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Quick question about George Reeves' Superman. What is canon to his universe?

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What about his cameo as Superman in I Love Lucy (he's actually a dick in that one)? Apparently, he also appeared on Funny Boners as Superman. And the actress who portrayed Lois Lane in Seasons 2-6 of Adventures of Superman is the same Lois Lane actress from the two Kirk Alyn Superman serials. So, are they the same Superman, just with a different actor?
 
I Love Lucy's Superman is actually George Reeves dressed up as Superman. They did it in a way where children watching would see Superman and adults would see George... if I recall correctly.
 
Not seen either of them so I don't know the extent of their differences, but Reeves' mother was Sarah Kent and Alyn's was Martha

Adventures of Superman also had Kellogg's commercials which could be in-universe made by the Daily Planet (since they also star Perry and Jimmy), but there'd have to be a reason why they say "Clark Kent, the star of Superman", and why they act like he has x-ray vision. Maybe their own tv series where he's secretly portraying himself? Which could also mean the actor playing Superman in I Love Lucy is Clark Kent, not George Reeves
 
Pro Bot said:
They did it in a way where children watching would see Superman and adults would see George... if I recall correctly.
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There's a moment he casually pushes a piano out of the way to hop out a window, shocking other characters, but it's not necessarily a superhuman feat. You can read it either way.
 
Rojinn said:
Oh, is The Adventures of Superboy Pilot considered to be the same universe?
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Same problem with Clark's earth parents' names. In Adventures of Superman they are named Ebben and Sarah Kent, while they have their classic names in the Superboy Pilot
 
I don't know where else to put this so I'll do it here, and I'm sure a lot of people have already seen it (if you haven't and don't like brutality then don't watch). Thoughts?
 
Alright, so I thought I list out everything that would be brought into the Adventures of Superman universe if we take I Love Lucy as canon... but stopped after I saw shows connected to other big franchises... Classic Sitcoms...
 
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Rojinn said:
Alright, so I thought I list out everything that would be brought into the Adventures of Superman universe if we take I Love Lucy as canon... but stopped after I saw shows connected to other big franchises... Classic Sitcoms... If anyone wants, I can share the list I have gathered before stopping
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Yeah, uh... stop, before you get to Tommy Westphall.
 
After having watched the I Love Lucy x Adventures of Superman episode, it feels to me that the Superman who appears is actually Superman, not George Reeves. Yes, that would mean that Adventures of Superman also exists as an in-universe show, but that's not hard to believe. The few winks that could be taken as "it's an actor" can be easily explained away, like Superman has to take a flight, or that one character met Superman in Hollywood. The fact that he appears to have superhuman strength confirms it for me. But yeah, including I Love Lucy and everything connected is just impossible (as I actually ended up with another version of Superman in here before stopping). It's a bummer, but yeah, if sitcoms enter the mix, we can't count every single crossover
 
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