- 5/24/2025
Fumble into the bizarre world of NFL SuperPro, Marvel’s forgotten 90s superhero! Ex-footballer Phil Grayfield, doused in chemicals and donning an indestructible NFL suit, fought crime in a 12-issue flop (1991–1992). Created with the NFL, this comic, penned by Fabian Nicieza for free tickets, featured Spider-Man and Captain America crossovers, plus villains like Instant Replay and The Almighty Dollar. Is this the worst Marvel hero ever? Dive into the cheesy chaos and share your thoughts below! #NFLSuperPro #MarvelComics #ForgottenHeroes #90sNostalgia #BadComics #FabianNicieza #SpiderMan #CaptainAmerica #InstantReplay #AlmightyDollar #FootballHero #MarvelFlop #RetroComics #CultComics #ComicBookHistory #PopCulture #Throwback #90s #Viral #Humor #Nostalgic #RetroVibes #MarvelUniverse #SoBadItsGood #ComicFails #SuperheroFlops
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00:00In a world where the it-thing is always changing, sometimes you need a tour guide or two to help you find your way to Pop Culture's Paradise.
00:07If you find yourself reminiscing or in need of a good recommendation, these two have you covered.
00:12And now, here's your hosts, Joey and Jeff!
00:21Welcome back to Pop Culture Paradise. My name is Joe.
00:24And I'm Jeff.
00:25And today, we are gonna save the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel's Avengers the video game, and we're doing it the only way I know how.
00:35By cramming more unnecessary stuff into the game, like a brand new character.
00:40I think the Avengers are doing just fine. I don't know that they need... they need a new Avenger.
00:46No, if you saw this guy, you would realize that Marvel has done you a major disservice by sticking this guy in the past, putting him in obscurity.
00:55This guy could totally have his own Disney Plus show.
00:59Well, we're gonna find out. It's gonna take some convincing. I'm just gonna put that out there into the universe right now.
01:05Both of us are kind of experts on the Marvel Avengers game, and as everybody knows, it is not doing very well.
01:13Dude, to say the least, like, just the amount of glitching in this game.
01:19And it was so, so enjoyable at first, but just the amount of glitching and just the error.
01:24And we would spend more time trying to connect to each other to be able to play than we would to be able to play the actual game.
01:32It's really tough to say like, oh, the haters are wrong. This is actually a quality game.
01:36When by the time you finish that sentence, the game crashes.
01:39Yep.
01:40And then you're sitting there and you're like, hey, you want to join this game?
01:43Well, I did say I joined. Well, have you loaded up? Actually, I'm stuck on a black screen.
01:48And then all of a sudden Thor's arm is outside of an elevator.
01:53Iron Man is like three of them on screen.
01:56So you're like, all right, it's a good game. I like the story.
01:59That's how I got you into the Tomb Raider series because Crystal Dynamic, but.
02:04Right? I mean, they got it so right with those games.
02:08I was like, I was just sitting here the other day.
02:11I'm like, I miss playing the Tomb Raider games because they were just so much fun, especially the first one.
02:16And I think that's what the actual Avengers game did get right.
02:19The solo story is fun. And I actually eat my words, too,
02:23because I was thinking like, do I want to play as Kamala there?
02:29She's I don't know her of the Avengers.
02:31And I use these video games to get my knowledge into comic books into the deeper lore.
02:37You know, it works for me. So this guy,
02:41I think that I'm talking about would have made the game so much better.
02:46And I'm going to be the judge of that today. Let's let's get after it.
02:49So the man I'm talking about is NFL Super Pro.
02:56That's that's just him. His name is Super Pro. So the man's name is NFL Super Pro.
03:02He went from a football player to a crime fighter,
03:05and he's America's newest superhero as of 1991.
03:11So this showed up in an actual comic or was it like a cartoon show?
03:14This I discovered was a comic book that was put out in 1991 had like 11 or 13 issues.
03:23It ran really short period of time. The guy who created it,
03:28you know why he created it? I have no idea.
03:30Why do you think anyone makes a comic book? To make money.
03:37Yes, but this guy didn't just want money.
03:40Why would he make an NFL comic book?
03:42Man, unless it's like a super obvious answer.
03:46I'm not sure. The dude wanted free NFL tickets.
03:48Oh, come on. The only reason he took the job is what I read.
03:52He's like, you know what? I don't want to buy tickets.
03:54This is what I can offer you in return for tickets.
03:57I'm going to make you a comic book. I know like what do you have?
04:02Dan Marino bot? No, no. Super Pro. Super Pro.
04:07Yeah. Yeah. Super Pro.
04:09He was an all-American football player turned into the all-American superhero.
04:15It's almost like if Captain America played football,
04:17which I'm sure he did at some point. And Captain America would show up in this comic book
04:22because this guy had to get all the people to vouch for him.
04:26So that you as a kid thought Super Pro.
04:29I mean, he's hanging with the rest of these dudes. He must be cool.
04:32So wait a minute. The purpose of this comic wasn't that he was already like a superhero Avenger.
04:39He had to audition almost and get everybody's blessing.
04:44You'd think that'd be the noble goal that he has.
04:47But honestly, from what I saw, this guy was like the ultimate NFL shill.
04:52So he'd be like more of a cleanup crew.
04:55If Roger Goodell got bad press, then he would be saving the world.
05:00But in this one, he manages to do both. Like the NFL is always on the good side.
05:05Oh, yeah. Why wouldn't they be? They gave the license.
05:09Come on now. Which is why I think today we're going to show you the watching universe
05:16what Super Pro should be the next Avenger.
05:20Now before you convince us or try to, where did you score this action figure?
05:25I have to know. I was on a kick for Bendham's
05:28and I went on eBay and apparently this guy's like super rare.
05:32Yeah, but he must not also be not popular enough for anyone to care that much.
05:38Oh God. And I snagged him for like eight nine bucks
05:41and apparently he's he's like the rarest Bendham
05:44because this is the only ever merchandise they made of the dude.
05:47So it begs the question. Are you going to let him breathe?
