Justice League (TV Series)

Eclipsed (2003)

Enrico Colantoni: Glorious Gordon Godfrey

Quotes 

• Glorious Gordon Godfrey : Why, if they put their minds to it, the "Just Us" League could easily destroy the world!

  General McCormick : [possessed by an evil spirit, General McCormick sees]  Captain, how would one find this "Just Us" League?

  Captain : [scoffs]  Put on a gaudy costume and threaten to hurt a lot of people.

  General McCormick : Thank you, Captain. You've been a tremendous help.

• [the Flash makes a surprise appearance on Gordon Godfrey's TV show] 

  Glorious Gordon Godfrey : Ladies and gentlemen, it seems we have an unexpected guest. Not that we should be surprised. I mean, you're a superhero. You don't have to wait for an invitation. You go where you want, when you want. Right?

  The Flash : Yeah, but... we're the good guys!

  Glorious Gordon Godfrey : Of course you are! And I'm sure you can account for the fact that since your so-called 'Justice League' formed, white-collar crime is up three percent!

  The Flash : White-collar? That's not really our...

  Glorious Gordon Godfrey : Or maybe you'd care to explain why, on your watch, 50 percent of marriages now end in divorce... and the other 50 percent in death!

• Glorious Gordon Godfrey : It's time we told these supercilious sideshow swindlers what we think of them. You're no superheroes! You're...

  [his crowd chants "super-zeroes!"] 

  The Flash : [Lantern glares at him]  It's not my fault.

  Green Lantern : Of course not. You just handed that jerk a weapon. You didn't tell him to fire it.

  The Flash : Aw, he's full of hot air. Guys like that back down the second you stand up to 'em. I'll prove it.

  Green Lantern : [he whooshes away]  Hold on.

  The Flash : [appearing on the TV]  Hey, Glorious.

  Green Lantern : Oh, no.

• Glorious Gordon Godfrey : I'd like to ask the Just-Us League how they respond to these accusations. But I can't! Because they don't have the nerve to show up here!

  [booing from his audience] 

  Glorious Gordon Godfrey : America, I ask you, why are they afraid of me? What do they have to hide? We demand the truth!

  Wonder Woman : [watching on a monitor in the Watchtower]  What a rude little man. Someone needs to put him in his place.

  Green Lantern : No. If we respond, we'll just encourage him.

• The Flash : I'm here because all that stuff you said about the League being in this for money isn't right.

  Glorious Gordon Godfrey : So you're saying that, unlike the rest of us who work hard to provide for our loved ones, you do what you do for less selfish reasons?

  The Flash : Exactly. It's like Green Lantern explained to me earlier...

  Green Lantern : [watching on TV]  Don't. Don't say it.

  The Flash : ...we're above all that.

  Glorious Gordon Godfrey : You heard it, folks! Straight from the source. The Just-Us League says "we're better than you!"

  The Flash : Yeah! Wait, no!

• Glorious Gordon Godfrey : [picks up a copy of the book, 'The Innocent Seduced']  Today, I have a report from Dr. Frederick, the respected child psychologist, in which he states, and I quote, 'Some children who admire these over-pumped superheroes do poorly in school, quarrel with their siblings, and refuse to eat their vegetables.'

• Glorious Gordon Godfrey : [turning off a commercial in which the Flash appeared]  See? This is what these self-appointed guardians of humanity are really about. Cashing in on their image, shilling for whoever's got the deepest pockets. It's not enough that they turn our kids into bullies and delinquents with their arrogant "might makes right" policy. Once again, the Glorious One tells it like it is. Am I right, folks, or am I right?

  [his audience chants "darn straight!"] 

  Green Lantern : [turning a TV off]  How dare you open up the League to this kind of criticism?

  The Flash : Hey, I wasn't that bad.

  Green Lantern : Listen, we're a team. How people see you affects all of us.

  The Flash : Then a single guy like you should be thanking me, because I've been finding out the ladies love a celebrity. Are you done with those?

  [he eats Lantern's French fries, then burps] 

  Green Lantern : What do you need that much money for, anyway?

  The Flash : [leading him to a van outside]  Tell me you're not jealous.

  Green Lantern : Tell *me* you're not serious.