Captain Planet: The Complete Franchise (Blu-ray Review)

The 1990s saw a huge swing in superhero cartoons. Such classics as Batman, Batman Beyond, Superman, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Power Puff Girls and The Tick. At the beginning of the decade Turner Program Services and DIC Enterprises produced a series for TBS Network and syndication. That Series was Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

Now for the 35th anniversary of this series debut Warner Archive Collection has released the entire two series run of Captain Planet on Blu-ray! That is six seasons and 113 episodes on 9 Blu-ray discs. Now 90s kids can relive their childhood with Captain Planet in HD!

Synopsis: Five courageous teens from all over the world are brought together to embody the power of the elements and protect the planet. With their powers magnified, the Planeteers can summon Captain Planet to help because saving our planet is the thing to do!

Captain Planet was and still is a very entertaining series. But this series was one that had a deeper message. This series tried to shine a light on the problem with pollution, drugs, hatred and many more issues. The stories were exciting without be too preachy. 

Captain Planet was voiced by David Coburn, but there were a lot of well-known actors and actresses who lent their voice in these series. Just some names included, Ed Asner, John Ratzenberger, Jeff Goldblum, Dean Stockwell, Meg Ryan, Tim Curry, Neil Patrick Harris, Danny Glover, Martin Sheen, Phyliss Diller, James Coburn, Malcolm McDowell, Sting, Whoopi Goldberg, LeVar Burton.

Season 1: A Hero for Earth / Rain of Terror / Beast of the Temple / Skumm Lord / Deadly Ransom /The Conqueror / Last of Her Kind / The Dead Seas / Tree of Life / Volcano's Wrath / Littlest Planeteer / A World Below Us / Plunder Dam / Meltdown Syndrome / Smog Hog / Polluting by Computer / Don't Drink the Water / Kwame's Crisis / Ozone Hole / The Ultimate Pollution / Population Bomb / Mission to Save Earth, Part One & Part Two / Two Futures, Part One & Two / Heat Wave

Season 2: Mind Pollution / The Garbage Strikes / Domes of Doom / Send in the Clones / The Predator / The Ark / Isle of Solar Energy / The Coral Killer / The Big Clam Up / An Inside Job / The Fine Print / Off Road Hog / Trouble on the Half Shell / Stardust / The Blue Car Line / Birds of a Feather / Summit to Save Earth, Part One & Two / Losing Game / A Twist of Fate / The Great Tree Heist / Scorched Earth / The Hate Canal / Radiant Amazon / Fare Thee Whale / Utopia

Season 3: Greenhouse Planet / A Creep from the Deep / The Deadly Glow / A Perfect World / The Dream Machine / Bitter Waters / The Guinea Pigs / OK at the Gunfight Corral / Canned Hunt / Hog Tide / A Formula for Hate / If It's Doomsday, This Must Be Belfast / The Night of the Wolf 

Season 4: A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Part One & Two / I Just Want to Be Your Teddy Bear / Missing Link / The Unbearable Blightness of Being / Wheeler's Ark / Sea No Evil / Future Shock / I've Lost My Mayan / Talkin' Trash / The Energy Vampire / Bottom Line Green / Gorillas Will Be Missed / Bug Off / You Bet Your Planet / Going Bats, Man / Jail House Flock / High Steaks / Planeteers Under Glass / Orangu-Tangle / No Horsing Around / Teers in the 'Hood

Season 5: Twilight Ozone / Hollywaste  The Ghost of Porkaloin Past / The Disoriented Express / Horns A' Plenty / A River Ran Through It / No Place Like Home / Little Crop of Horrors / In Zarm's Way / No Small Problem / Numbers Game / Nothing's Sacred / Who's Running the Show?

Season 6: An Eye for an Eye / Whoo Gives a Hoot / Frog Day Afternoon / A Good Bomb Is Hard to Find / Old Ma River / One of the Gang / Twelve Angry Animals / Never the Twain Shall Meet / Delta Gone / Greed Is the Word / 101 Mutations

The episodes of Captain Planet have been transferred to Blu-ray in 1080p High Definition and are present in the original 1.33:1 Full Frame aspect ratio. The audio track is a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. There is the option for English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. 

These episodes look really nice in HD. The colors are bright and vibrant, but admittedly there are some specks of imperfections, but they are very minor. There is nothing here that will take away from the enjoyment of this series. And there is no denying that this is a great upgrade from the previous DVD set. 

These episodes are still entertaining 30 years afterwards their original broadcast. Captain Planet is timeless. And will still entertain and educate! We need to introduce a whole new generation to Captain Planet and let them know that "The Power is Yours!" 

So, if you love 90s superhero cartoons as much as I do you need Captain Planet The Complete Franchise on Blu-ray in your home video library. Head over to Amazon or Physical Media Land and order your copy today!

Out of 4 TV Sets (4 being the best) Warner Archive's Blu-ray of Captain Planet the Complete Franchise receives....