05:52No, absolutely not. That's going to be a super no for the Super Pro.
05:58Super Pro is going to stay boxed up forever.
06:00Now, I think it's an absolute shame that Super Pro came out in the early 90s
06:04because he could go up against this guy.
06:08Wait a second. What is this? Is that is that Robot Tony Romo?
06:13That is Robot Tony Romo. For some reason,
06:18they put out a line of toys that have Brett Favre,
06:22Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Brian Urlach are all turning into Transformers.
06:28Okay, was this around the year like that first film came out
06:30and it was like a that's just like took over the world?
06:362008. That's about right. Yeah.
06:39Yeah, just around then. And the NFL thought, hey, you know what?
06:42We already had such great success with comic books.
06:44Right. Let's just make Tony Romo a Transformer.
06:47Well, then every, you know, Sunday, they always have,
06:51you know, their bumpers in between.
06:54You'd always see the NFL Robot tossing around the football.
06:57That Robot has a name. What's his name?
07:02Let's check our old friend Google. I know he has a name.
07:05And did you know that pro boxer Jake Paul also has his own robot?
07:13That followed him out to the ring.
07:15Why did he have a robot? What is going on in boxing?
07:20Paul just had his fight and he comes down to the ring
07:24and you would think he'd have his whole entourage with him.
07:26No, he had a giant like eight foot robot replica of himself in boxing gloves
07:32and trunks just shadow boxing down to the ring.
07:36You know, I'm starting to I'm starting to take back how I feel about Jake Paul.
07:40Robots are bad, Joe. That is master level trolling right there.
07:44It really is. It really is. So the robot on NFL Fox,
07:48it's named Cletus. Cletus? Who named? What? Cleet.
07:52It just came to be Cleet. That makes perfect sense. I like it.
07:56All right, Joe, I'm going to be the Nick Fury here.
07:59I'm going to decide if this guy is worthy of being a Avenger.
08:08Because when you think of what makes the perfect superhero,
08:10what makes the perfect Avenger, they got to be honorable, right?
08:14They have to be accountable. They have to be cool.
08:18I mean, you look at guys like Tony Stark,
08:20like he is the reason that I am into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole.
08:26Just because of how cool Tony Stark was in his suit is pretty dope.
08:30Every superhero needs a gimmick, right?
08:32I guess this guy already has one. He's a football player.
08:34But I'm going to decide if he's going to pass the test or not.
08:36This guy in a movie, this could be John Cena's way into this kind of universe
08:42or he could get any kind of wrestler.
08:44If this was made at the early 90s when this comic book was,
08:48I could see Brian Bosworth playing him.
08:50Sting? Sting would have been perfect.
08:54I kind of feel like in these movies, there's too many nerdy scientists.
08:58So we need real cool buff dudes in it.
09:02You know, you know who would play him now if it were a WWE film?
09:10The Miz.
09:11I could see The Miz playing him.
09:13I could totally see Miz, the all-American athlete who craves more.
09:18So he wants to take it from the gridiron to the real world
09:22and I could totally see that.
09:24Yeah, and if you see this guy going forward,
09:28a lot of people kind of bust on him and make fun of him
09:31because he's not quite adapted his suit and his job as a crime fighter.
09:36And if anybody could take a little ball busting,
09:39that's Mike, Mike The Miz.
09:41Absolutely.
09:43So this is your introduction to Super Pro.
09:44How are you feeling about him right now?
09:47So we got the Miami Tribune is a just heavily regarded paper.
09:52I know that. Dolphins wide receiver Michael Frazier shot.
09:57Wait, he's not he's not the guy that's going to be Super Pro, is he?
10:01No. Super Pro is a guy named Phil Grayfield
10:07who became a sideline reporter after his playing days were done
10:12and he goes around helping out his fellow players.
10:16I love how he's not wearing any specific team.
10:19It's just wearing the NFL logo on his chest.
10:22He's like, look, I'm here. I'm here to represent all the teams in the league.
10:26This guy is a man with a burning mission.
10:29A burning mission for what? To right the wrong for those people who need help.
10:35His name is Phil Grayfield.
10:37And he's going to do it wearing just sneakers, not cleats or anything.
10:41So this is kind of a basic superhero plot, right?
10:43He shows up. He's going to help out his friends in need.
10:47He's going to hop from building top to building top.
10:50Can you already feel this being a video game?
10:52I can feel it, but I need to know what is this guy's motive exactly?
10:56Like why? Why does he want to be Super Pro?
11:01Well, as you can see here, after injuries killed his football career,
11:05he was hired by Sports Inside, which, you know, obviously Sports Illustrated,
11:10to be a field reporter. But how do most of these superheroes come about?
11:15Something absolutely awful happened to him while he was just doing his job.
11:20Oh, they get bit by a spider or they get captured
11:23and they have to build an iron suit to escape or you name it.
11:28So this guy, he got a little bit too close to a specialized football suit
11:34that people wanted to steal. Does this sound very close to your daredevils,
11:39your Ninja Turtles? Right. This guy's just in the wrong place, wrong time.
11:45But he has all the right intentions. For us, even though he's doused in chemicals,
11:50that actually doesn't kill him, obviously. It gives him, as you see here,
11:55enhanced athletic strength and endurance.
11:58I gotta know, how would Jim Ross talk about this guy
12:01if he were to sign him and bring him into the WWE?
12:04Because you know, oh, he's a four-time All-American, Oklahoma.
12:08He's this, he's that, collegiate. He would have a field day with this guy.
12:12He'd have a field day with him because look, bam,
12:15this guy has to find a guy who looks like Brock Lesnar.
12:17This guy's taking experimental steroids.
12:20What is this guy's story?
12:24That's Brock. That's how Brock spends his off-season.
12:27I don't understand it. Is he a former player as well?
12:32What you find in this series is more players, they get involved.
12:37So some will become bad guys. Some will become,
12:40you know, involved in drugs that he has to save.
12:44And other people just need some help from a little bad publicity.
12:48Right, because you know, whatever mutates you
12:52or gives you your superpower really just brings out who you truly are.
