Captain Planet and the Planeteers is an American animated
environmentalist Superhero television series created by Ted Turner,
Barbara Pyle and Robert Larkin III, and developed by Pyle, Nicholas
Boxer, Thom Beers, Andy Heyward, Robby London, Bob Forward and
Cassandra Schafausen. The series was produced by Turner Program
Services and DIC Enterprises and broadcast on TBS from September 15,
1990, to December 5, 1992. A sequel series, The New Adventures of
Captain Planet, was produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.,
distributed by Turner Program Services and broadcast from September
11, 1993, to May 11, 1996. Both series continue today in syndication.
The program is a form of edutainment and advocates environmentalism
and is known for having a number of famous actors providing voices for
the villains. The show spawned a franchise consisting of a charity,
video games, and a TV crossover with OK K.O.! Let's Be
Heroes.According to Barbara Pyle, the inspiration for the five
Planeteers came from real people that she met during the show's
pre-production in 1989. In a September 2012 interview with Barbara
Pyle and co-developer Nicholas Boxer, it was stated that the Hope
Island was located near the Bahamas.The original series was the second
longest running US-cartoon of the 1990s, producing 113 episodes. It
lasted for three seasons under the name Captain Planet and the
Planeteers (produced by TBS Productions and DiC).
environmentalist Superhero television series created by Ted Turner,
Barbara Pyle and Robert Larkin III, and developed by Pyle, Nicholas
Boxer, Thom Beers, Andy Heyward, Robby London, Bob Forward and
Cassandra Schafausen. The series was produced by Turner Program
Services and DIC Enterprises and broadcast on TBS from September 15,
1990, to December 5, 1992. A sequel series, The New Adventures of
Captain Planet, was produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.,
distributed by Turner Program Services and broadcast from September
11, 1993, to May 11, 1996. Both series continue today in syndication.
The program is a form of edutainment and advocates environmentalism
and is known for having a number of famous actors providing voices for
the villains. The show spawned a franchise consisting of a charity,
video games, and a TV crossover with OK K.O.! Let's Be
Heroes.According to Barbara Pyle, the inspiration for the five
Planeteers came from real people that she met during the show's
pre-production in 1989. In a September 2012 interview with Barbara
Pyle and co-developer Nicholas Boxer, it was stated that the Hope
Island was located near the Bahamas.The original series was the second
longest running US-cartoon of the 1990s, producing 113 episodes. It
lasted for three seasons under the name Captain Planet and the
Planeteers (produced by TBS Productions and DiC).
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