Original subtitles

(male narrator) Our world is in peril.

Gaia, the spirit of 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 Eastern Europe, 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!

[dramatic music]

The power is yours!

[birds chirping]

[instrumental music]

(male #1 on radio) ‘Hey, Harry, shouldn't we slow it down in this fog?’

We're already two hours behind schedule.

We gotta keep the hammer down.

What the..?

[tires screeching]

[truck horn honking]

[crashing]

[indistinct shouting]

[instrumental music]

[Snoring]

Gaia!

Planeteers

we have an eco-emergency.

Hey, what's the big idea?

Better set course for Phoenixville.

There's been a toxic spill.

- Not again! - Again.

Dioxin and benzene.

If it gets into the water table

it could be another Love Canal.

So be careful, Planeteers.

Get ready to break out the protective gear.

‘ETA, 35 minutes!’

[yawns] Well, I'm gonna go back to dreamland.

Wake me when we get to the nightmare.

[monkey chattering]

[vehicles honking]

[helicopter whirring]

(female #1) ‘And that's the situation.’

The question is, who's responsible for cleaning it up?

As mayor of Phoenixville

| feel that the state should bear the cleanup costs.

Well, the waste is from out of state

and that makes it a federal problem!

Groster Chemical is not responsible for this accident.

The blame lies with the trucking company!

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

No one at the chemical plant told us

this stuff was so dangerous!

The city isn't prepared for this kind of disaster.

We've asked the state for experienced cleanup crews

but that could take days.

It won't take days!

In fact, we'll be opening the highway immediately!

Where are the cleanup crews?

Wait! Do not move that tanker!

You kids shouldn't be here.

You do not understand.

(Kwame) ‘It is too dangerous!’

[dramatic music]

[rope creaking]

(both) Oh, no!

Aah!

Oh! Aah!

It is time for teamwork!

Let our powers combine.

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Water!

Heart!

By your powers combined, | am Captain Planet!

Huh, looks like a toxic hang-up.

- Ugh! - Leaving?

But we just met.

[groaning]

Captain Planet!

- Are you okay? - He's in trouble!

[grunting]

(Ma-Ti) ‘He is coming to.’

Waste makes haste, Planeteers.

Time for a quick exit.

The power is yours.

What in the foggy blue morning was that?

Special effects!

Come on. We have work to do.

We need to seal those tanks!

Water!

- Fire! - Wind!

Phew!

We'd better get out of these suits

before the stuff eats through them.

Fan mail from some flounder

or a letter from a secret admirer?

It is from Mishka.

Who's Mishka, some old boyfriend?

This is no joking matter.

- What's wrong, Linka? - Bad news?

It is from home.

My grandmother is very ill.

In fact, half the town is sick.

Mishka is urging me to come home.

| feel | must go to my Granmushka at once.

You can't leave! You're kidding, right?

Nyet, Wheeler, | am not.

But Linka, what if we have to call Captain Planet?

- Yeah. - | have no choice.

Things are under control here.

And my grandmother needs me.

Grandmother? More like this Mishka guy!

Grow up, Wheeler!

Linka.

There is nothing you can say.

If | had been here, this would not have happened.

(Wheeler) ‘What is that?’

(Linka) ‘The old iron mine.’

Mishka says it is almost tapped out.

Most of our town is now unemployed.

That must be the new recycling plant he wrote about.

There! Land down there!

Mishka!

My little Linka, as beautiful as ever!

Easy, Wheeler.

- How is grandma? - Not well.

The doctors do not know what is causing the sickness.

The animals are sick, too.

| must see her.

| have to go. Forgive me.

No, Linka.

- Take it back! - Nyet.

| will not be using it again.

Gaia will know what to do with it.

Linka, wait!

She is home now

where she belongs.

- | don't believe this! - Come on, Wheeler.

Grandma, | promise to find out what is making you sick.

[aircraft whooshing]

[indistinct chatter]

No one was sick until you opened that recycling plant!

[indistinct shouting]

That is nonsense!

My plant causes a fraction of the pollution

the mine produced.

Then why have problems started now?

| don't know!

We do not have the equipment to analyze.

Then let me analyze it for you.

It is time we close the recycling center

and start a new mine!

(Linka) This is unbelievable.

Why would anyone want to shut down a recycling plant?

She is right.

The plant can be as beneficial

as the mine was

but without most of the pollution

and other harmful side effects.

The mine built this town!

There is nothing harmful about pig iron!

Everyone knows there are dangers from mining.

Enough! Don't listen to her!

Little Linka deserted us long ago.

You have no right to come back here and interfere!

- That's right! - You tell her!

| am warning you

keep your nose out of my business!

Perhaps it is better if you go home, Linka.

No, Mishka.

| am going to have a look around.

[dramatic music]

This is worse than | thought.

[intense music]

[gasping] Wind!

Bozhe moi!

Aah!

Let go off me! Who are you?

Aah! Who?

Linka, are you alright?

| am fine.

What happened?

Just a little traffic accident.

After all the dangers the Planeteers have faced

it would be silly to be crushed by a donkey cart.

(Kwame) ‘If these toxins keep spreading’

and seep into the groundwater

Phoenixville will be a ghost town.

We must find a way to stop them.

Have you found out anything

about the missing Linka situation?

| checked the information Ma-Ti sent.

The recycling plant shouldn't be making people sick.

But the old iron mine worries me.

People used to dump the tailings

the waste from the mining process back into the shaft.

And?

| just wish we could

investigate first hand.

