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The Worst Episodes of Superboy

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

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...
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  • Succubus
    5.4/10(54)
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    #1 - Succubus

    Season 1 Episode 25

    Aired 5/20/1989

    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: N/A

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  • The Jewel of the Techacal
    5.6/10(78)
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    #2 - The Jewel of the Techacal

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 10/8/1988

    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: N/A

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  • Secrets of Superboy
    5.6/10(35)
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    #3 - Secrets of Superboy

    Season 2 Episode 24

    Aired 5/5/1990

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Back to Oblivion
    5.7/10(62)
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    #4 - Back to Oblivion

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/22/1988

    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: N/A

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  • The Beast and Beauty
    5.7/10(40)
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    #5 - The Beast and Beauty

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/19/1988

    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: N/A

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    0
  • The Fixer
    5.7/10(53)
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    #6 - The Fixer

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/26/1988

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Birdwoman of the Swamps
    5.7/10(66)
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    #7 - Birdwoman of the Swamps

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 3/4/1989

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • War of the Species
    5.7/10(40)
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    #8 - War of the Species

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 3/18/1989

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Johnny Casanova and the Case of Secret Serum
    5.7/10(36)
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    #9 - Johnny Casanova and the Case of Secret Serum

    Season 2 Episode 25

    Aired 5/12/1990

    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: N/A

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  • Bringing Down the House
    5.8/10(57)
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    #10 - Bringing Down the House

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 11/12/1988

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Mutant
    5.8/10(41)
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    #11 - Mutant

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 4/22/1989

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • A Kind of Princess
    5.9/10(49)
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    #12 - A Kind of Princess

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 10/15/1988

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Russian Exchange Student
    5.9/10(50)
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    #13 - The Russian Exchange Student

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/29/1988

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Black Flamingo
    5.9/10(39)
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    #14 - Black Flamingo

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 5/6/1989

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

    Director: Chuck Martinez

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Sons of Icarus
    6.0/10(34)
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    #15 - The Sons of Icarus

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 11/17/1990

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Neila and the Beast
    6.0/10(32)
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    #16 - Neila and the Beast

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 1/12/1991

    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: N/A

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  • Wish for Armageddon
    6.0/10(27)
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    #17 - Wish for Armageddon

    Season 3 Episode 23

    Aired 5/4/1991

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Who is Superboy?
    6.0/10(29)
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    #18 - Who is Superboy?

    Season 4 Episode 17

    Aired 3/1/1992

    Superboy's secret identity is challenged in "Who Is Superboy?"

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Cat and Mouse
    6.0/10(29)
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    #19 - Cat and Mouse

    Season 4 Episode 18

    Aired 4/19/1992

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Countdown to Nowhere
    6.1/10(45)
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    #20 - Countdown to Nowhere

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 11/5/1988

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Little Hercules
    6.1/10(47)
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    #21 - Little Hercules

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 4/15/1989

    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: N/A

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  • Terror from the Blue
    6.2/10(42)
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    #22 - Terror from the Blue

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 3/11/1989

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

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Programmed for Death
    6.2/10(34)
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    #23 - Programmed for Death

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 12/2/1989

    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: N/A

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    0
  • The Invisible People
    6.3/10(41)
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    #24 - The Invisible People

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 1/21/1989

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Stand Up and Get Knocked Down
    6.3/10(41)
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    #25 - Stand Up and Get Knocked Down

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 2/18/1989

    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: N/A

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Succubus" is the worst rated episode of "Superboy". It scored 5.4/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by David Nutter and written by N/A, it aired on 5/20/1989. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Jewel of the Techacal".