Panic In The Sky: Professor Roberts! The observatory!

[@jonesy4588]

the music on these shows was amazing

[@jimnolt-TAC]

We are surely in agreement on that.

[@larryaldrich4351]

It was "canned music" used in B pictures and old TV shows but a compilation would be good on CD.

[@ryanhunter130]

The visual of a confused Clark Kent wearing the Superman uniform WITH the swelling of this music made for some compelling imagery.

[@chrisn7259]

And Reeves played it beautifully.

[@wellingtonsboots4074]

This came up in my reccomendations. Can remember watching this all those years ago as a kid. Loved the music and the sounds of him flying through the air and the landing

[@jimnolt-TAC]

And those elements continue to thrill me even today.

[@joshs4594]

This is my favorite episode. After my father, George Reeves as Superman was my hero when I was a kid back in the 1960s.

[@markmcgovern4361]

One of the very best episodes of the series, with certainly the best flying shots!

[@georgesenda1952]

The music in the beginning of this is the one cut they left out of the music soundtrack cd. There is only one Superman and his name will always be George Reeves with a nod to the Immortal, Christopher Reeve and Kirk, Alyn

[@UFOBobTV]

All the actors who played Superman were great. In his later years, Kirk Alyn played Pa Kant in the short film “Superbman: The Other Movie”.

[@davidh9844]

My favorite episode of all time, Superman and the rest of the gang at their absolute best. Loved it in the '50s, still love it half a century later.

[@gabevee3]

This show and the music always delighted me as a kid and still does. Who used to tie a towel around their neck and run around pretending to fly? 😊

[@jjs2351]

I did ! and it brings back great memories. George Reeves' Superman was my hero ! I was also thrilled when the Christopher Reeve film came out. I went to the theater to watch it over and over.

[@KohtaEX]

@@jjs2351 Me too! My late younger brother and I would tuck pillowcases in our shirts. This was in the early 90's watching Nick at Nite reruns. A special memory for me.

[@ArthurHILL-xp8bv]

The Adventures of superman season 2 panic in the sky in the black and white in colorized in the bluray. Gilligan's island season 1 black and white in the dvd. Also the Gilligan's Island season 1 is in colorized in the bluray.

[@jsusna1972]

Not just run around, but jumping off a shed! Never did stay airborne.

[@dennishalford5763]

​@jjs2351 I was the first one in line at the theater the very first day the Christopher Reeve Superman movie opened and sat through it twice.

[@georgesenda1952]

In the episode with the runaway school bus you see George not only do his great leaps but for a second each time you actually get to see him fly briefly afterwards. I like to think that George, Kirk Alyn, and Christopher Reeve if they had the mental ability to do so would have somehow become Superman for real because what they did changed peoples lives as we loved their acting and in Georges case I always loved how he would go out of character and give a nod to the audience as if to say WE know who Superman really is, dont we but its our secret and they will never know ? RIP to all of these great actors. Their legendary performances still live on and will until one day film will be no more. And they are all still loved as well.

[@walterbransford]

superman you are the best

[@johnwood551]

I was born in 1952 when Superman started and was one of the first TV shows I remember watching. I remember this one where he lost his memory .They were amazed he passed out in the shower and broke the glass but didn’t cut himself. What great shows ..Kids learned to try and be good citizens and help people and obey their parents . Unlike every TV show today aimed at kids to ruin their childhoods and indoctrinate them.

[@larryaldrich4351]

That shot of George in costume with Mr. Kents eyeglasses is priceless.

[@pejmankooklanfar2674]

I still watch🎥📽️🎞️old show

[@larryaldrich4351]

Great leap from the bedroom window.

[@majkus]

And a good reminder of how just a little camera cleverness and (especially) suitable sound effects can sell a scene. Frankly the often-used shot of Reeves running up to the ground-level camera and leaping over the camera to take off was quite ingenious.

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

I remember reading that George was in pretty good shape when he did his flying leap jumps and landings.

[@mkassis713]

I watched "Superman" in the early 1970's , the series was already 20 years old , but even these days it never goes out of style.

[@gailhausmann1329]

Grew up watching Superman as a child; ....Now at 71,..I'm still watching: Had a crush on George Reeves as a child!.... What a good looking man he was, & also loved the cast.. Thanks for posting this. 🙏😎

[@jimnolt-TAC]

You're welcome, and I feel much the same way you do. George and the other cast members were perfect in their roles. I"m so glad that I got to know several of them personally.

