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.

[sirens wailing]

From North America

Wheeler, with the power of fire.

[tires screeching]

[paper rustling]

From Eastern Europe, Linka, with the power of wind.

From Asia, Gi, with the power of water.

[water gushing]

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!

[bird screeches]

[instrumental music]

(Carlos) Now, be fair, Rosa.

It takes me all summer to grow a tomato.

Well, since it's you, Carlos

I'll make it nine tortillas for a real big tomato.

It's a deal.

Uh, Rose, would you like to go to the fiesta with--

[vehicle approaches]

[tires screech]

(Carlos) ‘Cousin Miguel?’

[coughs]

What brings you back home?

Oh, too much excitement in the big city.

And when you want to rest, what better place

than...good, ol' sleepy La Playa?

You must be hungry.

[sniffs]

Mm, gracias, but | don't have much appetite

for peasant food.

Oh, thank you, Miguel.

Mm!

We don't need your fancy pastry in La Playa.

[chuckles] Don't be jealous, cousin.

You could always go to the big city and make your fortune.

You know | have to work our farm

help my mother.

Look at this article, all about the good life in the city.

[dramatic music]

Keep it. You might learn something.

[Miguel chuckles]

[paper rustling]

[intense music]

Hey, Carlos, why so sad?

My cousin Miguel is back.

[sheep bleating]

Peasant food!

| wish | had some of that fancy cake.

[speaks Spanish]

(Dream Maker) ‘Don't be afraid, Carlos.’

[gasps] You-you know my name?

(Dream Maker) ‘| know a great deal.'

‘Come.’

‘And | will give you the things you dream about.’

[dramatic music]

Welcome to the Dream Machine.

Who are you? What do you want?

Call me Dream Maker.

And all | want is to give you everything you want.

Anything?

| believe you wished for cake.

Well, Rosa really liked that cake

but | have no money to buy it.

(Dream Maker) "You don't need money.’

‘The Dream Machine will take the resources it needs'

‘and turn them into whatever you want.’

- Watch. - It-it's wonderful!

That's right. Let them all eat cake.

[seagulls crying]

[instrumental music]

Now, this is what | need..

‘Vibrating heat massage’

‘built-in CD player and VCRs'

‘mini refrigerator for cold drinks.’

But do you really need it?

| mean, you do not spend much time sitting down.

No, but..

[chiming]

You don't have any time to sit down, Wheeler.

We have an eco-emergency.

[intense music]

The resources of whole regions

are being mysteriously used up.

[computer beeping]

[pulsating]

‘And it's leaving a trail of pollution, poverty, and misery.'

The strange thing is, these areas form a pattern.

And the next trouble spot maybe--

- Right there. - You better hurry.

Whatever force is at work already has a head start on you.

Then we'll just have to catch up.

Be careful. You may be facing an enemy

who's more resourceful than you ever dreamed possible.

[engine revving]

[instrumental music]

Just wait till Rosa sees this suit.

[indistinct chatter]

Amigos, who wants cake?

Ah, welcome, strangers.

Here. There's plenty for everyone.

- Rosa! - Carlos, look at you.

(Carlos) ‘And look what | brought you. '

All this for me?

As many as you want.

[dramatic music]

Hey, how did you get this?

Sell your farm? Rob somebody?

Don't be stupid.

| can get a fine suit any time | want

just like that.

Something's fishy here. You're just a farm boy.

Well, maybe if you had stayed here

you could have made your fortune.

You listen to me, you big phony!

Carlos, Miguel, stop it!

Can you imagine guys acting so dumb over a girl?

[chuckles] Oh, nyet.

But how can a farm boy afford to give away food

and wear fancy suits?

[indistinct chatter]

You have a lot of cakes, Carlos.

| don't suppose you know who might have harvested

‘all the grain from my field?’

Or who sheared my sheep?

[sheep sneezes]

Diego, | don't know what you're talking about.

Or you, Anita. Why don't you ask these strangers?

Well, what about it?

We're here to find the answer to that mystery.

- Hey, wait up! - Huh?

What are turistas like you doing in a poor village like La Playa?

Where'd you get them?

Uh, from a catalog.

Please, Carlos, | need to know.

Leave me alone!

[suspenseful music]

(Gi) Carlos! Where are you?

We need your help!

smack

[dramatic music]

[laughing]

That's what | need a motorbike.

| lost him.

But | think he Knows more than he's telling.

Then let's track him down.

| will find him. Heart.

[whirring]

(Carlos) Dream Maker, can you hear me?

(Dream Maker) Yes, Carlos, what can | get you?

A motorbike like Miguel's.

No, a motorcycle. That'll show him.

[door whirring]

Now you're talking.

Something with real power.

Of course, that requires rubber..

Zap zap

[crumbling]

‘And steel.’

Zap Zap zap

[rumbling]

And for steel, you need a coolant.

[whirring]

[gushing]

We also need chrome, plastic, paint.

But fortunately, the raw materials we need

are within reach.

[Dream Maker laughs]

(Wheeler) ‘Check that out!’

Sci-fi city!

