It's crazy that there are 100+ episodes. I watched it semi-regularly growing up and it seemed like I only saw the same 10-15 episodes over and over again lol

@calvomedia8427

5 жыл бұрын

😂ikr i remember captain pollution. and few other episodes.

@trans8010

5 жыл бұрын

Remember that episode where Wheeler quits the Planeteers and wishes they never formed and goes back in time to steal away the ring from his past self? They only played it once a week every week till the end of time!

@taradhar3200

5 жыл бұрын

Carl Watkins LOL 😂

@Dargonhuman

5 жыл бұрын

That's because for a long while production troubles meant there were only a handful of completed episodes ready for the premiere deadline, so they just kept showing those few episodes over and over until they had more to broadcast.

@gspotcyplick

5 жыл бұрын

@@givmespace it was a perfect formula for hate

I have to hand it to Turner, he seemed to have a very genuine desire to make a difference and educate kids about the environment with this show and definitely went above and beyond what most executives would generally do to make it a reality

Who thinks there shouldve been a Captain Planet/Toxic Avengers crossover?

@Openreality

4 жыл бұрын

That would be cool, Voyager this is one of the series that fell victim to the Satanic panic. Turner never had relevancy, even than. He went loopy

@ryanbarth6691

3 жыл бұрын

✋

@emperortrevornorton3119

3 жыл бұрын

Toxic Crusaders was the animated one Toxic Avenger was the one who liked crushing criminal's skulls and dry cleaning elderly criminal lady Time for the toxic crusaders theme song "we are the toxic crusaders and of that we are pretty sure of×5" lol with the sound of an accordion to make your ears bleed

@kurtjk01

3 жыл бұрын

The Toxic Avenger would clearly kick the living shit out of Captain Planet. Troma beats animation.

@CaraBolsaSTUDIOS

3 жыл бұрын

I THINK IN A COMIC OF TOXIE THEY MAKE A PARODY, WITH CORPORAL GLOBE AND THE GLOBETEERS

🎵Captain Planet! He's a hero! Gonna take pollution down to zero!🎵

@Mekasoundwave

5 жыл бұрын

You'll pay for this, Captain Planet!

@jasoncaldwell8199

5 жыл бұрын

HE FAILED.

@onyx081

5 жыл бұрын

🎵He's our powers magnified, And he's fighting on the planet's side.

@mcurran6505

5 жыл бұрын

🎵Captain Planet, he's our hero, Gonna take pollution down to zero, Gonna help him put asunder, Bad guys who like to loot and plunder!🎵

@lennywright5655

5 жыл бұрын

🎶 We’re the Planeteers, you can be one too, cause saving our planet is the thing to do, looting and polluting, is not the way, hear what Captain Planet, has to say! 🎶...

The episodes that delved into Drug addiction In the form of a fictional drug called "Bliss" and the "Racism" episode that involved gang violence were possibly the most unflinchingly aplomb and left a lasting impression in my youth.

@nostalgiavlog9766

2 жыл бұрын

Also AIDS

@findantu

2 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say this show covered alot and I think Whoopi had something to do with that. Even if kinda dumb sometimes she's pretty outspoken about stuff she cares about at the time.

We're the Planeteers! You can be one too Because saving the planet Is the thing to do! Looting and polluting is not the way Hear what Captain Planet Has to say! The Power is.........YOURS!

@KRAFTWERK2K6

5 жыл бұрын

And now the German version (which i STILL remember) Das Planeten Team ruft dir zu "Mach Mit!" Die Rettung unsrer Erde nur mit Dir geschieht. Plündern und verschmutzen ist nicht gefragt. Hört was Captain Planet zu euch sagt! Ihr habt die Macht!

@richlizard709

4 жыл бұрын

R u single?

@WaitingtoHit

3 жыл бұрын

When the theme song is the most memorable thing about a show, that's a bad sign.

Anyone else remember the Captain Planet Marathon that would happen every Earth Day on Boomerang?

@jaggin7561

5 жыл бұрын

Yep did they stop doing that. The new boomerang has changed a lot.

