All language subtitles for Adventures of Superman - 05x12 - Mr. Zero

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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Yes, yes,
I understand.

Of course, you realize
I can't make any promises,

but I'll do the best I can.

Yes, I'll call you.
Goodbye.

Chief, you're using
your serious voice.

What was that all about?

That was General Thompson
of the Department of Defense.

What did he want?

They spotted an unidentifiable
aircraft over the desert.

Oh, no, not those
tired flying saucers again.

No, this was more like
a rocket ship.

What do they expect you
to do about it?

Find it.

Find it?
A rocket ship?

They're kind of hard to lose,
aren't they?

They're not exactly
small.

Now, this is serious,
Kent.

All of their efforts
to locate it have failed.

The general has
one last hope. Superman.

And they're hoping
you can contact him,

and tell him to get busy.

Now, just a minute,
chief.

You know I'm working
on a story already.

Besides,
what makes you think

I can turn Superman on and off
like a water faucet?

Well, try it.
And that's an order.

Isn't that kind of
a silly way

for a grown man
to spend his time?

Well, chief, if you think
it's so silly,

why don't you try
to make one yourself?

[CHUCKLES]

Paper helicopters.

[SIGHS]

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Man,
I've been working too hard.

Please take me
to your leader.

What did you say?

Take me to your leader.

That's what
I thought you said.

I want to see
someone in command.

Well, Mr. White's the boss.

Is that the same as a leader?

Well, it's almost the same.
A little more so.

Will you take me to him?

Well, he only sees people
by appointment,

and anyway,
he's out to lunch.

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All right,
you stop pulling my leg.

But I wasn't
pulling your leg.

Honest, I wasn't.

What good would that
do either of us?

Hi, Jimmy.

Who's your friend?

Then you see him too?
Of course I see him.

That's a relief.

Are you the boss?

No,
I just work around here.

Perhaps I can help you?

Green hair.

Back home,
we all have green hair.

Uh-huh. And, uh, where
is back home?

Mars. It's just about
the finest place anywhere,

and I'll never
get to see it again.

Not ever.

Oh, come now, things can't be
as bad as all that.

They're even worse.

Well, why don't you
begin at the beginning

and tell me all about it.

Then Mr. Kent will write all
about you in the newspaper.

That'd make you feel better,
wouldn't it?

No, no, because then
everyone would know.

You mean there's something
to be ashamed of?

Yes,
I'm ashamed of being...

Ashamed of being measly.

[SOBBING]
They said I'd never die,

I'd just measly away.

That's why they banished me.

They banished you
from Mars.

They said...

They said I was
a disgrace to all of them

because I can't do anything.

They said it's because
I'm so measly.

Sometimes I think
I'm just stupid.

No,
that's ridiculous,

I don't believe anybody
thinks you're stupid.

Besides all this,
I'm too little.

Everyone on Mars
is 4-feet-2 inches tall,

and I'm only 4-feet-1
and three-quarter inches tall.

And they
only make one size.

Did you ever see
a looser uniform?

And my whole life,
all I ever wanted

was a pair of shoes
that fit.

Well, now, let's not worry about
that. That's no problem.

I'm sure we can get clothes
to fit you, Mr...uh, uh--

By the way,
what is your name, sir?

We don't have names,
we have numbers.

I'm Zero-Zero-Zero-Minus-One.

A real nothing.

Well, I don't think
you're a nothing.

How do you do,
Mr. Zero-Zero-Zero-Minus-One.

I'm Clark Kent.
That's Jimmy Olsen.

Oh, uh, is it all right with you
if we call you Mr. Zero?

Sure.

Hi, Jimmy.

Wow, what's that?

That is what is commonly
referred to as a girl.

Around here,
we refer to her as Miss Lane.

I'm very happy to make
your acquaintance, Miss Lane.

I've never seen
anyone like you before.

Well, haven't you got some word
for your young admirer?

Women. You never know
how they're gonna act.

One time they yak, yak, yak
and the next time

they won't even say hello.

Just standing there
like that,

she's about the prettiest thing
I ever saw.

Even if she
doesn't have green hair.

Yes.

Uh, Jimmy,

would you take
Mr. Zero downtown

and buy him
some clothes, please?

Well, sure, Mr. Kent.

Would you like that,
Mr. Zero?

Golly, it certainly
would be a relief

not to be tripping
over my trousers.

[HUSHED]
Try the boys' department.

Come on, Mr. Zero.

Goodbye, Mr. Kent.

Goodbye, Mr. Zero.

So long, stone face.

Now, Lois,
you all right?

[SIGHS]

I'm all right now,
I think.

What was that all about?

Gosh,
I don't know, Clark.

I came in here and that funny
little man pointed at me.

It was the strangest
sensation.

I couldn't move or talk.
Who was he?

Well, you better sit down
for this one.

He says his name is
Zero-Zero-Zero-Minus-One,

and he just dropped down
from Mars.

Oh, Clark,
how gullible can you get?

That's what
the little man said.

Don't tell me
you believe him.

I don't know, Lois.

I can't think of any better
explanation.

And also,
the Department of Defense

sighted
an unidentifiable aircraft

that even Superman
couldn't find.

I don't get the connection.

I think I'm beginning to.

If what the little man
told us was true,

if he was banished from Mars,
just for being measly--

How mean.
Yes.

--then they might have brought
him down in a rocket ship,

dumped him and turned right
around and gone off again.

Well, I'd hate
to try to sell that idea

to the Defense Department.

Yes, so would I.

But right now the thing
that concerns me is

what happened to you when
he pointed his finger at you?

You suppose he has some
weird kind of power?

Well, I'll tell you one thing,
I felt pretty weird.

Hm.

I wonder if--
If he does have it.

And what's more important,
I wonder if he knows he has it.

If you're not careful, you're
gonna get yourself elected

one of the 10 best-dressed
Martians in the country.

I just can't believe it.
I can't believe it.

Well, seeing is believing,
take a look.

Another Martian?

No, that's not another Martian,
Mr. Zero, it's you.

It is?

Sure.

Then what
am I doing out here?

Well, it's not really you,
it's your reflection.

It's what we call a--

A mirror.

You mean,
that's how I look?

That's right.

MR. ZERO:
Not bad, not bad at all.

Would you like to have me
wrap these up for you, sir?

Those old things?

As far as I'm concerned,
you can throw them out.

CLERK:
Yes, sir.

And I do thank you
for all your trouble.

And I thank you.

It's been a pleasure
to serve you.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

May I help you, sir?

Are you feeling all right?

[SIGHS]

Hey.

That was real crazy.

I beg your pardon.

Well, I...come in here
for a pair of socks,

th-the character with the hair
points at me,

all of a sudden, I freeze.
Who is he?

Mr. Zero, he's a friend of Jimmy
Olsen's and Clark Kent's.

Clark Kent,
the crusading reporter?

Mm-hm.
He must be up to something.

Mr. Zero told me he just
dropped in from Mars.

Oh, Mars.
Oh, well, that--

'Course,
I don't believe him.

Well, Mars-schmars,

that power of his
could come in mighty handy.

I don't quite get you.

Never mind,
I just had an idea.

How about your socks?

Some other time.
This is bigger than socks.

Well,
you're working too hard.

I seem to thrive on it.

How about you?
How do you feel?
Fine.

Well, good.
No ill effects

from the pointing finger
of our Mr. Zero?

No, nothing so far.

Well, guess I'd better
get back to work.

Okay.

Well, hi, sport.

Do you like it?

Sure do.

Well...

Jimmy,
you did a great job.

Thanks, Mr. Kent.

Mr. Zero,

I have a question
to ask you, sir.

How did you get to Earth?

They flew me down
by rocket ship.

And they let you out
in the desert?
Yes.

And they turned right around
and flew back to Mars?

That's right.

Uh-huh.
That's what I thought.

Gonna have to tell
the chief this.

I know he's not
going to believe it,

but I have to give him
the old-school try.

Chief.

Mr. White.

What?

[LAUGHS]
[CLEARS THROAT]

I, uh, have a report for you
on that missing rocket ship.

Of course, I don't
expect you to believe it.

Mr. Zero,
do you know what happens

when you point your finger
at someone?

Well, sometimes you
get your hand slapped

because it's not polite.

My mother always
used to tell me so.

No, I mean when
you point at someone.

No.

Point at Jimmy.

LOIS:
See? That's what happened
when you pointed at me before.

I just froze.

Oh, Miss Lane,
I didn't hurt you, did I?

I wouldn't hurt you
for anything in the universe.

Of course not. It went away
in a few minutes,

just like it will
with Jimmy. Watch.

[SIGHS]

I think I just broke
the record for long yawning.

I didn't know
I could do that.

I think it must
have something to do

with you coming
from a different planet.

The difference in the atmosphere
or something.

Thank you, Professor Einstein.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Come in.

I'm looking for Clark Kent.

Uh, that is,
I'm looking for you.

Who are you?
Georgie Gleep.

What do you want
with Mr. Zero?

Just wanna show him
a little hospitality.

Introduce him to
a few of the boys, maybe.

That's awfully nice,
Mr. Gleep.

Oh, you just
call me Georgie.

All right, Georgie.

You can call me Zero.

You know, Zero,

word's gotten around
about you.

It isn't every day
we get a visitor from Mars.

Now, being new here,

you're gonna need
a lot of friends.

How about coming out
to the house?

Why, I'd like that
very much, Georgie.
Good.

Don't you think
you'd better wait, Mr. Zero?

What's to wait for?

Just being neighborly.

And after all,
Miss Lane,

I can't hang around you,

Jimmy and Mr. Kent
all the time.

That would be
an imposition.

Well,
you're a big boy.

Do whatever
you think is right.

There's nothing wrong
in making friends, is there?

'Course, there ain't.

Come on, chum.

So long, Jimmy,
Miss Lane.

Bye, Mr. Zero.

So long, Mr. Zero.

Somehow or other,

I don't trust
that Georgie Gleep.

Me neither.

Where's Mr. Zero?

I told the chief about him,
he wants to see him right away.

Doesn't believe in him.

[LAUGHING]
He thinks I've been
overworking or something.

Well, he just left
with a new friend.

Uh, Georgie Gleep.

Georgie Gleep.
Gleep, Georgie Gleep.

Yeah, the name
sounds familiar.

I can't remember
from where.

You don't seem
very happy about it.

Well, I'm not.
I'm not, Lois.

The vibrations I get
aren't good,

not a bit good.

Well, here we are, Zero.
Home, sweet home.

You just make yourself
comfortable,

Slouchy will be along
any minute.

Who's Slouchy?
Slouchy McGoon,

one of the best friends
a guy ever had.

Real prince of a man.

Oh, hiya,
Slouchy.

Hiya.

Slouchy,

I want you to meet
a real smooth operator,

Mr. Zero.

Slouchy McGoon.

How do you do,
Mr. McGoon?

Hiya, Zero.

Green hair?
Sure.

Zero's gonna be
a real big help to us.

I am?
You sure are.

How?

Well, I was
just getting to that.

Uh, Slouchy,
you're in on this too.

You see, Zero,

in this world of ours,
there are the good people

and then again,
there are the bad people.

I guess I've been lucky.

So far, I've just met
the good ones.

Yeah, that's right, like, uh,
Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen

and Miss Lane, yeah,
they're all real fine.

[COUGHS]

And you and Mr. McGoon,

taking me in as a friend
right off the bat,

that's pretty nice too.

Eh, yeah, yeah, well--

But, uh, there are
a lot of rough characters

in this town that
you don't know about yet.

Where are they?

Well, every day

from 10:00 in the morning
till 3 in the afternoon

they hang out in that
big, stone building

just around the corner
from the Daily Planet.

And do you know
what they're doing?

No.

Counting money.

Money? What's that?

[GASPS, SLAPS FACE]

Take it easy,
will you, Slouchy.

Why did you hit yourself?
Were you bad?

