Captain Planet - Nostalgia Critic

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  • Опубліковано 28 бер 2015
  • Originally released on September 17, 2008 - The Nostalgia Critic reviews the cartoon, Captain Planet. He also interviews one of the Planeteers.
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  • @mangrove
    @mangrove 4 роки тому +298

    The AIDS episode was inspired from the real-life story of Ryan White, who had been expelled and received death threats. White had contracted the disease via blood transfusion, back when it was still seen as something that only affected gay people. Many people, including celebrities, rallied around him. one of those was Elizabeth Taylor, who actually voiced the mother of the boy in the episode.

    • @YuukiTakemoto1996
      @YuukiTakemoto1996 3 роки тому +22

      RIP Elizabeth Taylor.

    • @lukef2098
      @lukef2098 3 роки тому +11

      The aide episode was inspr

    • @loneronin6813
      @loneronin6813 2 роки тому +27

      That's a really interesting bit of trivia that's anything but trivial. I didn't know that episode was based on someone's real experience. Thank you for taking the time to share this and I hope that you're doing well in all things. :)

    • @wardragonprime
      @wardragonprime Рік тому

      I remember when it became obvious that AIDs could be spread via heterosexual sex there were still those, some highly educated, who continued to label AIDS as a "gay disease".😠😠😠

    • @matrix91234
      @matrix91234 Рік тому +7

      Its because anal sex has high risk of AIDS but its also just being with too many partners aswell with unprotected sex. But i heard this was more an epidemic in the 1980s when lot of people had misconceptions on AIDS or how it worked

  • @n1ckjitsu
    @n1ckjitsu 7 років тому +86

    "Fuck people!" I love that guy, I've only seen him in two episodes but he's hilarious

  • @GaryTurbo
    @GaryTurbo 8 років тому +115

    Heart ring was simple. It gives the user not only psychic abilities yet allows him to communicate with wildlife (similar to Aquaman)

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 5 років тому +6

      yet we all know how Aquaman is

    • @MalBeats
      @MalBeats 2 роки тому +12

      That could actually be the most powerful and destructive ring. he could tell a cobra to go into an enemies home and bite them when they're asleep

    • @genesismultiverse4896
      @genesismultiverse4896 Рік тому +2

      I think kratos and ashura would love that power

    • @kenthuang436
      @kenthuang436 11 місяців тому

      Heart is essential mind control and I find that disturbing. Serious why have a Ring that can basically brainwash people and invade their bodies yet plants and plant life is completely ignored which is a major concern as literally all life depends on the survival and protection of plants.

    • @gamestop1944
      @gamestop1944 9 місяців тому

      So he fucking suck

  • @DarknessIsTheTruth
    @DarknessIsTheTruth 4 роки тому +70

    They seriously said the words "UNPROTECTED SEX" on Captain Planet... how did that make it into the final cut?!

    • @YuukiTakemoto1996
      @YuukiTakemoto1996 3 роки тому +15

      It was a kids show that taught serious topics.

    • @punchy207
      @punchy207 2 роки тому +9

      @@YuukiTakemoto1996 one from the early nineties at that

    • @Pilipilochka
      @Pilipilochka Рік тому

      Да.
      И на самом деле так и должно быть. Люди ДО СИХ ПОР считают что ВИЧ передаётся через слюну, прикосновения и подобное... 😢
      Однако не могу не смеяться с факта что эта фраза там есть. Это шоу умеет быть одновременно и детским, и слишком не детским для "детских" мультсериалов сейчас.

    • @kirbyofthestarsfan
      @kirbyofthestarsfan 3 місяці тому +2

      I see nothing wrong with it, it's meant to be educational and Unprotected Sex is a cause for it. Sure, the target audience is being told a string of words they don't understand yet, but might as well have the early knowledge come from this harmless tv show over finding out in other worse methods.
      I'm glad this show had the guts to tackle these things even if it made a fool of itself

    • @genesismultiverse4896
      @genesismultiverse4896 Місяць тому +1

      Suddenly makes me ask is spawn the animated series be a kids film

  • @Peteman
    @Peteman 9 років тому +267

    3:26
    "You're not the real Ma-Ti, are you?"
    "HEART!" *Punches NC*

    • @pmags8630
      @pmags8630 9 років тому +8

      Lol

    • @disappointedbyhumanity2259
      @disappointedbyhumanity2259 9 років тому +22

      Peteman12 Hey I watched the same episode!.... who'da thunk it.

    • @sirpuppetdx
      @sirpuppetdx 7 років тому +4

      Peteman12 N o s t a l g i a C r i c k e t

    • @fr801
      @fr801 6 років тому +2

      whatever happned to him?

  • @matthewbartke4424
    @matthewbartke4424 9 років тому +495

    They should do a gritty reboot of Captain Planet.
    You know how the environmental crowd and the overpopulation crowd tend to overlap and then there are those people that think that humans are the worst thing ever?
    Well, "Captain Planet, he's our hero. He's going to bring the population to zero!"
    'nuff said.

    • @LandotheDrummer1
      @LandotheDrummer1 9 років тому +19

      ***** Team up with Ultron?

    • @SuperInsanewolf
      @SuperInsanewolf 9 років тому +29

      There are no planeteers controlling me.

    • @chinococoa6743
      @chinococoa6743 8 років тому +3

      +Matticus Barticus I'd love to see that!

    • @chinococoa6743
      @chinococoa6743 8 років тому +3

      +Matticus Barticus I'd love to see that!

    • @Azihayya
      @Azihayya 8 років тому +8

      I think Captain Planet would simply be much more content with becoming an activist for veganism considering that it's the leading cause of every nearly all of our environmental concerns.