@nightwarper1760

5 жыл бұрын

jaggin 75 idk, but Cartoon Network made an abridged episode, it’s on there KZread channel

@jaggin7561

5 жыл бұрын

@@nightwarper1760 Thanks for letting me know.

@nightwarper1760

5 жыл бұрын

jaggin 75 let me know what u think of it

@jaggin7561

5 жыл бұрын

@@nightwarper1760 I saw it, it was funny. I'm just kind of puzzled a bit because I dont see a balance on cartoon network so this wasnt really unexpected or that intriguing. But for Captain Planet I say it was good. I did laugh so I hope the superhero can make his big return soon. Also have you seen the lil dicky earth song and leonardo DiCaprio is making a live action movie of Captain planet

Just want to voice my appreciation for the amount of research that goes into each of these episodes. I've been entertained and learned a lot by being subscribed to this channel. Keep up the great work!

Remember the power is yours.

@cask82

4 жыл бұрын

And knowing is half the battle!

@TekkLuthor

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds a lot like, "remember, you are the real heroes"

@bern9642

3 жыл бұрын

@@TekkLuthor he means he is fictional so he can't reallystop pollution. Only real humans can. 😅

@JT5555

2 жыл бұрын

there is only one solution for earth's pollution: YOU!

Part of the DIC era budget was because Exxon was legally obligated to create the show after a certain freighter leak.

@Openreality

4 жыл бұрын

Mostly because Ted Turner paid too many people off.

@QwyattStorm

3 жыл бұрын

Exxon Valdez?

@ScooterinAB

3 жыл бұрын

Ha.

@CommodoreFan64

3 жыл бұрын

So really it was a BS Public PR stunt? 😂

@kencoleman5007

3 жыл бұрын

@@CommodoreFan64 Retribution in the form of star studded, diversity cast PSA's.

I still catch myself humming the theme song every once and a while....

@Openreality

4 жыл бұрын

Well this documentary didn't help that much. I need to listen to the Duck Tales theme on repeat for a few hours to bleach my mind of this tripe.

Linka's from Eastern Europe huh....we'll ignore her red star belt buckle I guess....

@truefanforum3273

5 жыл бұрын

Tony Jackson Well, I think Linka being from Eastern Europe shows that even people from combative societies can work together for a common cause. Not necessarily a bad message.

@tonyjackson1636

5 жыл бұрын

It was just a joke man.

@DoReMi123acb

5 жыл бұрын

@@tonyjackson1636 In Soviet Russia, jokes on you!!!!!

@brandonlyon730

5 жыл бұрын

There had always been an interesting thought in me about Linka when it came to that episode where they go back in time to World war 2 with Hitler buying a nuke from Dr. Blight. That episode made me wonder what would’ve happened if it was Stalin in that episode buying the bomb. It would’ve been interesting concept considering Linka is from the Soviet Union and even today Stalin is a mixed figure in the former Soviet States, so imagine the drama from that situation.

It was too subtle, I didn't think about the environment after each episode was over, I think it was more for adults to think they were making a difference.

Dr. Blight was a babe. *wolf whistle.* 😍💕💕

@Biorythym

3 жыл бұрын

unfortunately while Blight was originally voiced by Meg Ryan, she was later voiced by Mark Kay Bergman of South Park fame who committed suicide RIP

@matsujonen

3 жыл бұрын

The nineties was the decade of ridiculously sexy female cartoon characters. Almost every show had at LEAST one.

@audiooddities9982

3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank god, i thought i was the only one who thought so..

@Nintendoggy

3 жыл бұрын

They predicted the evil symbol that is the Karen haircut.

@Drakonpirata

3 жыл бұрын

Dr. Blight to me was basically a female Harvey Dent

I'm a biologist now, thanks in part to Captain Planet.

@bongojones2027

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty depressing huh

@Red-in4fx

3 жыл бұрын

@@bongojones2027 It has it's ups and downs, but fieldwork, the thrill of discovery, working with local communities and sharing one's experiences and knowledge to those willing to listen and to the next generation is quite fulfilling.

@shinji1264

2 жыл бұрын

@@bongojones2027 That's what y'all think about science...?

