The BEST episodes of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Every episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman!

A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man of Steel's early adult years in Metropolis. With the unknowing help of Lois Lane, Clark Kent created Superman there in Metropolis after finding work at the world-famous Daily Planet newspaper, where he meets fellow reporter Lois Lane.

Last Updated: 1/31/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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The House of Luthor
star
8.70
84 votes

#1 - The House of Luthor

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/1994

Clark, Perry, Jimmy and Jack try to prove Luthor guilty of the Daily Planet arson and prevent his marriage to Lois.

Directors: Alan J. Levi
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Tempus, Anyone?
star
8.14
112 votes

#2 - Tempus, Anyone?

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/1996

A time traveller takes Lois to an alternate reality where she died before meeting Clark, who never became Superman and is engaged to his childhood sweetheart, Lana Lang.

Directors: Winrich Kolbe
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The Family Hour
star
8.10
72 votes

#3 - The Family Hour

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/14/1997

A criminal with telekinetic powers takes Lois and Clark's parents hostage. Clark learns he cannot have children with Lois.

Directors: Robert Ginty
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The Dad Who Came in from the Cold
star
7.96
79 votes

#4 - The Dad Who Came in from the Cold

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/1996

When Lois and Clark obtain a powerful, mysterious computer, Jimmy's secret agent father wants it back--at any cost.

Directors: Alan J. Levi
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Ghosts
star
7.82
72 votes

#5 - Ghosts

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/1996

A real estate agent's plan to frighten people into selling their homes spirals out of control when he accidently summons the spirit of a murdered housewife.

Directors: Robert Ginty
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Lois and Clarks (2)
star
7.82
94 votes

#6 - Lois and Clarks (2)

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/9/1997

With Superman trapped in a time window, an alternate Superman must save this universe from Tempus, a madman bent on world annihilation.

Directors: Chris Long
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The Phoenix
star
7.77
173 votes

#7 - The Phoenix

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/1995

Lex Luthor comes back from the dead and sets out to regain his fortune and his former love-- Lois Lane. Superman must stop him.

Directors: Philip Sgriccia
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Big Girls Don't Fly (2)
star
7.75
81 votes

#8 - Big Girls Don't Fly (2)

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/1996

Confronting his mysterious heritage and destiny, Superman makes the most harrowing decision of his life.

Directors: Philip Sgriccia
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Home Is Where the Hurt Is
star
7.74
112 votes

#9 - Home Is Where the Hurt Is

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1995

Intergang's leader disables Superman with a rare virus from his home planet. Lois' parents visit for the holidays.

Directors: Geoffrey Nottage
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And the Answer Is...
star
7.73
113 votes

#10 - And the Answer Is...

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/21/1995

Superman's real identity is in danger of being exposed by a diary written by a man from the future. Clark finally asks Lois to marry him, but the question she asks is even bigger.

Directors: Alan J. Levi
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Foundling
star
7.69
199 votes

#11 - Foundling

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/20/1994

After Superman learns that the small globe retrieved from his spacecraft many years ago contains all the secrets of his alien origin, a teenage burglar, Jack Miner, sells it to Luthor.

Directors: Bill D'Elia
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Whine, Whine, Whine
star
7.68
141 votes

#12 - Whine, Whine, Whine

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/14/1995

Superman is forced to get a lawyer when someone he saves sues him for damages incurred during the rescue.

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Through a Glass, Darkly (1)
star
7.67
79 votes

#13 - Through a Glass, Darkly (1)

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/1996

Two mysterious strangers put Superman through life-threatening tests that could alter the fate of the world.

Directors: Chris Long
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Tempus Fugitive
star
7.67
149 votes

#14 - Tempus Fugitive

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/26/1995

When they are visited by H.G. Wells in a time machine, Lois and Clark learn of their future together and the Utopia created by their descendants.

Directors: James Bagdonas
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Oedipus Wrecks (5)
star
7.67
108 votes

#15 - Oedipus Wrecks (5)

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/24/1996

Lois resumes working with Clark--but she still thinks that she's in love with her psychiatrist. Clark battles for her affections while an electromagnetic wave wreaks havoc in Metropolis.

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We Have a Lot to Talk About
star
7.67
153 votes

#16 - We Have a Lot to Talk About

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1995

Lois and Clark's relationship comes to a turning point after she reveals she knows his dual identity and he proposes. There are amazing developments at Intergang.

Directors: Philip Sgriccia
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Metallo
star
7.66
148 votes

#17 - Metallo

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/1/1995

Two scientists insert a human's brain into a cyborg robot to create the ultimate super criminal. Lois and Clark must stop them.

Directors: James Bagdonas
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Battleground Earth (2)
star
7.65
105 votes

#18 - Battleground Earth (2)

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1996

Superman is placed on trial for betraying New Krypton while Lois and the residents of Clark's hometown are besieged by his ruthless Kryptonian rival.

Directors: Philip Sgriccia
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Barbarians at the Planet
star
7.63
197 votes

#19 - Barbarians at the Planet

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/1994

Luthor buys the Daily Planet corporation and destroys the building.

Directors: James Bagdonas
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Seconds (3)
star
7.63
78 votes

#20 - Seconds (3)

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/1996

Lex Luthor's final plan to gain Lois' love could mean death for Superman.

Directors: Alan J. Levi
Writer: Corey Miller
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Faster Than a Speeding Vixen (1)
star
7.62
64 votes

#21 - Faster Than a Speeding Vixen (1)

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/12/1997

Superman confronts a sexy--and reckless--superhero . The Daily Planet's new owner may be hiding a secret identity.

Directors: Neal Ahern
Writer: Brad Kern
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Pilot (1)
star
7.61
369 votes

#22 - Pilot (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1993

Directors: Robert Butler
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Lucky Leon
star
7.60
116 votes

#23 - Lucky Leon

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/12/1995

Jimmy is arrested for murder and Superman is wanted for stealing nuclear warheads. Lois and Clark go out on their first date...

Directors: Jim Pohl
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Lord of the Flys (1)
star
7.56
105 votes

#24 - Lord of the Flys (1)

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1996

As Superman marries a Kryptonian diplomat to avert a civil war, his arch rival takes Clark's adoptive parents and Lois hostage.

Directors: Philip Sgriccia
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Soul Mates
star
7.56
102 votes

#25 - Soul Mates

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1996

Lois and Clark's honeymoon is interrupted by an old acquaintance, and they travel through time to thwart a curse on their relationship.

Directors: Richard Friedman
Writer: Brad Kern
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