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The full series is presently out on DVD, and definitely worth a look.
The full series is presently out on DVD, and definitely worth a look.


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=== Tropes: ===
* [[Acting for Two|Acting For Three]]/[[Talking to Herself]]: In the Phantom Zone prisoners episode, Ginny McSwain pulled ''triple duty'' voicing Lois, Ursa and Faora.
* [[Acting for Two|Acting For Three]]/[[Talking to Herself]]: In the Phantom Zone prisoners episode, Ginny McSwain pulled ''triple duty'' voicing Lois, Ursa and Faora.
* [[Aliens Speaking English]]
* [[Aliens Speaking English]]
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* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Cybron was pretty much created because they wanted to use Brainiac, but weren't sure what direction the comic was taking the character during [[John Byrne]]'s revamp of the mythos.
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Cybron was pretty much created because they wanted to use Brainiac, but weren't sure what direction the comic was taking the character during [[John Byrne]]'s revamp of the mythos.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Superman's here is '''"Up, up, and away!"''', which he utters quite frequently. The show also carries on the tradition of Perry White telling Olsen not to call him Chief. However, humorous variations do pop up, such as:
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Superman's here is '''"Up, up, and away!"''', which he utters quite frequently. The show also carries on the tradition of Perry White telling Olsen not to call him Chief. However, humorous variations do pop up, such as:
{{quote|"Olsen... [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|Don't. Call. Me.]]"<br />
{{quote|"Olsen... [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|Don't. Call. Me.]]"
"Chief?"<br />
"Chief?"
"No! Don't call me for references, YOU'RE FIRED!" }}
"No! Don't call me for references, YOU'RE FIRED!" }}
* [[Clark Kenting]]: Obviously. Follows the Christopher Reeve formula of making Clark Kent meek and bumbling.
* [[Clark Kenting]]: Obviously. Follows the Christopher Reeve formula of making Clark Kent meek and bumbling.