Captain Planet

[agroskaterik]

Captain Planet, He's our hero,
Gunna take pollution down to zero...

Earth
Fire
Wind
Water
Heart
..GO PLANET!

"With your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!"

http://www.captainplanetfdn.org/images/pics/cp_gear.jpe

http://www.turner.com/planet/static/graphics/splashimage.gif


.....did anybody else idolize this guy?

[Bennett]

yes, I followed up my green mullet, and affinity for children half my age with an 8 year sentence.

The Power is YOURS!!!

[KILLADEUCE]

yes, I followed up my green mullet, and affinity for children half my age with an 8 year sentence


BWAHAHAH


- Actually in my younger days i did watch CP, it was one of the only cartoons on AFN when i lived in Germany.... I used to have this major crush on that Russian Chick-

[crash0814]

I remember watching that show and wondering, "What good could heart possibly be when fighting bad guys?"

[FS]

I think they made a few episodes to try and suggest that "from South-America, Ma-Ti, with the power of Heart" had some kind of purpose in the team, but we all knew better. The only reason they even let him tag along was because if they didn't, Captain Planet would emerge like a robot bent on destruction instead of a crystalline fruit.

This must've been one of the most politically correct cartoons ever.

[Esuohlim]

That kid with the heart power is useless. It's like when they auditioned to be "planeteers", he was the runner-up and heart power was a consolation prize or something.

Look at the picture, he's way in the back behind Captain Planet. He's forgotten and worthless. :tear

[crash0814]

So naturally he's the South American character.

[Esuohlim]

Don't put "(joke)" at the end. >:

And the water chick is the asian kid. NUURRR! :rolleyes

[crash0814]

Oh yeah, the heart guy is South American. Allow me to edit my post.

[the_dudefather]

captain planet, he is a god-like superbeing who can do all kinds of crazy shit, so he hires a bunch of kids who end up starting fires or causing earthquakes to bumble their way to victory.

THE POWER IS YOURS!

[ScruU2wice]

i think the only reason the heart kid was in, is because he had a monkey. but i can't find a picture of it :(

[KILLADEUCE]

captain planet, he is a god-like superbeing who can do all kinds of crazy shit, so he hires a bunch of kids who end up starting fires or causing earthquakes to bumble their way to victory.

THE POWER IS YOURS!

No Doubt....

"I'll Get you if it's the last thing I doooooooo...."

what was that Henchman leaders name again? Lootin'g Plunder or some shit HAHAHA

[agroskaterik]

Yea, that monkey was cool, damn cool.
The planeteers also may have been usin Ma-Ti (the heart ring guy) for that green stuff sticken out of his sleeve...

In the following video clip, Wheeler (the fire dude) helps a helpless lady and Suchi the spider-monkey escape from a building thats about to explode. WARNING: ACTION PACKED.
http://www.turner.com/planet/movies/wheelermov.html

Heres another one where the planeteers encounter A LION
Luckily, Kwame steps up and saves the day.
http://www.turner.com/planet/movies/kwamemov.html

[agroskaterik]

In this video, Gi saves a seal from a band of pirates.
http://www.turner.com/planet/movies/gimov.html


what was that Henchman leaders name again? Lootin'g Plunder or some shit HAHAHA

Yea, Looten Plunder, he sure knew how to dress..
http://www.turner.com/planet/static/graphics/looten.gif

[Psycho Squid]

I remember there was a villian called Duke Nukem. He looked like the Thing from the Fantastic Four with a mohawk, but he wasn't as cool as the Thing. I also remember one episode when all the bad guys created Captain Pollution and he beat the shit out of Captain Planet. That was probably the only good episode of Captain Planet I have seen.

[agroskaterik]

I remember there was a villian called Duke Nukem. He looked like the Thing from the Fantastic Four with a mohawk, but he wasn't as cool as the Thing.
Duke Nukem:
http://www.turner.com/planet/graphics/duke.gif

I also remember one episode when all the bad guys created Captain Pollution and he beat the shit out of Captain Planet. That was probably the only good episode of Captain Planet I have seen.
Then you must not have seen very many episodes of Captain Planet. >:

[Cap'n Crunch]

Does anyone notice that all of the kids have the same exact face?

[Esuohlim]

Yeah, OK Crunch :rolleyes

[agroskaterik]

Same faces? HA. The planeteers are intended to be a multi-racial group of pollution fighters. >: ..stupid

[Psycho Squid]

Then you must not have seen very many episodes of Captain Planet. >:

True and I don't plan on watching any more episodes. From what I remember, every episode is pretty much the same. "Bad guy try to destroy the environment, ethnic kids create Captain Planet, Captain Planet stops Bad guy." Then they show a public service announcement at the end of every episode about how the kiddies can help the environment. On second thought, it's been a long time since I seen Capt Planet so I might check it out whenever its on.

[James]

I think they made a few episodes to try and suggest that "from South-America, Ma-Ti, with the power of Heart" had some kind of purpose in the team, but we all knew better. The only reason they even let him tag along was because if they didn't, Captain Planet would emerge like a robot bent on destruction instead of a crystalline fruit.

This must've been one of the most politically correct cartoons ever.

That's why I hated it. so fucking much.

And the only reason they kept Ma-Ti around, was because he controlled that little monkey.

[executioneer]

CAPTAIN PLANET >:>:>:>:>: IS FOR FAGS >:>:>:>:>: WHO LIKE TO BE FAGS >:

-willie

[pjalne]

From imdb:

LeVar Burton .... Kwame (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg .... Gaia (voice)
Mary Kay Bergman .... Dr. Blight (1991-1993) (voice)
James Coburn .... Looten Plunder (1990-1993) (voice)
Tim Curry .... MAL (1990-1993) (voice)
Jeff Goldblum .... Duke Nukem (1990) (voice)
Louis Gossett Jr. .... Commander Clash
Helen Hunt .... Additional Voices (voice)
Margot Kidder .... Gaia (1993-1996) (voice)
Malcolm McDowell .... Zarm (1990-1993) (voice)
John Ratzenberger .... Rigger (1990-1993) (voice)
Meg Ryan .... Dr. Blight (1990-1991) (voice)
Martin Sheen .... Sly Sludge (1990-1993) (voice)
Sting .... Zarm (1990-1992) (voice)

And finally...

Charlie Schlatter .... Additional Voices (voice)

... who played Ferris Bueller in the TV series, was a 'Mahoney' substitute in Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow and starred alongside Dick Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder.

http://www.encyclopedia-obscura.com/r/86.gif

EDIT:

... and Sonic the Hedgehog the animated series, of course.

[Zomboid]

For some reason, that was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid.

[FS]

Jesus Christ. Where'd they get all those big names? Back when that show was made it was probably good for publicity to be a part of it or something. Or maybe they received heavy government funding.

[Bennett]

It was probably some kind of celebrity community service sentence.

[Zomboid]

Jesus Christ. Where'd they get all those big names? Back when that show was made it was probably good for publicity to be a part of it or something. Or maybe they received heavy government funding.
It was a ted turner show and he just got all those people to support it. I'd link to the yesterdayland.com thing on it I read a while back but the site's gone :(

[Comrade Rocket]

I remeber one of the shows they had to deal with pollution of the MIND. There were gang member or somebody shot someone because of there race. I don't really remember. It scared me shitless for reasons i can't remeber either, rendering this post totally useless.

[Schimid]

I remember watching that wondering "Who the fuck would go out of their way to destroy the environment?"

Seriously. Get a hobbie. >: