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Captain Planet News

Captain Planet

Captain Planet

 
"Captain Planet" is an animated series created by Ted Turner in the 1990s. MNN.com is the primary source for "Captain Planet" episodes on the Web. 
 
Captain Planet is a superhero whose powers are implemented by a team of five Planeteers (as well as himself), each of whom helps combat environmental catastrophes like pollution, animal poaching, water scarcity and more. Each episode of "Captain Planet" involves the captain and his planeteers tackling different dilemmas and nefarious eco-villains.
 
Numerous celebrities contributed voice work to the show, including Meg Ryan, Jeff Goldblum, Whoopi Goldberg and others. You can learn more about the what was happening behind the scenes with a second series of videos. 

Articles about Captain Planet

  • Watch: Captain Planet is finally defeated

    Fri, Nov 30 2012 at 2:24 PM

    FunnyOrDie concludes their 'Captain Planet' spoof with a bizarre ending for the birds.

  • Watch: Captain Planet returns to destroy humanity

    Tue, Nov 27 2012 at 2:17 PM

    Don Cheadle is back as everyone's favorite environmental superhero in this hilarious FunnyorDie.com sequel.

  • Don Cheadle to reprise Captain Planet role

    Mon, Oct 15 2012 at 1:37 PM

    FunnyOrDie.com tweets a photo showing the actor dressed once again as everyone's favorite blue superhero.

  • Captain Planet AMA coming to Reddit

    Fri, Sep 14 2012 at 4:21 PM

    Executive producers Barbara Pyle and Nick Boxer to answer fan questions on the 22nd anniversary of the celebrated series premiere.

  • Watch: Fan-made 'Captain Planet' trailer

    Thu, Aug 16 2012 at 2:21 PM

    The Planeteers are back in this awesome/silly live action version of the popular '90s cartoon.

  • Alison Krauss to headline Captain Planet Foundation gala

    Fri, Nov 04 2011 at 4:07 PM

    Annual charitable event will benefit the foundation's mission to support environmental education through grant giving.

  • Watch: Don Cheadle is Captain Planet

    Wed, Aug 31 2011 at 2:19 PM

    Actor spoofs the environmental superhero in this hilarious (but not safe for work) clip from Funny or Die.

  • 'Captain Planet' movie in development

    Tue, Jul 19 2011 at 2:10 PM

    Live-action adventure film to be produced by the same team that launched the successful 'Transformers' franchise.

  • 'Captain Planet' finally coming to DVD

    Wed, Jan 12 2011 at 9:21 PM

    First season of the popular animated series with an environmental theme will arrive in April.

  • Nicole Richie as Captain Planet?

    Wed, Apr 28 2010 at 2:00 PM

    Nicole Richie sheds her socialite image and dons Captain Planet's cape to spread an eco-message to kids.

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