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Can't get enough written by Slushy , July 07, 2008
Thanks for the new NC!
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... written by darthsketch , July 07, 2008
once again, thanx for another awesome review and for bringing back some memories. Now about that Battlefield Earth review...
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... written by Lan Moore , July 07, 2008
Well it had bad ass rings at least..... Fuck this I'm watching beakmen.
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... written by Andrew , July 07, 2008
Finally!
Great episode!
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... written by Hand_Of_Doom , July 07, 2008
Yet another amazing video by the Nostalgia Critic. Simply amazing.
I think everyone had a weird relationship with the Captain Planet show. I didn't particularly care for it as a kid myself, but always found myself watching it. Thank you for exposing the show for what it really was: Crap.
Brilliant as always NC. I'm convinced you are why the internet was created.
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... written by ThatPuppetGuy , July 07, 2008
Gah, "change the channel to Sesame Street." Forshadowing, huh?
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BEST.EPISODE.EVER. written by Solid_Snake , July 07, 2008
BEST.EPISODE.EVER. I'm dead serious. That may be because it's the first show that actually had some nostalgia value to me( I was too young to remember the rest). ...but seriously, this was awesome. You,my friend, are God!
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Haha written by TylerDirty529 , July 07, 2008
Great episode, Nostalgia Critic! =D
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Ugh. written by sigmafan , July 07, 2008
I was forced to watch this pile because it was on before WCW Pro Wrestling back in the day. Man this show was garbage. I enjoyed the review, but felt you missed one major storyline. Captain Pollution. Yeah, the stereotypical "Join all supervillians together to form one being of evil." Ugh, this was godawful. The only thign that made it better was that directly afterwards I got to see Bobby Eaton beat up a 5'3 wrestler by the name of Adrian Byrd every week. God Bless WCW.
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... written by storage and disposal , July 07, 2008
It sucks as an adult, but admit it! You all loved it when you were kids!
Maybe that was just me.
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THAT WAS THE BEST written by IAMDeafSoGiveMeADollar , July 07, 2008
Seriously read the title -^
A++
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... written by Maphisto86 , July 07, 2008
Flashbacks of a horrible TV watching, childhood experience. Thanks Nostalgia Critic!
P.S. And to my everlasting shame, I was a fan of Beakman's World as a kid. Then again this was the day before "Bill Nye the Science Guy".
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... written by Nicker44 , July 07, 2008
Lol Awesome...."Ruler" *WHACK!*
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... written by THE CLAN MAN , July 07, 2008
Interesting. I remember seeing the AIDS episode as a kid and having no idea what the hell was going on.
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... written by forgottenmemoriesfm , July 07, 2008
"You see, the thing about that..HEART!" lmao!
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... written by patryoko , July 07, 2008
i like see nc review sailor moon
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... written by BallsMonkey , July 07, 2008
Never has a speech about HIV been so damn funny.
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... written by Caliban Don Flamingo , July 07, 2008
Best one I've seen yet. The heart to heart by the coach nearly killed me. F U Captain Planet!
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... written by AVDahl01 , July 07, 2008
anyone ever notice captain planet kind of looks like john stamos from full house.......
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... written by rattlehead91 , July 07, 2008
I really hated this show back in the day. I watched reruns of it on Cartoon Network sometimes. Man, that show sucked hard.
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... written by Dragon , July 07, 2008
Best NC yet.
I loved the LOTR thing and the ruler parts. Great review.. like always.
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... written by ShiksaWithChutzpah , July 07, 2008
When you talked about "Heart", I thought the band Heart was going to break in with "Barracuda".
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... written by Hashley , July 07, 2008
Why didn't you out the song at the end in the 11 chatchiest theme songs I saw a episode like three weeks ago and the songi s still in my head
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... written by smeagol92055 , July 07, 2008
That was the best episode yet.
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... written by Lyger , July 07, 2008
I had to pause and rewind the video a couple of times, I was laughing so hard.
Friggin' excellent.
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... written by joelpizzaguy , July 07, 2008
just fantastic!!! it was worth the wait! definetely! i remember watching this show when i was a kid... i surely didn't learned to care about the enviroment watching this, but i actually found it kind of cool...
