Original subtitles

(male narrator) Our world is in peril.

Gaia, 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.

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

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!’

(Captain Planet) The power is yours!

[serene music]

Look, Tacio.

A beautiful shell, Macaria.

But | wish we had more shells and coral to sell.

So do |.

The catch is small again?

[grunts] It's getting harder to compete..

...with the big fishing operations.

There must be a way to catch more fish!

Huh?

What is that?

This coral is beautiful.

But, boss, | thought you hated beauty.

| do.

But | love the cash

those suckers back home pay for this stuff.

Y-you're not gonna send me out after it, are you, boss?

Are you?

l-| can't swim.

You can't think, either.

We'll do it the way we did it last time.

But first, let's wake up those fishermen.

What in the world?

Look at all those fish floating on the water.

There are enough fish here to feed us for weeks!

This is the perfect cover for my latest reef rip off.

Come on!

Folks, your fishing problems are over.

- Aah! - Aah!

Please tell us the secret.

It's my new dynamite fishing technique.

Dynamite?

Just a figure of speech.

It's more like a small bomb.

Smile, Rigger.

Hey!

You churn up the water..

[explosion]

...and voila, you can pig out on seafood.

But you're also breaking up the coral reef.

Ah, your reef will grow back in no time, | promise.

But, boss, you said the reef wouldn't

grow back for 50 year--

Go ahead. Pull in those fish.

There's plenty more where they came from.

Ah. This is the best thing that ever happened to our village.

(Gaia) To the crystal chamber, Planeteers.

This reef is alive from the polyps that make the coral

‘to the animals and plants which inhabit the reef.'

How beautiful.

[explosion]

[all gasp]

Now this part of the reef will die.

Broken to pieces and choking on silt.

Who could do a thing like that?

Those people are destroying their own reef.

Yes, and destroying their way of life, too

unless you can stop it.

(Greedly) ‘Lower the reef ripper carefully, Rigger.’

With all that dynamite fishing topside

no one will suspect we're down here picking up the pieces.

[snorting]

Bull's-eye!

Or should | say, "Pig's-eye!"

[laughs]

[tinkling]

Ah! Listen to that coral music.

[chuckles] "Coral music!"

You just kill me, boss.

Don't tempt me, Rigger.

My scheme to sell coral trinkets

is gonna make me a million clams.

[snorts]

[explosions]

You've got to stop!

Huh?

Stop what?

This dynamite fishing.

It will destroy your village.

[explosion]

You're wrong. It saved our village.

Look at the coral and shells washing up on our beach now.

We sell these to tourists.

And look at how many fish we catch!

Maybe today.

But you're wiping out the fish

faster than they breed.

Tomorrow you could go hungry.

Maybe you can worry about tomorrow, rich girl

but we have to make a living today.

What if we prove to you that your village is in danger?

How?

Come diving with us.

We will show you what the future has in store for your island.

(Gi) ‘This is how an undamaged reef looks.’

[gasps]

(female #1) ‘It is beautiful.'

‘I've never had the chance'

to really look at it before.

Now take a look over there.

Not a pretty sight, is it?

Silt from the explosions killed the coral polyps.

‘l-| don't understand. '

‘Tacio and the others just started’

‘dynamite fishing a few days ago.’

We can't have done all this.

Then who did?

Wow! Whoever it is, they're close.

(Linka) ‘Oh, Hoggish Greedly!'

‘We should have guessed. '

How about that?

The eco-brats smack in front of a live coral reef!

| can blast two fish with one torpedo.

[explosion]

Let's split up!

(Kwame) Wait! | have a better idea.

Let our powers combine.

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Water!

Heart!

[instrumental music]

By your powers combined..

...|am Captain Planet!

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

You're gonna sleep with the fishes, Planet.

[laughs]

You just love to spout off, Greedly.

Well, so do |!

(Captain Planet) "These things are like fish out of water.’

Now to rip into that reef ripper.

Alright!

No more Mr. Nice Hog!

This toxic ink should ink-capacitate you!

[coughing]

One down, six to go.

Oh, no! Cap is sunk!

Okay, squirts. You're next.

[gasps]

This way! Hurry!

| think there is an undersea cavern just a little further.

[mechanical whirring]

I'm stuck!

Bozhe moi! There is no way out!

We are floating ducks!

Let me, boss. Let me.

Okay, but if you mess this up..

Not me, boss! Nope. Nope.

| have a torpedo of my own.

Oh, no! Now we really have no way out!

Aah!

| can't believe it!

You missed them!

With a torpedo, you missed them!

But-but-but, boss, look!

Well, looky here!

Don't panic, eco-pest.

[laughs] Get a grip!

[snorts]

[grunts]

[laughs]

[snorts]

[grunts] Let me go!

Boss, let me operate the claw.

- Please? - Forget it!

You couldn't even hit those Planeteers with a torpedo.

(Rigger) ‘Aw, gee, boss.’

‘| did seal them in!’

‘And pretty soon, their air tanks will run out.’

Yeah, that is a nice touch.

Okay, let's find another reef to wreck.

And bring in that eco-brat.

Ah!

Aah!

[coughing]

Too toxic around here.

| have to recharge.

Planeteers, the power is yours.

We have our powers back!

Look! They are taking Gi with them!

We've got to stop them. Come on!

