The AIDS episode was inspired from the real-life story of Ryan White, who had been expelled and received death threats. White had contracted the disease via blood transfusion, back when it was still seen as something that only affected gay people. Many people, including celebrities, rallied around him. one of those was Elizabeth Taylor, who actually voiced the mother of the boy in the episode.

3:26 "You're not the real Ma-Ti, are you?" "HEART!" *Punches NC*

"Fuck people!" I love that guy, I've only seen him in two episodes but he's hilarious

Heart ring was simple. It gives the user not only psychic abilities yet allows him to communicate with wildlife (similar to Aquaman)

They should do a gritty reboot of Captain Planet. You know how the environmental crowd and the overpopulation crowd tend to overlap and then there are those people that think that humans are the worst thing ever? Well, "Captain Planet, he's our hero. He's going to bring the population to zero!" 'nuff said.

Fan Theory (not mine): The teens in Captain Planet are the kids from Magic School Bus grown up.

*Wheeler* said he's from *Brooklyn?!* Well I guess I know why they gave *Joey Wheeler* his stereotypical Brooklyn accent in the *Yu-Gi-Oh* dub. 😆

So there is a kid named Wheeler who is from Brooklyn. Are you sure we're talking about captain planet and not yugioh abridged?

Ma Ti will return! He will return in our hearts

They seriously said the words "UNPROTECTED SEX" on Captain Planet... how did that make it into the final cut?!

Did anyone else think Ma-Ti's ring allowed him to control/ comunicate with animals? I Think he had some Kind of mind reading there too. Sure its not Flashy but pretty useful

I really liked Captain Planet...

like the Simpsons the early episodes of NC are gold .

I mean the show looks stupid now but in the mind of a kid I learned a lot. Even the AIDS episode. They picked the kid playing basketball because around that time Magic Johnson came out with being HIV+ and you had all types of people saying they didn't want to play with him. They were just ignorant about the disease the hysteria was exaggerated on the show but it broke down the basics in a way kids could understand. I think kids learning about real world issues early is a good thing, they have more social intelligence than adults usually think tbh and telling them half truths or keeping them ignorant doens't help. So overall, I think it was good for its time and purpose. The gang violence and heroine episode totally missed the mark though lmao.

Whoever was hitting him with that ruler enjoyed themselves WAY too much

I actually loved this show. No shame in that.

Why would crude oil weaken him, it comes from the earth?... I mean, I could understand if it was one of the run offs or some such made FROM it but just oil itself?

My brother's name is wheeler and he hates his name.

Gaia:Rings,find 5 teenagers with attitude Go Go Planet Rangers!!!!

You forgot about that kid who died by a overdose and they just let the corpse there. FOR FUCK SAKE, A KID ACTUALLY DIED ON A CARTOON SERIES, THATS INSANE. Seriously, you need a redux about this, as painful as it sound.

Btw Ma-Ti was the youngest of them had he been older or more ruthless his heart power would have made him a god amongst men. He could have bent armies to his will. I thought it was lame too at the time but in reality his abilities were self limited.

Wheeler sounds like he's got a little bit of Brooklyn rage in him (if you get that reference clap clap to you)

The drug addiction episode was honestly really shocking One of the characters overdoses and dies which was unheard of in a kids cartoon

So Captain Planet is supposed to stop pollution, but pollution is his weakness??!!! Man, that's stupid!!! It's like saying Superman tries to stop kryptonite when kryptonite is his weakness.

Hold on. His name is Wheeler and he is from Brooklin?....... Nye

"So Captain Planet, what other issues are you gonna talk to grade school kids about?" "Aids?" (Critic's mortified face) XD

And every other episode the team was captured because whenever Captain Planet was summoned, the Planeteer's rings were useless. I hated that.

But... But I liked Captain Planet. A lot...

"Though there was that one guy who seemed up my feeling toward the show at the end." "You'll pay for this Captain Planet." This line made me lol

9:15 This explains the coronavirus and panic buying

That voice dub with kwame and wheeler was amazing 😂

This just makes me think of those comedic Don Cheadle shorts where he plays a psychotic and murderous captain planet, who starts turning all the humans into trees. Like, ALL the humans. TOTALLY worth checking out if you have not seen it.

8:03 *cough* Capt'n Planet Abridged....

1. "You'll pay for this, Captain Planet!" I feel like that should be used more online than it is. 2. The "Ruler" gag may just have the best timing of any gag Doug's ever done. The first time I saw this, I'd never anticipated any of the times he used it. Sure there's cues in the writing, but the preceding content distracted me well enough for the gag to be hilarious. Also, it was only done 3 times, and these instances were spaced out expertly enough provide the full impact. 3. Ah, the birth of Mati. It's pretty great how much he ended up being used up to To Boldly Flee.

