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 wailing]

From North America

Wheeler with the power of fire.

[gurgles]

[tires screeching]

[papers rustling]

From Eastern Europe, Linka with the power of wind!

From Asia, Gi with the power of water!

[water sloshing]

And from South America, Ma-Ti with the power of heart.

pew pew pew

When the five powers combine

they summon Earth's greatest champion

Captain Planet!

[theme music]

The power is yours!

[birds chirping]

[instrumental music]

[buzzing]

[dramatic music]

[aircraft droning]

[spray hissing]

[aircraft droning]

[music continues]

[water gurgling]

[music continues]

[Skumm laughing]

[chuckling]

Ah..

My wonderfully wicked weevils.

(Skumm) ‘Patience. Patience, my pet.’

‘Thanks to the overuse of pesticides’

‘and my growth hormones'

you little darlings will soon be my bug juggernaut.

[laughs]

Yes, Sherman, our army of super-bugs

will terrorize and overrun the Earth.

[laughing]

[Linka sneezing]

- Gesundheit! - 'Bless you!’

[speaking in foreign language]

[sneezes]

I-| never thought I'd say this

Linka, but what you got, | don't want.

You should take time off to rest.

(Gi) Kwame's right.

Nyet.

[blows nose]

Ah..

| will just take some antibiotics

the doctor gave me last time | was sick.

[sniffles] Ugh!

You take antibiotics for a cold?

[instrumental music]

(Gaia) Planeteer alert!

Everyone to the Crystal Chamber at once!

[instrumental music]

Be careful, Linka.

If you take an antibiotic too often

it may not work when you really need to fight a bug.

And antibiotics can kill good bugs in your body

as well as bad ones.

The shaman taught me to use

natural things to fight colds.

- Like herbs. - Duh, duh.

| will give them a try.

[instrumental music]

What is wrong, Gaia?

There's trouble brewing down on the farm.

[aircraft droning]

[weevils buzzing]

(Gaia) ‘Unusually large and mutated boll weevils.’

[slurps]

Ugh, sounds creepy!

You need to investigate, Planeteers.

We're on the case, Gaia.

Ah-ah-ah-ah-choo!

Sounds like you should stay home, Linka.

- I'll second that. - Duh.

[sniffles] But what if Captain Planet is needed?

My herbal remedy will help Linka feel better.

Okay. But, all of you, be careful.

[instrumental music]

[aircraft droning]

(male #1) ‘| don't understand it, I'm blasting those bugs'

‘with a double dose of pesticide and nothing happens.’

‘It's as if they like it.’

Ha. Like it? They live for it.

[slurps]

(Skumm) Isn't that right, Sherman?

Now drink up, my pet. | have big plans for you.

[laughs]

[instrumental music]

[children laughing]

[birds chirping]

[dog barking]

[weevils buzzing]

[dramatic music]

[all screaming]

[indistinct yelling]

[droning]

Here, Linka, try this.

[sniffs] Ugh!

It is delicious, Linka.

Peppermint, ginger root and licorice.

Oh!

This won't make me feel better.

(man on radio) ‘Flash, this is WBOL Blossom with an emergency bulletin.’

‘Swarms of giant beetles are attacking the town.’

‘Remain in your homes or take cover immediately.’

Wow, they sound really bugged.

Better put the pedal to the metal.

[droning]

[clamoring]

I'm telling you, we need more pesticide

to battle these bugs!

[clamoring]

Alright now. Let's have quiet.

Professor Posey, what's your take on this?

Overuse makes pesticides less effective.

| think there's a natural way to deal with the problem.

This is no time to test radical theories.

That's right. Stronger poison's the answer!

[clamoring]

[droning]

[sniffles] Ugh!

What are those strange clouds over town?

They are not clouds. They are swarms of boll weevils.

Gross! This is like a bad horror flick.

Uh, | can't see!

(Wheeler) ‘They are jamming the controls!’

(Gi) ‘Uh, we're going down! Assume crash position!’

[dramatic music]

[spray hissing]

Aah! Oh, no!

[spray hissing]

crash

[clamoring]

[weevils buzzing]

| have seen swarms like this before in Africa.

(Kwame) ‘Many people use powerful pesticides’

‘that are illegal elsewhere.’

‘At first they work.'

‘But once the bugs become resistant’

they eat everything in sight.

[coughing]

Come on, Planeteers. Time to rock and roll.

Earth!

[rumbling]

[thuds]

Way to go, Kwame!

[gasps] Bozhe moi! Look!

[dramatic music]

[weevils buzzing]

Water!

whizz whizz

[whooshing]

splash

(Ma-Ti) ‘The weevils are growing!’

Oh, no, the pond must've been contaminated

with pesticide runoff.

