You forgot that Margot Kidder (Lois Lane) voiced Gaia in the New Adventures. And also Heart is totally misunderstood. It basically made Ma-Ti a telepath! The ring portrays mind-reading, astral projection, communication, sonar, empathy, and if Ma-Ti wanted to trample you with Rhinos, or sic a pack of wolves on you, he could. Heart had MIND CONTROL! This makes it the best ring full stop.
Am I the only one who actually loved heart as a child? I honestly think that heart represents love and compassion. As an animal lover he represents that love for creatures. I don't think heart was useless. Honestly they should bring it back, just how they did with Carmen Sandiego.
You're not the only one... Maty was my absolute favorite character of this show... I liked Linka and Gi as well but somehow Maty was my favorite... and I also found his element (heart) one of the best powers....
The power rings and captatn planet basically represent the pentagram which heart represents aether/spirit captian planet being the embodiment of the elements and a living pentagram
No your not alone his power was impressive problem is most people dont embrace love and or compassion!! So instead they embrace a kind of artificial love if you will which more a kind of artificial caring but it's really hate disguised as love (cognitive dissonance). So if have compassion you can't relate to it.
Venus Cordero it was similar to the show dino riders where the good guys used telepathy and kindness to speak with the dinosaurs and the bad guys used mechanical contraptions placed onto dinosaurs’ heads to make them obedient to them.
There was an episode that explained the reason for the element of Heart was bc Captain Planet needed the ability to emote and have feelings. They should have expanded on it and made it where he could have influenced ppl more. As 80's-90's kids everything was already sugarcoated. We had enough bubblegum and fun in other cartoons and multimedia, we needed some harsh truths. The show wasn't perfect but it was needed bc adults weren't too keen on sharing the truth w each other, let alone minors. Maybe if more kids shows were like this the Amazon wouldn't be burning.... Not everything is for everybody so I get that many wouldn't care for CP, but your delivery was condescending and kinda fckd up.
if more shows were like this, McDonalds and other fast food would go bankrupt or stop buying meat from tropical countries, use palm oil and spill untreated waste straight to water bodies.
It's a great show. I don't know why she's (or whoever wrote this video) is finding fault over the littleness thing! I remember begging my mom to stay up to watch the captain planet special one night.
Yea I thought the same thing, I was like where is the guy that does these too. I like him better he isn’t so negative and mean about the shows. This girl is super mean and negative, like what did she expect this was a little kid show!! It’s like she is making fun for it being a kids show, not cool. I LOVED this show growing up and even as an adult I have never ever thought about it like she is talking about it!
Heart was actually brilliant in the context of the show. The representation of the 6th sense of nature, tied in with breathing lifeforms and the undertone of love
I still remember an episode where they tried to summon captain planet but heart ring was missing so he was really frail and colorless. It was to show heart is important too, the only episode I remember Mati being useful
I was a 90’s kid in El Salvador when I watched this show. I was never offended by Mati being the only or first hispanic character at all. Actually, I really preferred Linka, and I always wanted to learn Russian because of her. I used to watch all the shows from the US (dubbed of course) and never felt offended by any of those shows. To me they were just great cartoons. I used to love CP because it touched on very strong subjects. My favorite episode was about the kid with AIDS. I remember there being an AIDS epidemic, and how people were being told how contagious it is. Watching that show, really changed my perspective on AIDS. I was under 10 years old when I watched this show. Regarding Mati’s “lame power,” you need love and compassion to care about people and the environment. Something that we world does need.
"My ring is the power of Heart, which allows us to love. Heart to care for our planet and friends. My ring will not touch you because... you have no heart!" Ma-Ti
Heart is actually the most powerful one. It seems lame -- but Mahti (sp?) basically got telepathy, mind control, and other psychic powers. He was literally connected to every living creature.
Fire is passion Water is emotion and the self consciousness Air is intellect Earth is stability Heart/spirit is the ability to us the elements and interact with them.
