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Kasan Butcher, Alex Datcher, Sherman Hemsley, Michael J. Pagan, and Robert Townsend in Up, Up, and Away! (2000)

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Up, Up, and Away!

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This is the second movie directed by Robert Townsend where he also starred as a superhero. The first was The Meteor Man (1993). In both films, he also has a cast member from The Jeffersons playing one of his parents. In Meteor Man, his mother is played by Marla Gibbs. In this film, his father is played by Sherman Hemsley.
Even if the family wanted to give Scott a first mission as a hero, choosing to let him start with a fire rescue is a HUGE leap from zero experience.
It's confirmed that Superman, Spider-Man and Green Hornet exist as heroes in this reality.

Grandpa doesn't like Superman due to his moniker Man of Steel; feeling that being Steel Condor makes him the Bird of Steel.

Grandpa and Grandma had Spider-Man and his wife over for dinner off screen.

Green Hornet attended Scott's birthday as one of the superhero guests.
The reason adults are harder to hypnotize is due to their minds being fully developed; unlike the more malleable children. Which is why the program needed to be refined to work better in adults; any distractions breaks the hold.
Powers can become weaker with old age. Grandpa cannot fly faster than a car and is late to the fight as a result.

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