12:57And as you can see in these things, this guy was just a good football player.
13:03So he was a linebacker, played for Notre Dame,
13:06dominated in the mid-80s, caused a lot of fumbles.
13:10So this begs the question, is it his super NFL suit that gives him the powers?
13:16Or does he just, or has he had them all along
13:19and he's just been beating up poor schmucks in the NCAA?
13:23This guy was like your prototype athlete.
13:27And then he happened to get the great uniform, the great prototype.
13:33You have so many nerdy scientists or like Spider-Man.
13:35It was a physical weakling who got these suits.
13:38This guy was designed to be a sports star slash superhero.
13:43So he was, it was almost like Captain America kind of experiment kind of thing.
13:49But it accidentally happened to him.
13:51Exactly. It's almost like if Luke Keighley or Sean Lee could hurt you
13:58and then not be out for eight weeks.
14:00Yeah, pretty much.
14:01All right, looks like we got Hershel Walker down here with him.
14:04So at this point in the comic, Joe, he's still a football player then.
14:07So this is his backstory.
14:09And then you also meet his girlfriend, Jane.
14:13Right.
14:14Then you also learn that he's really smart too,
14:16because it's not just about his brawn.
14:19No, it's brain and brawn, of course.
14:22Phil Grayfield was a shy teenager
14:25who was accidentally bitten by a radioactive spider.
14:28And wait a minute.
14:30That's the wrong guy.
14:31Okay. Actually, Phil was drenched by a vat.
14:34That's a good word. By a vat of experimental chemicals
14:38that combined with gasoline and chemical foam
14:44from an overhead sprinkler somehow transform him
14:48into a superpower champion of justice.
14:52For the full story, but for NFL Super Pro Special Edition.
14:55Okay, call to action there in the end.
14:57I respect it. Joe, so we have his backstory.
15:00I want to know what are his superhero traits?
15:02Like what makes him a superhero?
15:04For superhero, you need to be a fine upstanding citizen.
15:09I think you have to spend every night trying to bring justice.
15:14I think you have to help the people
15:17and not use your power for evil, which I think this guy does.
15:21All right, if that's not Captain America dressed up
15:23like a football player, I don't know what I'm looking at.
15:26So when he sees a bad guy, what is he going to do?
15:29He's going to tackle him. The thing about Super Pro
15:32is he knows his place in the universe.
15:34He's so new at this.
15:36Can you read down there on the bottom of the screen
15:39who he throws a little shade at?
15:41Boy, I've gotten pretty good at these 60-second costume changes.
15:46I mean, I may not have been as fast as Spider-Man,
15:51but he doesn't have to put on shoulder pads.
15:53Ooh, throwing the shade.
15:56And that's, you know, that's typically not something
16:00the all-American superhero does,
16:02but this guy, he's got a little bit of a competitive spirit to him.
16:05I can see it. Being a superhero,
16:08he has to live a double life.
16:11So anytime someone has to get a hold of him,
16:14he's got to go back. He's got to change.
16:16He's got to conduct his secret experiment, secret research.
16:21And I remember you asking me,
16:23what makes him cool like Iron Man?
16:26Yeah. Well, he's got gadgets.
16:30He's got a camera here that will give him 360-perimeter view.
16:34Does Iron Man have that in his helmet?
16:37Probably. To be honest.
16:42I just want to know how he can see through the bars of the helmet.
16:47It's going to disrupt his view.
16:49The, you know, football outfit is just not ideal to be a superhero.
16:56You're just too heavy in the shoulders.
16:58Are you disparaging the NFL? Because right up here in the corner,
17:01I bet you the NFL never realized that this guy right here
17:05would put their football helmet cam to use
17:08so that Phil can see behind him and in front of him.
17:12Imagine if he did have that on the field though.
17:16Oh my God. Troy Aikman would have played for another two years.
17:19Yep. It actually is kind of a dope looking helmet.
17:22You don't have the bars. It looks like,
17:24it looks like, I don't know, like it's a mouthpiece or something.
17:27He looks like an old school punter.
17:29Yeah. Could you imagine if you went on Madden
17:32and you could pay for this skin?
17:34Well, of course he has a, he has a whole team behind him.
17:37And the reason Super Pro has a team is when you read through the series,
17:42basically everybody starts figuring out who he is.
17:46So he does a terrible job of concealing his identity.
17:50Come on. So at a certain point, you're like,
17:52all right, fine, you're part of my team.
17:53All right, fine, you're part of my team.
17:55So you've got to authorize. As soon as like somebody finds out,
18:00it's like, look, if you don't tell anybody, I'll let you in.
18:05Right, that's, I mean, how long is that going to last for?
18:08But then you have to remember Iron Man.
18:10Tony Stark came right out and said, I am Iron Man.
18:14I am Iron Man. Yeah,
18:18but that's way cooler than coming out and being at an NFL press conference
18:21and being like, I am Super Pro.
18:24Oh wait, I'm supposed to be selling you away. He's great.
18:27Yeah, you are.
18:29Well, look at him. He's got an infrared filter in his friggin helmet
18:33and allow him to see in the dark.
18:36Well, he's got a lot of enemies and the NFL has a lot of enemies.
18:40Why do people not like him? That's what I'm trying to find out.
18:43He seems like the all-American dude.
18:45Yeah, he's NFL Super Pro.
18:49He's definitely buff. The pads look cool.
18:52I love the stars on the shoulders.
18:55And like every professional wrestler,
18:57he brings his gear with him everywhere he goes.
19:00What does he keep it in? Suitcase?
19:03I don't know. It kind of looks like a picnic basket, doesn't it?
19:07So he can just try to try to, oh, there isn't anything to see in here.
19:11It's just my, it's just my picnic food.
19:15He doesn't even have the decency to go to a phone booth.
19:18No, he's just whipping it out back of his car.
19:21Jeez, man. It's not even a good car.
19:25You'd think a Super Pro, he would be driving something a little nicer.
19:29Look at him lurking in the bushes. Like you can't see him.
19:33Look at, he's probably like a six foot six, like 250 pound,
19:36just jacked dude, wearing full, wearing full football pads.
