CAPTAIN PLANET
HE'S A HERO
GONNA TAKE POLLUTION
DOWN TO ZERO
Ever since Eliza and Maddy mentioned Captain Planet on their radio show, I've been wondering about him. Captain Planet was a television program for kids started in 1990. Our radio hosts remembered the music, characters, slogans ("the power is yours!") as if it were yesterday.
I remember the theme song wafting in from the other room. It kept the kids entertained while I made supper and seemed mildly educational so I didn't give it another thought. Now I'm curious. Who was Captain Planet and what was he up to? So I checked Wikipedia (see below).
"The show's premise was that only by working together could people protect the planet and provide solutions to environmental problems."
Here's the story:
Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, is awakened from a long sleep by human activity threatening ecosystems. Realizing that the damage is extensive, Gaia sends five magic rings, each with the power to control an element of nature and one controlling an extra element, heart, to five chosen youths across the globe: Kwame from Africa, Wheeler from North America, Linka from Soviet Union, Gi from Asia and Ma-Ti from South America.
These five are dubbed the Planeteers and given the task of defending the Earth in the case of the greatest of disasters and making effort to keep others from happening. Gaia uses her "Planet Vision" to discover where the most devastating destruction is occurring and sends the Planeteers to help solve the problem. The Planeteers use transportation based on solar power in order to avoid causing pollution themselves.
I think we need Captain Planet and the Planeteers back on the case!
Or maybe it's up to us.
2 comments:
I loved that show. but mostly because they had super powers like wind, water, fire and heart (the dude could make everyone love each other, kind of what I'm trying to do, only he didnt have to work very hard, he just put his ring in the air and yelled "heart"!!! i always liked the heart guy the best, even though the water guy could make tidal waves. and captain planet had blue hair and could only be summoned by their powers combined. cool show, maybe a little bit ahead of its time? they always went after evil polluters who were trying to kill the rainforest just because it was the evil thing to do. perhaps the new version of the show is combatting the system as it stands, rather than rogue evil-doers. almost done with school.
love c
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