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Captain Planet and the Planeteers S1E1 — A Hero for Earth
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers•Season 1•Episode 1

A Hero for Earth

6.9/10 · 104 votesSep 15, 199025 min

Ranked #1 of 26 in Season 1•+0.9 vs season avg

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The spirit of the Earth, Gaia, summons five teenagers to join her in battling ecological destruction and pollution. Their first fight is to keep Hoggish Greedly's oil rig from destroying a coastline.

Written byBilly Ruebin
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Joey Dedio

Joey Dedio

Wheeler (voice)

LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Kwame (voice)

Kath Soucie

Kath Soucie

Linka (voice)

Scott Menville

Scott Menville

Ma-Ti (voice)

Janice Kawaye

Janice Kawaye

Gi (voice)

David Coburn

David Coburn

Captain Planet (voice)

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Gaia (voice)

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Billy Ruebin

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N

Nick Boxer

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Episode Summary

"A Hero for Earth" is episode 1 of Captain Planet and the Planeteers season 1. It scored 6.9/10 from 104 votes, ranking #1 of 26 episodes this season (season average 6.0). Written by Billy Ruebin, it aired on September 15, 1990.

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