The Power is Yours!

Remember this guy? Let me refresh your memory ;

Yeah it's Captain Planet! Captain Planet and the Planeteers is an American animated environmentalist television program, based on an idea by Ted Turner and produced by Andy Heyward, Robby London, Barbara Pyle and Nicholas Boxer.

What Captain Planet & the Planeteers do is that they save the Earth from any devastating destruction. The Planeteers even use transportation based on solar power in order to avoid causing pollution themselves! In situations that the Planeteers cannot resolve alone, they can combine their powers to summon Captain Planet, a magical entity who possesses all of their powers magnified, symbolizing the premise that the combined efforts of a team are stronger than its individual parts. Captain Planet only appears in his Captain Planet garb. These are not clothes but elements of the Earth that are integral to his composition. Interesting ay?

Of course, when there are heroes, there are always villains. A small group of villains, usually referred to as the Ecovillains, make appearances repeatedly in most episodes. They are well aware that what they do is wrong, yet do it anyhow, moved by greed, selfishness, or a desire for power (sounds a lot like humans nowadays, no?)

I think this type of animation program or cartoon is a brilliant way to approach & make people realize about the environment & how important it is to save as well as preserve our “habitat”. This show is very informative & interesting for people of all age. It may not be showed on television no more, but there’s no harm with downloading it or watching it straight from youtube like I did.

In addition, Captain Planet also has its own Foundation! The mission of the Captain Planet Foundation is to fund and support hands-on environmental projects for children and youths. For more information, go to this website ; www.captainplanetfdn.org.

Here’s one part of an episode I would like to show. Watch & learn ;

So come on people! Let us be Planeteers & work for a cleaner, greener future that celebrates diversity and cultures from every corner of the globe. Let us make efforts to make our planet home, sweet home. It’s the only home we’ve got! We have to cherish it with our OWN unique powers.

<3 Nureen