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The Worst Episodes of Adventures of Superman

Every episode of Adventures of Superman ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Adventures of Superman!

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Genres:Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyDramaComedyFamily
Episodes
104
Avg. Rating
7.4
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S3
S4
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E2
E3
8.2
8.0
6.7
7.1
7.2
7.6
7.0
7.6
6.9
7.5
7.4
7.6

Worst Episodes Summary

"Test of a Warrior" is the worst rated episode of "Adventures of Superman". It scored 6.6/10 based on 164 votes. Directed by George Blair and written by N/A, it aired on 5/28/1955. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Through the Time Barrier".

  • Test of a Warrior
    6.6/10(164)
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    #1 - Test of a Warrior

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 5/28/1955

    Great Horse faces his tribe's test of valor -- with help from a spirit named Superman!

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • Through the Time Barrier
    6.7/10(210)
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    #2 - Through the Time Barrier

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 4/23/1955

    An inventor's time contraption whisks the Daily Planet staff to 50,000 B.C. One problem: how to get back!

    Director: Harry Gerstad

    Writer: N/A

  • The Jolly Roger
    6.7/10(170)
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    #3 - The Jolly Roger

    Season 4 Episode 13

    Aired 6/16/1956

    Shiver me timbers! Pirates hold Clark, Lois and Jimmy on a deserted isle the U.S. Navy intends to destroy.

    Director: Philip Ford

    Writer: N/A

  • Whatever Goes Up
    6.7/10(152)
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    #4 - Whatever Goes Up

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 5/31/1957

    Jimmy Olsen: Scientist. The anti-gravity fluid he creates with his chemistry set draws interest from military men...and criminals.

    Director: Harry Gerstad

    Writer: N/A

  • The Brainy Burro
    6.7/10(144)
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    #5 - The Brainy Burro

    Season 6 Episode 11

    Aired 4/14/1958

    Jimmy and Lois: bank robbers. They're accused of a theft committed by thugs and a mind-reading burro.

    Director: George Reeves

    Writer: N/A

  • Close Shave
    6.8/10(140)
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    #6 - Close Shave

    Season 5 Episode 8

    Aired 4/26/1957

    A shave, a haircut, a new you, maybe a new life. A barber has an unusual influence on others.

    Director: Harry Gerstad

    Writer: N/A

  • The Case of the Talkative Dummy
    6.9/10(262)
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    #7 - The Case of the Talkative Dummy

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/3/1952

    As superman hunts for kidnapped armored-car drivers and a stolen fortune, Jimmy, loccked inside a falling safe, hurtles to his doom.

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • Drums of Death
    6.9/10(192)
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    #8 - Drums of Death

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 1/16/1953

    Aided by his ace reporters, Perry White flies to Haiti to search for his sister, the prisoner of a voodoo cult.

    Director: Lee Sholem

    Writer: N/A

  • The Monkey Mystery
    7.0/10(245)
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    #9 - The Monkey Mystery

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/17/1952

    Searching for stolen defense secrets, Clark Kent encounters a brutalized woman, a slain organ-grinder -- and a monkey dressed as Superman.

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • Rescue
    7.0/10(211)
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    #10 - Rescue

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/14/1952

    Trapped in a mine filling with deadly gas, Lois Lane is beyond the reach of rescuers -- and Clark Kent doesn't know!

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • Runaway Robot
    7.0/10(213)
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    #11 - Runaway Robot

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 1/9/1953

    Captive Lois Lane will be murdered by gangsters unless inventor Horatio Hinkle uses his unique radio-controlled robot to rob banks.

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • The Talking Clue
    7.0/10(168)
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    #12 - The Talking Clue

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 4/30/1955

    Sound and fury. Bank robbers have a sudden interest in a young audiophile's collection of recorded sounds.

    Director: Harry Gerstad

    Writer: N/A

  • Olsen's Millions
    7.0/10(188)
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    #13 - Olsen's Millions

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 6/4/1955

    Gee, thanks! An elderly woman rewards Jimmy $1 million because she thinks he rescued her cat.

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • Topsy Turvy
    7.0/10(144)
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    #14 - Topsy Turvy

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 4/21/1956

    Which way is up? An invention that causes the illusion of being upside-down is stolen for villainous use.

    Director: Harry Gerstad

    Writer: N/A

  • Peril in Paris
    7.0/10(156)
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    #15 - Peril in Paris

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 3/8/1957

    Good intentions gone bad. Superman helps a woman escape from behind the Iron Curtain...and inadvertently becomes a jewel smuggler.

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • The Stolen Elephant
    7.0/10(143)
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    #16 - The Stolen Elephant

    Season 5 Episode 11

    Aired 5/1/1957

    And some kids just want a pony. A boy thinks the stolen circus elephant he finds is his birthday gift.

    Director: Harry Gerstad

    Writer: N/A

  • Mr. Zero
    7.0/10(158)
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    #17 - Mr. Zero

    Season 5 Episode 12

    Aired 5/24/1957

    He's not from around here: A pint-sized Martian has a power that may be useful to crooks.

    Director: Harry Gerstad

    Writer: N/A

  • The Last Knight
    7.0/10(147)
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    #18 - The Last Knight

    Season 6 Episode 1

    Aired 2/3/1958

    A gentlemen's society of armored knights holds many secrets (and holds jimmy and Lois captive, too).

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • The Superman Silver Mine
    7.0/10(143)
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    #19 - The Superman Silver Mine

    Season 6 Episode 6

    Aired 3/10/1958

    The kids can wait. Crooks attempt to claim a silver mine for themselves and keep it from becoming a summer camp.

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • Mystery of the Broken Statues
    7.1/10(258)
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    #20 - Mystery of the Broken Statues

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/10/1952

    Lois Lane is kidnapped while on the trail of a suave but deadly criminal mastermind and a hidden priceless gem.

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • Treasure of the Incas
    7.1/10(184)
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    #21 - Treasure of the Incas

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 12/19/1952

    Unwittingly involved in a hunt for stolen radium, Jimmy is kidnapped and locked in a deathtrap by a fanatical doctor.

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor
    7.1/10(162)
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    #22 - Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 2/13/1954

    Great Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • Superman Week
    7.1/10(160)
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    #23 - Superman Week

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 5/14/1955

    No dinners, no hoopla...just Kryptonite. Two thugs have their own way of celebrating Superman Week.

    Director: Harry Gerstad

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bully of Dry Gulch
    7.1/10(179)
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    #24 - The Bully of Dry Gulch

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 9/24/1955

    His town. His way. But a bogus gunslinger who rules a Western town is no match for the Man of Steel.

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • Joey
    7.1/10(181)
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    #25 - Joey

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 2/18/1956

    A day at the races: Superman fights track corruption and the Daily Planet's racehorse gallops to victory.

    Director: Harry Gerstad

    Writer: N/A