19:41Like, like, like you can't see him in those bushes.
19:45So could you just imagine this being John Cena in the Marvel Universe
19:49and he could recreate this scene, maybe,
19:52I don't know, Captain America and I don't know,
19:57Black Widow are trapped in that cabin and he has to run out there
20:01and just be like, good thing I brought my uniform.
20:03John Cena shoulder tackle. If John Cena,
20:07if John Cena did play this character, I would pop for it.
20:10But I don't understand how he is going to save Black Widow
20:14and Captain America. Like they can get themselves out of the situation.
20:19Pow. So he's just taking these guys out.
20:23Oh, yeah. And he's doing it with full Batman effect.
20:27And because he's a superhero, he's got quips.
20:30But now I want to rack up the score.
20:33I see, I see where he's going to run it up.
20:35You're going to buy the farm team, Super Pro.
20:38And of course, I mean, he's a football superhero.
20:43He's got to use a football as a weapon too. Right.
20:46I mean, one would think. But he's a linebacker.
20:50Why is he punching? Yeah, but of course you would say it's up and it's good.
20:55It's like he's doing his own commentary while he's kicking ass.
20:58It's kind of awesome. The name is Super Pro.
21:02Like dude, you couldn't have come up with something better than that?
21:04Do you want me to spell it out? Your name's Super Pro.
21:07It's not that hard to spell. Oh, oh, it's over.
21:10All right, because it's time for your sudden death.
21:14The sports puns are just too much.
21:17And that's not even a football one. That's like a hockey.
21:20Sudden death, right? Yeah, it would be like it's well,
21:25if he said it's overtime, he's just sort of being like, all right, the fight's going to go longer.
21:29But then I guess that's what sudden death is.
21:31But he's implying he's going to kill Super Pro.
21:33Well, he should have said this. Oh, it's over.
21:36All right. You're not going to make it to overtime.
21:40But Super Pro can dodge bullets because obviously he's like every superhero,
21:44which is why I think he should be in the Avengers game,
21:46because there's so many of those things that shoot freaking bullets at you and lasers.
21:51The lasers are so obnoxious.
21:54Okay, now he's in his just street clothes, just beating up.
21:57All right, they're not defenseless guys. They have guns.
22:00Spider-Man and all these other guys,
22:02they try to make sure that you don't know that they have the same fighting ability as their superhero alter ego.
22:09This guy, on the other hand. No, he's just being a bully.
22:13You don't care. He's like, I got these powers now. I might as well use them for my own good.
22:18That is not very Avenger-ish. Biff. Crunch.
22:24Wait, what did he? Did he crunch his balls? He might have.
22:28It looks like he punted him in them.
22:31See, that's Captain America dressed as a football player.
22:34Could you imagine this scene in a video game, though?
22:36Well, yeah, because of the blimp. You'd have to do something with the blimp, for sure.
22:40Oh, yeah. It would be like one of those cinematic, like, hit X.
22:44All right, now hit B. And if you hit it wrong, you see your character fall right into the stadium.
22:50Better not miss!
22:55I'm going to die.
22:58Oh, yeah. So he jumps up on with his super jumping ability,
23:02because this guy would just tear it up at the combine, mind you.
23:06Absolutely. Yeah, he jumps up onto the blimp.
23:10Oops, forgot cleats and blimps don't mix. Ah, so he pops it.
23:15There's his boy, MC Hammer, always bailing him out of trouble.
23:19Meanwhile, cameraman Ken Reed drives his, I thought that said degenerate,
23:25his dejected friends, Bill Grayfield, back to their hotel.
23:31He doesn't have like a lair or like a penthouse like Stark does or like a cave like Batman does.
23:38No, this guy horribly mismanaged all the money he made playing football.
23:43He can't even have like a cool Ninja Turtle style van where it's like super pro on the side.
23:49That'd be kind of dope. So tell me, did he feel like he had a calling for this?
23:55Or was it was it something that he was kind of like pushed into because he's not doing a great job so far?
24:00I kind of think it's one of those things where like if you had superpowers,
24:06I guess you feel like morally obligated to do something with them.
24:10Yeah, because it's like, all right, what if Spider-Man was like, all right,
24:13I got nothing to do and maybe I'll just use it to sling pieces for the entire movie.
24:18Yeah. No, I think at some point you're like, all right, I guess I could bust those bad guys.
24:23Right. Plus, this guy seems like a goody two-shoes.
24:27I got to be honest. I'd probably use the powers for my own game for a while.
24:32I'm just going to toss that out there. This is Los Angeles, Ken.
24:35People are always going to parties and no one ever knows who they're talking to at any given time.
24:42What? Nobody knows who they're talking to. Listen, Phil thinks they're all on drugs.
24:47You can't ruin a man's life because of gossip or innuendo.
24:51He was going to present it as evidence at tomorrow's grand jury hearing.
24:57So he's going to clear this guy's good name and mainly the NFL's good name,
25:01but there's no bad people in the NFL. Never.
25:05But do you like Phil's message about not canceling?
25:09I do. You can't. You can't just cancel.
25:12And that's a good thing, too, because he talked Little Yachty here out of gang life.
25:18Look at his Eagle shirt. Wait, what team was he on?
25:22I believe he was a Philadelphia Eagle. Oh, all right.
25:25Oh, wait. I think I know what just happened.
25:27Once you became an Eagle, you disqualified him.
25:29He's got no chance anymore of being part of the Avengers.
25:32It's intimidating. He's out, dude. He's out. He is out.
25:36No Eagle ever amounted to nothing. Even if he saved Little Yachty here from gang life.
25:41Look around you guys. The mural they're painting. The wall you're painting on.
25:46You owe it to all. You owe it all to Michael Fraser.
25:51He is just lecturing these kids.
25:53You're trying to get away from the gang life,
25:56but you never will if you keep living by gang rules.
25:59That makes sense. I mean, he is making sense.
26:02What is he? He looks like he's the quarterback trying to listen to his coach.
26:05He's not getting any game plans here. He needs to make this up himself.
