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Superboy

Superboy
★ 6.4/10•1988•22m•TV-PG•Action & Adventure•Drama•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on Kal-El's early years as Superboy. It depicted Superboy's adventures during his college years, his meetings with Lex Luthor and his romance with Lana Lang. The series was brought to the screen by executive producers Ilya and Alexander Salkind, who were the producers of the first three Superman movies and the 1984 Supergirl movie.

StatusEnded
Runtime22m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 8, 1988

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Jewel of the TechacalE1

The Jewel of the Techacal

Lana's father, an archeologist, comes to the university with what he thinks is a cursed relic. Lex Luthor then steals the jewel in order to sell it to the highest bidder.

Oct 8, 1988

Episode 2 - A Kind of PrincessE2

A Kind of Princess

Clark falls for Sara, the daughter of a crime boss. Both Clark and Sara get stuck in the middle between rival crime syndicates, and it is up to Superboy to save everyone.

Oct 15, 1988

Episode 3 - Back to OblivionE3

Back to Oblivion

TJ goes to a scrap yard to investigate strange things that have happened there. When he arrives, he is trapped in a crushing machine by the old man, Mr. Wagner, who owns the scrap yard.

Oct 22, 1988

Episode 4 - The Russian Exchange StudentE4

The Russian Exchange Student

When a scientist's formula to improve the efficiency of gasoline is nearly destroyed, a Russian exchange student named Natasha is accused of sabotaging the computer that the formula was stored on.

Oct 29, 1988

Episode 5 - Countdown to NowhereE5

Countdown to Nowhere

The world first learns of the new hero, Superboy, when he rescues Lana Lang from kidnapper Roscoe Williams (Doug Barr).

Nov 5, 1988

Episode 6 - Bringing Down the HouseE6

Bringing Down the House

A rock star, Judd Faust, wants the amusement park and puts everyone in danger when the owner refuses to sell it to him. Lana falls in love with Judd but learns of his true nature when he takes her away one night and puts her in a torture device.

Nov 12, 1988

Episode 7 - The Beast and BeautyE7

The Beast and Beauty

A Superboy impersonator is robbing banks and jewelry stores to get a million dollars so he can marry Florida's beauty queen.

Nov 19, 1988

Episode 8 - The FixerE8

The Fixer

Clark discovers that Luthor is trying to fix some of the school's basketball games so that he make a killing in betting. And the way he does that is, that he has a photo of the team's star player in a compromising position that if it got out it would ruin his career.

Nov 26, 1988

Episode 9 - The Alien SolutionE9

The Alien Solution

A strange cloud-like alien who can take over others bodies comes to earth hoping to steal Superboy's body so he can add it to his collection of warriors.

Dec 3, 1988

Episode 10 - Troubled WatersE10

Troubled Waters

A businessman wants to buy all the farms in the Smallville area during an agricultural depression. Mr. Kent wants to find out why. Kenderson, the businessman, has something to hide and tries to kill Mr. Kent but he is unsuccessful.

Dec 10, 1988

Episode 11 - The Invisible PeopleE11

The Invisible People

A large group of homeless people are living in front of a beach club on a Florida beach. They were promised jobs by the wealthy beach club owner, who never gave them anything.

Jan 21, 1989

Episode 12 - Kryptonite KillsE12

Kryptonite Kills

A Kryptonite meteor falls in Addis Ababa and is sent to Shuster for study. It turns up in Clark's class on minerals. There, Clark feels the pain of kryptonite for the first time.

Jan 28, 1989

Episode 13 - Revenge of the Alien (1)E13

Revenge of the Alien (1)

The alien from "The Alien Solution" escapes after a thief steals the canister containing him. He wants revenge on Superboy for destroying his collection of warrior bodies.

Feb 4, 1989

Episode 14 - Revenge of the Alien (2)E14

Revenge of the Alien (2)

Now controlling Pa Kent, the alien makes his move to get revenge. He kidnaps Lana and holds her hostage on a rooftop near Shuster University.

Feb 11, 1989

Episode 15 - Stand Up and Get Knocked DownE15

Stand Up and Get Knocked Down

TJ finds his friend Michael dead outside of the Bonkerz comedy club. TJ wants to find out what happened to him, so he goes to the club's amateur night.

Feb 18, 1989

Episode 16 - Meet Mr. MxyzptlkE16

Meet Mr. Mxyzptlk

Superboy is called on to help remove a totem pole from the ground so it can be studied. When he arrives, the totem won't budge.

Feb 25, 1989

Episode 17 - Birdwoman of the SwampsE17

Birdwoman of the Swamps

When a bulldozer is turned over at a construction site, TJ and Clark decide to investigate. Clark meets an old Indian woman who believes the birds turned over the bulldozer.

Mar 4, 1989

Episode 18 - Terror from the BlueE18

Terror from the Blue

After witnessing a police officer being gunned down by a corrupt colleague, Lana is targeted by crooked cops.

Mar 11, 1989

Episode 19 - War of the SpeciesE19

War of the Species

T.J. discovers a government created robot that killed someone. Superboy manages to save him. When a government official tells them that everything is classified they leave. Later the man confronts the creator who seems have other plans. He later grabs T.J. setting a trap for Superboy.

Mar 18, 1989

Episode 20 - Little HerculesE20

Little Hercules

Clark and TJ visit a young high school genius named Billy Hercules who has been offered a scholarship by Shuster University. Clark befriends the boy, with whom he can relate as both are different and out of place.

Apr 15, 1989

Episode 21 - MutantE21

Mutant

Clark witnesses the kidnapping of Professor Craig Lipcott, a famous nuclear scientist. As Superboy, he follows the kidnappers to a rooftop and sees them enter a strange ship just before he is attacked by a powerful ray that leaves him disoriented.

Apr 22, 1989

Episode 22 - The Phantom of the Third DivisionE22

The Phantom of the Third Division

Jonathan Kent is being stalked by a man with whom he fought alongside during the Korean War. As Clark, Lana and T.J. come to Smallville for a visit, Mr. Kent is lured to the Smallville hospital and kidnapped by the man.

Apr 29, 1989

Episode 23 - Black FlamingoE23

Black Flamingo

An attempted assassination of a senator leads Superboy to a mysterious nightclub.

May 6, 1989

Episode 24 - HollywoodE24

Hollywood

Professor Zugar, invents a time machine and sends himself and Superboy back in time to Hollywood in the 1930s. Superboy meets a famous actor, Victoria Letour, and discovers that she is being stalked by men who want to kill her.

May 13, 1989

Episode 25 - SuccubusE25

Succubus

A beautiful vampire-like creature seeks to drain Superboy of his life force and seduces TJ as part of her plot.

May 20, 1989

Episode 26 - Luthor UnleashedE2621m

Luthor Unleashed

Luthor steals a powerful weapon developed by the army and prepares to sell it to weapon dealers. Later, while Luthor is working in the Shuster laboratory, he causes an explosion, and Superboy saves him by blowing the chemical fumes out of the building.

May 27, 1989

Actors

Gerard Christopher

Gerard Christopher

Superboy / Clark Kent

Stacy Haiduk

Stacy Haiduk

Lana Lang

Peter Jay Fernandez

Peter Jay Fernandez

Matt Ritter

Robert Levine

Robert Levine

C. Dennis Jackson

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