List of Superman: The Animated Series Episodes
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Superman: The Animated Series is an American television series based on the DC Comics superhero Superman, which was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and originally aired on The WB from 1996 to 2000; lasting 54 episodes.
The series is part of what has become known as the DC animated universe and was the first after the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series.
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Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | September 6, 1996 | February 15, 1997 | |
| 2 | 28 | September 8, 1997 | May 2, 1998 | |
| 3 | 13 | September 19, 1998 | February 12, 2000 | |
Episodes
Season 1 (1996–97)
All episodes of season one except the first five and last two were shown out of production order when originally aired.
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Villain | Director | Writer | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Last Son of Krypton, Part 1 | Brainiac | Dan Riba | Alan Burnett & Paul Dini | September 6, 1996 |
| The Kryptonian scientist Jor-El is collecting data from an ice field on the planet Krypton. After obtaining the samples he needs, Jor-El escapes an earthquake and an attack from a Kryptonian creature. Jor-el analyzes the data and discovers that rising pressure from Krypton’s core will eventually destroy the planet. The computer Brainiac, which is in charge of monitoring all major operations on Krypton, denies this. Jor-El is unable to convince Krypton’s rulers of the planet’s impending doom, and his recommendation to transport all Kryptonians to the Phantom Zone to escape the explosion proves unpopular. When Jor-El confronts Brainiac on the matter, he notices that it is downloading all the data it has collected about Krypton, preparing to flee with it into space. Brainiac reveals that he was aware of Krypton’s mounting pressure long before Jor-El did, but decided not to inform the populace, concluding that saving all the information about the Kryptonian civilization would be just as good as saving the civilization itself. If Brainiac were to be honest, the Kryptonian government would frantically put it to work on an evacuation plan, preventing it from downloading the data in time. Jor-El considers opening fire on the supercomputer, but decides against it as that could possibly wipe out all memories of Krypton. Brainiac orders the Kryptonian police to arrest Jor-El, but he manages to evade them for the time being. Once home, he and his wife Lara send their only son, Kal-El, into space moments before the planet explodes, all but wiping out the Kryptonian race. Brainiac had escaped to its satellite just before.
Trivia: Late actor Tony Jay who played Nigel St. John on ABC Television Network's action/romance Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, voiced Sul-Van, Superman's maternal grandfather. | ||||||
Season 2 (1997–98)
Episodes of season two originally aired Saturday mornings prior to The New Batman/Superman Adventures.
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Villain | Director | Writer | Airdate |
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Season 3 (1998–2000)
Episodes of season three originally aired in the Kids WB! block of The New Batman/Superman Adventures.
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Villain | Director | Writer | Airdate |
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Crossovers
Main articles: List of The New Batman Adventures episodes and List of Static Shock episodes
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References
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