What happens when Superman sings, Broadway collides with late-night television, and absolutely nobody involved seems to be making the same project?

Laramy Wells and Tim Williams dive into the bizarre 1975 TV special It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman!—a musical adaptation of the Man of Steel that feels equal parts Silver Age comic, stage production, and fever dream.

The guys discuss the forgotten Broadway origins of the special, the strange history of superheroes on stage, the surprisingly stacked supporting cast, and why this thing aired so late at night in the first place.

It’s one of the strangest Superman adaptations ever made—and maybe one of the hardest to explain.