Captain Planet and the Planeteers · S1 · E19
Ozone Hole
Nukem decimates the ozone layer so he can feast on ultra-violet rays.
About this episode
Nukem decimates the ozone layer so he can feast on ultra-violet rays.
Season 1

1A Hero for Earth
25 minSep 15, 1990
The spirit of the Earth, Gaia, summons five teenagers to join her in battling ecological destruction and pollution. Their first fight is to keep Hoggish Greedly's oil rig from destroying a coastline.

2Rain of Terror
25 minSep 22, 1990
Skumm and his rat pack threaten to destroy a city with acid rain.

3Beast of the Temple
25 minSep 29, 1990
Greedly and Rigger strip-mine Thailand for rubies.

4Skumm Lord
25 minOct 6, 1990
Skumm peddles a polluted drink that turns consumers into rodent zombies.

5Deadly Ransom
25 minOct 13, 1990
Captain Planet is held hostage by Nukem, Blight and MAL.

6The Conqueror
25 minOct 20, 1990
An aggressive and sneaky Earth spirit named Zarm tricks the teens into disobeying Gaia, sparking a dangerous game that threatens to lead to nuclear war.

7Last of Her Kind
25 minOct 27, 1990
The Planeteers fight to save the African elephants from extinction as Looten Plunder tries to corner the market in ivory.

8The Dead Seas
25 minNov 3, 1990
Greedly and Rigger plot to empty the oceans of fish.

9Tree of Life
25 minNov 10, 1990
Blight gains powers from the "Tree of Life" and threatens to use her new strength to destroy the redwood forest.

10Volcano's Wrath
25 minNov 17, 1990
Sludge solves the world's trash problem by dumping everything into a volcano, which then erupts.

11Littlest Planeteer
25 minNov 24, 1990
A little boy helps battle a smog monster.

12A World Below Us
25 minJan 26, 1991
A dumping operation threatens an underwater city.

13Plunder Dam
25 minFeb 2, 1991
Plunder dams an African river, leaving the locals without the food or water the waterway provided.

14Meltdown Syndrome
25 minFeb 9, 1991
Nukem's radioactive presence at a leaking nuclear power plant triggers a meltdown.

15Smog Hog
25 minFeb 16, 1991
Greedly creates a pollution-intensive car but his own son becomes a victim of the resulting smog and pollution.

16Polluting by Computer
25 minFeb 23, 1991
Sludge and Blight break into government computers and transform all national parks into toxic waste dumps.

17Don't Drink the Water
25 minMar 2, 1991
Plunder, Skumm and Greedly pollute the nation's water supply.

18Kwame's Crisis
25 minMar 9, 1991
A depressed Kwame leaves the Planeteers when no one seems to care that Sludge is burying a small town in garbage.

19Ozone Hole
25 minApr 13, 1991Now viewing
Nukem decimates the ozone layer so he can feast on ultra-violet rays.

20The Ultimate Pollution
25 minApr 20, 1991
Looten Plunder provokes tribal warfare so he can sell arms to both sides.

21Population Bomb
25 minApr 27, 1991
Wheeler is stranded on an island of humanoid mice on the brink of population overload.

22Mission to Save Earth (1)
25 minMay 4, 1991
The teens cross paths with Cold Warrior Commander Clash, but their true opponent is Captain Pollution, a creation of Blight's.

23Mission to Save Earth (2)
25 minMay 11, 1991
Commander Clash joins the Planeteers to stop the eco-villains and Captain Pollution.

24Two Futures (1)
25 minMay 18, 1991
A disgruntled Wheeler uses a time machine to travel to the past to stop himself from becoming a Planeteer.

25Two Futures (2)
25 minMay 25, 1991
Wheeler's attempt to keep his former self from joining the Planeteers has grave consequences for the planet.

26Heat Wave
25 minJun 1, 1991
Blight creates a mini greenhouse effect over Hope Island, threatening Gaia's life.
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