Captain Planet

"Captain Planet" was an interesting, ecologically minded cartoon in which Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, created 5 magical rings that were given to said number of teens across the planet. When the power of the rings combined (Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit) a green-haired, blue skinned hero would emerge to save the day, Captain Planet. While the cartoon was a little hokey, the message was clear. We all need to work together to save our planet.

Even though there are no new episodes being made, there are several websites devoted to the show, and it even boasts its own charity, The Capitan Planet Foundation. It supports k-12 projects and activities that help children learn to treat our planet responsibly.

It can be seen weekdays at 6 am on the Boomerang Network.