We're running out of air. We'll drown.

Not if we can get some help.

Heart!

(Ma-Ti) ‘My friends, help move the coral.’

(Wheeler) ‘Come on, guys.'

‘One more time!

[dolphins click]

Thank you.

Now to find Gi.

First we must get to shore

so our solar compressors can recharge our tanks.

| think we are near to the island of Tashaka.

I'll show you.

This reef looks even worse than yours, Macaria.

Reefs like this soon grow back.

Mr. Greedly said so.

You still do not understand.

Stop lecturing me.

You almost got me killed down there.

Hey, that was Greedly's machine.

What he does to the reef is not my problem.

But this is!

Surf's definitely up here.

Look at all the destruction on this island.

It looks okay here.

Let's charge our equipment.

[waves crashing]

That reminds me, | am hungry.

| wonder if there is any food is here.

That is the one thing we do not have.

Why is that?

Because there are no more fish for us to catch.

Dynamite fishing wiped them out.

[gasps]

- Oh! - Oh! Oh!

This new wave is too far out for me.

But not for me.

Wind!

That was incredible.

That's Linka for you. Pretty long winded.

But there will be many more big waves after you leave.

So, why'd you build houses on such a dangerous beach?

Back then we had a reef.

It protected us from the waves.

Now our reef is gone, and our beach has washed away.

What happened to your reef?

The same thing that happened to our fish, explosives.

But the reef will soon grow back.

Ah, that is what Hoggish Greedly told us

and we believed his lies.

Now look at us!

You mean Greedly was here, too?

‘This is how he left you?’

He caught the coral he wanted.

If Greedly is after your reef, stop him!

Do not let him destroy your island like he did ours!

I've seen enough!

| must tell Tacio and the others!

Greedly is deceiving us!

| saw the evidence with my own eyes.

But if what you say is true

how can we possibly stop this reef ripper?

The Planeteers have a way.

But first they will need our help to rescue their friend.

Macaria is right.

The coral reef and its fish have sustained

our village for centuries.

| say we save it from Greedly.

(Greedly) ‘Rigger, what's that showing up on our sonar?’

Just those fishermen in their dinghies, boss.

No sign of any Planeteers.

Well, of course not.

We have the last one right here.

[laughs]

We are very close now. Good luck.

Thanks, Tacio.

Heart!

(Ma-Ti) ‘Our dolphin friends will help us’

‘to get the drop on Greedly.'

Thanks for stopping, guys.

Now, follow that reef ripper!

[grunting]

[grunting continues]

Ahh.

There's nothing like a bacon and lard sandwich

to get the old arteries pumping.

[smacks lips]

Rigger, did you take a bite out of my sandwich?

(Rigger) ‘Oh, no, boss. No.'

Why would you think that?

‘Cause you got grease on the torpedo hatch.

Nobody messes with my meals!

Uh-oh! Uh-oh!

Missed me!

Come back here!

[snorts]

(Rigger) ‘Come on, Boss.'

Can't we talk about this?

Boss, wait. Time-out!

Not on your life!

Not even if the Planeteers are coming?

Aaah! What?

They're supposed to be buried in coral!

Don't just stand there, lamebrain!

Fire the torpedoes!

Yessiree, Boss. Yup, yup!

Look out! It's a torpedo!

Hey. That looks like Gi.

(Linka) That is Gi.

Rigger, you dolt!

You let that little Planeteer get away!

Now we're in trouble!

No, we ain't.

[explosion]

Not a bad entrance, huh?

| Know someone will really make an entrance.

Let our powers combine.

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Water!

Heart!

By your powers combined, | am Captain Planet!

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

You've ripped off your last reef, Greedly.

Your coral-killing days are over.

Can't you see the handwriting on the wall?

(Greedly) ‘Yeah. But it's for you, nature nerd.’

Care to dance?

I'm tired of playing footsie.

Time to trash this joint.

And | want you to learn a lesson from this, Greedly.

Honesty can be disarming.

(Greedly) ‘Let's hoof it out of here!’

Talk about losing your head.

[chuckles]

[grunts]

[grunts]

Well, at least the ripper will be good for something

like starting a new reef for Tashaka.

[gasps]

I've started a new reef for your island.

Someday it will be big enough to protect

your village from the waves.

Oh, thank you.

[sighs] But | fear | will be a very old woman by then.

(Tacio) ‘lam looking for better ways to fish’

‘and Macaria started a new business.’

One that doesn't hurt the reef.

As we explore, please be careful

not to damage the coral.

The power is yours!

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

Fish farms are a way to harvest the ocean sustainably.

Aquaculture provides both food and employment.

(Linka) ‘Many kinds of fish can be raised here.’

So people can catch fish without harming the reef.

(Planeteers) The power is yours!

Earth!

- Fire! - Wind!

- Water! - Heart!

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

By your powers combined, | am Captain Planet!

~ Captain Planet I

S He's our hero S

~ Gonna take pollution down to zero f

f He's our powers magnified f

f And he's fighting on the planet's side J

~ Captain Planet I

S He's our hero S

~ Gonna take pollution down to zero f

£ Gonna help him put asunder J

~ Bad guys who like to J

£ Loot and plunder f

You'll pay for this, Captain Planet!

~ We're the Planeteers you can be one too f

~ '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 Jf

The power is yours!