Superman: The Animated Series (TV Series)

Blasts from the Past: Part II (1997)

Victor Brandt: Professor Hamilton

Quotes 

• Professor Hamilton : If anyone deserves to have his own fortress of solitude, it's you.

  Superman : "Fortress of solitude"?

• Lois Lane : And the fate of the world hangs on questions I can answer?

  Professor Hamilton : Yes, Ms. Lane. Tell me about Superman. Was he wearing the anti-kryptonite suit when they sent him into the Zone?

  Lois Lane : Yeah, but...

  Professor Hamilton : Was the suit damaged at all?

  Lois Lane : It looked a little wrinkled. What does it matter?

  Professor Hamilton : We treated the suit with a traceable radioactive coating. We realized we couldn't lock on to the homing signal to the Phantom Zone, but we could retrieve our own signal once it was sent in.

  Lois Lane : You can get Superman out of there?

  Professor Hamilton : If I can find his signal... wait! There he is! Superman, can you hear me?

  Superman : Professor?

  Professor Hamilton : Hang on. We're going to try to pull you back.

• Professor Hamilton : [seeing the animals in the Fortress of Solitude]  Astounding. I could spend a career studying any one of them.

  Superman : I'm sure you could, but right now we should hurry.

  Professor Hamilton : Oh. Yes, of course.

• Superman : How's it coming, Professor?

  Professor Hamilton : You're just in time. We're ready to proceed.

  [as he turns on the Phantom Zone projector and fires it at a potted plant, it doesn't work] 

  Professor Hamilton : Ah, so close.

  Superman : What's wrong?

  Professor Hamilton : We're missing a crystal that vibrates at the Phantom Zone's frequency. It's the homing signal to the Zone. Without it, we can't send anything in or get anything out, but the crystal simply doesn't exist on Earth.

  Superman : Keep trying. Jax-Ur's getting stronger, and they've got the projector. Somehow, we've got to even the odds.