No need to panic, guys, I'll just

crank up the heat on these suckers.

Fire!

[explosions]

[weevils buzzing]

Okay, now panic!

[helicopter whirring]

[dramatic music]

(Skumm) ‘Well, well, if it isn't the planet parasites.’

They're just in time for my superbugs

to exterminate them.

[laughing]

[buzzing]

(Gi) Looks like we're bug meat, Planeteers.

Then let our powers combine.

- Earth! - Fire!

- Wind! - Water!

Heart!

(Captain Planet) ‘By your powers combined’

| am Captain Planet!

Whoa, bug city!

Time to make you guys gone with the wind!

[inhales sharply]

[blowing]

[all cheering]

Thank you!

- Thanks! - Thank you!

See no weevil, hear no weevil.

[all cheering]

[engine revving]

Hurry, rub this on. It'll keep the bugs off.

Thanks. Uh, who are you?

(Posey) ‘Professor Posey.'

It's good to meet you, professor.

I'm Captain Planet, and these are the Planeteers.

I'd love to stay and chat

but I've got some beetles to bust.

[dramatic music]

Look! They are coming back!

[weevils buzzing]

Come on, we'll be safe at my lab.

| hope you're right.

[engine revving]

[tires screeching]

(Wheeler) Wow, this must be the only place in town

that isn't overrun by those bogus beetles.

You're right, and I'll show you why.

This is a neem tree.

The oil from its seeds

acts as a natural insecticide.

In here I've combined oils

of citronella, eucalyptus, rosemary and other herbs.

They are a natural insect-repellent.

‘| use them to make the pest strips for my van.’

[sneezes]

[speaking in foreign language]

Speaking of herbs, it is time

for your medicine, Linka.

[sniffles] Oh, | was hoping

you had forgotten.

Over here | have plants that attract insects.

- Attract 'em? - Yes.

And then they eat them.

- Yuck! Bug burgers? - You got it.

These carnivorous plants make up for a lack of nitrogen

by getting it from insects.

Nature's way of keeping things in balance.

How come they're not using all this stuff on the farms?

Trying to convince people to use natural pesticides isn't easy.

(Posey) ‘Not everyone's aware of the negative effects'

‘of chemical pesticides'

especially when they are overused.

Well, they're certainly learning the hard way.

[dramatic music]

[clamoring]

[tires screeching]

crash

Uh, uh, uh, no dropouts, please.

[grunting]

[indistinct chatter]

[children cheering]

This ain't no roach coach.

[whirring]

(Captain Planet) Now, to put these pests aside.

Got to put you evil weevils On ice.

[inhales sharply]

[blowing]

[projector slide clicks]

Hm, that's odd, this bug's system is full of pesticide

and some strange growth hormone.

No wonder they're so big.

Yes, but a concoction like that doesn't happen on its own.

[Skumm scatting]

(Skumm) Ah! Building a better weevil.

My first wave of super-bugs

should take the bloom off Blossom in no time.

By then Sherman will be ready to march.

[laughing]

Nothing like a bug-sicle on a hot day.

Uh-oh, more fly-guys.

And | don't think they're smiling.

Ah!

[coughs]

Ugh, pesticides!

Aah!

[coughing]

Poison!

[coughs] Choking me!

[coughs]

[weevils buzzing]

[weevils buzzing]

[Captain Planet groans]

[coughing]

Got to concentrate.

(man on radio) ‘And the chaos continues. '

‘Authorities are unable to explain’

'a freakish wave of weevil attacks. '

(Captain Planet) Planeteers, need help.

Captain Planet is in trouble.

Yes. But where is he?

Looks like a sewer or something.

We must find him, fast.

[Skumm laughs]

A little pesticide drip

for a big eco-drip.

Looks like you bought the farm this time, Planet.

Well, I've got places to go and people to terrorize.

See you later!

[laughing]

[groans]

Some days you're the spider.

Some days you're the fly.

Oh, it's a fly day for me.

(Gi) No sign of Captain Planet down there.

There is one other storm drain on the other side of town.

Bummer, bug alert!

(Posey) They're growing faster than | calculated.

| think | can slow them down, but I'll need some help.

Then we will keep searching for Captain Planet.

Gi and | will go help Professor Posey.

Come on, let's get back to the lab. We have work to do.

[engine revving]

[droning]

[water gurgling]

Here is a sewer entrance.

(Linka) ‘Bozhe moi!'

Ugh, this smells worse than bad borscht.

It smells like chemicals.

[groaning]

[coughs]

Ugh! Oh, this place is hideous!

[weevils buzzing]

There's Captain Planet.

Hang on, Cap.

Uh, hurry! He is fading fast.

[water splashing]

Fresh water should help him.

[groaning]

Ooh, ooh, ooh..

