History Funny / Superman

* An episode of the old George Reeves Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman is spent trying to prevent crooks from misusing a scientist's new supercomputer (an "electronic brain" in [[TheFifties those days)]] to deduce Superman's secret identity. After they've been stopped, the scientist (played by [[WinnieThePooh Sterling Holloway)]] is alone with the machine and realizes he wants to know the answer himself, so he asks it. Its answer is a strip of ticker tape that says, "Wouldn't you like to know!" (proving it's even smarter than he thought it was).

* An episode of the old George Reeves Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman is spent trying to prevent crooks from misusing a scientist's new supercomputer (an "electronic brain" in [[TheFifties those days)]] to deduce Superman's secret identity. After they've been stopped, the scientist (played by [[WinnieThePooh Sterling Holloway)]] is alone with the machine and realizes he wants to know the answer himself, so he asks it. It spits out a strip of ticker tape that says, "Wouldn't you like to know!" (proving it's even smarter than he thought it was).

* An episode of the old George Reeves Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman is spent trying to prevent crooks from misusing a scientist's new supercomputer (an "electronic brain" in [[TheFifties those days)]] to deduce Superman's secret identity. After they've been stopped, the scientist (played by [[WinnieThePooh Sterling Holloway)]] is alone with the machine and realizes he wants to know the answer himself, so he asks it. It spits out a strip of ticker tape, which he reads out loud, "Wouldn't you like to know!" (proving it's even smarter than he thought it was).

* An episode of the old George Reeves Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman is spent trying to prevent crooks from misusing a scientist's new supercomputer (an "electronic brain" in [[TheFifties those days)]] to deduce Superman's secret identity. After they've been stopped, the scientist (played by [[WinnieThePooh Sterling Holloway) is alone with the machine and realizes he wants to know the answer himself, so he asks it. It spits out a strip of ticker tape, which he reads out loud, "Wouldn't you like to know!" (proving it's even smarter than he thought it was).

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* In the first episode, the montage of Clark trying on different costumes before settling on the iconic one.

* Superman attempting his classic changing into costume in a phone booth, only to find it's just a phone on a post. It can be pretty weird to realize the concept was being mocked as early as 1978.

* At the climax of the lengthy President Luthor story arc, Superman and Batman enlist the aid of a twelve-year old billionaire genius (who was using the "Toyman" name at the time) to build them a spaceship to destroy the kryptonite meteor racing toward Earth. Their expressions are priceless when they see that he has built it to look like a towering giant robot that looks like Superman on the right side and Batman on the left.

--> '''Miss Tessmarker''': But Lex, my mother lives in Newark!

--> '''Lex Luthor''': *checks his wristwatch, looks back up at her and shakes his head 'no'*

-->'''Pimp''': Say Jim, that is a BAD outfit! (Supes flies off) Whoa!

--> '''Lex Luthor'': *checks his wristwatch, looks back up at her and shakes his head 'no'*

--> '''Lex Luthor''': "'''''WRONG!!!'''''"

* In TheNew52, when Superman is first captured and studied by the military, they think he's a shapeshifter whose true form looks like a 5-legged goat creature. A flashback in a later episode reveals that the "alien" corpse they obtained was [[spoiler: a malformed stillborn goat the Kents had passed off as an alien corpse after discovering baby Kal-El, bribing the soldiers investigating the crash with the body so they could leave the area undisturbed with the normal-looking humanoid infant that was readily accepted as their son]].

* In the first Christopher Reeve film, Superman is being interviewed by Lois Lane on her apartment balcony. Regarding his x-ray vision, she jokingly asks what color underwear she's wearing, only for him to reply that he can't tell because the planters she happens to be standing behind apparently have a high lead content. This was forgotten for a few moments, but after she walks away for a moment, he suddenly informs her that her underwear is pink. Cue her virtually teleporting back to the planters.

* "Otisburg? ''Otisburg?'' "'''''OTISBURG?!?!?!'''''"

--> '''Louis Lane''': Superman will-

* "Otisburg? ''Otisburg?'' '''''OTISBURG?!?!?!'''''"
* "Something wrong with the elevator?"

--> Otis quickly approaches Superman, but stops at the expression on his face.

* "Otisburg? ''Otisburg?'' '''''OTISBURG?!?!?!'''''"

--> '''Otis''': "I don't think he wants me to, Mr. Luthor."

* "Superman, thank god... I mean, GET HIM!"

* In the first Christopher Reeve film, Superman is being interviewed by Lois Lane on her apartment balcony. Regarding his x-ray vision, she jokingly asks what color underwear she's wearing, only for him to reply that he can't tell because the planters she happens to be standing behind apparently have a high lead content. This was forgotten for a few moments, but after she walks away for a moment, he suddenly informs her that her underwear is pink. Cue her virtually teleporting back to the planters.

* Just before the EnforcedMethodActing exchange above, Kitty angrily strides up to [[BadBoss Luthor]] (possibly [[BadassNormal the most dangerous mortal]] in TheDCU, and quite [[KillEmAll the]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice scary]] [[TakeOverTheWorld dude]] in these movies), who turns to face her just in time to take a surprise pimp-slap to the face.
-->"You've got me? Who's got you!?"
* In ''Returns'', when the ominous revelation that the yacht Lois Lane has trespassed on belongs to Lex Luthor, and that it's carrying her and her son off to who-knows-where, she turns a corner to see the evil Lex Luthor. Brushing his teeth.