Superman: The Animated Series (TV Series)

Blasts from the Past: Part I (1997)

Victor Brandt: Professor Hamilton

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• Mala : [holding Prof. Hamilton up with one hand; to Superman]  And we're the only two people with these powers on the planet?

  [Superman nods his head yes; to Prof. Hamilton] 

  Mala : And you, you're defenseless against us?

  Professor Hamilton : Yes. I'm just a human being. In fact, I bleed more easily than many. Please, put me down now.

• Professor Hamilton : I think you'll find this very interesting.

  Superman : [looking inside the Phantom Zone projector]  The Phantom Zone. Believe it or not, we're looking through to another dimension.

  Professor Hamilton : Incredible!

  Superman : I saw this in Brainiac's orb. On Krypton, this is where they imprison dangerous aliens.

  Professor Hamilton : Amazing. I do wish the image were clearer.

  [twisting dials, he accidentally fires it, freeing a large crab-like alien] 

  Professor Hamilton : Oh, dear.

• Superman : I think I may have made a mistake. The images I saw didn't say anything about her being so power-hungry. The fact is, I wonder if even Brainiac knew the whole truth about Mala.

  Professor Hamilton : Might there be a way she could repair some of the damage she's done?

  Superman : Maybe. I think it's time she spoke to the press. But have the projector ready. If Mala doesn't straighten out, we may have to send her back.

• Superman : [seeing Emil struggle to pry open a compartment in his rocket]  Need a hand, Professor?

  Professor Hamilton : Oh. No, thank you. I think I'd like to beat this one myself. There seems to be a compartment in here that I hadn't noticed before.

  [prying it open, the force throws him backward into Superman's arms] 

  Professor Hamilton : Whoa!

• Mala : Who are you? Start talking!

  Superman : I'm Kal-El, the one you spoke to. You're on a planet called Earth.

  Mala : Why? Why aren't we on Krypton?

  Superman : I'm sorry, Krypton was destroyed a long time ago. You and I are its only survivors.

  Mala : No!

  Superman : This is a lot to absorb. I should take her somewhere safe until she gets her bearings.

  Professor Hamilton : There's no one currently at the S.T.A.R. Labs retreat, if you'd like to use it.

  Superman : Thanks, Professor.

  [picking Mala up in his arms] 

  Superman : Now hang on.

  Mala : [he takes off into the sky]  People on Earth can fly?

  Superman : Actually, just me. And you, too, once your body absorbs enough yellow sunlight.

  Mala : Tell me more.

• Superman : [trying to return an alien to the Phantom Zone]  Whatever you turned last time, turn it the other way.

  [Hamilton manages to turn it on, and the alien vanishes] 

  Superman : You okay?

  Professor Hamilton : Yes. Just making a mental note to label that knob.