26:10He kind of looks like the quarterbacks when they throw an interception
26:13and they're sitting on the bench pouting.
26:15And then you see the offensive coordinator slink up like,
26:18yo, yo, tablet, tablet, this is what you did wrong.
26:21And they're like, I'm Tom Brady. I don't want to hear it.
26:24No. Super Pro is the perfect example for the kids to follow.
26:29See right here? Look at the stadium he's at and look at the event that he's at.
26:33Just say no to the Chicago Bears.
26:38You're not supposed to say no to the Chicago Bears.
26:40Oh, right, right. Unless you're a quality free agent.
26:43And then, you know, Andy Dalton's going to save your season.
26:47But right here, Super Pro and his pal and the NFL want you to stay off drugs.
26:55That's good. That's the one clear, concise message I've gotten so far.
26:59Yeah, it was his idea to get NFL players to tour the country
27:03and speak out against drugs. It's been a great success.
27:07The kids are listening and they're not
27:10and they're getting the message that drugs are bad news.
27:16Just tell them illegal drugs are bad. So don't mess with them.
27:20Illegal drugs are bad news. Don't mess with them.
27:24And then the other thing that they want to do here is make him a reporter.
27:28Yeah, he's a reporter and he's going to show that the NFL doesn't want any collusion
27:33or fraud in their league. Never.
27:37So they take down major drug kingpins here
27:40and people trying to ruin the NFL's good name. You kidding me?
27:43Why am I getting those vibes? Who was in Saved by the Bell the college years?
27:50Who was the old guy that was friends with Zach Morris?
27:54Mike! Mike Golick!
27:56Why am I getting Mike Golick vibes from Phil here?
28:00So what he's also doing is preventing the dean of the student
28:04from taking advantage of student-athletes.
28:07Because as we all know, the NFL takes no advantage of their athletes.
28:11Never. Not once.
28:13Music to my ears, these people are saying. It's about time.
28:18And why is it about time? It's because super pro Phil Grayfield.
28:22Oh, yeah. I've instituted a program with Clinton University.
28:27Their generous help will allow alumni
28:29and present students a chance to get the education that they deserve.
28:34That's a good thing. Clinton University? Do you think they knew?
28:38Do you think this was maybe part of the Urkel bill from the other episode?
28:44This was part of what he was sending over to Bill to read?
28:46Not only clean air. Next week,
28:49you're going to convince me how Super Pro belongs in the TGIF universe.
28:59Don't get any ideas. Now, what Super Pro also does is prevent you
29:02from clear-cutting in the rainforest.
29:06Not damaging the trees, saving the environment.
29:08So he's also like Captain Planet.
29:11Yes, I was going to say, it's very Captain Planet right here.
29:14He just needs the mullet. I don't know, dude,
29:17but his suit looks dope. I like the suit.
29:21Thank you for saving us, NFL man.
29:23Oh my God. If only saving the rainforest were that simple.
29:28It could be. If we only draw the line. Interesting.
29:32And he could draw the line with those little like field markers.
29:35Right. Good. Well, we could save the environment,
29:40but we needed three more inches to do it.
29:42Yep. Full back sneak. See, I care about life too, including yours.
29:47Well, that's good. He cares about other people's lives.
29:50All right. Now he's just stopping the cops from doing their job here.
29:54Please wait, officers. I'd like Claudio to hear this.
29:57I just want to say that the Repulsor's actions over the past weeks
30:02have been wrong, but his message is right.
30:06It's everyone's responsibility to think globally and act locally.
30:11Shut up, Super Pro. Yeah, I don't know if I necessarily agree with that.
30:16It's not up to everybody to save the world all the time.
30:20We're just trying to get by here, dude.
30:22Could you just see the Hulk busting into this,
30:24just being like, think globally, act locally.
30:29You know, it's like Super Pro has a lot to say.
30:32But what is his personality? He's just like preaching every second.
30:37I'd be tired of him so fast.
30:39Yeah, it's almost like it's just stuff that's fed to him to say.
30:42All right. Here he is meeting up with a couple of stars, NFL stars here.
30:47Can you recognize them? They're famous.
30:50They're all celebrating the United Way here. Phil Simms.
30:52Phil Simms. And that must be Lawrence Taylor.
30:56Yep. And if we all know about getting good publicity, it's Lawrence Taylor.
31:00Yeah. And then the guy behind him, is that, um, what is his name?
31:05Oh, that looks like Bill Romanowski. Maybe, yeah.
31:09I don't even think I recognize Bill Romanowski. I think that is him.
31:12All right. Why does he look like Tom Brady now? No, he really does.
31:16This, hold on. You just need to put Tom's face on all of this and people will buy it.
31:24Do you think the NFL would be happy if I just said, hey, listen,
31:26just offer Tom the NFL Super Pro movie and he might finally retire?
31:32Right? Hang in there. People are still suspicious of me.
31:37Guess they'll always be. Who is saying that? Bill Romanowski over here.
31:41Oh, gosh. Why are they suspicious?
31:45But at least I was cleared of having any ties to say, to gambling.
31:52Bill Romanowski, how could you? All because of you and that Super Pro guy.
31:59See, that one guy called an NFL guy. NFL man. This guy's like, that Super Pro guy.
32:04He gets no respect, I tell you. All right. And this is Super Pro versus Ripsaw.
32:09What sport did he come from? That is Claudio from earlier.
32:15Some of these super villains, you know how they start.
32:17Why don't you do the right thing? And then they get cuckoo in the head.
32:22I'm going to say this. I think if Super Pro tried to join the Avengers in today,
32:30right in today's age, he would get booed out of the building because there's nothing cool about him.
32:36Like it's it's it's one thing to be like the all-American, you know, Captain America.
32:42Just do gooder for your country guy. But even Cap has a cool edge to him.
32:47This guy has no edge to him. It's almost like he's there for all the wrong reasons.
32:54He's just super puppeteered. I don't I don't trust him, dude. He would turn on us.
32:59Oh, he would. Isn't there this guy in the Avengers game, right?
