History Trivia / CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers

** Creator/JamesCoburn was replaced by Ed Gilbert as the voice of Looten Plunder in season 3.

** David Rappaport was the voice of MAL for the first four episodes featuring him and Dr. Blight, but was replaced by Creator/TimCurry for the rest of the series after he passed away.

** David Rappaport was the original voice of MAL, but was replaced by Creator/TimCurry by the later episodes of the first season.

** Creator/MartinSheen, the voice of Sly Sludge, was replaced in season 3 by Creator/JimCummings, starting with the episode "OK at the Gunfight Corral".

** Creator/MartinSheen, the voice of Sly Sludge, was replaced in season 3 by Creator/JimCummings.

** Music/{{Sting}} was the original voice of Zarm until he was replaced in Season 2 by Creator/DavidWarner, who was subsequently replaced in Season 3 by Creator/MalcolmMcDowell.

** Creator/TimCurry replaced David Rappaport as the voice of MAL in season 2.

** Gaia's voice actress Creator/WhoopiGoldberg was replaced in Season 4 by Margot Kidder.

* TheDanza: Joey Dedio as (Joey) Wheeler. Subverted in that Wheeler was hardly if ever referred to by his first name.

* NamesTheSame:
** This show's Duke Nukem shares a name with the video game series ''VideoGame/DukeNukem'', which stars a human by the same name.[[note]]In fact, Apogee changed the first Duke Nukem game's title to "Duke Nukum" as they believed there would be a potential trademark issue, though they were able to switch back as it never became a problem.[[/note]]
** Also, Joey Wheeler from the Planeteers shares his name with another famous character named [[Anime/YuGiOh Joey Wheeler.]]

** Music/{{Sting}} was the original voice of Zarm until he was replaced in Season 2 by Creator/DavidWarner, who was subsequentlyreplaced in Season 3 by Creator/MalcolmMcDowell.
* PlayingAgainstType: One of Ryan's few roles as a villain.

* TheOtherDarrin:
** Creator/WhoopiGoldberg was replaced in Season 4 by Margot Kidder.
** Creator/JeffGoldblum and Creator/DeanStockwell were replaced in seasons 2 and 3 resepctively by Creator/MauriceLaMarche.
** Creator/MartinSheen was replaced in season 3 by Creator/JimCummings.
** Creator/MegRyan was replaced in Season 2 by Creator/MaryKayBergman.
** Creator/JamesCoburn was replaced in season 3 by Ed Gilbert.
** Creator/DavidRappaport was replaced in season 2 by Creator/TimCurry.
** Music/{{Sting}} was replaced in Season 2 by Creator/DavidWarner who was replaced in Season 3 by Creator/MalcolmMcDowell.

** Creator/WhoopiGoldberg was replaced in Season 4 by Creator/MargotKidder.

** Creator/JamesCoburn was replaced in season 3 by Creator/EdGilbert.

* ActorAllusion: One episode had Kwame ([=LeVar=] Burton) trying on a [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration futuristic visor]].

* PropRecycling: The first episode of had Hoggish Greedly attack Planet with a hose that spewed toxic waste; it looked very similar to the neutrona wands on the [[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters Ghostbusters']] proton packs (both series were made by DiC, although Planet moved to Hanna-Barbera later on).

* DevelopmentHell: The live-action movie has been in this since its' announcement in 2011.

** The executive producer of the show, Nick Boxer, [[http://www.mnn.com/family/family-activities/mnntv/captain-planet/captain-planet-older-brother-or-superhero once pitched the idea of removing Captain Planet, the show just being the "Planeteers"]]. But Ted Turner rejected the idea, so the team attempted to find way to keep the Planeteers empowered while Captain Planet did the heavy lifting. One way they did this was having the kids rescue Captain Planet himself when he is downed from time to time by the villains. So in a way, while Captain Planet does do the heavy lifting and rescues the Planeteers, when Captain Planet is down, the Planeteers, without their powers, must work together and rescue him as well. So in a way, the producers attempted to avert a Broken Aesop.

* FakeRussian: Linka's American {{voice act|ors}}ress, KathSoucie. "Linka" isn't even a valid Russian name. It could conceivably work as a nickname. You might call a girl named Galina "Linka", for example, but, as a proper name, it's more West Slavic.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Ted Turner loved this series.[[note]]Hardly surprising, since the show was his idea in the first place.[[/note]] However, most people didn't, not just because it was preachy, but because it supposedly played a part in how ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'' got {{screwed|ByTheNetwork}} over. However, that's since been proven to be a rumor: Turner had nothing against the show; H-B cancelled ''SWAT Kats'' to devote their resources to the ''World Premiere Toons/What-A-Cartoon!'' project; indeed ''Captain Planet'' ended at about the same time.

** The executive producer of the show, Nick Boxer, [[http://www.mnn.com/family/family-activities/mnntv/captain-planet/captain-planet-older-brother-or-superhero once pitched the idea of removing Captain Planet, the show just being the "Planeteers"]]. But Ted Turner rejected the idea, so the team attempted to find way to keep the Planeteers empowered while Captain Planet did the heavy lifting. One way they did this was having the kids rescue Captain Planet himself when he is downed from time to time by the villains. So in a way, while Captain Planet does do the heavy lifting and rescues the Planeteers, when Captain Planet is down, the Planeteers, without their powers, must work together and rescue him as well. So in a way, the producers attempt to avert a Broken Aesop.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A live-action movie was in development in the mid-90s; titled ''Planet'' or ''DarkPlanet'', it would've taken place AfterTheEnd and would've been significantly DarkerAndEdgier. However, the script "fell through the cracks" during the Turner/Time-Warner merger and it didn't happen; they've been trying since.

** Another episode had the Planeteers and the villaind competing on a game show run by an alien- the announcer (a floating pair of lips) was voiced by [[Series/FamilyFeud Gene]] [[Series/{{Concentration}} Wood]].

** The exaggeration of the villains to the point of cartoonish supervillainy meant that children watching the show would not be troubled by their parents if they worked in a polluting industry. Loggers, for example, are not monsters, but had they been portrayed as such, that could have caused confusion and conflict, so the bad guys had to be as over the top as possible. The fact loggers are portrayed as complete monsters by some AnimalWrongsGroups who take the show as a holy writ for environmentalism suggests that as exaggerated as it was StrawmanHasAPoint.

** The exaggeration of the villains to the point of cartoonish supervillainy meant that children watching the show would not be troubled by their parents if they worked in a polluting industry. Loggers, for example, are not monsters, but had they been portrayed as such, that could have caused confusion and conflict, so the bad guys had to be as over the top as possible.

** This show's Duke Nukem shares a name with the video game series ''VideoGame/DukeNukem'', which stars a human by the same name.

* DoingItForTheArt: Ted Turner genuinely did care about the environment, and commissioned the series out of his personal frustration with pollution.

** This show's Duke Nukem shares a name with the video game series VideoGame/DukeNukem, which stars a human by the same name.