[Zapping]

[rocks crumbling]

What is that thing?

[steam hisses]

[Zapping]

pew pew pew

Yes! That's exactly what | wanted.

Apparently, it is Aladdin's lamp.

Except this one needs to be plugged in.

[whirring]

[rumbling]

blop blop blop

[whirring]

Aladdin's lamp uses a lot of oil.

Wait till Rosa sees this!

[motorcycle engine cranks] Look out. Here he comes.

[engine revving]

Let's try this puppy out.

[instrumental music]

Hey, Dream Maker!

Can you make me one of these chairs?

[crackling]

Zap Zap zap

[sighs]

A frightening glimpse of middle-age decadence.

[snaps fingers]

Very well.

Let us see how smart you really are.

Make us a solar-powered Geo-Cruiser.

So where is the genie of this lamp, huh?

Maybe you rubbed him the wrong way.

You know, clean technology requires care and precision.

And this machine produces only polluting products.

But how does it work?

(Linka) Let us take a closer look up at that mine.

Maybe we will find some clue. Come on!

[engine revving]

A motorcycle? Now | know you're a thief!

[crowd murmuring]

Compadres, don't be mad at me.

| did nothing wrong.

Then tell us where you got that fancy motorcycle.

[crowd murmuring]

Alright. Look. l-| can make this up to you.

| just need to clear it with...my friend.

No! He'll take off for good.

Wait a minute.

Carlos has always been honest with me.

| will go with him and make sure he comes back.

[crowd murmuring]

[engine revving]

See? There it is, like | told you.

| don't believe it.

[door whirring]

(Dream Maker) ‘What next, Carlos?’

P-please, I-l need another motorcycle.

Or two maybe.

Only two? That's too easy.

[Zapping]

[rumbling]

Zap Zap zap

Look! Carlos spoke the truth.

You followed us!

It's all right, Carlos, really.

You just ask for things?

And the Dream Machine gives them to you.

| want the motorcycle.

[crowd shouting]

Zap Zap zap

Hey, it's one of those nosy people from up in the hills!

How dare you?

lam the mayor of Paloma Blanca!

What are you doing here?

Rumor has it La Playa has more pastries

than you know what to do with.

Now | see why.

Get out of here!

- This is our Dream Machine! - Yeah!

[crowd shouting]

Fine!

We'll remember that next time

you want something from us.

[dramatic music]

[crowd shouting]

My friends, why think small?

Why motorcycles when you can have cars?

Big cars!

[crowd shouting]

(Dream Maker) Your wishes are my command.

Zap Zap zap

(Wheeler) No sign of machinery or laser burns.

How did it mine that iron ore?

[Zapping]

[Planeteers scream]

(Kwame) ‘Look out! It's heading for us!’

[intense music]

[rumbling]

Let's go!

(Dream Maker) ‘There you are, all gassed up and ready to roll.’

| can't believe it. All my life | wanted a car of my own.

[crowd murmuring]

[Zapping]

[crumbling]

[engine revving]

[laughing]

[tires squeal]

To think we ever called this our home.

My family deserves better.

[tires squeal]

What are you doing, Gi?

Getting a sample of this ore.

| want to analyze this when we get back to the Geo-Cruiser.

Hurry, we must get there

before the Dream Machine causes more damage.

Give me a house like this, only bigger.

It'll be my pleasure.

[creaking]

thud thud thud

[dramatic music]

[Zapping]

Miguel, did you see my mansion?

Dream Machine, make me this one.

(man #1) ‘Don't forget me!’

(man #2) ‘And me! | want one, too!’

[crowd shouting]

[intense music]

[Zapping]

Don't worry. You'll all get what you ask for..

...and what you deserve.

[water gurgling]

(Ma-Ti) ‘What is happening to this place?’

(Kwame) ‘What always happens when people are not careful’

what they wish for

Look. Now they want mansions.

(Ma-Ti) ‘That means clear-cutting forests.’

You guys! Take a look at this!

| used the electron microscope to examine a piece of iron ore.

The Dream Machine is using microbots.

Oh, that explains it. What are microbots?

(Gi) ‘Microscopic robots. '

"That's why we couldn't see the work being done. '

‘Each microbot is like a worker in a mini-factory.'

(Wheeler) ‘Creating maxi-pollution.'

‘But how can they make stuff so fast?’

(Gi) ‘They're programmed to reproduce until there are billions’

to make whatever the Dream Machine needs.

But who on Earth could have such advanced technology?

| have a bad feeling about this.

We must get to the Dream Machine!

[dog whining]

[dramatic music]

You poor thing. You want a drink?

Yuck! It's filthy!

But don't worry, little dog.

We'll get you some water at my house. Come.

Oh, no! What has gone wrong?

(Carlos) We are thirsty and need fresh water.

[coughs] And | can barely breathe.

Our hometown was beautiful until you ruined it, Carlos.

The Dream Machine did it, and the Dream Machine can fix it.

Tell them, Dream Maker.

| only gave you what you asked for.

My house is hot.

And | can't drink the water.

