Captain Planet and the Planeteers Earth Day Marathon

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 19, 2010 -- Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day in a big way with the world’s first and only eco-superhero, Captain Planet! The Cartoon Network’s 24-hour commercial free network showcasing classic cartoons, Boomerang, will commemorate Earth Day with the airing of Captain Planet and the Planeteers. The 12-hour marathon will feature handpicked episodes from the show’s six successful seasons, many of which were selected by the show’s original producers, Barbara Pyle and Nick Boxer! The marathon starts at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 22, lasting until 8 p.m.

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Captain Planet and the Planeteers Earth Day Marathon

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Over the past few years, the marathon has only played on the Saturday before Earth Day in traditional Saturday morning cartoon fashion, but parent company Turner Broadcasting System has just announced the second showing not only as a special 40th anniversary of Earth Day tribute but also as a 20th birthday salute to Captain Planet, first premiering on American television in September 1990.

After the tremendous success of the April 17th marathon, 7-year-old Lily Hollatz says, “It’s a show that tells you how to save the earth and my two favorite people are the boy with the ring of heart and the girl with the ring of wind. And my favorite episode is the one with the pandas.” An animation student at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Allyssa Lewis proclaims, “Amazing! Simply amazing! I truly enjoyed this marathon and can’t wait to see what the future has in store!” This shows once again that Captain Planet and the Planeteers is still loved by the first generation of Planeteers and will be loved by the second.

Relaying his timeless message, “The power is yours!” viewers can enjoy these classic episodes as Captain Planet, Linka (Wind), Gi (Water), Wheeler (Fire), Kwame (Earth) and Ma-Ti (Heart) fight to protect our home from villains and polluters. In this effort, it is our hope that children will be exposed to important environmental concerns that are still relevant to this day through the medium of television.

Go Planet! Here is a list of the featured episodes:

• Hero for Earth
• Summit to Save Earth Pt. 1
• Summit to Save Earth Pt. 2

• No Place Like Home
• Nothing’s Sacred
• Mission to Save Earth Pt. 1
• Mission to Save Earth Pt. 2
• Two Futures Pt. 1
• Two Futures Pt. 2
• Five Ring Panda-Monium
• An Eye for an Eye
• 101 Mutations
• Whoo Gives a Hoot
• Future Shock
• Gorillas Will Be Missed
• Energy Vampire
• ‘Teers in the Hood
• Hollywaste
• Who’s Running the Show
• Frog Day Afternoon
• Greed is the Word
• Sea No Evil
• Bug Off
• Orangu-Tangle
• Jail House Flock
• Going Bats, Man

• No Horsing Around
• Twilight Ozone
• Disoriented Express
• Ghost of a Porkaloin Past

About Captain Planet Foundation

Based on the critically-acclaimed cartoon series, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, the Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) was founded in 1991 by Ted Turner. The mission of CPF is to support hands-on, environmental projects for children and youths in grades K-12. CPF’s objective is to encourage innovative endeavors that empower today’s children to be individual and collective environmental stewards. CPF is committed to making a global impact with a history of over 3,000 projects throughout the United States and around the world. For more information, call 404-522-4270 or visit www.captainplanetfdn.org.

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