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The Worst Episodes of Superboy

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Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on Kal-El's early years as Superboy. It depicted Superboy's adventures during his college years, his meetings with Lex Luthor and his romance with Lana Lang. The series

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Superboy Season 1 Episode 25 - Succubus
    5.2/10(60 votes)

    #1 - Succubus

    S1:E25

    A beautiful vampire-like creature seeks to drain Superboy of his life force and seduces TJ as part of her plot.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Superboy Season 2 Episode 24 - Secrets of Superboy
    5.3/10(45 votes)

    #2 - Secrets of Superboy

    S2:E24

    After the villain Nick Knack escapes from prison, he captures Lana and Andy and probes their minds discovering Superboys weaknesses. Gilbert Gottfried guest stars.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Superboy Season 1 Episode 3 - Back to Oblivion
    5.5/10(68 votes)

    #3 - Back to Oblivion

    S1:E3

    TJ goes to a scrap yard to investigate strange things that have happened there. When he arrives, he is trapped in a crushing machine by the old man, Mr. Wagner, who owns the scrap yard.

    Director:Colin Chilvers
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Superboy Season 1 Episode 7 - The Beast and Beauty
    5.5/10(48 votes)

    #4 - The Beast and Beauty

    S1:E7

    A Superboy impersonator is robbing banks and jewelry stores to get a million dollars so he can marry Florida's beauty queen.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Superboy Season 1 Episode 8 - The Fixer
    5.5/10(58 votes)

    #5 - The Fixer

    S1:E8

    Clark discovers that Luthor is trying to fix some of the school's basketball games so that he make a killing in betting. And the way he does that is, that he has a photo of the team's star player in a compromising position that if it got out it would ruin his career.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Superboy Season 1 Episode 19 - War of the Species
    5.5/10(49 votes)

    #6 - War of the Species

    S1:E19

    T.J. discovers a government created robot that killed someone. Superboy manages to save him. When a government official tells them that everything is classified they leave. Later the man confronts the creator who seems have other plans. He later grabs T.J. setting a trap for Superboy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Superboy Season 2 Episode 25 - Johnny Casanova and the Case of Secret Serum
    5.5/10(46 votes)

    #7 - Johnny Casanova and the Case of Secret Serum

    S2:E25

    Johnny Avonasac, a tennis player, finds a mysterious potion left behind by his dead brother that transforms into Johnny Casanova, an overweight slob who also happens to be a magnet for women, including Lana.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Superboy Season 1 Episode 1 - The Jewel of the Techacal
    5.6/10(92 votes)

    #8 - The Jewel of the Techacal

    S1:E1

    Lana's father, an archeologist, comes to the university with what he thinks is a cursed relic. Lex Luthor then steals the jewel in order to sell it to the highest bidder.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Superboy Season 1 Episode 2 - A Kind of Princess
    5.6/10(60 votes)

    #9 - A Kind of Princess

    S1:E2

    Clark falls for Sara, the daughter of a crime boss. Both Clark and Sara get stuck in the middle between rival crime syndicates, and it is up to Superboy to save everyone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Superboy Season 1 Episode 17 - Birdwoman of the Swamps
    5.6/10(60 votes)

    #10 - Birdwoman of the Swamps

    S1:E17

    When a bulldozer is turned over at a construction site, TJ and Clark decide to investigate. Clark meets an old Indian woman who believes the birds turned over the bulldozer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Superboy Season 1 Episode 21 - Mutant
    5.6/10(49 votes)

    #11 - Mutant

    S1:E21

    Clark witnesses the kidnapping of Professor Craig Lipcott, a famous nuclear scientist. As Superboy, he follows the kidnappers to a rooftop and sees them enter a strange ship just before he is attacked by a powerful ray that leaves him disoriented.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Superboy Season 1 Episode 23 - Black Flamingo
    5.6/10(48 votes)

    #12 - Black Flamingo

    S1:E23

    An attempted assassination of a senator leads Superboy to a mysterious nightclub.

