No Small Problem

No Small Problem

February 11, 1995 TV Episode The New Adventures of Captain Planet

Studio
Hanna-Barbera Studios
Animation studio
Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd

Synopsis

With landfills overflowing, Sly Sludge is ready to cash in on his new garbage reducing ray. But when the Planeteers threaten to expose his operation, Sludge shrinks them down and buries them in a sea of refuse. In jeopardy from toxic trash, and seagulls the size of jumbo jets, our heroes have to do some serious recycling in an effort to engineer their way out of their new "world of waste!"

Characters

Captain Planet, Wheeler, Ma-Ti, Linka, Gi, Gaia, Kwame, Suchi

Credits

Producing

Producer
Cos Anzilotti
Executive Producers
Nicholas Boxer
Associate Producers
Dan Gottlieb

Voices

Voice
David Coburn (Captain Planet, Opening Narration), Whoopi Goldberg (Gaia), Margot Kidder (Gaia), LeVar Burton (Kwame), Joey Dedio (Wheeler), Kath Soucie (Linka), Janice Kawaye (Gi), Scott Menville (Ma-Ti), Frank Welker (Suchi)

Crew

Created By
Ted Turner, Barbara Pyle
Character Design Supervisor
Mario Williams
Character Designers
Paula Lafond, Ric Estrada, Steve Swaja, Steve Simone
Animation Director
Joanna Romersa
Production Supervisor
Heidi Bosch
Overseas Supervisor
Dan Hunn
Storyboard Artists
Adrian Gonzales, Armando Carrillo, Dell Barras, Tom Nesbitt, Steve Simone
Sheet Timers
Joan Drake, Allen Wilzbach, Greg Reyna, Constantine Mustatea
Production Assistant
Clarise Cameron

Production notes

Five teenagers have special rings which, when used together, summons up Earth's hero, Captain Planet. Individually, the rings represent the elements of the Earth. Together, they battle those who try to pollute or harm the Earth.

The show was retitled The New Adventures of Captain Planet beginning the fourth season, when the production company changed from DIC Entertainment to Hanna-Barbera.