Adventures of 50s Superman
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Watching the classic 1952 series The Adventures of Superman starring George Reeves and Phyllis Coates/Noel Neill.
What holds up? What doesn't? Is there a cool robot (yes) We'll see!
Refugee from Krypton/Twitter.
What holds up? What doesn't? Is there a cool robot (yes) We'll see!
Refugee from Krypton/Twitter.
I admit I'm sorry to see Phyllis Coates go. She was an incredible Lois.
So why did she leave? Meh, she wanted to do other stuff it seems. When season two started she was under contract for a different project and more interested in pursing sitcoms.
So why did she leave? Meh, she wanted to do other stuff it seems. When season two started she was under contract for a different project and more interested in pursing sitcoms.
April 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I admit I'm sorry to see Phyllis Coates go. She was an incredible Lois.
So why did she leave? Meh, she wanted to do other stuff it seems. When season two started she was under contract for a different project and more interested in pursing sitcoms.
So why did she leave? Meh, she wanted to do other stuff it seems. When season two started she was under contract for a different project and more interested in pursing sitcoms.
2.01 A new season and our first episode with NuLois Noel Neill! (who is actually OldLois, we'll explain shortly.)
April 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
2.01 A new season and our first episode with NuLois Noel Neill! (who is actually OldLois, we'll explain shortly.)
Ep 1.24. the Crime Wave is high, with muggings mysterious.
All police and detectives are furious, etc.
All police and detectives are furious, etc.
April 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Ep 1.24. the Crime Wave is high, with muggings mysterious.
All police and detectives are furious, etc.
All police and detectives are furious, etc.
Ep 1.23. Ghost Wolf
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Please let Superman fight a ghost wolf. 🙏🙏🙏
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Please let Superman fight a ghost wolf. 🙏🙏🙏
April 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Ep 1.23. Ghost Wolf
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Please let Superman fight a ghost wolf. 🙏🙏🙏
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Please let Superman fight a ghost wolf. 🙏🙏🙏
Ep 1.22: CZAR OF THE UNDERWORLD.
When did we stop calling things the Czar of something? Good times.
Oh PS. I mistakenly numbered a bunch of the last ep's tweets as 20, when Human Bomb was in fact 21.
When did we stop calling things the Czar of something? Good times.
Oh PS. I mistakenly numbered a bunch of the last ep's tweets as 20, when Human Bomb was in fact 21.
April 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Ep 1.22: CZAR OF THE UNDERWORLD.
When did we stop calling things the Czar of something? Good times.
Oh PS. I mistakenly numbered a bunch of the last ep's tweets as 20, when Human Bomb was in fact 21.
When did we stop calling things the Czar of something? Good times.
Oh PS. I mistakenly numbered a bunch of the last ep's tweets as 20, when Human Bomb was in fact 21.
Okay, back to Superman in a minute, but GREAT SCOTT Ace is back off that mountain again and acting as Chief of Police(!?) with the Marx Brothers in A Night In Casablanca!
Waiting for Harpo to just snap and leave him somewhere to die...
Waiting for Harpo to just snap and leave him somewhere to die...
April 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Okay, back to Superman in a minute, but GREAT SCOTT Ace is back off that mountain again and acting as Chief of Police(!?) with the Marx Brothers in A Night In Casablanca!
Waiting for Harpo to just snap and leave him somewhere to die...
Waiting for Harpo to just snap and leave him somewhere to die...
Took a long time searching, but finally found a Reeves-style Superman shirt!
Thanks to Charlie for making this happen. Some more info here: tinyurl.com/y74kf32w
Thanks to Charlie for making this happen. Some more info here: tinyurl.com/y74kf32w
April 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Took a long time searching, but finally found a Reeves-style Superman shirt!
Thanks to Charlie for making this happen. Some more info here: tinyurl.com/y74kf32w
Thanks to Charlie for making this happen. Some more info here: tinyurl.com/y74kf32w
1.21. BONUS! So what makes the front page in Metropolis?
- New Library Dedicated (nice)
- State-Wide Roadblocks Set Up (For what?)
- Survey on Pollution Advocated (I've got bad news from the future, guys)
- Conference on Current Problems (What problems? Like, all the problems?)
