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.

[instrumental music]

From the Soviet Union, Linka

with the power of wind.

From Asia, Gi

with the power of water.

[music continues]

And from South America, Ma-Ti

with the power of heart.

When the five powers combine

they summon Earth's greatest champion

Captain Planet!

(all) Go, Planet!

[theme music]

(Captain Planet) The power is yours!

[instrumental music]

[grunting]

[wind blowing]

Come on, Ma-Ti.

There's one more rock.

[grunts]

Ever see anything so pretty?

Josh, you are kidding, right?

[chuckles]

Ah, Josh ain't Joshing you, Ma-Ti.

It's no rain forest, but to me

‘it's every bit as alive and beautiful.’

[monkey chitters]

(Ma-Ti) ‘But it is so barren’

‘no animals, no plants.’

[owls hoot]

[monkey chitters]

[owls hoot]

[monkey screeches]

[monkey screeches]

[monkey screeches]

[growling]

[snake hisses]

[monkey screeches]

Don't worry, little feller.

The rattler was just warning you to back off.

[monkey whimpers]

No life in the desert, eh?

Guess we were wrong, eh, Suchi?

This old desert's full of life.

My guide business depends on keeping it that way.

[vehicles approaching]

What is that sound?

| don't know for sure

but | have a sneaking feeling it ain't good.

[intense music]

[rumbling]

Oh, no. Hoggish Greedly and Rigger.

[laughs]

I'll run you right off the road, Rigger.

Sure, sure, sure, boss.

Only, we're already off the road.

[kangaroo rat chitters]

[engine revving]

Greedly and his dang off-road hogs are wrecking this place.

Come on!

[engine revving]

[tires squealing]

Those dad-blamed fools are heading

right for that tortoise burrow.

Stop! Stop!

Ma-Ti, watch out, boy!

[engine revving]

Do not hurt the.. Ugh!

No!

Gee, that looked like one of those eco-brats.

Nah, couldn't be. Nah.

Josh, can we save it?

Yep.

We got this one just in time.

Is the desert tortoise an endangered animal?

Yep, of course, with them off roaders tearing up the desert

every animal's endangered.

Look.

Normally that kangaroo rat could hear that sidewinder

but now, after all that noise..

[snake hisses]

[sighs] | just don't know what to do.

| do. Heart!

(Ma-Ti) ‘We must stop Greedly.'

His off-road hogs are turning the desert into a wasteland.

What's Ma-Ti talking about?

| thought that's what a desert was.

No, but that's the way it will be if Greedly has his way.

‘The desert has a thin layer of soil where plants grow.’

‘Off-road vehicles crush the soil’

"so when the rains come, instead of absorbing the water'

it washes away.

But without soil, plants cannot grow.

(Gaia) ‘And then things really get hot for animals'

‘who the need plants to hide them from the sun'

as well as predators.

Are even little dirt bikes bad?

You mean like that one?

Every mile, it displaces

1,500 pounds of topsoil.

- Almost a ton. - Heavy.

Desert soil can take 1,000 years to build up.

And Greedly's recreational bulldozes

can destroy it in one second.

They won't when we get through with them.

Let's jet!

[tires squealing]

[engine revving]

(Rigger) ‘They're coming from all over'

‘for the Battle of the Off-Road Hogs!'

Another entry fee!

Yep, yep! | got to hand it to you, boss.

You bet your bacon you got to hand it to me.

[snorts]

Just one little hitch, boss. Just one.

| think | saw one of those

planet twerps out in the desert.

Why didn't you tell me sooner?

| don't want Captain Planet crashing my race!

We got to find that brat!

[snorts] Come on!

[engine revving]

[tires squealing]

[engine revving]

[tires squealing]

Now, that's my kind of kid.

[snorts]

Oh, those are the coolest wheels I've ever seen.

Come on, rev up your dirt bike

and help us straighten out

a certain planet punk!

[tires squealing]

[engine revving]

These-these environmental eggheads

just want to ruin our fun.

After all, there's nothing

out here but sand.

| catch your drift, Mr. Greedly!

Let's go run them off!

[engine revving]

Yep. Yep. That's him, alright.

On second thought, leave the squirt here.

| don't want any witnesses.

