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Episodes
A Hero for Earth A Hero for Earth
The Spirit of Earth, Gaia, is woken from a century-long sleep at Hope Island to discover that Earth is dying because of humans' carelessness in deforestation,...
September 15, 1990
Rain of Terror Rain of Terror
The Planeteers take on Verminous Skumm, an evil human-rat who thrives in polluted conditions, whose plan is to burn coal in an abandoned factory to create acid rain.
September 22, 1990
Beast of the Temple Beast of the Temple
A mysterious dragon-like creature rampages through the jungles of Thailand, destroying croplands and terrifying the people. Gi's friend Newalk tells the Planeteers...
September 29, 1990
Skumm Lord Skumm Lord
Verminous Skumm creates a substance that, when placed in water, will mutate its drinker into a rat-resembling character who willingly serves him. The Planeteers go to...
October 6, 1990
Deadly Ransom Deadly Ransom
Mad scientist Dr. Blight and radioactivity-dependent mutant Duke Nukem deliver a fake bomb threat to the Planeteers through Blight's smart computer MAL, who arrive and...
October 13, 1990
The Conqueror The Conqueror
Zarm, an alien being, lands on Earth and gives Planeteers iron fists which greatly amplify their powers. The fists corrupt our heroes, and they nearly destroy the...
October 20, 1990
Last of Her Kind Last of Her Kind
Kwame is shocked to see greedy businessman Looten Plunder and his right-hand man Argos Bleak are poaching Africa's elephants. Wheeler considers the trip an opportunity...
October 27, 1990
The Dead Seas The Dead Seas
Gi is outraged to see Hoggish Greedly using a giant drift-net to illegally fish whatever he wants from the ocean. Kwame is the only one she finds right away to get the...
November 3, 1990
Tree of Life Tree of Life
Dr. Blight cuts down a magical tree that contains all the powers of Nature. With this power now at her disposal, even Captain Planet may not be strong enough to stop...
November 10, 1990
Volcano's Wrath Volcano's Wrath
Greedy garbageman Sly Sludge has found a get-rich-quick scheme where he rids the world of their trash by placing it on Laipuno Island - and claims he's reducing it...
November 17, 1990
Littlest Planeteer Littlest Planeteer
A boy named Jason tries to help the Planeteers fight Dr. Blight's latest creation - a Smog Blob monster. But the challenge may be too much for him to handle.
November 24, 1990
A World Below Us A World Below Us
Gi and Ma-Ti investigate polluted areas of water, suspecting Sly Sludge is pouring garbage and sewage there, and Ma-Ti is pained from hearing many cries for help...
January 26, 1991
Plunder Dam Plunder Dam
Looten Plunder dams off an African village's river and offers the people electricity to improve services the river once provided, and some luxuries. The Planeteers...
February 2, 1991
Meltdown Syndrome Meltdown Syndrome
Duke Nukem enters a nuclear power plant with a radiation-leak while the manager is seeing reporters instead of repairing it. He breaks into the machinery and prepares...
February 9, 1991
Smog Hog Smog Hog
Hoggish Greedly steals a factory to mass-produce horribly polluting vehicles. But the resulting smog goes so far out of control, that eventually Greedly himself has to...
February 16, 1991
Polluting by Computer Polluting by Computer
Sly Sludge, Dr. Blight and her computer, MAL, hack into the government's computer system to falsify the Planeteers' records and clean Sly Sludge's background check as...
February 23, 1991
Don't Drink the Water Don't Drink the Water
Looten Plunder, Verminous Skumm, Hoggish Greedly, and Dr. Blight team up to dump contaminants in the water-supply for many cities so they can get rich off of selling...
March 2, 1991
Kwame's Crisis Kwame's Crisis
Sly Sludge is dumping trash on an unsuspecting town, but no one cares, which causes Kwame to lose hope in humanity, and therefore his ability to summon Captain Planet....
March 9, 1991
Ozone Hole Ozone Hole
Nukem decimates the ozone layer so he can feast on ultra-violet rays.
April 13, 1991
The Ultimate Pollution The Ultimate Pollution
Two Middle Eastern village leaders have declared war on one another, despite their sons' friendship and pleas for peace, when an arms-dealer claims that each will...
April 20, 1991
Population Bomb Population Bomb
Captain Planet prevents part of a wall breaking and falling on a crowded street in an overpopulated city. Back on Hope Island, the Planeteers learn that the world is...
April 27, 1991
Mission to Save Earth: Part 1 Mission to Save Earth: Part 1
Looten Plunder, Dr. Blight, Verminous Skumm, Duke Nukem, and Sly Sludge team up to defeat the Planeteers by getting powers similar to the ones they have from their...
May 4, 1991
Mission to Save Earth: Part 2 Mission to Save Earth: Part 2
The Planeteers learn Commander Clash's radar station he releases Ma-Ti and Gi from was set up during the Cold War, which he doesn't know ended. He is depressed and...
May 11, 1991
Two Futures: Part 1 Two Futures: Part 1
Hoggish Greedly prepares to enter Dr. Blight's time pool to travel back to the 1950s where he can profit through development as much as he pleases without having to...
May 18, 1991
Two Futures: Part 2 Two Futures: Part 2
Wheeler's attempt to keep his former self from joining the Planeteers has grave consequences for the planet. Second of a two-part episode.
