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The Best Episodes of Superman: The Animated Series

Every episode of Superman: The Animated Series ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Superman: The Animated Series!

Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals. Superman hides his identity behind the glasses of Clark Kent; a mild-mannered...
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Best Episodes Summary

"Legacy (2)" is the best rated episode of "Superman: The Animated Series". It scored 9.2/10 based on 628 votes. Directed by Dan Riba and written by Paul Dini, Rich Fogel, it aired on 2/12/2000. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "World's Finest (1)".

  • Legacy (2)
    9.2/10628 votes
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    #1 - Legacy (2)

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/2000

    Superman breaks free of Darkseid's control and goes to Apokolips to try to stop Darkseid once and for all.

    Director: Dan Riba

    Writer: Paul Dini, Rich Fogel

  • World's Finest (1)
    9.1/10651 votes
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    #2 - World's Finest (1)

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 10/4/1997

    Batman travels to Metropolis when the Joker steals a solid Kryptonite statue and makes a deal with Lex Luthor to kill Superman.

    Director: Toshihiko Masuda

    Writer: Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Rich Fogel

  • Apokolips... Now! (2)
    9.1/10556 votes
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    #3 - Apokolips... Now! (2)

    Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 2/14/1998

    Darkseid invades Earth with the help of Steppenwolf. With help from the citizens of Metropolis and the arrival of troops from New Genesis, Superman is able to stop his advance, but not without losses.

    Director: Dan Riba

    Writer: Rich Fogel

  • Knight Time
    9.1/10692 votes
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    #4 - Knight Time

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/1998

    After Bruce Wayne is kidnapped, Superman must go undercover as Batman to find him.

    Director: Curt Geda

    Writer: Bob Goodman

  • World's Finest (2)
    9.0/10613 votes
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    #5 - World's Finest (2)

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 10/4/1997

    Lois Lane becomes romantically tied to Bruce Wayne and is kidnapped by the Joker in an attempt to lure superman to his death.

    Director: Toshihiko Masuda

    Writer: Steve Gerber

  • World's Finest (3)
    9.0/10617 votes
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    #6 - World's Finest (3)

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 10/4/1997

    Lois ends her romance with Bruce Wayne when she discovers that he is Batman. Lex Luthor tries to end his alliance with the Joker, but the Joker turns the tables and kidnaps Lex and steals a powerful aircraft to attack Metropolis.

    Director: Toshihiko Masuda

    Writer: Stan Berkowitz

  • The Late Mr. Kent
    9.0/10600 votes
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    #7 - The Late Mr. Kent

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 11/1/1997

    Clark Kent is thought to be dead after an automobile accident. Superman must nevertheless save an innocent man from execution and find the real culprit.

    Director: Kenji Hachizaki

    Writer: Stan Berkowitz

  • Legacy (1)
    8.9/10480 votes
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    #8 - Legacy (1)

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/2000

    Superman is stripped of his memory and is adopted by Darkseid in an effort to take over Earth.

    Director: Curt Geda

    Writer: Rich Fogel

  • Brave New Metropolis
    8.7/10556 votes
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    #9 - Brave New Metropolis

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/27/1997

    Lois stumbles into a parallel world where Superman and Lex Luthor work together as dictators of Metropolis.

    Director: Curt Geda

    Writer: Stan Berkowitz

  • Apokolips... Now! (1)
    8.6/10506 votes
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    #10 - Apokolips... Now! (1)

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 2/7/1998

    Superman teams up with Orion, an escapee from Apokolips, to take on Darkseid as he prepares to attack Earth.

    Director: Dan Riba

    Writer: Rich Fogel

  • The Last Son of Krypton (1)
    8.3/10823 votes
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    #11 - The Last Son of Krypton (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/1996

    Jor-El, a Kryptonian scientist and Council Member, rescues his son Kal-El from the dying planet by launching the baby to Earth.

    Director: Dan Riba

    Writer: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini

  • Mxyzpixilated
    8.3/10578 votes
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    #12 - Mxyzpixilated

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/20/1997

    The Man of Steel is challenged to a battle of wits by Mxyzptlk, a playful yet pixilating imp from the fifth dimension.

