The Power is Yours!

Did you ever watch Captain Planet? That was a pretty big part of my childhood. Really not really, but it was a part nevertheless.
'Captain Planet and the Planeteers' was a show about an ethnically-diverse bunch of teens (and a monkey) who each recieved rings (except the monkey) from Gaia, the spirit of the Earth (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg, I believe), that controlled the elements of the world. Not from the Periodic Table of Elements, although that'd be pretty cool, but the standard Greek elements (Earth, Fire, Wind and Water) plus Heart, which was basically their get-out clause. I don't remember what Heart did exactly. Probably made people more caring about the environment. The kid with the Heart ring (named Ma-Ti, from South America) had the monkey, probably because he felt gyped with the ring he got.
So this group, known as the Planeteers, would go around in their X-Men-like plane and try to stop eco-terrorists from hurting the environment. And then when something really bad would happen, like a big smog monster came and terrorised the desert or whatnot, one of them (Probably Wheeler, the dumb American kid with the power of fire) would shout something like "It's too big for us to handle!", and then either Linka (Soviet Union, Wind) or Gi (Thailand, Water) would say "We don't stand a chance!". That'w when Kwami (the leader, from Africa, had the power of Earth) would shout these immortal words:
"Then let our powers combine! Earth!"
"Fire!"
"Wind!"
"Water!"
"Heart!"

And they'd all point their rings to the sky, and from their powers combined, Captain Planet would pop out and save the day, usually whilst making some witty remarks. Captain Planet could have also been called Captain 80s, since he sported a skintight suit and a mullet. He also had green hair.
You know what Captain Planet's weakness was? Pollution. You know what he fought? Pollution. Not really the best thing to do. It'd be like Superman fighting a Kryptonite monster. Wait, wasn't there once a Kryptonite Man? Whatever.
The only thing anyone ever remembers about the show is the kickass end theme. You know, the one that explained how Captain Planet was a hero, and how he would take pollution down to zero. That was pretty cool.
So yeah, that's Captain Planet. Maybe someday we'll talk about Captain Pollution, undoubtedly the coolest bad guy on the show. In fact, let's do that tomorrow.

More news on the Bob story: Ryan's aplogised for what he said, and he'd like you to know this (his words, not mine):

BOBWINKLE: Never intended for him to leave, but then again, I could have handled my points a bit better, and really, I regret not doing that. That said, I'm not someone who minces their words and if I've got a problem, I'll come out and say what I feel if there's a chance it will sort things out for the better. I have no real problems with him, just disagree with him on certain issues! It's like everything else in here! Some believe God created the Universe, others believe it was a big bang, go figure!

But if anyone has Bobwinkle's e-mail, drop him a line and tell him there's still a place for him here, if he wants it. You can't agree with everything someone says, and I feel I'm as entitled as anyone else to state my arguments and opinions, despite being the Admin. And again, I'm sorry for being snappy!

So come back Bob! We all want you to!