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The Best Episodes of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4

Every episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4!

A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the...
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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Lord of the Flys (1)" is the best rated episode of "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" season 4. It scored 7.3/10 based on 270 votes. Directed by Philip Sgriccia and written by Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner, it aired on 9/22/1996. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Battleground Earth (2)".

  • Lord of the Flys (1)
    7.3/10270 votes

    #1 - Lord of the Flys (1)

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1996

    Superman leaves Earth for New Krypton to aid inhabitants of his homeland in their civil war against the sinister Lord Nor. Meanwhile, in Smallville, Nor holds Clark's parents hostage as slaves.

    Director: Philip Sgriccia

    Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

  • Battleground Earth (2)
    7.2/10264 votes

    #2 - Battleground Earth (2)

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1996

    After Superman is unmasked as an impostor in a Kryptonian tribunal, the Man of Steel faces Nor in mortal combat.

    Director: Philip Sgriccia

    Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

  • Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding
    7.1/10278 votes

    #3 - Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1996

    The Wedding Destroyer arrives as Lois and Clark prepare to settle down in marriage.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: John McNamara

  • Soul Mates
    6.7/10280 votes

    #4 - Soul Mates

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1996

    As the newlyweds are about to consummate their marriage, time traveler H.G. Wells arrives with news that a curse threatens to strike them down.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brad Kern

  • Brutal Youth
    7.1/10250 votes

    #5 - Brutal Youth

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1996

    Superman's eternal youth may intimidate Lois, but the super-power is eagerly sought by a gerontologist, an aging bank robber--and Jimmy.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Tim Minear

  • The People vs. Lois Lane (1)
    7.1/10250 votes

    #6 - The People vs. Lois Lane (1)

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1996

    Lois holds the smoking gun when an informant is shot down during a meeting with her.

    Director: Robert Ginty

    Writer: Grant Rosenberg

  • Dead Lois Walking (2)
    7.1/10247 votes

    #7 - Dead Lois Walking (2)

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1996

    Superman helps Lois break out of prison, only to encounter the wrath of the vengeful Prof. Cole--who plots to annihilate Metropolis.

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

  • Bob and Carol and Lois and Clark
    6.9/10245 votes

    #8 - Bob and Carol and Lois and Clark

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1996

    The newlyweds get chummy with a new couple as Superman encounters a new adversary--known as Deathstroke.

    Director: Oz Scott

    Writer: N/A

  • Ghosts
    6.6/10259 votes

    #9 - Ghosts

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/1996

    A con artist is after the Kents' brownstone, and he summons the ghost of a woman who was murdered there to scare the couple away.

    Director: Robert Ginty

    Writer: Michael Gleason

  • Stop the Presses
    7.0/10243 votes

    #10 - Stop the Presses

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1996

    A new editor takes over Perry's office; and a computer hacker taps into classified files to learn the source of Superman's powers--and kill him.

    Director: Peter Ellis

    Writer: Brad Kern

  • 'Twas the Night Before Mxymas
    7.5/10275 votes

    #11 - 'Twas the Night Before Mxymas

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1996

    An elfin visitor puts Daily Planet Christmas Eve partygoers into a time loop--and plunges the city into hopelessness and despair.

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: Tim Minear

  • Lethal Weapon
    6.9/10237 votes

    #12 - Lethal Weapon

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/1997

    Just as an extortionist threatens to level Metropolis, Superman's powers go haywire, thanks to exposure to red kryptonite.

    Director: Jim Charleston

    Writer: Grant Rosenberg

  • Sex, Lies and Videotape
    7.1/10241 votes

    #13 - Sex, Lies and Videotape

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/1997

    Superman wins a peace prize--and then sees his reputation crumble with the publication of a scandalous photo of himself with Lois.

    Director: Philip Sgriccia, Dan Wilcox

    Writer: Daniel Truly

  • Meet John Doe (1)
    7.2/10247 votes

    #14 - Meet John Doe (1)

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 3/2/1997

    Tempus, the time traveler, returns to Metropolis as a Presidential candidate bent on controlling the minds of the masses.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tim Minear

  • Lois and Clarks (2)
    7.3/10267 votes

    #15 - Lois and Clarks (2)

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 3/9/1997

    With Superman lost in a time warp, an alternate Superman from another dimension helps Lois combat the diabolical Tempus, the new President-elect.

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

  • AKA Superman
    6.9/10242 votes

    #16 - AKA Superman

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/16/1997

    Jimmy's new girlfriend is a Superman fan who thinks that Jimmy is the disguised Man of Steel.

    Director: Robert Ginty

    Writer: Jeff Vlaming

  • Faster than a Speeding Vixen (1)
    7.0/10236 votes

    #17 - Faster than a Speeding Vixen (1)

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 4/12/1997

    Superman contends with a tough female competitor; the Planet gets a new owner; and corporate CEOs begin disappearing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brad Kern

  • Shadow of a Doubt (2)
    7.0/10225 votes

    #18 - Shadow of a Doubt (2)

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/1997

    Clark finds evidence that someone is planning to take over Lex Luthor's empire.

    Director: Philip Sgriccia

    Writer: Grant Rosenberg

  • Voice from the Past (3)
    7.0/10234 votes

    #19 - Voice from the Past (3)

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/1997

    Lois and Clark move to confront Leslie about his true identity, but a power-hungry maniac suddenly begins controlling Lois's mind.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: John McNamara

  • I've Got You Under My Skin
    7.2/10236 votes

    #20 - I've Got You Under My Skin

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/31/1997

    A robber trying to hide out from the mob switches bodies with an unsuspecting Clark and discovers that the Man of Steel's superpowers come with the package.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tim Minear

  • Toy Story
    6.9/10224 votes

    #21 - Toy Story

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 6/7/1997

    Toys are involved in the abductions of orphans, Dr. Klein and the daughter of a toy-company board member.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brad Kern

  • The Family Hour
    7.3/10254 votes

    #22 - The Family Hour

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 6/14/1997

    Lois and Clark turn to Lois's father as they battle infertility problems; a telekinetic ex-con turns his mind into a deadly weapon.

    Director: Robert Ginty

    Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner