I first watched this cartoon as a young kid, and as a result kept only vague memories. When I found the show on the Internet and started re-watching it episode by episode, I fell in love with it.
Granted, the protagonists sometimes behave in a face-palm inducing way, but they still are endearing. My favorite among them is Gaia - wise, powerful and motherly as well as having a beautiful smile. Seriously, I find it hard to not smile back at her. And whenever I stumbled upon an episode where she was in danger, I was worried as much as the Planeteers were. I also liked how the "kids" were able to work together despite their different personalities (visible mainly in Linka and Wheeler's interactions).
There's something that really bothers me, though. Many people around the Internet think of Ma-Ti's power of Heart as lame. However, in the first episode (A Hero for Earth), Gaia stated explicitly that "without a Heart to guide them, the other powers are useless" - and that's putting it mildly, as demonstrated in the 6. episode (The Conqueror).
All in all, if you are able to pardon the specific humour, some outdated (or a bit anvilicious) educational messages at the end of every episode and exaggeration on the villainous side of the main antagonists, I definitely recommend this cartoon. It certainly is unique.
A bit cheesy, yet charming in its own way
I first watched this cartoon as a young kid, and as a result kept only vague memories. When I found the show on the Internet and started re-watching it episode by episode, I fell in love with it.
Granted, the protagonists sometimes behave in a face-palm inducing way, but they still are endearing. My favorite among them is Gaia - wise, powerful and motherly as well as having a beautiful smile. Seriously, I find it hard to not smile back at her. And whenever I stumbled upon an episode where she was in danger, I was worried as much as the Planeteers were. I also liked how the "kids" were able to work together despite their different personalities (visible mainly in Linka and Wheeler's interactions).
There's something that really bothers me, though. Many people around the Internet think of Ma-Ti's power of Heart as lame. However, in the first episode (A Hero for Earth), Gaia stated explicitly that "without a Heart to guide them, the other powers are useless" - and that's putting it mildly, as demonstrated in the 6. episode (The Conqueror).
All in all, if you are able to pardon the specific humour, some outdated (or a bit anvilicious) educational messages at the end of every episode and exaggeration on the villainous side of the main antagonists, I definitely recommend this cartoon. It certainly is unique.