Uh, Pete, you keep watch here

while we scare these eco-nuts away.

[engine revving]

[snorts]

Sure thing, Mr. Greedly.

[tires squealing]

[intense music]

[gasps]

[engine revving]

It looks like a dust devil down there.

Yes, a devil named Greedly.

[engine revving]

Water!

[coughing]

Wind!

[wind blowing]

Hey! Hey! Hey! She's getting sand in my dune buggy.

Fire!

[fire crackling]

Ouch! Ow! Ow! Hot stuff!

Earth!

Aah!

Put me down, you eco-maniacs!

Way to go, Kwame!

Oh, yeah?

Well, your little plan's about to backfire.

[engine revving]

[all coughing]

[coughs]

Too polluted for my ring!

[coughs]

[engine revving]

Now we'll take these eco-geeks

for a real joy ride.

[snorts]

[all coughing]

Let's get out of here!

This smog is too much for us to handle!

Now, let our powers combine.

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Water!

Wait for me!

[panting]

Heart!

[twinkling]

(Captain Planet) By your powers combined

| am Captain Planet!

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

[engine revving]

Huh?

Uh, we were just leaving.

[scoffs] Not so soon, Greedly.

I'd like to take a spin myself.

Just need to tap into some underground water.

Where did he go?

Ta-da! Here | am.

I'm a master of dis-geyser.

[chuckles] And now for my next fast change

how about some quicksand?

[instrumental music]

Aah!

He mired our tires.

- Ugh! - Uh-oh.

| got a sinking feeling about this.

Planet, you can't do this!

You know how much those babies set me back?

No, but | know how much you set this desert back

about 1,000 years!

Yow!

- Hey, kid, get up here! - What?

[engine revs]

Need a lift, Mr. Greedly?

No, but you do.

Aah!

Hey! My bike!

[engine revving]

Hey, wait! Wait for me!

(Rigger) Take a hike, kid!

Well, look at that. Drying up again.

‘| know they call it quicksand, but this is ridiculous.’

I'll be back in a sec.

[watch ticking]

What took you, Cap?

Long line at the recycling center.

This trend must be catching on.

Right you are, Planeteers.

The power is yours!

Where did the off-road hogs go?

They got recycled.

Recycled?

Oh, boy, Greedly was right about you eco-nuts.

You're trying to ruin everyone's fun.

You can have plenty of fun in this desert

without destroying it.

Yeah, right.

There's nothing here to destroy

or have fun with.

You couldn't be more wrong.

Huh?

Oh, no! Quick! Cover your faces!

Bozhe moi! What is this?

More off-road hogs?

Worst. We gotta find cover and fast.

[intense music]

[wind whistling]

Heart!

Kwame!

Ma-Ti, can you find the others?

[intense music]

Over there!

Wheeler, Gi, Linka

grab hold of us!

Are we all here?

All except that other boy!

His name is Pete

and he needs help fast!

[coughs]

Somebody help me!

Earth!

[coughs]

Okay, got him! Now what?

Follow that fox!

There's a cave! This way!

(Pete) ‘Who says?'

My friends, that's who.

[animals calling]

They know where to go in a storm.

Man, | never saw so much sand

blowing in my life.

Well, your dirt bike tore up quite a bit of it.

What did Gaia say

"For each mile, 3/4 ton?"

| got that much in my shoe.

But Greedly said there was nothing in the desert

worth worrying about.

You still believe that after seeing all

‘these critters?’

And after Greedly sandbagged you?

No, | owe you all an apology

and my life.

When we get back to the off-road hog trough

I'm gonna tell everybody just

what Greedly's trying to pull.

Oh, my gosh! The race!

What race, Pete?

The Battle of the Off-Road Hogs.

There's gonna be hundreds of those things

tearing across the desert!

No!

When the storm is over

we must find a way to stop them!

[instrumental music]

[engine revving]

Hey, boss, how can you start the race

when you're in the race?

Huh? Huh?

| started by giving myself

a head start

so | can hog all the prize money.

Gee, they didn't name you

Hoggish for nothing.

Nope. Nope.

[engines revving]

On your marks..

Yikes!

...get set..

[gunshot]

[tires squeal]

Hey, wait a second!

