Superman's Other Pals
95 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsHe's been a gorilla. a werewolf, Elastic Lad, and the Red Headed Beatle of 1,000 B.C.; he's Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen. Join Gary Rolin and his teenage daughter, Ella Plum Rolin, as they explore the amazing, the absurd and the literally unbelievable adventures of The Daily Planet's favorite cub reporter.
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Episodes
Issue #91 - The Dragon Delinquent
July 20, 2020 23:25 - 48 minutes - 46.7 MBIssue #91 - Gary and Ella Plum ride with the "The Dragon Delinquent" and "Jimmy Olsen Magic Manacles" - Plus: Perry White, Senator? Bring back the fink and MORE!!
Issue #90 - The Brainwashing of Big Jimmy
May 30, 2020 17:22 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBIssue #90 - Ella Plum and Gary talking about "The Brainwashing of Big Jimmy" and "Mr. Mxyzptlk's Partner in Crime" - Plus goodbye Flying Newsroom! Faux pranksters! and MORE!
Issue #89 - Part 2 - Olsen's Super Survival Kit
May 05, 2020 00:15 - 38 minutes - 34.1 MBIssue #89 - Gary and Ella Plum get caught up in the intrigue or "Olsen's Super-Survival Kit." Plus! - Bow and arrow superheroes are terrible, never trust a boutonniere, and MORE!!
Issue #89 - Part 1 - The Infamous Four
April 24, 2020 18:12 - 32 minutes - 31.2 MBIssue #89 - Part 1 - Gary and Ella Plum catch "The Infamous Four" - Plus Hannah Barbera a woman? Physics of parachutes! and MORE!!
Issue #88 - The Swinging Superman
April 17, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBIssue #88 - Gary and Ella Plum get down with "The Swinging Superman," "The Riddle of the Olsen Statue" and "Jimmy Olsen, World's Heavyweight Champ" - Plus Frogman, Bathyscapes and MORE!
Issue #87 - The Arena of Doom
April 10, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 42.6 MBIssue #87 - Gary and Ella Plum enter "The Arena of Doom," "Bizarro Jimmy, Rock 'N' Roll Star" and "Oracle Olsen's Future Scoops!" - PLUS! Hullabashin? Head Trauma does not give you superpowers and MORE!
Bonus Episode! 86a - "Jimmy's D-Day Adventure"
March 04, 2020 21:05 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBBonus Episode! 86a - Gary and Ella Plum take a closer look at "Jimmy's D-Day Adventure" - Plus! Mnemonics vs. Memes, Super Llamas, High School German and MORE!!
Episode #86 - The Team of Olsen & Braniac
January 20, 2020 18:43 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBEpisode #86 - Ella Plum and special guests Oscar Walsh and Mena take a look at "Jimmy Olsen, Ape Man," "Jimmy's D-Day Adventure" and "The Team of Olsen and Braniac" - Plus! Binky shows how to make friends! Jimmy and the double "Ls" and MORE!!
Episode 86 - The Team of Olsen & Braniac
January 20, 2020 18:43 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBEpisode #86 - Ella Plum and special guests Oscar Walsh and Mena take a look at "Jimmy Olsen, Ape Man," "Jimmy's D-Day Adventure" and "The Team of Olsen and Braniac" - Plus! Binky shows how to make friends! Jimmy and the double "Ls" and MORE!!
Issue #85 - King Olsen's Private Island
December 30, 2019 06:30 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBGary and Ella Plum explore, "Love Me, Love My Beast," "The Adventures of Chameleon-Head Olsen" and "King Olsen's Provate Island" - Plus hot rod models! The return of Silky Todd and MORE!!
Issue #84 - Jimmy Olsen's Monster Movie
November 21, 2019 06:30 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBEpisode #84 - Ella Plum and Gary watch "Jimmy Olsen's Monster Movie," "Jimmy Olsen's Day of Disgrace" and "Jimmy Olsen's Female Fan" - Plus! Next level Boba! The writers get science so wrong! and MORE!!
Issue #83 - Jimmy Olsen's Captive Double
November 09, 2019 06:30 - 53 minutes - 46.1 MBIssue #83 - Ella Plum and Gary look into "The Nostradamus of Metropolis," "The Great Miss Universe Contest" and "Jimmy Olsen's Captive Double" - Plus Jimmy is in the closet, Big Daddy Roth and MORE!!
