Captain Planet and the Planeteers: A not-so-distant memory

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they’re called memories. Some take us forward, they’re called dreams. ~ Jeremy Irons

This morning, my time machine took me back to a not-so-distant memory. It was triggered by a conversation I heard from coworkers about Captain Planet. While they were talking, I was secretly singing the soundtrack, which I'm not really sure I got right. It went like this:

Captain Planet, he's the hero
He's gonna take pollution down to zero
He's the power on our side
...
...

Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!

Singing bits of the TV series' soundtrack reminded me of my nephews, back when they were still toddlers. I
remembered that this was one of the cartoons they liked to watch probably because back then, there weren't a lot of cartoons or animes to choose from. I usually watch it with them because I have no choice as well or if I'm not done with my chores--hear the series in the background. There was only one television and switching to another channel wasn't always an option if I want them engaged in something and leave me alone with my chores.

Captain Planet and the Planeteers brought back a feeling of nostalgia. Back when my only cares and worries were school and doing the household chores. :) And of course, which Planeteer I am -- Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, or Heart. (I forgot which Planeteer was assigned to me by my nephews.) But, I miss those times when they were cute toddlers or probably just me being "bossy"(haha!). I didn't realize that one day, they'll become grownups and probably won't even remember the fun we've had just by simply watching Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

I know that what I'm feeling can never compare with how parents feel if they were in my shoes now. So, I'm just glad that I had the chance to share that one time (one of the many brief moments) to spend with my nephews because it brought back a smile to my face. It also made me realize (again) that life is fleeting. So, I'll have to enjoy any moments spent with the people I love because time spent will never be brought back.

To cut the drama, I googled the soundtrack/theme song of Captain Planet and the Planeteers and learned that it was written by Phil Collins! Here it goes:

Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!

GO PLANET!

With your powers combined I am Captain Planet!
Captain Planet, he's our hero,
Gonna take pollution down to zero,
He's our powers magnified,
And he's fighting on the planet side

Captain Planet, he's our hero,
Gonna take pollution down to zero,
Gonna help him put us under,
Bad guys who like to loot and plunder

"You'll pay for this Captain Planet!"

(chanting)
We're the planeteers,
You can be one too!
'Cause saving our planet is the thing to do,
Looting and polluting is not the way,
Hear what Captain Planet has to say:

"THE POWER IS YOURS!!"

From the quick search, I also learned that a movie adaptation is in the works. So, this was probably what my coworkers were talking about. From the bits and snippets I heard, I think they're not very keen about it. But, it's piqued my curiosity. I'll check on it's progress from time to time. :)

Go Planeteer! But, until I watch at least one episode again, I can't remember which Planeteer I wanted to be (or what my nephews wanted me to be).:)