Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993 - 1997)

Country of Origin: USA
Date(s) of Broadcast: 12 September 1993 - 14 June 1997
Number of Seasons: 4
Total Number of Episodes: 88
Average Episode Running Times: 50 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio: 1.33:1
Sound: Dolby

CREDITS

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Clark Kent, a reporter at the Daily Planet in Metropolis, is secretly Superman, a fact he keeps hidden from his co-workers. But as he falls further in love with fellow reporter Lois Lane, his secret identity edges out into the open.

At first, this was a fun revision of the Superman legend, recasting the story as romantic comedy and making a rather good show of it. Sadly, a degree of campiness crept into later seasons and the show suffered as a consequence. The likeable lead actors helped and although it was fun overall, few of the individual episodes have proved memorable and many were alienated by the relative lack of Superman-related action (though to be fair the show was called Lois and Clark, not Superman).

EPISODES

SEASON ONE
Pilot (12 September 1993)
Strange Visitor (from Another Planet) (26 September 1993)
Neverending Battle (3 October 1993)
I'm Looking Through You (10 October 1993)
Requiem for a Superhero (17 October 1993)
I've Got a Crush on You (24 October 1993)
Smart Kids (31 October 1993)
The Green, Green Glow of Home (14 November 1993)
The Man of Steel Bars (21 November 1993)
Pheromone, My Lovely (28 November 1993)
Honeymoon in Metropolis (12 December 1993)
All Shook Up (2 January 1994)
Witness (9 January 1994)
Illusions of Grandeur (23 January 1994)
The Ides of Metropolis (6 February 1994)
Foundling (20 February 1994)
The Rival (27 February 1994)
Vatman (13 March 1994)
Fly Hard (27 March 1994)
Barbarians at the Planet (1 May 1994)
The House of Luthor (8 May 1994)

SEASON TWO
Madame Ex (18 September 1994)
Wall of Sound (25 September 1994)
The Source (2 October 1994)
The Prankster (9 October 1994)
Church of Metropolis (23 October 1994)
Operation Blackout (30 October 1994)
That Old Gang of Mine (13 November 1994)
A Bolt from the Blue (20 November 1994)
Season's Greedings (4 December 1994)
Metallo (1 January 1995)
Chi of Steel (8 January 1995)
The Eyes Have It (22 January 1995)
The Phoenix (12 February 1995)
Top Copy (19 February 1995)
Return of the Prankster (26 February 1995)
Lucky Leon (12 March 1995)
Resurrection (19 March 1995)
Tempus Fugitive (26 March 1995)
Target: Jimmy Olsen! (2 April 1995)
Individual Responsibility (16 April 1995)
Whine, Whine, Whine (14 May 1995)
And the Answer Is... (21 May 1995)

SEASON THREE
... We Have a Lot to Talk About (17 September 1995)
Ordinary People (24 September 1995)
Contact (1 October 1995)
When Irish Eyes Are Killing (15 October 1995)
Just Say Noah (22 October 1995)
Don't Tug on Superman's Cape (5 November 1995)
Ultra Woman (12 November 1995)
Chip Off the Old Clark (19 November 1995)
Super Mann (26 November 1995)
Virtually Destroyed (10 December 1995)
Home Is Where the Hurt Is (17 December 1995)
Never on Sunday (7 January 1996)
The Dad Who Came in from the Cold (14 January 1996)
Tempus Anyone? (21 January 1996)
I Now Pronounce You... (11 February 1996)
Double Jeopardy (18 February 1996)
Seconds (25 February 1996)
Forget Me Not (10 March 1996)
Oedipus Wrecks (24 March 1996)
It's a Small World After All (28 April 1996)
Through a Glass, Darkly (5 May 1996)
Big Girls Don't Fly (12 May 1996)

SEASON FOUR
Lord of the Flys (22 September 1996)
Battleground Earth (29 September 1996)
Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding (6 October 1996)
Soul Mates (13 October 1996)
Brutal Youth (20 October 1996)
The People vs. Lois Lane (27 October 1996)
Dead Lois Walking (10 November 1996)
Bob and Carol and Lois and Clark (17 November 1996)
Ghosts (24 November 1996)
Stop the Presses (8 December 1996)
'Twas the Night Before Mxymas (15 December 1996)
Lethal Weapon (5 January 1997)
Sex, Lies and Videotape (19 January 1997)
Meet John Doe (2 March 1997)
Lois and Clarks (9 March 1997)
AKA Superman (16 March 1997)
Faster than a Speeding Vixen (12 April 1997)
Shadow of a Doubt (19 April 1997)
Voice from the Past (26 April 1997)
I've Got You Under My Skin (31 May 1997)
Toy Story (7 June 1997)
The Family Hour (14 June 1997)

USA
Television Distributors: ABC

AWARDS

1994
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA (Saturn Awards)
Best Genre Television Series - winner

Casting Society of America, USA
Artios Best Casting for TV, Pilot (Ellie Kanner, Geraldine Leder) - nominated

Cinema Audio Society, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television (David E. Fluhr, John Asman, Melissa Sherwood Hofmann, Kenn Fuller) – nominated (for the pilot)

Directors Guild of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials (Robert Butler) – nominated (for the pilot)

Emmy Awards, USA
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Drama Series (Robert Butler) – nominated (for the pilot)
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music (Jay Gruska) - nominated

Young Artist Awards, USA
Best Youth Actress Guest Starring in a Television Show (Courtney Peldon) - winner

1995
Cinema Audio Society, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Series (Dan Hiland, Joseph D. Citarella, Kenn Fuller) – nominated (for Wall of Sound)

Emmy Awards, USA
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costuming for a Series (Darryl Levine, Judith Brewer Curtis) – nominated (for That Old Gang Of Mine)
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series (Kenn Fuller, Dan Hiland, Joseph D. Citarella) – nominated (for Wall of Sound)

1996
Emmy Awards, USA
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series (Kenn Fuller, Joseph D. Citarella, Dan Hiland) – nominated (for Don't Tug On Superman's Cape)

NCLR Bravo Awards, USA
Outstanding Television Series Actor in a Crossover Role (Justin Whalin) - nominated

Young Artist Awards, USA
Best Performance by a Youth Actor - TV Guest Star (Chris Demetral) - nominated

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Lois and Clark
The New Adventures of Superman

SEE ALSO
Superman (1978)

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Last Updated: 1 January, 2009