I clicked on this & prayed that they didn’t use Negative Nancy as the hostess. Sadly, I was disappointed. Captain Planet needs to turn her into a tree because she’s just as wooden as one. *REPLACE HER, PLEASE!!!*
Austin Bates, exactly. It was simple & beautiful & Captain Planet is absolutely amazing. I always wanted him & Synergy to get together, I don’t know why. Maybe because they’re both called upon through jewelry 🤷🏾♀️ Also, why jewelry? That’s the real question one asks as an adult.
Excuse me but you don't have the level of enlightenment to understand the importance of heart and why Gaia included that. The only thing that is so bad is your commentary right now thank you very much.
*THANK YOU* How Does She Not Get The Fact That Heart It The Power To Feel Empathy: Something SUPER Important When Talking About *SAVING THE PLANET.* His Core Power Was The Ability To Not Only Feel More Deeply Then The Other's,But To Also Make OTHER People Feel Things Like Empathy. It Was't The Weakest Power,It Was The Strongest: He Was Just Responsible Enough Not To Abuse It.
I don't think there's anything wrong with having real life issues in a kid friendly format. We all see life happening around us as children why shouldn't we see it in a cartoon to help us make sense of it? Also it was the 80s people didn't think kids needed to be coddled and overprotected, and they don't.
@@tavienkeith6839 he couldn't make anyone do anything against their will he could only calm things and summon animals( unless they were enraged/terrified) so not really mind control.
In my head Mati's power of Heart is the most important of all. Why? Without it, there will be no will, or heart, to control all combined four elements. Without Heart, there won't be Captain Planet, it'll just be an unfeeling force of hurricanes, earthquakes, tidal waves and firestorms combined. A literal raging force of nature.
Andrew Lofft Oh well if a random moron on the internet says it’s true - oh wait. I’m always curious about nutjobs like you, a decade from now when people are being displaced, mass desertification is occurring, and water is becoming more sparse, are you just going to pretend like you weren’t a climate change denier? Or are you going to own it? I think I already know the answer to that.
Appreciate learning a lot interesting facts about my favorite old school cartoons, but thumbs down for the constant nitpicking of my childhood. Not everything was "cringe worthy," it's a product of the time. Also, to an extent, I miss PSAs in cartoons. As a kid, they helped with situations we didn't think to ask, or know how to ask, our parents about. My two cents...
Even though he was far from my favorite, Ma-Ti was the "glue"/lynch pin that held the Planeteers together--yes, yes, he was cast in the "healer/mom/cheerleader role that is usually occupied by a female (at least in literally tropes) but he embodied a two-fold aspect for the show. He represented humanity and their greatest asset in "caring" about the environment, and being the "heart" of the show/group of Planeteers. Look no further than the episode in which Zarm was able to convenience the Planeteers to use his gauntlets of conquest; all of the planeteers fell for Zarm's power gloves except Ma-Ti.
@@cfruge444 take a quick look at how the kids acted and how the planeteers or however u spell that act. Spot on personalities. Is it true...meh prob not but it's fun 2 dream
They are 2 types of smart. People who are actually smart and make a difference, and then we got your cast, people who pretend to be. This ain't hate, leaving that crystal clear. But I gotta admit that thrashing a show that on those time gave not only the people but kids awareness of what's happening, how this rich people literally doesn't care about the earth and us, and positive messages it's kinda lame you know. This is my opinion, you got yours. Last thing, spread consciousness, not ignorance.
I personally quite liked Captain Planet. I understand some of what shes bashing, but some of it is easily explained by watching the show. Like why Heart was actually among the best powers on the show.
Wait so... A cartoon that wasn't afraid of real problems and wanted to treat kids as intelligent and showed those real problems is ... A problem. Kids are impressionable, not dumb and the show (for any lame quip riddled short coming this chick could say) is the absolute best way to go about creating a show. Preaching about a show being to preachy is hypocritical. If it is preachy it will speak for itself. And decades later people still remember this show so I think it already has
Heart is an amazing power. It is essentially telepathy, mind control, empathy and ESP all rolled into one ring. He could destroy a small town by summoning a stampede or he could make you off yourself. Not as flashy as a fireball but if he were an X-Man he would have a movie by now.