[birds chirping]

He is coming to.

Are you alright, Captain Planet?

[grunts]

Yup, I'm getting back in the blue

thanks to you Planeteers.

Uh, | thought | was worm food.

What was that place?

A giant rat's nest!

- Verminous Skumm? - Bingo!

Now, you guys better get back to town

while | work the bugs out of Skumm's plans!

[buzzing]

(man on radio) ‘Blossom is still under attack. Bugs are everywhere. '

‘Police, helpless. Evacuate. '

- Are we almost ready? - Affirmative.

(Posey) ‘It's time to unleash our secret weapon.’

Behold, the eggs of the Perilitus wasp.

Wasp eggs? That's our secret weapon?

Yes, these tiny parasitic wasp

inject their eggs into the bodies of the weevils

and destroy them from the inside out.

Cool, just like in "Alien!"

~ I've been workin’ in the Skumm lab all the live-long JJ

Oh. Oops! How clumsy of me!

Ha! | hope Skumm won't be too upset.

What are you doing?

Packing in your pesticide plan.

The game's over for you and your insidious insects!

Oh, on the contrary, the games have just begun.

[door whirring]

Meet Sherman.

He's all tanked up and ready to blow.

[laughs]

[growling]

Well, imagine that.

A pest bigger than you, Skumm.

Hey, jumbo

you should do something about that runny nose.

[growling]

crash

(Captain Planet) ‘Maybe a little fresh air'

will clean out those sinuses.

[grunts]

[dramatic music]

[growling]

[grunts]

Boy, this beetle's really bugging me.

[spray hisses]

[grunting]

Whoa, buggy, whoa!

[grunts]

Whoa!

Ugh, uh! Got to clean out the cobwebs!

That's it!

Yo, Weevil Knievel

| bet you can't catch me!

(Wheeler) Uh, what are we waiting for, professor?

Them!

[weevils buzzing]

Get ready to release the wasps.

Now!

[wasps buzzing]

- Alright! - Alright! Man!

Those little guys were awesome!

Yeah. But won't we be overrun by wasps now?

Don't worry, Gi, the wasps' natural predators

will keep them in check.

Look! There's the Geo Cruiser.

[Geo Cruiser droning]

[dramatic music]

(Captain Planet) ‘Up here, poison-puss!'

Did you miss me?

Hey, bug-breath

how about a little more follow the leader?

Can you match this kickin' corkscrew?

[music continues]

[Sherman thuds]

[growling]

Oh, what a tangled web we weave.

| thought you'd caught into that.

[dramatic music]

Stick around while | show you the ropes.

And don't try to weevil out of this one neither.

[growling]

Now it's time to hit the rodent.

vroom

Help! Help me! Ah!

I'd say the professor and the Planeteers

do pretty good work.

Please, Captain Planet, help me!

I'll do anything!

[sobbing]

| don't know, Skumm, your little friends

are starting to grow on me.

‘Or should | say you?'

[applause]

(male #2) ‘So I'd like to present the key to our town'

to Captain Planet and the Planeteers!

[crowd cheering]

Now | wish I'd worn pants with bigger pockets.

[laughing]

And I'd like to present a check to Professor Posey

so he can continue his research.

[crowd cheering]

- Thank you. - From now on..

We'll use pesticides cautiously

and, when possible, replace them

with environmentally-safe methods

to keep our crops pest-free.

[crowd cheering]

- What about him? - Without Skumm's brew..

(Posey) ‘That big galoot should shrink back'

down to size...eventually.

But for now it's as Snug as a bug in a rug.

[laughing]

And speaking of bugs..

[inhales sharply] ...well, mine is gone.

Your treatment really worked, Ma-Ti.

- Thank you. - You're welcome, Linka.

[sneezing]

[sneezes]

Guess we still got a..

[sneezes] ...bug problem.

[sneezing]

[all] Bless you!

[laughing]

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

(Gaia) Nature has its own way of dealing with pests.

So we have to be careful about our use of chemical pesticides

because they can upset the ecosystem

and kill the good bugs along with the bad.

[instrumental music]

Even spiders fulfill an important purpose in nature.

So if you find one in the house, don't kill it.

You can take it outside like this

or ask your parents to help.

And be careful about how you use

antibiotics and other medicine

because, just like pesticides

you can kill the good germs

along with the bad.

(all) The power is yours!

Earth!

- Fire! - Wind!

- Water! - Heart!

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

By your powers combined, | am Captain Planet!

~ Captain Planet he's our hero J

~ 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 he's our hero J

~ Gonna take pollution down to zero f

£ Gonna help him put asunder J

~ Bad guys who like to loot and plunder I

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

(Captain Planet) The power is yours!

[instrumental music]