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The Worst Episodes of The New Adventures of Superman

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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. The 68 segments appeared as part of three different programs

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 19 - Insect Raiders
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Insect Raiders

    S1:E19

    Criminals who have perfected insect powers must stop Superman from foiling their wave of crime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 20 - Return of Warlock
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Return of Warlock

    S1:E20

    The Warlock steals a magic gem to wreak havoc on Superman's friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 23 - The Tree Man of Arbora
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Tree Man of Arbora

    S1:E23

    A tree being brought to life near a meteor crater consumes enormous quantities of water.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 24 - The Image Maker
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Image Maker

    S1:E24

    A master criminal scientist named Luna (AKA Professor Leo Nula) captures Lois in order to send her into space within his 4D movie as part of his revenge on her for sending him to prison seven years ago.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 27 - Lava Men
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Lava Men

    S1:E27

    In Mexico, a volcano creates living beings of lava.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 28 - Luthor Strikes Again
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Luthor Strikes Again

    S1:E28

    Lex Luthor uses Jimmy Olsen as bait to use Kryptonite laser beam weapons against Superman in a paint factory.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 29 - Mission to Planet Peril
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Mission to Planet Peril

    S1:E29

    Alien raiders forced to Earth recruit Superman to rescue hostages on their home world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 30 - The Pernicious Parasite
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Pernicious Parasite

    S1:E30

    While breaking into a science lab, a petty criminal named I.C. Harris is exposed to a radioactive isotope and achieves power to drain physical strength from other men.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 31 - The Two Faces of Superman
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - The Two Faces of Superman

    S1:E31

    Toyman creates a robot doppelganger of The Man Of Steel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 32 - The Imp-Practical Joker
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Imp-Practical Joker

    S1:E32

    A carnival is raided by an extra-dimensional prankster known as Mister Mxyzptlk.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 33 - Superman Meets Brainiac
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Superman Meets Brainiac

    S1:E33

    Brainiac raids Earth to gather creatures to repopulate a planet devastated by atomic wars.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 34 - Seeds of Disaster
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Seeds of Disaster

    S1:E34

    Alien seed pods grow plants that destroy other objects.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 35 - The Malevolent Mummy
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Malevolent Mummy

    S1:E35

    An Egyptian sorcerer in mummified form attacks Lois and Superman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 36 - The Bird-Men From Lost Valley
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Bird-Men From Lost Valley

    S1:E36

    Avian beings must raid outside farmlands for survival because a gold raider named Trask and his henchmen hold their populace hostage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The New Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 9 - War of the Bee Battalion
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - War of the Bee Battalion

    S2:E9

    A growth ray is used on a swarm of bees and the bees grow to enormous size. They are sent to attack Metropolis and Superman must find some way to stop them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The New Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 10 - The Toyman's Super-Toy
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Toyman's Super-Toy

    S2:E10

    The Toyman constructs an enormous remote control robot insect. He test flies it over a zoo and scares the animals. When Superman arrives to stop the insect, the Toyman purposely destroys it. He constructs another and gives it the capacity to produce Kryptonite rays out of its eyes. He sends the robot after Superman, but Superman successfully destroys it by using lead to sheild himself from the Kryptonite radiation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The New Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 11 - The Cage of Glass
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Cage of Glass

    S2:E11

    Braniac shrinks the city of Metropolis to the size of an ant colony using a shrinking ray. He places a sheild around it that Superman cannot break through. Fortunately, Superman escapes through a ventilation tube. He defeats Braniac and returns Metropolis back to its normal size.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The New Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 12 - The Atomic Superman
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Atomic Superman

    S2:E12

    Superman drinks an explosive and discovers that it causes him to breathe fire. Superman heads to the planet Mercury where he begins to live with other fire breathing creatures. Eventually the explosive wears off and Superman returns home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The New Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 13 - Luthor's Loco Looking Glass
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Luthor's Loco Looking Glass

    S2:E13

    Lex Luthor develops a matter transfer machine that looks like a mirror. He sends it to the Daily Planet where Jimmy Olsen accidently falls into it. Jimmy is transported to an abandoned amusement park where he is soon surrounded by Lex Luthor's sharks. He alerts Superman using his signal watch. Superman arrives, rescues Jimmy, and captures Lex Luthor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The New Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 14 - The Warlock's Revenge
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Warlock's Revenge

    S2:E14

    The Warlock gets out of prison when his sister uses a magic ruby on a broom. The Warlock takes the Ruby and decides to get revenge on Superman. He attacks Lois Lane and conjures a magic creature to defeat Superman. Superman, however, gets the best of the creature and captures the Warlock.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The New Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 15 - The Halyah of the Himalayas
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - The Halyah of the Himalayas

    S2:E15

    In Himalaya Mountains, a plane crash awakens a creature called the Halyah that has been asleep for a hundred years. The creature attacks a number of people before it is stopped by Superman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The New Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 16 - Luthor's Fatal Fireworks
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Luthor's Fatal Fireworks

    S2:E16

    Lex Luthor kidnaps Jimmy Olsen and puts him in a hot-air balloon. Luthor shoots fireworks at the balloon in an attempt to alert Superman. When Superman arrives, Lex Luthor shoots at him with fireworks laced with Kryptonite. Superman, however, out thinks Luthor and captures him in the end.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The New Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 11 - Luminians on the Loose (1)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Luminians on the Loose (1)

    S3:E11

    Lex Luthor transports to Earth two aliens that are made of pure light. They are called Luminians and have the capacity to destroy anything they touch. Luthor wants them to destroy Superman but is disappointed to discover that they cannot effect the Man of Steel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The New Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 12 - Luminians on the Loose (2)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Luminians on the Loose (2)

    S3:E12

    When the Luminians discover that they cannot injure Superman, they decide to turn against Lex Luthor. Superman saves Luthor and the two work together in trying to send the Luminians back to their home world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The New Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 15 - The Japanese Sandman (1)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Japanese Sandman (1)

    S3:E15

    Clark and Jimmy are in Japan covering a story about how a powerful industrialist is the victim of sabotage. The saboteur calls forth a mysterious Japanese Sandman that has the power of blowing sand that can cause magical sleep. The saboteur wants the Sandman to help him against the industrialist.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Insect Raiders" is the worst rated episode of "The New Adventures of Superman". It scored 6/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/12/1966. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Return of Warlock".