  • @SuperSongbird21
    @SuperSongbird21 8 років тому +72

    Whoever was hitting him with that ruler enjoyed themselves WAY too much

    • @RickyUzumaki993
      @RickyUzumaki993 5 років тому +3

      SuperSongbird21
      I know I would have

    • @kenanlemener3861
      @kenanlemener3861 Рік тому +2

      I think it was Rob

    • @loneronin6813
      @loneronin6813 Рік тому +2

      They were probably thinking, "Well when else am I going to get the chance to hit a celebrity?" :P

  • @subtlynerdy
    @subtlynerdy 8 років тому +254

    Fan Theory (not mine): The teens in Captain Planet are the kids from Magic School Bus grown up.

    • @cameronedwards4893
      @cameronedwards4893 8 років тому +2

      What makes you said that

    • @hope1447
      @hope1447 6 років тому +25

      There's one MAJOR flaw with that theory. Captain Planet came BEFORE the Magic School Bus. That theory is now debunked.

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 5 років тому +7

      The first book came out in 1986. And why do they go inside Kwame in one episode? Wouldn't it be Wheeler (Arnold)?

    • @YuukiTakemoto1996
      @YuukiTakemoto1996 4 роки тому +3

      @@unwelldanny7108 They went inside other people besides Arnold.

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 4 роки тому +3

      @@YuukiTakemoto1996 ...said people were all kids except Mrs. Frizzle. Kwame was 18!

  • @nageorgiou2
    @nageorgiou2 9 років тому +87

    Ma Ti will return! He will return in our hearts

    • @pmags8630
      @pmags8630 9 років тому +8

      I pray for Ma it everyday

    • @RAFMnBgaming
      @RAFMnBgaming 8 років тому +6

      +The masked rider i believe in Santa chr... sorry wrong anniversary

    • @pmags8630
      @pmags8630 8 років тому +2

      HASEnoncorperated
      lol

    • @sirpuppetdx
      @sirpuppetdx 7 років тому +1

      nageorgiou2 The plot hole

    • @rebelfleettrooper9881
      @rebelfleettrooper9881 6 років тому +1

      Ma Ti is a human Care Bear!

  • @Troy_z
    @Troy_z 9 років тому +113

    like the Simpsons the early episodes of NC are gold .

    • @jktomas
      @jktomas 9 років тому +24

      Troy zakey However, unlike The Simpsons NC is still very very good (or even better).

    • @Rhomega
      @Rhomega 9 років тому +5

      Troy zakey I'd say the earliest episodes of The Simpsons are silver, not gold. They're still deciding on characterization, the art isn't as refined, and Homer's voice sounds weird compared to the one from S2 onward.

    • @StudioInkblot
      @StudioInkblot 9 років тому +4

      RockmanVX He means early as in mid-nineties.

    • @Rhomega
      @Rhomega 9 років тому +1

      Oh, I thought early as in "early in the series run"

    • @freddyrichards878
      @freddyrichards878 6 років тому +1

      Troy zakey You do mean the mid 90s simpsons right?

  • @viruse388
    @viruse388 8 років тому +125

    I really liked Captain Planet...

    • @nerdyfan21
      @nerdyfan21 6 років тому +1

      Opinions

    • @RickyUzumaki993
      @RickyUzumaki993 5 років тому +3

      Andrés Trífero
      Me too

    • @drewpamon
      @drewpamon 4 роки тому

      No you didn't

    • @girlgarde
      @girlgarde 4 роки тому +1

      I did too and thought of it as being educational while rightfully portraying rich polluters as evil for trying to turn the Earth into a barren wasteland.

    • @rebeccasmith8119
      @rebeccasmith8119 4 роки тому +1

      Same

  • @professionaldumbass6372
    @professionaldumbass6372 9 років тому +343

    So there is a kid named Wheeler who is from Brooklyn. Are you sure we're talking about captain planet and not yugioh abridged?

  • @aii5748
    @aii5748 6 років тому +66

    *Wheeler* said he's from *Brooklyn?!* Well I guess I know why they gave *Joey Wheeler* his stereotypical Brooklyn accent in the *Yu-Gi-Oh* dub. 😆

    • @Ace_Of_Luck
      @Ace_Of_Luck Рік тому

      "We have a winner"
      Marik: *grunts and walks into the door*
      "Hey i called dibs on that door"
      Yugi: Just choose the door closest to you
      "But what about my potato song?"
      -Joey

  • @MrLatrunks14
    @MrLatrunks14 8 років тому +453

    I actually loved this show. No shame in that.

    • @frankwilliams4498
      @frankwilliams4498 8 років тому +15

      dis show is treeble

    • @Leongon
      @Leongon 7 років тому +21

      I enjoyed this show when I was little. I even remember liking the idea of a non-element power... something about the elements of the earth getting along with the good of humanity "heart"

    • @cockroachcharlie5619
      @cockroachcharlie5619 6 років тому +20

      Yeah. I didn't realize it got any hate. It was a fun superhero show with a message. And it didn't do a bad job teaching about environmental issues. And heart wasn't a terrible power, just a specialized one.

    • @off-brandproductions
      @off-brandproductions 6 років тому +2

      So does PhantomStrider.

    • @Sturchling
      @Sturchling 6 років тому +7

      I loved it to! It also inspired me to go into environmental science.

  • @lennoxschmidt4020
    @lennoxschmidt4020 6 років тому +60

    My brother's name is wheeler and he hates his name.

  • @yugoxgc
    @yugoxgc 8 років тому +163

    Did anyone else think Ma-Ti's ring allowed him to control/ comunicate with animals? I Think he had some Kind of mind reading there too. Sure its not Flashy but pretty useful

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 5 років тому +9

      Ma-Ti is basically Aquaman then

    • @WorldWalker128
      @WorldWalker128 4 роки тому +8

      Critic leaves out little important details like that all the time in favor of humor.

    • @redhood7650
      @redhood7650 3 роки тому +3

      @@unwelldanny7108 but aquaman is more useful than him

    • @rykerhoppe4789
      @rykerhoppe4789 3 роки тому +3

      Ma-Ti is voices by white guy

    • @yugoxgc
      @yugoxgc 3 роки тому +5

      @@rykerhoppe4789 & that's relevant here.. cause?

