Original subtitles

(male narrator) Our world is in peril.

Gala, 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.

[siren wails]

From North America, Wheeler, with the power of Fire.

[crash]

From the Soviet Union, 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.

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

The power is yours!

[birds chirping]

[instrumental music]

[crow caws]

[water flows]

[crash]

[music continues]

How's the factory look, Mr. Skumm?

(Verminous Skumm) ‘Deserted as an empty rat nest.’

‘Those stinkin' environmentalist’

‘have the place closed down, ‘cus it was pollutin’ too much.’

Some people just got no appreciation for filth.

- Surface! - Ay ay, Mr. Skumm.

[trembling]

[instrumental music]

Come my soldiers of slime.

We're gonna see to it, this factory resumes its dirty work.

Or my name ain't Verminous Skumm.

[music continues]

[door opens]

We got the smoke stack going, Mr. Skumm.

Just like you ordered.

There's enough high sulfur coal here,

to do some real serious pollutin’.

That's my kinda dirty trick.

Go ahead! Add that special rain making chemical!

(both) Yes, Mr. Skumm.

When that chemical turns the clouds into rain,

the coal smoke will turn the rain into acid.

[slow instrumental music]

Come on, dudes! Last one to finish,

has to jump over the oil spill.

[groans]

These obstacles are not easy for a little guy.

[groans]

This obstacle course is a terrific way to stay in shape.

Yes and it is fun, too.

Alright, go for it!

[birds chirping]

Lookin' good, Linka!

Now, everyone must climb this wall.

[birds chirping]

Okay, ready, set..

(both) Go!

We have to make it over the mud there first.

- But, there is no.. - Water!

Mud! Whoa!

[Gi giggles]

I'm going to win!

| don't think so, Gi.

Earth!

[trembling]

[screams]

Nice catch, Kwame.

[giggles]

Tag, your it.

Bet you can't catch me again!

Oh! Yes, | can.

Come back here, you can't get away from me!

Oh, yes, | can!

[both laughs]

Need any help, Russky tutsky?

Hmm, that will be the day, janky pest.

Come on, Ma-Ti! You can do it!

Ahh!

Whoa!

- Alright, Ma-Ti. - Come on, Ma-Ti!

You can do it!

[groans]

| wish these obstacles were a little smaller.

Or | were a little bigger.

- Keep going! - Climb, Ma-Ti, climb!

Ahh!

Just a little further, dude!

[groans]

Whoa!

[both gasp]

[gasps]

[coughs]

[laughing]

Hey, Ma-Ti!

With a cherry and some whipped cream,

you'd look just like a hot fudge sundae.

[all laughing]

How embarrassing. And in front of everybody too.

[tinkles]

Look, it's Gaia!

There must be an eco emergency!

Right you are, my Planeteers.

To the Crystal Chamber at once.

(Linka) Come on, little friend, let us help you

from your messy predicament.

[instrumental music]

Ma-Ti?

Everyone always has to help me, because I'm so small.

|! am nothing but trouble.

You'd all be better off without me.

- Wait, Ma-Ti! - 'Hey, what's wrong with him?’

Ma-Ti must feel like he failed.

Maybe we shouldn't have laughed at him.

What's the trouble, Gaia? And who's the rat responsible?

Rat indeed, Wheeler. This time the culprit

is the most sinister rodent that ever lived, Verminous Skumm.

He's an exterminators nightmare.

Born and raised in toxic waste,

Skumm and his rat pack thrive on pollution

and have declared war on the environment.

They've nested in an abandoned factory

and have started burning tons of coal.

What's so bad about burnin’ a little coal?

Many things.

(Gaia) ‘One of the worst is that it creates acid rain.’

[thunder rumbling]

‘This terrible pollution can lay waste to entire forests.’

‘It destroys lakes and rivers'

‘and it makes the water undrinkable.'

[dramatic music]

Skumm and his henchmen are creating the deadliest

cloud of acid rain the world has ever seen.

There so limit to the horrors that cloud could unleash.

It could destroy an entire city.

[people screaming]

We've got to stop those evil rats!

Good luck, my Planeteers. The hopes of Earth go with you.

Planeteer alert! We comin’ up on the abandoned factory.

Estimated time of arrival, two minutes.

[thinking] Everyone always has to help me, because I'm so small.

! am nothing but trouble.

You would all be better off without me.

[instrumental music]

Come on, little buddy. Time to rock and roll.

- '|am not going with you.’ - What?

- Are you alright? - Why not?

| would just get in your way.

| do not have what it takes to be a Planeteer.

[sad music]

Come on, Ma-Ti. You don't really mean that.