33:03And they're like, you used to be one of us. Oh, I used to. And I know all your tricks.
33:07You think Super Pro would be like that? Yeah. So do you think like if, I don't know,
33:12say Tony Stark stumbled across a plan and he's like, wow, the NFL is up to some shady stuff.
33:17Super Pro would be like, not the NFL. Never. Roger, we got a problem.
33:21I think he's a noble guy. Look at him. Look at his unique traits here.
33:25What? What, he can flip?
33:27Kind of tight. Tightest ass I've seen all day.
33:34It's those tights. He's willing to save his girlfriend. Right.
33:40Can clearly beat the shit out of people. Yeah, he just sent him through a wall.
33:45His explosive shells are probably footballs. That's kind of cool, though.
33:49Look at that kick right to the gut. In my short time spent doing this costume,
33:54Jay, I can't even read this. Who calls doing their superhero business doing their costume?
34:00Yeah. What is that? See, that's why it didn't make sense.
34:02In my short time spent doing this costume jammy thing,
34:08this makes no sense, Joe. Who's writing this? Doing his costume jammy thing.
34:14So he's comparing his suit to pajamas.
34:19The best defense is a good offense.
34:24Got it. Which makes him seem like a badass.
34:27But then the next thing, he kicked me in the knife wound. The pain.
34:34He's a bad guy. He's trying to kill you. You're lucky that's all he did to you.
34:38VRZM? They're just making up things now.
34:44Even the Batman comic strip guys like, I don't know, Super Pro, just type some letters.
34:51Yeah, just toss them together. That's a kick right there.
34:54That's a wonk. And it's good.
34:58Grayfield goes for the extra point. If he did his own commentary the whole time,
35:03that could be kind of cool. If this was the movie,
35:06he'd have to do the commentary. That's how he gets on the team.
35:09Right. He'd be talking more than Spider-Man.
35:12Oh, gosh. Could you just imagine? All right, quiet you two.
35:16All right. So now they're here. That's Michael Jordan.
35:21I don't know how this turned into basketball,
35:24but because if anybody cares about the kids who can't afford to college,
35:28it's Super Pro and his super friend.
35:31Yeah. Michael Jordan. Michael, I'm here to find out if you need any help defeating
35:36the Monstars next time. No, that's okay. You can go, Phil.
35:41Yeah. How do you know I'm Phil? I'm Michael Jordan.
35:46You're cool. Stop it. Get some help.
35:49All right. So who is he fighting this time? Does he have a new bad guy every time?
35:53Yeah, he's got to build a Rose Gallery. Yeah.
35:56And that's why he faces this guy with a sword.
36:00Here's where I got to be honest. When I read the entire comic strip,
36:04it was not that many memorable bad guys. Oh, gosh.
36:09All right. So the guy with the sword is Quick Kick,
36:11who's an old player that Phil used to play with.
36:14And when he's on offense, there is no defense.
36:17No, the covers are kind of dope.
36:20Super Pro plays the game of his life in the arena of death.
36:27I'm in. Super Pro. Pro knows B-ball.
36:30Okay, now they've run out of football puns.
36:33So they got to make them play basketball now.
36:38Now that's more like it. Direct to the point. Get it?
36:43What is it? A James Bond movie? Dude, it might be.
36:46How is he avoiding all of these? He must have like an incredible cone drill time.
36:51Joe, he's not winning me over so far. Let's treat this like a interview for a job.
36:57Tell me, Super Pro, what are some of your flaws that you can work on?
37:01You know, a lot of his bad guys can be pretty generic.
37:04He's associated with the Philadelphia Eagles.
37:07Yeah, we got a full-on just showdown going on here.
37:10They're just tearing up this van. Wait, that's his van.
37:14Well, that's because people kind of know who he is.
37:16He's easy to figure out. Yeah. Here he comes, dude.
37:20It's Super Pro. Sk-pow. Who's this guy? His coach?
37:26Also with this guy, he gets beat up way too easily.
37:30So if his foes were a little bit stronger and smarter, they would totally take him out.
37:36Look at it. All right. So this is the bad guy.
37:38And he must be like a former quarterback turned bad guy
37:42because he is about to hum this football at him.
37:45The NFL players aren't in immediate danger.
37:48So I'll call the cops and, hey, Super Pro, go out for the long bomb.
37:54I knew it. It looked like it was a wick. Great.
37:57I'm the receiver. Oh, no, he's done now.
38:01So this guy, this out-of-shape dude, is able to get him locked up.
38:05Look at this team, dude. These are like the human versions of the Monstars, but football.
38:13And they were rough, nasty, too intense to play in the pussy NFL.
38:18Oh, yeah. And Super Pro, you know, he's not a fun guy.
38:24If you're trying to have a good time party, he's going to break in.
38:27He's just like he's just too much of a do-gutter for me, dude.
38:31I don't know. And I find these villains just mock him continuously.
38:36I don't kill people. Well, that's good. Nor do I damage property.
38:41Does he just go around saying that to try to get people to like him?
38:44What is who? There won't be any more kidnappings in the who is kidnapping NFL players.
38:51They are grown men. Some of the best athletes in the world.
38:54Who is just who is just kidnapping Ray Lewis?
38:58Nobody is. And you know why? Because I trust the NFL implicitly.
39:07I hate this guy so much now. And then bootleg Thor shows up.
39:11I was going to say, why is bootleg Thor hanging upside down here?
39:15And who they did. They stuck somebody's van on this blimp. Gasp.
39:19That blimp. What are they doing? I don't know, but it doesn't look like it's working out.
39:24And of course he can't use a fist. He's got a palm him like a Heisman pose.
39:29He's back to fight in the jungle guy. And that's his cameraman.
39:33Where's his camera? Why is he just watching?
39:36Nobody respects him. Now he's NFL man. That's messed up.
39:41He is super pro. And now we're going to get our cameos.
39:47Look who shows up in the same press conference. Spider-Man.
39:50Phil is so goddamn cool that he thinks that maybe Peter Parker recognizes Phil.
39:56Because Phil's famous. Right, right. You're right.
