Captain Planet and the Planeteers Kwame's Crisis (Season 1, Episode 18)
TV-Y7
TV Episode | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Kwame's Crisis (Season 1, Episode 18)

TV-Y7

TV Episode | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Sly Sludge is dumping trash on an unsuspecting town, but no one cares, which causes Kwame to lose hope in humanity, and therefore his ability to summon Captain Planet. It's up to one little girl to restore Kwame's faith and save the day.

Directors

Jim Duffy | Will Meugniot

Writers

Pamela Dovale (story by) (as Pam Dovale) | Susan J. Leslie (story by) (as Susan Leslie) | Doug Molitor (teleplay by) | Ted Turner (original idea by) & 8 more

Producer

Larry Houston

Composer

Tom Worrall

Editors

Gregory K. Bowron | Richard Bruce Elliott | Allan Gelbart

Casting Directors

Marsha Goodman | Ginny McSwain (as Virginia McSwain)

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 9, 1991

Release date

Mar 9, 1991 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 5 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
David Coburn Captain Planet (voice) Captain Planet (voice) See fewer	Taken 3 (2014)
LeVar Burton Kwame / Opening Narrator (voice) Kwame / Opening Narrator (voice) See fewer	Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Joey Dedio Wheeler (voice) Wheeler (voice) See fewer	Trick (1999)
Janice Kawaye Gi (voice) Gi (voice) See fewer	My Life as a Teenage Robot (2002)
Scott Menville Ma-Ti (voice) Ma-Ti (voice) See fewer	Teen Titans (2003)
Kath Soucie Linka (voice) Linka (voice) See fewer	Rugrats (2021)
Whoopi Goldberg Gaia (voice) Gaia (voice) See fewer	Ghost (1990)
Cam Clarke Ooze (voice) Ooze (voice) See fewer	Akira (1988)
Martin Sheen Sly Sludge (voice) Sly Sludge (voice) See fewer	The Departed (2006)