- Pick up your ring and-- - No, Wheeler!

Just go away! Go away!

Okay, little buddy. If that's how you feel.

Poor Ma-Ti. | had no idea, he felt so bad.

Perhaps we should stay and try to convince him

that we need him.

There isn't time, dude. Look!

(Gi) ‘Wheeler's right. It won't be long,’

‘before that cloud starts pouring acid rain.’

| have an idea. Listen close.

You three distract them, while I...

(Verminous Skumm) ‘Pour it on, my puked pals!’

We'll give the world a shower, it'll never forget.

A shower of pollution!

As the old saying goes.

"Into every life, a little acid rain must fall."

[trembling]

Earthquake!

Good job, Kwame! That ought rattle those rodents.

[gasps]

Foolish intruders! How dare you interrupt my work!

We're the Planeteers, you festering furrball.

It's our job, to stop your evil work.

Indeed. We'll see about that.

Use your toxic waste.

Show these brats this is not a game

[gasps]

Look out!

| don't run away from rats.

Wheeler, stop!

Fire!

Thanks for your help, kid.

Hurry, Wheeler. Remember the plan.

Now, waste 'em!

[instrumental music]

(Wheeler) Well, we succeeded in getting there attention.

Now, we must keep them busy,

so Linka can stop there coal burning operation.

That Russky babe gets all the easy jobs.

[dramatic music]

Ah, it's barricaded.

| will need to use my powers to get inside.

Wind!

[wind howling]

[instrumental music]

Watch out, my friends. Please, be careful.

[machine whirring]

Alright, all | have to do now, is

turn off this conveyor machine.

Ah-ha! That must be it!

We are trapped!

Then it's time to stop runnin’!

| agree.

Let's show these renegade rats what Planeteers can do.

Water!

[tinkles]

[waves crashing]

[all gasps]

Fire!

(all Sane!

Earth!

[rumbling]

[screaming]

Congratulations, dudes. Looks like, we got rid of them all.

Not quite.

Rats, more rats.

Surrender, Planeteers, or else.

[trembling]

[gasps]

Hold it right there, my pretty little Planeteer!

You look out of site in my sites.

[laughs]

Oh no, that acid rain cloud is getting bigger all the time.

And my friends have been captured.

| should help them, but what can | do?

[dramatic music]

[thunder crashing]

Soon my rain cloud, will begin its rain of terror,

but pity, you won't be around to see it, Planeteers.

You have not won yet. Let us go now,

or you will regret it later.

| am warning you.

[evil laugh]

Save you breath, impudent human!

(Verminous Skumm) ‘Lock 'em up!’

[door shuts]

Hey, open up!

We got to stop that cheese brain.

We have other problems first, Wheeler. Look!

This room is full of dangerous chemicals.

It was irresponsible for these to be left behind,

when the factory was closed.

[gasps]

Get back! The fumes are poisonous!

We have to find a way out of here, fast!

No problem, I'll just burn a hole in this wall.

Wheeler, don't!

One spark and these chemicals could explode like a bomb!

Gee! | didn't think of that.

| will start an earthquake.

That will crack this building open like an egg.

No, Kwame.

An earthquake would spill this chemicals and poison the ground.

My wind power might release toxic fumes into the atmosphere.

My water power might contaminate an underground spring.

Well, friends. We better do something and fast.

With the door closed, it will not be long,

before this room is filled with deadly gas.

Let's call Captain Planet.

We can't from in here and not without Ma-Ti.

We have to contact him.

[instrumental music]

[birds chirping]

(Ma-Ti) ‘| can not see my friends any more."

| wonder what those rotten rats have done with them.

| could never get past those guards.

[glowing]

My ring. It's glowing.

The Planeteers must be calling me.

Heart!

| sense fear and panic.

My friends are in terrible danger.

| don't care how dangerous it is, | must help them.

[dramatic music]

[gasps]

| sure hope we find some more intruders.

Me too. | could really use the target practice.

Eh?

[firing]

[laughing]

Sorry, cousin.

| made it.

| guess being small, does have some advantages.

Heart!

My friends are trapped in that building.

[music continues]

[groans]

Locked. There must be another way.

Perhaps the Planeteers can tell me.

Heart!

[coughs]

- Look! - 'It's Ma-Ti!'

He may be little, but he is big in courage.

Planeteers, how do | get into this building?

The roof, Ma-Ti! There's a window in the roof!

(Gi) "You must climb to the top of the building and break it open!’

(Wheeler) ‘Hurry, Ma-Ti! Please, hurry!’

[instrumental music]

This building is like a mountain.

What if | can't climb it?

But for my friends, | will try.