    Director:Chuck Martinez
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Superboy Season 1 Episode 4 - The Russian Exchange Student
    5.7/10(59 votes)

    #13 - The Russian Exchange Student

    S1:E4

    When a scientist's formula to improve the efficiency of gasoline is nearly destroyed, a Russian exchange student named Natasha is accused of sabotaging the computer that the formula was stored on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Superboy Season 1 Episode 6 - Bringing Down the House
    5.7/10(62 votes)

    #14 - Bringing Down the House

    S1:E6

    A rock star, Judd Faust, wants the amusement park and puts everyone in danger when the owner refuses to sell it to him. Lana falls in love with Judd but learns of his true nature when he takes her away one night and puts her in a torture device.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Superboy Season 3 Episode 7 - The Sons of Icarus
    5.8/10(45 votes)

    #15 - The Sons of Icarus

    S3:E7

    Capital City finds itself in the middle of a mystery as random fires keep appearing all over the city. When Superboy investigates he discovers a connection to an ancient tribe of flying warriors called the Katia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Superboy Season 3 Episode 23 - Wish for Armageddon
    5.8/10(37 votes)

    #16 - Wish for Armageddon

    S3:E23

    Superboy discovers that he unknowingly entered into a contract with an evil force that uses his dreams to create actual world disasters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Superboy Season 1 Episode 20 - Little Hercules
    5.9/10(55 votes)

    #17 - Little Hercules

    S1:E20

    Clark and TJ visit a young high school genius named Billy Hercules who has been offered a scholarship by Shuster University. Clark befriends the boy, with whom he can relate as both are different and out of place.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Superboy Season 2 Episode 26 - The Woman Called Tiger Eye
    5.9/10(41 votes)

    #18 - The Woman Called Tiger Eye

    S2:E26

    A sorceress called Tiger Eye captures Lana and turns her into a snake to lure Superboy into attempting a rescue so she can ensnare him in a spell and make him her own.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Superboy Season 1 Episode 5 - Countdown to Nowhere
    6.0/10(55 votes)

    #19 - Countdown to Nowhere

    S1:E5

    The world first learns of the new hero, Superboy, when he rescues Lana Lang from kidnapper Roscoe Williams (Doug Barr).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Superboy Season 3 Episode 13 - Neila and the Beast
    6.0/10(43 votes)

    #20 - Neila and the Beast

    S3:E13

    Neila, the superwoman from another planet, returns once again to Earth. This time she needs Superboy's help to destroy a gruesome creature who is seeking to kill her.

    Director:Jefferson Kibbee
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Superboy Season 4 Episode 18 - Cat and Mouse
    6.0/10(38 votes)

    #21 - Cat and Mouse

    S4:E18

    Superboy gets entangled in a dangerous game of "Cat And Mouse."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Superboy Season 1 Episode 11 - The Invisible People
    6.1/10(49 votes)

    #22 - The Invisible People

    S1:E11

    A large group of homeless people are living in front of a beach club on a Florida beach. They were promised jobs by the wealthy beach club owner, who never gave them anything.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Superboy Season 1 Episode 15 - Stand Up and Get Knocked Down
    6.1/10(49 votes)

    #23 - Stand Up and Get Knocked Down

    S1:E15

    TJ finds his friend Michael dead outside of the Bonkerz comedy club. TJ wants to find out what happened to him, so he goes to the club's amateur night.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Superboy Season 1 Episode 18 - Terror from the Blue
    6.1/10(51 votes)

    #24 - Terror from the Blue

    S1:E18

    After witnessing a police officer being gunned down by a corrupt colleague, Lana is targeted by crooked cops.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Superboy Season 2 Episode 9 - Programmed for Death
    6.1/10(46 votes)

    #25 - Programmed for Death

    S2:E9

    Superboy must stop a robot that has reprogrammed itself to avenge the death of its creator by killing both Andy and his father.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Succubus" is the worst rated episode of "Superboy". It scored 5.2/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by David Nutter and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/20/1989. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Secrets of Superboy".