Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)

Genre

comedy television series, science fiction television series

Country

United States

Length

6 seasons, 113 episodes

Rated

TV-Y7

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 251 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Five teenagers from around the world are given magical rings that let them control earth, fire, wind, water, and heart. When they combine their powers they summon Captain Planet, a superhero who fights environmental villains like pollution and deforestation.

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What happens

Captain Planet and the Planeteers, commonly referred to as simply Captain Planet, is an American animated environmentalist superhero television series created by Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner and developed by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Thom Beers, Andy Heyward, Robby London, Bob Forward, and Cassandra Schafausen. The series was produced by Turner Program Services and DIC Enterprises and broadcast on TBS and in syndication from September 15, 1990, to December 5, 1992. A sequel series titled The New Adventures of Captain Planet was produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc., distributed by Turner Program Services and broadcast from September 11, 1993, to May 11, 1996. The series was later rerun on Kids' WB!, Cartoon Network and Boomerang. It is currently on the MeTV Toons schedule. The series is a form of edutainment that advocates for environmentalism and is known for having several famous actors voice the villains. It spawned a franchise consisting of eco-friendly toys, comic books, video games, and a public charity to further promote its work. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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