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... written by SMcCall64 , July 07, 2008
This episode was well worth the wait just to hear Capt. Planet talk about AIDS.
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Awesome written by Iyouboushi , July 07, 2008
This has got to be the best NC so far. I'm in stitches. Great job.
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Ruler! written by Crazy Man Dan , July 07, 2008
I loved the way you worked in the "ruler" bit. You didn't bludgeon the joke to death - just three occurrences at the beginning to set it up, then on with the critique as usual. By the time the fourth and fifth hits came around, there had been so much else worth laughing at in between each that I didn't even register you had said "ruler" until swift justice had been dealt yet again. So great jokes, and a marvelously executed running gag: I call this one a success.
Thanks for another great episode.
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HAAAAA hahaha written by lecterrkr , July 07, 2008
Great Job written by counselor2009 , July 07, 2008
As usual, this was a great NC segment. I remember watching this every week because it came on before the real Saturday morning cartoons started and as you said, there was nothing else on. I don't think I even had the choice for Beakman's World where I was at. There are two things I would like to address. The first is I would have thought you would have brought up the drug abuse episode (The Russian and her cousin getting addicted to some drug) since doing the PSA and cartoon all-stars shows. The second thing is I wonder why Ted Turner made the annoying one an American, maybe he has a problem with New Yorkers maybe. Anyway, keep up the good work.
I actually loved this show when I was kid. I got always hyped when they summoned Captain Planet from reason that I don't recall. I remember that they had even toys made from it, packed in recycleable packages of course.
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... written by ghosthead , July 07, 2008
great but where the hell IS CAPTAIN POLLUTION!!!!! the ANTI-CAPTAIN PLANET, that had an epic and homo erotic fight scene at the end? also i know that the show was crap but i still loved it every moment of it.
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... written by Daikun , July 07, 2008
Four seasons?
Actually, Critic, the show lasted six.
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... written by admin , July 07, 2008
Four seasons?
Actually, Critic, the show lasted six.
Yeah, when I saw that I was ready to call up Doug, but oh well. I was hoping that no one would catch that slip up.
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... written by kayla , July 07, 2008
Hahahahahahaha ahhh you know i was really, really young when this was on the air, but looking back this was a horrible show...and thanks for putting that song in my head...
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... written by kayla , July 07, 2008
like see nc review sailor moon
Oh god don't kill the poor man
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hmm. written by Bordeaux , July 07, 2008
Remember the *new* adventures of captain planet? It had the exact same ass-ness of the original, just with brighter colors.
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... written by Daikun , July 07, 2008
Even as a kid, I hated this show. I was turned off after one episode.
Nowadays, though, I tend to watch it on Boomerang from time to time when I'm bored. It has a unique cheese factor to it.
Also, the "peace or war" part was priceless! I nearly fell out of my chair. Thanks for making my week, NC.
By the way, Mike, I sent a file to the Vault. Did you receive it?
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... written by admin , July 07, 2008
By the way, Mike, I sent a file to the Vault. Did you receive it?
Yeah, I just approved it, sorry about the delay.
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... written by Daikun , July 07, 2008
Thanks.
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... written by Raymond T ThatDutchGuyWithTheTransformers , July 07, 2008
Makes you think where NC got that other ring from in the first place!
But... Can you imagine what capt. Planet would be like if he didn't have heart? Well actually...
Definitley one of the best reviews so far =) I'll shamefully admit i watched this alot as a kid but i wont admit i liked it... i'll imply i did just so i don't have to say the words that make my friends ashamed of me =/
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... written by trublu832 , July 07, 2008
Hilarious, much better than bum reviews. I can't believe NC has 'The One Ring' :-O
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... written by Lordifani , July 07, 2008
Hilarious, as always! OMG, that show looks awful!
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Good review written by The guy from Canada , July 07, 2008
but placeboff, a) Singapore isn't a clean country. I'm guessing you didn't exactly get the highest geography marks ever. Try Canada, and b) LEARN TO SPELL
RULER!
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... written by estefan , July 07, 2008
I remember seeing this show early in the morning on TBS, but I didn't know what it was and couldn't stand to watch the whole thing. Now I know what it is, thank you Nostalgia Critic.
And I really liked Beekman's World, more for its oddness than anything else, though.
And funny review, especially when you comment on the stupid speeches and you put the other Ring on.
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... written by Phalyn , July 07, 2008
This was one of those Cartoons that I cant explain why I liked so much as a kid. I guess i liked the American guy with a fire ring. But the theme song was cool until the "we're the Planeteers..." part. I can honestly say I never thought about recycling one bit even after watching this show.
This show kinda reminds me of the Power Rangers back in the day.
I remember watching it as a kid and I didn't like it that much, I only watched it when nothing was on but that song is pretty catchy.
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... written by Thrawn05 , July 07, 2008
I'm glad I watched Beakmen and not that crap. I never even liked the song it was that bad.
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... written by MetalDane , July 07, 2008
Man this is brilliant. I remember the ep when Ma-Ti gets pissed off that he has such a useless power xD veery funny review Doug
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... written by doctorjackal777 , July 07, 2008
You know it's interesting. I always liked Captain Planet because it was just random and great to laugh at. But I never knew about the episodes you mentioned. I must have been watching a different more kid friendly version of something, because they never ever talked about something like Aids, or anything mature for that matter.
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... written by Spectere , July 07, 2008
@doctorjackal777: I distinctly remember seeing both the AIDS and gang violence when the show was still running. I thought they were pretty out there (for an environmentally-focused show, anyway) even then. Those episodes appeared on season 3 (1992-1993) and season 4 (1993-1994), respectively.
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... written by jkthedj , July 07, 2008
Well worth the wait...About the AIDS episode, Is it just me or does the Coach in that remind me of Barack Obama?
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... written by Deadman Walking , July 07, 2008
"Peace of War?"
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... written by UraharaZR , July 07, 2008
I must admit,i never saw this show...and looking this-i DEFINETLY WONT XD
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... written by harleyquinn99 , July 07, 2008
Great review. Wheelers! Bonus points for the Return to Oz reference.
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Great job. written by zappaster , July 07, 2008
Great NC. I had only seen this show a few times when I was younger, but it was fun to be reminded of it.
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... written by max_lulz , July 07, 2008
I remember that show Anti-captain planet was crazy this review was excellent especially the part with the ruler *smacked in head with a ruler* OW!!
Gosh, I loved Captain Planet as a kid... as well as another enviromentally-friendly show you forgot to mention-- Widget the World Watcher.
Oh, and I should mention that sometime in the 90s, DIC, IIRC, handed the rights of CP over to Hanna-Barbera, and they produced the final two seasons.
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... written by Fyrus , July 07, 2008
that was awesome
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... written by Gentleman , July 07, 2008
Aww, you didn't mention the episode where the female villain tries to sell a nuclear missile to Hitler but it doesn't look like him!
Anyways, I ranted on a bit, didn't I? Brilliant review once again!
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Hitler! written by Ytoabn , July 07, 2008
I'm surprised that if you touched on the AIDS and Gang Violence episode, you never touched on the one where Captain Planet meets Hitler.
Seriously, you should have just said, "Good God, how could this show get any worse?", then cut to a clip of the Hitler - Captain Planet staredown, and cut back to you saying, "No, HELL NO. I'm not touching that with a 10 foot pole."
Because honestly, if you hurt yourself that much with the AIDS episode, the Nazi episode will cause your head to explode, and I rather like your head just where it is now.
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... written by ctooner , July 07, 2008
Oh God. That was hilarious. Loved this review. HATED this show. I'd rather watch Beakman's World.
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OMG written by Dr Dib , July 07, 2008
OMG, I WILL NEVER WATCH NC AGAIN, HE MADE FUN OF MY FAVORITE SHOW!!!
If you can't tell, that was sarcasm. I do like to watch Captain Planet and look forward to Earth Day because there is a marathon of the show on, but I like it because it is so bad its good. However, I really was disappointed that the review left out how it gave a bad name for Americans and glorified pretty much everyone else. Nearly all of the villains were white Americans who could care less about the environment and many times the Americans showed little care for helping the environment out. Sure, other people were more than happy to destroy it, but... well... The only (or one of the few) episodes where Captain Planet failed it was because of the American legal system!
