All language subtitles for Adventures of Superman - 05x13 - Whatever Goes Up

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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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Oh!

What in blazes are you
doing in there?

Why, nothing.
Nothing, sir.

Oh! Gee--

I'm sorry, sir,
but it was an accident.

That accident has ruined
a pair of $60 pants.

I got a feeling we're gonna have
another accident right now.

No, Superman. Let him go.

No. I ruined his pants,
and it was all my fault.

All right, Jimmy,
anything you say.

Clark Kent told me

that you'd been fooling around
with some chemicals.

I just dropped in to see
how much trouble

you were really getting into.

Well, I was developing
a new soft drink,

but it acted more like
a flamethrower,

right out
that window.

But I'm working on some
great new discoveries.

Watch this:

Well, what's that?

It's synthetic rubber.

Jimmy, I hope
you only used

the chemicals that came
in your set.

No. I bought
some extra stuff

down at
the chemical store.

You did?
What did you use?

Some of that stuff
on the shelf over there.

Jeepers, Superman.
What happened?

Well, Jimmy, that so-called
synthetic rubber ball of yours

was a dangerous
explosive.

Now, in the future
will you pick a safer hobby

like, uh, collecting
butterflies, for example.

Oh, but Superman,
I've got a couple of other

pretty important projects
in the work.

Here, let me show--

Jimmy. Butterflies.

[ELEVATOR DOORS
SLIDING OPEN]

Were you looking
for me, Olsen?

No. No, I was, uh--

I, uh-- I just brought
in the pictures

of the beauty-contest
finalists.

I see that.

Now, what were you
doing in my drawer?

Drawer? What drawer?

You know what drawer.
I mean my desk drawer.

You slammed it shut
just as I came in.

I did? No I didn't.

I mean, if I did,
I-- I didn't know I did.

[SIGHS]

All right, Olsen...

what kind of unfunny
practical joke is this?

Practical joke? I don't know
what you're talking about.

You know perfectly well
what I'm talking about.

This-- This floating
paperweight.

[SCREAMS]

Olsen, you are fired.

Not only from this paper,

but I'll see to it you never
work in the newspaper business.

I'm going to see to it that you
never work anywhere again.

I may sue you
for assault and battery.

Does it really
hurt, sir?

[SIGHS]

Olsen, you are amazing.

Chief, you're absolutely right.
Sometimes I amaze myself.

All right, I give up.

What is the gimmick?

Oh, there's
no gimmick. Look.

There's no wires.

I bought a chemistry
set last week.

A chemistry set?

Aren't you a little old
for that sort of thing?

But look what I did
last night.

You ought to watch that.
You might drop it.

And with your scientific
abilities,

I wouldn't want to be around
when you drop it.

Drop it? You can't drop it.
That's the beauty of it.

Watch this.

It must be a trick.

No, it's no trick.

It's a secret formula
I developed.

[CHUCKLES]

Your aim is getting
worse, Olsen.

You missed me that time.

Well, that's the part
I can't control.

It's like
your temper.

My temper?!
Why, you insolent young--

See what I mean?

I have no temper. See?

Wait a minute.

Do you mean to tell me
you've discovered something

that will counteract gravity?

Well, that's just what I've
been trying to show you.

Why, this is
the greatest thing

since the invention
of the wheel.

No, it's not that great.
It only lasts a few seconds.

That's the part
I haven't licked yet.

But the thing
you have licked

is the greatest scientific
advance in our time.

It is?
Olsen,

this thing is something
that you can't keep to yourself.

The government has got to be
told about this at once.

It has? Golly.

Our department gets calls
like this by the thousands.

To the point where we have
neither the men nor the money

to investigate
them all.

Well, now, major, you know
I wouldn't call Washington

on a wild goose chase.

Well, frankly, Mr. White,
antigravity?

Major, if I hadn't seen this
with my own eyes, I, uh...

I'm also a man who believes
what he sees, Mr. White.

I wouldn't be here
at all,

except that my superiors
had faith in your word.

And you'll have
faith too, major,

after you've seen
what I've seen.

I have no doubt.
Mm.

Now, if I could meet this
Professor Olsen

that you spoke of.

Certainly.
He's just outside.

Uh, send Profe--
Uh, send Jimmy Olsen in, please.

Uh, Major, I'm afraid
someone has left you

with the wrong impression.

As a matter of fact, Mr. Olsen
is not exactly a professor.

He's more
of a... Uh...

Did you call me,
chief?

PERRY:
Yes.

Someone here
I want you to meet.

Major Osborne,
this is Jimmy Olsen.