At least make us air-conditioners

and water purifiers.

For that, we need more raw materials

and a clean source of water.

And you have run out of both.

(Carlos) Then what can we do?

(Dream Maker) That's up to you.

(Carlos) Look, up there!

That's the village in the hills

Paloma Blanca.

| drove up there already. The mayor was angry.

He wouldn't even let us have water from their lake.

Well, then do what great nations have done

from time immemorial when they wanted resources.

Yes! We'll take them.

[crowd shouting]

We have no weapons.

Let me use your cars for scrap metal.

| can make all the weapons you need.

- Do it! - Yeah

[crowd shouting]

[Zapping]

You see that?

| told you we better keep an eye

on those lowlanders.

You want us to fight a war over water?

Better than dying of thirst, cousin.

[geo-cruiser approaching] Look up there!

What are they doing here?

[intense music]

Quickly! Before they return!

So this is the Dream Machine.

Please, we need weapons to defend our land.

Are you willing to pay the price in resources?

Whatever it takes.

[music intensifies]

No!

Do not do it!

Don't interfere, boy.

[Zapping]

[crowd shouting]

I'll end this right now. Fire!

Zap zap

(Dream Maker) ‘Fool!

"The machine can repair itself

‘faster than you can damage it.’

Dream Maker, you're giving weapons to our enemies!

We used you first. You should give us better weapons.

[crowd shouting]

Delighted you asked.

(Wheeler) ‘Oh, no! Bazookas!'

Give us your water

or we will blow up your town, like this.

zoom Zoom

[explodes]

Oh, yeah? Two can play that game.

[explodes]

This must stop.

Let me try. Heart!

Who are you, Dream Maker?

What are you?

[Kwame gasps] Zarm!

| knew this greed machine had to be yours.

Yes! Greed makes people want more and more power..

power over the Earth, power over each other.

And greed is what | thrive on.

[explodes]

(man #3) ‘That's for blowing up our bell tower.’

(man #4) And that's for our well!

[crowd murmuring]

People, wake up!

[crowd shouting]

Stop! This isn't a dream machine.

It's a nightmare.

She's right.

It gave us what we wanted

but it stole what we need most.

Don't listen to these sob sisters.

Take what's yours.

[chiming]

[crowd gasp]

Listen, everyone.

‘This was yours before the Dream Machine. '

We were living in paradise.

‘And we didn't even know it.'

Too bad.

This worked so well here

| can't wait to get to the next country

and another war.

Planeteers, you better put together a peacekeeping force.

Yes! Let our powers combine.

- Earth! - Fire!

- Wind! - Water!

Heart!

(Captain Planet) ‘By your powers combined’

‘lam Captain Planet!’

(Planeteers) ‘Go, Planet!’

Blast you, Planet!

[upbeat music]

Hey! Toro! Toro!

(in unison) Olé! Olé!

‘Ole!

Now I'll make my dream come true.

‘Since you are made of all Earth's elements’

‘my microbots can turn you into, say, metal.'

‘Isn't that ironic?’

[grunting]

No, you don't!

‘| always say, if you don't like what you see'

‘change the program. '

(Zarm) ‘What? You can't reverse them!

(Captain Planet) ‘Oh, no? Watch closely.’

A switch in time saves nine.

Zap Zap zap

[crowd murmuring]

This isn't possible!

Anything's possible when you put your mind to it.

Zap Zap zap

No!

Sorry to blow you off, Zarm.

[inhales sharply]

[exhales deeply]

[Zarm groans]

[grunts]

Well, we've had our kicks.

But now we've got to say..

[grunts]

[crowd cheering]

Hasta la vista, baby.

[instrumental music]

[metal scraping]

- | have a confession, cousin. - Yes?

| left the big city

because it was so dirty and polluted.

[chuckles] Welcome home, anyhow.

Working together, we will make La Playa beautiful again.

Funny, all those things that we thought meant the good life

brought us nothing but grief.

This camcorder and the TV are a gift from us.

Any technology has a price.

You have to decide if what you give up is worth what you get.

My neighbors, if La Playa needs a clean water supply

you are welcome to use our lake.

Well, any device that helps us

be closer together must be worth it.

| guess we will keep the TV.

[Kwame grunts]

And what do we do with this?

(in Unison) Recycle it!

(Planeteers) ‘Go, Planet!’

Remember, the things you buy are not made out of thin air.

For instance, this baseball bat..

And these magazines..

Are made from trees.

Plastic toys and plastic packaging like these..

Are made from oil. That means drilling.

Even a hamburger has a hidden cost.

The thousands of acres of land that are used to raise cattle.

So think before you buy.

The money you pay is only part of what something really costs.

The power is yours!

Earth!

- Fire! - Wind!

- Water! - Heart!

(in unison) 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 loot and plunder.. JJ

You'll pay for this, Captain Planet!

J We're the Planeteers You can be one too f

~ 'Cause saving our planet Is the thing to do I

~ Looting and polluting Is not the way I

~ Hear what Captain Planet Has to say.. IS

(Captain Planet) The power is yours!