#CAPTAIN PLANET PLANETEERS SERIES#

This was a sincere, if exceptionally hamfisted, way of avoiding offense: if the villains had been given grayer morality and more emphasis had been put on the systematic nature of environmental harm rather than the role of individuals, the showrunners feared that kids might have compared them to their parents or their parents' employers who, as they said, are only trying to do their jobs in an efficient manner. The villains - who all had Obviously Evil names like Duke Nukem (not that one), Hoggish Greedly, and Looten Plunder - were cartoonish in every sense of the word, being evil representations of the various real human activities that threaten the environment. Prevalent in the show's theme was the concept of personal responsibility: Captain Planet's Catchphrase was 'The power is yours!' Aesops! When they are inevitably unable to deal with problems individually, they combine their powers into a single unstoppable entity: Captain Planet.Ĭaptain Planet and the Planeteers (1990 to 1996) underwent several small revisions over the course of its run - it was renamed The New Adventures of Captain Planet during its 1993 to 1996 run, which coincided with a change in production companies (from DiC to Turner-owned Hanna-Barbera) - but the tone of the show always focused on the environment, often with An Aesop about the environment note though other topics like violence or AIDS received their Aesops as well near the close of each episode. The eponymous Planeteers are a Multinational Team of teenagers imbued with Elemental Powers to stop pollution using the power of. Power-ups can also be found on these levels.The brainchild of Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner (though most of the actual development work on the show was done by DiC producers Phil Harnage and Nicholas Boxer, as well as Pyle herself), Captain Planet and the Planeteers was an attempt to provide a show which would entertain younger viewers, while simultaneously educating them about taking care of the environment. Captain Planet can also move/fly in any of eight directions and also can only take one hit before dying. Inside levels summon Captain Planet himself, who can punch or turn himself into a swirling version of any of the five elements. Touching an enemy or projectile results in instant death. The planeteers can use any of their elemental powers, drained from an energy bar: Fire shoots a fireball directly ahead, Water shoots out a water wave, Wind lets loose defensive air currents, Earth tosses stones out of the earth and Heart calms animal creatures. Outside levels usually put the Planeteers in some kind of vehicle which can move in any of eight directions on the screen. The powers of Gaia keep watch over the world, and assign the Planeteers to where they are needed.Ĭaptain Planet and the Planeteers is an action sidescroller game divided into two sections: inside levels and outside levels. When the Planeteers combine powers, a superhero - Captain Planet, guardian of the Earth - is summoned. Each Planeteer is endowed with a special elemental power which is used to combat pollution, preserve the environment and keep everything ship-shape.

#CAPTAIN PLANET PLANETEERS SERIES#

Based on the cartoon series of the same name, Captain Planet and the Planeteers are environmental protectors.

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