[@darrylruiz2573]

Unlike the later shows this is dead serious a real threat and a job for Superman!

[@toshiojohnston3732]

Loved the entire series but the 1st 2 seasons were the best.

[@kevinmadden1645]

@@toshiojohnston3732 Without a doubt!

[@ZilogBob]

Let's not forget Leon Klatzkin who composed the Superman music. 🎵

[@drenawalker]

I have a CD of The Adventures Of Superman original television soundtrack from the year 2000 in my collection!!!😍🔥🥰❤️❤️❤️🌠🌠🌠🦸🦸🦸🦸🦸🦸

[@markgiardina1303]

Superman jumping out the window and flying across the city was great special effects; especially for 1950s television.

[@jimnolt-TAC]

The flying scenes, especially in the first and second seasons, maybe not have used the very best technology, but they were, nevertheless, awe inspiring.

[@howiecricket52]

@@jimnolt-TAC, George Reeves was VERY athletic, the most awesome actor to portray SUPERMAN! He's my all time favorite!

[@im1who84u]

I was wondering if that place he was in was, where he lived? If so, well then, we got to see Superman's place.

[@feedme7751]

The window scene was him jumping off a springboard and landing on a mattress.

[@im1who84u]

@@feedme7751 Good catch, nothing gets by you.

[@davehad-enough2369]

Hahahaha - my favorite lines from all the Adventures of Superman. Professor Roberts! The observatory! One of the best episodes.

[@josephvitielo1693]

Professor was Mr Dithers from Blondie movies

[@howardmoore1332]

My all time favorite episode!

[@geraldgoll]

George Reeves portrayed Superman’s character perfectly. He was the best of all the actors who played Superman. His version of Clark Kent was the same, head and shoulders above every other actor.

[@jimnolt-TAC]

Nice words. I do wish we could have told him that.

[@ZenFox0]

I loved this show as a kid.

[@RoyalBard]

My favorite sequence in the series.

[@jonathangoode546]

Even in 2023 he’s simply the best. Also NEVER FORGOTTEN .Rest in paradise George Reeves.

[@thomaschacko6320]

Great take-off! George Reeves was so good at these - among other things!

[@Bootmahoy88]

Indeed, he was good at those initial jumps. You could see that the jump followed through to flying, when in reality, Reeves landed on a big cushion. That's not an easy thing to pull off, to give the illusion the jump was leading directly to flight.

[@thomaschacko6320]

@@Bootmahoy88 Absolutely! With the springboard, the somersaults, and the mattress, he made a difficult stunt look easy. His take-offs from the observatory balcony were amazing!

[@bobbly7132]

One of his best take-offs and landings--beautiful--and just an overall great scene and episode!

[@clrobertson13]

True hero!

[@kamdan2011]

0:00 Always loved this music cue.

[@superman12340]

George Reeves is the one & only Superman...Hands down

[@ECO473]

AMEN!!!

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

He is forever Superman. My hero

[@danielswan2358]

To be fair, any superman actor who's last name starts with Reeve is great.

[@superman12340]

@danielswan2358 I grew up in the 60's watching the Adventures of Superman. George is the only Superman at that time. The newer special effects given to Christopher were great.

[@ChristineVella-uq7nl]

My favourite Superman

[@joebloggs8636]

Probably my very favorite episode . especially as a kid ..yeah, in retrospect the effects are cheap to today's audience but if you watch( like you do with silent films with exaggerated acting, no sound ,you gotta get your point across..you understand why kids of my generation KNOW that George Reeves will forever be "our Superman" .

[@jimnolt-TAC]

When I watch those Superman episodes, I travel to a different time where those effects are new, the technology is up-to-date, and the cars on the highway are awesome.

[@alanstein3394]

Probably one of my favorite scenes from the entire series. The moment when the dawn of realization hits home that he is Superman is one of George Reeves’ finest acting moments. And his jump out the window is high-flying and one of his best. Let’s not forget the unforgettably haunting “canned” music which also adds so much to the scene. Great post, Jim!

[@georgesenda1952]

There are 3 men who portrayed Superman. Kirk Alyn, George Reeves & Christopher Reeves. All others are mere shadows compared to those legends. RIP.

[@davidviton1065]

I also used to watch those episodes when I was a kid I couldn't wait to see the next episode when I do see those episodes today I would give my left lung to go back to those days!

