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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 6 - Test of a Warrior
    6.5/10(186 votes)

    #1 - Test of a Warrior

    S3:E6

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

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Adventures of Superman Season 5 Episode 13 - Whatever Goes Up
    6.7/10(170 votes)

    #2 - Whatever Goes Up

    S5:E13

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

    Director:Harry Gerstad
    Writer:Wilton Schiller

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  3. Adventures of Superman Season 6 Episode 11 - The Brainy Burro
    6.7/10(161 votes)

    #3 - The Brainy Burro

    S6:E11

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

    Director:George Reeves
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 18 - Drums of Death
    6.8/10(219 votes)

    #4 - Drums of Death

    S1:E18

    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:Unknown

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  5. Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 1 - Through the Time Barrier
    6.8/10(243 votes)

    #5 - Through the Time Barrier

    S3:E1

    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:Unknown

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  6. Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 13 - The Jolly Roger
    6.8/10(195 votes)

    #6 - The Jolly Roger

    S4:E13

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

    Director:Philip Ford
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 3 - The Case of the Talkative Dummy
    6.9/10(306 votes)

    #7 - The Case of the Talkative Dummy

    S1:E3

    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
    Writers:Lee Backman, Dennis J. Cooper

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  8. Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 5 - Topsy Turvy
    6.9/10(171 votes)

    #8 - Topsy Turvy

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Harry Gerstad
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Adventures of Superman Season 5 Episode 8 - Close Shave
    6.9/10(165 votes)

    #9 - Close Shave

    S5:E8

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

    Director:Harry Gerstad
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 5 - The Monkey Mystery
    7.0/10(279 votes)

    #10 - The Monkey Mystery

    S1:E5

    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:Doris Gilbert

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  11. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 17 - Runaway Robot
    7.0/10(240 votes)

    #11 - Runaway Robot

    S1:E17

    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:Unknown

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  12. Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 2 - The Talking Clue
    7.0/10(195 votes)

    #12 - The Talking Clue

    S3:E2

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

    Director:Harry Gerstad
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 7 - Olsen's Millions
    7.0/10(211 votes)

    #13 - Olsen's Millions

    S3:E7

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

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 10 - The Bully of Dry Gulch
    7.0/10(204 votes)

    #14 - The Bully of Dry Gulch

    S3:E10

    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:Unknown

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  15. Adventures of Superman Season 5 Episode 11 - The Stolen Elephant
    7.0/10(164 votes)

    #15 - The Stolen Elephant

    S5:E11

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

    Director:Harry Gerstad
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Adventures of Superman Season 5 Episode 12 - Mr. Zero
    7.0/10(183 votes)

    #16 - Mr. Zero

    S5:E12

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

    Director:Harry Gerstad
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Adventures of Superman Season 6 Episode 6 - The Superman Silver Mine
    7.0/10(158 votes)

    #17 - The Superman Silver Mine

    S6:E6

    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:Unknown

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  18. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 9 - Rescue
    7.1/10(244 votes)

    #18 - Rescue

    S1:E9

    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:Unknown

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  19. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 14 - Treasure of the Incas
    7.1/10(215 votes)

    #19 - Treasure of the Incas

    S1:E14

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 22 - Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor
    7.1/10(182 votes)

    #20 - Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor

    S2:E22

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Adventures of Superman Season 5 Episode 1 - Peril in Paris
    7.1/10(180 votes)

    #21 - Peril in Paris

    S5:E1

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

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Adventures of Superman Season 5 Episode 10 - The Prince Albert Coat
    7.1/10(170 votes)

    #22 - The Prince Albert Coat

    S5:E10

    Oops! A boy gives his grandpa's coat to charity, unaware it holds the man's life savings. Can Superman save the savings?

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 4 - Mystery of the Broken Statues
    7.2/10(298 votes)

    #23 - Mystery of the Broken Statues

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:William C. Joyce

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  24. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 15 - Double Trouble
    7.2/10(220 votes)

    #24 - Double Trouble

    S1:E15

    Lois and Jimmy follow a trail of murder that could lead to ancient riches -- or to their own deaths.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 20 - The Riddle of the Chinese Jade
    7.2/10(226 votes)

    #25 - The Riddle of the Chinese Jade

    S1:E20

    Lois Lane is held hostage by the armed criminal who has stolen a priceless antique and left two people to drown.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Test of a Warrior" is the worst rated episode of "Adventures of Superman". It scored 6.5/10 based on 186 votes. Directed by George Blair and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/28/1955. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Whatever Goes Up".