Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000): Season 3, Episode 13 - Legacy: Part II - full transcript

[♪♪♪]

[JEWELRY JINGLING]

That's every
Senate press release

for the last month.

Thanks. Anyone ever tell you
you're a noisy one?

I like metal.

[GIGGLES]

How lovely for you.

Now, lose 'em,
I can't think.

Then have a seat, and I'll teach
you the angry phone voice.

The new intern's something, huh?



Who, Tina?
Nah, too cool for me.

Excuse me?

Well, look at her.
She's gorgeous.

She gets to hang out with
the famous Lois Lane all day.

Me? I'm just a nobody.

You're selling yourself short.

Ask her out.

I already tried, twice.

First time,
she said her cat was sick.

And the second?

She told me to buzz off.

She's learning
from Lois already.

Jimmy, wait.

[SIRENS WAILING,
HELICOPTER WHIRRING]



Look at that,
another one.

It's every week now.

What is it
with these people?

Don't know.
Never seen anything like it.

Second one this week.

[GROUP CHATTERING]

[SIREN WAILING]

REPORTER:
What started as a minor
moving violation

has turned into
the latest perilous pursuit

through downtown Metropolis.

The suspect has just veered
onto Southend Highway

and is headed right toward
Humphrey Plaza.

Humphrey Plaza?

That's right outside.

WOMAN:
Wait, hey,
let's go over there.

[GROUP CHATTERING]

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[TIRES SCREECH]

[SIRENS WAILING]

Whoa!

Get lower,
I want a better shot!

[CROWD SCREAMING]

WOMAN:
Look at that!
It's Superman!

[CROWD CHATTERING]

WOMAN 2:
He saved everybody,
it was amazing!

Get the crew out.

Gimme a hand!

Ah! Ooh!

Ah.

Come on, wake up.

[COUGHING]

How's he doing?

I think he's all right.

Paramedics are on their way.

Got time for a statement,
Superman?

You wouldn't want it.

Thanks for your help,
Jimmy.

Cut. Hey, Olsen, you're friends
with Superman, right?

Want to do an interview?

Uh, I don't think

I'd be real comfortable
with that.

Why not? Camera-shy?

No, but it's not like
I'd call us "pals" or anything.

Well, you know him, right?

Yeah.

That's good enough for me.

So how would you characterize
your friendship with Superman?

Real comfortable.
I'd call us pals.

There you have it.
Superman has a pal.

My investigative team
has uncovered link after link

between the Man of Steel

and James Olsen Junior,
"Jimmy" to his friends.

According to our research,

you single-handedly
saved Superman's skin

from both the Parasite
and Luminus.

Plus, we're told you went
undercover at his request

to crack Intergang's
connection to Apokolips.

Is all of this true?
Yeah.

LOIS:
What? Hold it right there.

First of all,
Superman saved us from Luminus,

not the other way around.

And second, what am I,
chopped liver?

Aw, I'm sure Superman
likes you too.

[SIGHS]

TINA:
Jimmy?

Okay, lay it on.
I deserve it.

I was wondering

if you still wanted
to go out with me sometime.

I-I'm sorry, what?

I'll take that as a yes.
Tonight okay?

I'll see you
right after work.

Uh, yeah. Okay.

Heh-heh-hey.
Superman's pal, right?

Breakfast, on the house.

Huh?

Superman's pal?

From TV, last night?

WOMAN:
Oh, can I have
your autograph?

[GROUP CHATTERING]

Oh, glad you liked
your dinner, Jimbo.

But next time, come by
with your buddy, Superman.

You bet. Thanks again
for picking up the tab.

My subway's that way.

Oh, oh, okay. Now, where was I?

Oh, yeah,
the Fortress of Solitude.

You've been there?

Well, I haven't
been there yet,

but the big guy
told me all about it.

He says he'll take me there
one of these days.

You must be close.

Ah, save a guy's life
once or twice

he sort of starts to hang on ya.
I don't mind.

[♪♪♪]

Watch it, idiot.

Whoa, uh, sorry.

Wait a second.

You're Superman's twerp,
ain't ya?

Uh, not exact--

This is perfect.

Superman put my best buddy
in the slammer.

Now I'm gonna put his buddy
in the morgue.

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So how do you call Superman?

I yell,
same as anyone else.

Ah!

Run. Get help.

Hey.
Hey, come on.

[MEN SHOUTING]

MAN:
Get him!

Help, Superman.

Jimmy Olsen needs help.

Huh?

[GRUNTS]

Yah!

You're kidding, right?

MAN:
I think we better
get outta here.

MAN 2:
No trouble.

Let's go! Come on!

You okay?

Jimmy.

Oh, thank God,
you're all right.

You heard me.

You really are
friends with Jimmy.

He's all right. But you better
clear up this "pal" stuff.

I can't be
within earshot every time.

Whoa. Hey, Angela.

No time, kid.

Wait. Listen.

You gotta take back
that story about me.

I almost got killed
last night.

Take it back? I make him a star,
and this is the thanks I get.

You're Superman's friend, right?

No, I swear. It isn't me.

I know Superman. He pulled me
out of the drink once

when my boat sank.

Yeah, if it wasn't for Superman,
I'd be a goner for sure.

Come to think of it, I never
got to thank the big lug.

Tell you what, if I wrote him
a thank-you note,

you think you could--

MAN:
Pass an invitation on to him?

My kid's birthday's coming up,
and he just loves Superman.

Superman this, Superman that.

[♪♪♪]

If I wasn't such a secure
father, I'd be jealous.

Anyway, the little guy'd
really appreciate it--

If Big Blue would do

an endorsement
on one of our TV spots.

We're Big Blue Automotive.

And don't you worry,
you'd get a finder's fee.

I take care of my friends.
Frankly, my boy,

you have no idea how much
it would mean--

To all the little baby seals

if Superman would come
to our charity dinner.

It's black-tie, but he
could come as-is, of course.

So do you think you could
show him these pamphlets?

It wouldn't take him long
to read them.

I mean, he is Superman, right?

[GRUNTS]

And it would really help raise
awareness of the hardship--

MAN:
I have to put up with
because of that noisy,

stinking neighbor of mine.
Now, if Superman was to pop by

and lay a few of those
super punches into the wall,

then that louse would
turn down his stereo.

Hey, I ain't done
talkin' to you's yet!

GIRL:
Oh, look,

it's Superman's friend.

[ALL SQUEALING]

GIRL 2:
He's even cuter
than his picture.

GIRL 3:
Oh, come here.

Oh, you could be my baby.

[SQUEALING]

GIRL:
Come back. Come back.

He's mine, mine.

GIRL 3:
I want him for me,
for me and my sister.

He's just
what we're looking for.

GIRL 4:
He's so cute.

GIRL 3:
Oh, God.

[SCREECHING TIRES]

Jimmy, get in.

GIRL:
I almost got him,
I almost got him.

[ALL WHINING]

I have got to get Angela
to take back that story.

Why would she do that?
It's true, isn't it?

No.

But...

you're special to Superman.
I saw it myself.

He showed up to rescue you
and everything.

Yeah, but he'd do that
for anyone.

People are making too much
of this.

I need a break.

Don't worry.
I'll take you somewhere private.

Wh-what are we doing here?

I want you to meet
a friend of mine.

At a scrap yard?

You'll see.

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MAN:
What is this?

Why have you brought me him?

[GASPS]

Mmm-mwah.

Hi, honey.

What is going on?

Shut up.

I'd like an explanation myself.

You were supposed to bring Lois.

Lane was too hard to trick.

This one was easy.

But will Superman
come for him?

Trust me.
They're good friends.

I even staged a test
last night.

Mmm-mwah.

Ah!

[CRASH]
Huh?

Ahh!

[MACHINERY RUMBLING]

[GASPS]

Careful.

We don't want to damage
our collateral just yet.

Speak for yourself.

You didn't have to spend
an evening with him.

[SCREAMS]

[WHIMPERING]

And I thought
I was cold-hearted.

I learned from the best,
sweetie.

[PHONE RINGS]
Lane.

Lois? It's Tina.

Jimmy and I
have been kidnapped.

Sounds like some wacko

wants his manifesto
in the paper.

The police traced the call

to a scrap yard
north of the city.

They said
we should play along

until they can
scramble a team up there.

I gotta start wearing pants.

[♪♪♪]

JIMMY:
Superman.

Superman,
it's a trap. It's--

Metallo.

[GRUNTING]

Ah!

Looks like I've caught you
off-guard, Superman.

You've come without
your protective outerwear.

[BLOWS THUDDING]

[GRUNTS]

It's remarkable how easy this is

once I have you alone

and unprepared.

If it wasn't so much fun,

I might actually
feel bad for you.

Brought me a present?

Call this off. Stop him.

Me stop him?

You've got a twisted sense
of who's working for whom.

How could you help him?
He's killing Superman.

What can I say?

Hyah!

Ah!

I'm into metal. Ha!

Ooh!

Hee...

Ha!

Ugh. Oh.

Ow!

Hey.

Let me out, you little runt.

Let me out!

Oh!

[CRASH]

What?

[GRUNTING]

[GROANING]

Ah!

Ugh.

Care to try again?

Come, now, Superman.

Do you really think
you'll ever win this way?

[GRUNTING]

Ahh!

[GROWLING]

Ah!

[METAL RUMBLING]

[LAUGHING]

I must say,
you two make quite a team.

Dramatic, but feeble.

[GRUNTING]

What was that supposed to be?

Battery acid.

[SIZZLING]

Ah!

SUPERMAN:
Still kicking yourself?

Why shouldn't I?

I messed things up bigtime.

You lived up
to your press, Jimmy.

You saved my life again.

Here, I made you
a thank-you gift.

You didn't have to.

I mean, you've saved
my life too.

Only like
a million times.

It's not just a watch.

This button emits
a hypersonic signal.

If I'm anywhere in the city,
I'll hear it and I'll come.

I figured you might need it

now that everyone knows
we're friends.

Just don't wear it out.

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