[@georgesenda1952]

@@jimnolt-TAC And Clark drives a cool Tesla convertible.

[@apagan65]

This IS my favorite Adventures of Superman episode!!

[@RoyalBard]

The acting is so well done. One of early television's best moments.

[@davidahlstrom7533]

For 1950s TV, these are very good special effects. Superman always looked like he was taking off, and he lands pretty hard. George Reeves insisted on doing that stunt and making it look as real as possible. No CGI in those days.

[@m.f.m.67]

Yes, he really nails the landing in this shot. No stumble or extra step to catch his balance. George was a big man, and those flimsy costume shoes offered no support for his feet. He was great.

[@billthestinker]

Excellent upload

[@moboutmen]

Best episode. Loved the TV in the corner.

[@johndorch2333]

This is a great scene from my favorite episode. Dialogue, acting, music all work. If the show could have lived up to this the rest of the time, it could have gone on indefinitely. George Reeves.... still my favorite Superman.

[@keittkatranch5167]

One of my favorite episodes! And a recurring theme, it seems. The '40s animated series did one before this, Gerard Christopher did one on "Superboy", and Dean Cain on "Lois and Clark".

[@LordZontar]

"The Magnetic Telescope" was the Famous Studios cartoon version and I believe the first such. In that one, it took multiple attempts for Superman to impact the meteor attracted by the out-of-control instrument to try to prevent it from colliding with Earth, and when that failed he had to use his own body to bridge the broken circuits so Lois could throw the magnetic ray into reverse polarity and push the meteor back into outer space.

[@ayokay123]

I can't remember how many times as a kid I would run and do the superman jump take-off.

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

I wonder how George Reeves held up after all those landings and takeoffs. They must have dropped him hundreds of times.

[@seamoreplant]

My mom would safety pin a bath towel around my neck in 1959 and I would run around so the towel would flap in the wind behind me! I loved Superman!

[@MrDXRamirez]

Imagination fills in where film magic leaves blank is the best thing about Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman TV series.

[@simonovessimon4242]

hello jim,hope you are well,in this era,you are the 5th beatle in the superman series..its you and phyllis coates as references,thanks for all you care about superman,and george reeves ...all the best for all the work you do in vids

[@jimnolt-TAC]

I'm doing well, thanks, and as of this writing (June 5, 2023) I'm planning another George Reeves luncheon for this summer. Prior to the actual luncheon, many of us will visit Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook where parts of "Mind Machine" were filmed.

[@simonovessimon4242]

@@jimnolt-TAC . best regards on George Reeves luncheon.i believe that he,george was taken out by the studio mafia squad,,as well as joe flynn,,as he was asking the studio heads for residual right on shows for crews and stars of tv shows..and the last thing execs and heads of studios like is departing of money..superman here in australia was shown back to back at least 10 times in the 60s and 70s..as a child i was glued to it.. as well as mchales navy and jungle jim..all the best,,melb aus

[@SarahOstrin1]

Thank you, Jim!

[@moboutmen]

How I would love to hear a full orchestral treatment of the Superman music used in the TV show! Can you imagine...violins and harps, then ten trumpets herald the start of the theme!

[@vegasguitars]

What a wonderful episode!

[@vebnew]

THANKS

[@amberpolumbo6693]

Considering it was almost 70 years ago n television in its infancy and the limited budget ..they all did a great job..George was really a handsome guy n pushing 40 towards end if series & both actresses who played Lois Lane incredibly beautiful

[@philipbrailey]

I wish they showed all the episodes in full.

[@frankserrago4866]

Still the best ever GEORGE REEVES SUPERMAN

[@asmautollc]

I prefer Christopher Reeve overall but this show is great and there probably wouldn’t be a Christopher Reeve Superman without George Reeves.

[@thecreator1455]

Man, I turned 60 years old in October this year I remember when I was a little boy sucking on a charms blow pop watching this show. Running around with a towel around my neck Pretending to be Superman.

[@fredyells5648]

One of my favorite episodes

[@Flint92]

Will the explosives destroy the string also! LOL Classic effects, have to love them!

[@Richard-b5r9v]

I was a youngster when Superman TV show was on. I loved the Opening with its stirring music and with iconic voice over dialogue which I memorised

[@SOCORROSILVA-in7px]

Thank you very much, Jim Nolt, for uploading this video so that I can see it again. Please have a nice day today. ©® May 23, 2023 @ 11:25 pm ©®

[@unclecreepy4324]

As a seven year old in the 1950s I ate this shit up.

[@jimnolt-TAC]

And for me, at least, as a 77-year-old, I'm still enjoying it.

[@gerrybonshor4150]

Oh my gosh! I thought they were done for sure.

[@hamiltonwalker8760]

This was the case with all our TV shows and cartoons. When you have time look up some of your old favorites. Have fun 🍺

[@TrustNot]

0:48 Using a spring board it was the greatest Superman take-off I ever saw.

[@wildman2012]

The sound effect of Superman landing is one of my most favorite childhood memories!

[@rickelliott3683]

Amazing how relevant and ahead of it's time this episode was. Hardly anyone was thinking about the potential danger of asteroids at that time. Whereas now it is a significant concern to be pondered. The writers of this show were very imagentive.

[@jimnolt-TAC]

Jackson Gillis wrote "Panic In The Sky" and several other excellent Superman scripts. "Panic" was later redone for the Superboy series and for "Lois & Clark." Another of my favorite Gillis scripts is "The Face and the Voice."

[@stevenlitvintchouk3131]

Well, sci-fi had been thinking about it. "When Worlds Collide" was published in 1934.

[@timothykozlowski2945]

George Reeves loved jumping and landing

[@SOCORROSILVA-in7px]

George Reeves played the role of Superman down to perfection while DC Comics had him for the title role. Please post positive comments here. ©® May 23, 2023 @ 11:05 pm ©®

[@rasmokey4]

I like the way he takes off flying and jumps down to land! It looks so real!

[@georgesenda1952]

The music in this clip was the only one left out of the music from Superman CD years ago. It will be 72 next week Saturday and it’s still three owes me to hear the Superman music and George Reeves flying to the rescue there’s no one better except maybe Chris Reeves with a Kirk Allen and Dean Cain.

[@steveneisen8057]

Hi Jim it's Steve in Maryland. Hope you're doing well.Yup they did more special effects in this episode than any other. The only boo boo is when the birds were chirpin in the background. I got a kick out of seeing George in his glasses with the Superman outfit on. Sure would like to hear more singing. By the way my latest addition to my collection is getting a photo from him dressed up a publicity photo from Gone with the Wind and it's signed George Besello.

[@jimnolt-TAC]

Hey, Steve. Nice to hear from you. I hope to be at the convention again this fall, but my plans are not certain yet.

[@davids9520]

What the hell? You left it hanging. Does Superman survive? Oh the humanity!

[@jaelge]

Superman has absolutely no compunction of sacrificing his life for mankind, and would do so without hesitation.

[@gregobrix]

Very few things can make this 59 year old man tear up like watching Superman run and take off.

[@clrobertson13]

Know what you mean. I feel the same way about Superman and also for, “Who was that masked man? Why that was the Lone Ranger!” 😁

[@makeminefreedom]

Panic In The Sky, The Big Freeze, and Superman in Exile are my favorite Superman episodes.

[@triggerfish6619]

I love black and white Superman. 🙏✌️♥️🇺🇸 The music when Superman is flying is awesome and inspiring... patriotic American stud!!

[@RSTI191]

All these years later and Mr White's jowls still hanging down to his knees..

[@larryaldrich4351]

We need a Superman picture that takes place in the '50s with LA serving as Metropolis and resembles the TV show only better.

[@calvinhandley2373]

There was a remake of this episode in the first season of Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman.

[@SeamusMcGillicuddy0]

R.I.P. George Bessolo ! You are missed ❤

[@azurerainbow4637]

Thie Superman TV-Series starring George Reevs should've had an episode in which he creates the Fortress of Solitude, his own private citadel with his own type of weapons and things that he saved from his adventures.

[@majkus]

One of Jackson Gillis's great memorable episodes-so memorable, in fact, that the plot was recycled (without credit) in an episode of 'Superboy' and then again (this time with credit; perhaps because network TV is different from syndication) in 'Lois and Clark'.

[@joseyeastwood]

I wish i could watch the full episode.

[@richardpeterson1398]

Where Danger Lurks, by Ronald Hanmer, is heard at the beginning of this clip. … . . . . … . . . . … . . . . … . . .

[@JESUSSALVA-sim]

Super homem VELHO maneiro será que tem pressão alta.

[@RobertGoldman-o2p]

When Superman came back to Earth and lost his memory, how come he did remember to change back into Clark Kent?

[@jimnolt-TAC]

Some people suggest it was instinct. Amnesiacs do remember some things.

[@dj2bklyn]

The meteor looks good hanging on a string lol

[@DON_QUARLO]

Backwards 'S' in the mirror. Like 'Bizzaro Superman.'

[@thomaswolf723]

I thought about this episode when I heard reports that an asteroid may hit the earth in the next few decades. Unfortunately, there is no Superman around.

[@howie9751]

I wonder when Superman watches the TV?

[@TomTimeTraveler]

I agree that this was the BEST episode of the entire series.

[@kevinmadden1645]

Several fan clubs over the years agree.

[@carlosmascarenhas5121]

Esse caraaa aí, o superman é uns dos gêmeos do começo do filme O Vento Levou, vcs sabiam?

[@jimnolt-TAC]

I don't know how many others know that, but I am surely aware of it.

[@jamesb.9155]

When he used the spring board to leap into the air, he must have had like a mattress to soften his tumble landing? Glad he never hit his head leaping up out of those windows!

[@marinalvocavalcanti-kx5nm]

Esse era o super homem dos anos 60 e Eu ! Meninada via na tv. Preto e branco. Na casa do amigo Aldo e fabio, amae. Dele era Legal. , E agente avia osuoer homem em recife. Na tv jornal. Aglobo só chegou em recife. Em 1972. Ok?

[@jupiterlegrand4817]

It was true for us back then, we believed in truth and justice and the American way. And bottom line, George Reeves IS Superman.

[@canecorsolady1014]

He's my Superman ❤

[@LordZontar]

One of the best episodes of the series, as Superman is nearly destroyed trying to save the Earth and is so affected by the collision with the asteroid he temporarily loses the memory that he is Superman -- with the asteroid spiraling down in a decaying orbit. The script builds up lots of tension as Clark struggles to regain his memory in time to be able to do something and again puts his life at risk since he may not be indestructible against the asteroid. The best Superman stories were always the ones where he was powerful but not all-powerful and had limitations he had to work around.

[@jimnolt-TAC]

Yes, a very good script from Jackson Gillis. Another equally good script from Gillis is "Around The World With Superman."

[@majkus]

@@jimnolt-TAC I have become something of a posthumous Jackson Gillis fan in recent years. You find his name on all sorts of shows, from Perry Mason (where he was script editor for a while) to 'Lost in Space' (one of the few really good episodes, 'The Magic Mirror'), to 'Lassie', to 'Columbo', and his scripts were almost always interesting and imaginative.

[@kevinmadden1645]

With the exception of The Unknown People/ Superman and the Mole Men, this is the most expensive episode of all 104.

[@JA_WILL]

Have seen all 104 episodes at least twice since childhood. This is a favorite episode along with "No Holds Barred", "Crime Wave", "Jungle Devil", and "Test of a Warrior" among others.

[@kevinmadden1645]

​@@JA_WILLJimmy Olsen refers to a guided missile. Was there any such thing in 1953?

[@JA_WILL]

@@kevinmadden1645 Robert Goddard did a Rocket in the 20's, IIRC and there were jet Airplanes at the end of WW2. Sound Barrier broken in 1947. As the professor said they were not up to snuff yet.

[@kevinmadden1645]

@@JA_WILL Thank you for the information.

[@richardstephens8374]

I think the last name makes you a good Superman.

[@13thwho]

This is why, at least for me, George Reeves is the definitive Superman.

[@danielhamilton1130]

Where can I see the end of this episode...I couldnt see the end when I first watched it 50tish years ago cause I had to do my homework

[@Kaynos]

We can see the hooks holding the asteroid....

[@krunk6962]

I shouldn't remember this but I knew he would sit down and slam the side table out of frustration...so where did I put my eyeglasses.

[@Brittanicus-y3v]

1:30 Look at that landing! George must have been on a ten-foot ladder. I would've broken both my ankles doing that!

[@jimnolt-TAC]

George performed many outstanding take-offs and landings. Another of my favorites in the landing category is when he stopped by the see the flagpole sitter in "Topsy Turvy." He had had to hit his mark and had to stop short or he would have fallen off the other side of that platform.

[@carydavidhoffson6014]

The first season was completely different from the other seasons of the show that they were made to change the show after the first season of the show

[@joebloggs8636]

The first TWO seasons..