@shinji1264

2 жыл бұрын

@@Red-in4fx Ignore dude, anybody studying fields of science contribute to tiny steps to move humanity forward, sad y'all have to tug all that dead weight

@Red-in4fx

2 жыл бұрын

@@shinji1264 Thank you! I really appreciate it.

The Don Cheadle movie was pretty good

@leyenda6149

5 жыл бұрын

The thumbnails always turned me off. When i finally clicked on them i couldn't stop cracking up

@realedvardjr

5 жыл бұрын

You beat me to it.

@gtf234

5 жыл бұрын

Legit I really want a live action Captain Planet movie to star him as Captain Planet. Or if that is not possible, considering he nearly overheated to death in that makeup for the 2011 gag movie, Rhodey in the comics needs a power up that transforms him into a totally lawyer friendly equivalent of Captain Planet- he's dating Captain Marvel right now, let him be Captain Planet.

@vernonhampton5863

5 жыл бұрын

Next time on Death Battle, Captain Planet vs Swamp Thing.

@bae_ofpigz

5 жыл бұрын

I also enjoyed Hotel Rwanda

Even at 38 years old, I still remeber the theme song and sing it >< The message of this show was definately not lost on me :)

I always thought Richard Dean Anderson, with his naturally flowing mullet would be a great live action Captian Planet.

@claywoodral7587

4 жыл бұрын

That would be too much majesty for a single film.

@RobCamp-rmc_0

3 жыл бұрын

And yet Don Cheadle is the _true_ live-action Captain Planet

@dbzispimpin

3 жыл бұрын

Theo Von for Captain Planet! lol

@gunslingingbird74

3 жыл бұрын

Not only that, but he would stop the evil corporation using a paper clip, peanut butter, a ball of navel lint, and a cosmetic mirror.

One unique thing about the series is how they aged the Planeteers in the final season. Wheeler, Linka and company went from around 13 years old to 16 by the end of the series and every Planeteer got a re-design where they were slightly older and looked more heroic. It was quite interesting and I wish they had done it sooner.

Really loved the recentish OKKO crossover with Captain Planet, it was a bit on the nose but it was incredibly funny.

@Mekasoundwave

5 жыл бұрын

OK KO is a great show and the Captain Planet episode's probably one of the best ones.

@Titleknown

5 жыл бұрын

I think it's kinda telling about the modern history of environmentalism that the "punchline" to that ep was how Captain Planet failed at stopping the climatepocalypse. Again, I blame the neoliberal* emphasis on "personal responsibility" over the actual massive societal changes needed to fix stuff combined with the ideological trends currently lumped under "degrowth" that created a perception of environmentally sound living as societally mandated aceticism/austerity. This is why I'm a fully-automated luxury socialist people, read Leigh Alexander y'all! *Which isn't actually left-wing but the academic-y term for the ideology of "Markets are the best, let the market do what it wants, everything must be markets now" that unites the shitty centrist wing of the Democratic party and the shitty entire wing of silicon valley. Academic terms are dumb and confusing like that.

Wow! I started this video as mostly entertainment and nostalgia, but soon realized that I am learning WAY more than I expected about how monumental Captain Planet actually was. Phenomenal video! Highly educational.

Man, I'll always always remember the episode when they saw Hitler. And Cap, just being near the guy, was overwhelmed and brought to his knees by Hitler's hatred. That had struck a chord with me and I began looking up info on WW2. Overall, one of my favourite cartoon series. To this day I tell my friends (jokingly) don't litter "cause it'll piss off Gaia" (but I definitely know the show had an impact on my trash disposal habits). I really wish a series like this could work in this day and age, but regardless I am thankful for its impact on a generation.

@Reddragon05100

5 жыл бұрын

I saw that episode as well, Geon. That was pretty intense. Cap getting weak by Hitler’s hatred and prejudice was rough.

@brandonlyon730

5 жыл бұрын

That episode made me wonder what would’ve happened if it was Stalin in that episode buying the bomb. It would’ve been interesting concept considering one of the planeters is from the Soviet Union and even today Stalin is a mixed figure in the former Soviet States, so imagine the drama from that situation.

