Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Original title : Lord of the Flys (1/2)
First Aired : 22.09.1996 (USA) 06.05.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Phillip J. Sgriccia
Writing credits : Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner
Cast : Garman Hertzler () Justine Bateman (Zara) Dan Hildebrand (Ran) Mark Kiely (Ching) Simon Templeman (Lord Nor) Leeza Gibbons (Herself) Mark Lindsay Chapman (Jen Mai) Garman Hertzler (Trey) Richard Grove (Colonel Cash) Eric Allan Kramer (Drull) Dan Hilderbrand (Ran) James DuMont (Ralph) Mark Kretzmann (Lieutenant Small) Rick Scarry (the rebel worker)

The Story : Clark is gone to New Krypton, but the evil Lord Nor comes to earth to take over the planet. First of all, he takes over Smallville, and his next target is Metropolis. Now, Clark must go back to Earth to stop him, but before that, he wants to see Lois. Lord Nor discovers about Clark being on earth and captures his parents.

Original title : Battleground Earth (2/2)
First Aired : 29.09.1996 (USA) 06.05.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Phillip J. Sgriccia
Writing credits : Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner
Cast : Justine Bateman (Zara) Mark Kiely (Ching) Simon Templeman (Lord Nor) Mark Lindsay Chapman (Jen Mai) Garman Hertzler (Trey) Richard Grove (Colonel Cash) Eric Allan Kramer (Drull) Dan Hildebrand (Ran) Julian Barnes (the messenger)

The Story : Lord Nor accuses Clark of treason, and wants him on trial for the Kryptonian Law. Clark is sentenced guilty, and sentenced to death. Ching tells the tribunal that there is one law saying that Clark can have a duel with Nor, that saves his life. When they are dueling, Coronel Cash releases a Kryptonian gas to kill Nor and Superman, but, for Clark's luck, before the release of the gas, Nor's men appear. Then, they and Nor absorb most of the gas because they knocked out on Superman. After the defeat of Nor and his men, Zara and Ching leaves to rule New Krypton, and Clark makes a final proposal to Lois.

Original title : Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding
First Aired : 06.10.1996 (USA) 13.05.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Michael Lange
Writing credits : John McNamara
Cast : Delta Burke (Myrtle Beech, the Wedding Destroyer) Charles Fleischer (Dr.Voyle Grumman) Leann Hunley (Emily Channing) Ray Buktenica (Leo Nunk) David Doyle (Mike) Billy Williams (Lamont) Jerry Giles (the head) David Lewman (the messenger) Harve Presnell (Sam Lane) Beverly Garland (Ellen Lane)

The Story : Few days before their wedding, Lois and Clark must face with Myrtle Beech AKA "The Wedding Destroyer" and her therapist. She doesn't want them (and no one else) to get married, and will do shocking things to stop it because years ago, Lois wrote the story which sent her to jail. When Lois and Clark finally stop Myrtle, they finally get married on the mountains, with the help of the angel Mike.

Original title : Soul Mates
First Aired : 13.10.1996 (USA) 13.05.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Richard Friedman
Writing credits : Brad Kern
Cast : Terry Kiser (H.G. Wells) Clive Revill (the sorcerer) Nick Meaney (soldier nº1) Tim O'Hare (soldier nº 2) Lane Davies (Tempus)

The Story : In their wedding night, Lois and Clark are interrupted by H.G. Wells, who says that before consumate their marriage, they must go back in time to destroy a curse, otherwise Lois will die from a disease.

Original title : Brutal Youth
First Aired : 20.10.1996 (USA) 20.05.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : David Grossman
Writing credits : Tim Minear
Cast : Caroline McWilliams (Veda Doodsen) Sandy Ward (Connor Schenk (old)) John D'Aquino (Connor Schenk (young)) Jack Larson (the old Jimmy Olsen) Don Keefer (old Benny Rockland) Randl Ask (Mr.Larry) Steven Rodriguez (the guard) Barbara Pilavin (the old Lois Lane) Kenneth Kimmins (Dr. Klein)

The Story : A scientist discovers a way to steal the youth of young people and transfer it to old people, and one of their victims is Jimmy, who becomes an old man. Lois and Clark must find a way to revert the process and give Jimmy his youth back, but then Lois finds out that Superman's lifetime is longer than hers. After resolve the youth problem, Lois and Clark buy a new house.