  • @MeleeTiger
    @MeleeTiger 9 років тому +279

    Why would crude oil weaken him, it comes from the earth?... I mean, I could understand if it was one of the run offs or some such made FROM it but just oil itself?

    • @ShadowWolfRising
      @ShadowWolfRising 9 років тому +4

      MeleeTiger i was wondering the same thing.

    • @thewolfofwallstreet627
      @thewolfofwallstreet627 9 років тому +27

      Well I think it's more of a metaphor for pollution. Many environmentalists HATE oil spills, as they see it as a danger to wildlife and the planet in general. And considering Ted Turner is an environmentalist himself, it's not surprising that whenever Captain Planet gets touched by oil or toxic waste, then he automatically becomes weak because it's a metaphor for how the environmentalists see how those things ruin the planet if that makes sense.

    • @underthewoods8376
      @underthewoods8376 9 років тому +15

      JoeRingo118 Yep you're correct. The point is that the oil is supposed to stay in the ground. There, it is not harmful to anyone. Not saying I personally agree with the sentiment, just describing the stance taken by the show.

    • @CruelestChris
      @CruelestChris 9 років тому +6

      Under the Woods
      Oil isn't "supposed" to do anything and frequently leeches up out of the earth of its own accord. What do you think tar sands are? And oil is as natural as trees, I notice Captain Planet doesn't get weakened by all the oxygen the trees fart out even though it's a waste product of their metabolism and is deadly to obligate anaerobic life forms (in fact elemental oxygen is actually a highly corrosive oxidising agent and a neurotoxin). Or what about atmospheric nitrogen, that's all dumped up in the sky because nothing uses it.

    • @CruelestChris
      @CruelestChris 9 років тому +5

      JoeRingo118
      You have the issue that environmentalists block production of modern facilities and force the use of older ones that generate huge amounts of pollution; they were so effective at blocking planning permission that the US only built one new oil refinery in 70 years.

  • @codo820
    @codo820 9 років тому +47

    Btw Ma-Ti was the youngest of them had he been older or more ruthless his heart power would have made him a god amongst men. He could have bent armies to his will. I thought it was lame too at the time but in reality his abilities were self limited.

  • @jakedrake3660
    @jakedrake3660 7 років тому +197

    Gaia:Rings,find 5 teenagers with attitude
    Go Go Planet Rangers!!!!

  • @holycrusaderkun8208
    @holycrusaderkun8208 8 років тому +261

    Wheeler sounds like he's got a little bit of Brooklyn rage in him (if you get that reference clap clap to you)

    • @littleschach2011
      @littleschach2011 7 років тому +27

      Nyeh

    • @manjittoor9208
      @manjittoor9208 7 років тому +16

      TheDoctor8010 My voice gives me super strength!

    • @marley7868
      @marley7868 7 років тому +15

      i'm sorry serenity can't come to the phone right now because she's about to be deflowered

    • @chavamara
      @chavamara 7 років тому +13

      I'm seriously wondering now if this is where 4Kids got their dubbing inspiration from.

    • @MrMojo23100
      @MrMojo23100 7 років тому +30

      Screw your reference, I have money.

  • @blacklite911
    @blacklite911 7 років тому +344

    I mean the show looks stupid now but in the mind of a kid I learned a lot. Even the AIDS episode. They picked the kid playing basketball because around that time Magic Johnson came out with being HIV+ and you had all types of people saying they didn't want to play with him. They were just ignorant about the disease the hysteria was exaggerated on the show but it broke down the basics in a way kids could understand. I think kids learning about real world issues early is a good thing, they have more social intelligence than adults usually think tbh and telling them half truths or keeping them ignorant doens't help. So overall, I think it was good for its time and purpose. The gang violence and heroine episode totally missed the mark though lmao.

    • @TheTrueLeafless
      @TheTrueLeafless 5 років тому +15

      Most people were pretty oblivious to a lot of stuff until the beginning of the 21st century. I remember how parents demanded that a homosexual teacher should be fired because in their mind it was the same as being a pedophile as he would surely go after all the male kids...and that was near the end of the 90s.

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 5 років тому

      That's another reason Todd should've been black...

    • @cabellones
      @cabellones 5 років тому +14

      I think not, I mean, if they want the show to hit a specific demografic (white male kids) they make a character more close to them, If they put a black player with aids in a mostly white school, it could backfire and give the impression that aids was a black disease (like for a lot of time aids was considered a gay disease)

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 5 років тому +2

      It's just a different kid. They should've had the COACH be white and a few other black kids (so the school would be mixed.) Did anyone complain that Cyborg was black? No.

    • @cabellones
      @cabellones 5 років тому +3

      @@unwelldanny7108 another show in another time

  • @cristhianmlr
    @cristhianmlr 8 років тому +183

    You forgot about that kid who died by a overdose and they just let the corpse there. FOR FUCK SAKE, A KID ACTUALLY DIED ON A CARTOON SERIES, THATS INSANE.
    Seriously, you need a redux about this, as painful as it sound.

    • @NAVEMAN3
      @NAVEMAN3 7 років тому +8

      That and add the New adventures or dubbed season 6.

    • @EssexAggiegrad2011
      @EssexAggiegrad2011 7 років тому +13

      There are two episodes supporting limiting how many children you can have. Even tough Turner has five kids.

    • @BottomBunkArt
      @BottomBunkArt 6 років тому +1

      There was also the episode where a kid was "infected" with HIV

    • @silverblade357
      @silverblade357 6 років тому +1

      I remember that episode! During a drug-addled riot on the capital, right?!

    • @Hektols
      @Hektols 3 роки тому +1

      It also happened in a Fat Albert episode about gang violence.

  • @Mr_Original
    @Mr_Original 6 років тому +22

    "So Captain Planet, what other issues are you gonna talk to grade school kids about?"
    "Aids?"
    (Critic's mortified face) XD

  • @sethsmith289
    @sethsmith289 9 років тому +190

    So Captain Planet is supposed to stop pollution, but pollution is his weakness??!!! Man, that's stupid!!! It's like saying Superman tries to stop kryptonite when kryptonite is his weakness.

