Era Might Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Did anyone used to watch this show. I never knew it had anything to do with environmentalism. I just thought it was a regular cartoon. Captain Planet! He's our hero! Gonna take pollution Down to zero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujo Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote name='Era Might' post='1855443' date='May 2 2009, 01:16 PM']Did anyone used to watch this show. I never knew it had anything to do with environmentalism. I just thought it was a regular cartoon. Captain Planet! He's our hero! Gonna take pollution Down to zero![/quote] Loved it, eventhough it was pretty clear that the little Indian one with the monkey was a homosexual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSlayer Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I watched it after school back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Yea, I watched it when I was little. It just might have been the lamest cartoon of all time. What a great show to make fun of! Has it been released to dvd yet? I'd like to make fun of it some more. I watched it a little bit on youtube a while back. Funny stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Didn't I already reply to this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 [quote name='Winchester' post='1856162' date='May 3 2009, 12:15 AM']Didn't I already reply to this thread?[/quote] I had a thread on this in the lame board a short time ago. At first I typed "lamb" instead of lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaeology cat Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Yep, used to watch it. Earth Wind Fire Water Heart! By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 The power is [i]yours[/i]! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Captain Planet is pro contraception and anti Religion. I used to love the cartoon though. Now I use it in class as an example of propaganda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel's angel Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Oh. That makes me sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 [quote name='Theoketos' post='1857519' date='May 4 2009, 12:22 PM']Captain Planet is pro contraception and anti Religion.[/quote] Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujo Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 [quote name='Theoketos' post='1857519' date='May 4 2009, 01:22 PM']Captain Planet is pro contraception and anti Religion. I used to love the cartoon though. Now I use it in class as an example of propaganda.[/quote] What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 (edited) I never watched "Captain Planet," but I used to watch [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fYTA7bxqP4&fmt=18"][u]Jonny Quest[/u][/url]. Edited May 5, 2009 by Apotheoun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocent Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 [quote name='Theoketos' post='1857519' date='May 4 2009, 10:52 PM']Captain Planet is pro contraception and anti Religion. I used to love the cartoon though. Now I use it in class as an example of propaganda.[/quote] [quote name='kujo' post='1858158' date='May 5 2009, 11:14 AM']What?[/quote] I don't remember them explicitly endorsing Artificial Birth Control, but there were some episodes I remember that subtly (and not so subtly, too) put forward the "moral-of-the-story" that large families have a damaging effect on the environment due to over-consumption. And of course, they didn't advocate NFP, and so obviously, ABC was the implied solution, I suppose. Here are the episode summaries of two episodes I remember watching. Perhaps there were more, but I'm not sure. [quote][url="http://www.tv.com/captain-planet-and-the-planeteers/population-bomb/episode/135136/summary.html"] Season 1, Episode 21: Population Bomb [/url] In a dream about overpopulation, the Planeteers (especially Wheeler) learn a valuable lesson about the world's population and its effects on the environment. Wheeler dreams about a place called Miceland, an island run by humanoid mice, which is the epitome of what can happen to the world if its population and overconsumption isn't slowed down. This dream proves useful in its unintended purpose: changing Wheeler's attitude towards having a large family.[/quote] [quote][url="http://www.tv.com/Captain+Planet+and+the+Planeteers/Numbers+Game/episode/135213/summary.html"]Season 5, Episode 11: The Numbers Game[/url] It's Wheelers Birthday, and a trip to Coney Island is delayed due to a eco emergency, so instead they go to an Eco Park. Wheeler, who is tired, falls asleep on a tunnel of love trip with Linka, and dreams he is a father with 6 kids, and one on the way, and Hope Island is destroyed by over consumption, and the Planeteers and Captain Planet don't care anymore.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Hmm, I hadn't known about those episdoes before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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