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The Best Episodes of The New Adventures of Superman

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

The New Adventures of Superman is a series of six-minute animated Superman adventures produced by Filmation that were broadcast on CBS between 1966 and 1970....
Genre:Animation
Network:CBS
Episodes
68
Avg. Rating
6.5
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
6.8
6.3
7.7
6.8
6.7
7.7
6.5
6.6
6.6

Best Episodes Summary

"Luthor's Lethal Laser (1)" is the best rated episode of "The New Adventures of Superman". It scored 7.7/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/14/1968. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Luthor's Lethal Laser (2)".

  • Luthor's Lethal Laser (1)
    7.7/10(30)
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    #1 - Luthor's Lethal Laser (1)

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 9/14/1968

    Lois and Jimmy are trapped in a rocket by Lex Luthor. They are sent to the moon where Lex Luthor has constructed a secret base. Lex aims an enormous laser at Earth and threatens the leaders of the world. He tells them that if he is not given control of the world, he will melt the ice caps and flood the world's coasts.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Luthor's Lethal Laser (2)
    7.7/10(26)
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    #2 - Luthor's Lethal Laser (2)

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 9/14/1968

    Superman heads to the moon to stop Luthor's plan to take over the world. He rescues Lois and Jimmy, but Luthor reveals that he is working with Brainiac. The two supervillians try to destroy Superman by shrinking him and exposing him to kryptonite gas. Fortunately, Superman escapes their trap and stops the villians.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Neolithic Nightmare
    7.1/10(35)
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    #3 - Neolithic Nightmare

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 10/15/1966

    Jimmy Olsen falls into an underground pocket populated by malevolent creatures.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rain of Iron (1)
    7.1/10(19)
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    #4 - Rain of Iron (1)

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 10/5/1968

    Lois meets a man named Vamore who is known to be a friend of the escaped criminal Professor Dujy. As Lois follows Vamore to a remote island, Superman must protect Metropolis from a wave of dangerous iron spheres that threaten to destroy the city.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Abominable Ice-Man
    7.0/10(1)
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    #5 - The Abominable Ice-Man

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 11/19/1966

    An ice being freezes tropical Hawaii where Lois Lane is having her vacation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Men from A.P.E.
    7.0/10(1)
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    #6 - The Men from A.P.E.

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 11/19/1966

    Lex Luthor, The Warlock, Toyman, and Prankster form the organization A.P.E. (short of Allied Perpetrators of Evil) and combine their powers to defeat Superman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Superman's Double Trouble
    7.0/10(1)
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    #7 - Superman's Double Trouble

    Season 1 Episode 25

    Aired 12/3/1966

    A mid-ocean earthquake releases a giant lobster and a giant alligator.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deadly Super-Doll
    7.0/10(1)
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    #8 - The Deadly Super-Doll

    Season 1 Episode 26

    Aired 12/3/1966

    The Sorcerer uses a voodoo doll to stop Superman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Team of Terror (1)
    7.0/10(20)
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    #9 - The Team of Terror (1)

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 9/28/1968

    An evil alien named Satana arrives on Earth from the planet Quanta. She attempts to steal energy from a nuclear power planet in order to use it to attack her home planet. Superman manages to stop her. Later Satana meets with the Warlock and the two decide to work together. She uses a substance called plasto to make his wand's magic ruby radiate kryptonite rays. The two villians decide to use the wand to destroy Superman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mysterious Mr. Mist (1)
    7.0/10(1)
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    #10 - The Mysterious Mr. Mist (1)

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 10/12/1968

    Clark Kent and Lois Lane head to Perry White's farm for a picnic. Unfortunately, a strange mist follows them to the farm. The mist is capable of transforming itself into a person when it inhabits clothing. It reveals that it is dangerous when it attacks Lois.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mysterious Mr. Mist (2)
    7.0/10(1)
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    #11 - The Mysterious Mr. Mist (2)

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 10/12/1968

    Superman saves Lois from the mysterious must. Unfortunately, it follows Lois back to Metropolis and tries to kidnap her. It wants Lois to be the queen of an underground kingdom. Eventually, the mist gets into the Superman museum and pretends to be Superboy. Superman captures the mist and seals it in the bottom of a very deep well.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ghost of Kilbane Castle (1)
    7.0/10(1)
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    #12 - The Ghost of Kilbane Castle (1)