@Reddragon05100

5 жыл бұрын

Very True, Braydon. Linka is from the Soviet Union. There definitely would have been drama right there if Stalin had that bomb.

@The-kr9rb

5 жыл бұрын

When any dictator looks at you angrily you tend to wig out

@jordil6152

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that was a great one. Remember when Captain Planet turned into a dog and mauled those Helter Skelter Manson killers?

A Captain Planet/Superman crossover wouldve worked as well cause it couldve revealed that the destruction of Krypton concerned the future of Earth. Plus Lex Luthor couldve joined forces with all the eco villains.

Who else can recite the theme song by HEART? "Looting and polluting, is not the way. Hear what Captain Planet, has to say." "The power, is YOURS!" * buh bam bamp *

@KyosukeShigeru

3 жыл бұрын

O.o for the most part, I can hear the instrumentals once the summon for the cap starts...and then it falls into place. That's how catchy it was back then.

I loved this show, and while I'm pretty lazy about conservation, it definitely influenced the way I do little things in my everyday life. Also, it was always frustrating that people made fun of heart, but even as a kid I realized that it was a great power, as the others could have been very destructive without it. :)

@Ramipon

3 жыл бұрын

If Ma-ti was evil we are all dead >_ its a safe bet he could also control Humans

@dazskadi612

3 жыл бұрын

I think it's because he always doubted himself and the rest of the team had to encourage him and give him a pep talk to get him to be brave, Now that I'm an adult i totally get what the writers were doing there, it was a message to kids to say even though it might seem tough, it's worth doing. Which ultimately gets us as kids to act. I work in conservation and land management now, and I can tell you, I feel like Ma'ti most days haha

@pizdamatii5001

3 жыл бұрын

there was that story arc (i think it was two episodes) with the spirit of mars, gaia's equal, coming to earth. he gave the planeteers gloves that greatly amplified their powers, though they had to take off the rings to put the gloves on. ma-ti refused. part of me always wanted to know what the power of heart dialed up to 11 would have been like :)

@JT5555

2 жыл бұрын

they actually recently had a captain planet parody character on rick and morty in the form of planetina who morty falls in love with and saves from her version of the planeteers by killing them when they were about to sell her to terrorists. planetina is a very sweet and honest god-like entity but she ends up going on a murderous rampage on everything she sees harming the planet (such as burning alive a bunch of oil workers) and the theory is that the reason she does this is because there was no heart (thus making her more a force of nature and fairly unstable). so ya,point is that i think people (at least those that watch rick and morty) are kind of now getting how important the heart is.XD

But... the show had a villain named Duke Nukem. Which one came first? 🤔

@stefanocampelli2694

3 жыл бұрын

Technically the Captain Planet villain came first but apparently the production did not copyright his name so it was fine for 3D Realms.

@bern9642

3 жыл бұрын

@@stefanocampelli2694 well technically you don't need to copyright your work officially for it to be yours. You just have to prove you created it first. My guess is, it just wasn't something hanna barbera cared about

@OverdriveGamesAnime

2 жыл бұрын

@@bern9642 the characters were unique. Since neither is derivative of the other, neither is infringing on any creative aspect.

@sirkiljaoswindmane8901

2 жыл бұрын

Because of Captain Planet's Duke Nukem, the first Duke Nukem game from 1991 was in fact renamed "Duke Nukum" in an updated version. But when making the sequel, they found out that the name wasn't copyrighted, so Duke became Nukem again in 1993's Duke Nukem II

@cecilfahie7152

Жыл бұрын

This is actually a stupid question

If LaVar Burton isn’t the best person to ever walk this Earth. That man is a global treasure.

@JB0071051982

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, hearing his voice as Kwame(spelling) was one of the reasons that I tuned into to watch this show. Also I really enjoyed the environmental message of the show. It got me into recycling and being more aware of my actions related to the environment. I had a few of the action figures and even an issue of the Marvel comic book, during my childhood. My fingers are crossed that someday soon the whole series comes out on DVD, especially since their are episodes from the final two seasons that I have never seen.

