STARRING: REGULAR GUEST STARS:
John Haymes Newton as Clark Kent / SUPERBOY Scott James Wells as Lex Luthor
Stacy Haiduk as Lana Lang Michael Manno as Leo
James Calvert as Terrence Jenkins "T. J." White George Chakiris as Professor Peterson
Salome Jens as Martha Kent
Stuart Whitman as Johnathan Kent
Roger Pretto as Lt. Zeke Harris
INTRODUCTION:
SUPERBOY flew onto the small screen in October of 1988 as a Half Hour syndicated action / adventure series. The show introduces Superman in his teenage years as a
young college student at Shuster University who must use his amazing gifts and extraordinary powers each week to protect the innocent and thwart off evil doers, which
include human and super powered foes. Comic book characters such as Ma and Pa Kent, Lex Luthor, and Lana Lang help tell Superboy's story. We also find a couple
villains from the pages of DC in the first season such as Mr. Mxyzptlk that helps to enhance the beginnings of a great show. Overall, Season ONE of SUPERBOY is a
fun experience in introducing the characters and a must see for all Die Hard Superman fans. True there are some bad effects but on the other hand there are some really
cool flying sequences that makes up for that. And there are also some not so great episodes but what show doesn't have a few of those???
MY OVERALL RATING FOR SEASON 1: 8.5 out of 10
EPISODES:
(Note: These are the official episode spoilers from the recently released Season ONE DVD Collection available on Warner Bros. Home Video !!!)
Other Season ONE DVD Features: Superboy Getting off the Ground (Making-of Featurette with The Cast and Creators / John Haymes Newton Screen
Tests as Clark and as Superboy / Look Up In The Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman Documentary Excerpts from the new Bryan Singer Production
NUMBER / DATE YEAR EPISODE AND SPOILER / GUEST STARS MY RATING
001-001-001 10-08-1988 THE JEWEL OF TECHACAL 7 / 10
Even a priceless artifact has its price, Lex Luthor pilfers a rare Mayan relic on
display at Shuster University.
Guest Starring: Michael Manno (Leo) and Scott James Wells (Lex Luthor)
001-002-002 10-15-1988 A KIND OF PRINCESS 7 / 10
It seems so right, how can it be wrong? Clark Kent learns his girlfriend's dad is
a mob boss.
001-003-003 10-22-1988 BACK TO OBLIVION 8 / 10
World War II didn't end. It just changed locations. The Holocaust continues to
haunt a scrap-yard proprietor.
001-004-004 10-29-1988 THE RUSSIAN EXCHANGE STUDENT 7.5 / 10
Gas prices cut 90% - who's against that? Clark / Superboy guards a scientist's
breakthrough fuel research against saboteurs. And the prime suspect is Shuster
University's beautiful new exchange student from the U. S. S. R.
001-007-005 11-05-1988 COUNTDOWN TO NOWHERE 9.5 / 10
When did Superboy first make himself known to the world? The story is here!
Guest Starring: Salome Jens (Martha Kent) & Stuart Whitman (Johnathan Kent)
001-006-006 11-12-1988 BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE 8 / 10
He wants it, he'll take it. A spoiled rock star intends to acquire a theme park by any
means possible. Guest Starring: International rocker LEIF GARRETT
001-007-007 11-19-1988 THE BEAST AND THE BEAUTY 9.5 / 10
Not even Superboy is above the law. He's mistakenly arrested for crimes committed
by a false Superboy. How could they have thought the guy in this episode was Superboy?
And where'd he get an exact replica of Superboy's costume?
001-008-008 11-26-1988 THE FIXER 9 / 10
All bets are off!!! Luthor's plan to rig a basketball game goes awry when Superboy
officiates the game. Nice flying sequences inside the gymnasium!!!
Guest Starring: Scott James Wells (Lex Luthor), Michael Manno (Leo)
Also Guest Stars: Michael Landon Jr.
001-009-009 12-03-1988 THE ALIEN SOLUTION 10 / 10
A malevolent alien cloud entity seeks a body - and thinks Superboy's will do just fine.
Great episode ... first time Superboy faces a super-powered foe. And there are some
nice scenes with Clark expressing his feelings for Lana.
001-010-010 12-10-1988 TROUBLED WATERS 9 / 10
Look who's back in Smallville, Clark / Superboy returns home when a snaky
businessman sets out to buy all the local farms. And Johnathan Kent is caught in the
middle.
Guest Starring: Salome Jens (Martha Kent) and Stuart Whitman (Johnathan Kent)
001-011-011 01-21-1989 THE INVISIBLE PEOPLE 8.5 / 10
Superboy (along with Lana and T. J.) assists a beach encampment of homeless people
wronged by a business magnate. Nice story - line.
