Share And Voice: CAPTAIN PLANET!!!

~~"By your powers combined, I am...Captain Planet!!!"~~

•Can I get an Amen to that!?!? I don't know how it took me so long to do a Share and Voice on Captain Planet! 'Captain Planet and the Planeteers' was one of my favorite TV Cartoons growing up as a kid!

ABOUT THE SHOW

•For those of you who did not watch this legendary cartoon, Captain Planet was a superhero who was out to save the world from pollution. He would basically have a 'sixth sense' that would let him know when something bad was happening to the earth, like a forest being cut down, or someone dumping toxic waste.

•When he got this sense, he would summon his 5 helpers -- known as the Planeteers -- to help him fight for the cause.

• Kwame - Hailed from Africa, and had the power of Earth
• Wheeler - Coming from North America, had the power of Fire
• Linka - From Russia, had the power of Wind
• Gi - From Asia, held the power of Water
• Ma-Ti - Hailing from South America, had the power of Love

•The Spirit of Earth was Gaia. The voice of wisdom for Captain Planet and the Planeteers, she too felt the sixth sense when the earth was in trouble.

•Ted Turner actually created the show. Attempting to create a show that was fun and awesome, as well as educational. I'd say mission accomplished Mr. Turner.

TIDBITS

•While taking a stroll down memory lane and looking at some Captain Planet websites, I came across some interesting information, to me atleast. A lot of celebrities were voices on the show. I saved the best for last

• Whoopi Goldberg - Voice of Gaia
• Ed Asner - Voice of Hoggish Greedly
• Martin Sheen - Voice of Sly Sludge
• John Ratzenberger - Voice of Rigger
• Meg Ryan - Voice of Dr. Blight
• Tim Curry - Voice of MAL
• Jeff Goldblum - Voice of Verminous Skumm
• Sting - Voice of Zarm
• Lavar Burton - Voice of Kwame

•Lavar Burton was the host of Reading Rainbow! Yet another classic! Also, John Ratzenberger was Cliff Clavin on Cheers. And Tim Curry was the clown in IT, and the Butler in Clue, and he was also in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

•Ok so there were a few more random celebrities scattered in the show, but pretty much no one except me knows who they are, so I left them out. But if you want to know, check out IMDB's site on the show. IMDB (The Internet Movie DataBase is pretty much the greatest website ever.)

LINKS

Captain Planet - Here's is the unofficial offical site of Captain Planet.
Captain Planet's Favorite Links - Links that have to do with the environment and such
Planeteer Alert's - Basically :30 second Public Service Announcements
Eco Tips - "Captain Planet's Top Ten Eco Tips. Heck yes.

SONG

Anybody remember the song that they always sang? If not, here are the lyrics for it. Enjoy.

"EARTH!"
"FIRE!"
"WIND!"
"WATER!"
"HEART!"

"Go Planet!"

"By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!"

Captain Planet, he's our hero
Gonna take pollution down to zero

He's our powers magnified
And he's fighting on the planet's side

Captain Planet, he's our hero
Gonna take pollution down to zero

Gonna help him put asunder
Bad guys who like to loot and plunder

"You'll pay for this Captain Planet!"

We're the Planeteers
You can be one too
'Cause saving our planet is the thing to do!

Looting and polluting is not the way
Hear what Captain Planet has to say!

"The Power is Yours!"

FIGHTING FOR THE CAUSE
•So I leave you all with this. As you see above, Captain Planet's big catchphrase was 'The Power Is Yours!' If ya think about it, that really is a great catchphrase for the class. If we want things in this world to change, it is up to us. People may think that if one person does something, it won't matter. But every little bit counts, people. Every little bit counts...

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•I don't think anyone has done a Share and Voice on this yet, if so I apologize for repeating. But I couldn't help but take a stroll down memory lane!