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!

(Captain Planet!) The power is yours!

[birds calling]

[alligator growls]

[bird calls]

[frog croaks]

[engine whirring]

[bird squawks]

[growls]

They're still on us!

Then take care of 'em!

[engines revving]

[engines revving]

- Step on it, Linka! - | am step-onning it!

Aah!

- They're getting away! - I'm not so sure.

Alright! The cops made it in time!

[helicopter blades whirring]

(male #1) ‘Police, back away from your weapons and cut your engines.’

‘Good work, Planeteers.’

(Ma-Ti) ‘It is time to lock up the poachers. '

And free the animals.

[alligator growls]

[engine whirring]

Mail call. More letters from our Planeteer friends

around the world.

Since I've got my hands full, how about reading them aloud?

Listen to this. "Dear Planeteers

"our local beach was so trashed that a group of us from school

"decided to do something about it.

We had a great time working together

"making the beach safe for wildlife

and more fun for us."

It's good to know we're not working alone.

This letter is from a group of Planeteers

who are planting trees in their neighborhood

to prevent erosion.

- | wish mine was as positive. - What's it say, Ma-Ti?

It is from a Planeteer named Jeff who has lost heart.

He says he cannot stop them from cutting all the trees

and killing the fish.

| don't get it. What's it mean?

- | am not sure. - We have a little time.

Let's investigate.

(Wheeler) ‘Pacific Northwest, here we come.'

Timber!

[echoing]

[chain saw revving]

I'm telling you, sir, cutting close to the river is dangerous.

There will be nothing left to hold the mountain up.

[chomping]

Who cares about that slop?

I'm selling every stick of timber.

- But, sir, the fisherman.. - Do it!

[snorts] Come on, Rigger, let's head to town.

It's almost dinnertime.

[engine sputtering]

[tires squeal]

Okay, men, the boss says we cut right to the river.

[chain saws whirring]

[rain splattering]

[water sloshing]

[dramatic music]

What are those loggers doing?

‘Handler, are you insane?’

You agreed you wouldn't clear-cut this far!

- Boss' orders, Bill. - You'll destroy the river!

It's so beautiful.

Maybe on your side.

‘But over here, itis a wasteland.'

Check it out.

[rumbling]

[gasps] Avalanche!

Avalanche!

We must do something!

Let our powers combine.

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Water!

Heart!

By your powers combined, | am Captain Planet!

I've heard of mudslinging, but this is ridiculous.

Time to pitch in!

[indistinct shouting]

[grunting]

- What's he trying? - | don't know?

[indistinct chattering]

[rumbling]

I'm not big on changing the face of mother nature.

But it was either hers or yours.

[Geo-Crusier whirring]

The immediate danger's over

but the root of the problem still remains.

The power is yours!

He's the problem! He's killing the river.

You don't know what you're talking about.

Jeff's letter is beginning to make sense.

You shouldn't clear-cut a hillside above a river.

Hey, the boss told us to cut it down.

Maybe if we follow these guys

‘we can get to the bottom of this.’

| sure hope they're heading somewhere with food.

I'm so hungry | could eat a horse, burger.

(male #2) We're tired of your griping.

(male #3) ‘Well, then, stop wrecking the land!’

The sound is practically fished-out anyway.

[indistinct chattering]

When you're done, there won't be a tree standing!

- Alright! Here comes the grub. - 'Oh, yeah?!

(male #4) "That's what you think!’

Oh, all this arguing is ruining my appetite.

Not mine!

You loggers don't give a hoot!

Salmon in the Northwest are on the brink of extinction.

So are our jobs!

But you're wiping out our jobs by wiping out the fish!

Without trees to shade the river

the water gets too hot for salmon.

(male #5) ‘Yeah! And silt and gravel from clear-cutting’

‘have already destroyed many spawning grounds.’

‘But we're not gonna let it happen here!’

- I'll second that. - 'You don't understand!’

What are you, a tree hugger?

[swallows]

You might say that.

What are you folks doing here anyway?

Visiting a friend.

His name is Jeff Handler.

Does anyone know him?

He's my boy. What do you want with him?

Would you just tell him that the Planeteers

have come to see him?

Yeah, right.

What are the planet-pains doing here, boss?

Here's your grub.

| don't want it anymore.