39:59Okay. Because Peter Parker's like, listen, I've seen this guy on ESPN.
40:04Yeah. And Phil's all like, my playing days.
40:08You must remember me. Yeah. Coach O'Shea? You're Coach O'Shea?
40:12All right. Now he's just ripping down a bridge. Is this crazy enough for you?
40:17This guy is just going to implode. Here's the new goal line.
40:22I'm the goal. Okay. These are just too much. Too many, too many puns.
40:27But gosh, he is jacked. All right, back off. It's only a game.
40:32It's not worth fighting over. You've been fighting for something this entire episode.
40:38Now Captain America has got to go down to do some damage control.
40:41Because these people in another foreign country are ready to fight this guy.
40:45Get out of the way, you walking flag. Oh, dang, dude.
40:51That's that's brutal. So he has to hang out with his girlfriend.
40:55And, you know, she tries to lecture him that maybe he's not the greatest superhero
41:00and he's not doing this right. Next time, don't tackle kidnappers by yourself.
41:05Call the cops or Spider-Man burn.
41:10That's messed up. And he just says groan. And all superheroes like to make that grand entrance.
41:16Right. Who the blank are you? Nobody even knows him.
41:20And he didn't stick the landing either. No.
41:23How do Daredevil and Spider-Man do this kind of thing every day?
41:28Because they are superheroes. They're not just former good football players.
41:33He's pretty pathetic. Like, not only does he not stick the land of the guys,
41:36it's like, wait, I could just run you over right now and shoot you.
41:39Oh, there he is. He has to come save the day. Playtime's over.
41:43Crossbones, you've been a very bad boy.
41:47So this guy could hold his own. Absolutely.
41:53And he is all right. Captain America's never bitten anybody.
41:56He wouldn't do that. What is this? He's sucking out the venom from.
42:01OK, OK, OK. So Cap being the outstanding citizen he is,
42:07he's going to suck the venom out and spit it too.
42:11And his cameraman's like, can you do that again so I can get this on film?
42:15And of course, his friends constantly figure out who he is.
42:18His secret identity is not very hidden. Well, of course not.
42:22You can still fully see his face, Joe. He's wearing he's wearing a helmet, not a mask.
42:31Everyone's just like, hey, Phil. Oh, wait. How do you know Phil?
42:35All right. I'm I'm I'm not saying there's no chance that he can get in,
42:39but he's going to need a damn good reference or a couple of them.
42:43First of all, the people he goes up against are also worried about Nick Fury getting wind of their skis.
42:51But man, oh man, if Nick Fury gets wind of it, look out.
42:58I can't believe people would bought this.
43:00Then he also faces people who are in that universe.
43:04This guy is Constrictor. Constrictor seems kind of cool to me.
43:08And Constrictor has faced off against the Hulk, Spider-Man, Captain America,
43:14Nick Fury, Deadpool and more. And guess what?
43:18He's able to beat Constrictor here. What?
43:22How does he do it? And he and he defeated him and turned him over the police.
43:26No one's ever done that, right? Super Pro is not cool with a guy who thinks murder is a good way to pay the rent.
43:33No, not at all. Get Nick Fury of SHIELD on the line.
43:37He'll bail me out. Be quiet, Snake. You'll get your phone call at the station.
43:45Nick Fury wouldn't bail him out. He's a bad guy.
43:47And of course, Captain America showed up a few times.
43:51He's like, dude, your gimmick is a little bit too close to mine, except I don't play football.
43:56I have my SHIELD and you're wearing the NFL SHIELD.
43:59I don't know about him, but I will say Super Pro is probably a great leader in the locker room.
44:06OK, and this picture on the right looks like that Spider-Man meme when they're all just staring at each other and pointing.
44:14That man's an imposter. That man is the imposter.
44:17Captain America is saying, listen, Super Pro, your heart's in the right place.
44:21And that is pretty much why you'll never go wrong.
44:25And he gives him his card. How can you say this guy can't be part of the team?
44:29He's going to need a lot of work. He's going to need a lot of work.
44:33And Cap is the one that can teach him the ways.
44:38But the Avengers is a super crew of already incredible superheroes.
44:44Like? Like Spider-Man and Iron Man and the Hulk.
44:50And see down here, Spider-Man is going to lend a hand.
44:53So there's team ups already. Yeah.
44:56Or are these other like superheroes having to bail him out?
45:01What do you mean? This guy's going from second quarterback to tackling crime.
45:06Even the fans were wondering. I don't know. Maybe we could see Wonder Woman or the Punisher.
45:15Yeah, I don't know if that's going to work, but. But I don't know.
45:18I think you might be this fan who wasn't buying it.
45:20I must admit that I was a bit apprehensive about another Captain America type.
45:24See, I told you. And the kind of hero who never loses in a fight
45:28and expects everyone to live by his antiquated values.
45:32See, it's just like you're just getting spoon fed.
45:35This just shoved right down your throat and you're supposed to like it, even if you don't.
45:39Yeah. And even these people, they're like, listen, nobody's perfect except Cap.
45:43So they're kind of saying like, all right, I really only have use for Cap.
45:48I don't know about that. Dear sports fans.
45:51I've been enjoying NFL Super Pro immensely from its inception,
45:55though recent issues have gotten away from the series initial focus on football.
46:00There you go. And then, all right, we have somebody here.
46:04Somebody was already planning for the major crossover.
46:07Number two, will Super Pro be part of any upcoming series like Infinity War?
46:11Interesting. Will Super Pro be joining any teams like the Avengers or Avengers West Coast?
46:18There's a specific West Coast Avengers.
46:22You have to remember, I never read comic books.
46:26I'm into the Marvel stuff because of Iron Man.
46:28I always thought Spider-Man was like really cool,
46:31like the Tobey Maguire films and the Andrew Garfunkel films.
46:35I thought those were great. The new ones are great, too.
46:38But I didn't know there was a West Coast Avengers.
46:41What is there a Southern Avengers, too?
46:45What do you think's happening on that helicarrier?
46:47Dude, I don't know. Does Super Pro have a girlfriend?
