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The Worst Episodes of Superman: The Animated Series

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Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals. Superman hides his identity behind the glasses of Clark Kent; a mild-mannered reporter for the newspaper the Daily Planet. At the Daily

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 13 - Monkey Fun
    6.4/10(585 votes)

    #1 - Monkey Fun

    S2:E13

    A monkey returned to earth from space begins to grow incredibly large and threatens Metropolis.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writers:Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer

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  2. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 4 - Obsession
    7.0/10(534 votes)

    #2 - Obsession

    S3:E4

    Superman must stop the Toyman as he tries to abduct Darci Mason a popular supermodel and robot created by the Toyman.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:Ron Fogelman, Andrew Donkin

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  3. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 3 - The Prometheon
    7.1/10(627 votes)

    #3 - The Prometheon

    S2:E3

    A giant humanoid creature with incredible strength and heat-sapping abilities, falls to Earth and now threatens the planet. Superman has to fight the creature's advances and send it back into outer space.

    Director:Nobuo Tomizawa
    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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  4. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 1 - Where There's Smoke
    7.2/10(553 votes)

    #4 - Where There's Smoke

    S3:E1

    Superman gets caught in the middle of a fight between Volcana, a woman with powerful paranormal skills, and the government agents that want to turn her into a weapon.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  5. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 5 - Little Big Head Man
    7.2/10(529 votes)

    #5 - Little Big Head Man

    S3:E5

    Mr. Mxypzptlk magically transports Bizarro back to Metropolis in order to torment Superman.

    Director:Shin-ichiro Miki
    Writers:Bob Goodman, Paul Dini

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  6. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 8 - Superman's Pal
    7.2/10(513 votes)

    #6 - Superman's Pal

    S3:E8

    Jimmy becomes known as Superman's pal, which although may sound cool at first, it certainly attracts lots of trouble to Jimmy.

    Director:Kazumi Fukushima
    Writer:Bob Goodman

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  7. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 11 - Solar Power
    7.3/10(566 votes)

    #7 - Solar Power

    S2:E11

    Edward Lytener escapes from Stryker's Island and becomes Luminus. He hopes to render Superman powerless by hijacking a number of satellites so that they permit only red light to filter through from the sun.

    Director:Kazuhide Tomonaga
    Writer:Bob Goodman

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  8. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 20 - Bizarro's World
    7.3/10(579 votes)

    #8 - Bizarro's World

    S2:E20

    Bizarro learns of the destruction of Krypton and attempts to recreate the destruction in Metropolis.

    Director:Hiroyuki Aoyama
    Writer:Bob Goodman

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  9. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 21 - Prototype
    7.3/10(547 votes)

    #9 - Prototype

    S2:E21

    A suit of power armor is given to police officer who unfortunately is corrupted by the power it gives him.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  10. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 10 - Unity
    7.3/10(524 votes)

    #10 - Unity

    S3:E10

    Superman and Supergirl team up to save Smallville from an alien menance.

    Director:Shin-ichiro Miki
    Writers:Paul Dini, Rich Fogel

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  11. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 12 - Tools of the Trade
    7.4/10(673 votes)

    #11 - Tools of the Trade

    S1:E12

    Bruno Mannheim's Intergang terrorizes Metropolis with hi-tech weapons from Darkseid, while SCU Inspector Dan Turpin goes on a personal hunt for answers.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  12. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 13 - Two's a Crowd
    7.4/10(672 votes)

    #12 - Two's a Crowd

    S1:E13

    When embittered scientist Earl Garver goes into a coma before revealing the location of a ticking bomb, Superman risks enlisting the Parasite to drain the information from Garver's mind.

    Director:Hiroyuki Aoyama
    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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  13. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 5 - Livewire
    7.4/10(665 votes)

    #13 - Livewire

    S2:E5

    Radio shock-jock Leslie Willis is turned into a being of pure electricity, and begins her media-crazed rampage to drain Metropolis' power and kill Superman in the bargain.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writers:Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer

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  14. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 9 - Action Figures
    7.4/10(593 votes)

    #14 - Action Figures

    S2:E9

    On an island with an active volcano that is about to erupt, Metallo appears with temporary amnesia.

    Director:Kenji Hachizaki
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  15. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 10 - Double Dose
    7.4/10(586 votes)

    #15 - Double Dose

    S2:E10

    Livewire escapes from prison, eager to attain revenge on Superman -- something that she hopes to achieve by teaming up with the Parasite.

    Director:Yuichiro Yano
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  16. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 9 - A Fish Story
    7.4/10(519 votes)

    #16 - A Fish Story

    S3:E9

    Marine animals attack Metropolis because Lex Luthor has captured Aquaman.

    Director:Shin-ichiro Miki
    Writers:Hilary Bader, Rich Fogel

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  17. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 7 - Target
    7.5/10(596 votes)

    #17 - Target

    S2:E7

    Lois is the "target" of explosive revenge from a one-time Lexcorp inventor, named Edward Lytener.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  18. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 19 - The Hand of Fate
    7.5/10(581 votes)

    #18 - The Hand of Fate

    S2:E19

    When an evil demon is unleashed, Superman attempts to enlist the aid of the now disinterested wizard superhero Doctor Fate.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:Hilary Bader, Stan Berkowitz

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  19. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 23 - Heavy Metal
    7.5/10(576 votes)

    #19 - Heavy Metal

    S2:E23

    Superman teams up with Steel to deal with Metallo.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  20. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 24 - Warrior Queen
    7.5/10(557 votes)

    #20 - Warrior Queen

    S2:E24

    Maxima, Queen of Almerac, kidnaps Superman with the intent of making him her husband.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  21. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 6 - Absolute Power
    7.5/10(510 votes)

    #21 - Absolute Power

    S3:E6

    Superman stumbles across a world ruled by Phantom Zone criminals and tyrants Jax-Ur and Mala.

    Director:Butch Lukic
    Writers:Hilary Bader, Alan Burnett

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  22. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 4 - Fun and Games
    7.6/10(858 votes)

    #22 - Fun and Games

    S1:E4

    Superman rescues Metropolis thug Bruno Mannheim - and Lois - from the vengeful Toyman.

    Director:Kazuhide Tomonaga
    Writers:Marty Isenberg, Robert N. Skir

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  23. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 5 - A Little Piece of Home
    7.6/10(804 votes)

    #23 - A Little Piece of Home

    S1:E5

    Lex Luthor discovers Superman's vulnerability to Kryptonite, and attempts to exploit this weakness to rid himself once and for all of the Man of Steel.

    Director:Toshihiko Masuda
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  24. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 6 - Feeding Time
    7.6/10(775 votes)

    #24 - Feeding Time

    S1:E6

    After toxic chemicals transform janitor Rudy Jones into the energy-draining Parasite, he imprisons Superman, intent on keeping the Man of Steel as his own personal power source.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Bob Goodman

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  25. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 15 - Father's Day
    7.6/10(579 votes)

    #25 - Father's Day

    S2:E15

    Kalibak, the son of Darkseid, comes to Metropolis to kill Superman, and prove himself to his father.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:Steve Gerber, Mark Evanier

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Monkey Fun" is the worst rated episode of "Superman: The Animated Series". It scored 6.4/10 based on 585 votes. Directed by Curt Geda and written by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, it aired on 9/27/1997. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Obsession".