# Things that bugged me about the Superman TV series

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 19, 2011, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bugged-me-about-the-superman-tv-series/571899 "2011-02-19T10:05:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bugged-me-about-the-superman-tv-series/571899/81 "2013-04-26T19:41:55Z")

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MODERATOR COMMENT: Prior to post #46, this thread dates from 2011. I’ve added a note to the first post. We’re OK with resurrecting old threads, I just don’t want anyone upset at not getting a response from someone who posted two years ago.

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Now, commenting as a poster:

> [@kunilou](#):
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> [Look carefully](http://dvdmedia.ign.com/dvd/image/article/665/665995/the-adventures-of-superman-the-complete-first-season-20051110042205134-000.jpg). That’s not a window behind that corrugated thingy, that’s a freakin’ _balcony_, which the Man of Steel sometimes used for entrances and exits. How many captains of industry these days have a balcony?

Yes, clearly a balcony, and I always assumed the “corrugated thingy” was some sort of blinds, closed to keep out the direct sun.

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bugged-me-about-the-superman-tv-series/571899/82 "2013-04-26T19:55:23Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> They should be able to lean to the side and grab the rim of the well.

Yeah…even if the well is so large, their arms are fully extended through the whole climb, they’d just need to brace their butts and feet, lean forward, and get their arms  
over the edge.

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**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bugged-me-about-the-superman-tv-series/571899/83 "2013-04-29T19:11:49Z")

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> [@terentii](#):
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> She was a thousand times hotter! 😛

For me, Noelle Neill was conventionally “prettier”, but Phyllis Coates was much “hotter” – if that makes any sense…

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