    • @Ruukas9
      @Ruukas9 6 років тому +7

      Superman stoped cryptonite metereo from crashing in earth xD

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 5 років тому +3

      Cyborg has no weakness except for Grid.

    • @claudeprince6724
      @claudeprince6724 5 років тому +6

      He's only weak to it if it touches him. Other than that he is unaffected by it. Unlike superman, who can't get within 10m of kryptonite without getting an upset tum-tum.

    • @kimifw58
      @kimifw58 4 роки тому +5

      Superman has stopped Krytonite-based villains, BUT they're a rare occurrence, so your point is valid.

    • @DOSRetroGamer
      @DOSRetroGamer 3 роки тому +3

      I thought that too. It's like if Hercules cannot get any blood, sweat or dirt on his body

  • @zaneps151
    @zaneps151 2 роки тому +50

    The drug addiction episode was honestly really shocking
    One of the characters overdoses and dies which was unheard of in a kids cartoon

    • @genesismultiverse4896
      @genesismultiverse4896 11 місяців тому +1

      And don't forget being able of giving faintness to others

  • @MastermindAtWork
    @MastermindAtWork 9 років тому +21

    8:03 *cough* Capt'n Planet Abridged....

  • @simbasorariku3
    @simbasorariku3 8 років тому +24

    And every other episode the team was captured because whenever Captain Planet was summoned, the Planeteer's rings were useless. I hated that.

  • @NikkyKicks
    @NikkyKicks 8 років тому +116

    But... But I liked Captain Planet. A lot...

    • @NikkyKicks
      @NikkyKicks 8 років тому +14

      okay, I went and watched some Captain Planet after this and I realized why I liked it so much.
      I was 6 when I watched it. Dumb and 6.

    • @BarefootMichigoose
      @BarefootMichigoose 8 років тому

      +Nikky Nace Me too! I still have the 'Earth' ring!

    • @zayaannashrid1374
      @zayaannashrid1374 8 років тому +2

      +Nikky Nace I know the feel.
      I so know the feel.
      Nostalgia can be so blinding

    • @BlueMoonLightDreams
      @BlueMoonLightDreams 8 років тому +1

      +Nikky Nace u liked it because it makes sense, not because u where six, i was 12 when they aired and i thought it was really meaningful, still do. this idiot just babbles, make him explain the powers of spider man...i am sure he will find logical reason on that

    • @billjacobs521
      @billjacobs521 8 років тому

      +BlueMoonLightDreams Radioactive spider bite causing mutations. We all know the story.

  • @Siryus0001
    @Siryus0001 9 років тому +68

    Hold on. His name is Wheeler and he is from Brooklin?....... Nye

  • @couchtime3739
    @couchtime3739 6 років тому +12

    That voice dub with kwame and wheeler was amazing 😂

  • @wellthatwaswierd4570
    @wellthatwaswierd4570 5 років тому +21

    This just makes me think of those comedic Don Cheadle shorts where he plays a psychotic and murderous captain planet, who starts turning all the humans into trees. Like, ALL the humans. TOTALLY worth checking out if you have not seen it.

  • @swagkirby3449
    @swagkirby3449 8 років тому +10

    2:42 Later, every time he says the word "elephant" the Burger King pops out of nowhere.

  • @RoyalKnightofDestiny
    @RoyalKnightofDestiny 9 років тому +34

    "Though there was that one guy who seemed up my feeling toward the show at the end."
    "You'll pay for this Captain Planet."
    This line made me lol

  • @Nathaniel3114
    @Nathaniel3114 4 роки тому +20

    9:15 This explains the coronavirus and panic buying

  • @nikkilengyel
    @nikkilengyel 3 роки тому +22

    I loved Captain Planet as a kid. Also, it makes sense for an indigenous person from the Amazon to have the power of heart; their cultures value the connection to the heart and to Pachamama (Mother Earth), more than they would value having "a cool superpower"; the latter is a very western thing.

  • @artofmore7197
    @artofmore7197 6 років тому +14

    9:21 OF COURSE!!!

  • @SonofMrPeanut
    @SonofMrPeanut 9 років тому +14

    1. "You'll pay for this, Captain Planet!" I feel like that should be used more online than it is.
    2. The "Ruler" gag may just have the best timing of any gag Doug's ever done. The first time I saw this, I'd never anticipated any of the times he used it. Sure there's cues in the writing, but the preceding content distracted me well enough for the gag to be hilarious. Also, it was only done 3 times, and these instances were spaced out expertly enough provide the full impact.
    3. Ah, the birth of Mati. It's pretty great how much he ended up being used up to To Boldly Flee.

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 5 років тому +1

      I want "IT STINKS! UGH!" to be used more online than it is. That could become a new reaction meme.

  • @Evershear
    @Evershear 9 років тому +83

    So basically Gia is Sauron giving out five rings of power and binding the five teenager to her will though CP. I hate that show soo much

    • @naranciaisbestboi125
      @naranciaisbestboi125 9 років тому +19

      Holy crap! I never thought of it like that. That makes the show even less innocent after that episode that talked about Hitler.

    • @StudioInkblot
      @StudioInkblot 9 років тому +12

      Evershear Gaia.

  • @twilightzoneseinfeld
    @twilightzoneseinfeld 8 років тому +31

    Heart is actually not that bad of a power. Depending on the Writer. Heart based powers can actually be devastating. Empathy is one of Ravens primary powers and she is one of the most powerful Titans ever

    • @cameronedwards4893
      @cameronedwards4893 6 років тому +1

      Michael Joesph like manipulation and morality based

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 5 років тому +1

      Cyborg is one of the most powerful Titans ever

    • @saiyukigokufan241
      @saiyukigokufan241 4 роки тому

      i agree if he wanted to he could turn all of nature against the bad guys. whoo nelly i would not want to face that. Like he could call all of the tigers in asian rain forest against porchers well you can get the next scene

    • @YuukiTakemoto1996
      @YuukiTakemoto1996 4 роки тому +1

      @@unwelldanny7108 Cyborg and Starfire were the two strongest Titans.

