Superman - Season 1

Superman - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes26
DatesSep 17, 1988 - Dec 17, 1988

Episodes

Destroy the Defendroids
Season 1Episode 130 min

Destroy the Defendroids

Lex Luthor's company builds robots called Defendroids to protect Metropolis. His real plan is to make Superman useless. Superman figures out the plan and in an effort to drive Luthor out into the open he announces his retirement. Luthor then plans to use the Defendroids to steal gold being shipped in Metropolis. Superman manages to put an end to Luthor's plan, but Luthor manages to get away.
Sep 17, 1988
The Adoption
Season 1Episode 230 min

The Adoption

(Family Album Segment) After Martha and Jonathan Kent discover a baby boy in a crashed spaceship, they take the baby to an orphanage. Unfortunately, there are a number of couples waiting to adopt before the Kents. The baby manages to drive the couples away after a series of pranks. He is then adopted by the Kents.
Sep 17, 1988
Fugitive from Space
Season 1Episode 330 min

Fugitive from Space

When STAR labs discovers an alien space ship, they call Lois, Clark, and Jimmy to help document the craft. When they go into the ship they discover two aliens in suspended animation. These aliens, however, are awakened when Jimmy accidentally presses a button. One of the aliens is a police officer, the other is a criminal that wants to take over the planet. Superman must figure out who is who and must find some way of stopping the criminal.
Sep 24, 1988
The Supermarket
Season 1Episode 430 min

The Supermarket

(Family Album Segment) When Martha Kent takes Clark on his first shopping trip, she must be very careful so that Clark does not reveal his superpowers.
Sep 24, 1988
By the Skin of the Dragon's Teeth
Season 1Episode 530 min

By the Skin of the Dragon's Teeth

Lex Luthor buys the Great wall of China and invites Lois, Jimmy, and Clark to China for an exclusive interview. They head to an excavation site beneath the Great Wall. Using explosives, Lex creates a cave-in. Lex wants Superman to tunnel under the wall to save everyone at the cave-in site. When Superman does so, he discovers the ancient treasure of the Dragon King. Lex steals a jeweled tooth from a stone dragon, but unexpectedly brings the statue to life. Superman must work with Lex Luthor in order to stop the dragon.
Oct 1, 1988
At the Babysitter's
Season 1Episode 630 min

At the Babysitter's

(Family Album Segment) The Kents leave Clark with a babysitter for the night. The babysitter has her hands full when Clark uses his superpowers in order to stay up late and watch television.
Oct 1, 1988
Cybron Strikes
Season 1Episode 730 min

Cybron Strikes

When Superman and Lois are celebrating her birthday with a flying trip into the sky, a metal pyramid floats down to them. Inside the pyramid is Cybron a hostile cyborg. Superman takes the pyramid to a government facility. At the facility, Cybron attacks and turns Lois, Jimmy, and the rest of the government officials into robots. Lois and Jimmy figure out that Superman is Clark Kent, but Superman takes them to STAR Lab where he devises a plan to deal with Cybron. His plan is to trap Cybron in a super-conductor. His plan works and everyone is returned to normal. Fortunately for Superman, Lois and Jimmy's memories are wiped clean.
Oct 8, 1988
The First Day of School
Season 1Episode 830 min

The First Day of School

(Family Album Segment) Clark Kent goes to his first day of school and meets Lana Lang. Clark gets in trouble when another student blames him for letting the class guinea pig out of the cage.
Oct 8, 1988
The Big Scoop
Season 1Episode 930 min

The Big Scoop

Dr. Glozer creates the Chronotron which is a device that lets someone look one hour into the future. Lex Luthor wants the machine and sends his men to kidnap Dr. Glozer and steal the machine. Looking through the Chronotron, Lex sees Clark turn into Superman. He arranges a train crash to force Clark to reveal that he is Superman, fortunately his plan fails. Lex then arranges a number of crimes to occur at the same times as disasters that appear in the Chronoton. Later Lex arranges to kidnap Clark Kent on live TV during a missile launch that Superman needs to stop. Lex wants Clark to reveal that he is Superman on television. Fortunately, Superman arrives to stop the missile even though Clark remains on television. Lois destroys the Chronotron and it is revealed that the Clark Kent on television was really Jonathan Kent in disguise.
Oct 15, 1988
Overnight with the Scouts
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Overnight with the Scouts

(Family Album Segment) Clark Kent camps in the woods with his boy scout troop. They tell ghost stories over a campfire. Later the hear noises in the woods, but when the investigate the find nothing but forest animals.
Oct 15, 1988
Triple-Play
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Triple-Play

The Prankster steals the World Series by transporting it to a far away remote island. He forces Superman to play a game of Baseball otherwise his friends will die. The game is unfair because Prankster wants to kill them anyway. Superman must stop him.
Oct 22, 1988
The Circus
Season 1Episode 1230 min

The Circus

(Family Album Segment) Clark Kent inadvertently becomes part of the circus.
Oct 22, 1988
The Hunter
Season 1Episode 1330 min