[coughing]

- We can't hold on much longer! - Come on, Ma-Ti!

We know you can do it!

[groans]

Whoa!

| cannot do it. | cannot.

| could not climb the wall

at our obstacle course on Hope Island.

How can | ever climb this huge building.

[tinkle]

- Gaia? - Saw you were in trouble.

I'm scared, Gaia. | cannot make it.

Yes, you can, Ma-Ti.

The only thing holding you back is your fear.

‘Look into your heart’

‘and you will find all the strength you need. '

With courage you can accomplish anything.

The power is yours.

| must not give up. My friends are depending on me.

[groans]

[coughs]

| made it. Gaia was right.

This is it, dudes.

[coughing]

Look! It's Ma-Ti.

This fire hose, we can use it as a ladder.

[coughs]

Here, my friends! Climb up this!

Last one up's a hosier .

Mission accomplished, Mr. Skumm.

We've burned all the coal.

And all the rain making chemicals, too.

Excellent.

Soon we'll see, if those stupid humans

have enough sense to come in out of the acid rain.

Back to the rat tank!

That was a close one. Thank you, Ma-Ti.

Yeah, you're one tough hombre.

[thunder rumbling]

Terrible cloud is going to start raining acid at any moment.

And look where the wind is blowing it.

(Linka) ‘Right toward that city.'

‘There is nothing we can do to stop that cloud by ourselves. '

Then let our powers combine.

Earth!

- Fire! - Wind!

Water!

Heart!

By your power combined, | am Captain Planet!

(all) Go, Planet!

[instrumental music]

Sensors show our cloud is just outside the city, Mr. Skumm.

Look, our super acid rain is starting.

(Verminous Skumm) ‘Watch annihilate that farm.’

[suspense music]

Now that's entertainment.

[laughing]

[instrumental music]

The acid rain cloud is killing that forest.

Soon it'll be over that city!

Can't let that happen.

Guess | better make like the wind and blow.

[inspirational music]

[indistinct shout]

Look, Captain Planet's moving the cloud away from the city.

(all) Go, Planet!

Who is that guy and what's he doin' with my killer cloud?

Hey you, get off of my cloud!

This should be far enough.

Now, for little basic chemistry.

To neutralize acid, add a healthy dose

of sodium carbonate.

[trembling]

This underground mineral deposit odda provide the basic solution.

[music continues]

[twinkle]

Now, that's how | spell "acid relief".

That medallion creep has ruined my acid cloud.

There's been a change in the weather, Skumm.

And now, I'm gonna rain on your parade.

Turn that super hero into a super zero.

Activate the toxic waste cannon!

Whoa!

Hey-hey-hey! Oh-oh-oh!

You'll have to do better then that, rat!

Oh, miss me!

Miss me again!

It's time to tie up this lose end.

[grunts]

[mumbles]

Ahh! Captain Planet bent our blaster!

Let's get out of here.

Dive, dive!

[buzzer buzzing]

The rodents are on the run.

(Wheeler) ‘Yeah, like rats from a sinking ship.’

- Thanks, Captain Planet. - Don't thank me.

The real hero's Ma-Ti. With brave Planeteers like you,

the Earth will always be safe from harm.

Remember, the power is yours!

[uplifting music]

Caps right.

If it wouldn't for you, little partner, we'd all be goners.

Ha-ha, nice to have you back on the team, Ma-Ti.

- Good work. - Outstanding!

[birds chirping]

[tender music]

[groans]

[cheering]

The feeling that one person can't make a difference,

is the greatest obstacle of all.

Congratulations, Ma-Ti.

You overcame your fears. You're a true Planeteer.

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

What's the problem, Planeteers?

It's acid rain, Capt. Those factories burning coal

are polluting the air are a real menace.

(Ma-Ti) When the air pollution mixes with the clouds and then rains

it can destroy forests.

(Gi) As well as pollute the drinking water

and kill fish and other wildlife.

Write a letter to your congress person

to support our environmental laws.

The power is yours!

Earth!

Fire!

- Wind!

- Water! - Heart!

Go planet!

By your powers combined, | am Captain Planet!

~ Captain Planet he's our hero f

~ Gonna take pollution down to zero f

f He's our powers magnified f

~ And he's fighting on the planet side f

~ Captain Planet he's our hero J

~ Gonna take pollution down to zero f

~ Gonna help him put us under f

~ Bad guys who like to loot and plunder f

You'll pay for this Captain Planet!

~ We're the Planeteers you can be one too! I

~ 'Cause saving our planet is the thing to do J

~ Looting and polluting is not the way f

~ Hear what Captain Planet has to say f

The power is yours!

[instrumental music]

DIC.