Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
A Hero for Earth
Sep 15, 1990 · 25 min
The spirit of the Earth, Gaia, summons five teenagers to join her in battling ecological destruction and pollution. Their first fight is to keep Hoggish Greedly's oil rig from dest
Rain of Terror
Sep 22, 1990 · 25 min
Skumm and his rat pack threaten to destroy a city with acid rain.
Beast of the Temple
Sep 29, 1990 · 25 min
Greedly and Rigger strip-mine Thailand for rubies.
Skumm Lord
Oct 6, 1990 · 25 min
Skumm peddles a polluted drink that turns consumers into rodent zombies.
Deadly Ransom
Oct 13, 1990 · 25 min
Captain Planet is held hostage by Nukem, Blight and MAL.
The Conqueror
Oct 20, 1990 · 25 min
An aggressive and sneaky Earth spirit named Zarm tricks the teens into disobeying Gaia, sparking a dangerous game that threatens to lead to nuclear war.
Last of Her Kind
Oct 27, 1990 · 25 min
The Planeteers fight to save the African elephants from extinction as Looten Plunder tries to corner the market in ivory.
Tree of Life
Nov 10, 1990 · 25 min
Blight gains powers from the "Tree of Life" and threatens to use her new strength to destroy the redwood forest.
Volcano's Wrath
Nov 17, 1990 · 25 min
Sludge solves the world's trash problem by dumping everything into a volcano, which then erupts.
A World Below Us
Jan 26, 1991 · 25 min
A dumping operation threatens an underwater city.
Plunder Dam
Feb 2, 1991 · 25 min
Plunder dams an African river, leaving the locals without the food or water the waterway provided.
Meltdown Syndrome
Feb 9, 1991 · 25 min
Nukem's radioactive presence at a leaking nuclear power plant triggers a meltdown.
Smog Hog
Feb 16, 1991 · 25 min
Greedly creates a pollution-intensive car but his own son becomes a victim of the resulting smog and pollution.
Polluting by Computer
Feb 23, 1991 · 25 min
Sludge and Blight break into government computers and transform all national parks into toxic waste dumps.
Don't Drink the Water
Mar 2, 1991 · 25 min
Plunder, Skumm and Greedly pollute the nation's water supply.
Kwame's Crisis
Mar 9, 1991 · 25 min
A depressed Kwame leaves the Planeteers when no one seems to care that Sludge is burying a small town in garbage.
Ozone Hole
Apr 13, 1991 · 25 min
Nukem decimates the ozone layer so he can feast on ultra-violet rays.
The Ultimate Pollution
Apr 20, 1991 · 25 min
Looten Plunder provokes tribal warfare so he can sell arms to both sides.
Population Bomb
Apr 27, 1991 · 25 min
Wheeler is stranded on an island of humanoid mice on the brink of population overload.
Mission to Save Earth (1)
May 4, 1991 · 25 min
The teens cross paths with Cold Warrior Commander Clash, but their true opponent is Captain Pollution, a creation of Blight's.
Mission to Save Earth (2)
May 11, 1991 · 25 min
Commander Clash joins the Planeteers to stop the eco-villains and Captain Pollution.
Two Futures (1)
May 18, 1991 · 25 min
A disgruntled Wheeler uses a time machine to travel to the past to stop himself from becoming a Planeteer.
Two Futures (2)
May 25, 1991 · 25 min
Wheeler's attempt to keep his former self from joining the Planeteers has grave consequences for the planet.
Heat Wave
Jun 1, 1991 · 25 min
Blight creates a mini greenhouse effect over Hope Island, threatening Gaia's life.