- New Library Dedicated (nice)
- State-Wide Roadblocks Set Up (For what?)
- Survey on Pollution Advocated (I've got bad news from the future, guys)
- Conference on Current Problems (What problems? Like, all the problems?)
April 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
1.21. BONUS! So what makes the front page in Metropolis?
- New Library Dedicated (nice)
- State-Wide Roadblocks Set Up (For what?)
- Survey on Pollution Advocated (I've got bad news from the future, guys)
- Conference on Current Problems (What problems? Like, all the problems?)
- New Library Dedicated (nice)
- State-Wide Roadblocks Set Up (For what?)
- Survey on Pollution Advocated (I've got bad news from the future, guys)
- Conference on Current Problems (What problems? Like, all the problems?)
Ep 1.21. The Human Bomb.
This episode is a ton of fun.
A man with a bomb on his chest handcuffs himself to Lois, saying he'll kill them both unless Superman does whatever he says for a half hour so that he can execute a robbery and win a bet.
This episode is a ton of fun.
A man with a bomb on his chest handcuffs himself to Lois, saying he'll kill them both unless Superman does whatever he says for a half hour so that he can execute a robbery and win a bet.
April 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Ep 1.21. The Human Bomb.
This episode is a ton of fun.
A man with a bomb on his chest handcuffs himself to Lois, saying he'll kill them both unless Superman does whatever he says for a half hour so that he can execute a robbery and win a bet.
This episode is a ton of fun.
A man with a bomb on his chest handcuffs himself to Lois, saying he'll kill them both unless Superman does whatever he says for a half hour so that he can execute a robbery and win a bet.
Ep 1.20 - The Riddle of the Chinese Jade.
(oh no)
(oh no)
April 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Ep 1.20 - The Riddle of the Chinese Jade.
(oh no)
(oh no)
Full disclosure? I am a reporter and have never been busted in the mush as part of the job.
Threatened with it, sure. But never connected fist to face.
What I'm saying is, Lois is a much better reporter than me.
Threatened with it, sure. But never connected fist to face.
What I'm saying is, Lois is a much better reporter than me.
Ep 1.06 - Night of Terror.
Hitchcocky. Lois checks into a motel, only to come across a murder in progress. A complex case of mistaken identity and missed connections trying to contact Superman ensues.
Also, a thug just closed-fist slugs her in the teeth. Whoa.
Hitchcocky. Lois checks into a motel, only to come across a murder in progress. A complex case of mistaken identity and missed connections trying to contact Superman ensues.
Also, a thug just closed-fist slugs her in the teeth. Whoa.
April 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Full disclosure? I am a reporter and have never been busted in the mush as part of the job.
Threatened with it, sure. But never connected fist to face.
What I'm saying is, Lois is a much better reporter than me.
Threatened with it, sure. But never connected fist to face.
What I'm saying is, Lois is a much better reporter than me.
There's an interesting through-line in the show so far that Superman is the only fantastical thing.
Things like voodoo, clairvoyance, and ghosts are all immediately dismissed out of hand by everyone, and always proved to be fake.
Things like voodoo, clairvoyance, and ghosts are all immediately dismissed out of hand by everyone, and always proved to be fake.
Ep 1.19 - The Evil Three.
This is like the movie "The Old Dark House" only not good.
A bunch of crooks hold up in an old hotel looking for money stashed somewhere, and try and scare away an unsuspecting Jimmy and Perry White by dressing as a "ghost".
This is like the movie "The Old Dark House" only not good.
A bunch of crooks hold up in an old hotel looking for money stashed somewhere, and try and scare away an unsuspecting Jimmy and Perry White by dressing as a "ghost".
April 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
There's an interesting through-line in the show so far that Superman is the only fantastical thing.
Things like voodoo, clairvoyance, and ghosts are all immediately dismissed out of hand by everyone, and always proved to be fake.
Things like voodoo, clairvoyance, and ghosts are all immediately dismissed out of hand by everyone, and always proved to be fake.
Ep 1.19 - The Evil Three.
This is like the movie "The Old Dark House" only not good.
A bunch of crooks hold up in an old hotel looking for money stashed somewhere, and try and scare away an unsuspecting Jimmy and Perry White by dressing as a "ghost".
