Captain Planet and the Planeteers premiered in 1990 as an environmental action cartoon created to teach kids about pollution and conservation. Each episode, five young Planeteers combined their elemental rings to summon Captain Planet, who announced himself with this confident line. The show became a defining piece of 90s Saturday morning television, and its earnest hero has since become a nostalgic meme figure online, revived in edits that celebrate or gently mock over-the-top eco heroics.