Captain Planet and the Planeteers
| Captain Planet and the Planeteers | |
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| Also known as | ''The New Adventures of Captain Planet (1993–1996) |
| Genre |
Superhero fiction Action/Adventure Edutainment |
| Created by |
Ted Turner Barbara Pyle |
| Voices of |
David Coburn LeVar Burton Joey Dedio Kath Soucie Janice Kawaye Scott Menville Whoopi Goldberg (Seasons 1-3 (1990–1993)) Margot Kidder (Seasons 4-6 (1993–1996)) |
| Composer(s) | Thomas Chase Steve Rucker |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 113 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Andy Heyward Robby London Barbara Pyle Nicholas Boxer Belinda Devreemtoes Ted Turner |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
DIC Entertainment (Seasons 1-3 (1990–1993)) Hanna-Barbera (Seasons 4-6 (1993–1996)) Turner Program Services (Seasons 1-6 (1990–1996)) |
| Distributor | Turner Program Services (Seasons 1-6 (1990–1996)) Telepictures Distribution (1996–2003) Warner Bros. Television Distribution (2003–2007) Captain Planet Foundation (2007–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
TBS Superstation (TBS SuperStation) (now TBS) (Season 1 and Some Season 2 Episodes (1990-1991)) TBS (Seasons 2-6 (1991-1996)) |
| Original release | September 15, 1990 – May 11, 1996 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by |
The New Adventures of Captain Planet (1993–1996) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Captain Planet and the Planeteers is an American animated environmentalist television program created by Ted Turner and Barbara Pyle. The series was produced by Turner Program Services and DIC Entertainment and it was broadcast on TBS from September 15, 1990, to December 5, 1992. A sequel series, The New Adventures of Captain Planet, was produced by Hanna-Barbera and Turner Program Services and was broadcast from September 11, 1993, to May 11, 1996. Both series continue today in syndication. The program is a form of edutainment and advocates environmentalism and is famous for having a number of famous actors providing voices for the villains.
In February 2009, Mother Nature Network began airing episodes and unreleased footage of Captain Planet and the Planeteers on its website.
Gaia, the spirit of the planet, is awakened from a long sleep by Hoggish Greedly, who happens to be drilling above her resting chamber. 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 dissolution), Gi from Asia, and Ma-Ti from South America.
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