Issue #82 - The Unbeatable Jimmy Olsen
October 04, 2019 05:30 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBGary and Ella Plum take a look at "Jimmy Olsen's Magic Gloves," "The Wedding of Magi and Sandra" and "The Unbeatable Jimmy Olsen." Plus - JFK PSA, slot cars and MORE!!
Issue #81 - The Demon's from Pandora's Box
September 26, 2019 05:30 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBGary and Ella Plum deep dive into "The Ransom of Superman," "The Demons from Pandora's Box" and "Jimmy's Indian Super-Pal" - Plus! The Far Side returns, How much static electricity is too much and MORE!!
Issue #80 - The Bizarro Jimmy Olsen! with Special Guest Will Hines!
September 19, 2019 21:14 - 1 hour - 109 MBSpecial Guest, Will Hines, Ella Plum and Gary look into "Jimmy Olsen, the Bizarro Boy," "Exiled on the Bizarro World" and "Jimmy Olsen's Double Trouble" - Plus Bizarro logic, Is Bizarro the greatest sketch comedian of all time? and MORE!!
Issue #79 - The Red-Headed Bealte of 1000 B.C.
September 06, 2019 05:30 - 56 minutes - 59.1 MBGary and Ella Plum check out, "Jimmy's Forgotten Girlfriend," "The Menace of Insect Land" and "The Red-Headed Beatle of 1000 B.C.!" - Plus Ringo is the best Beatle? Biblical superheroes and MORE!!
Issue #78 - The Revenge of Jimmy Olsen with Guest Zeu Capua
August 23, 2019 05:30 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBGary, Ella Plum and special guest Zeu Capua look at "The Revenge of Jimmy Olsen," "The Baby that Saved Metropolis" and "The Return of Jimmy's Love" - Plus African-Altanteans, Jimmy's costume collection, and MORE!!
Issue #77 - The Colossus of Metropolis
August 16, 2019 05:30 - 59 minutes - 52.1 MBAfter a bit of a break, Ella Plum and Gary return to cover "The Colossus of Metropolis," "The Kid Who Couldn't Lose" and "Jimmy Olsen, Super-Theif - Plus! We know what we did over the summer, DC editor weighs in on capital punishment and MORE!
Issue #76 - Elastic Lad Jimmy and His Legion Romances
June 21, 2019 05:30 - 49 minutes - 43.1 MBElla Plum and Gary learn of "Elastic Lad Jimmy and His Legion Romances," "The Death March (featuring Perry White) and "The Goose with the Golden Eggs" - Plus! bummer endings, battle cried based on grain, and MORE!!
Issue #75 - When Supergirl Replaced Jimmy Olsen
June 13, 2019 05:30 - 58 minutes - 17.1 MBIssue #75 - Gary and Ella Plum look into "The Mystery of Convict 313," "The Voyage of the Mary Celeste II" and "When Supergirl Replaced Jimmy Olsen" - Plus! Scew you, Occam, less-than-optimal sound quality and MORE!!
Issue #73 - The Kid with the Golden Touch
May 30, 2019 21:18 - 45 minutes - 46.6 MBIssue #73 - Gary and Ella Plum look into "The Kid with the Golden Touch," "The Five Fantastic Feats of Jimmy Olsen" and "Jimmy's Interdimesional Romance" - Plus! - Don't tug on Superman's cape, space women and red heads, and MORE!!
Issue #74 - The Pranks of Jimmy the Imp
May 09, 2019 05:30 - 53 minutes - 52.7 MBIssue #74 - Ella Plum and Gary see about "The Pranks of Jimmy the Imp," "Jimmy Olsen and the Forty Theives" and "Jimmy Olsen's Secret Love" - Plus, Mr. Tawny, mixed up order, and MORE!!
Issue #72 - The World of Doomed Olsens
April 25, 2019 05:30 - 39 minutes - 29.9 MBIssue #72 - Gary and Ella Plum delve into "The World of Doomed Olsens," "The Super-Test of Jimmy Olsen" and "The Secret of Monster Island" - Plus: 31st-century cameos, not that Collector and MORE!
Issue #70 - The Plot Against Jimmy Olsen
April 18, 2019 05:30 - 38 minutes - 39.4 MBElla Plum and Gary look for "The Plot Against Jimmy Olsen," "Jimmy Olsen Meets Cleopatra" and "The Nine Lives of Jimmy Olsen" - Plus: Ella Plum historical rant and a proper introduction, who watches "Five Weeks in a Baloon" and MORE!
Issue #71 - The Plot Against Jimmy Olsen
April 18, 2019 05:30 - 38 minutes - 39.4 MBElla Plum and Gary look for "The Plot Against Jimmy Olsen," "Jimmy Olsen Meets Cleopatra" and "The Nine Lives of Jimmy Olsen" - Plus: Ella Plum historical rant and a proper introduction, who watches "Five Weeks in a Baloon" and MORE!
Issue #70 - The Secret of Silver Kryptonite
April 04, 2019 05:30 - 46 minutes - 43.6 MBElla Plum and Gary take a look into "Jimmy Olsen's Boo Boos," "The Human Robot" and "The Secret of Silver Kryptonite" - Plus: Swamp Thing annual, history of the annual and MORE!!
Issue #69 - The Dynamic Duo of Kandor
March 21, 2019 05:30 - 44 minutes - 43.3 MBGary and Ella Plum take on "The Dynamic Duo of Kandor - Parts 1&2" and "Jimmy Olsen's Viking Sweetheart" - Plus! What would teens do with a girl robot, not that Nightwing and MORE!!
Issue #68 - The Helmet of Hate
March 07, 2019 06:30 - 53 minutes - 45.3 MBGary and Ella Plum try on "The Human Metal-Eater," "The Richest Boy in Metropolis" and "The Helmet of Hate" - Plus when is a door not a door, Rick Jones and MORE!!
Issue #67 - The Dummy that Haunted Jimmy Olsen
February 14, 2019 20:22 - 52 minutes - 43.3 MBGary and Ella Plum take a look at "The Dummy that Haunted Jimmy Olsen," "Leslie Lowe, Girl Reporter" "Super Lucy Lane" - Plus! Lots of scary dummies, The Sears Wish Book and MORE!!
Issue #66 - The Cabinet from Krypton
February 07, 2019 06:30 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBElla Plum and Gary look at "The Burglar Kit from the Future," "Jimmy Olsen's Last Stand" and "The Cabinet from Krypton" - Plus! Gary gets so much about Colonel Custer, Sitting Bull and The Battle of Little Bighorn just wrong, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer joins the JLA and MORE!!
Issue #65 - The Human Porcupine
January 17, 2019 06:30 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBElla Plum and Gary look at "The Alien Jimmy Olsen Fan Club," "The Human Porcupine" and "The Mysterious Lord of Devil's Island" - Plus: Gary apologizes to Grit and thanks Facebook groups and MORE!!
Issue #64 - Jimmy Olsen's Super Romance
January 10, 2019 06:30 - 48 minutes - 45.7 MBIssue #64 - Gary and Ella Plum look into "Jimmy Olsen, Hollywood Star," "Jimmy Olsen's Fiery Friends" and "Jimmy Olsen's Super Romance" - Plus: Sell GRIT for fun and profit, Who's Margie and MORE!!
Issue #63 - The League of Fantastic Supermen
January 03, 2019 06:30 - 49 minutes - 34.8 MBGary and Ella Plum ring in "The League of Fantastic Supermen, "Jimmy Olsen Editor-in-Chief" and "The Tom Thumb Jimmy Olsen" Plus - Calling from a burning building, how Washington crossed the Delaware and MORE!!
Issue #62 - Superman's Phantom Pal
December 21, 2018 07:23 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBGary and Ella Plum blow through "Superman's Phantom Pal," "Jimmy's Duel with Goliath" and "Jimmy's Robot Slave" - Plus, not much else.
Issue #61 - Jimmy Olsen's Wildest Adventure
December 13, 2018 06:30 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBGary and Ella Plum talk about "Jimmy Olsen, Coward," "Jimmy Olsen, Roughneck" and "Jimmy Olsen's Wildest Adventure" - Plus a new life for shrinky superheroes, domestic violence is no joke and MORE!
Issue #60 - The Fantastic Army of General Olsen
November 29, 2018 06:30 - 46 minutes - 43.8 MBNew Episode! Gary and Ella Plum look into "Super-Mite!," "The Girl Who Was Lucy Lane's Double" and "The Fantastic Army of General Olsen" - Plus, insurace rates in Metropolis, Revelutionary War tirades and MORE!!
Issue #59 - Jimmy Olsen, Freak!
November 22, 2018 06:30 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBElla Plum and Gary are thankful for "Stranded in Evolution Valley," "Jimmy Olsen in Scotland Yard" and "Jimmy Olsen, Freak!" - Plus the return of Titano, Lucy gets hers and MORE!! -
Issue #58 - The Boy Witch Doctor
November 08, 2018 06:30 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBGary, Ella Plum and "Jimmy the Soda Jerk," "Jimmy Olsen's Super Birthday" and "The Boy Witch Doctor" - Plus multiple annuals in a year, a guest cameo appearance, and MORE!!
