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NARRATOR: The Adventures of Superman!

Faster than a speeding bullet.

More powerful than a locomotive.

Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound.

MAN 1: Look! Up in the sky! MAN 2: It's a bird!

WOMAN: It's a plane! MAN 3: It's Superman!

NARRATOR: Yes, it's Superman,

strange visitor from another planet,

who came to Earth with powers and abilities

far beyond those of mortal men.

Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers,

bend steel in his bare hands,

and who, disguised as Clark Kent,

mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper,

fights a never-ending battle

for truth, justice and the American way.

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Miss Peabody?

Oh, sakes alive, you must be Mr. Olsen from the Daily Planet.

Yes, ma'am, I must be.

Can I come in?

Yes, wipe your feet on the mat and come in.

This is my little family.

this is Topsy, Flopsy,

Mopsy and Popsy and...

Twinkles and Tinkles and Wrinkles and Sam.

[CHUCKLES] How do you do?

Now that's what I came to talk to you about, Miss Peabody.

Well, come right over here, and let's sit down.

[SIGHS] The chief--

I mean Mr. White. Yes.

--wants me to write a feature article

on how and why you've spent $5 million

on the care and feeding of alley cats.

That's exactly the point, Mr. Peabody.

No, you're Miss Peabody. I'm Mr. Olsen.

Oh, yes, yes, that's right.

The point is, an alley is no place for a cat.

"Alley is no place for a cat."

Why, that's exactly the way I feel about it.

Y-yes, ma'am. [CHUCKLES]

How many cats have you collected over the years?

Well, I've got a-- A record of every one of 'em

in the safe over there.

Come over, and I'll show it to you.

Don't you keep this safe locked?

Oh, mercy, no.

I could never remember the combination.

[CHUCKLES]

You know, I started this home for homeless cats

about 50 years ago, when I inherited all this money.

And ever since then, I've cared for them

like they were my own children.

Jeepers, I-- I'd like to take these home with me if I--

[SCREECHES]

Could! Oh!

Mercy, the safe's locked.

Maybe the tumbler hasn't fallen.

[MEOWING]

Gee, uh--

She acts like there's something inside there she wanted.

[CAT MEOWING]

Miss Peabody,

I think I hear a cat in there.

Oh, it must be poor little Topsy.

Oh, dear, oh, dear.

Why, in just a few minutes, she'll be suffocated.

Well, can't you remember the combination?

Oh...

Eighteen to the right.

Uh, o-or--? Or is it the left?

Or is it 19?

You must have it written down somewhere.

Oh... Oh, yes, I have.

It's on a piece of paper in the attic.

No, no, it's in the basement.

I'll try to find it.

Oh, poor, little Topsy.

Hey, Clark, the chief wanted me to get--

[RINGS] Oh, excuse me, Lois.

Daily Planet. Kent speaking.

This is Jimmy, Mr. Kent.

I'm out on that cat story,

and I accidentally locked one of 'em in the safe.

Well, uh, what do you expect me to do about it, Jimmy?

Try calling the police.

Oh, there's no time for that.

Couldn't you get ahold of Superman?

Well, that's a pretty tall order, Jimmy, uh...

I'll see what I can do.

What's up, Clark?

Oh, nothing, Lois. Just a little accident.

Excuse me.

[MEOWING]

Don't worry. We'll get her out of there.

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Oh, golly, Superman,

I'd rather see you than Jimmy Valentine right now.

I can see why, Jimmy. Here.

[MEOWING] [CHUCKLES]

Oh, jeepers, thanks.

Don't thank me.

Thank her nine lives.

She would have used them all up by now if it weren't for you.

Excuse me.

Now you've got something to tell your grand-kittens about.

Oh, Mopsy, Mopsy, Mopsy, darling.

I thought this was Topsy.

Well, it doesn't matter.

You saved her, young man. You saved her life.

Now-- Now, that's just it. I didn't save her.

I couldn't have pulled that door off the safe.

Oh, don't be modest, Mr. Gallagher.

I won't listen to another word.

No, I'm not Mr. Gallagher.

I'm Topsy.

But I thought that--

I mean, I'm Jimmy Olsen.

I think.

Well, names don't matter.

It's deeds that count, young man.

And just to show my appreciation,

I'm going to give you a million dollars.

Now, that would be very nice except that I--

A million dollars? Mm-hm.

It will be in your name

in the Metropolis National Bank within an hour.

You seen this, Stacy?

"Cub Reporter Given a Million Dollars."

Yeah, I seen it, Big George.

I wonder what it's like to have a million dollars.

Yeah, so do I.

