Fans, both young and old, have always enjoyed
Captain Planet and the Planeteers, and would love to get it on DVD. For instance, last April we
reported about an online chat held between members of the Home Theater Forum website and execs from Warner Home Video, where fans got to ask the studio about the possibility of getting their favorite television and animated productions on DVD. This particular show was one which came up (as it had on previous chats), and at the time Warner replied this way: "
we're evaluating Captain Planet. We want the power to be YOURS."
And Warner's making it happen, too...but not by themselves. Heroism can take teamwork, and Warner has apparently teamed up with Shout! Factory...at least according to
Amazon.com's new pre-order listing for
Captain Planet and the Planeteers - Season 1 on DVD! Yes, Amazon shows that Shout! will release the first season set as a 4-disc set on
April 19th (just in time for Earth Day), at a cost of $29.93 SRP (but you can lock in your copy at a discount right away with an advance order).
Is this believable? Well, Shout! is the one studio Warner has previously licensed their TV properties out to (
Max Headroom and
The Norm Show), and Shout! is also known for doing a great job with classic animated shows. We don't have anything official from either studio (Shout! or Warner), however, so we suppose there could be a mistake at Amazon. We'll trust it, though, until and unless we hear otherwise! Stay tuned for updates and package art. In the meantime, the power is yours!