@brandonpage7087

5 жыл бұрын

I still, till this day, have tremendous respect for Levar, for always being such a positive role model & for not playing racially stereotypical roles. Loved him in Captain Planet & he made me love reading with Reading Rainbow.

@nightwarper1760

5 жыл бұрын

Bob Ross?

@Mckxm

5 жыл бұрын

LeVar Burton was also in a fun horror movie called The Midnight Hour (1985)

@yohyzo5889

5 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%! He was a huge influence on me since I pretty much watched everything hes been in since childhood! (Albiet mostly just coincidence). I would have to say that Reading Rainbow was one of my favorite shows as a small kid, and it taught me I wasnt American(😆) since I wanted to visit the places the program would showcase. I want my nephew to grow up to this once he grows up a bit. LeVar must be a real positive dude to be around!

Whenever I'm doing a task that involves 2 or 3 other people, like moving some large/heavy furniture, just as we're about to start I thow in a "let our powers combine!". Anybody else?

@lightninlad

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao!!

I used to have a Captain Planet watch that was water powered. It was a pretty cool concept but kind of annoying that every couple hours I had to go to the restroom and run my hand under water just to tell the time.

Yes I want a captain planet live Action movie

Idk about pollution but I knew then that color changing action figures we're and still are awesome

@jaylawson6264

5 жыл бұрын

It caused polution to make them

We need a new cartoon for kids today, Remember the POWER IS YOURS

@CDRiley

4 жыл бұрын

It's not my power, its belong to Electric Company, they won't give me any, I have to paid deposit. That's not fair. ;)

@diefenbakersown

3 жыл бұрын

Captain Propaganda?

I only have one request mighty Max TV show.

@Veri7a

5 жыл бұрын

along with the toys that you will inevitably lose inside your couch XD

@REPVILE

4 жыл бұрын

That show was criminally underrated, especially how brilliantly they ended it.

It's quite amazing to hear how much of a positive impact this had! Being in Scotland I had the Megadrive game and boy, it was hard!!

We could all learn from the Lavar Burton segment.

@legionaireb

5 жыл бұрын

We can learn from ANY Levar Burton segment. The man is a genius.

Producing tons of plastic figurines wrapped in even more plastic sounds like a great way to save the planet! Thank you TED TURNER! XD

Really did enjoy this show as a kid. I remember the toys, but never bought one. Now that I know that some of the proceeds went to the Captain Planet Foundation, I wish I had.

@jaustill237

3 жыл бұрын

I had Kwame, Wheeler, Linka, Mahti, Captain Planet and that giant Rat dude. Getting Gi to complete the team would have been amazing. I read later that she was an exclusive to (Kmart?) Or something like that.

@windsonma8209

3 жыл бұрын

I Hear Ya If I also Knew I would have had my Parents and Grandparents Buy me More when I was a Kid

@JT5555

2 жыл бұрын

i was either just a little too young at the time this show was a thing or they just didn't show it enough in canada to make a impact (a impact from the show: i'm still a BIG believer in saving the planet and such) but i wish i'd have known more about all this because i for sure would have gotten the toys (coming from the same chick that was donating to the world wildlife fund way back in elementary school. at least until around the time they sent me a empty toilet paper roll in the mail as a prop to explain what exotic bird traders use to hold birds: that just depressed me and i kinda said fuck it at that point cause my innocent mind was too young to be hearing about all of that). oh well.

I remember being 10 years old and wondering who was making the plastic toys of captain plantet? the villains of the series themselves?

@markuswolf7884

5 жыл бұрын

Ironically, the landfills are probably full of unpopular Captain Planet toys.

I rooted for the villains as a kid. The glow in the dark Nukem figure was awesome!

Great video!!! Please do a video on mighty Max the toys and TV show that would be amazing

@VintageToyGallery

5 жыл бұрын

Mighty Max was awesome. The boys version of Polly Pocket.

@atariblue

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved the cartoon. In my opinion it has one of the best finales to kid's cartoon ever.

