The Adventures of Superboy: Season 3

METASCORE

No score yet Awaiting 4 more reviews

tbd

USER SCORE

No score yet

tbd

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

tbd	Your Score
tbd	User Score No score yet

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Season Details & Credits

Syndicated | Other | Season Premiere Date: October 6, 1990

Starring: Stacy Haiduk, Salome Jens, Stuart Whitman

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 3 Episodes

tbd
S3:E26. The Road to Hell (2)
Air Date: May 25, 1991
tbd
S3:E25. The Road to Hell (1)
Air Date: May 18, 1991
tbd
S3:E24. Standoff
Air Date: May 11, 1991

See all Seasons and Episodes

Metascore

tbd

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic reviews are not available for this season yet.

User Score

Write a Review

tbd

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

User Reviews

zkonedog

Mar 7, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After two middling seasons and many casting changes, this Third Season of "Superboy" was when the show really took off and produced some of the most quality moments of Superman-related fare ever created.

Of course, one must always remember to watch "Superboy" with tongue firmly planted in cheek. It is pretty campy throughout (though not to quite to the extent of 1960s Batman, for example) and was obviously made for a children's audience. However, if you can overlook the "cheese" factor (nostalgia helps!) and take the show for what it is, you will enjoy most every episode.

The format of this season is changed up quite a bit from Season Two. Instead of school kids, Clark and Lana now work (ala Mulder & Scully!) at the Bureau of Extranormal Events where they investigate strange cases. Gone is Andy McCallister and the juvenile tone he brought to the show. The highlights of this third season include:

-4 "portal" episodes involving Superboy travelling to other dimensions. These are probably the best episodes ever created for the show and are top-notch in both writing and acting...easily the equivalent of anything that "Smallville" did, for instance.
-Some great stand-alone episodes showcasing the acting talents of the principles (Gerard Christopher, Stacy Haiduk, etc.). A time-slowing willow-the-wisp, Jewish Golem, body-switching experiment gone wrong, and dream-sucking monster are some examples of quality episodes.
-A few more episodes (such as the return of Bizarro & Clark travelling back to Smallville to visit his Kent parents) that expand the dramatic range of the show far beyond the typical "kiddie" fare.

I never thought that these episodes would ever see the light of day, so I am overjoyed that I was able to watch them (even if only in the digital format) for the first time since being a child. If you grew up idolizing the Christopher Reeve performance as Superboy, then this show will slot right into that interpretation of the character. Though very different, obviously, Christopher and Haiduk bring as much to their respective roles as Tom Welling and Kristin Kreuk would years later.

I liken watching "Superboy" to the 1960s "Batman" show. Though not quite as campy, "Superboy" appeals to both children (the action/adventure and identifiable characters) and adults (camp humor and some really great stories) in varying fashions. This is probably the best overall season of the entire show, as only a few episodes can be classified as "bad" as opposed to the many classic gems.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

Seasons & Episodes

tbd

Series Overview
Season 4

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

tbd
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 1990
- tbd
  S3:E26. The Road to Hell (2)
  Air Date: May 25, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E25. The Road to Hell (1)
  Air Date: May 18, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E24. Standoff
  Air Date: May 11, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E23. Wish for Armageddon
  Air Date: May 4, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E22. Mine Games
  Air Date: April 21, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E21. Jackson and Hyde
  Air Date: April 20, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E20. People vs. Metallo
  Air Date: April 6, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E19. Werewolf
  Air Date: February 23, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E18. Rebirth (2)
  Air Date: February 26, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E17. Rebirth (1)
  Air Date: February 9, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E16. Bodyswap
  Air Date: February 22, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E15. A Day in the Double Life
  Air Date: January 26, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E14. The Golem
  Air Date: January 19, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E13. Neila and the Beast
  Air Date: January 12, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E12. Special Effects
  Air Date: January 5, 1991
- tbd
  S3:E11. Superboy... Lost
  Air Date: December 15, 1990
- tbd
  S3:E10. Mindscape
  Air Date: December 8, 1990
- tbd
  S3:E9. Test of Time
  Air Date: December 1, 1990
- tbd
  S3:E8. Carnival
  Air Date: November 24, 1990
- tbd
  S3:E7. The Sons of Icarus
  Air Date: November 17, 1990
- tbd
  S3:E6. Roads Not Taken (2)
  Air Date: November 10, 1990
- tbd
  S3:E5. Roads Not Taken (1)
  Air Date: November 3, 1990
- tbd
  S3:E4. Neila
  Air Date: October 27, 1990
- tbd
  S3:E3. The Lair
  Air Date: October 20, 1990
- tbd
  S3:E2. The Bride of Bizarro (2)
  Air Date: October 13, 1990
- tbd
  S3:E1. The Bride of Bizarro (1)
  Air Date: October 6, 1990
Season 2

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

tbd
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 8, 1988