Talkin' Trash
13 November 1993Wheeler takes a sabbatical from the team to visit his ailing father in Brooklyn, but discovers that his old friends now belong to an anarchist gang and take orders from Verminous Skumm.
The Planeteers argue over what ecological issue to focus on, but Gaia assigns the team to stop Sly Sludge from dumping toxic waste into a salt mine; when Sludge traps them inside the mine, Ma-Ti shares an inspiring story to bring the team together.
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Wheeler takes a sabbatical from the team to visit his ailing father in Brooklyn, but discovers that his old friends now belong to an anarchist gang and take orders from Verminous Skumm.
A whirlpool sweeps the Planeteers into the past, where they encounter the Mayan civilization.
Future descendants of Looten Plunder, Dr. Blight and Verminous Skumm travel to the present day to help the eco-villains eliminate a person whose influence on environmental matters will prevent their pollution-filled future from ever happening.
While on vacation, Gi visits a dolphin research facility and stumbles upon Hoggish Greedly's scheme to use the dolphins to haul toxic chemicals from a sunken warship and sell them on the black market.
Gaia asks the Planeteers to return orphaned animals to their natural habitats, but the team discovers that pollution threatens all of the animals' homes.
Dr. Blight creates an invention that transfers her mind into Gaia and uses her new powers to ravage the planet; trapped in Blight's body, Gaia must convince the Planeteers of the truth before the ecological damage becomes irreversible.
Linka receives a letter about a mysterious sickness spreading through her hometown and the Planeteers head there to investigate; overcome with concern for her town and her ailing grandmother, Linka gives up her ring and leaves the team.
The Planeteers investigate Hoggish Greedly's scheme affecting the threatened Louisiana black bear.
The Planeteers share stories from their past as they work to escape the salt mine; Captain Planet struggles to fight a revived Captain Pollution, who continues growing stronger as he wreaks havoc across Earth.
The Planeteers argue over what ecological issue to focus on, but Gaia assigns the team to stop Sly Sludge from dumping toxic waste into a salt mine; when Sludge traps them inside the mine, Ma-Ti shares an inspiring story to bring the team together.