The WORST episodes of Adventures of Superman
Every episode of Adventures of Superman ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Adventures of Superman!
Produced for first-run syndication rather than for a television network, this show was the first to feature Superman. It aired from 1952 to 1958 and was sponsored by cereal manufacturer Kellogg's. The show's first two seasons were filmed in black and white, whereas seasons three through six were filmed in color (but were originally telecast in black and white).
#1 - Three in One
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/7/1958
Superman Arrested! While he's out of the way, three circus performers use their respective skills in a heist.
#2 - Flight to the North
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/1/1955
Good ol' boy Sylvester is mistaken for Superman.
#3 - Joey
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/18/1956
A day at the races: Superman fight track corruption and the Daily Planet's racehorse gallops to victory.
#4 - The Unlucky Number
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/25/1956
Guess the number of jelly beans in the jar. With superman's help, it's possible to win a fixed contest.
#5 - Peril by Sea
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/10/1956
Criminals aboard a submarine aim to torpedo Perry White and his seaside cottage to smithereens.
#6 - Topsy Turvy
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/21/1956
Which way is up? An invention that causes the illusion of being upside-down is stolen for villainous use.
#7 - Jimmy the Kid
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/28/1956
Who's that guy? Hoodlums kidnap Jimmy and put a tough-talking lookalike in his place at the Daily Planet.
#8 - Dagger Island
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/19/1956
Three brothers, one fortune. Its finders keepers as the trio hunt for a hidden family inheritance.
#9 - Disappearing Lois
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/5/1957
She'll get all the dirt. Lois goes undercover, posing as a housemaid to get a story on a notorious criminal.
#10 - Close Shave
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/26/1957
A shave, a haircut, a new you, maybe a new life. A barber has an unusual influence on others.
#11 - The Stolen Elephant
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/17/1957
And some kids just want a pony. A boy thinks the stolen circus elephant he finds is his birthday gift.
#12 - Divide and Conquer
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/17/1958
Are half powers better than none? To be in two places at one time, Superman rearranges his molecular density.
#13 - The Atomic Captive
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/3/1958
The bomb explodes, a mushroom cloud rises...and Lois and Jimmy are stranded on the test site.
#14 - The Superman Silver Mine
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/10/1958
The kids can wait. Crooks attempt to claim a silver mine for themselves and keep it from becoming a summer camp.
#15 - The Town That Wasn't
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/19/1957
You can't locate it on a map. What's the secret behind a tiny, mysterious, out-of-the-way town?
#16 - The Prince Albert Coat
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/10/1957
Oops! A boy gives his grandpa's coat to charity, unaware it holds the man's life savings. Can Superman save the savings?
#17 - The Man Who Could Read Minds
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1953
Swami says: send for Superman! Jimmy and Lois suspect a nightclub mind reader is linked to a theft ring.
#18 - Jet Ace
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1953
Look up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.
#19 - Shot in the Dark
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1953
An amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!
#20 - Jungle Devil
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/1953
The superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.
#21 - Semi-Private Eye
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/16/1954
Sam Spade. Philip Marlowe. Jimmy Olsen? He poses as a trench-coated private eye to stalk kidnappers. Commentary available by Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen) and Noel Neill (Lois Lane).
#22 - Beware the Wrecker
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/30/1954
A terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.
#23 - The Last Knight
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/3/1958
A gentlemen's society of armored knights holds many secrets (and holds jimmy and Lois captive, too).
#24 - Great Caesar's Ghost
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/21/1955
He claims to be Caesar. But who's really behind the strange apparition vexing Perry White?
#25 - The Bully of Dry Gulch
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/24/1955
His town. His way. But a bogus gunslinger who rules a Western town is no match for the Man of Steel.