Superman's super sneeze scores a super strike

Okay, here's how the scene went. Ricky, a child from Smallville, is bowling with several other kids, and he's the runt of the litter. Most of his balls either go in the gutter or only knock down a few pins after running out of steam. Then Brad, the cocky show-off, comes out of the bar, noticing Ricky is having trouble. He brags about being an athlete good at any sport and being the champion and all that jazz, and offers to show Ricky how it's done. He even claims to be the all-country bowling champion. (Or is it supposed to be all-county and that part of the script is a typo?) Ricky struggles to get his ball off the rack, and bowls another wobbly ball, which only knocks down a few pins. Then Brad offers to give him some pointers and show him how it's done. But Superman (as Clark Kent here) insists that a bowling lesson in front of everyone will be embarrassing, and that he should learn on his own. After arguing about it for a little bit, Clark gets an idea. he insists that Ricky should do it on his own, and says, "Give it your best shot, Ricky." (Oh yeah, and I just looked at the synopsis and it says all-county instead of all-country. So it is all-county indeed.) So anyway, Ricky, struggling with the heavy ball, steps up to the approach. In the meantime, Clark knocks over something. The synopsis says it's an ashtray, and the script says it's a chalk container. Either way, he goes to pick it up and gets dust all over him, and Brad calls him Clark Klutz. Then Ricky bowls, and Clark sneezes.

Now let's review, what are Superman's powers again? Well he can fly, duh! But what else? Let's see, there's his superhuman strength, X-ray vision, heat vision, super hearing, and super breath. Aha! Super breath! Okay, I think you've figured out what happens next by now, but I'll tell you anyway.

So here's the unforgettable part I mentioned above. Clark's sneeze is timed perfectly, a split-second after Ricky's release. That little bit of Superman's super breath is enough to send the ball blazing down the lane at an incredible speed, hitting the pins with such impact that they are literally blasted to pieces. I laughed my socks off when I saw that. But I think Superman probably underestimated his own strength, and didn't intend for it to go that fast, but just enough for Ricky to "bowl a strike". Ricky is shocked at first, but then his shock quickly turns to delight. Brad's jaw drops. He just can't believe what he just saw.

That's another reason to love Superman. He's always helping out the little guy, even in a tiny six-lane bowling alley in a tiny town that lives up to its name. Plus he kept his secret identity safe. No one seemed to suspect that he was Superman.

The script I found was from SciFiScripts.com, and can be accessed here. The synopsis I found was from The Superman Homepage, and can be accessed here. Both cover the entire movie, so after waiting for it to load for a while, just do a search on the page (should be under "Edit - Find" on most browsers) for "bowling" and you'll find it in no time.

Also, I saw a story on ABC news, saying that in the new Superman movie, Superman will still fight for truth and justice, but not for the American way, since they want the movie to succeed in foreign markets. I don't know what to think about that. That stinks because it breaks with tradition. All the Superman comics, TV shows, and movies portrayed Superman fighting for the American way. But then again, Superman is probably better portrayed as a hero to every nation, not just America. Just thought I'd share that.

Also, just when I finished writing about Superman's strike-scoring super sneeze, I saw something on Animal Planet, where this woman was being sneezed on by iguanas and talks about getting iguana snot all over her. I wonder if that was a coincidence or what? I hope Superman didn't spray snot when he sneezed at that ball.

Well, that covers it. I really wished I could have found photos or a video clip of that bowling alley scene. Oh well. If anyone knows where to find one, please post a comment and say so. But for now, I'm signing off.