Anyway, I'm going to be doing a review of the Drug episode in the blog while pointing out some weird things about how it portrayed America and The Soviet Union. When will this come out? Probably later today (which may be soon) when I have time.
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... written by AndyP , July 07, 2008
I loved watching Capatin Planet as a kid. WTF When did they do a Hitler episode. I must find it.
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... written by Consequences , July 07, 2008
The "ruler" bit was brilliant. I hope it comes up again in a later episode. Then we'll all smile because we remembered it from this one.
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... written by mrsandwich , July 07, 2008
you got owned by the ruler guy
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deja vu... written by ScottishInsomnia , July 07, 2008
i have never seen this show, but somehow i know that damn theme song. on another note, captain planet looks like a character i DID see growing up, he was on packets of crisps (read "potato chips") if i remember right called space invaders... maybe captain planet had a side job in the UK as a recycling instructor for kids or something... knowing that guy could pop up when i burn my old school books and junk later this week makes me want to carry a barrel of oil... and some matches so i can set him alight after the oil attack.
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... written by Prodigs , July 07, 2008
Oh...my...need breath. I don't think I've laughed at an NC episode this much since The Wizard. I mean sure you had great material to work with, but the jokes, acts and, well everything was hysterical. Well done.
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... written by hockeynewfoundland , July 07, 2008
Amazing!!! I've never watched the show but my sounds of it I'm glad I never.
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... written by BambooTank , July 07, 2008
Funny as always critic, keep reviews like this comin. (By the way, is that gun at the end real? You have used it a number of times in other videos and it looks kinda real, just wondering)
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... written by rmlohner , July 07, 2008
One other thing to note is the ridiculous anti-Americanism. Not only is the American of the group the token annoying guy, but the show portrays America as practically an apocalyptic warzone in his first appearance, while the Soviet Union Linka hails from is a pristine forest. And of course, after the fall of the Soviet Union she had to be retconned into being from "Eastern Europe."
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... written by counselor2009 , July 07, 2008
"Anyway, I'm going to be doing a review of the Drug episode in the blog while pointing out some weird things about how it portrayed America and The Soviet Union. When will this come out? Probably later today (which may be soon) when I have time".
After watching the top 11 drug PSA video, I had to laugh at "Captain PSA comes along".
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... written by He11jum9er , July 07, 2008
*cocks gun *looks left where ruler guy always hits me
"aha! Ruler" *smack! coming from my right side!?
"I really hate this episode"
lol nice NC 5/5 I like you more then AVGN now!
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... written by FlashMan , July 07, 2008
I had forgoten about the Gang Violence episode but I am glad he added the AIDS episode, but seriously there was a whole bunch of WTF moments and episode on that show. The drugs episode was especially bad. And the apocalyptic Lilliputian episode was bad, and guess who the only planeteer in that episode was, Oh, the baby whale watching as it's mama gets ground into a fine bloody paste was real classy, and yeah, Captain Planet meets Hitler, seriously... Geeze there are enough WTF Moments on that show that you could make a whole list (hint hint)
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... written by ScottyIGN , July 07, 2008
Awesome review man, sometimes I watch it just to see if its as bad as I remember.
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Awesome written by ryantherebel , July 07, 2008
Excellent job, this review needs a follow up.
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I watched Beakman's world and Bill Nye the science guy written by gozzilynn , July 07, 2008
I hated captain planet as a kid. I preferred to watch Bill Nye the science guy and Beakman's world. Another great episode. Keep up the good work.
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... written by hatethemovies , July 07, 2008
RULER!OW!
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... written by AlbertWikoWonkavitz , July 07, 2008
Captain Planet is really just a Village Person who hates gasoline.
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Great written by Vurger3 , July 07, 2008
I remember watching this on TV. I really liked it for some reason, but after watching it again all I have to say is... fuck Captain Planet and his subliminal PSA's.