@roachman7496

5 жыл бұрын

When you look at the Might Max Toys, I have no idea how they came up with such an awesome concept for the cartoon

@kevinthomas4239

5 жыл бұрын

Mighty Max and Micro Machines playsets were my absolute favorites as a kid. The cartoon was beyond amazing.

@Randomark3087

5 жыл бұрын

Omg! Yes! I didn't have any of the toys as a kid, but I loved the TV Show!

Great video. I once wrote a d&d campaign based on Captain Planet. It was set during the industrial revolution and the planeteers were basically the top five agents in a secret organization. Captain Planet was the combined essence of the original five founding agents resurrected by Gaia into an element avatar for her power. Each planeteer did have a ring, but tapping into those energies was dangerous and only for emergencies. All the villains were reworked for the time period. It was a lot of fun.

@sandradermark8463

3 жыл бұрын

RLY? Did you? I LUV this premise!!! Victorian/Steampunk Captain Planet...

@pharsight3194

3 жыл бұрын

@@sandradermark8463 Yep. It was super fun. I should pitch it to Adi Shankur. He does the Bootleg Universe stuff and Castlevania on Netflix.

All I know is I need a MAFEX Captain Planet in my collection someday...

7:45: FUN FACT: Phyllis Diller even made an appearance as "Dr. Good-Air" in the episode focusing on vehicle emission standards.

How did I never clue in to the fact that Kwame was voiced by Levar Burton? I watched every episode of Star Trek, the Next Generation; it feels like I should've known this before now.

Damn, that Kennedy half dollar is a deep cut. Three simultaneous vintage pop-culture references is Jedi level dorkitude. Kudos.

I have said it before, and I will say it again: this is officially my favorite Channel on KZread. I dont really understand why, but this episode made me get a little misty.

Barbara Pyle was hitting the military press hard. Dang, that shoulder width was impressive.

This show aired when I was a kid in the early 90s in Trinidad on TTT (channel 2). It definitely shaped me into becoming a Geography Teacher / environmentalist.

THE POWER IS YOURS

I remember watching this back in the day and thinking the guy with the heart power really got the short end of the stick 😅

Captain Planet and the Planeteers is one of my favorite shows.

The Captain Pollution angle was one of the best in the '90s. They cpuld have kept it going, but the villains still do their own thing, as selfish evil people do. Would've been great!!!

The Nintendo Video game was so hardddddd

Martin Sheen? That's President Kennedy, you idiot! :) Love the Goonies reference!!!

@kevinthomas4239

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, well he played Kennedy.

Captain Planet and subtle are concepts that just can't co-exist.

I'm surprised this hasn't been made into a live-action movie yet

@JT5555

2 жыл бұрын

i'm glad it hasn't: pretty much any attempt could only sully it in the worst ways.

07:56 = The visual references for the voice cast were HILARIOUS!! 🤣

I love anything with power rings in it 😁 I know I’ve seen all episodes but I can’t believe it was six seasons long 😲 Great video Mr Larson, Producer Greg 👍🏽✌🏽

That voice acting list is...surprising

Captain Planet was a cheesy creation of the Can-Do Optimism of the 90s but damn if I don't still somewhat enjoy it in ways even now. I had no idea that a percentage of the profits made off the series went to environmental charity and that it's still going on today - that actually really improves my perspective on it all, good that they were putting their money to work instead of just platitudes and moralizing.

@bongojones2027

3 жыл бұрын

can do optimism of the 90's? lol

@MikeTXBC

2 жыл бұрын

@@bongojones2027 To be fair, Captain Planet first appeared in late 1990, so the many of the attitudes and ideas were still firmly entrenched in the 1980s, which was decidedly more "upbeat" and "positive." The mid-to-late 90s was when we saw the proliferation of the whole "gritty, so-called realistic, grimdark" motif.

@KenoshiAkai

Жыл бұрын

@@MikeTXBC It was optimism that came in part from Baby Boomers' nostalgia revolving around the twentieth anniversary of Woodstock and Earth Day. They still thought that they could change the world if they just threw enough good vibrations at it.

"G O P L A N E T ! ! !"