    • @esta7763
      @esta7763 2 роки тому

      Actually the power of heart is the best power of them all by far. Maybe not at this point in Ma Ti's life but when he becomes a teenager and starts talking to girls, let me ask which of those 5 rings will be the most useful of them when it comes to picking up girls?

  • @marcosmederos2745
    @marcosmederos2745 7 років тому +35

    If Gaia had the power to make Captain Planet, then why didn't she just rid pollution herself. At least the Wizard of Shazam was dying when he made Billy Batson Shazam, Gaia has no excuse to make Captain Planet.

    • @Lowlightt
      @Lowlightt 5 років тому +9

      Gaia can't change the earth back because it was changed by Humans so Humans must be the ones to fix it. Captain Planet is the culmination of all that is good in humans and the earth. Hence why only humans with pure hearts can summon him. He isn't there to fix the planet, hes only there to stop disasters. The only people who can fix the planet are people like "You" because remember the power is yours.

    • @Hektols
      @Hektols 3 роки тому +1

      @@Lowlightt Great response. Humans are part of nature, Gaia can't get rid off them.

  • @KangaKucha
    @KangaKucha 7 років тому +17

    I still love this show and especially the song. ;)

  • @tuffylaw
    @tuffylaw 9 років тому +56

    Haven't seen this review in years. Really surprised he didn't touch on the Hitler episode.

  • @dualshock3
    @dualshock3 8 років тому +9

    I freaking LOVE the 90's man! :D
    They all had villains talking mad shit in the end of each episode, like Looten Plunder at 13:18 or Dr.Claw saying: Next tiime Gadget.. Next tiiiiime!

  • @supremeleaderseymour2658
    @supremeleaderseymour2658 6 років тому +12

    You have to give Captain Planet this, it has some pretty good animation.

  • @johnnysparkle
    @johnnysparkle 2 роки тому +3

    The exaggeration of the villains to the point of cartoonish supervillainy meant that children watching the show would not be troubled by their parents if they worked in a polluting industry. Loggers, for example, are not monsters, but had they been portrayed as such, that could have caused confusion and conflict, so the bad guys had to be as over the top as possible. The fact loggers are portrayed as complete monsters by some Animal Wrongs Groups who take the show as a holy writ for environmentalism suggests that as exaggerated as it was Strawman Has a Point. Unfortunately, this may have backfired, since the unrealistic and over-the-top nature of the villains has made them a frequent target for snark for adult viewers who are more knowledgeable about environmentalism.

  • @princessbabe1313
    @princessbabe1313 7 років тому +51

    I actually really love that they talked about HIV/AIDS!!! Good for them!!!

    • @kimifw58
      @kimifw58 4 роки тому +9

      Yeah. The five-year-olds watching really benefited from that.

    • @kyliejw8811
      @kyliejw8811 4 роки тому +5

      It was the first show to ever address the pandemic if I remember correctly! As someone going to school to be a producer for animation it makes me so happy that there are those that (even in the silliest shows) know the impact the medium can have.

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 4 роки тому +1

      And I'm just sitting here with a weird crush on the guy with AIDS. I do hope he's 18.

    • @YuukiTakemoto1996
      @YuukiTakemoto1996 4 роки тому +1

      @@unwelldanny7108 I think he's kinda hot as well. Too bad his voice actor is gay.

    • @Pilipilochka
      @Pilipilochka Рік тому

      ​@@kimifw58 ну знаешь, на дворе 2023 год и МНОЖЕСТВО людей до сих пор не знает как распространяется ВИЧ. Они либо вообще не знают как он распространяется, либо считают что он так же передаётся через слюну, пот и т.д.

  • @DrBigt
    @DrBigt 5 років тому +10

    Heart is honestly one of the most powerful of those rings. He can literally make people wanting to kill them not want to kill them in several episodes.

    • @RickyUzumaki993
      @RickyUzumaki993 5 років тому

      Drbigt let's plays
      Yeah. It seems lame in hindsight, but it was actually awesome and really OP

    • @DrBigt
      @DrBigt 5 років тому

      Well, I wouldn't call it OP, it's actually pretty much in line with the other powers which are all pretty strong. Ability to literally control the earth around you is no joke.
      Aside Wheeler's, who always just makes a small fireball instead of a giant volcano or something.
      Fuck Wheeler.

    • @RickyUzumaki993
      @RickyUzumaki993 5 років тому

      Drbigt let's plays
      I like to think that Wheeler doesn’t try to pour more power into his because his is arguably one of the more dangerous ones. Fire isn’t like Earth, Water, or Wind. It’s basically pure destruction in energy form. Use it irresponsibly or recklessly and you could kill someone

    • @esta7763
      @esta7763 2 роки тому

      Heart is the best power of them all. Of those 5 rings, which one of these will be the most useful when Ma Ti becomes a teenager / young adult and starts talking to girls? Sure Wheeler can shoot fire out of his hand but Ma Ti will be able to get any girl he wants with his power.

    • @KingJaymo2k11
      @KingJaymo2k11 5 місяців тому

      But somehow it never seems to work on the big bads of the week

  • @ZemeckisTEN
    @ZemeckisTEN 7 років тому +27

    "Earth, Wind, Water and Fire" Hey, just like Avatar: The Last Airbender! (Laughs a little crazily and then starts crying)
    Corneil: Good Grief.

    • @yougotmail73
      @yougotmail73 7 років тому

      Avatar Wan nice

    • @nerdyfan21
      @nerdyfan21 6 років тому

      Avatar Wan
      Avatar going to win just saying...

  • @GaladinToru
    @GaladinToru 8 років тому +5

    Seems whatever jail these villains were put in has more holes than Arkham Asylum. They are out faster than the Joker on a Christmas Tree Rocket.

    • @Hektols
      @Hektols 3 роки тому

      The problem is that in most episodes the most punishment the villain would get would be a fine for contaminating, the Planeteers never think about denouncing the villains for trying to murder them.

