She is bound to Earth, and her health and well being are connected with the condition of the planet. She is omnipresent she can appear in any time or place she wishes, and can communicate telepathically with anyone at any point in time. Gaia lives on Hope Island, an island with large crystals in the middle of an ocean, although its exact location is never revealed. She is a modern rendition of the primordial Greek earth titan, possessing an amalgamation of physical characteristics from all human races.Īwaking from a century-long slumber, and shocked with the increase in pollution of Earth that has sustained in such a short (by her standards) time, she summons the Planeteers to defend Earth and gives them each an elemental ring. Gaia (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg) is the spirit of the Earth. When the modern-day Planeteers combine their powers to summon the elemental warrior, this incarnation takes on the appearance of a superhero, who takes on the superhero-like name of "Captain Planet." Captain Planet displays a wry sense of humor and often uses puns while taunting the show's cast of villains. In the beginning of the series, Gaia assembles a modern-day team of "Planeteers" from several nations. When he does this, Captain Planet reminds viewers of the message of the series with his catchphrase, "The Power Is Yours!" Which means that we all have the power to end the destruction of the earth if we work together as one world rather than fighting each other as separate nations.Ĭaptain Planet is the titular character of the series. Once his work is done, Captain Planet returns to the Earth, restoring the Planeteers' powers. Despite his vulnerability to pollution, Captain Planet is a formidable and valiant hero. The Planeteers cannot use their rings while Captain Planet has been summoned. He has a grass-green proto-mullet, crystal blue skin, earthy brown eyes, a fire-red chest, gloves, trunks, and boots, and a sun-yellow globe insignia. Captain Planet's outfit does not represent a specific culture. He is able to rearrange his molecular structure to transform himself into the various powers and elements of nature. These are not clothes but elements of the Earth that are integral to his composition. Captain Planet only appears in his Captain Planet garb. In situations that the Planeteers cannot resolve alone, they can combine their powers to summon Captain Planet, a super hero, who possesses all of their powers magnified, symbolizing the premise that the combined efforts of a team are stronger than its individual parts. The Planeteers use transportation (usually a flying machine called a Geo-Cruiser) based on solar power to avoid causing pollution themselves. Gaia uses her "Planet Vision" to discover where the most devastating destruction is occurring (in most episodes one or more of the Eco-Villans is behind it) and sends the Planeteers to help solve the problem. These five are dubbed the Planeteers and are tasked with defending the Earth from the greatest of disasters and making efforts to educate mankind to keep others from happening. Realizing that the damage is extensive, Gaia sends five magic rings, four with the power to control an element of nature and one controlling the element of Heart, to five chosen youths across the globe: Kwame from Africa, Wheeler from North America, Linka from the Soviet Union (changed to Eastern Europe after the Soviet Union's collapse), Gi from Asia, and Ma-Ti from South America. Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, is awakened from a long sleep by Hoggish Greedly, who happens to be drilling above her resting chamber. In September 2010, the Planeteer Movement was launched with the assistance of Pyle as a means for fans of the show to connect and continue to integrate the show's messages into their lives as real-life Planeteers. In February 2009, Mother Nature Network began airing episodes and unreleased footage of Captain Planet and the Planeteers on its website. The series previously aired in reruns on Cartoon Network and Boomerang. The program is a form of "edutainment" and advocates environmentalism. Both series continue today in syndication. A sequel series, The New Adventures of Captain Planet, was produced by Hanna-Barbera and Turner Program Services, and was broadcast from Septemto May 11, 1996. The series was produced by Turner Program Services and DIC Entertainment and it was broadcast on TBS from Septemto December 5, 1992. Ended Captain Planet and the Planeteers is an American animated environmentalist television program created by Ted Turner, Robert Larkin III, and Barbara Pyle, produced by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Andy Heyward and Robby London, and developed by Pyle, Boxer, Heyward, London, Thom Beers, Bob Forward, Phil Harnage and Cassandra Schafhausen.
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