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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 2 - Battleground Earth (2)
    4.3/10(299 votes)

    #1 - Battleground Earth (2)

    S4:E2

    After Superman is unmasked as an impostor in a Kryptonian tribunal, the Man of Steel faces Nor in mortal combat.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  2. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 5 - Brutal Youth
    4.7/10(285 votes)

    #2 - Brutal Youth

    S4:E5

    Superman's eternal youth may intimidate Lois, but the super-power is eagerly sought by a gerontologist, an aging bank robber--and Jimmy.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  3. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 8 - Bob and Carol and Lois and Clark
    4.7/10(276 votes)

    #3 - Bob and Carol and Lois and Clark

    S4:E8

    The newlyweds get chummy with a new couple as Superman encounters a new adversary--known as Deathstroke.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 9 - Ghosts
    4.7/10(292 votes)

    #4 - Ghosts

    S4:E9

    A con artist is after the Kents' brownstone, and he summons the ghost of a woman who was murdered there to scare the couple away.

    Director:Robert Ginty
    Writer:Michael Gleason

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  5. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 11 - 'Twas the Night Before Mxymas
    4.7/10(308 votes)

    #5 - 'Twas the Night Before Mxymas

    S4:E11

    An elfin visitor puts Daily Planet Christmas Eve partygoers into a time loop--and plunges the city into hopelessness and despair.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  6. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 12 - Lethal Weapon
    4.7/10(263 votes)

    #6 - Lethal Weapon

    S4:E12

    Just as an extortionist threatens to level Metropolis, Superman's powers go haywire, thanks to exposure to red kryptonite.

    Director:Jim Charleston
    Writer:Grant Rosenberg

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  7. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 14 - Meet John Doe (1)
    4.7/10(277 votes)

    #7 - Meet John Doe (1)

    S4:E14

    Tempus, the time traveler, returns to Metropolis as a Presidential candidate bent on controlling the minds of the masses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  8. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 17 - Faster than a Speeding Vixen (1)
    4.7/10(266 votes)

    #8 - Faster than a Speeding Vixen (1)

    S4:E17

    Superman contends with a tough female competitor; the Planet gets a new owner; and corporate CEOs begin disappearing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brad Kern

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  9. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 18 - Shadow of a Doubt (2)
    4.7/10(253 votes)

    #9 - Shadow of a Doubt (2)

    S4:E18

    Clark finds evidence that someone is planning to take over Lex Luthor's empire.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writer:Grant Rosenberg

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  10. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 19 - Voice from the Past (3)
    4.7/10(261 votes)

    #10 - Voice from the Past (3)

    S4:E19

    Lois and Clark move to confront Leslie about his true identity, but a power-hungry maniac suddenly begins controlling Lois's mind.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:John McNamara

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  11. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 21 - Toy Story
    4.7/10(250 votes)

    #11 - Toy Story

    S4:E21

    Toys are involved in the abductions of orphans, Dr. Klein and the daughter of a toy-company board member.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brad Kern

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  12. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 10 - Metallo
    5.0/10(375 votes)

    #12 - Metallo

    S2:E10

    Lucy Lane is working in Metropolis again, and now she has a new boyfriend named Johnny. He's turned into a cyborg body powered with kryptonite by the hands of two doctors. When Johnny finds out what he really is now, he tries to defeat Superman.

    Director:James Bagdonas
    Writers:Tony Blake, Paul Jackson

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  13. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 6 - The People vs. Lois Lane (1)
    5.0/10(282 votes)

    #13 - The People vs. Lois Lane (1)

    S4:E6

    Lois holds the smoking gun when an informant is shot down during a meeting with her.

    Director:Robert Ginty
    Writer:Grant Rosenberg

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  14. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 7 - Dead Lois Walking (2)
    5.0/10(281 votes)

    #14 - Dead Lois Walking (2)

    S4:E7

    Superman helps Lois break out of prison, only to encounter the wrath of the vengeful Prof. Cole--who plots to annihilate Metropolis.

    Director:Chris Long
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  15. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 10 - Stop the Presses
    5.0/10(272 votes)

    #15 - Stop the Presses

    S4:E10

    A new editor takes over Perry's office; and a computer hacker taps into classified files to learn the source of Superman's powers--and kill him.

    Director:Peter Ellis
    Writer:Brad Kern

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  16. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 13 - Sex, Lies and Videotape
    5.0/10(271 votes)

    #16 - Sex, Lies and Videotape

    S4:E13

    Superman wins a peace prize--and then sees his reputation crumble with the publication of a scandalous photo of himself with Lois.

    Directors:Dan Wilcox, Philip Sgriccia
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  17. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 15 - Lois and Clarks (2)
    5.0/10(294 votes)

    #17 - Lois and Clarks (2)

    S4:E15

    With Superman lost in a time warp, an alternate Superman from another dimension helps Lois combat the diabolical Tempus, the new President-elect.

    Director:Chris Long
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  18. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 16 - AKA Superman
    5.0/10(271 votes)

    #18 - AKA Superman

    S4:E16

    Jimmy's new girlfriend is a Superman fan who thinks that Jimmy is the disguised Man of Steel.

    Director:Robert Ginty
    Writer:Jeff Vlaming

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  19. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 20 - I've Got You Under My Skin
    5.5/10(265 votes)

    #19 - I've Got You Under My Skin

    S4:E20

    A robber trying to hide out from the mob switches bodies with an unsuspecting Clark and discovers that the Man of Steel's superpowers come with the package.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  20. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 22 - Big Girls Don't Fly
    5.8/10(318 votes)

    #20 - Big Girls Don't Fly

    S3:E22

    As the aliens bring Superman knowledge of his past and his destiny, a terrifying assassin is dispatched to dispose of the superhero. Meanwhile, Lois fears that Clark is drifting away from her.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  21. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 1 - Lord of the Flys (1)
    5.8/10(308 votes)

    #21 - Lord of the Flys (1)

    S4:E1

    Superman leaves Earth for New Krypton to aid inhabitants of his homeland in their civil war against the sinister Lord Nor. Meanwhile, in Smallville, Nor holds Clark's parents hostage as slaves.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  22. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 3 - Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding
    5.8/10(317 votes)

    #22 - Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding

    S4:E3

    The Wedding Destroyer arrives as Lois and Clark prepare to settle down in marriage.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:John McNamara

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  23. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 22 - The Family Hour
    5.8/10(289 votes)

    #23 - The Family Hour

    S4:E22

    Lois and Clark turn to Lois's father as they battle infertility problems; a telekinetic ex-con turns his mind into a deadly weapon.

    Director:Robert Ginty
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  24. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 21 - The House of Luthor
    6.0/10(436 votes)

    #24 - The House of Luthor

    S1:E21

    Lois's mom arrives for her daughter's wedding to Lex, but Lois's pals have other plans.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Deborah Joy LeVine

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  25. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 6 - Operation Blackout
    6.0/10(358 votes)

    #25 - Operation Blackout

    S2:E6

    Lois and Clark discover an terrorist operation to infiltrate the military Fort Truman and hijack a satellite. Now, they are targets of a supposely dead boyfriend of one of Lois' best school friends.

    Director:Michael W. Watkins
    Writer:Kate Boutilier

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Battleground Earth (2)" is the worst rated episode of "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman". It scored 4.3/10 based on 299 votes. Directed by Philip Sgriccia and written by Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner, it aired on 9/29/1996. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Brutal Youth".