All That Glitters

All That Glitters

"All that glitters" is a shortened form of "All that glitters is not golden," a well known misquotation from Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice"; the original line is .

All That Glitters may refer to:

* "All That Glitters" (TV series), a 1977 American sitcom
* "All That Glitters", a 1974 BBC documentary about The Sweet
* "All That Glitters...", an episode of the American science fiction drama "Eureka"
* "All That Glitters" ("Adventures of Superman"), an episode of the American television series "Adventures of Superman"
* "All That Glitters" ("Pokémon" episode), an episode of the animated series "Pokémon: Johto League Champions"
* "All That Glitters" ("SpongeBob SquarePants" episode), an episode of the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants"
* , the 5th episode of "Ben 10: Alien Force"
* "All That Glitters", an episode of the British television series "Lost in Space"
* "All That Glitters" (musical), a musical by Stephen Sondheim
* "All That Glitters" (V. C. Andrews novel), by V. C. Andrews
* "All That Glitters" (Michael Anthony novel), by Michael Anthony
* "All That Glitters (Isn't Gold)", a hit song by The Cover Girls
* A book written by Pearl Lowe

All That Glisters may refer to:
* , an apisode of the British television series "Space: 1999"


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  • All that glitters is not gold — is a well known saying.The expression, in various forms, dates from at least as far as the 12th century. [ [http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/28450.html The Phrase Finder] ; but see [http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin board/18/messages/56.html… …   Wikipedia

  • All That Glitters (Adventures of Superman) — All That Glitters was the 104th and final episode of the hit 1950s action adventure juveniles series Adventures of Superman, based on the popular DC Comics flagship hero Superman. Directed by series star George Reeves, it aired on ABC Network on… …   Wikipedia

  • All That Glitters (TV series) — All That Glitters was the name of a 1977 television series by producer Norman Lear. The premise of the show depicted a world of complete role reversal: Women were the stronger sex and breadwinners, while the weaker sex the men would stay home and …   Wikipedia

  • all that glitters is not gold — This means that appearances can be deceptive and things that look or sound valuable can be worthless. ( All that glistens is not gold is an alternative.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • all that glitters is not gold — ► all that glitters is not gold proverb the attractive external appearance of something is not a reliable indication of its true nature. Main Entry: ↑glitter …   English terms dictionary

  • all that glitters is not gold — ‘Glisters’, despite its Shakespearean authority, is now less often found than ‘glitters’. The variant form illustrated in quots. 1773 and 1987 is also common. L. non omne quod nitet aurum est, not all that shines is gold. c 1220 Hali Meidenhad… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest — Infobox Album Name = All That Glitters is a Mares Nest Type = Live Album Artist = Cardiacs Released = 1995 Recorded = 30 June 1990 Genre = Pronk Length = Label = Alphabet BusinessConcern Producer = Reviews = Last album = Heaven Born and Ever… …   Wikipedia

  • All That Glitters (V. C. Andrews novel) — infobox Book | name = All That Glitters title orig = translator = image caption = author = V. C. Andrews illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Landry genre = Young adult, Family saga publisher = Pocket… …   Wikipedia

  • all that glitters is not gold — Meaning A showy article may not necessarily be valuable. Origin The 12th century French thelogian Alain de Lille wrote Do not hold everything gold that shines like gold . Shakespeare and others have expressed the same notion. Shakespeare version… …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • all that glitters is not gold — proverb the attractive external appearance of something is not a reliable indication of its true nature * * * ˌall that ˌglitters/ˌglistens is not ˈgold idiom (saying) not everything that seems good, attractive, etc. is actually good, etc.… …   Useful english dictionary

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