- Wheeler: Man, the air here is so fresh. You know what I'd be doing right now if I was in New York?
- Ma-Ti: Visiting the tall buildings? Seeing the bright lights?
- Wheeler: Sweating, choking on smog.
- Ma-Ti: And think how much worse the planet would be without the forest to cool and clean the air.
- [Suchi runs over and cackles excitedly, waving his arms frantically]
- Ma-Ti: What is it, Suchi?
- Wheeler: [they turn in the direction he gestures in] Uh-oh - smoke! This place is starting to *look* like New York!
- Ma-Ti: The forest gives life to the Indians. You will only be able to farm it for a few years before the soil gives out.
- Developer: So? Who cares? Then we just move on.
- [they lower their torches toward the trees]
- Wheeler: Fire!
- [his ring causes the sticks to burn to ash in the men's hands]
- Developer: Uh... on second thought, maybe we should move on now!
- Ma-Ti: Baron Giftus! I must warn you about that man, Argos Bleak. I know him, and he is evil.
- Looten Plunder: [disguised] Don't worry, Ma-Ti. I won't let him cause any harm.
- [walks off, Ma-Ti starts to go in the opposite direction but stops and gasps]
- Ma-Ti: How could he know my name? We have never met. Or have we?
- Looten Plunder: [Ma-Ti climbs a rope above a catwalk out of reach of Bleak's henchmen, who grab air and fall over] Idiots! That pint-sized King Kong is making monkeys out of *you*!
- Gi: [laughs seeing Plunder disguised as Giftus on Planet Vision after Ma-Ti's fight with him] It looks like his beard is on crooked.
- Argos Bleak: People are swelterin' in your worst heat-wave ever. But Plunder Air has the answer to your problems.
- Athens Mayor: You and Plunder Air made our problem twice as bad!
- Argos Bleak: Let's not talk about the past...
- Looten Plunder: Your City Council can breathe easy. You're hooked up to Plunder Air.
- Los Angeles Mayor: [choking] We'll be happy to breathe at all!
- Looten Plunder: Stand back.
- [pushes a lever, the hose attached takes in air and wigs, handkerchiefs, and papers as those watching cough]
- Looten Plunder: This sucks up all the smoggy air. And little things.
- [laughs and reverses the lever to turn it off, removes his mask and leads them to a second tube, pushes its lever and the observers are pushed back yelling]
- Looten Plunder: This hose sucks in clean air.
- Los Angeles Mayor: [stands, notes a third tube] Swell, but... what's that one for?
- Looten Plunder: [as someone carries it to a bank door] That's to suck up all the money you owe me. And today is payday.
- Los Angeles Mayor: You plunderer! The day will come when someone closes down this market!
- Looten Plunder: Yeah? Well, don't hold your breath!
- [laughs]
- Looten Plunder: [spraying him with smog] What's the matter, Cap? You look exhausted.
- [laughs]
- Ma-Ti: No! Stop!
- Looten Plunder: [Suchi jabs a wrench into the machinery, stopping the smoke-release] Uh-ohhhh...
- Captain Planet: [stands and starts to run at Plunder] Now that's what I call throwing a monkey-wrench into his plans. Hey, thanks, Suchi.
- Captain Planet: [grabbing the domes] Just imagine the deposit I could get for these at the recycling center.
- Kwame: [at the Planeteer Alert] Forests and plants are the air conditioners of our planet. They help regulate temperature and humidity, as well as keep the air clean.
- Linka: So plant a tree or start a garden in your back yard.
- Ma-Ti: Or grow potted plants in your house.
- Wheeler: All it takes is a little work, sunlight, and...
- Gi: Water!
- [uses her ring to wet the garden, and plants start to sprout]
- Captain Planet: [placing trees in the yard] The power is yours!