scab!

That's insane!

Totally.

And I love it.

This other beaker contains
my frog DNA regenerator

to stop my scar
from spreading,

thereby enhancing
my radiant beauty.

Don't even think it!

[ Alarm beeping ]
We -- We -- We hit

a n-nasty bit
of turbulence.

I'm having trouble
stabilizing

because of the weight
we're tractoring.

You didn't lose track of
the toadeteers in the storm,

-did you?
-Negative.

They're still on radar.

Good. Because its time
for operation regeneration

to begin!

Now, deposit
the last load of land

and then head
to Cave Central.

[ Laughing ]

The other planet pollywogs
will be arriving soon

for their darts of doom.

But first...

H-Hey! Come on!
You're not really gonna --

Just watch me!

Wheeler: Aah! No!

I really enjoy
being a villain.

[ Laughs evilly ]

Gi: Look! Those must be
the chunks of land

Blight ripped off!

Wheeler!

[ Muffled groaning ]

-Aah!
-Aah!

We're going down!

Nice shot, MAL baby!

[ Monkey chatters ]

Suchi, stay in the geo-cruiser.

It may be safer.

[ Grunting ]

Go back!

It's a trap!

Now I'll really have
something to pick on --

Eco-scabs!

-Aah!
-Aah!

Huh?

Wind!

Aah!

[ Screaming ]

Hurry, Gi!

Thanks, guys.
Now let's get out of here

before Dr. Do-Bad does us in!

[ Animals chirping,
wings fluttering ]

Ah, that dart just
nicked my armband.

This one hit...lunch.

[ Sighs ]
Saved by the belt.

[ Groans ]
I was not so lucky.

She shot me, too,
in her lab.

Its something
to attack our DNA and --

and turn us
into mondo scabs!

Scabs?

Whatever Dr. Blight did
has made Wheeler mondo cuckoo!

We'd better find
Blight's lab fast!

[ Animals howling ]

Ma-Ti:
I cannot believe Dr. Blight

has stolen
all these ecosystems.

[ Groans ]

Anyone else feel like
they're gonna blow lunch?

[ Retches ]

You've been through
a lot, Wheeler.

Gi is right.

We should make camp.

Ah, good idea.

I am suddenly feeling
very woozy, too.

[ Owl hoots ]

Dr. Blight's darts
must be taking effect.

[ Bird screeches ]

Ma-Ti:
Kwame, Gi! Come quick!

Bizarre.

Kwame: Surely there is
an explanation.

Where would they have gone?

Without their clothes.

Something's
definitely wrong.

We'd better look
for them.

Man, w-where am I?

Whoa! Somebody ripped off
my clothes!

Ugh, it's freezing!
[ Cloth tearing ]

A shoelace?

I'm a puny-teer!

Linka:
Why is it so dark?

Not Linka, too!

Dr. Demented really
did it this time!

Should I?
[ Chuckles ]

Uh, nah. I better not.

Hang on, Linka.

I'll bring you
something to wear.

Bozhe moi!

I am stark raving --
[ Cloth tearing ]

Please!
A guy can only take so much.

[ Animals calling, croaking ]

This has got to
be a bad dream.

Not that you don't
look great, babe.

This is what
Blight's dart did to us?

Right. And it looks like
she nabbed the others.

We'd better find them
and the antidote.

If there is one.

Wait. Our rings.

I've heard
of ring around the collar,

but this is ridiculous.

Blight must've
captured them.

In the buff?

Weird.
Very weird.

[ Frog croaking ]

Oh, no.

[ Both grunt ]

People do not realize

that their litter
becomes death traps

for innocent creatures.

[ Frog croaks ]

Man, being small

sure makes a mountain
out of a molehill.

It is a frog's life.

-Aah!
-Aah!

Yikes!
Monster ants!

Come on, Linka! You don't want
those ants in your pants!

Run for that toad!

Let's hit the water
while the cavalry holds 'em off!

Now that is what I call
a natural-born exterminator.

Gross! That looks like
a factory drainpipe.

And there's a fungus
among us.

I have read
that amphibians

catch deadly
fungal infections

from pollutants like these.

Wow. Check it out!
Pod people.

They are
frog eggs, Wheeler.

But I am afraid
they will not hatch.

What do you mean?
Why not?

High levels
of ultraviolet rays

have killed
most of these eggs,

the same way
they burnt your back.

See?
Very few tadpoles are moving.

Oh, my goo-- Ribbit!

Very funny, Wheeler!
What --

Aah!

Wind!

-Run!
-Ribbit!

Even without pollution,

the life of a frog
is clearly not easy!

[ Croaks ]
Ribbit. Ribbit.

Wheeler,
you are not joking!

