Captain Planet

Guide Note

Captain Planet was an animated series created in 1990 by Ted Turner which ended in 1996. The series was created to increase environmental awareness amongst children, and plot surrounded a group of heroes called the Planeteers who banded together to help Mother earth and keep people safe from environmental hazards.

Fast Facts

1. First aired: September 15, 1990
2. Last aired: May 11, 1996
3. Seasons: 6
4. Episodes: 113
5. Network: TBS
6. Currently running in syndication
7. Created by: Ted Turner
8. Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, David Coburn, LeVar Burton

The series featured a multi-national group of pre-teens called the Planeteers. Each member was entrusted with a ring that gave them elemental powers. Together they had the ability to summon the powerful Captain Planet, who was a sentient, friendly incarnation of all their combined powers. They used both their individual abilities and their powerful ally to battle a group of villainous eco-terrorists as they hatched nefarious pollution plots across the world.

1. Gi: A Japanese girl with power over Water
2. Kwame: A non-specific Afican boy with power over Earth
3. Linka: A Russian girl with the power over Wind
4. Wheeler: An American boy with power over Fire
5. Ma-Ti: A non-specific South American boy with power over Heart
   • -While not a classical element, Heart was used to represent communication and empathy, and was embodied by telepathy and occasionally mind control.

"By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!" -Catchphrase

"The power is yours!" -Tagline