A Hero for Earth

"A Hero for Earth" is the first episode of Captain Planet and the Planeteers season one. It aired on September 15, 1990 on TBS. It was written by Licholas Boxer and Billy Ruebin, and directed by Will Meugniot.

When Hoggish Greedly's oil drilling disturbs the coastline, it awakens Gaia, who summons five environmentally passionate kids to fight for her cause in defending the planet's ecosystem.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hoggish Greedly
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Edward Asner
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rigger
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Ratzenberger
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gaia
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Whoopi Goldberg
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Kwame
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| LeVar Burton
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gi
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Janice Kawaye
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Wheeler
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Joey Dedio
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Linka
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kath Soucie
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Suchi
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ma-Ti
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Scott Menville
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Linka
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kath Soucie
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Suchi
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ma-Ti
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Scott Menville
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ma-Ti
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Scott Menville
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Scott Menville

Organizations

 * Planeteers

Locations

 * Earth
 * Carribbean
 * Hope Island
 * Crystal Chamber
 * Africa
 * Asia
 * United States
 * New York
 * New York City
 * Brooklyn
 * South America

Objects

 * Power rings

Vehicles

 * Hoggish's derrick

Filming
The episode was copyrighted in 1990.

Music
The main title and music were composed by Tom Worrall, and the end title music was composed by Murray McFadden and Timothy Mulhollan, with lyrics for the latter written by Nicholas Boxer. The music supervisor was Joanne Miller.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 15, 1990 on TBS

Errors

 * Gaia refers to North America as to where Wheeler comes from, although more specifically he comes from Brooklyn, New York. Why Gaia couldn't just say America is unclear.

Marketing and promotion
In 1992, Marvel Comics published an ongoing series, with the first issue adapting this episode.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * April 19, 2011: Shout! Factory releases Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Season One on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * July 6, 2016: Madman Entertainment releases Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Complete Season 1 on DVD.
 * October 25, 2017: Madman Entertainment releases Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Complete Collection on DVD.