Captain Planet and the Planeteers Heat Wave (Season 1, Episode 26)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Heat Wave (Season 1, Episode 26)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Dr. Blight attempts to destroy Hope Island by turning it into a huge greenhouse surrounded by a force field. Gaia and the Planeteers are trapped inside the force field, and cannot summon Captain Planet. Will this be the end of them?

Directors

Jim Duffy | Will Meugniot

Writers

Meg McLaughlin (story by) (as Meg McGlaughlin) | Doug Molitor (teleplay by) | Ted Turner (original idea by) | Thom Beers (developed by) & 7 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 Jun 1, 1991

Release date

Jun 1, 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)
Tim Curry MAL (voice) MAL (voice) See fewer	Congo (1995)
Meg Ryan Dr. Blight (voice) Dr. Blight (voice) See fewer	When Harry Met Sally... (1989)