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Wow, Captain Planet had a LOT of famous people doing voicework

post #1 of 20
12/19/09 at 12:56pm
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Especially the villains. check this list out:

Heroes

* David Coburn - Captain Planet
* Whoopi Goldberg - Gaia (1991-1993)
* Margot Kidder - Gaia (1993-1996)
* LeVar Burton - Kwame
* Joey Dedio - Wheeler
* Kath Soucie - Linka
* Janice Kawaye - Gi
* Scott Menville - Ma-Ti
* Frank Welker - Suchi

Portraying pollutant perpetrators

In the end credits, the villains below are listed as this:

* Edward Asner - Hoggish Greedly
* Mary Kay Bergman - Dr. Blight (1991-1996)
* S. Scott Bullock - Argos Bleak
* Cam Clarke - Ooze
* David Coburn - Captain Pollution
* James Coburn - Looten Plunder (1990-1993)
* Jim Cummings - Sly Sludge (1993-1996)
* Tim Curry - MAL (1991-1996)
* Ed Gilbert - Looten Plunder (1993-1996)
* Jeff Goldblum - Verminous Skumm (1990)
* Maurice LaMarche - Duke Nukum (1992-1996), Verminous Skumm (1990-1993)
* Malcolm McDowell - Zarm (Season 4)
* David Rappaport - MAL (1990)
* John Ratzenberger - Rigger
* Meg Ryan - Dr. Blight (1990-1991)
* Martin Sheen - Sly Sludge (1990-1993)
* Sting - Zarm (Season 1-2)
* Dean Stockwell - Duke Nukem (1990-1992)
* David Warner - Zarm (Season 3)
* Frank Welker - Leadsuit, Pinehead Brothers, Tank Flusher III

NOTE: Richard Gere was originally slated to voice one of the villain characters, but backed out for unknown reasons


Not to mention Frank Welker and Maurice LaMarche aka Yakko and The Brain

That's a pretty impressive list they have there. Am I the only person who didn't know these folks took part in this show?
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post #2 of 20
12/19/09 at 1:27pm
Captain Planet had a character named DUKE NUKEM?!?
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post #3 of 20
12/19/09 at 1:32pm
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Originally Posted by KungFuCornelius View Post

Not to mention Frank Welker and Maurice LaMarche aka Yakko and The Brain

That's a pretty impressive list they have there. Am I the only person who didn't know these folks took part in this show?
I'm pretty sure Rob Paulsen was the voice for Yakko...
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post #4 of 20
12/19/09 at 1:42pm
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You know what, Lively? You're right. My bad. Frank Welker was on Animaniacs though. He voiced:

Runt, Flavio Hippo, Buttons, Ralph the Guard, Thaddeus Plotz, Chicken Boo,

More importantly though, he did the voices of:

Megatron, Soundwave, Skywarp, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage, and Ratbat. As well as Mirage, Trailbreaker and Wheelie on Transformers.
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post #5 of 20
12/19/09 at 1:58pm
omg have to track down episodes of Captain Planet with James Coburn as "Looten Plunder" (this sounds more piratey than polluting, tbf.)
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post #6 of 20
12/19/09 at 2:08pm

I was a bit of an amateur Planeteer growing up, and a big fan of the show. I am interested to know that Martin Sheen spent three years voicing a pretty ridiculous character!



Not so fast, President Bartlet!


Also, already knew about Mr Burton as Kwame. He is cool, one of my favorite actors ever since I watched READING RAINBOW when I was growing up

Am I the only one who thinks Kwame would be cooler with a visor?


PS I still joke with friends till this very day about the power of heart
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post #7 of 20
12/19/09 at 11:09pm
I was into some really crappy shows when I was a kid (Power Rangers, Spider-Man on Fox), but even then I saw this for the terrible crap it was. It was one big PSA for not littering and diversity. I go to school for that Ted Turner, so keep this shit off the tube. Thank God Batman: TAS was often on opposite this.

That said, that's an impressive voice cast. Asner also did a great Jameson on Spider-Man, and I seem to remember Tim Curry voicing the villain on the ultra-shitty "Super Human Samurai Cyber Squad".
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post #8 of 20
12/20/09 at 12:47am
David Coburn, who played Cap himself, is the son of James Coburn.

And that creepy rapping gay guy from the B-52s guest starred as those dismebodied green lips that "rapped" the theme song in later seasons.
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post #9 of 20
12/21/09 at 1:36am
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I seem to remember Tim Curry voicing the villain on the ultra-shitty "Super Human Samurai Cyber Squad".
Good GOD why did I have to remember that. GODDAMMIT.
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post #10 of 20
12/21/09 at 1:41pm
Why isn't Dean Stockwell bolded? He's twice the actor LeVar Burton ever was.
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post #11 of 20
12/22/09 at 5:40pm
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Why isn't Dean Stockwell bolded? He's twice the actor LeVar Burton ever was.
Ditto for David Warner.
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post #12 of 20
12/22/09 at 5:56pm
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Why isn't Dean Stockwell bolded? He's twice the actor LeVar Burton ever was.
HA i was about to post the same thing. Twice the actor and his character was Duke Nukem for fucks sake.
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post #13 of 20
12/22/09 at 6:28pm
Coburn/Looten Plunder is in the end credits of every Captain Planet episode. He's the character going "You'll pay for this, Captain Planet" right before the rap.
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post #14 of 20
12/22/09 at 6:32pm
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Why isn't Dean Stockwell bolded? He's twice the actor LeVar Burton ever was.
I like Dean Stockwell as much as the next girl, but that statement is flat out looney.


I guess you've never tried to spout technobabble while wearing one of these?


Not as easy as it might appear.
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post #15 of 20
12/22/09 at 6:35pm
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Originally Posted by John Ritter View Post
I was into some really crappy shows when I was a kid (Power Rangers, Spider-Man on Fox), but even then I saw this for the terrible crap it was. It was one big PSA for not littering and diversity. I go to school for that Ted Turner, so keep this shit off the tube. Thank God Batman: TAS was often on opposite this.

That said, that's an impressive voice cast. Asner also did a great Jameson on Spider-Man, and I seem to remember Tim Curry voicing the villain on the ultra-shitty "Super Human Samurai Cyber Squad".
Excuse me, but would you care to tell the rest of the class what is so terrible about not littering?

I actually have been known to pick up litter and throw it away when I encounter it as I move about the world, so I can hardly think of a more important message to brainwash kids with.
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post #16 of 20
12/22/09 at 6:37pm
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Originally Posted by Princess Kate View Post
I like Dean Stockwell as much as the next girl, but that statement is flat out looney.
Ben smugly pities you.

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post #17 of 20
12/22/09 at 6:45pm
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Ben smugly pities you.
Undone by a broken link, Matt M.
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post #18 of 20
12/22/09 at 6:48pm
Bah, I could see it. Fixed now?
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post #19 of 20
12/22/09 at 6:48pm
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Bah, I could see it. Fixed now?
Haha, yes, it is. Thanks. I still don't get it, even though the photo is hilarious. Is that from QUANTUM LEAP?
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post #20 of 20
12/24/09 at 12:35am
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I'm not familiar with Dean Stockwell and David Warner. I just recognized a bunch of those others right off the bat. Don't ask why I was looking up info on Captain Planet.
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