Superboy (TV Series)

Meet Mr. Mxyzptlk (1989)

John Newton: Superboy, Clark Kent

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Quotes 

• Superboy : It looks very old.

  Professor Royer : Oh, it's extremely old, Superboy. Yes, yes. But we seem to have the proverbial immovable object here.

  Superboy : And you need an irresistible force.

  Professor Royer : Precisely.

• Mr. Mxyzptlk : Supey, baby, I'm so glad you could make it. Oh, I gotta apologize for the surroundings. You know, it ain't much, but we like to call it home.

  Superboy : Looks like a rooftop to me.

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : You hurt me, Supey. You wound me, you know that? But the ventilation's sensational, huh?

• Superboy : Who are you?

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : Oh, naughty, naughty, Supester. You're not paying attention. My name is Myxzptlk. M-X-Y-Z-P-T-L-K. But don't try and say that fast, or you get your tongue wrapped around your eyeteeth.

  Superboy : And I won't be able to see what I'm saying.

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : Don't ever do that!

  [disappearing and re-appearing] 

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : Don't you ever, *ever*, steal my line again.

• Superboy : What do you want from me?

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : Where I come from, we all get a lot of yuks out of you human beings. You know, messing up all the time.

  Superboy : [sarcastic]  I'm glad we entertain you. Really.

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : But I'll tell you what's really entertaining is, you know, when you're two people like that? When you're Clark and Superboy?

  [laughing in amusement] 

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : Now, listen, Superboy, your secret's safe with me. I wouldn't tell anybody. And, you know, if the whole world knows about it, it's all spoiled. But here's the deal: you know, in the Fifth Dimension, we got our eye on you, you know? And you got what we want. And we always get what we want.

  Superboy : Whoa, whoa. Whoa, back up, back up. There's a fifth dimension?

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : [disappearing and re-appearing]  You're a good-looking kid. Got a lot of style. You know, but in the smarts department, you ain't exactly world-class. You dummy! The Fifth Dimension is another universe! It's a parallel universe. But it's nothin' like this.

  Superboy : What does that have to do with me?

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : It's the powers. It's the super-duper powers. You know, anybody can do magic in the Fifth Dimension, but that's all they can do is magic, you know? So, we've been watching you. You know, we'll get you over there. You know, we'll look you over. You know, then maybe you could show us and then we could all become super, too.

  Superboy : I'm not going anywhere. I'm not interested, not even a little.

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : Please, Supey! Maybe I can change your mind. Turn on those, uh, super-duper powers. And you see that lady down there? Over there? And the building next to it?

  [he sees Mxy knock a box of flowers off a sill and flies down to stop it] 

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : Yay, Supe!

• Mr. Mxyzptlk : Ask yourself this, Supester. Can I be everywhere at once? What if stuff like this was happening all over town?

  Superboy : Is that a threat?

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : That's a prediction. Where I come from, we settle things with wagers. Uh... are you a betting man?

  Superboy : Will you get to the point, please?

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : You know that Lana chick? She's not too hard on the eyes. For a human, that is. So the bet is I can make her fall in love with me within 24 hours. I lose, I cut out.

  Superboy : And if you win, what happens?

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : Oh, yeah, if I win, you know the answer to that one. I win, we go back to the Fifth Dimension, and we, you know, make it a happenin' place.

  Superboy : There's also a third possibility here. That I stop you right now.

• Lana Lang : I don't know. I suppose I went a little too far by calling the guy a toad.

  Clark Kent : Well, for all we know, where he comes from, calling him a toad's a compliment.

  Lana Lang : I'll admit the guy's a little unusual.

  Clark Kent : A little unusual?

  Lana Lang : Okay, so he's the weirdest thing to ever hit Shuster. But I don't see what, uh, Superboy and Dr. Royer are so concerned about. And even if they're right, and Mr. Mxyzptlk turns out to be from out of this world, he doesn't seem all that dangerous.

• Superboy : That's not Clark.

  Lana Lang : What?

  Superboy : It's not the Clark you know.

  Lana Lang : Well, you can say that again. He's been full of surprises all day.

  Superboy : Just come with me. I need to explain some things to you. I'll take you somewhere safe.

• Clark Kent : You know, Lana, you haven't said much about my double. What was the other Clark like, anyway?

  Lana Lang : Oh, the less said, the better. Believe me, one Clark in a girl's life is more than enough.

  Clark Kent : [a little insulted]  What does that mean?

• Mr. Mxyzptlk : Superboy, I'm so glad you could come to see me. It saves me having to come see you.

  [he disappears, then re-appears] 

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : [singing]  I've come from afar/To make you a star.

  [he disappears again] 

  T.J. White : Okay... that does it. No more chili dogs before bedtime.

  Mr. Mxyzptlk : [re-appearing again]  Look, I know these losers are your people, and I love you for your loyalty to them. Really. But we got things to discuss. So what say you we make a meet on top of the biology building in say, oh, mm, 28 seconds?

  [he disappears yet again] 

  T.J. White : We are dreaming, aren't we?

  Lana Lang : Uh... it's too silly to be a dream.

  Superboy : It was no dream.

• T.J. White : [in funny-looking costumes]  Get a load of us!

  Professor Royer : Absolutely amazing! Instantaneous matter transference!

  Superboy : Seems our little friend is, uh, short on patience.

  Lana Lang : Well, what do we do now?

  Superboy : I'd take the side streets if I were you.