Original title : The People vs. Lois Lane (1/2)
First Aired : 30.10.1996 (USA) 20.05.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Robert Ginty
Writing credits : Grant Rosenberg
Cast : Alan Rachins (Jefferson Cole) Jasmine Guy (Angela Winters) Granville Van Dusen (D.A Clemmons) Mary Edith Burrell (Veronica Stewart) David Kriegel (Wolcott) Kim Tavares (Sheila Danko) Julie Payne (Wanda) Jim Jansen (Judge Samuelson) Marianne Muellerleile (jail matron) Peter Spellos (Elroy Sikes) Norman Large (the detective) Eric Fleeks (the bailiff) Brad Heller (the reporter) Anthony Embeck (Bobby)

The Story : When Lois and Clark are decorating their new house, a former Lois' informant calls and tells her to go to a park, then he will show her how a murder happened. When he puts the gun on her hand to show how the crime happened, a former professor that Lois sent to jail years ago makes the gun shoot, killing Lois' informant, and she is caught with the gun. Now, Lois is arrested and being accused of homicide.

Original title : Dead Lois Walking (2)
First Aired : 10.11.1996 (USA) 27.05.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Chris Long
Writing credits : Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner
Cast : Alan Rachins (Jefferson Cole) Granville Van Dusen (D.A. Clemmons) David Kriegel (Wolcott) Kim Tavares (Sheila Danko) Michael Krawic (Dr. Bains) Christopher Titus (the state trooper) Ken Thorley (Lou) Kenneth Kimmins (Dr. Klein)

The Story : Superman breaks Lois out of jail and now, she is a fugitive. Everyone is looking for the "mad dog killer" (Lois). Now, Lois and Clark must find out who is the one framing her, and it looks like professor Jefferson Cole has evil plans regarding Metropolis' fate.

Original title : Bob and Carol and Lois and Clark
First Aired : 17.11.1996 (USA) 27.05.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Oz Scott
Writing credits : Brian Nelson
Cast : Antonio Sabato Jr. (Bob Stanford) Kenneth Mars (Grant Gendell) Sydney Walsh (Carol Stanford) Steve Hytner (Denzler) Rif Hutton (Agent Rawlins) Betsy Lynn George (Aurora) Darrell Kunitomi (Dr. Kobiyashi) Kenneth Kimmins (Dr. Klein)

The Story : When finally Lois and Clark find another couple with things in common, they start a friendly relationship with Bob and Carol. But what Bob and Carol really want is revenge against Grant Gendell, Bob's former boss, and the person who can take them to Gendell is Lois because she's going to interview him. And Superman needs to defeat Deathstroke, a man who can kill people of heart attack. In fact, Deathstroke is the secret identity of Lois and Clark's new friend Bob (things in common, remember?).

Original title : Ghosts
First Aired : 24.11.1996 (USA) 03.06.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Robert Ginty
Writing credits : Michael Gleason
Cast : Richard Zavaglia (Mink Mahoney) Lee Benton (Lilah Monro) Jean Speegle Howard (Bertha Emory) Kathy Kinney (Katie Banks) Drew Carey (Herbie Stax)

The Story : A con artist tries to scare Lois and Clark with fake hauntings in an attempt to buy their house. The ghost of a dead woman who lived on Lois and Clark's house years ago enters on Lois' body, and she wants to have Lois' life and Lois' husband.

Original title : Stop the Presses
First Aired : 08.12.1996 (USA) 03.06.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Peter Ellis
Writing credits : Brad Kern
Cast : Krisinda Cain (Darlene) Charles Esten (Ethan Press) Jeff Juday (Eric Press) Raymond O'Keefe (the Colonel) James DuMont (Ralph) Bahni Turpin (Carly) Nicholas Shaffer (the technician) Tanika Ray (the researcher) Nicole Robinson (reporter no. 1) James Martin Jr. (reporter no. 2)

The Story : Perry gets promoted to a job upstairs and picks Lois to be the new Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Planet. She ends up killing one of Clark's stories and they have their first fight after marriage. And Superman must deal with Ethan Press, a man who wants to kill him because of Lex Luthor's death, and with the (forced) help of his brother Eric, Ethan creates a powerful weapon, and now, only the sun light can save Superman.