How do you do,
sir?

This is Olsen?

Now, see here, Mr. White,
what kind of a--?

Uh, major, let's not jump
to any hasty conclusions.

But this boy--

Einstein was
only 12

when he published
his theory of relativity.

He was 26. But I still don't see
what that has to do with this.

That's entirely
beside the point.

The fact remains that Mr. Olsen

has discovered
an antigravity fluid.

His age is purely irrelevant.

Well, all right.

I've come this far
and spent this much time.

I might as well
go all the way.

Do you have it,
Jimmy?
Yes, sir.

May I borrow your pen,
please, major?

There you are, sir.

Well, Mr. White, when do
we see the demonstration?

Any moment now.

Well, what do you think of our
little demonstration, major?

Oh, what
demonstration?

Mr. White, is this
some kind of trick?

It's your pen,
major.

Of course, it's
not perfected yet.

We have to find a way to make it
more persistent.

Professor, may I see
that substance?

Let him see it, Jimmy.

Well, now, major,
are you convinced?

Well...

unless this is some fantastic
practical joke.

Now, major,
why would I--?

Oh, I-- I apologize,
Mr. White.

But you can't blame me
for being a little skeptical.

After all, every scientist
in the world

has said there can be
no such thing as antigravity.

Well, the way I look at it,
gravity is a magnetic force.

Now, we all know that opposite
magnetic forces attract.

Like poles repel.

And it's my idea that Olsen
has discovered

a like force to gravity.

That sounds very logical.
What do you think, professor?

Sure.

Well, now...

I suppose we'll have to set up
well-equipped laboratories,

provide expert
assistants

and ample funds
to carry on the research.

No, I have
my own laboratory.

I don't need
a thing.

MAJOR:
Well, perhaps you're right.

The fewer people that know
about this, the better.

Why, if word of this
ever got out,

every unscrupulous individual
and every world government

would be scheming
to get it.

And of course, I'll give Olsen
leave of absence

from his duties here

so he can carry on his great
work for the government.

At full salary,
of course.

Of course.
[SIGHS]
Of course.

Now, may I, uh,
send that bottle

back to our laboratories
for analysis?

Sure, I've got
a big bottle

of the stuff
back at my lab.

And you, uh,
have the formula?

Well...

uh,
you see,

I was working on so many
experiments at one time

that, well,
I don't quite know

which one
that one was.

But, uh, I'll
recheck my papers.

Good. And I'll
stay on in town

in case there's
anything you need.

The bottle.
It's gone!

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I can't understand it.
It's simply not in this room.

But there's been no one else
in this office,

and it was here
just a minute ago.

If that bottle
should fall into the hands

of the wrong person--

Superman.

Did anyone here
lose this?

I found it floating around
outside.

Oh, hello, major.
Nice to see you again, sir.

Hello, Superman.
Oh, that's mine.

Thank you
very much.

Oh.

Well, I have to
send in my report.

I'll see you later in the day,
though I may spend

a little while with
a psychiatrist in the meantime.

JIMMY: Goodbye, sir.
SUPERMAN: Major.

How's it coming,
professor?

Slowly, major. Slowly.

You don't accomplish
these miracles overnight.

You can't rush the atom,
you know.

I sent the sample to
Washington for analysis.

We should have a preliminary
report any day now.

Good. I'd sure like to
know what's in it.

What?

I mean, uh...

I'd sure like to know, uh,

what they think of it.

[COUGHS]

Well, I'd better be
going now.

[COUGHS]
Be sure to notify me immediately

of any further
results.

[BOTH COUGH]

Yes, sir.

[COUGHING]

Hi, Jimmy.

Hi, Miss Lane.

Whew. You should get
some air in here.

[EXHALES]

How's the experiment
coming?

What do you know about it?

Well, the chief told Clark
and me. Swore us to secrecy.

One of us is to come here every
day and get a progress report.

That way, we'll have
a story ready

when the government
releases it.

There isn't gonna be any story.

Are you kidding? But, Jimmy,
we're all proud of you.

Why, this'll be the biggest
story of the century.

[SIGHS]

Miss Lane, I have to tell
somebody, or I'll go crazy.

I haven't the faintest idea
what I'm doing.

What do you mean?

Well, I was fooling around
with my chemistry set one day,

trying to make a new
kind of chocolate cake.

I mixed together some chemicals,
some eggs and some sugar...

But you do know
what you put in?

No.

A few bottles of some stuff
fell off the shelf

into the mixing bowl,

broke and got mixed up
with the rest of the stuff,

and suddenly the bowl
began to float.

Probably the world's
lightest cake.

Ha, ha, ha.

But you must have some idea
of what went into the mixture.

The whole thing was
a series of accidents.

I don't think I could
repeat them.

Well, you're going to
have to try.

Do you have any of
the mixture left?

Yeah.

I keep it trapped
in here.

It, uh-- It sort of has
a tendency to float.

Maybe you better start working
on that cake again.

Why don't you put all
the bottles back

the way you
had them that day,

and then try to duplicate
your movements.

No, it's no use,
Miss Lane.

I don't have any idea what
I had around here that day.

Well, why don't you
tell the major that,

and just forget
the whole thing?

I'm afraid to.

Mr. White's gone way out
on a limb

convincing the government
that I knew what I was doing.

If they ever found out
what really happened,

it'd make him
seem like an idiot.

And that's one thing
he doesn't enjoy seeming like.

Well, that's for sure.

Well, is there anything
I can do to help?

Well...maybe we could
both work on it.

That way we'd have
twice as good a chance

of stumbling onto
the formula again.

Here's a small sample
of the stuff.

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

Come in.

Professor Olsen?

Now, wait a minute,
don't get excited.

I'll pay for
your pants.

Oh, think nothing of it,
professor. A misunderstanding.

I didn't know
who you were.

I'm Frank Gannis from

the Department of
Government Research.

May I speak
freely?

Well, sure. This is, uh,
Miss Lane, my assistant.

How do you do?
How do you do?

Word has reached us that
you have been conducting

rather successful
experiments in antigravity.

Yes. But Major Osborne
has already contacted me.

Major Osborne?

My word, sir. I know of
no such officer in our service.

I'm afraid you've been
put upon by an impostor.

Really?
How terrible.

Why, we'd better contact
Washington immediately.

Very cute, Miss Lane.
Hold it right there.

All right, Olsen. I'll take
the stuff, whatever it is,

and the formula.
But I don't have a formula.

I only wish I did.

It must be here
someplace.

All right, step back,
both of you.

Honestly, I don't have
any antigravity fluid.

Never heard of antigravity?
What do you call that?

What is that?

Ah! Oh!

Hold the gun on him, Jimmy.
I'll get the police.

Oh!

Hold it, Miss Lane.

All right, Olsen.

I'll take
the formula

and whatever stuff
you've already made.

Come on!

All right. I'll
give it to you.

Come on.

Stop right there.

Just let go of it
and step back.

Lucky for you, you didn't
try anything smart.

Get it back.

How?

It really doesn't matter.

You can make plenty more,
can't you, Olsen?

That's what I've been
trying to tell you. I can't.

Step back.

I think you're
telling the truth.

So I have
another idea.

Come along with me
to my laboratory.

You can finish
your experiments there.

[AIR WHOOSHING]

You expecting someone?

Don't worry
about him, Superman.

Just get the jar of antigrav.
It floated out the window.

Oh, I quit.

That's all there is
to it. I quit.

Now, now.
Calm down, Olsen.

This is a very important
decision you're making.

I know it's
an important decision.

That's why I can't
calm down.

Maybe the boy's right, chief.
You can see the state he's in.

You keep out
of this, Kent.

Do you fully realize
the importance of your work

to the government?

Do you fully realize
the importance of my life to me?

You're exaggerating.

Just because one man
tried to steal your formula.

It only takes one man
to kill me.

Superman frightened him away.
He won't be back.

Jimmy, why don't you give
the government

everything you've discovered
up till now?

Let them carry on
from there.

That's the first sensible thing
I've heard all morning.

All right. If that's
the way you feel about it.

Major Osborne is
due here any minute.

[RINGS]

Yes?

Yes, of course.
Send him in.

Well, now you can tell
Major Osborne.

And I'm sure he'll be quite
disappointed in you.

Ah, Major,
nice to see you again.

I'll be in my office
if you want me, sir.

All right,
Clark.

Well,
professor,

I was just over at your
laboratory looking for you.

And I was just
gonna look for you.

Sir...

I give up.

I quit.

Olsen, won't you
please reconsider?

Uh, Mr. White, let me talk
with the boy a moment.

Now, son, you just
can't quit. We need you.

Don't you realize how
important your work is?

Major, I feel that
the government scientists

are much more qualified

to carry on my work than I am.

Ah, but
they're not.

That's what I wanted to
see you about.

We've just completed
our analysis

of your antigravity
liquid.

Good. Then you have the formula.

Well, that's
just it.

Well, we can break it down to
most of its component parts,

but the professor here
seems to have accomplished

some rearrangement
of the atoms.

We've been unable to
duplicate the exact mixture.

So you see, Olsen,
you have to carry on.

No, I won't.

Of course...

we can't force you to.

But I just want you
to know

that your country
will be eternally grateful.

[SIGHS]

Major, if I thought
I could be of any use--

But think of what
you'll accomplish.

Why, we could build
spaceships to the stars

using your antigrav
fluid.

Not only that, but people will
be able to fly without a ship.

Anyone, even you, will be able
to fly like Superman.

Yeah. I would be able to fly
like Superman, wouldn't I?

Major...

Chief...

I've never been one to shun
my duty to my country.

I'll do it.

[COUGHING]

Well, chief,
any word from Jimmy?

Sure. He's invented rubber
that melts at room temperature,

synthetic wood that crumbles
at the slightest pressure,

but up till now, he's not
been able to duplicate

his antigravity fluid.

Chief, you've got to let him
stop those experiments.

Oh, don't start
that again.

Well, look, now, I've been
nosing all around town,

and the whole underworld's
just buzzing with the news.

In fact, they're practically
drawing straws

to see who knocks Jimmy off
to steal his formula.

Yeah, I've heard about that.

And you intend to
let him continue?

I've just had a phone call
from Major Osborne.

Washington is sending 20 men
out here to guard the house.

Cream and sugar,
Miss Lane?

No, thanks. Just black.

Well, I will say, you make
the greatest coffee.

Looks like that's
all I can make.

[TURNS LOCK]

You better get
out of here.

In a few minutes, this place
is gonna be swarming

with federal men.

I just
beat them in.

They're starting to
surround the building.

Lieutenant Kraley
just called me.

The entire building
is surrounded.

No one will be able to
get in without being seen.

Good.
[RINGS]

Yes?

Yes, he's here.

For you.
Washington calling.

Oh, thank you.

Major Osborne
here.

What?

Will you repeat
that, please?

Why, that's
terrible.

Yes, I'll get the information
to him immediately.

What happened?

That was the laboratory
in Washington.

While running
some experiments

on the sample of
Olsen's antigrav,

they mixed a small portion
of it with water.

A few minutes later,
it exploded.

Of course.
It's highly unstable.

That's why
it disintegrates

on exposure to the moisture
in the air.

Well, we knew
it was unstable,

but we hardly expected it
to be that unstable.

We'll have to notify
Professor Olsen at once.

May I use
your phone?

Certainly.
Thank you.

Let's have it, Olsen.

What good will it
do you?

You'll never be able
to get out of here now.

Why don't you
give up?

That stuff's
my only hope.

The only way I can
get out of here is to fly.

[PHONE LINE BUZZES]

MAJOR:
Well, that's strange.

He doesn't
seem to answer.

I can't understand it.

I'd better get over there
right away.

Would you
care to--?

Where did
Mr. Kent go?

I don't know. He was
here a moment ago.

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But I told you,
I don't have a formula.

Look, I haven't
got time to argue.

Just give me the big jar
of the stuff you have.

Come on now,
get it for me.

All right.

What do you want
this stuff for?

It's no good. It only
lasts a few seconds.

It'll last long enough
to get me out of here.

This all
you have left?

That's the last
of it.

What about that?

Oh, no, that's just--
Uh...

All right.
You win.

That is the rest
of the antigravity fluid.

We were holding out
on you.

We were?

Okay, don't get smart.

Now, pour the rest of
that stuff into this jar.

Cream and sugar?

What?

Nothing.

I'm gonna take this stuff
and pour it all over myself,

and float out that window.

And for your sake,
it better work.

You're not floating
anywhere.

[GASPS]

I have a message for you
from the government.

And I'm glad
I got here in time.

This is one time, Superman,
we really didn't need you.

He wasn't going
anywhere.

There's enough stuff here
to have floated him

out that window
and past the government men.

Not with that stuff.
It's diluted.

Not with water,
I hope.

Water?
Of course not.

Well, thank
goodness for that.

You see, the government
scientists have discovered

when you mix this stuff
with water,

it explodes in a matter
of minutes.

Explodes? Why,
we put coffee in there.

Coffee?

Here, Gannis,
you wanted this.

Oh, no! This time
it's the whole suit!

[COUGHS]

Don't worry. Where you're going,
they'll furnish your clothes.

Look at my lab.
It's ruined.

Well, maybe it's
just as well.

Now you can leave
science to the scientists.

Does anyone know
where I can get

a good second-hand
butterfly net?

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