  • @Garfuck
    @Garfuck 6 років тому +10

    Ah yes, a nostalgic Nostalgia Critic Review! I remember watching this almost 10 years ago. Today it's crazy to me that the whole internet at one point was 4:3.

  • @jamesfulton564
    @jamesfulton564 7 років тому +49

    The summoning of Captain Planet always started with Kwame because civilization began in Africa. You thought the spirit of the Earth was gonna give that power to the redhead Marty Mcfly of Brooklyn? Come now

    • @kbz0n2007
      @kbz0n2007 6 років тому +7

      "Civilization began in Africa"
      Ayo hol up, so u be sayin we wuz kangz n shiet?

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 4 роки тому +2

      @@cfruge444 We need more cartoons with black leaders.

    • @Pilipilochka
      @Pilipilochka Рік тому

      Ну начнём с того что призыв Капитана начинается с земли потому что первой появилась сама земля. (Судя по серии в которой Кваме и Ма-ти вместе с президентом вынуждено полетели на Венеру, земля даёт Капитану Планете его тело, т.к только с силами земли и сердца у него даже сверхсилы не было)
      Затем идёт огонь потому что планета была горячей, вулканическая активность и всё такое.
      Потом воздух, как следствие вулканической активности. Затем вода, которая потом осела из воздуха.
      Ну и последним конечно же сердце, ведь жизнь появилась уже после всего этого.
      А вот то почему сила земли именно у Кваме это да.

  • @mksabourinable
    @mksabourinable 8 років тому +27

    for those wondering why the five elements and why one was heart: in many earth based religions there are 5 elements, and the 5th is spirit, which is often translated into energy. (This is why there are 5 points on a pentagram - each point represents a different element. Spirit being the top one - in the Wiccan pentacle, the Satanist pentagram has the point representing spirit at the body. So instead of saying spirit over body like in Wicca, it's saying body over spirit - because Satanism is a hedonistic religion)
    Of course they try to not sound preachy or religious, and often just say heart. (W.I.T.C.H. did this too) Which often translates into them not being able to do much, but in reality it should be that they have control over life, death, energy and minds. Which I gotta say is pretty damn cool. Too bad they bastardize the concept so much that it ends up seeming lame.

    • @punchingplayerpenguin3291
      @punchingplayerpenguin3291 7 років тому

      I thought the fifth one was lightning

    • @Linnzy
      @Linnzy 7 років тому +1

      punchoutplayer penguin lightning = energy
      as in Witch, Will the leader of the five guardians carried the Heart of Candracar which was needed for the team, in the beginning it was just plain energy (also she could speak to electrical things and make them work when there was no power. Later on she got a powerup boost and got the catchphrase; Quintessence, this making her energy powers stronger, aswell as emphasises the others powers. //big W. I. T. C. H -fan

    • @punchingplayerpenguin3291
      @punchingplayerpenguin3291 7 років тому

      Linnzy
      makes sense to me.

    • @DiscoTimelordASD
      @DiscoTimelordASD 5 років тому

      Thank you for making the concept actually make sense.

  • @_JPlays_
    @_JPlays_ 9 років тому +12

    I absolutely loved Captain Planet. It definitely was not a bad show.

    • @RickyUzumaki993
      @RickyUzumaki993 5 років тому

      hockland
      It has it’s flaws, but I love it

  • @Lanoira13
    @Lanoira13 7 років тому +3

    I and everyone I knew and know, loved and love Captain Planet.

  • @dragonlover7196
    @dragonlover7196 6 років тому +8

    12:11 wow I'm surprised an early 90s cartoon actually got away with showing Malcolm X
    Wasn't he kinda a no-no to discuss with kids because of the ideals he promoted for several years?

  • @masedaace5473
    @masedaace5473 Рік тому +3

    Ya know, everyone claims that heart was the worst power, but Ma-Ti got to use it a lot and it was actually pretty helpful. Wheeler's the one who got the rot end. What good is fire when the show won't let you incinerate the bad guys? He rarely got to use the thing, since most situations the Planeteers get into don't require/are made worse with fire.

  • @shame3857
    @shame3857 7 років тому +19

    You really should do more raiders of the lost story arcs. I been running through them again and really enjoy them.

  • @BorzoiSpotProductions
    @BorzoiSpotProductions 7 років тому +12

    Mati then went on to survive a japenese transport ship sinking with a tiger, hyena and a zebra, then lived with a panther and bear until an evil tiger attacked him and made hime go live with other people.

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 5 років тому +1

      Kwame is the fucking Black Panther

    • @YuukiTakemoto1996
      @YuukiTakemoto1996 3 роки тому

      @@unwelldanny7108 Yeah, but is his accent an Xhosa one?

  • @FalkorStranix
    @FalkorStranix 5 років тому +6

    This has to be one of my favorite Nostalgia Videos, Doug is hilarious in this one! Doug If you read this, come back to this guy, he's great!

  • @johnnysparkle
    @johnnysparkle 2 роки тому +4

    The executive producer of the show, Nick Boxer, once pitched the idea of removing Captain Planet, the show just being the "Planeteers". But Ted Turner rejected the idea, so the team attempted to find way to keep the Planeteers empowered while Captain Planet did the heavy lifting. One way they did this was having the kids rescue Captain Planet himself when he is downed from time to time by the villains. So in a way, while Captain Planet does do the heavy lifting and rescues the Planeteers, when Captain Planet is down, the Planeteers, without their powers, must work together and rescue him as well. So in a way, the producers attempted to avert a Broken Aesop.

  • @kevinlane1219
    @kevinlane1219 6 років тому +18

    It left its mark on me and made me an environmentalist, so I disagree. As for Ma-Ti, he has the power to influence people, magnify their positive feelings, such as compassion, and communicate from a distance, as if he had telepathy. Side Note: He was voiced by Scott Menville, aka Robin from Teen Titans. And I think the reason why Gaia didn't do it alone is because she wanted humans to set an example, or maybe because even she had limitations and therefore needed help.