May 25, 1991
Heat Wave Heat Wave
Dr. Blight attempts to destroy Hope Island by turning it into a huge greenhouse surrounded by a force field. Gaia and the Planeteers are trapped inside the force...
June 1, 1991
Directed by
Vincent Davis Vincent Davis  
Jim Duffy Jim Duffy  
Stan Phillips Stan Phillips  
Will Meugniot Will Meugniot  
Written by
Nicholas Boxer Nicholas Boxer  
Billy Ruebin Billy Ruebin  
Ted Turner Ted Turner  
Thom Beers Thom Beers  
Bob Forward Bob Forward  
Phil Harnage Phil Harnage  
Andy Heyward Andy Heyward  
Robby London Robby London  
Barbara Y.E. Pyle Barbara Y.E. Pyle  
Cassandra Schafhausen Cassandra Schafhausen  
Perry Martin Perry Martin  
Ted Pedersen Ted Pedersen  
Steve Hayes Steve Hayes  
Martha Moran Martha Moran  
Doug Molitor Doug Molitor  
Reed Shelly Reed Shelly  
Bruce Shelly Bruce Shelly  
Michael Maurer Michael Maurer  
Bob Schooley Bob Schooley  
Mark McCorkle Mark McCorkle  
Dorothy Middleton Dorothy Middleton  
Rowby Goren Rowby Goren  
Dan DiStefano Dan DiStefano  
Pamela Dovale Pamela Dovale  
Susan J. Leslie Susan J. Leslie  
Cliff MacGillivray Cliff MacGillivray  
J. Larry Carroll J. Larry Carroll  
David Carren David Carren  
Meg McLaughlin Meg McLaughlin  
Cast
David Coburn David Coburn ... Captain Planet (26 episodes)
LeVar Burton LeVar Burton ... Kwame / Opening Narrator (26 episodes)
Joey Dedio Joey Dedio ... Wheeler (26 episodes)
Janice Kawaye Janice Kawaye ... Gi (26 episodes)
Scott Menville Scott Menville ... Ma-Ti (26 episodes)
Kath Soucie Kath Soucie ... Linka (26 episodes)
Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg ... Gaia (25 episodes)
Meg Ryan Meg Ryan ... Dr. Blight (10 episodes)
Frank Welker Frank Welker ... Suchi (9 episodes)
Edward Asner Edward Asner ... Hoggish Greedly (7 episodes)
John Ratzenberger John Ratzenberger ... Rigger (7 episodes)
James Coburn James Coburn ... Looten Plunder (6 episodes)
Martin Sheen Martin Sheen ... Sly Sludge (6 episodes)
Jeff Goldblum Jeff Goldblum ... Verminous Skumm (5 episodes)
Dean Stockwell Dean Stockwell ... Duke Nukem (5 episodes)
Tim Curry Tim Curry ... MAL (5 episodes)
David Rappaport David Rappaport ... MAL (4 episodes)
S. Scott Bullock S. Scott Bullock ... Argos Bleak (4 episodes)
Josh Keaton Josh Keaton ... Belo (2 episodes)
Cam Clarke Cam Clarke ... Ooze (2 episodes)
Louis Gossett Jr. Louis Gossett Jr. ... Cmdr. Clash (2 episodes) (as Lou Gossett Jr.)
Clyde Kusatsu Clyde Kusatsu ... Curator (2 episodes)
Sting Sting ... Zarm (voice)
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman ... Indian Chief (voice)
R.J. Williams R.J. Williams ... Jason (voice)
Alan Oppenheimer Alan Oppenheimer ... Dr. Borzon (voice)
Phyllis Diller Phyllis Diller ... Dr. Jane Goodair (voice)
Charlie Schlatter Charlie Schlatter ... Hoggish Greedly, Jr. (voice)
Charlie Adler Charlie Adler ... Piebald (voice)
Uncredited Cast
Jon Lovitz Jon Lovitz ... Various
Harry Shearer Harry Shearer ... Various
Frank Welker Frank Welker ... Suchi (voice)
Produced by
Thom Beers Thom Beers  
Nicholas Boxer Nicholas Boxer  
Andy Heyward Andy Heyward  
Larry Houston Larry Houston  
Robby London Robby London  
Will Meugniot Will Meugniot  
Barbara Y.E. Pyle Barbara Y.E. Pyle  
Cassandra Schafhausen Cassandra Schafhausen  
Lisa Salamone Smith Lisa Salamone Smith  
Original Music by
Tom Worrall Tom Worrall  
Additional Info
Premiere: September 15, 1990
DVD Release: April 19, 2011
Country: United States
Distributor: Shout! Factory
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

6.7 / 10

Production Companies
DIC Entertainment (seasons 1-3) (as DiC Enterprises)
Hanna-Barbera Productions (seasons 4-5) (season 6)
Turner Program Services (TPS)
Distributors
TBS Superstation
  (1990-1996) (USA) (TV)
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS)
  (1990-1996) (USA) (TV)
Cartoon Network
  (1993-1996) (USA) (TV)
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS)
  (1990-1996) (USA) (all media)
Turner Entertainment
  (1990-1996) (USA) (all media)
HBO Max
  (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD)
Shout! Factory
  (2011) (USA) (DVD) (season one)
Turner Home Entertainment
  (1997) (USA) (VHS)
Turner Program Services (TPS)
  (1990-1996) (USA) (all media)
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