He introduces himself to the Planeteers, and explains that he is their powers combined and multiplied, but while he is there, the Planeteers' rings are powerless.Ĭaptain Planet then flies to battle Greedly and Rigger, and he wins. There is a glowing gold "Earth" emblem in the middle of his chest. The Planeteers then take Gaia's advice, and allow their powers to combine.įrom out of the Earth comes Captain Planet, a blue-skinned, green-haired, and brown-eyed super-eco-hero clad in red. However, the kids -now called, "Planeteers"- are stalemated: If they do anything, Greedly will spray the nearby animals with oil. After a quick recap of their powers, she sends them to do battle with Greedly and Rigger. Gaia brings the five kids to her home base of Hope Island, where she tells them of their mission. Linka, from the Soviet Union (later to be referred to as Eastern Europe), with the power of Wind.Īnd Ma-Ti, from South America, with the power of Heart. Wheeler, from North America, with the power of Fire. Kwame, from Africa, with the power of Earth. Distressed at the destruction going on all over the planet, she calls in five young people from all over the globe, and gives each a powerful ring: This is basically an adaption of the first episode: Hoggish Greedly and Rigger are drilling for oil in a protected area, and their drilling wakes up Gaia, the Spirit of the Earth. A PSA at the end of the episode warns about the dangers of recreational drugs and urges those addicted to seek help.Publication date: October 1991 - October 1992 In the end, all those addicted, including Linka, receive medical attention and treatment for their withdrawal symptoms, while Skumm accidentally doses himself with Bliss. Linka, realizing what happened, manages to escape the temptation of another hit and they summon Captain Planet, who defeats Skumm. Skumm sends his Bliss-heads after the Planeteers, chasing them to the top of the Capitol building where Boris overdoses and dies. The Planeteers rescue her, only to realize that all those who remain in the city are now addicts, and that withdrawal from Bliss is agonizing. He offers Linka’s Planeteer ring in exchange for more drugs, and to get it, Boris spikes Linka’s food, hooking her on Bliss. Bedraggled and in pain, Boris returns to Skumm after Linka accidentally destroys his supply. Verminous Skumm is selling a new designer drug known as ‘Bliss’ on the streets of Washington DC, and Boris, Linka's cousin, is addicted. Blight derails the otherwise straight-faced narrative. While the Planeteers are less jokey and more somber, the flamboyantly cruel tone of Dr. You probably never expected to see terrified and emaciated dogs in a Captain Planet adventure, and rightfully so. When an entire episode centers around the chillingly realistic depiction of animal abuse, it hits a little differently. You know what’s just weirder than the Planeteers dealing with Hitler? The Planeteers dealing with puppy mills. The episode finishes with a PSA about adopting pets from shelters rather than buying them from pet stores. Blight is presumably mauled by her guard dogs. Captain Planet and Lady save both the dogs and Joey, and Dr. Blight attempts to set the mill on fire to destroy the evidence - meaning the dogs. But Joey has snacks, and manages to win over both the guard dogs, one of whom he names Lady. The Doctor attempts to feed him to her starving guard dogs. Blight’s facility and is immediately captured. Blight, who is using the mill to breed dogs for her experiments. Wheeler's cousin Joey discovers that his recently deceased puppy came from a puppy mill run by Dr. This episode’s closing PSA is about respecting others and solving conflict through communication. Tai-Lee also gives a soldier a letter to her grandparents that warns them of the local minefield, thereby creating time shenanigans that allow her to regain her lost leg. Everyone heads back to the future, but not before Blight drops her atomic weapons journal, which the American military collects for future use. Captain Planet is summoned, and he throws the armed atom bomb deep into space. In the ensuing scuffle, the Blights accidentally arm the atom bomb. They make it to the time machine inside and are transported to the past just in time to stop Hitler from buying the bomb. Fortunately, a local named Tai-Lee, who lost her leg to a leftover mine, is there to help guide them. Unfortunately, mines left over from the Vietnam War surround the ship, and the group is nearly blown sky-high. Back in the present, the Planeteers make their way to Blight’s crashed ship in Vietnam. They escape to World War II and try to sell bombs to Hitler, who is all too eager to buy. Blight teams up with her future self to travel back in time and sell atomic bombs to the highest bidder.
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