  • @puckcrack
    @puckcrack 5 років тому +5

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

  • @loneronin6813
    @loneronin6813 2 роки тому +2

    "And I look like Don-F**king King to you?!?"
    ...That line still makes me laugh every time XD

  • @markkevinlimkinglam9854
    @markkevinlimkinglam9854 5 років тому +6

    One of my favorite childhood shows.
    6:15 I always laugh at that NC-improvised scene where Captain Planet falls down to the ground covered with oil and smog.

  • @TheToasterPope
    @TheToasterPope 5 років тому +17

    When a theme song has “he's a hero” in it, you know it’s stupid.

    • @thejman5683
      @thejman5683 2 роки тому

      Honestly, it’s a guilty pleasure.

  • @miszreese
    @miszreese 8 років тому +31

    captain planet was fine as hell. I loved this show!

  • @redjirachi1
    @redjirachi1 Рік тому +2

    If you've actually read Greek mythology Gaia getting other people to do her dirty work is pretty in-character

  • @seanwilkinson7431
    @seanwilkinson7431 3 роки тому +3

    Heart was a lame power by comparison, but it did more than "make people feel better." It was a combination of empathy, telepathy, and universal animal translator, like if Charles Xavier was Aquaman.

  • @Rhomega
    @Rhomega 9 років тому +5

    I remember watching this as a kid too. My favorite episode was the Captain Pollution 2-parter.

    • @RickyUzumaki993
      @RickyUzumaki993 5 років тому +1

      Rhomega
      That one was fucking _amazing!_

    • @YuukiTakemoto1996
      @YuukiTakemoto1996 4 роки тому +3

      My favorite episodes were the one where the Planeteers discovered what polluted water can do to the body up close inside Kwame, and the AIDS episode.

  • @Squirrel36
    @Squirrel36 8 років тому +5

    Kwame is so adorable!!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚

    • @jacobmonks3722
      @jacobmonks3722 7 років тому

      Squirrel36 ehhhhh that's not how you spell that.

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 5 років тому +2

      Hmmmm I'm not the only one who thinks he's hot. Although for me, it's due to his voice resembling Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa.

    • @Squirrel36
      @Squirrel36 3 роки тому +1

      @@unwelldanny7108 RIP Chadwick!

  • @BoundyMan
    @BoundyMan 8 місяців тому +2

    The problem is people miss the symbolism in the show when they take it too literally. The villains weren't supposed to be real people, because no one pollutes the planet intentionally or for fun. The Planeteers are also symbolic of people who help protect the environment, From Wheeler who has more heart than brains to Kwame who is the leader of the group. Captain Planet is a symbol of how strong we can become when we work together. And Gaia is symbolic of the Earth asking for our help.

    • @Sparrows1121
      @Sparrows1121 3 місяці тому

      Even if that is true. Why is Heart and Hate even the power vs opposite power?. Its not even sensical interms of 5 elemental powers. It would at best be "Spirit vs Chaos", and those usually arent powers, its just internal things in beings.
      But outside that, its a cheesy fun cartoon. I mean i have no clue what stopping Hitler has to do with wounding Captain Planet (OUR HERO). Since extremist ideologies vs saving the planet is a different thing. I may ramble. But i do love senseless fun... its just some stuff is fun to poke at.

  • @user-yi1ib3zt1m
    @user-yi1ib3zt1m 9 місяців тому +1

    "what the fuck am I supposed to do with heart!?!? Make people feel good!?!?" I'm dead😂😂😂

  • @YuukiTakemoto1996
    @YuukiTakemoto1996 5 років тому +4

    I remember when I was little I had a crush on Kwame... why do I always go for the chocolate boys?!?!

  • @rorylumley4727
    @rorylumley4727 6 років тому +5

    Heart is an awsome power you can to talk to animals and knock out anyone.

  • @VimyGlide
    @VimyGlide 8 років тому +31

    ...
    ...Why...
    The fuck...
    Does the coach....
    sound like
    LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

    • @anthonydelorme2797
      @anthonydelorme2797 8 років тому +7

      Thought the same thing! Haha sounds exactly the same was just waiting for him to say "Clementine!"

    • @ian-Alex-2000
      @ian-Alex-2000 8 років тому +3

      I believe it is the same actor. Look it up.

    • @stagelinedpro
      @stagelinedpro 8 років тому

      Wow it's actually is him.

    • @sherritolson5984
      @sherritolson5984 8 років тому +3

      +(͠≖ ͜ʖ͠≖)BecauseICan( ͡º ͜ʖ ͡º) that's cartoon lee

    • @VimyGlide
      @VimyGlide 8 років тому +4

      sherri tolson
      NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @darkxarchon
    @darkxarchon 9 років тому +21

    Forgot to mention how the kids from Magic School bus grew up to be in captain planet. www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/419059_1507580045708_1120500823_30885928_849110466_n-489x550.jpg#geekosystem

    • @mazingetter8853
      @mazingetter8853 9 років тому

      It's a theory, not a fact

    • @issacflores2010
      @issacflores2010 8 років тому +5

      No because I can debunk this theory since the kids in magic school bus don't have accents like the ones in Captain Planet

    • @internetalias1613
      @internetalias1613 8 років тому

      +issac flores You realise the accents of people can change...

    • @papershadow
      @papershadow 7 років тому

      The Magic School Bus kids all went to the same school, while I get the impression the Captain Planet kids first meet with the Planeteer thing at the depicted age, and are all explicitly from different countries.

    • @EnderHeart5911
      @EnderHeart5911 7 років тому

      issac flores They have different names and you focus on their accents?!?

  • @swagkirby3449
    @swagkirby3449 8 років тому +4

    12:45 I know this was before he established the term but the graphic imagery counts as a BIG-LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT.

  • @hihosh1
    @hihosh1 8 років тому +43

    I don't know why people from America hated this show so much. When it came on TV I was in primary school (elementary) in South Africa. We only had two TV channels, and this show always came on on Fridays, so we always associated it as a Friday afternoon cartoon, the last day of school for the week. Even to this day we fondly remember the intro and ending. While maybe as adults people seem to find one liners stupid, when watching the cartoon it made sense because he is making fun of the villains' plans.

