Pollution. Greed. Deforestation. Poaching. Corporate corruption. Nuclear danger. Climate destruction. Heavy material for a children’s cartoon. And yet somehow, Captain Planet managed to take all of those ideas and wrap them inside superhero storytelling, colorful animation, memorable villains and one of the catchiest transformation sequences in television history.

If you’re not careful, you’ll start questioning yourself. You’ll wonder if something is wrong with you, if you’re being distant, if you’re overthinking. But what if none of that is true? What if what you’re experiencing isn’t confusion—but growth?