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MALAYSIANSKINI | “By your combined powers … I am Captain Planet!”
Summoned to Earth by the reunion of five rings on the theme of magical elements, Captain Planet’s battles with the “Eco-Villains†in search of destruction often end with an important message about saving the environment.
For Third World Network Executive Director Chee Yoke Ling, a first meeting with cartoon show co-creator Barbara Pyle during an international lobbying session ultimately immortalized her as an inspirational character. Asian “Gi” who joined the “planets” as the controller of the key element of water.
“Captain Planet and the Planeteers” debuted in 1990 but Chee said Malaysiakini that it wasn’t until ten years later during a chance encounter with Pyle on the streets of New York that she discovered her role in the popular cartoon series.
“I was walking the streets of New York and suddenly I heard this voice: ‘Gi! Gi! ‘ and I turned around, there was Barbara Pyle! This woman was still full of energy.
“My name is Chee, but she always called me Gi because she couldn’t pronounce the ‘ch’ sound,†she shared in a recent interview.
“I said ‘How nice to see you Barbara, how are you?’ During our conversation, I said, “Hey, kudos by the way,” because I knew she was the producer on Captain Planet.
“I said the show is such a great way to explain why we have to save the planet. I said my kids looked at her too and she said, “Did you also tell them that you were the inspiration for Gi’s character?
“I said I didn’t know and she said …
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