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... written by tbussard , July 07, 2008
I had to cover my face the moment I heard the AIDS speech. Even with your commentary in the background, it's just painful to listen to. DX
I never liked watching Captain Planet as a kid. I just gave up and switched over to Beakman's World. Hell, in some cases, Beakman's World actually topped Bill Nye the Science Guy...THAT'S IT! Nostalgia Critic? Would you be so kind as to perform a battle of the Saturday Morning Scientists, featuring Beakman and Bill Nye? I'd LOVE to see that. =3
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... written by earthboundwish , July 07, 2008
Yeah, Sailor Moon would be a good one to review next! XD Especially that Saban Sailor Moon proposal. (Yeah, they were planning on making it into a half-live-action, half-cg-cartoon series that resembled power rangers here in the States. The theme song always made me laugh uncontrollably! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1JmUcC9rss )
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... written by Lord Seth , July 07, 2008
Funny video, though I found it strange that you hated the ending theme, which I thought was actually the best part of the show. I felt the show wasn't that bad, though, if you ignored all the environmental bits.
How easily they manage to win over crowds is silly, though. You listed some examples, but nothing holds up to how in an episode one guy manages to with just a speech convince an ENTIRE MERCENARY ARMY to stop fighting for the bad guys. What's interesting is that the violence and other things (they actually said "unprotected sex" out loud?) the series got away with is the kind of thing that people now complain about networks censoring.
The ruler bit reminded me of You Can't Do That On Television. Man, now THAT was a great show.
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I can't believe nobody has posted this comment yet! written by bluenowait , July 07, 2008
PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, OR I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!! CAAAAAAAPTAAAAAAAAAAIN PLAAAAAAAAAAAAANEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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... written by Akaras , July 07, 2008
Loved the whole ring joke. Hehe, Sauron is out to get you~
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... written by M.D.K.II , July 07, 2008
Oh, God, why did I watch this... Curiously enough, I never DID see those AIDS and gangwar episodes... I guess I was lucky.
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... written by Sapphire , July 07, 2008
No mention of Captain Pollution? D:
xD
Just kidding, I loved this review.
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... written by CD-i fun! , July 07, 2008
You forgot Captain Planets other weakness Hitler, no joke.
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... written by an_square_one , July 07, 2008
Wow, it all makes sense - Captain Planet is homosexual. Loved the video, but I felt kind of betrayed that you didn't have the real Mar-ti. Don't mind me for speaking nerd but when you put Sauron's ring on- you should have been invisible (sorry, had to say that). For the record, the best thing about this show was the theme song
PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, OR I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!! CAAAAAAAPTAAAAAAAAAAIN PLAAAAAAAAAAAAANEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, bring it on
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... written by GreatNocturn357 , July 07, 2008
damn...gaia is one hot broud. Id save the earth if i can take her out to dinner.
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great written by funnyman , July 07, 2008
great i hope he does more
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... written by djoey3984 , July 07, 2008
Well when I first watched it as a kid I thought it was alright. But after dealing with the same Earth...FIRE...WIND WATER HEART...GO PLANET spiel for a month, I just turned off the TV and put it on right before WCW came on. Which unfortunately I had to sit through that insufferable theme music.
Thank you for in grating that song back in my head, NC. Much appreciated
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rip off? written by Zomaarch , July 07, 2008
is it just me or does anyone else notice when they start speaking of the plot of Captain Planet, with the five rings and the 5 "special people" i get the feeling it's ripping off content from the Lord of the Rings. You know, the rings. Anyone else notice that?
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... written by Deadpool47 , July 07, 2008
is it just me or does anyone else notice when they start speaking of the plot of Captain Planet, with the five rings and the 5 "special people" i get the feeling it's ripping off content from the Lord of the Rings. You know, the rings. Anyone else notice that?
In addition, I honestly thought That Guy was gonna pull a Green Lantern joke from somewhere. I guess I'm just stupid.
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... written by Gene , July 07, 2008
silver surfer's gay cousin who lives in malibu. that line made me LOL for a good while
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... written by AceOfSpades420 , July 07, 2008
You missed out the Hitler episode, complete with Hulk Hogan handlebar mustache, how did that not get in? Either way I was looking forward to this review for a while and it didn't disappoint. I did laugh my ass right off it's hinges.
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