    • @JuanVilorio
      @JuanVilorio 7 років тому +1

      I know right, same thing for me in Latin America this show was a hit

    • @TruffleSeeker54
      @TruffleSeeker54 7 років тому +6

      Well, I'm from America, and I like Captain Planet...

    • @adiahaalexander9359
      @adiahaalexander9359 7 років тому +5

      You said you only had two channels? Well maybe that's why because your choices were limited. Here in America , especially if you had cable, your choices for TV shows were a lot more.
      P.S I'm not bragging in case that's how that sounded, sorry.

    • @generalhudson4457
      @generalhudson4457 7 років тому +2

      Ryan Duncan The show seems very Liberal

    • @hihosh1
      @hihosh1 7 років тому +4

      General Hudson I don't care too much about whether a show is liberal or conservative, I just enjoy the show.

  • @jordiwolff875
    @jordiwolff875 8 років тому +1

    My mom use to watch that show, when she was a little kid.

  • @Technotoadnotafrog
    @Technotoadnotafrog 7 років тому +10

    I actually liked Captain Planet.

  • @juhaniaho6698
    @juhaniaho6698 7 років тому +10

    Does Wheeler remind you of that other Wheeler from that other show? Here is a hint: MONSTAH CARDO!!!

  • @infernoprince887
    @infernoprince887 8 років тому +11

    Wait a second, Nostalgia Critic, how did you get the one ring to rule them all?

  • @CinemaRodschach
    @CinemaRodschach 7 років тому +2

    This is the very first NC video I watched like 5 years ago while feeling nostalgic looking for Captain Planet stuff. Men those were the days and now NC is one of my favorite youtubers.

  • @Chlovan
    @Chlovan 6 років тому +4

    I liked this show. I loved Linka for some reason she was always my favorite.

  • @PlanetTrainWreck
    @PlanetTrainWreck 3 роки тому +4

    Ma-Ti has the same power as the Mule in the Foundation series. Ma-Ti could rule the world and no one would be able to stop him

  • @lilybond1124
    @lilybond1124 6 років тому +7

    "The power is yours!" 💪👊

  • @taipeijoey101
    @taipeijoey101 7 років тому +2

    Heart is like the Grass type in pokemon. We think it's useless, but it has a deeper meaning

  • @icecreamhero2375
    @icecreamhero2375 7 років тому +5

    9:28 did they just say sex on cartoon network Oh lord

  • @Tootsie4ever
    @Tootsie4ever 9 років тому +31

    Bring Ma Ti back!!

    • @Zombiekilleryamato
      @Zombiekilleryamato 9 років тому

      He have to bring him back from the Beyond

    • @Tootsie4ever
      @Tootsie4ever 9 років тому

      Zombiekilleryamato What happen to him?

    • @dylandenter7793
      @dylandenter7793 9 років тому

      ***** Watch the movie "To Boldly Flee", which you can find on ChannelAwesome.com, or you could probably find it on UA-cam for free.

    • @DigiRangerScott
      @DigiRangerScott 9 років тому

      The actor portraying him has basically stopped being friends with Doug and Rob…

    • @Tootsie4ever
      @Tootsie4ever 9 років тому

      Scott Sandler aww

  • @Mellion555
    @Mellion555 8 років тому +7

    I still remember the episode about the gorillas. Where it's supposed to be a what-if scenario where the poacher villain just straight-up murders the planeteers. Anyone else remember that episode? Oh and the one about over-population told with a rat-people metaphor, and all the rat people die in the end. Every. Single. One of them. You know, for the kids!

    • @Aliandrin
      @Aliandrin 8 років тому

      See, you still remember this shit BECAUSE IT WAS GOOD. The one you mentioned got me thinking about the why and how and workings of Gaia. She comes to a kid from the future, remember? She can't intervene personally. She can only work through others. But she is atemporal and can manipulate history, which is pretty awesome.

  • @davidrothman5258
    @davidrothman5258 7 місяців тому +2

    I know its hard to believe but, some of us do those things Captain planet teachers us.

  • @jareththegoblinking3191
    @jareththegoblinking3191 2 роки тому +2

    The villains of this show even took a page out of the heroes' book and made The Rings of Destruction, and when the villain's polluting powers combine they made Captain Pollution

  • @matthewjarek3026
    @matthewjarek3026 3 роки тому +4

    Turns out Todd, the kid who got aids, was voiced by a young Neil Patrick Harris. Knowing that gives the episode (and Todd to an extent) a whole new meaning.

    • @YuukiTakemoto1996
      @YuukiTakemoto1996 3 роки тому

      He was 19 when he voiced Todd, so Todd himself must be 19 years old. Good! Because I think he's hot.

  • @Maxel25
    @Maxel25 9 років тому +4

    One of the best NC Reviews ever!
    Love you Ma Ti!!!!!

  • @LordHayabusa85
    @LordHayabusa85 3 роки тому +1

    I never got to watch this show as a kid but I always wanted to.

  • @Megramia288
    @Megramia288 7 років тому +2

    I just realized this is how I found your channel awhile ago.
    Also btw I loved captain planet and even got up early to see it in the mornings.

  • @ccggenius
    @ccggenius 6 років тому +3

    On the plus side, if this show didn't exist, we wouldn't have gotten that episode of OK KO. Boxman fawning over Dr. Blight was hilarious.

  • @johnjsal
    @johnjsal 4 роки тому +3

    I loved this show when I was little! I even had (have) some of the toys. And I remember it got me to start cutting up the plastic six-pack soft drink holders before throwing them in the trash!

  • @sarahfields288
    @sarahfields288 4 роки тому +1

    I loved Captain Planet when I was younger

  • @derekquigley5816
    @derekquigley5816 Місяць тому

    That bit where he accidentally puts on the One Ring still makes me laugh my ass off to this day.