Guest Starring: SONNY SHROYER from the Dukes of Hazzard Television Series
001-012-012 01-28-1989 KRYPTONITE KILLS 8 / 10
A newly discovered meteor rock with strange powers is brought to campus ... and
Luthor pockets some. This is the first time in the series that Superboy is exposed to
Kryptonite.
Guest Starring: Scott James Wells (Lex Luthor), Michael Manno (Leo), and George
Chakiris as Professor Peterson
001-013-013 02-04-1989 REVENGE OF THE ALIEN (Part 1 of 2) 10 / 10
He's ba-a-ack! The alien cloud entity escapes to take over a policeman's body and then
Johnathan Kent's. Nicely written sequal to the Alien Solution.
Guest Starring: Stuart Whitman (Johnathan Kent) & George Chakiris (Prof. Peterson)
001-014-014 02-11-1989 REVENGE OF THE ALIEN (Part 2 of 2) 10 / 10
Superboy agrees to exchange himslf (to the Alien) for his dad. Will the super-bodied
force now be all-powerful? Great conclusion to the Alien story.
Guest Starring: Stuart Whitman (Johnathan Kent) & George Chakiris (Prof. Peterson)
Season ONE DVD Features Commentary on this episode from John Haymes Newton and
Ilya Salkind
001-015-015 02-18-1989 STAND UP AND GET KNOCKED DOWN 7 / 10
Did you hear the one about ...? T. J. goes on stage as a stand-up comic while sleuthing
a comedian's murder.
001-016-016 02-25-1989 MEET MR. MXYZPTLK 9 / 10
Hocus pocus! Impish, magical Mxyzptlk zaps in from the 5th Dimension and poses as
Clark to woo Lana. Finally a super-villain from the comics is introduced to the show!
Guest Starring: Michael J. Pollard as Mr. Mxyzptlk
Season ONE DVD Features Commentary on this episode from John Haymes Newton and
Ilya Salkind
001-017-017 03-04-1989 BIRDWOMAN OF THE SWAMPS 9 / 10
Strong but wrong. A mystical Indian woman opposed to a wetlands development thinks
Superboy is a foe. Nicely done episode with great flying sequences. However, you can see
the crane that lands Superboy each time he visits the old Indian lady. But the other flying
shots well make up for these goofs.
001-018-018 03-11-1989 TERROR FROM THE BLUE 8 / 10
There's a fatal flaw in the murder scheme of thugs who hide behind badges -- an
eyewitness named Lana.
001-019-019 03-18-1989 WAR OF THE SPECIES 8 / 10
Survival of the fiercest. The creator of an awesome android warrior has a lethal and
unearthly motive. But could he be more than just another mad man?
001-020-020 04-15-1989 LITTLE HERCULES 8 / 10
Ooops! A boy genius (named Billy Hercules) hacks into a Navy computer to impress a
girl ... and (accidentally) activates a doomsday device. (nuclear weapon)
Guest Starring: LEIF (JAOQUIN) PHOENIX as Billy
001-021-021 04-22-1989 MUTANT 5 / 10
One big, unhappy nuclear family: 24th Centur time travelers arrive on a desperate quest
for plutonium.
001-022-022 04-29-1989 THE PHANTOM OF THE THIRD DIVISION 7 / 10
A stranger who says he served with Johnathan Kent in Korea shows up in Smallville (and
his objective) is revenge.
Guest Starring: Salome Jens (Martha Kent) and Stuart Whitman (Johnathan Kent)
001-023-023 05-06-1989 BLACK FLAMINGO 8.5 / 10
The boss plans, they execute ... literally. Superboy / Clark infiltrates the punk scene to
stop mind-controlled killers. Clark has a brilliant disguise in this episode. Makes you
look twice to see whether or not its him.
001-024-024 05-13-1989 HOLLYWOOD 8 / 10
Getting to 1939 Hollywood ... Easy. Getting Back? Well, the inventor's time machine has
a small problem. While in the past, Clark befriends a beautiful movie star who could use
a little help.
001-025-025 05-20-1989 SUCCUBUS 5 / 10
She lives, they die. An ageless otherworld beauty stays young by stealing the life forces of
others.
001-026-026 05-27-1989 LUTHOR UNLEASHED (Season ONE Finale) 9.5 / 10
Now hair this. Blaming Superboy for the accident that leaves him bald, Lex vows to take
revenge on the teen of steel. And to think Luthor was actually turning nice in the
beginning of this one.
Guest Starring: Scott James Wells (Lex Luthor) and Michael Manno (Leo)