Jeez Dan - that was some seriously long placed advertising at the start. Go Monetisation!

@rey5118

5 жыл бұрын

Oly Rhys Capitalism saves the day!

@FernandoGastelo

5 жыл бұрын

Squarespace is really pushing hard. A lot of KZreadrs I follow are starting their videos with 5 min advertisements for Squarespace

@olyrhys8724

5 жыл бұрын

I do really like Dan’s videos and the Toy Galaxy channel. I’m also not blind to the fact that this is provided at nil cost to me and that people have to make a living. However, if anyone from the channel does read these comments - that was really grating and clunky.

Love the history you guys bring to the channel!👍😁 Good work

I wonder how many of those Captain Planet action figures are now taking up space in landfills.

Clicked for Don Cheadle. Was not disappointed.

I loved this cartoon. I think I still have my Planeteer ID card and ring somewhere in a box. Linka and Gi were so hard to find in the stores in toy form. I loved whoopi as Gaia.

Great stuff as usual. I remember the cartoon well but don't recall anyone picking up the toys...and I'm also shocked there were 100+ eps. Wow!

Amazing. I didn't know so many people liked Captain Planet. I watched it because it was the only cartoon on at that time in my area. Really thought it was too cheesey

Though Captain Planet was an interesting show, there were episodes in which it suggested that not everything was as straight forward as it seemed. I remember, in particular, an episode in which Doctor Blight had created a machine for time travel, and yet it was Gaia who ordered Blight's AI assistant to send Wheeler into the future. Also, there were times when the show bordered on planet worship and would become rather "preachy". There were also times in which the episode's ending was such that I could not help but wonder if the Planeteers themselves hadn't actually done more harm than good, plus it often seemed as if the "villains" weren't simply set up as a gimmick, as their actions never really made any sense. To that end, I could live without a live-action movie ever being made, especially given all the pollution that is generated from making a movie.

@MikeTXBC

2 жыл бұрын

The show was excessively preachy, but I guess that's the problem when you create a cartoon to be essentially be a 22-minute animated PSA instead of for entertainment.

...wow! That's so many episodes! I am confident that I never saw them all...

@WarhammerGeek

5 жыл бұрын

I only remember a handful that I would see over and over. Was shocked to hear it had that many.

Loved Captain Planet growing up. Good to know he's still out there teaching and encouraging others to do their part to clean up.

Captain Planet was about saving the environment? Huh, I never made the connection

@CanthusOfCandE

5 жыл бұрын

So it wasn't a cartoon advertising brylcream? Teaching kids everywhere that they could grow up to have green pointy hair.

we need cartoons like this now days!

I grew up and found out that, no, the power never was mine.

I mean, the theme song even tells us who's side Captain Planet is on, "He's our powers magnified, and he's fighting on the planet's side."

I would take my Captain Planet, stick him in a cup of water and chuck it in the freezer to pretend the baddies froze him or sommat. Good ol’ days

@Red-Wolf-Ben

3 жыл бұрын

LOL That would make way more sense with Captain America.

@TraveltheRedRoad

3 жыл бұрын

@@Red-Wolf-Ben I think I did it based on an episode one time

I've never ever met a brazilian named Ma-Ti

@Jayce_Alexander

3 жыл бұрын

I've never met a Georgian named Linka either.

Oh shit it’s Geordi from Star Trek TNG at 11:25. I never realized he voiced Kwame on Captain Planet. It’s true when people say you learn something new everyday. The more you know🌈 lol.

Sponsorship!!! Way to go guys! I don’t know you, but I’m proud of how far you guys have come!

I love that you showed the sword “Sting” when referencing the musician.

My friends still make fun of the "heart" power ring 🤣

I had the super rare Captain Pollution figure growing up. Bought in the US too, where it supposedly was never sold! Unfortunately, it either got lost during a move or got passed down to a relative, because I've literally looked all over my parents' place, found a lot of my old toys, and still can't find poor Captain Pollution.

@names_are_useless

5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure its acting like pollution somewhere in the world :P

Great video as always. Thanks!

Yes! I've been waiting for this! This show definitely influenced me as a kid. It got me thinking about the environment and my role in protecting it.

Dan! Please do Gargoyles...

My whole adult life I assumed this was just exploiting the fad of environmentalism for profit, I didn't realize what an honestly positive project this was. Also, Don Cheadle NEEDS to be in the movie.

@Veri7a

5 жыл бұрын

"hahahah, everyones a tree......"

@cloudsstar

5 жыл бұрын

im cool with that as long as i dont end up as a tree

@Openreality

4 жыл бұрын

The secret is IT REALLY IS WHAT YOU INITIALLY ASSUMED. That's why nobody likes Ted Turner because hes a con artist and the foundation isn't really all that it's cracked up to be either, which is why i busted my gut laughing at that point in the video. There Captain Planet Foundation is worse than the DARE program was and the salvation army scam, due to its emotionally manipulative practices.

It was one of my go to shows when I was young and it taught me many things. That sadly I didn’t really see change and only get worst as I got old enough to really understand it.

I got a GeoCruiser for my 5th birthday, and then lost it at the park the very next day. I still get sad when i see a GeoCruiser toy.

Yes it was a preachy cartoon but the principles of it are still relevant.

@JR-ju3kj

4 жыл бұрын

Well said. Captain Planet could be heavy-handed and preachy in it's message but it was still a great show and like you said, the principles are still relevant.

@JT5555

2 жыл бұрын

sometimes ya need a little preach: people are stupid and most won't get the point unless you stab them with it.

When I was in school, this was the cartoon no one really liked, but watched anyway because it was sandwiched between better cartoons. Admitting you liked Captain Planet and the Planeteers was sort of akin to wearing a "kick me" sign. I know people look back on it more fondly nowadays because of the early 90s cheese, the stories that were basically moralizing PSA's, the outdated stereotypes (of course the North American kid had to be an impulsive, selfish jerk), Captain Planet's mullet, the awful theme song, and the fact that the kid who got the power of Heart got seriously shafted, but are there any actual Captain Planet and the Planeteers fans that like the show unironically?

@JT5555

2 жыл бұрын

there is no advantage to liking this show ironically: it just took people a while to realize the show was right.

Fantastic video, great job guys

Thank you so much for this! 👍

If the Soviet Union no longer existed, and Linka was from the Soviet Union, is it really a retcon to place her in Eastern Europe, which, by the way, the majority of which was part of the Soviet Union? OR, maybe it's updating her region of origin for geographical and sociopolitical accuracy and people misuse the term "retcon" to explain any clarification of vague origins, rather than it's intended purpose of changing origins retroactively. Linka is from the same region of the world, it just wasn't the USSR, anymore.

@IAmDariaQuinn

5 жыл бұрын

There's a difference between being from Russia and being from the Soviet Union. Russia was the dominant part of the USSR, but still only a part.

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@SecretGalaxyTV

5 жыл бұрын

We're big kids now!

It seems that Levar Burton was a very big in the 90s, but not on screen Hollywood celebrity big, but more behind the scenes big. . . His role on Star Trek TNG seemed so small, Yet he was doing so many other things. . . Captain Planet, Reading Rainbow, And who knows what else?

I will never get used to Levar Burton's eyes. Big beautiful orbs that are totally normal size and for some reason look totally out of place unless covered by a hair band. But the man has some very good points in this video. He is a legend in his own time, which is pretty admirable.

"[The Captain Planet Foundation] has raised millions of dollars to educate the leaders of the future." Too bad my province just elected an anti-science and anti-environment government that has already declared war on any organizations dealing with climate change policy and awareness. Maybe my government should contact the Foundation and be educated.

@wk3820

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe they know something you don't? Ask them about it.

@ScooterinAB

5 жыл бұрын

@@wk3820 I'm pretty sure my government doesn't know something I don't.

@jonathanwright8025

Жыл бұрын

Alberta?

Captain Planet confirmed for Captain Marvel 2! So exciting! 🤣

I loved this show, might have a toy or two. Great message, something maybe we need a refreshment of nowadays.

congrats on the sponsor! that’s awesome 👏🏼