Superman on Television

This section lists detailed information on Superman's appearances on Television. You'll find Episode Guides, Summaries and other pieces of TV Trivia relating to Superman.

CONTENTS:

• Episode Guides:
  • Fleischer "Superman" Cartoons - (See Movies section).
  • "Adventures of Superman" (1950s) - Starring George Reeves.
  • Unaired Pilots - "The Adventures of Superpup" (1958) & "The Adventures of Superboy" (1961)
  • "The New Adventures of Superman", "The Superman-Aquaman Hour of Adventure", "The Batman-Superman Hour" cartoons (1966-1969).
  • "SuperFriends" cartoons (1973-1986).
  • Ruby Spears "Superman" cartoons (1988).
  • "Superboy" (1988-1992)
  • "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1993-1997).
  • "Superman: The Animated Series" (1996-2000)
  • "Smallville" (2001-2011)
  • "Justice League"/"Justice League Unlimited" Animated Series (2001-2006)
  • "Krypto The Superdog" Animated Series (2005-2006)
  • "Superman: Brainiac Attacks" Animated Movie (2006)
  • "Legion of Super Heroes" Animated Series (2006-2008)
  • Superman's appearances on "The Batman" Animated Series (2007)
  • "Young Justice" Animated Series (2010-2013, 2018-)
  • Superman's appearance on "Batman: The Brave and The Bold" Animated Series (2011)
  • "Supergirl" TV Series (2015-)
  • "Justice League Action" Animated Series (2016-2018)
  • "Krypton" TV Series (2018-2019)
  • "Superman and Lois" TV Series (2020-)
    
    
• Episode Reviews:
  • "Adventures of Superman" Episode Reviews
  • "Adventures of Superpup" Review
  • "Superboy" Episode Reviews
  • "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" Episode Reviews
  • "Superman: The Animated Series" Episode Reviews
  • "Smallville" Episode Reviews
  • "Justice League" Episode Reviews
  • "Krypto The Superdog" Episode Reviews
  • "Legion of Super Heroes" Episode Reviews
  • Superman's appearances on "The Batman" Episode Reviews
  • "Young Justice" Episode Reviews
  • "Supergirl" Episode Reviews
  • "Justice League Action" Episode Reviews
  • "Krypton" Episode Reviews
    
    
• DVD/Blu-ray Reviews:
  • "The New Adventures of Superman" DVD Review - Barry Freiman reviews this DVD collection of the 1966 cartoons
  • "Super Friends: Season One, Volume One" DVD Review - Barry Freiman reviews this DVD collection of the first Super Friends cartoons
  • "The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians" DVD Review - Barry Freiman reviews this DVD collection of the final Super Friends cartoons
  • "Superboy: The Complete First Season" on DVD Review - Barry Freiman reviews this DVD Box Set
  • "Lois & Clark: The Complete First Season" on DVD Review - Steve Younis checks out the Season 1 DVD collection of "Lois & Clark"
  • "Lois & Clark: The Complete Second Season" on DVD Review - Barry Freiman reviews this DVD Box Set
  • "Superman: The Animated Series Volume One" DVD Review - Nick Newman and Derrick Lyle Coleman both review this DVD Box Set
  • "Superman: The Animated Series Volume Two" DVD Review - Barry Freiman reviews this DVD Box Set
  • "Superman: The Animated Series Volume Three" DVD Review - Gregg Watkins Jr. reviews this DVD Box Set
  • "Smallville" Pilot DVD Review - Superman Homepage reviewer Adam Dechanel sits down to give us a complete run-down of what's on offer within the pilot "Smallville" DVD
  • "Smallville: Season 2" DVD Review - Andrew M. reviews the Season 2 DVD box set
  • "Smallville: Season 3" DVD Review - Neal Bailey reviews the Season 3 DVD box set
  • "Smallville: Season 4" DVD Review - Andrew M. reviews the Season 4 DVD box set
  • "Smallville: Season 5" DVD Review - Neal Bailey reviews the Season 5 DVD box set
  • "Smallville: Season 6" DVD Review - Neal Bailey reviews the Season 6 DVD box set
  • "Smallville: The Complete Series" and "Smallville: The Final Season" DVD Review - Morten Hillebert Bay reviews both box sets
  • "Smallville: The Complete Series" DVD Review - Marc Pritchard reviews the complete series box set
  • "Young Justice: Season 1, Volume 2" DVD Review - Steve Younis reviews the second DVD release for this animated series
  • "Young Justice: Dangerous Secrets" DVD Review - Steve Younis reviews this DVD release collecting the final 14 episodes of Season 1
  • "Young Justice: Invasion - Destiny Calling" DVD Review - Steve Younis reviews this DVD release collecting the first 10 episodes of Season 2
  • "Supergirl: The Complete First Season" Blu-ray Review - Steve Younis reviews this Blu-ray release collecting the entire first season of "Supergirl"
  • "Supergirl: The Complete Third Season" Blu-ray Review - Steve Younis reviews this Blu-ray release collecting the entire third season of "Supergirl"
    