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 10/26/1968

    Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen are in Scotland. As Clark heads off to sleep at a local inn, Lois and Jimmy head to the mysterious Kilbane Castle. There two twins try to scare the reporters off the property. The twins don't want them to discover that their clan stole the castle from another clan. Unfortunately, their scare tactics manage to awaken a ghost from the other clan.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ghost of Kilbane Castle (2)
    7.0/10(1)
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    #13 - The Ghost of Kilbane Castle (2)

    Season 3 Episode 14

    Aired 10/26/1968

    The ghost of Kilbane Castle awakens and soon terrorizes Lois and Jimmy. The ghost is upset that another clan has taken over his castle. Superman arrives and rescues Lois and Jimmy. He arrests the twins that awakened the ghost and assures the ghost that the castle will soon be returned to its rightful owner.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Can a Luthor Change His Spots? (2)
    6.9/10(21)
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    #14 - Can a Luthor Change His Spots? (2)

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 9/21/1968

    As Luthor appears to be robbing the bank vault, Superman arrives to stop him. He rescues Perry White, but leaves when Luthor claims he was only involved as part of a demonstration. Jimmy still is not convinced of Luthor's good intentions. He follows Luthor and discovers his real scheme. Luthor wants to launch the Daily Planet building into outer space. Unfortunately, Luthor captures Jimmy and ties him up. Superman must figure out a way of rescuing Jimmy and stopping Lex Luthor before he can launch the building.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Force Phantom
    6.8/10(60)
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    #15 - The Force Phantom

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/10/1966

    An alien ship uses an energy creature to attack Earth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mermen Of Emor
    6.8/10(40)
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    #16 - Mermen Of Emor

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/10/1966

    Scuba divers are captured for sport by malevolent fish beings led by Triton.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Robot of Riga
    6.8/10(28)
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    #17 - Robot of Riga

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 10/8/1966

    Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are kidnapped by alien hunters whose "zoo" is protected by a giant robot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Magnetic Monster
    6.8/10(29)
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    #18 - The Magnetic Monster

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 10/22/1966

    A magnetic device that melts metal objects is used by alien beings on Earth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fire Phantom
    6.8/10(28)
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    #19 - The Fire Phantom

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 11/5/1966

    A living flame from Earth's core appears and sets off a mammoth forest fire.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Return of Brainiac
    6.7/10(30)
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    #20 - The Return of Brainiac

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 10/15/1966

    An alien computer named Brainiac has been capturing different kinds of animals by shrinking them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Toys of Doom
    6.7/10(31)
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    #21 - The Toys of Doom

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 10/22/1966

    Phoning in an anonymous tip to lure Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen to an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Metropolis, Toyman captures Lois and Jimmy to help launch a wave of crime and keep Superman away.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ape Army of the Amazon
    6.7/10(28)
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    #22 - The Ape Army of the Amazon

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 10/29/1966

    In South America, an exiled military officer named Colonel Vasta and a disgraced scientist named Dr. Rucas control apes with the transmitter on Dr. Rucas' back in a plot to rob an underground treasure.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deadly Dish
    6.7/10(29)
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    #23 - The Deadly Dish

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 11/5/1966

    Lex Luthor traps Lois, Jimmy, and Perry White so he can lure Superman into range of a Kryptonite Transmitter.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lethal Lightning Bug
    6.7/10(19)
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    #24 - The Lethal Lightning Bug

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/9/1967

    When lightning strikes a swamp, a monsterous lightning bug is created that threatens to ruin a nearby space launch. Superman goes to investigate the bug and discovers that it re-energizes itself by going back to the swamp. Superman uses this knowledge to stop the bug before it interferes with the space launch.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Superman Meets His Match
    6.7/10(17)
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    #25 - Superman Meets His Match

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 9/23/1967

    A Kryptonite meteor falls to Earth and weakens Superman as its falls into the ocean. When the meteor hits the bottom of the ocean it breaks in two and releases a green creature that has the same powers as Superman. Superman cannot defeat the creature but manages to knock it out. He takes the unconscious creature into space and sends it far away from Earth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A