Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The show focuses on five teenagers who are all given magic rings by Gaia, the Spirit of Earth. Kwame from Africa, Wheeler from North America, Linka from Soviet Union (changed to Eastern Europe after the Soviet Union's collapse), Gi from Asia and Ma-Ti from South America. When the powers of the five rings are combined (Earth, Fire, Wind, Water and Heart), an environmental superhero, Captain Planet, is summoned.

Series details

• Title: Captain Planet and the Planeteers
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1990-09-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-02-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 4416

Cast and credited roles

• David Coburn — Captain Planet
• Joey Dedio — Wheeler
• Janice Kawaye — Gi
• Scott Menville — Ma-Ti
• Whoopi Goldberg — Gaia
• Dean Stockwell — Duke Nukem
• Kath Soucie — Linka
• LeVar Burton — Kwame

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-09-15; final listed air date 1991-06-01.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-09-14; final listed air date 1992-04-11.
• Season 3: premiered 1992-09-12; final listed air date 1992-12-05.
• Season 4: premiered 1993-09-11; final listed air date 1994-05-14.
• Season 5: premiered 1994-09-10; final listed air date 1995-05-13.
• Season 6: premiered 1995-09-09; final listed air date 1996-02-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Captain Planet and the Planeteers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.