Superman: The Animated Series

This article is written from the Real World perspective

Superman: The Animated Series ran from 1996 to 2000 on Kids WB!, and followed the adventures of Superman as he defended the entire Earth from evil.

The series was the first spin-off of Batman: The Animated Series, and was also the first in the DCAU to feature multiple superhero guest stars (Batman, Aquaman, Doctor Fate, Flash and Green Lantern). The title for episodes airing under The New Batman/Superman Adventures was The New Superman Adventures, as acknowledged by The WB.

In January 2009, IGN dubbed Superman: The Animated Series the 36th best animated television series.[1]

Cast[]

Tim Daly as Superman (Kal-El/Clark Kent)
Dana Delany as Lois Lane
Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor
George Dzundza as Perry White
Joseph Bologna as Dan Turpin
David Kaufman as Jimmy Olsen
Joanna Cassidy as Maggie Sawyer
Lisa Edelstein as Mercy Graves
Joely Fisher as Lana Lang
Mike Farrell as Jonathan Kent
Shelley Fabares as Martha Kent
Victor Brandt as Professor Emil Hamilton
Lauren Tom as Angela Chen
Corey Burton as Brainiac
Malcolm McDowell as Metallo
Brad Garrett as Lobo and Bibbo Bibbowski
Nicholle Tom as Supergirl (Kara In-Ze/Kara Kent)

Production Crew[]

Creators[]

Jerry Siegel — Creator: Characters and Comic
Joe Shuster — Creator: Characters and Comic

Producers[]

Jean MacCurdy — Executive Producer
Alan Burnett — Producer, Writer
Paul Dini — Producer, Writer
Glen Murakami — Producer
Bruce Timm — Producer, Director, Writer
Haven Alexander — Associate Producer
Shaun McLaughlin — Associate Producer
Michael H. Miller — Assistant Production Coordinator

Directors[]

Hiroyuki Aoyama — Director
Curt Geda — Director
Butch Lukic — Director
Toshihiko Masuda — Director
Dan Riba — Director

Writers[]

Hilary Bader — Writer
Stan Berkowitz — Writer
Larry Brody — Writer
Evan Dorkin — Writer
Sarah Dyer — Writer
Mark Evanier — Writer
Rich Fogel — Writer
Steve Gerber — Writer
Robert Goodman — Writer
Joe R. Lansdale — Writer

Casting[]

Leslie Lamers — Casting
Andrea Romano — Voice Director

Music[]

Shirley Walker — Main Theme
Kristopher Carter — Music
Harvey Cohen — Music
Michael McCuistion — Music
Lolita Ritmanis — Music
Sharon Farber — Additional Music, Orchestrator
David G. Russell — Orchestrator

Episodes[]

Season One[]

Airdate Order	Prod. Order	Title	Directed by	Written by	Airdate	Opponent(s)
01-03	01-03	The Last Son of Krypton	Part I: Dan Riba Part II: Scott Jeralds and Curt Geda Part III: Dan Riba and Bruce Timm	Alan Burnett and Paul Dini	September 6, 1996	Brainiac and Lex Luthor
04	04	Fun and Games	Kazuhide Tomonaga	Robert N. Skir & Marty Isenberg	September 7, 1996	Toyman
05	05	A Little Piece of Home	Kazuhide Tomonaga	Hilary J. Bader	September 14, 1996	Lex Luthor
06	07	Feeding Time	Dan Riba	Robert Goodman	September 21, 1996	Parasite
07	06	The Way of All Flesh	Kenji Hachizaki	Stan Berkowitz	October 19, 1996	Metallo
08	09	Stolen Memories	Curt Geda	Rich Fogel	November 2, 1996	Brainiac
09	08	The Main Man, Part I	Dan Riba	Paul Dini	November 9, 1996	Lobo
10	11	The Main Man, Part II	Dan Riba	Paul Dini	November 16, 1996	Preserver
11	10	My Girl	Yuichiro Yano	Hilary J. Bader	November 23, 1996	Lex Luthor
12	12	Tools of the Trade	Curt Geda	Mark Evanier	February 1, 1997	Bruno Mannheim
13	13	Two's a Crowd	Hiroyuki Aoyama	Stan Berkowitz	February 15, 1997	Earl Garver

Season Two[]

