Yeah, not buying it, give me elemental powers any day.First, Captain Planet has not aged well.
(They also try to push Ma-Ti, and his power of Heart, as the most important Planeteer. I’m also in agreement with the producers that Captain Planet should get an overhaul and a reboot for contemporary audiences. They also lament the fact that the issues we face today are some of the same problems we dealt with twenty years ago.
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They all stress the idea that Captain Planet wasn’t the real hero in the series it was the kids who had the power to change the world. It’s a great look back at the creation of Captain Planet and how the series grew out of then-current events and documentaries. The short documentary also features such voice actors as LeVar Burton, Ed Asner and Ed Begley, Jr. This clip explores the history of Captain Planet from Ted Turner’s original idea to the realization by producers Barbara Pyle, Thom Beers and Nick Boxer. “Your Powers Combined: The Story of Captain Planet” Captain Planet was a great and early example of the celebrities in Hollywood getting behind a product with an environmental message. Ed Asner as Hoggish Greedly and John Ratzenberger as his sidekick Rigger, not to mention Tim Curry, Jeff Goldblum, Meg Ryan, Martin Sheen and Sting, among many others. However, some of the villains really surprised me. The most notable of the heroes are Whoopi Goldberg, who voiced Gaia, and LeVar Burton, as the voice of Kwame (and of course David Coburn as Cap himself). Though I didn’t appreciate it as a kid, Captain Planet has a ridiculously good voice-acting cast. Deforestation, overpopulation, extinction of species of plants and animals, global warming and resource exploitation these are all things Captain Planet warned us about in the 90s, yet we still struggle with these issues today. Unfortunately, put aside the dated terminology, the obvious-90s animation and PSA-style “Planeteer Alerts” and you’ll think this was a show based on current events. (Sorry Europe and Australia, maybe next time.) So even though the kids given the power rings come across a bit stereotypical and dated (most notably Linka from the Soviet Union and her horrible accent), the show broke ground by making the heroes not only kids, but kids from around the world. As a twenty-something adult, I can still look past the material that’s obviously dumbed down for kids and appreciate the message that TBS and DiC were trying to communicate. As a kid I thought this show was awesome. Together they will right the wrongs of the Eco-Villains and prevent future crimes against the planet – because an injustice against the Earth is an injustice against us all.įorgive me while I reminisce a bit. Only by working as a team will their individual powers – Earth, Fire, Wind, Water and Heart – combine to form the iconic hero known as Captain Planet. Guided by the ancient wisdom of Gaia and armed only with the will to do good with the strength of the Earth itself, five young Planeteers from around the globe fight to protect the planet from those ready to do it harm. For those who are unfamiliar with Captain Planet, here is a synopsis from the DVD release:
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