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The Worst Episodes of Superman: The Animated Series

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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 reporter for the newspaper the Daily Planet. At the Daily

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 1 - Where There's Smoke
    5.7/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Where There's Smoke

    S3:E1

    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

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  2. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 11 - My Girl
    5.8/10(8 votes)

    #2 - My Girl

    S1:E11

    Clark's childhood sweetheart Lana Lang comes to Metropolis, and puts her own life in danger by trying to spy on Lex Luthor for Superman.

    Director:Yuichiro Yano
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  3. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 13 - Monkey Fun
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Monkey Fun

    S2:E13

    A monkey returned to earth from space begins to grow incredibly large and threatens Metropolis.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writers:Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer

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  4. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 5 - Little Big Head Man
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Little Big Head Man

    S3:E5

    Mr. Mxypzptlk magically transports Bizarro back to Metropolis in order to torment Superman.

    Director:Shin-ichiro Miki
    Writers:Bob Goodman, Paul Dini

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  5. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 8 - Superman's Pal
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Superman's Pal

    S3:E8

    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

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  6. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 20 - Bizarro's World
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Bizarro's World

    S2:E20

    Bizarro learns of the destruction of Krypton and attempts to recreate the destruction in Metropolis.

    Director:Hiroyuki Aoyama
    Writer:Bob Goodman

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  7. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 3 - New Kids in Town
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #7 - New Kids in Town

    S3:E3

    Brainiac travels back in time from the year 2979 to destroy a young Clark Kent before he can become Superman. The Legion of Superheroes, however, send three of their own to stop him: Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, and Chameleon Boy.

    Director:Butch Lukic
    Writers:Stan Berkowitz, Rich Fogel

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  8. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 9 - A Fish Story
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #8 - A Fish Story

    S3:E9

    Marine animals attack Metropolis because Lex Luthor has captured Aquaman.

    Director:Shin-ichiro Miki
    Writers:Hilary Bader, Rich Fogel

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  9. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 10 - The Main Man (2)
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #9 - The Main Man (2)

    S1:E10

    Superman and Lobo team up to escape the Preserver and a vile band of competing bounty hunters with their own vendetta against the "Main Man".

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  10. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 1 - Blasts from the Past (1)
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Blasts from the Past (1)

    S2:E1

    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

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  11. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 3 - The Prometheon
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #11 - The Prometheon

    S2:E3

    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

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  12. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 15 - Father's Day
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Father's Day

    S2:E15

    Kalibak, the son of Darkseid, comes to Metropolis to kill Superman, and prove himself to his father.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:Steve Gerber, Mark Evanier

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  13. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 24 - Warrior Queen
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Warrior Queen

    S2:E24

    Maxima, Queen of Almerac, kidnaps Superman with the intent of making him her husband.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  14. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 6 - Absolute Power
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Absolute Power

    S3:E6

    Superman stumbles across a world ruled by Phantom Zone criminals and tyrants Jax-Ur and Mala.

    Director:Butch Lukic
    Writers:Hilary Bader, Alan Burnett

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  15. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 3 - The Last Son of Krypton (3)
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #15 - The Last Son of Krypton (3)

    S1:E3

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

    Directors:Dan Riba, Bruce Timm
    Writers:Paul Dini, Alan Burnett

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  16. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 5 - A Little Piece of Home
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #16 - A Little Piece of Home

    S1:E5

    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

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  17. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 12 - Tools of the Trade
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Tools of the Trade

    S1:E12

    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

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  18. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 13 - Two's a Crowd
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Two's a Crowd

    S1:E13

    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

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  19. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 2 - Blasts from the Past (2)
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Blasts from the Past (2)

    S2:E2

    Superman and Professor Hamilton start building a new Phantom Zone projector to balance the odds. However Jax-Ur and Mala manage to send Superman into the Phantom Zone, and then destroy the Projector. As their decimating attacks begin, it's up to Lois and Professor Hamilton to rescue the Man of Steel in time.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Bob Goodman

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  20. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 5 - Livewire
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Livewire

    S2:E5

    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
    Writers:Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer

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  21. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 7 - Target
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Target

    S2:E7

    Lois is the "target" of explosive revenge from a one-time Lexcorp inventor, named Edward Lytener.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  22. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 9 - Action Figures
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Action Figures

    S2:E9

    On an island with an active volcano that is about to erupt, Metallo appears with temporary amnesia.

    Director:Kenji Hachizaki
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  23. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 14 - Ghost in the Machine
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Ghost in the Machine

    S2:E14

    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

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  24. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 19 - The Hand of Fate
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #24 - The Hand of Fate

    S2:E19

    When an evil demon is unleashed, Superman attempts to enlist the aid of the now disinterested wizard superhero Doctor Fate.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:Hilary Bader, Stan Berkowitz

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  25. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 21 - Prototype
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #25 - Prototype

    S2:E21

    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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Where There's Smoke" is the worst rated episode of "Superman: The Animated Series". It scored 5.7/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Dan Riba and written by Hilary Bader, it aired on 9/19/1998. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "My Girl".