The things dreams make you remember...
I had a dream about Captain Planet.
I know I'm getting weird looks already. Please, let me explain.
When I was very young, I only had one option for afternoon TV, and that was the ABC childrens' bracket. They started putting the more serious shows on at 5'00--I first watched The Wild Thornberries at that time, as well as Farthing Wood, an English cartoon series about animals having to leave their home because humans were destroying it, and heading toward a nature preserve. (I once tried to contact the characters of this latter series, thinking that they would have only just left the TV and would be traveling through the walls during the end theme. Seriously. I was five, and you know how vivid my imagination is.) Anyway, Captain Planet first aired in that time-slot when I was about five, and I watched it every day unless circumstances prevented it. I loved that show. At that age, I obviously didn't quite grasp the underlying messages about looking after the environment, but the characters drew me in. I think I was six when I developed my first fictional crush ever. On Ma-Ti. He was sweet and gentle and somehow I felt he was the odd one out. Wheeler and Linka were obviously involved--even I could see that. Gi and Kwame ended up together in my head, mostly so Ma-Ti would be mine. I think I can honestly say that my first fanfiction idea revolved around the Planeteers, although I never wrote it down. I never even considered doing so, and anyway, I didn't have a brailler of my own at the time.
I haven't seen the show in about ten years, since it used to be on cable (and probably still is, but I don't have cable anymore so I can't check), but it will always have a soft spot in my heart, and its characters, among many others, helped me through a rough period in my childhood.
Then I got into anime, starting with Pokémon, and the Planeteers took a back seat to Ash and Pikachu.
I am still quite amazed that I remembered all five of the main heroes in my dream. I'm not sure they acted much like themselves, but I remembered all of them. It might have something to do with Captain Planet reciting their names at the beginning of every episode. xD
Seriously, guys, stop staring at me like I just sprouted a second head. It makes me nervous.
I know I'm getting weird looks already. Please, let me explain.
When I was very young, I only had one option for afternoon TV, and that was the ABC childrens' bracket. They started putting the more serious shows on at 5'00--I first watched The Wild Thornberries at that time, as well as Farthing Wood, an English cartoon series about animals having to leave their home because humans were destroying it, and heading toward a nature preserve. (I once tried to contact the characters of this latter series, thinking that they would have only just left the TV and would be traveling through the walls during the end theme. Seriously. I was five, and you know how vivid my imagination is.) Anyway, Captain Planet first aired in that time-slot when I was about five, and I watched it every day unless circumstances prevented it. I loved that show. At that age, I obviously didn't quite grasp the underlying messages about looking after the environment, but the characters drew me in. I think I was six when I developed my first fictional crush ever. On Ma-Ti. He was sweet and gentle and somehow I felt he was the odd one out. Wheeler and Linka were obviously involved--even I could see that. Gi and Kwame ended up together in my head, mostly so Ma-Ti would be mine. I think I can honestly say that my first fanfiction idea revolved around the Planeteers, although I never wrote it down. I never even considered doing so, and anyway, I didn't have a brailler of my own at the time.
I haven't seen the show in about ten years, since it used to be on cable (and probably still is, but I don't have cable anymore so I can't check), but it will always have a soft spot in my heart, and its characters, among many others, helped me through a rough period in my childhood.
Then I got into anime, starting with Pokémon, and the Planeteers took a back seat to Ash and Pikachu.
I am still quite amazed that I remembered all five of the main heroes in my dream. I'm not sure they acted much like themselves, but I remembered all of them. It might have something to do with Captain Planet reciting their names at the beginning of every episode. xD
Seriously, guys, stop staring at me like I just sprouted a second head. It makes me nervous.