"Heart is lame" Mati LITERALLY concurs the planet in an alternate timeline because the power of Heart is the power to control all living beings, but do continue.
We never saw the full potential of Heart because Gaia gave it to the right person. Mati would never misuse the power. There was even an episode where the former spirit of the earth offered to bypass the failsafe Gaia put on the rings so it couldn't be abused. Mati was told that if he unlocks it he can control all the minds on the planet but Mati turned it down. Stating "Gaia gave us all the power we need"
We as a group are only as strong as our weakest link. And this lady shows how hateful our people are to things so heartfelt. Heart is the one that keeps everyone together.
I think we should bring back the cartoon psa... it helped reinforce all the things that parents were trying to teach their children and helped kids bring up topics that maybe parents had no clue about.
My fan theory: Heart is used to reincarnate the dead, think about it, the planet is dying and in order to give it a fighting chance it needs heart as an element to live again
Heart was my favorite power of them all.I loved watching this cartoon as a teen.I wish they would put it back on the air and make some new tv series of it to watch for us green living lovers,nature lovers and eco friendly lovers.
Are you saying that LOVE or Heart is the weakest and or lamest power of all time? I won't even bother to call your comment stupid or idiotic. Others will do so.
Tbh I watched very lil of Capt Planet but what you see as negative in the show I think it was pretty good. PSA was good because kids are smarter then you think. These realistic concepts made in a child friendly show was smart. And heart is not a good combat power but its definitely needed
I’m 29 now when I get asked what my favorite shows growing up were and Captain Planet was always in my top 5 Linka was my favorite character though I loved how she wasn’t like all the other females we saw on tv at the time
Captain Planet rules, Heart was actually the most powerful of the rings, and providing gripping and real back stories gave kids something to relate to and be empathic to. You should have done a little bit of research before bashing on this show. A kid show that was edgy, had a impactful message, and wasn't just about happy mindless fluff? Yes. Why would you even try to bash on a show like this? You are wrong on so many points.
heart was the only thing that kept captain planet from pulling a Don Cheadle, heart kept captain planet from just destroying all of humanity so while it could only calm people down it kept captain planet friendly
The power of HEART isn't the lamest power of all. It's the strongest. The power of HEART stands for LOVE and EMPATHY. LOVE and EMPATHY can and will bring understanding among all people.
Well without heart why would Captain Planet want to save the environment? Without that element when they call him he would just do what? Eat pasta or something? I don't know but he wouldn't be saving the planet that's all I'm saying.
Yeah, and I'm confused. She is dogging the show for touching on serious topics, but then makes fun of it for being "On the nose" about everything. WHAT DO YOU WANT!?!
Jackie Jennings @ Syfy wire you clearly NEVER watched captain planet otherwise you'd know that the power of heart was actually telepathy under a different name.
Heart was actually the strongest and most dangerous power. He used it on animals but an episode show that he could use it to control humans or anything alive to do what ever he wanted.
You say heart is a lame element but what should it be? Ice? Heart became known as Love in the one of the most iconic sci-fy movies out there *coughthefifthelementcough* Also, of course it was on the nose. The early 90's still held tropes, views, and themes , etc. from the 80's. Also, also, nobody did theme songs like the 90's. I remember Cartoon All-Stars. It was the most epic crossover of its time.
Who knew that Ma-ti would wear Amazon’s Echo Loop before the original Echo was even created? I liked Wheeler the most, and often of times, he behaved more maturely than Captain Planet. My favorite episode is Wheeler’s Birthday. And in the episode where Linka’s grandmother was sick, they’ve also shown that there was a connection between Wheeler and Linka.
I couldn't watch it for more than 2 min. Why she is so negative? Heart or love is the most powerful thing. If she wanted to get famous with this negative review, such a bad idea.
I like the background music from the 1st 3 seasons of Captain Planet and the Planeteers, because it's enjoyable. Most of the music was recycled or transfered from the final 2 seasons of The Real Ghostbusters, G.I. Joe (DiC series), and later reused on other DiC-produced shows such as Captain N: The Game Master, Hurricanes, Double Dragon and Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.
