In 1957 Superman star George Reeves made a guest appearance on the I Love Lucy episode, Lucy and Superman. Lucy had promised that Superman would come to Little Ricky's Birthday
party, but when he couldn't come due to a scheduling conflict, Lucy
pretended to be him and got stuck on a ledge. Oh that Lucy.
The episode blurred reality as Reeves appeared in character as Superman
but did not display any super powers, unless you count charm as a super
power. Guess they didn't want anyone thinking that Superman was anything less than a true hero.
Check back next week for another chapter in The Super History of Superman.
You do see a touch of super strength in that bit. Just before big blue goes out on the ledge, he casually slides the piano out of the way one-handed, and they show Ricky looking at it right afterward, reacting to the heavy furniture being moved so easily.
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