The Hunter

Clark Kent goes on a holiday with his parents, but must leave as Superman when General Zod and his Phantom Zone companions create a creature known as the Hunter. The Hunter can transform into any material he wants and transforms into steel in order to kidnap Lois Lane. The Hunter then transforms himself into Kryptonite and apparently kills Superman. Superman, however, is only in suspended animation and Lois Lane awakens him. Superman destroys the Hunter and uses the Phantom Zone projector in order to keep General Zod in the Phantom Zone.
Oct 29, 1988
Little Runaway
Season 1Episode 1430 min

Little Runaway

(Family Album Segment) Clark is unhappy with the Kents and decides to run away from home. He leaves but after a number of problems he returns after he realizes that home is not worse than life on the run.
Oct 29, 1988
Superman and Wonder Woman vs. The Sorceress of Time
Season 1Episode 1530 min

Superman and Wonder Woman vs. The Sorceress of Time

Superman teams up with Wonder Woman to take on an evil Sorceress by the name of Cyrene. The Sorceress uses Black Magic to transport Mythological beasts to the future in order to battle Superman and Wonder Woman. Superman and Wonder Woman must imprison the escaped Sorceress before she attains ultimate power.
Nov 12, 1988
The Driver's License
Season 1Episode 1630 min

The Driver's License

(Family Album Segment) Clark Kent takes his driving test and passes it with flying colors.
Nov 19, 1988
Bonechill
Season 1Episode 1730 min

Bonechill

Lois and Jimmy interview a bookstore owner named Chilton Bone about an ancient medallion named the Talisman of Ola. Bone chases them off and uses the talisman to turn into Bonechill. When Lois, Jimmy, and Clark come back, Bonechill reanimates some ancient mummies to attack them. Bonechill escapes and attacks a group of teenagers. Superman manages to rescue them but Bonechill captures Lois, Jimmy, and Perry White. He wants to use them to distract Superman while he goes off to gain more power. Superman, however, rescues them and stops Bonechill by destroying the talisman.
Nov 19, 1988
The Birthday Party
Season 1Episode 1830 min

The Birthday Party

(Family Album Segment) Clark's birthday party gets an unexpected surprise.
Nov 12, 1988
The Beast Beneath These Streets
Season 1Episode 1930 min

The Beast Beneath These Streets

Researchers have discovered an old part of Metropolis that has been buried for a hundred years. According to legend, this part of Metropolis was buried a hundred years ago when a doctor named Morpheus made a machine that allowed him to steal the powers of a number of different kinds of animals. The legend turns out to be true when Morpheus who appears to be a man-bat kidnaps Lois. He lures Superman to his machine which he uses to steal Superman's powers. Using kryptonite, Superman weakens Morpheus and puts him into his machine. Superman's powers return and he immediately destroys Morpheus's machine trapping him inside it.
Nov 26, 1988
First Date
Season 1Episode 2030 min

First Date

(Family Album Segment) Clark takes Lana on a date to a concert. When a number of problems arise, Clark uses his superpowers to get around them.
Nov 26, 1988
Wildshark
Season 1Episode 2130 min

Wildshark

In the Bermuda Triangle, Superman must do battle with a villain known as Wild Shark.
Dec 3, 1988
To Play or Not to Play
Season 1Episode 2230 min

To Play or Not to Play

(Family Album Segment) Clark Kent discovers that he can not play football.
Dec 3, 1988
Night of the Living Shadows
Season 1Episode 2330 min

Night of the Living Shadows

Lex Luthor develops a suit that allows a person to become a shadow. He uses the suit to rob banks and a jewelry store. Superman can do nothing to stop him. Luthor recruits a gang to use the technology to rob the mint. Lois infiltrates the gang and helps Superman stop the robbery. Though the gang of thieves is caught, Luthor gets away.
Dec 10, 1988
Graduation
Season 1Episode 2430 min

Graduation

(Family Album Segment) When Clark heads to his graduation he runs into trouble when his graduation robe gets dirty. He buys a new one which is much too big. Martha stitches it up for him and despite a thunderstorm Clark makes it to his graduation just in time.
Dec 10, 1988
The Last Time I Saw Earth
Season 1Episode 2530 min

The Last Time I Saw Earth

An alien bounty hunter named Starock attacks the space shuttle as Lois and Jimmy are flying on it toward a space station. Superman rescues the shuttle but when he attacks Starock's ship he is knocked away. Starock seizes the shuttle and heads into hyperspace with Superman in hot pursuit. Lois and Jimmy are taken to an alien city where they are treated very well. The aliens are fattening them up because their bodies contain proteins that will make the aliens immortal. Superman and a friendly alien manage to rescue Lois and Jimmy before they are injured. Superman defeats Starock and flies the shuttle back to Earth.
Dec 17, 1988
It's Superman
Season 1Episode 2630 min

It's Superman

(Family Album Segment) Clark Kent leaves Smallville for Metropolis. Before he leaves, his mother gives him his costume which she made from blankets that arrived with him in his spaceship. In Metropolis, Clark tries to get a job at the Daily Planet. As he is being interviewed by Perry White, Lois informs them that a bank is being robbed with a tank. Perry promises Clark a job if he can get the scoop on the story. Clark changes into Superman and stops the robbery. Later, he writes the newspaper story on Superman.
Dec 17, 1988

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