46:52I like a little bit of romance along with the violence.
46:55Super Pro doesn't have premarital sex. Get out of here.
46:59No, not Super Pro. And finally, he throws a little shade at your boy here.
47:05No, where at? Show me.
47:07Well, Super Pro's trying to get along with the police officer,
47:11but she's tough. Okay, you know what she once did?
47:14I once gave Iron Man a ticket for jaywalking.
47:16She never did that. So back off, big boy.
47:20You should give Iron Man a ticket for not saying anything about that hairstyle
47:24when talking her out of it. Right. It should have been jaywalking.
47:27It should have been jaw jacking because Stark is always running off at the mouth.
47:31Okay, so in your Nick Fury-like opinion,
47:34you've seen all the cards laid out on the table.
47:37Can Super Pro become an Avenger?
47:41If you want to crown him, then crown him. Can he get that TV show?
47:44Can he get in the video game?
47:47Dude, I think Super Pro needs a lot more experience
47:51before he can even be considered for the Avengers.
47:55Now, could he have his own movie or could he make a cameo in a movie?
47:59Sure, but I don't think he's ready to be fully on board yet.
48:04I'm just that's that's my thoughts and I'm sticking to them.
48:07Should we bring Super Pro back? No.
48:13What kind of disgusting despicable lack of respect?
48:20All right. Well, Super Pro is going to the dustbin of obscurity.
48:25I'm a little upset here. I really thought he had something.
48:29There are other characters in the Marvel Universe
48:32that I think should get a shot like Super Pro did.
48:36They got a comic book. Why shouldn't you give them a chance?
48:40I think Super Pro is a prime example why we should give him a chance.
48:45What about this guy? He's got all the magic that a Doctor Strange has.
48:49The Nesquik bunny?
48:53He might as well just bring everybody chocolate milk after they saved the world.
48:57Well, for that, look who's hanging out with them.
49:02Who? Spider-Man special guest appearance.
49:06All right. No, this was this was a comic book you got.
49:09It's probably like a super small one that you got within a box of Nesquik.
49:14Then, of course, this guy could join the Avengers.
49:17Give us some nice comedy moments.
49:22Yep, I'm in. I am in for that a hundred percent.
49:27He's just going to tell stories. I think you should just narrate the movie.
49:31Then, of course, you there's multiple examples why the next guy should be in these Marvel movies.
49:37Guardians of the Galaxy three or four. Could you just see this man?
49:42Oh, yeah, I could definitely see I could see Alpha in there.
49:46But I think Alph just wants to kind of be domesticated.
49:49He just kind of wants to live with a family, a family of mutants.
49:55Oh my God. What in the world is this?
50:00It's Alph as Super Pro. No, it is not.
50:05Come on. It is. What in the world? And that's Alph as Nightcrawler.
50:13This is great. Oh, we got kicked out of Charles Xavier school.
50:18Yeah, I I had a feeling he would with that mouth.
50:23I mean, how could the Tanners have stood him so long? Right.
50:27Then we could have these guys join up.
50:31Rocky and Bullwinkle. I love them as they are. They don't need to be superheroes.
50:37And is that Nixon? That's that's Reagan.
50:42Reagan. OK, then Alice Cooper, the rock star.
50:46Yep. I don't know if he should be a Avenger.
50:53Why? He's crazy like the Joker. He really is, dude.
50:56That's spooky. If you get his face tattooed on you, I'll pay for it.
51:04So to put a bow on things. Yeah, Super Pro isn't going to make it.
51:09Alph can make it. I'm in. I'm in for that.
51:11Here's a chance to open people's minds.
51:14John Candy can always hang out with us in any movie.
51:16It doesn't matter for Joe. I'm Jeff.
51:20Thank you so much for watching Pop Culture Paradise.
51:22Be sure to like, comment and subscribe. All three.
51:24If you're feeling up to it. What do you got?
51:26I just got something from my sources.
51:29We have a special guest and he is willing to put a final word and overrule even you
51:36on whether this guy could join the Avengers.
51:38I think he's got a little bit more authority.
51:42All right.
51:51Joey Jeff before I answer your question,
51:54I just have to say how much I love your show Pop Culture Paradise.
51:59When I know fighting crime, I binge all your content.
52:02But to answer today's topic, Spider-Man.
52:05I never let Super Pro join the Avengers.
52:09That guy's a goof. Now leading Alph to become an Avenger.
52:14I'm open to that idea. He seems like he fits right in with the gang.
52:19I just keep him away from Black Cat.
52:21And who else did Joe suggest?
52:23Hallease Cooper, Bullwinkle, the Nesquik Rabbit.
52:28Come on. I have better luck working with J.
52:30Jonah Jameson.
52:34El Espectacular Spider-Man.
52:39Spider-Man. Well, now I know what Avengers West Coast is.
52:44Who is this guy? Spider-Man.
52:47Spider-Man? That was Spider-Man.
52:50Don't you recognize him? My whole childhood is a lie.
52:55That's Spider-Man. Dude, who is that? Spider-Man. Is that you?
53:00Is that you? No. Dude, that was you.
53:03That was not me. That was Spider-Man.
53:09Who the hell was that? I'm dead.
53:15Look at him. Here he comes.
53:17Speeder-Man. Joey, Jeff.
53:22Before I answer your question, I just have to say how much I love your show.
53:27I'm glad it's banned. Right?
53:32All of it. All of our continent.
53:45He's open, okay?
53:48I just keeping away from Black Cat. Who else did Joe suggest?
53:53How is Cooper? He's fighting crime.
53:56The Nesquik Rabbit. Come on. I have better luck working with J.
54:00Jonah Jameson. We need that clip.
54:06Isolated. Anytime one of us say something stupid, just pop him in saying,
54:12Come on. Yes, we do.
54:16Speeder-Man. That was epic, dude. That was great.
54:21Good stuff. For more Pop Culture Paradise, click the link below.
54:26And check out the other videos.
54:31Spider-Man, how could you go against me?
54:36All right. There we go.
54:39Speeder-Man.
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