    
• Cast & Crew Biographies:
  • Jay Morton (Cartoonist - Fleischer "Superman" Cartoons)
  • George Reeves (Superman/Clark Kent - The Adventures of Superman)
  • Noel Neill (Lois Lane - The Adventures of Superman)
  • Phyllis Coates (Lois Lane - The Adventures of Superman)
  • Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen - The Adventures of Superman)
  • John Hamilton (Perry White - The Adventures of Superman)
  • Robert Shayne (Inspector Henderson - The Adventures of Superman)
  • Danny Dark (Voice of Superman in "Super Friends")
  • John Haymes Newton (Superboy/Clark Kent - Superboy [Season 1])
  • Stacy Haiduk (Lana Lang - Superboy)
    
    
• Interviews:
  • "The Adventures of Superman" (1950s) Interviews:
    • Interview with Noel Neill - Lois Lane from Seasons 2-6 (April 2003)
    • Interview with John Field - Expert on "The Adventures of Superman" TV Series
    • Interview with Noel Neill - Discussing her thoughts on the movie "Hollywoodland" (February 2007)
    • Interview with Jan Alan Henderson - Musician, writer and biographer Jan Alan Henderson discusses the life and death of George Reeves (January 2009)
      
      
  • "Super Friends" Interviews:
    • Interview with Tom Cook - Animator (July 2020)
      
      
  • "Superboy" Interviews:
    • John Haymes Newton - Clark Kent/Superboy from Season 1 (August 2002)
    • Ilya Salkind - Executive Producer (January 2006)
    • Stacy Haiduk - Lana Lang (August 2010)
      
      
  • "Lois & Clark" Interviews:
    • K Callan - Martha Kent
    • Brad Buckner - Executive Producer
      
      
  • "Superman: The Animated Series" Interviews:
    • Dana Delany - Lois Lane (June 2005)
      
      
  • "Smallville" Interviews:
    • Alfred Gough - Executive Producer (December 2001)
    • Alfred Gough - Executive Producer (May 2002)
    • Jeph Loeb - Writer (August 2002)
    • Alfred Gough - Executive Producer (May 2003)
    • Alfred Gough - Executive Producer (February 2004)
    • Michael Rosenbaum - Lex Luthor on "Smallville" (May 2004)
    • Kristin Kreuk - Lana Lang on "Smallville" (May 2004)
    • Tom Welling - Clark Kent on "Smallville" (May 2004)
    • Alfred Gough - Executive Producer (September 2004)
    • Jeph Loeb - Writer (September 2004)
    • John Schneider - Jonathan Kent on "Smallville" (November 2004)
    • Stephan Nilson - Writer of the "Justice & Doom" Season 6 five-part animated series (May 2007)
    • Michael Rosenbaum - Lex Luthor on "Smallville" (May 2008)
    • Cassidy Freeman - Tess Mercer on "Smallville" (September 2008)
    • Serinda Swan - Zatanna on "Smallville" (February 2009)
      
      
  • "Krypto: The Superdog" Interviews:
    • Michael Daingerfield - Voice of Superman in the "Krypto: The Superdog" animated series (June 2004)
    • Alberto Ghisi - Voice of Kevin in the "Krypto: The Superdog" animated series (August 2004)
      
      
  • "Legion of Super Heroes" Interviews:
    • Yuri Lowenthal - Voice of Superman in the "Legion of Super Heroes" animated series (May 2007)
    • Yuri Lowenthal - Voice of Superman in the "Legion of Super Heroes" animated series talks season 2 (September 2007)
      
      
• Television Articles - A series of articles on various Superman-related television topics:
  • Superman: The Unreleased Stuff - A Detailed Compilation of Unreleased Live-Action and Animated Superman-Related Properties.
  • Review - "Smallville: Season One - The Official Companion" - Neal Bailey reviews the official "Smallville" Season One Companion book (August 2004)
  • "How I'd End Smallville", or "They Stole Al Gough's Brain" - Barry Freiman gives his take on ending the hit WB series (November 2003)
  • Smallville: Season One - Barry Freiman looks at the first season of "Smallville" (June 2002)
  • Seinfeld's Pal, Superman! - Barry Freiman takes a look at the Superman related references on TV's "Seinfeld" (November 2006)
  • Superman's Pal's Dead Brother, Jimmy Olsen - Barry Freiman takes a look at the history of Jimmy Olsen's family tree (August 2009)
  • Smallville: Season Ten - Douglas Trumble and Julian Finn look ahead at the tenth and final season of "Smallville" (June 2010)
  • Examining the "Supergirl" TV Costume - Steve Younis examines the Supergirl costume from head to toe, cape to skirt, boots to belt (March 2015)
  • Examining the Superman Costume for the "Supergirl" TV Series - Steve Younis examines the Superman costume from head to toe, cape to body, boots to belt (July 2016)
  • Examining the Superman Costume for the "Superman & Lois" TV Series - Steve Younis examines the Superman costume from head to toe, cape to body, boots to belt (December 2020)
    
    
• Did you know?
  • George Reeves' Car
  • What gun is used in the 1950s TV series opening
  • Superman meets the Brady Bunch Kids
  • Superman on Sesame Street
  • Superman meets The Muppets
  • Superman meets Mork
  • Superman meets Seinfeld
  • Superman meets Desperate Housewives