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

Every episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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: 11/6/2026Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Stop the Presses
star
2.00
1 votes

#1 - Stop the Presses

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1996

Lois' promotion causes problems in her marriage to Clark. They have their first major fight after she kills one of his stories, preventing him from uncovering a plot.

Directors: Peter Ellis
Writer: Brad Kern
Virtually Destroyed
star
6.50
56 votes

#2 - Virtually Destroyed

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1995

A computer genius traps Lois and Clark in virtual reality. He believes Lois has the access codes for Lex Luthor's computer system. Superman must rely on Jimmy's skills to help save her.

Directors: Jim Charleston
I've Got You Under My Skin
star
6.53
57 votes

#3 - I've Got You Under My Skin

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/31/1997

A criminal who transfers his soul into Clark's body is excited when he learns he also has the body of Superman.

Writer: Tim Minear
Requiem for a Superhero
star
6.80
168 votes

#4 - Requiem for a Superhero

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1993

When Lois discovers that her father, Dr. Sam Lane, is helping a corrupt boxing promoter create an army of cybernetic athletes, Superman steps into the boxing ring to defeat the killer robots.

Directors: Randy Zisk
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'Twas the Night Before Mxymas
star
6.83
29 votes

#5 - 'Twas the Night Before Mxymas

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1996

A mischievous imp with plans to conquer the world puts a spell on the people of Metropolis on Christmas Eve.

Directors: Mike Vejar
Writer: Tim Minear
Bob and Carol and Lois and Clark
star
6.83
29 votes

#6 - Bob and Carol and Lois and Clark

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1996

Clark and Lois have a lot in common with their new neighbors, until they find out Bob is an assassin whose next target is an eccentric recluse Lois plans to interview.

Directors: Oz Scott
Writer: Brian Nelson
The People v. Lois Lane (1)
star
6.83
29 votes

#7 - The People v. Lois Lane (1)

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1996

Lois is jailed for murder while Clark searches for clues to vindicate her.

Directors: Robert Ginty
I Now Pronounce You... (1)
star
6.83
29 votes

#8 - I Now Pronounce You... (1)

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1996

Lois and Clark's wedding day is complicated by a biologist who plans to replace the U.S. President with a clone.

Directors: Jim Pohl
Dead Lois Walking (2)
star
6.90
29 votes

#9 - Dead Lois Walking (2)

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1996

Even Superman's powers may not be enough to prove Lois innocent of murder.

Directors: Chris Long
Voice from the Past (3)
star
6.91
57 votes

#10 - Voice from the Past (3)

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/1997

Lex Luthor's son wreaks havoc in Metropolis--and in Lois and Clark's marriage. Lois is kidnapped, while Superman investigates whether he can have children.

Directors: David Grossman
Forget Me Not (4)
star
6.91
57 votes

#11 - Forget Me Not (4)

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/1996

While recovering from amnesia, Lois encounters an unscrupulous doctor with his own agenda.

Directors: James Bagdonas
Shadow of a Doubt (2)
star
6.91
57 votes

#12 - Shadow of a Doubt (2)

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/1997

Lex Luthor's son, Leslie Luckabee, takes over as owner of the Daily Planet and makes a play for Lois. Lois and Clark consider conceiving a child together.

Directors: Philip Sgriccia
Toy Story
star
6.91
57 votes

#13 - Toy Story

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/7/1997

A devious inventor kidnaps children and takes them to a fun-filled fantasy land.

Directors: Jim Pohl
Writer: Brad Kern
Madame Ex
star
7.00
112 votes

#14 - Madame Ex

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1994

Lex Luthor's ex-wife, Arianna Carlin, hires a Lois Lane look-alike to discredit the reporter's image and uses subliminal messages to incite the citizens of Metropolis against Superman.

Directors: Randy Zisk
Pilot (2)
star
7.00
56 votes

#15 - Pilot (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1993

Directors: Robert Butler
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Neverending Battle
star
7.00
140 votes

#16 - Neverending Battle

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1993

The Daily Planet staff is assigned to learn more about Superman.

Directors: Gene Reynolds
I've Got a Crush on You
star
7.00
112 votes

#17 - I've Got a Crush on You

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/1993

Lois and Clark infiltrate a criminal gang they suspect of setting destructive fires throughout Metropolis.

Directors: Gene Reynolds
The Man of Steel Bars
star
7.00
112 votes

#18 - The Man of Steel Bars

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1993

Superman is banished when the citizens of Metropolis blame him for causing abnormally hot temperatures.

Directors: Robert Butler
Honeymoon in Metropolis
star
7.00
112 votes

#19 - Honeymoon in Metropolis

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

Lois and Clark pose as a newlywed couple in a luxurious hotel suite to spy on a corrupt congressman and a greedy weapons manufacturer.

Directors: James A. Contner
All Shook Up
star
7.00
112 votes

#20 - All Shook Up

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/2/1994

After trying to deflect a gigantic meteor on a collision course with Earth, Superman falls back to the planet in a complete state of amnesia.

Writer: Bryce Zabel
The Ides of Metropolis
star
7.00
84 votes

#21 - The Ides of Metropolis

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/6/1994

Lois and Clark help a computer programmer, falsely convicted of murder, combat a software virus that is destroying the nation's computer networks.

Directors: Philip Sgriccia
Vatman
star
7.00
112 votes

#22 - Vatman

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/13/1994

Luthor creates a Superman clone and orders him to destroy the original Superman.

Directors: Randy Zisk
A Bolt from the Blue
star
7.00
84 votes

#23 - A Bolt from the Blue

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1994

Superman's powers are miraculously transferred to a young man, who dubs himself Resplendent Man and charges people for his services.

Directors: Philip Sgriccia
Return of the Prankster
star
7.00
84 votes

#24 - Return of the Prankster

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/1995

The Prankster returns to Metropolis with a special freezing devise that temporarily paralyzes people. Superman must stop him before the President is kidnapped.

Directors: Philip Sgriccia
Resurrection
star
7.00
56 votes

#25 - Resurrection

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/19/1995

Lois and Clark investigate the death of Mayson Drake and find dead men are being brought back to life. Lois is attracted to Dan Scardino, a government agent investigating the same case.