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 destroying a coastline.
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September 15, 1990
2. Rain of Terror
Skumm and his rat pack threaten to destroy a city with acid rain.
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25min
September 22, 1990
3. Beast of the Temple
Greedly and Rigger strip-mine Thailand for rubies.
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25min
September 29, 1990
4. Skumm Lord
Skumm peddles a polluted drink that turns consumers into rodent zombies.
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25min
October 6, 1990
5. Deadly Ransom
Captain Planet is held hostage by Nukem, Blight and MAL.
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October 13, 1990
6. The Conqueror
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.
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October 20, 1990
7. Last of Her Kind
The Planeteers fight to save the African elephants from extinction as Looten Plunder tries to corner the market in ivory.
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25min
October 27, 1990
8. The Dead Seas
Greedly and Rigger plot to empty the oceans of fish.
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25min
November 3, 1990
9. Tree of Life
Blight gains powers from the "Tree of Life" and threatens to use her new strength to destroy the redwood forest.
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25min
November 10, 1990
10. Volcano's Wrath
Sludge solves the world's trash problem by dumping everything into a volcano, which then erupts.
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25min
November 17, 1990
11. Littlest Planeteer
A little boy helps battle a smog monster.
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25min
November 24, 1990
12. A World Below Us
A dumping operation threatens an underwater city.
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25min
January 26, 1991
13. Plunder Dam
Plunder dams an African river, leaving the locals without the food or water the waterway provided.
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25min
February 2, 1991
14. Meltdown Syndrome
Nukem's radioactive presence at a leaking nuclear power plant triggers a meltdown.
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25min
February 9, 1991
15. Smog Hog
Greedly creates a pollution-intensive car but his own son becomes a victim of the resulting smog and pollution.
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25min
February 16, 1991
16. Polluting by Computer
Sludge and Blight break into government computers and transform all national parks into toxic waste dumps.
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25min
February 23, 1991
17. Don't Drink the Water
Plunder, Skumm and Greedly pollute the nation's water supply.
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25min
March 2, 1991
18. Kwame's Crisis
A depressed Kwame leaves the Planeteers when no one seems to care that Sludge is burying a small town in garbage.
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25min
March 9, 1991
19. Ozone Hole
Nukem decimates the ozone layer so he can feast on ultra-violet rays.
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25min
April 13, 1991
20. The Ultimate Pollution
Looten Plunder provokes tribal warfare so he can sell arms to both sides.
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25min
April 20, 1991
21. Population Bomb
Wheeler is stranded on an island of humanoid mice on the brink of population overload.
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25min
April 27, 1991
22. Mission to Save Earth (1)
The teens cross paths with Cold Warrior Commander Clash, but their true opponent is Captain Pollution, a creation of Blight's.
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25min
May 4, 1991
23. Mission to Save Earth (2)
Commander Clash joins the Planeteers to stop the eco-villains and Captain Pollution.
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25min
May 11, 1991
24. Two Futures (1)
A disgruntled Wheeler uses a time machine to travel to the past to stop himself from becoming a Planeteer.
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25min
May 18, 1991
25. Two Futures (2)
Wheeler's attempt to keep his former self from joining the Planeteers has grave consequences for the planet.
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25min
May 25, 1991
26. Heat Wave
Blight creates a mini greenhouse effect over Hope Island, threatening Gaia's life.