This is like the movie "The Old Dark House" only not good.
A bunch of crooks hold up in an old hotel looking for money stashed somewhere, and try and scare away an unsuspecting Jimmy and Perry White by dressing as a "ghost".
April 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Ep 1.19 - The Evil Three.
This is like the movie "The Old Dark House" only not good.
A bunch of crooks hold up in an old hotel looking for money stashed somewhere, and try and scare away an unsuspecting Jimmy and Perry White by dressing as a "ghost".
This is like the movie "The Old Dark House" only not good.
A bunch of crooks hold up in an old hotel looking for money stashed somewhere, and try and scare away an unsuspecting Jimmy and Perry White by dressing as a "ghost".
Ep 1.18 - Drums of Death.
(oh no)
(oh no)
April 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Ep 1.18 - Drums of Death.
(oh no)
(oh no)
Ep 1.17 - The Runaway Robot
YES MAN THIS IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT
YES MAN THIS IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT
April 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Ep 1.17 - The Runaway Robot
YES MAN THIS IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT
YES MAN THIS IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT
Ep 1.16 - Mystery in Wax.
A woman who owns a wax museum claims to have visions to make statues of people who are going do be the next person in the city to die, and makes one of Perry White.
She is played by Mira McKinney, who is absolutely bonkers apparently.
A woman who owns a wax museum claims to have visions to make statues of people who are going do be the next person in the city to die, and makes one of Perry White.
She is played by Mira McKinney, who is absolutely bonkers apparently.
April 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ep 1.16 - Mystery in Wax.
A woman who owns a wax museum claims to have visions to make statues of people who are going do be the next person in the city to die, and makes one of Perry White.
She is played by Mira McKinney, who is absolutely bonkers apparently.
A woman who owns a wax museum claims to have visions to make statues of people who are going do be the next person in the city to die, and makes one of Perry White.
She is played by Mira McKinney, who is absolutely bonkers apparently.
Ep 1.15 - Double Trouble.
In this episode, a smuggler is using "the darkest disguise of all" and dressing in drag to elude border control and also other gangsters.
In this episode, a smuggler is using "the darkest disguise of all" and dressing in drag to elude border control and also other gangsters.
April 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ep 1.15 - Double Trouble.
In this episode, a smuggler is using "the darkest disguise of all" and dressing in drag to elude border control and also other gangsters.
In this episode, a smuggler is using "the darkest disguise of all" and dressing in drag to elude border control and also other gangsters.
1.14 - Treasure of the Incas
This one starts with a cop seeing Kent run into an alley like a maniac and is about to follow when Superman bursts out and up into the sky, leaving the cop dumbfounded.
And I'm like "DON'T DO IT! HE'LL STICK YOU ON HIS MOUNTAIN FOREVER!"
This one starts with a cop seeing Kent run into an alley like a maniac and is about to follow when Superman bursts out and up into the sky, leaving the cop dumbfounded.
And I'm like "DON'T DO IT! HE'LL STICK YOU ON HIS MOUNTAIN FOREVER!"
April 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
1.14 - Treasure of the Incas
This one starts with a cop seeing Kent run into an alley like a maniac and is about to follow when Superman bursts out and up into the sky, leaving the cop dumbfounded.
And I'm like "DON'T DO IT! HE'LL STICK YOU ON HIS MOUNTAIN FOREVER!"
This one starts with a cop seeing Kent run into an alley like a maniac and is about to follow when Superman bursts out and up into the sky, leaving the cop dumbfounded.
And I'm like "DON'T DO IT! HE'LL STICK YOU ON HIS MOUNTAIN FOREVER!"
Ep 1.13 - The Stolen Costume.
This episode is the only one I'd previously heard the plot of, and it's pretty messed up.
A thief happens to break into Clark Kent's apartment and steals his super suit, so he gets blackmailed by a mob boss.
This episode is the only one I'd previously heard the plot of, and it's pretty messed up.
A thief happens to break into Clark Kent's apartment and steals his super suit, so he gets blackmailed by a mob boss.
April 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Ep 1.13 - The Stolen Costume.