Clark, do you think it's gonna change him much?

Jimmy? No, Lois, he's much too levelheaded for that.

Hi, Jimmy.

Well...

How does it feel to be a millionaire?

Well, um, I'll tell you, Miss Lane,

it feels kind of, uh, nice.

Here, uh, have a cigar, Mr. Kent.

I don't smoke, Jimmy.

You have one, Miss Lane?

Oh, I gave up cigars years ago.

Jeepers, how am I gonna use my new gold lighter

if nobody'll have a smoke?

Well, that's one of the problems you millionaires have to face.

Well, uh, I'll see you two later.

I just dropped by to say hello on my way downtown.

I have so many things to attend to.

[SIGHS]

A millionaire has responsibilities, you know.

Well, uh, ta-ta.

Oh.

Oh, I'm sorry, chief.

It's entirely my fault, sir.

We peasants deserve to be knocked over.

But don't call me "chief."

And where do you think you're going?

Oh, I rented a new apartment.

I'm gonna go see

if the furniture has been moved in yet.

Not on my time, you're not.

In that case, I'll have to turn in my two weeks' notice.

You give me two weeks' notice?

Take it easy, chief.

Remember, I could buy this paper right out from under you.

Great Caesar's ghost.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

[BRITISH ACCENT] How do you do, sir? I'm Herbert.

No, I don't want any.

[CHUCKLES] Oh, no, sir.

I-I'm the "gentleman's gentleman"

you advertised for in the newspapers.

Oh, yes. Won't you come in, Herbert.

Uh, uh, thank you, sir.

Oh, oh, oh, allow me, sir.

My credentials, sir.

Oh, no, that won't be necessary.

I'm a, uh--

A very keen judge of character.

And... You look keen to me.

Thank you, sir.

If I do say say it,

I am considered one of the best butlers

in the business.

Well, from now on, you "buttle" for me.

Thank you, sir. [DOORBELL RINGS]

This place is getting to sound like Grand Central Station.

Oh, relax, sir. Herbert is here.

Oh, is, uh, Mr. Olsen in?

Uh, I'm sorry, sir. Mr. Olsen is resting.

It's all right, Herbert. Let Mr. Kent enter.

Oh. Mm.

Well...

So nice of you to stop by, old man.

Well, I just thought I'd drop in

to see how the other half lived.

It's not much.

But I call it home.

Nice calling.

Herbert, would you, uh,

fix Mr. Kent and I some refreshments.

Very good, sir.

The-- The kitchen's in there.

Thank you, sir.

Uh, Jimmy, about, uh, Herbert.

Oh, don't worry about Herbert.

He's a genuine gentleman's gentleman.

Uh, let me show you around this layout.

See that painting over there?

Yes.

That is a van Gogh.

That is a print.

It's a print. But it's a van Gogh print.

[CHUCKLING] All right, Jimmy. It's a van Gogh print.

See this view over here?

Isn't that some view?

Yes, Jimmy, it's very elegant,

but I want to talk to you.

Well, sure, Mr. Kent.

Sit down.

Thank you.

Have a cigar?

I don't smoke, remember?

Your drinks, gentlemen.

Chocolate for you, and raspberry for Mr. Kent.

Uh, thank you.

Boy, they look swell, Herbert.

[SIGHS]

Once I did a five-year stretch.

Behind the fountain at Jingle's Drugstore.

Did you say you did a five-year stretch?

[CHUCKLING] Oh, just my little joke, sir.

Please forgive me.

Thank you.

Now, Clark, what was it you wanted to talk to me about?

[DOORBELL RINGS] Well, Jimmy, it's--

Oh, uh, I'll get it, sir.

A Olsen live here?

This is Mr. Olsen's residence, yes.

Acme Department Store.

I, uh, have some things he bought.

It's all right, Herbert. Let him bring 'em in.

Uh, yes, sir.

Wait until you see this stuff, Mr. Kent.

Everybody's dream come true, huh?

What?

It's mine, all mine.

Snowshoes?

Sure.

I wanna be prepared for any emergency.

Jimmy, they don't fit.

JIMMY: Well, it's all right.

Easy.

Come on, bring on the rest of it.

Take your foot off my expensive table.

Oh, sorry. I lost my head.

Boxing gloves. I didn't know you fought.

I don't fight, but I play. Oh.

What are you gonna do with these oars?

I'm gonna row with them.

[CHUCKLES]

What are you gonna row? My boat.

Oh, no, I don't believe it.

Jimmy, I-- It hasn't even rained.

When are you expecting the flood?

Look, mister, do me a favor, huh?

If you ever go shopping again, try another store.

Jimmy, what are you gonna do with all this stuff?

I don't know. Look at it, I guess.

[LAUGHS]

Boy, this being a millionaire is the greatest.

If the chief could only see you now.

Time to go, Stacy.

I ain't through rearranging the dust yet.

It'll keep. Now, get goin'.

Sure, boss.

Don't worry, Big George.

Olsen's million is as good as in our bag.

Here.

Get goin'!

Okay.

[SIGHS]

Well, Herbert, I have to hand it to you.

You certainly turn a mean bean.

Thank you, sir.

By the way, sir.

I've stored your things in the spare room.

Oh, and the boat looks a fair treat in the bathtub.

Now, Clark, what was it

you wanted to speak to me about before?

Well, Jimmy, you're a millionaire now,

and you have to be more careful of strangers.

Even people like Herbert.

Clark, sometimes I think

you'd be suspicious even of Superman himself.

Well, I happen to know Superman a little bit better

than I know Herbert. [DOORBELL RINGS]

What now?

Yes, sir?

I wanna talk to Mr. Olsen.

Your name, sir?

Stacy Tracy.

Mr. Stacy Tracy to see you, sir.

Show him in.

Mr. Olsen, I'm gonna make you a rich man.

I'm already a rich man.

Then I'm gonna make you richer.

This I'd like to see.

Here we are.

This drawer is empty, right?

Empty...right.

Now, I have here a bottle of genuine seawater.

From the sea.

That's the best place

to get it from, I suppose.

STACY: Heh, I pour the seawater in the box.

Then I add two drops of my secret settling formula.

One, two.

There we are.

[EXPLOSIONS]

There we are, Mr. Olsen:

the secret of the ages.

Gold. Gold from seawater.

Mr. Kent. Look, Mr. Kent, he did it.

He did it.

Just what do you expect Mr. Olsen here

to do about this?

Fifty thousand dollars.

That's all I need to build a huge converter.

Is that all? How can I lose?

Pardon me, sir. I wouldn't do that.

Tell this creep to get lost.

Yes, what is it, Herbert?

If you'll pardon the expression, sir, this here gentleman

is attempting to take you over.

I resent that. Undoubtedly.

Hey, let go of me.

You see?

Small bag of imitation gold flakes,

which he cleverly drops into the drawer.

Herbert, do you duty.

With pleasure, sir. Hey, you can't do this to me.

Hey, wait a minute. You can't do this to me.

Hey, let go! Let go! Leave!

Well-done, Herbert.

Thank you, sir. We try.

From now on, Herbert, anything you say goes.

Thank you, sir.

All I ask is your confidence.

Well, it looks like I was wrong about Herbert.

Oh, by the way, do you mind

dropping me off at the Planet office.

Hello, Big George.

Don't hello me. How did it go?

What's the matter, don't you have any confidence in me?

Confidence I got in myself.

For you I got the same question: Now, how did it go?

Perfect, Big George.

Just perfect.

Herbert?

I really shouldn't have left work

after you dropped Clark off, but this is worth it.

Well, it's someplace to hang my hat.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Herbert. Yes, sir?

Hang my hat.

Uh, sir, something happened while you was gone.

Later, Herbert. I wanna show Miss Lane around the apartment.

Uh, but Superman was here, sir.

Superman? Here?

Uh, yes, ma'am.

And, uh, he left this for you, sir.

Well, for heaven's sakes, open it.

"Dear, Jim:

"Get whatever is left of the million dollars in cash,

"and meet me at the last house

"on Valley Street in Pinehurst.

"Hurry. There's no time to lose.

I will explain later."

"Signed, Superman."

But, Jim, how do we know this is really from Superman?

Well, if Herbert says so, that's good enough for me.

Oh, thank you, sir.

Well, I'm going to call Clark

and see what he knows about it.

No, Miss Lane, we-- We don't have any time for that.

It'll only take a minute.

Herbert, how long ago did this come?

Half an hour, sir. [PHONE DIAL CLICKING]

Go down and get the car ready.

We'll be right out. Yes, sir.

Tillie? Give me Mr. Kent's office.

Oh, he's not in?

Well, when he comes back, tell him Jimmy and I

have gone to Pinehurst to meet Superman.

That's right, Pinehurst.

Here they come. Now, get away from the window.

Come in.

You're late.

Where's Superman?

We're supposed to meet him here.

There's been a little slip-up, kid.

Slip-up? Yeah.

Hey, wait a minute.

That's the guy that tried to sell me the gold machine.

Come on, we're getting out of here!

Not yet, I'm sorry.

Herbert.

Jim, this looks like one time the butler actually did it.

But why did it have to be my butler?

Give me that.

Give me the key, kid.

I left the key at the bank where I picked up the strongbox.

I figured if this thing were really on the level,

Superman could rip the lock open.

The money is in there, Big George.

I saw them go into the bank myself.

Now, wait a minute, fellas. We can talk this over.

Have a cigar, Herbert?

Have a cigar?

Have a cigar.

Okay.

Herbert, you know what to do with them.

Stacy and me will meet you later.

Very good, sir.

He said, "You know what to do with us."

Do you? I'm afraid so, ma'am.

On your way.

Tillie, you must have been hearing things.

Why would they go to Pinehurst to meet Superman?

All right.

Thanks very much.

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Well, there's nothing like the short and happy life

of a millionaire.

And to think I trusted you.

That was the whole idea, sir.

I had to gain your confidence

so as you'd believe anything I said.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself,

taking advantage of a brainless boy.

Miss Lane, please.

What do you intend to do with us?

Oh, just lock you in here.

These walls are all lined with lead,

so as even Superman couldn't see through 'em.

That is, if he knew where to look for you.

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Oh, Jimmy, it's no use. [AIR WHOOSHING]

This place is like a vault.

Hey, wait a minute, Miss Lane.

Do you hear something?

It's Superman.

He's somewhere near.

Hm, but near isn't close enough.

He's never gonna find us.

We've got to attract his attention someway.

What's that got to do with it?

It must be a ventilator shaft.

Fine, so we've got fresh air.

Now all we need is food and water

for the next 100 years.

Jimmy, if we could get enough smoke going up this shaft--

It would look like one million other chimneys.

But we could send smoke signals in Morse code.

Golly, Miss Lane, that's great.

I didn't know you knew Morse code.

I don't. I thought you used to be a Boy Scout.

I never got beyond Tenderfoot.

[SIGHS]

Hey, but I do remember the code for SOS.

It's...

three dots, three dashes and three dots.

Wonderful.

If Superman saw that, he'd know something was wrong.

But, golly, Miss Lane, we don't have anything to burn.

Even my shirt's wet.

Do you remember what happened at the bank, Jim?

Just to play it safe, we left the money box empty,

and it's all in here.

Oh, oh, you don't mean--

You mean--?

It's your money, Jim. What do you say?

Well, I guess I could spare a little.

Well, there's 20,000.

Nothing like having money to burn.

This chain must open and close the ventilator shaft

like a damper on a stovepipe.

So if we work it like a telegraph key,

we'll be able to send our SOS.

Yeah, that's right.

Here, take that.

Well...

There goes 10 years' pay up in smoke.

Oh, that's not gonna attract anybody.

Well, give me another 50,000.

[KISSES]

Goodbye, General Grant.

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Oh, let's face it.

This has gotta be a million-dollar fire.

You do it, Miss Lane.

I could never forgive myself.

We've been tricked.

I'm gonna teach that girl and that kid a lesson. Come on.

[SIGHS]

It's okay. You can look now.

There goes approximately five million

chocolate ice cream sodas.

Up...in smoke.

Oh, you know what they say:

Money can't buy happiness.

Yeah, but think how comfortably I could have suffered.

Well, you better get busy with that chain,

or you won't have any money or the SOS.

Dot, dot, dot.

Please, Superman, don't go away yet.

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[WHOOSHING]

Jimmy, listen.

Oh, Superman, are we glad to see you.

Thanks for the smoke signal.

Hiawatha himself couldn't have done any better.

Superman!

Those are the guys.

[GUNSHOTS]

[COCKS RIFLE]

Herbert, turn in your uniform. You're fired.

All I want to know, sir, is how did he find out?

When you have enough money, Herbert,

you can do lots of things.

And, so, Mr. White, sir,

if you please give me my job back,

I promise never to act like a millionaire again.

You promise never to call me "chief" again?

Never to call you "chi--"

Never again.

All right. Report for work in the morning.

Oh, golly, thank you, chief.

What did you call me?

I-- I--

Nothing.

I, uh-- I'll see you in the morning, sir.

[CHUCKLING] Oh, um, Mr. Kent...

Yes, Jimmy?

Could, um--?

Could I please borrow 15 cents for bus fare from you?

Why, sure, Jimmy. Here's a quarter.

Just don't use it to hire a butler, will you?

No, no, I won't.

Thank you.

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NARRATOR: Don't miss the next thrill-packed episode

in the amazing Adventures of Superman.

Superman is based on the original character

appearing in Superman magazine.