You are really croaking,

as if you are
becoming a frog.

[ Croaks ]
Ribbit, ribbit.

You want me to kiss you?

So you can turn into
a prince, perhaps?

Ribbit! Ribbit!
Ribbit, ribbit!

Well, all right.

How can I turn down
such a pathetic plea?

Oh, ribbit!

[ Gasps ]
What a surprise!

It did not work.

Ribbit!

[ Clears throat ]
Actually, it did!

Amazing!

I do not believe it.

Aah! What is this?

It's a web,

with a jumbo,
hungry spider!

Wheeler, do something!

I'm doing! I'm doing!

Fire!

Aah!

Oh, that was horrible!

[ Wolves howling ]

[ Sighs ] Looks like we are
finally out of the woods.

[ Animal hisses ]
Then again, maybe not!

Gila monster!

Run!

Under the rocks!
Hurry!

Ew!
Breath mints, anyone?

Aah!

[ Sighs ]

We just went
from bad to worse.

[ Monkey chatters ]

Hey, its Suchi Kong
to the rescue!

[ Croaks ]

[ Monkey chatters ]

[ Croaks ]

Sounds like the croak
is on the other foot, babe.

Oh. Come on!

Help us find the others,
Suchi.

-Ribbit.
-Hi-ho Suchi! Away!

No sign
of Wheeler and Linka.

We had better hurry.

Blight may be back
any moment!

[ Monkey chattering ]

Suchi! Why did you leave
the Geo-Cruiser?

[ Monkey hooting ]

Linka? Wheeler?

How can this be?

Blight's formula!
How else?

I was shooting
for super scabs,

but tiny-teers will do!

Oh, Dr. Blight!

What's happening
to your face?

Oh, no!
Is my scar spreading?

Aah!

It hasn't changed.

I've been duped.
MAL!

Oh. Oh, that's
a rude awakening.

We need a team beam.

Let our powers combine!

Earth!

Fire!

-[ Croaks ]
-[ Gasps ] Oh, no!

Linka's voice!

Ribbit! Ribbit!

Wind!

Hold still so I can plug
you planet party-poopers!

Water!

Heart!

By your powers combined,

I am Captain Planet!

I'd better leap into action

before she turns the Planeteers
into frogeteers!

Back off, or I'll turn
the planet-toad

into planet puree!

We'd better abandon
ship, Planeteers!

-Come on!
-Come on!

Blight:
So long, losers!

Hopalong Planet will not
take this lying down!

Uh-oh! Planet alert.

Whoa!

I'll just zap
Caption Eco-sap

with a mega dart
of my super scab formula.

Fire, MAL baby!

Darts away!

[ Laughs ]

Take that,
jolly green goober!

Let's hit the road, Malakins.

I-I feel strange.

[ Whimpering ]

Aah!

Oops!
Back to my birthday suit!

Don't be shy.
After all,

I am a doctor.

They're taking
over the controls!

It's the day of the phibs!

Ahh!
[ Burbles ]

Nothing like a lily dip
to cleanse the spirit.

Sometimes I can be
a real sucker!

-Whoa! Aah!
-Whoa!

Its just another
frog day afternoon.

No!

[ Groaning ]

Cap, the frogs!

I wasn't gonna
let them croak.

[ Groaning ]

Sometimes you've got to save
the bitter with the better.

Linka: When this shrinky-dink
formula wears off,

I will get you
for this, Yankee!

But for now, babe,
I got you

in the palm of my hand.

-Gaia!
-Great work, Planeteers.

Blight is returning all
the frogs and their habitats,

with a little encouragement
from Captain Planet.

Well, we'll certainly
have more respect

for those little green guys
in the future.

Right. Wheeler!

[ Gasping ]

-My toga!
-Ah-choo!

Linka:
Gesundheit.

By the way, Dr. Dearest.

Um, ha! The darndest
thing happened.

It's actually quite humorous.

It seems I made a slight error
in my calculations.

I inadvertently
reversed my numbers.

-What?!
-The scar on your face

was actually
[chuckles] shrinking

until you accidentally
switched your formulas.

So now your scar is spreading
faster than an oil spill!

Guess that's what happens

when you mess
with Mother Nature.

[ Blight screaming ]

-Go, Planet!
-Go, Planet!

Each of us can do things
to help stop

the depletion of Earth's
protective atmosphere.

Like using solar-powered lights
outside instead of electric.

Or replacing
regular light bulbs

with low-energy
compact fluorescents.

Opening a window instead
of using air conditioning.

And dispose of freon

in your air conditioner
and refrigerator,

even in car
air conditioners, properly.

So do your part.

Reduce, reuse, recycle!

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

-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!

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!