GHP: Stump the Chump

wrfarley: Here are some lines from the series (not too easy, not too hard). Name the episode and the character who says them:

1. "Better a million of those guys than Superman!"
2. "By all means, Jim, and shut the door as you go out, please."
3. "Hello down there."
4. "I might have to do a little flyin' tonight."
5. "Fire me. Loudly, firmly and lay it on thick."
6. "The resemblance is truly frightening - I mean, remarkable."
7. "That's a honey of a fire."

wr, the answers are:

1 - Eddie, “The Magic Secret”
2 - Bet-A-Million Butler, “The Human Bomb”
3 - Sir Arthur, “The Last Knight”
4 - Dexter Brown, “The Unlucky Number”
5 - Clark Kent, “Clark Kent, Outlaw”
6 - Clark Kent, “Peril In Paris”
7 - Nick Marone, “Crime Wave”

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wr, right back at ya!

1 - You’ll have to be more explicit!
2 - Great Caesar’s Ghost! (Other than Perry White)
3 - You need my help?
4 - I have nothing to say!
5 - It’s more than you deserve.
6 - You can credit him with an assist.
7 - I intend to prove that Clark Kent is actually Superman!
8 - Me? In that outfit!
9 - How about a game of chess?

Mister =X=

I missed two. Maybe someone will finish it
1. You'll have to be more explicit!" Superman, "The Human Bomb"
2. "Great Caesar's Ghost!" Jimmy Olsen, "Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor"
3. "You need my help?" Lt. Hanes, "The Haunted Lighthouse"
4. "I have nothing to say!" I know who, but can't figure the episode.
5. "It's more than you deserve." Superman, "The Unknown People"
6. "You can credit him with an assist." I know who, but can't remember the episode.
7. "I intend to prove that Clark Kent is actually Superman!" Burt Burnside, "Shot in the Dark"
8. "Me? In that outfit!" Perry White, "The Secret of Superman"
9. "How about a game of chess?" Sir Gawain, "The Last Knight"

wr, I decided to double-check, and the exact quote for question 9 should read "What about a game of chess?", and the correct answer is Sir Lancelot, played by Pierre Watkin.

wr, here are the ones you missed:

2 - "Great Caesar's Ghost!" Lois Lane "Great Caesar's Ghost"
4 - "I have nothing to say!" Karl Wagner "The Mind Machine"
6 - "You can credit him with an assist." Clark Kent "Double Trouble"

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Mister =X=

Name the character and episode relating to the following quotes: (The winner, the first answering all seven correctly, will receive a copy of my Previews disc.)

1 - We'd all be dead by now, if it hadn't been for Superman!
2 - Mmmm, Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
3 - I'll be there!
4 - Don't bleat or I'll kill you!
5 - Oh, a little artificial persuasion.
6 - It's a good thing he didn't have to depend on you to help him!
7 - You're the big butter and egg man from down East, ain't ya?

Mister =X=

Anonymous #5: Superman to Inspector Henderson - "Czar of the Underworld"

Billl:
1 - We'd all be dead by now, if it hadn't been for Superman! --Doc Jessup, "The Deserted Village"
2 - Mmmm, Six of one, half a dozen of the other. --Clark, "The Secret of Superman"
That's all I got!

--Any one have the others?

Steven Kirk: Por Favor, Seńor Chump...You tell me, is this TOO minutiae? With all this talk of buildings housing great metropolitan newspapers, how many different Daily Planet signs have we seen on the front of the building?

Only one sign was used for the Daily Planet entrance in 1951, and we see it in many, many episodes. Below is a shot of it from SUPERMAN ON EARTH. Also in 1951, we catch a glimpse of the Metropolis Daily Planet Delivery Entrance sign. Whether or not the entrance is in front of the building is anybody’s guess. The delivery entrance sign is from CRIME WAVE.

A new sign was fabricated for the 1953 season, or at least a new background surface was used, and shown all season. The shot below is from SHOT IN THE DARK.

To my knowledge, the sign disappeared for the 1954 season, and didn’t reappear until the last episode of the 1955 season in THE JOLLY ROGER.

The 1955 sign was used repeatedly in 1956, but it was hung on a different wall. The shot below is from MR. ZERO. A totally different sign was used in 1957, switching from an Art Deco font to Old English.

Wrfarley: Name a color episode where a shot from a black and white episode is re-cycled for use.

Mister X : You’re referring, no doubt, to PERIL BY SEA, in which Superman dives into the ocean to subdue Ace Miller’s submarine. The footage was recycled from THE GOLDEN VULTURE. Thank you for playing “Stump the Chump”!

Pete: In season one they used a building other than L.A. City Hall to represent the Daily Planet. Can you name the building?

Mister X: 1951 Daily Planet Building: In 1951, the building located at 5225 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles was used to represent the Daily Planet Building. It currently has a Samsung sign atop it. In 1952 an advertising sign was added to it, making it unusable as the Daily Planet, so Los Angeles City Hall was used instead. Michael Hayde's blog has the story in detail. Thank you for playing "Stump the Chump"!

Steven Kirk: My dear Mister X, Can you name us an episode where we watch Superman leap out of the storeroom window at the Daily Planet from the outside? Don't fail me, X!

Mister X: My dear Steve, A jpeg is worth a thousand words, such as this one from “The Phantom Ring”! Thank you for playing “Stump the Chump”!

Pete: Mr .X, name 19 episodes of the Adventures of Superman in which some member of the animal kingdom (including fish or fowl) appears.

Mister X: Here’s my list of nineteen episodes in which animals made an appearance:

Pete: Correct. We have a winner.... I have nothing to give you. Should have made it 21. Remembered all that glitters (the super mouse) and Lady in Black (Thomas the cat)

Mister X: Pete, Since this is trivia, it's only fair to mention that the cat in "Lady in Black" was named Timothy! "His name is Timothy. Best mouse catcher is the business, provided your in the business of catching mouses!"

Mark: I’ve been watching Smallville since the start, and have really enjoyed it! Last week’s episode has Lex and Lana getting married. Lana discovers that Clark has superpowers. To date now: Chloi, Lex's father, and now "Lana" knows of Clarks powers. Never mind some villains and others that Clarks has met throughout the season know his secret). Soooo…Mr. X. How many people thru the 104 Adventures of Superman episodes know of Clark Kent’s powers?

Mister X: Mark, Here’s my list of people who knew of Clark Kent’s superpowers (if even for a short time):

The Big Forget – Perry White, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Professor Pepperwinkle, Muggsy Maples and Knuckles (anti-memory vapor made them forget)

Counting Lois Lane only once, by my count that makes nineteen. Mark, if I’m wrong, forgetfulness of some characters aside, you’ve stumped the chump. Thank you for playing!

Mister X : Today’s TAOS Trivial Trivia: In all 104 episodes of the Adventures of Superman, we hear at least once the iconic theme music in the episode proper, with a single exception. Today’s trivial trivia question, name the episode.

Mister X: Today’s TAOS Trivial Trivia question: Name ten episodes in which we see Clark Kent without his glasses, instances when he takes off his glasses to change to Superman are excepted.