    Director: Dan Riba

    Writer: Paul Dini

  • The Demon Reborn
    8.3/10479 votes
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    #13 - The Demon Reborn

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 9/18/1999

    Superman and Batman team up against an aging Ra's Al Ghul who sees Superman as the key to his continued immortality.

    Director: Dan Riba

    Writer: Rich Fogel

  • Stolen Memories
    8.2/10589 votes
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    #14 - Stolen Memories

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1996

    Brainiac, once Krypton's all-knowing planetary computer, comes to Earth as part of his information-gathering trek across the galaxy. But, as Superman discovers, Brainiac's intent after gathering the world's knowledge is to destroy the Earth.

    Director: Curt Geda

    Writer: Rich Fogel

  • Identity Crisis
    8.2/10532 votes
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    #15 - Identity Crisis

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/15/1997

    Superman encounters Bizarro, an imperfect genetic double of The Man of Steel, who tries to take Superman's place as Metropolis' hero.

    Director: Curt Geda

    Writer: Bob Goodman

  • Ghost in the Machine
    8.2/10464 votes
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    #16 - Ghost in the Machine

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 9/29/1997

    Lex Luthor is forced to build a new body for Brainiac who has downloaded himself into LexCorp's computers.

    Director: Hiroyuki Aoyama

    Writer: Rich Fogel

  • In Brightest Day...
    8.2/10468 votes
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    #17 - In Brightest Day...

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/6/1999

    Superman teams up with Kyle Rayner the new Green Lantern in order to stop Sinestro.

    Director: Butch Lukic

    Writer: Hilary Bader

  • The Way of All Flesh
    8.1/10608 votes
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    #18 - The Way of All Flesh

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/1996

    Thanks to the orchestrations of Lex Luthor, terrorist John Corben becomes Metallo, a skin-covered cyborg with a Krytonite heart. Luthor then sets the supervillain on a quest to kill Superman.

    Director: Kenji Hachizaki

    Writer: Stan Berkowitz

  • Speed Demons
    8.1/10579 votes
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    #19 - Speed Demons

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/13/1997

    The Flash teams up with Superman to counter Mark Mardon, a.k.a. "The Weather Wizard," who holds Metropolis hostage with the threat of unleashing a killer hurricane.

    Director: Toshihiko Masuda

    Writer: Rich Fogel

  • Little Girl Lost (2)
    8.1/10464 votes
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    #20 - Little Girl Lost (2)

    Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 5/2/1998

    When Superman is captured by Granny Goodness and her Female Furies, Supergirl follows them to the planet Apokolips to rescue him.

    Director: Curt Geda

    Writer: Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer

  • The Last Son of Krypton (2)
    8.0/10758 votes
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    #21 - The Last Son of Krypton (2)

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/6/1996

    Young Clark Kent discovers his true identity; and, as an adult, presents himself to Metropolis as Superman.

    Director: Curt Geda, Scott Jeralds

    Writer: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini

  • The Last Son of Krypton (3)
    8.0/10734 votes
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    #22 - The Last Son of Krypton (3)

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/1996

    Superman thwarts a plot by Lex Luthor to sell the LEXO-SKEL SUIT 5000 to Kaznian terrorists, via their agent John Corben.

    Director: Bruce Timm, Dan Riba

    Writer: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini

  • Little Girl Lost (1)
    8.0/10479 votes
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    #23 - Little Girl Lost (1)

    Season 2 Episode 27 - Aired 5/2/1998

    Superman rescues and brings home the sole survivor of the lost Kryptonian colony of Argos, the rambunctious Kara aka Supergirl.

    Director: Curt Geda

    Writer: Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer

  • The Main Man (1)
    7.9/10590 votes
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    #24 - The Main Man (1)

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1996

    Intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo is employed to capture the Man of Steel, but thanks to a double-cross by the rare-species-collecting Preserver, both Superman and Lobo end up trapped in the Preserver's personal zoo.

    Director: Dan Riba

    Writer: Paul Dini

  • Blasts from the Past (1)
    7.8/10510 votes
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    #25 - Blasts from the Past (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1997

    Superman decides to release Mala, a Kryptonian criminal, from the Phantom Zone, but when Mala proves too power-hungry for this world, Superman tries to send her back. Mala escapes with the Phantom Zone Projector and releases Krypton's most notorious traitor, Jax-Ur.

    Director: Dan Riba

    Writer: Bob Goodman