I'm not hungry. Box it to go.

Not hungry?!

- Are you sick, boss? - Yeah.

Sick of those putrid Planeteers.

[indistinct chattering]

(Greedly) ‘But a little fat on the fire’

will turn this rivalry into all-out war.

[snorts] Then the Planeteers will find themselves in hot water!

[engine revving]

This is it.

Arrisa, look! The Planeteers!

It's really the Planeteers!

[dog barks]

- Dad was right! - So he did tell.

- What are you doing here? - We got your letter.

- We came to lend a hand. - That's fantastic. But how?

Let's start at the beginning.

(Jeff) ‘Dad and | used to fish here.’

But logging and road building wrecked the stream.

This water used to be full of fish.

‘Now look at it.'

- What a waste. - Bill!

It's hard to imagine the Pacific Northwest

without salmon, isn't it?

But that's where we're headed. Come on, Jeff.

Let's show your friends what's happening on the main river.

| cannot believe that salmon can fight these currents.

Yeah. They swim hundreds of miles just to lay their eggs.

Right, but between dams blocking their way

‘overfishing, and problems like we got here’

the salmon haven't much chance.

[dog barking]

[engine sputtering]

Hey, Jeff, what are you doing with that job-wrecker?

You can't stop him from seeing

the mess you're making of the river!

You're filling that boys head with lies!

Hard to believe your dad and | were best friends

before this mess started.

[brakes hiss]

[Snaps]

[Snaps]

- Look out! - Oh, no!

[indistinct shouting]

[indistinct shouting]

Wind!

[wind rushing]

[indistinct shouting]

Oh!

[water splashes]

Aah!

[dog whines]

[dog barking]

Earth!

Is everyone alright?

Jeff? Where is Jeff?

There he is!

[dog barking]

- Hurry! - Aah!

Ugh!

[dog whines]

[dog barking]

[gasps]

Toby! Toby!

(Wheeler) ‘Fire!’

- Got it! - He's being swept away!

[dramatic music]

(Gi) ‘I'll handle this."

Water!

[Jeff coughs]

- Take it easy. - Oh, that was close!

[engine whirring]

Jeff, are you alright? | heard on the CB.

I'm okay, dad, thanks to the Planeteers.

How'd this happen?

- |-it was just an accident. - It was no accident!

- The cable was cult! - Why would anyone do that?

Isn't it obvious? I'm the hatchery owner.

Get rid of me and my supporters in one fell swoop.

That's crazy. My own son was nearly killed!

- Yeah? Well, so was I! - How dare you?!

You're trying to put me out of business!

Where do you get off?

[indistinct chattering]

The boss was right. Yep, yep.

It don't take much to start a war.

Now to spike the odds against the other side.

(Wheeler) ‘That smells great! What's cooking?’

Trout.

Dad and Jeff caught it last week.

Jeff tells us you like to fish.

- Sure. | love the river. - Then how can you..

I'm just doing my job so | can take care of my family.

But does it have to be one extreme or the other?

Ma-Ti is right. There must be a compromise

that will work for both sides.

Sam! Trouble at the mill!

Someone spiked a tree and busted the saw blade.

It's a miracle no one got hurt.

Bill's gone too far this time. Round up the men.

We're gonna settle this once and for all.

Dad, wait!

|! cannot believe Bill would do that.

Me neither. But then who?

Jeff, who owns the logging operation?

It was sold recently to a guy named...Greedly?

- Hoggish Greedly? - Yeah! That's it.

That's it, alright!

Well, that's it, then!

[indistinct shouting]

[tires squeal]

Spiking our trees is the last straw!

Yeah? Well, we're sick of your kind!

- 'Get out of here!’ - 'What're you talkin’..'

[indistinct chattering]

Take it easy, you guys.

Da! We know who is behind the sabotage.

Nobody gets away with spiking trees!

Oh, yeah? What are you gonna do about it?

Tempers are too hot.

Water!

[indistinct chattering continues]

(male #6) ‘What's going on?’

Just cooling you off so you'll listen.

We know who is behind all of the accidents.

- Hoggish Greedly. - Huh?

- It doesn't make any sense. - Why would he want to do that?

Why would he sabotage his own operation?

To keep you from working together to solve the problem.

What do you mean?

Once you strip the forests, your jobs will be gone.

(Linka) Sustainable logging techniques will protect your jobs

and the rivers.

[dog sniffing]

[growls]

(Greedly) ‘What's happening?’

"Why haven't those hamhocks burned the joint down?’

Something's fishy, boss. Yep, yep, fishy.

‘The planet-pests are talking them into teamwork.’

[snorts] That really curls my tail.

Well, if they won't do it my way, then I'll do it my way!

‘There will be nothing left but stumps and fish bones!’

[Greedly snorting]

We better warn the Planeteers, boy.

Got to go, boss.

Got you, you little snoop! Yep, yep!

Ugh! Toby, g-get help!

[dog barking]

[muffled] Let go of me!

[engine sputtering]

[indistinct chattering]

[dog barking]

Heart! Something is wrong.

- | sense Jeff is in trouble. - Huh?

- Let me and my men help. - We don't need your help.

It's okay.

The most important thing is to find my boy.

You follow the dog, we will track you in the Geo-Cruiser.

(Greedly) ‘Rigger, see if the tanks are full yet.

(Rigger) ‘| don't get it, boss.'

If the fuel tanks are full of weed killer

how are we gonna fly?

The reserve tanks will keep us up long enough

to have a successful accident.

[Greedly snorts]

When the plane crashes, the herbicide will kill the forest

and the river!

‘Then no one will stop me from clear-cutting!’

‘I'll be in hog heaven!’

[Greedly laughs]

[Greedly snorts]

What do we do with the kid?

Bring him. He can test the toxicity!

[engine revving]

[dog barking]

[dog whines]

It looks like Toby's chasing that plane.

Heart!

Jeff is inside. Greedly has him!

Then let's hit it!

[dog barking]

Uh-oh, boss. Planet-pains at 5 o'clock.

Uh, 7! On our butt!

Relax. What are they gonna do, shoot us down?

We want to crash the plane, remember?

Come on! Let's save our bacon.

What about the kid?

We only got two parachutes.

Either give him yours or say "bye-bye."

Sorry, kid. | hope you have your pilot's license. Yep, yep.

Geronimo-o-o-o!

(Gi) ‘Where's Jeff?’

That greed monger wouldn't leave him to crash, would he?

[grunting]

Jeff will never land that thing alone. We've got to help him.

Wheeler, if you get us over the plane

l-| can, how you say, drop in on him.

(Wheeler) ‘It's pretty risky, babe. That's plane's not steady enough.’

We have to try, Wheeler.

- Get ready, Linka! - Now!

Aah!

(Wheeler) ‘Linka!'

[grunts]

Alright! She's gonna make it.

| can't believe it. | thought | was a goner.

[engine sputters]

Bozhe moi! Out of gas!

‘But the fuel tank reads full.’

They are, full of herbicide.

- Plant poison? - Something's wrong.

- They're going down! - Time for a team beam.

Let our powers combine.

Earth!

Fire!

Wind!

Water!

Heart!

By your powers combined, | am Captain Planet!

I'd better hurry. I've got a plane to catch.

Whoa-ho-ho-ho! Those pine needles tickle.

Ugh! Touchdown!

- Thanks, Cap! - Wow!

It's really Captain Planet!

It's nice to meet a fellow environmentalist.

[dog barking]

(Rigger) Get us down!

[snorts]

[chuckles] Looks like Greedly's out on a limb again.

If we don't overlog or overfish

there will be plenty of work for all of us.

And our children.

So, Jeff, your letter said you weren't sure

you wanted to be a Planeteer anymore.

- Can we change your mind? - You already did.

You showed me that the power really is ours

to make a difference.

That's right..

'...Planeteer.'

Check it out, Toby! I'm a Planeteer!

[dog barks]

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

As Planeteers, we can let companies know

we Care how they treat our planet.

Support businesses that recycle

by buying products made from recycled materials.

Paper towels, notebook paper, and even shoes can be made

‘from stuff that would otherwise end up in the dump.’

And when your parents buy appliances

tell them to look for the energy-efficiency rating.

‘The more efficient, the better.’

So, shop smart, reduce waste, and protect our planet.

(all) The power is yours!

~ Earth! f

J Fire! I

< Wind! Water! Heart! J ~ Go Planet! f

(Captain 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.. f

The power is yours!