Cartoon
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
The New Adventures of Captain Planet

Animal
Fire Cracker

Outfit: jacket w/ pushed up sleeves / pool-light logo T-shirt / burning ring of fire

Tagline: "Fire!" 

Plot summary:  Tired of eco-terrorism and having her natural resources taken for granted, Mother Earth (or "Gaia") demands Alpha send her five teenagers with attitude.   These kids became the "Planeteers," champions who teach through violence the importance of putting the correct color of glass in the correct bin.  The illusion of Gaia was that this would be effective.  The Planeteers, despite having the ability to control Earth, Wind, and Fire (and the little Brazilian kid could control The O'Jays), could do nothing.  They couldn't even drive their bright yellow turtle van to the location without wrecking it and having to escape cages. 

So Gaia's backup plan was CAPTAIN PLANET himself, the totaled manifestation of the Planeteers abilities.  In addition to controlling the elements, the Captain's most impressive ability was to END THIS SHOW.   (more)

User Comments: Captain Planet, he's a hero.  Gonna take pollution down to zero.   He's our powers magnified, and he's fighting on the planet's side! 

Why do I remember the epic Captain Planet theme word for word?  Because I'm an obsessive wrestling fan.  In the early 90s Ted Turner began purchasing everything on the planet.  Professional wrestling organizations.   Sports stadiums.  Mark Lemke.  And after he bought everything on the planet he created a television show to teach children that they should PROTECT said planet, in the event that pollution ruin the spoils.

How this relates to me is as follows:  Captain Planet aired Saturdays at 5:30, and WCW Saturday Night aired at 6.  So each day at 5:59 I tune in forgetting that TBS is communist by marriage and starts their shows at five minutes past the hour, so I get to see this blue guy with a green mullet throw a bad guy named something clever like "IMPROPERLY STORE THE TRASH BAGS MCGREEDY" into a ditch, and then they freeze frame laugh, and then the song.  Captain Planet will put asunder bad guys who like to loot and plunder!  And this guy's power of flight is evidently necessary because the Planeteers themselves can't, oh I don't know, BURN THEM TO DEATH WITH FIRE.  I've met a few litterbugs in my life and they have all been fireproof.   But nobody is FLY UP INTO THE AIR AND THROW YOU DOWNWARD AT THE OCEANPROOF.

I identified with Wheeler the most because he was the white guy.  Oh shut up.  If I was a Pacific Islander or I wanted to wear a woman's skin on my body like a suit I would've supported Gi. 

User Rating: 3.9/10 (5 votes COMBINED)