Did Captain Planet Save The World? - Eddache

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Captain Planet telling kids how to fix pollution is like getting a Lego set, but the Instruction Manuel has two pages at the beginning and the finished mock-up.

Just a reminder that the Dinosaurs dying in an ice age implies that, in the greater Muppets canon, that is exactly how they all died out. If you asked Kermit how the dinosaurs went extinct, he would claim it was an ice age, and not a meteor.

“GET HIM OUT OF HERE! HE’S GOT, AIDS!” -Actual quote from a Captain Planet episode

The problem is that Captain Planet was too much over the top for even kids to take it seriously. When the villains build factories that produce pollution as their main product just because they are evil you have a problem. Someone like Mr Burns would be a far better villain, he dumps nuclear waste in the park to save money, that is still over the top but his motivation is realistic even if his actions aren't.

Not sure if the 1980s as a whole did much to combat climate change and pollution, but I learned a few things from Captain Planet such as pollution, aftermath of water shortage, Venus' temperature, and even my first lesson on the Israel-Palestine clashes (yes, that was an actual episode).

"Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover in history" The 90s Earth Day Special: hold my environmentally friendly beverage

Doc Brown: “The future is doomed! Look!” Everyone: “Then give us your Mr. Fusion home energy reactor so we can have clean, sustainable garbage consuming energy for everyone!” Doc Brown: “Phff. No.”

The scene from the Captain Planet episode "Mind Pollution" where Boris, Linka's cousin, literally died from a drug called bliss is a depressing depiction of drug overdose. As what Lou Albano once said, "If you do drugs, you go to hel before you die."

I'm still longing for a kids show that has the balls to blame pollution and climate change on ultra-rich individuals, megacorps and corrupt governments instead of regular people.

I just kind of love the fact that Captain Fucking Planet, yknow the dude with super powers a manifestation of the earth and willpower, just walks up to HITLER and is instantly defeated, it's the funniest shit ever.

I have mixed views on the show. In retrospect, it was naive and sometimes kind of wrong, but I do recall that it informed me about a lot of environmental issues that, as a kid, I just wasn't aware of.

Environmental engineer (who was inspired by Captain Planet & Thornberrys, by the way) here: One of the "good" things about climate change, it's that is such a complex phenomenon that whatever you do, it helps. Yes. Turn off the lights. Recycle. Use less plastic. Reduce your meat intake. Walk more. Print less stuff. And so on. But also you were very right about many people doing the same. 2000 people cycling? Cute. 200,000 people cycling? Now there's suddenly a critical mass to push for more bike lanes and pedestrian areas in your local town or city. Enough people brought awareness of single use plastics and now many countries are working towards banning them. Energy saving processes didn't appear because some smart ass scientist invented a better bulb, but because enough people pushed that in everyday discussions. So yeah. We all have a tiny part to play. Unless you're the CEO of Exxon, Shell, Petrobras, a president of a country or a billionaire. Then you have a huge part to play.

I remember someone said that if Captain Planet was really a good guy or cared for Planet earth he should have killed his enemies

I genuinely do like that they told kids to write to a politician. Imagine if that movement actually got going, a million children's letters is hard to work around if you're a politician.

"And then Doc Brown shows up!" Who knew the leading cause of pollution is Xehenort?

I just love to picture Captain Planet with a gun saying "Destroy Capitalism" and just firing it at someone who didn't put their can in the recycling in front of him.

DDT "Fun" fact: They were continued to use in developing nations, because of how it was sold to them, way after it was known to cause cancer. Also, I grew up in a small rural town of north India, and they used DDT so much on the mosquitos that they mutated/evolved to not be affected by DDT and became a much worse problem.

I remember that Earth Day special being super-hyped appointment viewing when I was a kid, and dutifully siting down to watch it with the whole family. It was so stiff and unwatchable I totally forgot about it until now, and it still feels like something from a half-remembered fever dream

I'm glad you made this very digestable synopsis on the history and current situations regarding climate change. It is super important for people to be learning about this, with you being a father, I'm sure this meant alot to you.