Superman: The Animated Series

1996 • The WB
4.6
489 reviews
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Season 3 episodes (13)

1 Where There's Smoke
9/19/98
Season-only
Volcana (guest star voice PERI GILPIN), a villainess who can control fire, goes on a crime spree stealing valuable artifacts while on the run from government agents and Superman (series star TIM DALY).
2 Knight Time
10/10/98
Season-only
Superman masquerades as Batman to confront Roxy Rocket (guest star voice CHARITY JAMES), Penguin (guest star voice PAUL WILLIAMS) and a host of other bad guys who are on a crime spree in Gotham City during the real Batman's (guest star voice KEVIN CONROY) mysterious absence.
3 New Kids In Town
10/31/98
Season-only
In Clark's hometown of Smallville, a teenage Clark Kent (guest star voice JASON MARSDEN) teams with Chameleon Boy (guest star voice JASON PRIESTLEY), Cosmic Boy (guest star voice CHAD LOWE) and Saturn Girl (guest star voice MELISSA JOAN HART) from the New Legion to battle Brainiac (recurring guest voice COREY BURTON).
4 Obsession
11/15/98
Season-only
Smitten with love, Toyman (recurring guest star voice BUD CORT) will do anything, even destroy Metropolis, to possess Darci Mason (guest star voice NANCY TRAVIS), a mechanical fashion model. The only person standing between Toyman and his obsession for Darci is Superman.
5 Little Big Head Man
11/21/98
Season-only
Mxyzptlk (recurring guest star voice GILBERT GOTTFRIED) gets into trouble with the rulers of his planet--and Superman--when he enlists Bizarro's (series star TIM DALY) help to wreak havoc on Earth.
6 Absolute Power
1/16/99
Season-only
Superman confronts Jax-Ur (recurring guest star voice RON PERLMAN) and Mala (new guest star voice SARAH DOUGLAS) while defending a distant planet that the two Kryptonian outlaws have enslaved.
7 In Brightest Day
2/6/99
Season-only
Kyle Rayner (guest star voice MICHAEL P. GRECO) is given a mysterious ring that enables him to transform into crime fighting superhero Green Lantern. When the Green Lantern's most dangerous enemy, Sinestro (recurring guest star voice TED LEVINE) attacks Earth, Rayner teams with Superman to defeat the villain.
8 Superman's Pal
2/20/99
Season-only
Jimmy Olsen (recurring guest star voice DAVID KAUFMAN) and Superman work together to combat Metallo (recurring guest star voice MALCOLM McDOWELL) when the evildoer returns to Metropolis.
9 A Fish Story
5/8/99
Season-only
When the marine life near Metropolis suddenly joins together to threaten the citizens, Lois Lane (series star DANA DELANY) discovers the cause: Lex Luthor (series star CLANCY BROWN) has taken Aquaman (guest star voice MIGUEL FERRER) prisoner!
10 Unity
5/15/99
Season-only
Superman teams with Supergirl to save his adoptive parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kent, along with the rest of Smallville, from an alien threat.
11 The Demon Reborn
9/18/99
Season-only
When Ra's Al Ghul, known as "The Demon," attempts to steal Superman's powers, Batman comes to the rescue.
12 Legacy - Part I
2/5/00
In another effort to take over Earth, Darkseid (recurring guest star voice MICHAEL IRONSIDE) erases Superman's memory and adopts him as a son.
13 Legacy - Part II
2/12/00
In another effort to take over Earth, Darkseid (recurring guest star voice MICHAEL IRONSIDE) erases Superman's memory and adopts him as a son.

About this show

The creative team behind the Emmy® Award-winning Batman: The Animated Series chronicles the adventures of Superman, the legendary Super Hero, as young Clark Kent (voiced by series star TIM DALY) is transported to Earth and discovers the truth about his interplanetary heritage.  Upon reaching adulthood, he assumes the identity of Superman, the Man of Steel, in the city of Metropolis, battling the forces of villainy and continuing his quest for "Truth, Justice and the American way." Fly with Superman in this collection of adventures.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
489 reviews
Matthew Schenck
July 20, 2022
Great show that I loved as a kid. I purchased the whole series digitally from the Google Play store. Only recently did I notice that seasons 1 and 3 were gone and you'd have to get HBO+ for season 3 and 1 was unavailable. Goes to show you the danger of digital purchases. Be forewarned. I recommend buying the show as a physical copy.
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Russell Rogers
September 14, 2020
Superman: TAS is good, but it's no Batman: TAS. This may the be best overall Superman to me (as far as character look and personality), but it's overall story is a bit lacking. It barely touches on the Lois & Clark's romantic relationship, Superman's power fluctuates drastically from immortal God to Hercules with little/no explanation, and there are too many Metallo episodes. Arguably peak Lobo, Mxyzptlk, Livewire, Bizarro, and Brainiac from this series (plus a fun Joker/Harley storyline).
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A. Thomas Grunley
October 26, 2014
The show is entertaining enough, but clearly the creators approached it as if they could just replicate their previous Batman Animated Series, which they cannot do. Batman and superman are essentially polar opposites and this series clearly reflects that.
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