[CHUCKLING]
No, no, h-he was, uh,
killing a mosquito.

Seem to be a lot of 'em
around here today.

Uh, but to get back
to the money.

Money is something
that's real handy

to have around if you want
to keep on living.

You see, it pays the rent
so you have a place to flop.

And you can
exchange it for food.

Oh, I see.

And do you know whose money
those bad guys have got

in that
big, stone building?

No.

Miss Lane's.

How did they get it?

Well,
being a lady

and not knowing any better,
she gave it to 'em.

Then she must have
wanted them to have it.

She's very kind,
you know.

Eh, no, no, no, no.
You don't understand, Zero.

You see, she trusted 'em
with it, for safekeeping.

They're supposed to give it back
to her whenever she needs it.

But they don't wanna
give it back to her

because they wanna
keep it for themselves.

Yeah, the dirty rats.

I see you're beginning
to get the message.

Yeah, I'm reading you
real good, Georgie.
Good.

That's awful.

Then Miss Lane won't
be able to get any food,

and she'll be hungry.

Yeah.

She won't be able to pay
the rent, and she'll be cold.

And won't have
anyplace to sleep.

Well, we just
can't let that happen

to Miss Lane,
can we, Zero?

We certainly can't.

But what are we gonna do?

I'm glad
you asked me that

because that's where
you come in.

Now, here's the idea.

Just before 3:00,

we go down
to that stone building

I was telling you about,
see,

we park the car
out in front...

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He's been gone
over three hours, Lois.

He should never
have been allowed

to go off with that
cheap, petty crook, Gleep.

I'm sorry, Clark.

Golly, if anything
happens to him,

I'll never forgive myself.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Mr. Zero.

Golly,
is it good to see you.

Why,
what's happened?

That's what I was about
to ask you. Where have you been?

I can't tell you.
I gave my word.

Mr. Zero, Georgie Gleep
is not a nice man.

Oh, you must have another
Georgie Gleep in mind, Mr. Kent.

Because this one's so kind
and good as can be.

So is his friend, Slouchy.

Slouchy McGoon?

That's right.

Oh, no.

What's the matter?

Well, McGoon and Gleep
have been known to pull off

quite a few robberies
in their day.

Robberies? What's that?

Well, that's when
you take something

that doesn't belong to you.

But it was the others
who did that.

They took...

Ah?
And what did they take?

I'm very sorry.
I can't tell you.

Hi, Mr. Zero.

Hello, Jimmy.

Mr. Kent, I, uh...

I forgot
to cash a check today.

Could you possibly loan me
five bucks till tomorrow?

Well, I'm afraid not,
Jimmy.

You see, I'm running
a little short myself.

I can, Jimmy. I got some money
from the bank today.

Come on, it's in my office.
Good, Miss Lane.

Wait a minute, Miss Lane.

What did you say?

I'm gonna lend Jimmy
five dollars.

No, I mean about getting
the money from the bank.

Oh, well,
that's very simple.

I wrote out a check, and
they gave me what I wanted.

They did?

Well, of course.

But Georgie said...

Uh,
what did Georgie say?

I think you better tell us
the whole story.

He said there were bad people
in that building,

and they weren't gonna give
Miss Lane any of her money,

so she'd be cold,
hungry, and--

Oh, what have I done?

Now, look, nobody ever
gained anything from crying.

What happened?

While I--

While I pointed
my finger at the men

Georgie and Slouchy
took all of Miss Lane's money.

A lot of other people's too,
I'll bet.

Do you know
what they did with it?

They said they were
gonna mail it to Miss Lane

because she wouldn't ever know
who did the good deed.

Oh, Miss Lane,
I'm sorry.

I don't know what to do.

Oh, that's all right,
we'll think of something.

They were right
to banish me from Mars.

I'm no good,
just no good.

Now, now, don't say that,
you're very nice.

You just made a mistake
but it's not your fault.

[SOBBING]
But it is!

It is, if it hadn't--
Hadn't been for me...

Have you any idea where
they took the money?

No, but I know
where Georgie lives.

Oh, you do, where?

It's a little place
out on the road,

all by itself.

Just past the place
where they stopped

to put something
in their car

so they could
go some more.

He must mean
a filling station.

Yes, I think
I know the place.

A sort of an old rundown house,
is that right?

Yes, and Mr. Kent,
you've got to let me

help you get Miss Lane's
money back again.

I'll do anything.

Well, I'm afraid this sounds
more like a job for Superman.

Superman?

We've heard about him
even on Mars

from the time he took care
of those meteors.

He's a good friend
of Mr. Kent's.

Um, if I can arrange it,
would you like

to help Superman get Miss Lane's
money back for her?

Oh, yes.
Can you arrange it?

Well, I'll try.

Jimmy,
here's the key to my car.

Can you drive Mr. Zero
over to Georgie's hideout?

And get there
as fast as you can,

but, uh, don't break
any speed laws.

Sure, Mr. Kent.
Come on, Mr. Zero.

And what are you going to do,
Clark?

I'm gonna try
and contact Superman.

What do you mean try and find
him? You always do. Why is that?

Lois, this is no time for idle
feminine curiosity.

Your fortune's at stake,
remember?

Perhaps you'd like me
to sit down and gossip--

Never mind, never mind. I'm
sorry I brought up the subject.

I'm very glad to hear it.
Please call Inspector Henderson,

tell him to get over there

with a couple
of his best men.
Right.

Get me Inspector Henderson,
please.

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Man, what a patsy
that Mr. Zero is.

You don't find them like that
every day in the week.

You can say that again.

Boy, I can hardly wait
to start counting this loot.

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And to think, we didn't even
have to point a gun.

Unarmed robbery.

[BOTH LAUGH]

A million dollar''
worth.

Ooh,
you gorgeous money--

[IN UNISON]
Superman!

We didn't mean nothing,
honest.

I know, just a couple
of nice boys out for a lark.

What are you gonna do to us,
Superman?

I'm not going
to do a thing.

However, I'd like you to meet
an associate of mine.

Come in,
Zero-Zero-Zero-Minus-One.

This job is much too big
for Superman. Take over.

Gladly, Superman.

SUPERMAN:
That should hold them

until Inspector Henderson
gets here.

Mr. Zero,
you really saved the day.

I did, didn't I?
Sure you did.

Look what
Zero-Zero-Zero-Minus-One

is doing down there
on Earth.

He's helping Superman,
and he's only

4-feet-1 and three-quarter
inches tall, imagine.

And then Superman
asked me to meet Mr. Kent,

Miss Lane
and Jimmy back here.

He said that
you'd want to meet me.

Yes, of course, I wouldn't
have believed it otherwise.

Have a cigar.

Thank you.

Aren't you afraid
it'll stunt his growth?

This is very superior.

Good. I'm glad you like it.

I'll give you a box of them
later.

Back home
we smoke corn silk.

PERRY:
Corn silk?

[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]

What is it, Mr. Zero?

This is the antenna
from my helmet.

They're sending me a message.

What kind of a message?

From Mars.
From the Supreme Council.

They say if I'm good enough
for Superman,

I'm good enough for them.

They're sending
a rocket ship for me.

You're going home?

Golly, that's great.
What a story!

We can drive you to where
they're gonna pick ya up,

and I'll get some pictures
and Miss Lane, you can--

Uh, Jimmy, obviously Mr. Zero
doesn't want to say this,

but he's afraid if there are
people around

when the rocket ship approaches

his friends
may be frightened away.

That's right, Mr. Kent.

Oh, of course.

We'll take you to the meeting
place and leave you there.

Sure.
Thank you.

Goodbye, Mr. Kent,
Mr. White.

Goodbye.

You realize,
of course,

that the people in Washington
are never going to believe this.

I suppose not, chief.
You obviously didn't.

Kent, I want to ask you
a question.

Yes, sir.

I have here, scissors,
paper and paper clips.

Yes?

Just how do you go about
making those paper helicopters?

[LAUGHS]

Chief, I thought you'd never
ask me. It's very simple.

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NARRATOR:
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on the original character

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