Here you go, grandma.

Thank you, sweetheart.

| am certain that the answer to the illness

is in the old iron mine.

But how to prove it?

[coughing]

Please take care, Linka.

You have been gone a long time.

Things are not as they were.

Do not worry, grandma. | will be careful.

I'd love to help, son

but we don't have the equipment.

Amazing!

We're glad you're back.

Wheeler took it really hard, yes?

| have never seen him like that.

Too much excitement?

[chuckles] Jet lag.

I've analyzed the data on Linka's town.

It all points to some kind of poisoning, heavy metals.

Unless the spill here is contained soon

this town will end up like Linka's.

[sighs] Well, we cannot call Captain Planet.

I've got an idea. Come on!

Covering the spill with some absorbent material

should slow the seepage.

Yes, and it will buy time

until the cleanup crews arrive.

It's worth a try.

Maybe the local people will help!

Forget the people. They don't care.

People wouldn't be so heartless.

And | will prove they are not!

What you doin'?

Sending out for sandbags and sawdust.

Get outta here!

All we can do now is wait and hope.

- Oh! - You shouldn't be up here!

| am going to get to the bottom of this!

It is far too dangerous for little girls.

- Now go! - Very well.

Idealists, always causing problems.

[dramatic music]

[speaking in foreign language]

[plank creaking]

[screaming]

Ugh!

[grunting]

[groaning]

(Mishka) 'Linka!’

Another accident?

Ohh! | am beginning to wonder.

Did you get a look at my rescuer?

No.

There is something familiar about him.

Perhaps a friend of my childhood?

What is this?

It looks like mine tailings.

|! was down in that shaft.

This stuff is mixed in with the groundwater!

[gasping] If that's true

the mine must be causing the sickness.

In a few minutes, it will be too late

to stop the seepage.

Do not underestimate the power of heart.

[instrumental music]

| never knew the people cared so much about the town.

[indistinct chattering]

(Gi) Let's go, guys. We have a long trip ahead of us.

We must show Yuri what we found.

Look!

Stop! What's going on?

We are closing this recycling plant

once and for all!

[crowd indistinct shouting]

You must not do this!

Out of my way!

The plant is not the problem!

The mine is causing the sickness!

[thudding]

Look out!

No, please!

Aah!

The regulators are disabled! We must evacuate at once!

- Aah! - Hurry!

The steam will activate the fire doors

and seal the building!

You fool, look what you've done!

When those boilers blow

the explosions will level the plant

‘and everything around it!'

Mishka!

Mishka, where are you?

Linka.

We must get out of here! Come on!

What now?

[gas hissing]

Oh!

Ugh!

[gasping]

[grunting]

Are you alright?

The boiler is going to blow!

Looks like you risked your life for me one too many times.

There is no way out.

What is this? Hm?

My ring?

But how..

Wheeler!

| can't believe I'm sayin’ this, but we better get outta here!

I'd blowtorch the door if | could see it!

No problem. Wind!

Fire!

[both grunting]

Once the first boiler blows, it will trigger

a monumental explosion.

We don't have time to get clear.

Then we must reach Ma-Ti.

He is our only hope.

Little buddy, we need you now.

Heart.

Kwame, call Captain Planet!

- What? - No time to explain!

Trust me!

Let our powers combine.

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Water!

(Ma-Ti) ‘Heart!’

By your powers combined, | am Captain Planet!

(all) Go, Planet!

Huh! Looks like someone's steamed.

[gas hissing]

| love this high-pressure work.

[inhales sharply]

[all cheering]

The emergency is over.

Now, the real work begins.

Remember, Planeteers

the power is yours!

Now that the danger's over, where were we?

| think | must have mistaken you for a mysterious stranger.

(Linka) "Why are you here?’

l.. | came to apologize.

| thought mining was the only way to save the town.

Now that the doctor knows what is causing the illness

he feels confident, grandma and the others will recover.

Unfortunately, our water may never again be safe.

After | clean up the mine

| promise | will work hard

to make the recycling plant a SUCCESS.

We have to leave now too.

| understand.

But | am needed here.

You will keep in touch?

Of course.

[monkey chattering]

Never lose heart, Linka.

| will miss you, Ma-Ti.

[monkey chattering]

[chuckles] Oh!

You too, Suchi.

Wheeler?

He's in with grandmother.

That Wheeler is quite a guy.

Da, he is.

Please, do take this to remember us by.

Thanks.

[clears throat]

The others are ready to leave.

| just wanted to say goodbye.

Yeah, | guess.

| am sorry, Wheeler.

[instrumental music]

Darling, what you did for our town was wonderful

but as a Planeteer you have the power

to help towns all over the world.

Now go.

Oh, thank you, grandma.

| love you.

Write often?

Yes. Now, hurry!

What took you so long?

[all laughing]

So are you sure you really wanna leave your beloved Mishka?

Well, it is not easy.

| have never loved anyone like | love Mishka.

After all, Mishka is the best big brother in the world.

[instrumental music]

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

(Ma-Ti) "Toxic chemicals get shipped’

‘through cities and towns everywhere. '

But many places don't have plans

for dealing with chemical spills.

Contact your mayor or fire department

to find out if your town is prepared.

Right, Suchi?

If there is a plan, find out how it works.

If there isn't, you and your parents

can urge officials to start one.

Make sure your town isn't caught unprepared.

Plan ahead. The power is yours!

Earth!

- Fire! - Wind!

- Water! - Heart!

(all) 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 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!