This episode is the only one I'd previously heard the plot of, and it's pretty messed up.
A thief happens to break into Clark Kent's apartment and steals his super suit, so he gets blackmailed by a mob boss.
This episode is the only one I'd previously heard the plot of, and it's pretty messed up.
A thief happens to break into Clark Kent's apartment and steals his super suit, so he gets blackmailed by a mob boss.
Ep 1.12 - The Deserted Village.
This episode is a good example of how violent this series was.
Lois and Clark return to Lois's childhood town to find at least 520 people have probably been MURDERED BY GAS ATTACK.
This episode is a good example of how violent this series was.
Lois and Clark return to Lois's childhood town to find at least 520 people have probably been MURDERED BY GAS ATTACK.
April 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ep 1.12 - The Deserted Village.
This episode is a good example of how violent this series was.
Lois and Clark return to Lois's childhood town to find at least 520 people have probably been MURDERED BY GAS ATTACK.
This episode is a good example of how violent this series was.
Lois and Clark return to Lois's childhood town to find at least 520 people have probably been MURDERED BY GAS ATTACK.
Ep 1.11. No Holds Barred.
This episode should have had Hulk Hogan and Zeus "Tiny" Lister in it, I don't care.
This episode should have had Hulk Hogan and Zeus "Tiny" Lister in it, I don't care.
April 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Ep 1.11. No Holds Barred.
This episode should have had Hulk Hogan and Zeus "Tiny" Lister in it, I don't care.
This episode should have had Hulk Hogan and Zeus "Tiny" Lister in it, I don't care.
Ep 1.10 - The Secret of Superman.
A sodium-pentothal roofie-happy doctor is drugging everyone at the Daily Planet to figure out what Superman's secret identity is.
Lois, who is fully aware of his modus operandi, agrees to have some coffee.
A sodium-pentothal roofie-happy doctor is drugging everyone at the Daily Planet to figure out what Superman's secret identity is.
Lois, who is fully aware of his modus operandi, agrees to have some coffee.
April 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Ep 1.10 - The Secret of Superman.
A sodium-pentothal roofie-happy doctor is drugging everyone at the Daily Planet to figure out what Superman's secret identity is.
Lois, who is fully aware of his modus operandi, agrees to have some coffee.
A sodium-pentothal roofie-happy doctor is drugging everyone at the Daily Planet to figure out what Superman's secret identity is.
Lois, who is fully aware of his modus operandi, agrees to have some coffee.
Ep 1.09 - Rescue.
With miners and mine inspectors and police and first responders and rescue crews all telling her not to, Lois runs into a mine and is surprised to find she has caused a cave in. #FacePalm
With miners and mine inspectors and police and first responders and rescue crews all telling her not to, Lois runs into a mine and is surprised to find she has caused a cave in. #FacePalm
April 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Ep 1.09 - Rescue.
With miners and mine inspectors and police and first responders and rescue crews all telling her not to, Lois runs into a mine and is surprised to find she has caused a cave in. #FacePalm
With miners and mine inspectors and police and first responders and rescue crews all telling her not to, Lois runs into a mine and is surprised to find she has caused a cave in. #FacePalm
Ep 1.08 - The Mind Machine.
A mob boss abducts a scientist with a machine that controls people's minds/kills them in order to control testimony against him.
A mob boss abducts a scientist with a machine that controls people's minds/kills them in order to control testimony against him.
April 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Ep 1.08 - The Mind Machine.
A mob boss abducts a scientist with a machine that controls people's minds/kills them in order to control testimony against him.
A mob boss abducts a scientist with a machine that controls people's minds/kills them in order to control testimony against him.
Ep 1.07 The Birthday Letter
A "crippled" girl writes to Superman to take her to the fair, but she is abducted by thugs instead.
Worth it for this last flying shot.
A "crippled" girl writes to Superman to take her to the fair, but she is abducted by thugs instead.
Worth it for this last flying shot.
April 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Ep 1.07 The Birthday Letter
A "crippled" girl writes to Superman to take her to the fair, but she is abducted by thugs instead.
Worth it for this last flying shot.
A "crippled" girl writes to Superman to take her to the fair, but she is abducted by thugs instead.
Worth it for this last flying shot.