6.4/10457 votesLoading...#1 - Monkey Fun
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/27/1997
A monkey returned to earth from space begins to grow incredibly large and threatens Metropolis.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer
7.0/10418 votesLoading...#2 - Obsession
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/14/1998
Superman must stop the Toyman as he tries to abduct Darci Mason a popular supermodel and robot created by the Toyman.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Andrew Donkin, Ron Fogelman
7.1/10489 votesLoading...#3 - The Prometheon
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/12/1997
A giant humanoid creature with incredible strength and heat-sapping abilities, falls to Earth and now threatens the planet. Superman has to fight the creature's advances and send it back into outer space.
Director: Nobuo Tomizawa
Writer: Stan Berkowitz
7.1/10438 votesLoading...#4 - Where There's Smoke
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1998
Superman gets caught in the middle of a fight between Volcana, a woman with powerful paranormal skills, and the government agents that want to turn her into a weapon.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Hilary Bader
7.2/10428 votesLoading...#5 - Prototype
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 10/11/1997
A suit of power armor is given to police officer who unfortunately is corrupted by the power it gives him.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Hilary Bader
7.2/10417 votesLoading...#6 - Little Big Head Man
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/1998
Mr. Mxypzptlk magically transports Bizarro back to Metropolis in order to torment Superman.
Director: Shin-ichiro Miki
Writer: Paul Dini, Bob Goodman
7.2/10408 votesLoading...#7 - Superman's Pal
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/1999
Jimmy becomes known as Superman's pal, which although may sound cool at first, it certainly attracts lots of trouble to Jimmy.
Director: Kazumi Fukushima
Writer: Bob Goodman
7.3/10520 votesLoading...#8 - Livewire
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/13/1997
Radio shock-jock Leslie Willis is turned into a being of pure electricity, and begins her media-crazed rampage to drain Metropolis' power and kill Superman in the bargain.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer
7.3/10443 votesLoading...#9 - Solar Power
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/26/1997
Edward Lytener escapes from Stryker's Island and becomes Luminus. He hopes to render Superman powerless by hijacking a number of satellites so that they permit only red light to filter through from the sun.
Director: Kazuhide Tomonaga
Writer: Bob Goodman
7.3/10414 votesLoading...#10 - Unity
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 5/15/1999
Superman and Supergirl team up to save Smallville from an alien menance.
Director: Shin-ichiro Miki
Writer: Paul Dini, Rich Fogel
7.4/10522 votesLoading...#11 - Tools of the Trade
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/1997
Bruno Mannheim's Intergang terrorizes Metropolis with hi-tech weapons from Darkseid, while SCU Inspector Dan Turpin goes on a personal hunt for answers.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Mark Evanier
7.4/10523 votesLoading...#12 - Two's a Crowd
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/1997
When embittered scientist Earl Garver goes into a coma before revealing the location of a ticking bomb, Superman risks enlisting the Parasite to drain the information from Garver's mind.
Director: Hiroyuki Aoyama
Writer: Stan Berkowitz
7.4/10451 votesLoading...#13 - Bizarro's World
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 10/10/1997
Bizarro learns of the destruction of Krypton and attempts to recreate the destruction in Metropolis.
Director: Hiroyuki Aoyama
Writer: Bob Goodman
7.4/10413 votesLoading...#14 - A Fish Story
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 5/8/1999
Marine animals attack Metropolis because Lex Luthor has captured Aquaman.
Director: Shin-ichiro Miki
Writer: Hilary Bader, Rich Fogel
7.5/10462 votesLoading...#15 - Target
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/19/1997
Lois is the "target" of explosive revenge from a one-time Lexcorp inventor, named Edward Lytener.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Hilary Bader
7.5/10459 votesLoading...#16 - Action Figures
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/20/1997
On an island with an active volcano that is about to erupt, Metallo appears with temporary amnesia.
Director: Kenji Hachizaki
Writer: Hilary Bader
7.5/10455 votesLoading...#17 - Double Dose
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/22/1997
Livewire escapes from prison, eager to attain revenge on Superman -- something that she hopes to achieve by teaming up with the Parasite.
Director: Yuichiro Yano
Writer: Hilary Bader
7.5/10453 votesLoading...#18 - The Hand of Fate
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 10/6/1997
When an evil demon is unleashed, Superman attempts to enlist the aid of the now disinterested wizard superhero Doctor Fate.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Hilary Bader, Stan Berkowitz
7.5/10455 votesLoading...#19 - Heavy Metal
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 11/8/1997
Superman teams up with Steel to deal with Metallo.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Hilary Bader
7.5/10438 votesLoading...#20 - Warrior Queen
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 11/22/1997
Maxima, Queen of Almerac, kidnaps Superman with the intent of making him her husband.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Hilary Bader
7.5/10405 votesLoading...#21 - Absolute Power
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 1/16/1999
Superman stumbles across a world ruled by Phantom Zone criminals and tyrants Jax-Ur and Mala.
Director: Butch Lukic
Writer: Alan Burnett, Hilary Bader
7.6/10663 votesLoading...#22 - Fun and Games
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/7/1996
Superman rescues Metropolis thug Bruno Mannheim - and Lois - from the vengeful Toyman.
Director: Kazuhide Tomonaga
Writer: Marty Isenberg, Robert N. Skir
7.6/10626 votesLoading...#23 - A Little Piece of Home
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/14/1996
Lex Luthor discovers Superman's vulnerability to Kryptonite, and attempts to exploit this weakness to rid himself once and for all of the Man of Steel.
Director: Toshihiko Masuda
Writer: Hilary Bader
7.6/10601 votesLoading...#24 - Feeding Time
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/21/1996
After toxic chemicals transform janitor Rudy Jones into the energy-draining Parasite, he imprisons Superman, intent on keeping the Man of Steel as his own personal power source.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Bob Goodman
7.6/10450 votesLoading...#25 - Father's Day
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 10/3/1997
Kalibak, the son of Darkseid, comes to Metropolis to kill Superman, and prove himself to his father.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Steve Gerber, Mark Evanier
The Worst Episodes of Superman: The Animated Series
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Monkey Fun" is the worst rated episode of "Superman: The Animated Series". It scored 6.4/10 based on 457 votes. Directed by Curt Geda and written by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, it aired on 9/27/1997. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Obsession".