The Adventures of Superboy: Season 1

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Syndicated | Other | Season Premiere Date: October 8, 1988

Starring: Stacy Haiduk, Salome Jens, John Haymes Newton

Summary: This TV series was based on the teenage Clark Kent attending college while trying to sweep Lana Lang off her feet. Though you might think it is similar to the current Superman incarnation 'Smallville' but this series also followed the teenage years of Superman himself (Dubbed at this point 'the Boy of Steel')

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E26. Luthor Unleashed
Air Date: May 27, 1989
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S1:E25. Succubus
Air Date: May 20, 1989
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S1:E24. Hollywood
Air Date: May 13, 1989

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Howard Rosenberg

Jun 9, 2015

Surely nobody is taking this seriously, not writer Fred Freiberger, director Reza Badiyi or any of the cast in the first episode, which has that square-peg Superboy foiling Lex's insidious plan to steal the coveted Jewel of Techacal from Lana's archeologist father...But the tongue-in-cheek intent is never quite realized, and falls even flatter in a future episode made available by the production company. Read full review

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zkonedog

Mar 7, 2017

For those of you who want an interpretation of the Superboy character that isn't as "down on the farm" as Smallville, this show is for you. However, one large caveat exists: Stay away from the first season! The special effects are never spectacular, the plots are more often then not boring,For those of you who want an interpretation of the Superboy character that isn't as "down on the farm" as Smallville, this show is for you. However, one large caveat exists: Stay away from the first season! The special effects are never spectacular, the plots are more often then not boring, and the acting is sub-par. While Stacy Haiduk plays a great Lana Lang, John Newton's Clark/Superboy and Scott Well's Lex Luthor are wooden, one-dimensional characters who do not draw you into the plotlines.

Obviously, the writers/producers of the show must have felt the same way I do, as after the first season the Clark/Superboy part was recast and given to Gerard Christopher, while Lex Luthor was switched to Sherman Howard, both enormous upgrades. From that point, the show really began to take off.

My advice, then, is to not waste your time on these episodes. If you are a true Superman fan who has never seen this show before, wait for the release of the second season (whenever that will be...hopefully soon). If you remember being enthralled by this show during your childhood (like I was), it probably wasn't this season you remembered in the first place.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 1991
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 1990
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 7, 1989
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 8, 1988
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  S1:E26. Luthor Unleashed
  Air Date: May 27, 1989
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  S1:E25. Succubus
  Air Date: May 20, 1989
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  S1:E24. Hollywood
  Air Date: May 13, 1989
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  S1:E23. Black Flamingo
  Air Date: May 6, 1989
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  S1:E22. The Phantom of the Third Division
  Air Date: April 29, 1989
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  S1:E21. Mutant
  Air Date: April 22, 1989
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  S1:E20. Little Hercules
  Air Date: April 15, 1989
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  S1:E19. War of the Species
  Air Date: March 18, 1989
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  S1:E18. Terror from the Blue
  Air Date: March 11, 1989
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  S1:E17. Birdwoman of the Swamps
  Air Date: March 4, 1989
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  S1:E16. Meet Mr. Mxyzptlk
  Air Date: February 25, 1989
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  S1:E15. Stand Up and Get Knocked Down
  Air Date: February 18, 1989
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  S1:E14. Revenge of the Alien (2)
  Air Date: February 11, 1989
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  S1:E13. Revenge of the Alien (1)
  Air Date: February 4, 1989
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  S1:E12. Kryptonite Kills
  Air Date: January 28, 1989
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  S1:E11. The Invisible People
  Air Date: January 21, 1989
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  S1:E10. Troubled Waters
  Air Date: December 10, 1988
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  S1:E9. The Alien Solution
  Air Date: December 3, 1988
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  S1:E8. The Fixer
  Air Date: November 26, 1988
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  S1:E7. The Beast and Beauty
  Air Date: November 19, 1988
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  S1:E6. Bringing Down the House
  Air Date: November 12, 1988
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  S1:E5. Countdown to Nowhere
  Air Date: November 5, 1988
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  S1:E4. The Russian Exchange Student
  Air Date: October 29, 1988
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  S1:E3. Back to Oblivion
  Air Date: October 22, 1988
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  S1:E2. A Kind of Princess
  Air Date: October 15, 1988
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  S1:E1. The Jewel of the Techacal
  Air Date: October 8, 1988