Airdate Order	Prod. Order	Title	Directed by	Written by	Airdate	Opponent(s)
01	14	Blasts From the Past, Part I	Dan Riba	Robert Goodman	September 8, 1997	Mala
02	17	Blasts From the Past, Part II	Dan Riba	Robert Goodman	September 9, 1997	Jax-Ur and Mala
03	27	The Prometheon	Nobuo Tomizawa	Stan Berkowitz & Alan Burnett	September 12, 1997	Prometheon
04	22	Speed Demons	Toshihiko Masuda	Rich Fogel	September 13, 1997	Weather Wizard
05	18	Livewire	Curt Geda	Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer	September 13, 1997	Livewire
06	20	Identity Crisis	Curt Geda	Robert Goodman & Joe R. Lansdale	September 15, 1997	Bizarro
07	19	Target	Curt Geda	Hilary J. Bader	September 19, 1997	Edward Lytener
08	21	Mxyzpixilated	Dan Riba	Paul Dini	September 20, 1997	Mr. Mxyzptlk
09	16	Action Figures	Kenji Hachizaki	Hilary J. Bader	September 20, 1997	Metallo
10	23	Double Dose	Yuichiro Yano	Hilary J. Bader	September 22, 1997	Livewire and Parasite
11	24	Solar Power	Kazuhide Tomonaga	Robert Goodman	September 26, 1997	Luminus
12	25	Brave New Metropolis	Curt Geda	Stan Berkowitz	September 27, 1997	Lex Luthor
13	26	Monkey Fun	Curt Geda	Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer	September 27, 1997	Titano
14	15	Ghost in the Machine	Hiroyuki Aoyama	Rich Fogel	September 29, 1997	Brainiac
15	28	Father's Day	Dan Riba	Mark Evanier and Steve Gerber	October 3, 1997	Kalibak
16-18	39-41	World's Finest	Toshihiko Masuda	Story: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini Part I: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini and Rich Fogel Part II: Steve Gerber Part III: Stan Berkowitz	October 4, 1997	Joker and Lex Luthor
19	29	The Hand of Fate	Dan Riba	Hilary J. Bader & Stan Berkowitz	October 6, 1997	Karkull
20	30	Bizarro's World	Hiroyuki Aoyama	Robert Goodman	October 10, 1997	Bizarro
21	31	Prototype	Curt Geda	Hilary J. Bader	October 11, 1997	Corey Mills
22	32	The Late Mr. Kent	Kenji Hachizaki	Stan Berkowitz	November 1, 1997	Kurt Bowman
23	34	Heavy Metal	Curt Geda	Hilary J. Bader	November 8, 1997	Metallo
24	36	Warrior Queen	Curt Geda	Hilary J. Bader	November 22, 1997	De'Cine
25	33	Apokolips... Now!, Part I	Dan Riba	Rich Fogel	February 7, 1998	Darkseid
26	35	Apokolips... Now!, Part II	Dan Riba	Rich Fogel	February 14, 1998	Darkseid
27-28	37-38	Little Girl Lost	Curt Geda	Part I: Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer, Paul Dini and Alan Burnett Part II: Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer; Story: Rich Fogel	May 2, 1998	Granny Goodness and Darkseid

Season Three[]

Airdate Order	Prod. Order	Title	Directed by	Written by	Airdate	Opponent(s)
01	42	Where There's Smoke	Dan Riba	Hilary J. Bader	September 19, 1998	Volcana
02	43	Knight Time	Curt Geda	Robert Goodman	October 10, 1998	Brainiac
03	44	New Kids in Town	Butch Lukic	Stan Berkowitz & Rich Fogel	October 31, 1998	Brainiac
04	45	Obsession	Dan Riba	Andrew Donkin & Ron Fogelman	November 14, 1998	Toyman
05	52	Little Big Head Man	Shin-Ichi Tsuji	Paul Dini & Robert Goodman	November 21, 1998	Bizarro and Mr. Mxyzptlk
06	46	Absolute Power	Butch Lukic	Hilary J. Bader & Alan Burnett	January 16, 1999	Jax-Ur and Mala
07	47	In Brightest Day...	Butch Lukic	Hilary J. Bader	February 6, 1999	Sinestro
08	48	Superman's Pal	Kazumi Fukushima	Robert Goodman	February 20, 1999	Metallo
09	54	A Fish Story	Shin-Ichi Tsuji	Hilary J. Bader & Rich Fogel	May 8, 1999	Lex Luthor
10	53	Unity	Shin-Ichi Tsuji	Paul Dini & Rich Fogel	May 15, 1999	Unity

Season Four[]

Airdate Order	Prod. Order	Title	Directed by	Written by	Airdate	Opponent(s)
01	51	The Demon Reborn	Dan Riba	Rich Fogel	September 18, 1999	Ra's al Ghul
02	49	Legacy, Part I	Curt Geda	Rich Fogel	February 5, 2000	Darkseid and Lex Luthor
03	50	Legacy, Part II	Dan Riba	Paul Dini & Rich Fogel	February 12, 2000	Darkseid and Lex Luthor