Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990 - 1996

A Hero for Earth

15th September 1990

Episode 1

The spirit of the Earth, Gaia, summons five teenagers to join her in battling ecological destruction and pollution. Their first fight is to keep Hoggish Greedly's oil rig from destroying a coastline.

Rain of Terror

22nd September 1990

Episode 2

Skumm and his rat pack threaten to destroy a city with acid rain.

Beast of the Temple

29th September 1990

Episode 3

Greedly and Rigger strip-mine Thailand for rubies.

Skumm Lord

6th October 1990

Episode 4

Skumm peddles a polluted drink that turns consumers into rodent zombies.

Deadly Ransom

13th October 1990

Episode 5

Captain Planet is held hostage by Nukem, Blight and MAL.

The Conqueror

20th October 1990

Episode 6

An aggressive and sneaky Earth spirit named Zarm tricks the teens into disobeying Gaia, sparking a dangerous game that threatens to lead to nuclear war.

Last of Her Kind

27th October 1990

Episode 7

The Planeteers fight to save the African elephants from extinction as Looten Plunder tries to corner the market in ivory.

The Dead Seas

3rd November 1990

Episode 8

Greedly and Rigger plot to empty the oceans of fish.

Tree of Life

10th November 1990

Episode 9

Blight gains powers from the "Tree of Life" and threatens to use her new strength to destroy the redwood forest.

Volcano's Wrath

17th November 1990

Episode 10

Sludge solves the world's trash problem by dumping everything into a volcano, which then erupts.

Littlest Planeteer

24th November 1990

Episode 11

A little boy helps battle a smog monster.

A World Below Us

26th January 1991

Episode 12

A dumping operation threatens an underwater city.

Plunder Dam

2nd February 1991

Episode 13

Plunder dams an African river, leaving the locals without the food or water the waterway provided.

Meltdown Syndrome

9th February 1991

Episode 14

Nukem's radioactive presence at a leaking nuclear power plant triggers a meltdown.

Smog Hog

16th February 1991

Episode 15

Greedly creates a pollution-intensive car but his own son becomes a victim of the resulting smog and pollution.

Polluting by Computer

23rd February 1991

Episode 16

Sludge and Blight break into government computers and transform all national parks into toxic waste dumps.

Don't Drink the Water

Episode 17

Plunder, Skumm and Greedly pollute the nation's water supply.

Kwame's Crisis

Episode 18

A depressed Kwame leaves the Planeteers when no one seems to care that Sludge is burying a small town in garbage.

Ozone Hole

13th April 1991

Episode 19

Nukem decimates the ozone layer so he can feast on ultra-violet rays.

The Ultimate Pollution

20th April 1991

Episode 20

Looten Plunder provokes tribal warfare so he can sell arms to both sides.

Population Bomb

27th April 1991

Episode 21

Wheeler is stranded on an island of humanoid mice on the brink of population overload.

Mission to Save Earth (1)

Episode 22

The teens cross paths with Cold Warrior Commander Clash, but their true opponent is Captain Pollution, a creation of Blight's.

Mission to Save Earth (2)

Episode 23

Commander Clash joins the Planeteers to stop the eco-villains and Captain Pollution.

Two Futures (1)

Episode 24

A disgruntled Wheeler uses a time machine to travel to the past to stop himself from becoming a Planeteer.

Two Futures (2)

Episode 25

Wheeler's attempt to keep his former self from joining the Planeteers has grave consequences for the planet.

Heat Wave

Episode 26

Blight creates a mini greenhouse effect over Hope Island, threatening Gaia's life.

Top Cast

Joey Dedio•LeVar Burton•Kath Soucie

Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Kids

Eco-villains beware: Captain Planet is here to save the day! With the guidance of Gaia, five Planeteers - representing Earth, Fire, Water, Wind and Heart - come together to defend our planet from environmental destruction. With their powers combined, the team becomes the solution to pollution!

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Joey Dedio Image

Joey Dedio

Wheeler (voice)

LeVar Burton Image

LeVar Burton

Kwame (voice)

Kath Soucie Image

Kath Soucie

Linka (voice)

Scott Menville Image

Scott Menville

Ma-Ti (voice)

Janice Kawaye Image

Janice Kawaye

Gi (voice)

David Coburn Image

David Coburn

Captain Planet (voice)

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Andy Heyward

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