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Superman

posted 18 years ago by teacherlady19
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Can anyone think of an episode in season 5 or 6 where Howard Borden dons a Superman costume?????

Bill Daily made the comment on the radio, this past Thursday, that he once wore George Reeves' Superman costume on an episode of Jeannie. I've polled all my trivia experts, and we all agree: there was no episode of I Dream of Jeannie where Roger Healey donned a Superman costume. We figure one of 4 possibilities: He's remembering wrong (and at 79, he has that right!), he was referring to a Clark Kent suit rather than the Superman spandex costume, he was right and that scene hit the cutting room floor during the editing of IDOJ, or it was during TBNS where he wore the costume.

I can picture him wearing it, and I know it wasn't on IDOJ. Anyone here?

Donna

[–] okibeav 18 years ago

There was an episode of TBNS where Emily got Bob the wrong costume for a party. I don't recall what she was supposed to get him, but he ended up as Zorro. Later in the episode, he had to help Mr. Peterson from a window ledge. After successfully returning him to the building, Bob/Zorro put a big Z on a window pane. Maybe Howard was Superman in that episode, but I am just speculating.

[–] teacherlady19 18 years ago

I have that episode on VHS tape - I don't think so, but thanks so much. We think we solved the puzzle - there WAS a Jeannie episode where Larry and Bill wore a "strong man suit"...it might have been what Superman wore, without the big "S" on the front.

Donna