Issue #57 - Jimmy Olsen Marries Supergirl
November 01, 2018 05:30 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBElla Plum and Gary look under the hood of "Jimmy Olsen Marries Supergirl (Part 1&2)" and "The Doomed Reporter" - Plus! Muscleman throwdown, Neal Adam lends a hand and MORE!!
Issue #56 - The Son of Jimmy Olsen
October 25, 2018 05:00 - 50 minutes - 45.7 MBGary and Ella Plum get down with "The Son of Jimmy Olsen," "The Jinx of Metropolis" and "Jimmy Olsen's Sweethearts" Plus: Lex Luthor on TV, The Fudge Judge and MORE!
Issue #55 - Jimmy Olsen's Secret Power
October 18, 2018 14:29 - 50 minutes - 44.7 MBGary and Ella Plum look into "The Monster that Loved Aqua-Jimmy," "Jimmy the Red, Thor's Best Pal" and "Jimmy Olsen's Secret Power" plus - Our first correction parchment, Annuals galore, and MORE!!
Issue #54 - Jimmy Olsen, King of the Giant Ants
October 04, 2018 05:30 - 56 minutes - 45.9 MBElla Plum and Gary get down to "Elastic Lad's Wrestling Match," "King of the Ants" and "Baby Jimmy Olsen" Plus! Bizzaro Mister Mxyzptlk, Tiffany 's baby stuff and MORE!!
Issue #53 - "The Giant Turtle Man"
September 26, 2018 04:20 - 47 minutes - 48.1 MBGary and Ella Plum swim with "The Boy in the Bottle," "The Giant Turtle Man" and "The Black Magician" Plus! - Frontier Cabin scam, Tales from Bizarro World, and MORE!
Issue #52 - Jimmy Olsen, Wolf-Man
September 19, 2018 05:30 - 56 minutes - 54.4 MBGary and Ella Plum take on "The Spectre of the Haunted House," "The Perils of Jimmy Olsen" and "Jimmy Olsen, Wolf-Man" - Plus: Mister Mxyzptlk is a terrible boyfriend, Germanium Diodes and MORE!!
Issue #51 - The Girl with the Green Hair
September 14, 2018 05:30 - 50 minutes - 50.1 MBGary and Ella Plum look up "Jimmy Olsen's 1000th Scoop," "The Girl with the Green Hair" and "The Dream Detective" Plus - nature is better than shopping malls, Hawkman talks to birds and MORE!
Issue #50 - The Super-Life of Jimmy Olsen
September 05, 2018 05:30 - 52 minutes - 45.6 MBNew episode! - Gary and Ella Plum check out "The Lord of Olsen Castle," "The Weirdest Asteroid in Space" and "The Super-Life of Jimmy Olsen" - Plus: The golden age of quicksand, the Saturday Evening Post sucks and MORE!!
Issue #49 - The Fat Boy of Metropolis
August 29, 2018 08:03 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBIssue #49 - Gary and Ella Plum explore "Jimmy's Gorilla Identity1," "The Fat Boy of Metropolis" and "Alias, Chip O'Doole" - Plus, draw Skippy for the Internet, English horses and MORE!!
Issue #48 - The Mystery of the Tiny Supermen
August 22, 2018 05:30 - 56 minutes - 53 MBNew episode - Gary and Ella Plum take on "The Story of Camp Superman," "The Disguises of Danger" and "The Mystery of the Tiny Supermen" - Plus looking that up in my Funk and Wagnalls, don't be a jerk when shopping with your mom and MORE!!
Issue #47 - The Monsters from Earth
August 15, 2018 05:30 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBNew Episode! - Gary and Ella Plum break down "The King of Crime," "Jimmy Olsen Grows Up" and "The Monsters from Earth" - Plus! Special Guest Brother Mike Czaplinski, Otto Binder's secret and MORE!
Issue #46 - The Orphan Jimmy Olsen
August 01, 2018 03:26 - 52 minutes - 49.3 MBElla Plum and Gary take on "Orphan Jimmy Olsen," "The Irresistible Jimmy Olsen" and "Elastic Lad's Greatest Hits" plus - Buzzy has a lesson for us all, Spry Wood Rats and MORE!