You crumbs..

[dears grinding]

...didn't give me..

...time to cheat!

[tires squeal]

[bird squawks]

[intense music]

[engine revving]

[tires squeal]

[music continues]

The one thing | hate eating

is other people's dust!

[coughing]

(Wheeler) We couldn't have left the Geo-Cruiser here.

| don't remember this sand dune.

Yet it has a familiar shape.

Wind!

Good job, Linka. Let's go!

[vehicles approaching]

Listen.

The race is starting! We got to hurry!

No use! The intakes are packed with sand.

They'll take hours to clean.

- | may have an idea. - What is it, Pete?

Well, before | started dirt biking

| used to hang glide.

Sure! We've got parachutes and aluminum tubing

here on the Geo-Cruiser.

[thunder rumbles]

Better hurry.

Looks like we may be in for a cloudburst.

[rumbling continues]

[Zapping]

Sure you don't want to try hang gliding, Josh?

Eh, climbing rocks is excitement enough for me.

I'll catch up to you.

Watch carefully and do what | do.

[instrumental music]

[engine revving]

Look at this mess!

Stay above that smog cloud, or our rings won't work!

There they are! Up ahead!

[engine revving]

Oh, no! Oh, no!

It's those cactus huggers again.

They're really bringing me down.

Well, I'm going to bring them

down with my lasso gun.

Hey!

[dramatic music]

[gasps]

Aah! Aah!

Ugh!

I'm coming for you, Ma-Ti!

[monkey chitters]

[engine revs]

Oh, no!

You don't get away that easy!

Better let me go.

He's-he's catching up.

Never!

Aw, ain't that touching?

[both coughing]

Whoa!

Ugh!

[panting] Come on, Pete!

Let's get out of here!

Too late for that, eco-geeks.

[thunder rumbles]

We've got to land on that mesa now!

[rain splattering]

Josh was right! It is a cloudburst!

[laughs]

So what? A little rain never hurt anybody.

[rumbling]

Say, what's going on?

Now you see what destroying the desert soil does?

It's all running off.

We must get to high ground!

Hey, don't tell me this is a..

Flash flood!

Whoa!

Ma-Ti, come on!

Come! We need to find the others.

Yah!

l.. | ain't got a boating license.

Somebody, help!

Kwame, let us put a cap on this flood.

Yes. Let our powers combine.

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Water!

Heart!

[instrumental music]

(Captain Planet) By your powers combined

| am Captain Planet!

Whoa!

Nice to meet you, too, Pete.

[chuckles] But | can't chat.

| got a little drainage problem to clean up.

Whoa.

(all) Go, Planet!

[water gurgling]

[instrumental music]

Maybe while you're drying out

you'll consider taking up a new hobby.

More off-road hogs headed for trouble.

Buckle your seat belts, everyone.

Whoa!

[water splashing]

| can't swim. Help! Somebody!

Hope this is a legal U-turn.

Help! Help! Oh, help!

Maybe this will teach you to clean up your act.

Ugh!

[groans]

What about me?

Please! I'll turn over a new leaf!

| promise!

[sighs] Now, that's what | call

hogwash.

Aah!

Bull's-eye!

[instrumental music]

With all these junked off-road hogs

| may have to open my own recycling center.

Looks like Greedly's off-road

business is all washed up.

Good. | like climbing rocks better anyway.

Let us try this one.

[all laughing]

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

The desert is a wonderful place.

But while it looks rugged it is really very fragile.

Damage from off-road vehicles and dirt bikes

takes a long time to heal.

These ruts were left by military

training half a century ago.

Plants have a hard enough time growing in the desert.

Do not make it worse for them.

If you're camping, bring your own firewood or stove.

Look at the wild flowers, but do not pick them.

You can enjoy the desert without destroying it.

The power is yours!

~ Earth! f

< Fire! J ~< Wind! I

< Water! f S Heart! J

~ Go Planet! I

~ By your powers combined f

£ lam Captain Planet! J

~ 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 loot and plunder f

~ You'll pay for this Captain Planet! I

~ 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 f

~ The power is yours! JS

[instrumental music]

(kid #1) Dic.

[instrumental music]

[instrumental music]