Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV Series)

A Hero for Earth (1990)

Whoopi Goldberg: Gaia

Quotes 

• Gaia : [after seeing the picture of Greedly's oil-drilling and one of oil spilling into a river on Planet Vision, sees factories polluting the air, cars polluting the air, a bird clutching garbage flying over a trashed ocean, a deforested land]  It's worse than I thought! Earth is dying.

• Gaia : [after the Planeteers' transportation, floats down to them]  Welcome, to Hope Island!

  Wheeler : Yo, say, lady - you wanna explain what's going on here?

  Gaia : [chuckles]  Hm. So much for drama.

• Wheeler : [seeing Wind and Earth are two powers]  Hey, what's my element? Water? Fire?

  [his ring shoots a blast of fire, setting alight the wood floor] 

  Wheeler : Yow! Sorry. You got an extinguisher?

  Gaia : Better than that. Gi, your power is Water.

  Gi : All right. Here it goes - Water!

  [causes a column of it to arise from the river which sweeps over the hut and the Planeteers, who yell out] 

  Wheeler : Nice job, toots. I'm all wet.

  Linka : You certainly are. At least the fire is out.

  Wheeler : Oh, yeah.

• Kwame : What do you think *your* power is, Ma-Ti?

  Ma-Ti : I already know.

  [his ring glows as he looks up; without moving his lips] 

  Ma-Ti : Mine - is Heart. I can sense you all, hear your thoughts, feel your feelings!

  Linka : Bosha moy. I can hear him - in my head!

  Gaia : [touching his shoulder, his arm]  That's right. Ma-Ti, yours is the greatest power of all. Because without a Heart to guide them, the other powers are useless. Through you the others will always be linked, no matter where they are.

• Gaia : [appearing]  Don't worry, Planeteers. Though I need to stay at Hope Island, I will be with you in spirit.

  [disappears] 

  Wheeler : Fat lot of good that'll do us in a fire-fight!

  [his ring causes a blaze on the aisle floor] 

  Ma-Ti : Wheeler, don't say "fire" until you mean it!

• Kwame : And if we encounter a situation which we cannot handle?

  Gaia : Well, just put your powers together. Then you'll *really* be surprised.

  [disappears] 

  Wheeler : [stands]  Wait a minute! What's *that* supposed to mean?

  Gi : Sit down, Yankee.

  Linka : And fasten the seat-belt for your safety.

  Wheeler : [amused]  Didn't know you cared.