Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, is awakened from a long sleep by Hoggish Greedly, who happens to be drilling above her resting chamber. Realizing that the damage is extensive, Gaia sends five magic rings, four with the power to control an element of nature and one controlling the element of Heart, to five chosen youths across the globe: Kwame from Africa, Wheeler from North America, Linka from the Soviet Union, Gi from Asia, and Ma-Ti from South America.
These five are dubbed the Planeteers and are tasked with defending the Earth from the greatest of disasters and making efforts to educate mankind to keep others from happening.
In situations that the Planeteers cannot resolve alone, they can combine their powers to summon Captain Planet, a super hero, who possesses all of their powers magnified, symbolizing the premise that the combined efforts of a team are stronger than its individual parts.
Fun Fact - The voice cast was riddled with Hollywood stars. Whoopi Goldberg, LeVar Burton, Meg Ryan, Tim Curry, David Rappaport, Dean Stockwell, John Ratzenberger, James Coburn, Martin Sheen, Neil Patrick Harris and Elizabeth Taylor all lent their voices to the show at one point or another!
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