5) MR. NEUTRON
‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ prided itself on breaking the rules of television, even the established rules of their own show. With Mr. Neutron, they spent most of an episode of what was normally a sketch show focusing on ‘the most powerful and dangerous being in the universe’, a man with the power to destroy entire worlds, but who really just wants to settle down and have a normal British suburban life with his love, Mrs. Scum. Most of his mighty powers go unseen, even though the show takes time to remind us how incredible and expensive the special effects for them would be, making for a very Pythonesque ending…
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Honorable Mention: Max Fielder from the movie Modern Problems, as portrayed by Chevy Chase. From IMDB:
“Air traffic controller Max Fiedler is unhappy with his career and his second marriage. An exposure to toxic waste gives him the power of telekinesis. He comes to a crossroads at a beachhouse he shares with his wife, his ex, and a voodoo priestess.”
I remember that movie. One of my friends was a huge fan back in like sixth grade or something…