Original title : 'Twas the Night Before Mxymas
First Aired : 15.12.1996 (USA) 10.06.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Michael Vejar
Writing credits : Tim Minear
Cast : Howie Mandel (Mister Mxyzptlk) Keene Curtis (William B. Caldwell) James DuMont (Ralph) Monty Hoffman (the bartender) Michael Monks (the bank robber) Ben McCain (the newscaster) Pancho Demmings (the cop) Brandi Andres (Brenda)

The Story : Mister Mxyzpltlk, a imp from the fifth dimension, puts the world in a time loop on the Christmas Eve, and Clark needs to find a way to stop him.

Original title : Lethal Weapon
First Aired : 05.01.1997 (USA) 17.06.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Jim Charleston
Writing credits : Grant Rosenberg
Cast : John Spencer (Hank Landry/Mr.Gadget) Andre Nemec (Jerry White) Tom Wilson (Carter Landry) Nancy Dussault (the Mayor) Stephen Pocock (a thug) Kenneth Kimmins (Dr. Klein)

The Story : Jerry White returns to Metropolis after being released from prison, to spend more time with his father Perry. At the same time, Superman begins to feel another different effect of the Red Kryptonite : now he is no longer able to control his force. Then, he decides to stay at home, otherwise his lack of force control will destroy Metropolis, and Lois goes alone to find out if there is a relation between Jerry and the Red Kryptonite.

Original title : Sex, Lies and Videotape
First Aired : 19.01.1997 (USA) 17.06.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Philip J. Sgriccia
Writing credits : Dan Wilcox
Cast : Jack Wagner (Randy Goode) Julie Brown (Samantha) Tony Amendola (President Kasparov) Alan Charof (the general) Archie Hahn (Barry Dunning)

The Story : When an editor of a tabloid loses the International Peace Prize to Superman, he sends his associate to look for something "dirty" in Superman's life. She catches Lois and Superman in an intimate moment and takes photos of them kissing. Now the world believes that Lois and Superman are having an secret affair, and they must find a way to discover who's behind the scandal before Clark exposes his secret identity to the world.

Original title : Meet John Doe (1/2)
First Aired : 02.03.1997 (USA) 24.06.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Jim Pohl
Writing credits : Tim Minear
Cast : Fred Willard (President Garner) William Christopher (Andrus) Victor Raider-Wexler (Doctor Dussel) Robert Arce (Barrett) Richard Cody (Randolph) Dennis Fimple (the homeless man) Ben McCain (the anchor) Shirley Jordan (the cop) Scott A. Smith (suit no. 1) Cynthia Kania (suit no. 2) Mary Amadeo Ingersoll (suit no. 3) Lane Davies (Tempus)

The Story : Tempus escapes from a home for the criminally insane and with a new technology from the future he plants subliminal messages into the minds of the people saying that "John Doe is a darn nice guy". In truth, John Doe is Tempus, and now with this fake identity, he is running for presidency of the United States. There are only a few people who doesn't believe him: non-users of telephone, and Lois and Clark, but he will do everything to solve this problem, including banish Superman into a time window.

Original title : Lois and Clarks (2/2)
First Aired : 09.03.1997 (USA) 24.06.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Chris Long
Writing credits : Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner
Cast : Fred Willard (President Garner) Hamilton Camp (H.G. Wells) Rick Dean (Dragon) Ben McCain (the anchor) John Kendall (Rustic) Lane Davies (Tempus)

The Story : Lois needs to find a way to bring Clark back to this world, and she will count with the help of H.G. Wells and the Clark from the alternate world, but they need to act quickly, or the real Clark will disappear in time, forever.

Original title : AKA Superman
First Aired : 18.03.1997 (USA) 01.07.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Robert Ginty
Writing credits : Jeffrey Vlaming
Cast : Kristanna Loken (Penny Barnes) