Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Captain Planet and the Planeteers is a popular animated series created by Ted Turner and produced by Jane Fonda to promote environmentalism in children. The series were developed and animated by TBS Productions and DiC. It ran from September 10, 1990 until 1996 and continues in syndication. It was continued by Hanna-Barbera with the series The New Adventures of Captain Planet (1993 - 1996).

Trivia

• The Captain Planet and the Planeteers episode titled "A Formula For Hate" (1992) was the first time that an American animated cartoon show did a story about AIDS education. The story involved a high school basketball player (Named "Todd") that is accused of having the disease and the villain Verminous Skumm brainwashing the school into thinking that the disease can be spread through casual contact.
• Captain Planet is the first DiC program to be a part of Boomerang's programming lineup.
• The opening narration was narrated by LeVar Burton (the voice of Kwame). Used from 1990-1992.
• The second longest running cartoon of the 1990s producing 113 episodes
• The show was nominated for day time emmy awards, and also won awards for excellence in children's televison