I loved Captain Planet as a kid. Also, it makes sense for an indigenous person from the Amazon to have the power of heart; their cultures value the connection to the heart and to Pachamama (Mother Earth), more than they would value having "a cool superpower"; the latter is a very western thing.

I actually really love that they talked about HIV/AIDS!!! Good for them!!!

Haven't seen this review in years. Really surprised he didn't touch on the Hitler episode.

So basically Gia is Sauron giving out five rings of power and binding the five teenager to her will though CP. I hate that show soo much

9:21 OF COURSE!!!

2:42 Later, every time he says the word "elephant" the Burger King pops out of nowhere.

for those wondering why the five elements and why one was heart: in many earth based religions there are 5 elements, and the 5th is spirit, which is often translated into energy. (This is why there are 5 points on a pentagram - each point represents a different element. Spirit being the top one - in the Wiccan pentacle, the Satanist pentagram has the point representing spirit at the body. So instead of saying spirit over body like in Wicca, it's saying body over spirit - because Satanism is a hedonistic religion) Of course they try to not sound preachy or religious, and often just say heart. (W.I.T.C.H. did this too) Which often translates into them not being able to do much, but in reality it should be that they have control over life, death, energy and minds. Which I gotta say is pretty damn cool. Too bad they bastardize the concept so much that it ends up seeming lame.

If Gaia had the power to make Captain Planet, then why didn't she just rid pollution herself. At least the Wizard of Shazam was dying when he made Billy Batson Shazam, Gaia has no excuse to make Captain Planet.

Heart is actually not that bad of a power. Depending on the Writer. Heart based powers can actually be devastating. Empathy is one of Ravens primary powers and she is one of the most powerful Titans ever

I still love this show and especially the song. ;)

I freaking LOVE the 90's man! :D They all had villains talking mad shit in the end of each episode, like Looten Plunder at 13:18 or Dr.Claw saying: Next tiime Gadget.. Next tiiiiime!

"Earth, Wind, Water and Fire" Hey, just like Avatar: The Last Airbender! (Laughs a little crazily and then starts crying) Corneil: Good Grief.

The exaggeration of the villains to the point of cartoonish supervillainy meant that children watching the show would not be troubled by their parents if they worked in a polluting industry. Loggers, for example, are not monsters, but had they been portrayed as such, that could have caused confusion and conflict, so the bad guys had to be as over the top as possible. The fact loggers are portrayed as complete monsters by some Animal Wrongs Groups who take the show as a holy writ for environmentalism suggests that as exaggerated as it was Strawman Has a Point. Unfortunately, this may have backfired, since the unrealistic and over-the-top nature of the villains has made them a frequent target for snark for adult viewers who are more knowledgeable about environmentalism.

The summoning of Captain Planet always started with Kwame because civilization began in Africa. You thought the spirit of the Earth was gonna give that power to the redhead Marty Mcfly of Brooklyn? Come now

I absolutely loved Captain Planet. It definitely was not a bad show.

Heart is honestly one of the most powerful of those rings. He can literally make people wanting to kill them not want to kill them in several episodes.

12:11 wow I'm surprised an early 90s cartoon actually got away with showing Malcolm X Wasn't he kinda a no-no to discuss with kids because of the ideals he promoted for several years?

It left its mark on me and made me an environmentalist, so I disagree. As for Ma-Ti, he has the power to influence people, magnify their positive feelings, such as compassion, and communicate from a distance, as if he had telepathy. Side Note: He was voiced by Scott Menville, aka Robin from Teen Titans. And I think the reason why Gaia didn't do it alone is because she wanted humans to set an example, or maybe because even she had limitations and therefore needed help.

You have to give Captain Planet this, it has some pretty good animation.

You really should do more raiders of the lost story arcs. I been running through them again and really enjoy them.

"what the fuck am I supposed to do with heart!?!? Make people feel good!?!?" I'm dead😂😂😂

Ah yes, a nostalgic Nostalgia Critic Review! I remember watching this almost 10 years ago. Today it's crazy to me that the whole internet at one point was 4:3.

This has to be one of my favorite Nostalgia Videos, Doug is hilarious in this one! Doug If you read this, come back to this guy, he's great!

Ya know, everyone claims that heart was the worst power, but Ma-Ti got to use it a lot and it was actually pretty helpful. Wheeler's the one who got the rot end. What good is fire when the show won't let you incinerate the bad guys? He rarely got to use the thing, since most situations the Planeteers get into don't require/are made worse with fire.

"And I look like Don-F**king King to you?!?" ...That line still makes me laugh every time XD

I and everyone I knew and know, loved and love Captain Planet.

The executive producer of the show, Nick Boxer, once pitched the idea of removing Captain Planet, the show just being the "Planeteers". But Ted Turner rejected the idea, so the team attempted to find way to keep the Planeteers empowered while Captain Planet did the heavy lifting. One way they did this was having the kids rescue Captain Planet himself when he is downed from time to time by the villains. So in a way, while Captain Planet does do the heavy lifting and rescues the Planeteers, when Captain Planet is down, the Planeteers, without their powers, must work together and rescue him as well. So in a way, the producers attempted to avert a Broken Aesop.

Seems whatever jail these villains were put in has more holes than Arkham Asylum. They are out faster than the Joker on a Christmas Tree Rocket.

One of my favorite childhood shows. 6:15 I always laugh at that NC-improvised scene where Captain Planet falls down to the ground covered with oil and smog.

Mati then went on to survive a japenese transport ship sinking with a tiger, hyena and a zebra, then lived with a panther and bear until an evil tiger attacked him and made hime go live with other people.

One of the best NC Reviews ever! Love you Ma Ti!!!!!

captain planet was fine as hell. I loved this show!

I just realized this is how I found your channel awhile ago. Also btw I loved captain planet and even got up early to see it in the mornings.

Heart is a VERY powerful power. He literally can control and communicate with animals. He could summon all the birds within like miles which is like thousands of them to attack the bad guys. Also that theme song and the show itself was freaking awsome and that multi part episode showing how pollution destroyed the world and the death of the last human was scary as shit when I was little.

I actually liked Captain Planet.

I remember watching this as a kid too. My favorite episode was the Captain Pollution 2-parter.

Kwame is so adorable!!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚

This is the very first NC video I watched like 5 years ago while feeling nostalgic looking for Captain Planet stuff. Men those were the days and now NC is one of my favorite youtubers.

12:45 I know this was before he established the term but the graphic imagery counts as a BIG-LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT.

I liked this show. I loved Linka for some reason she was always my favorite.

If you've actually read Greek mythology Gaia getting other people to do her dirty work is pretty in-character

Heart was a lame power by comparison, but it did more than "make people feel better." It was a combination of empathy, telepathy, and universal animal translator, like if Charles Xavier was Aquaman.

When a theme song has “he's a hero” in it, you know it’s stupid.

Your upload date is wrong. According to Wikipedia the review was released July 6 2008. It was uploaded to Blip on September 17, 2008 with a whole bunch of other videos. Why ChannelAwesome.com used the Blip dates and not those provided on TGWTG before it was it was closed is beyond me

We're the Planteers! You can be one too! Cuz' saving our planet is the thing to do!

Does Wheeler remind you of that other Wheeler from that other show? Here is a hint: MONSTAH CARDO!!!

Forgot to mention how the kids from Magic School bus grew up to be in captain planet. www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/419059_1507580045708_1120500823_30885928_849110466_n-489x550.jpg#geekosystem

I remember when I was little I had a crush on Kwame... why do I always go for the chocolate boys?!?!

The problem is people miss the symbolism in the show when they take it too literally. The villains weren't supposed to be real people, because no one pollutes the planet intentionally or for fun. The Planeteers are also symbolic of people who help protect the environment, From Wheeler who has more heart than brains to Kwame who is the leader of the group. Captain Planet is a symbol of how strong we can become when we work together. And Gaia is symbolic of the Earth asking for our help.

"The power is yours!" 💪👊

Bring Ma Ti back!!

I actually loved that show........

I don't know why people from America hated this show so much. When it came on TV I was in primary school (elementary) in South Africa. We only had two TV channels, and this show always came on on Fridays, so we always associated it as a Friday afternoon cartoon, the last day of school for the week. Even to this day we fondly remember the intro and ending. While maybe as adults people seem to find one liners stupid, when watching the cartoon it made sense because he is making fun of the villains' plans.

I actually really liked Captain Planet, granted it can be a little cringey now, but I STILL like it! ^w^

I loved this show!!! It taught me about recycling

Ma-Ti has the same power as the Mule in the Foundation series. Ma-Ti could rule the world and no one would be able to stop him

Can you imagine some of those other powers? Gi: I'm gonna go grab a glass of water...oops! Building floods. Seriously though. I love this show.

0:41 C-Critic, I think.... I think you just help me figure out what cartoon that was. For months I've been trying to guess what that was, I just remembered a scientist and a giant man rat that came on PBS kids after Between The Lions! Thank you dude! Much love 💚🖤💚

Replace heart with nature and that’ll improve the show

I loved this show when I was little! I even had (have) some of the toys. And I remember it got me to start cutting up the plastic six-pack soft drink holders before throwing them in the trash!

I loved Captain Planet growing up, and it had a huge impact on me. Absolutely no desire to go back and watch it

I enjoyed and watch both of those shows Beakman‘s world being one of the best science shows of my childhood! Some other video poking fun at captain planet and a Japanese anime Project A-ko thinking B-ko's dad looks like Ted Turner or Captain Planet.

I loved that theme song

I loved Captain Planet 🌎 ♥️

i remember loving this show! it was good and adorable to me!

I loved Captain Planet when I was younger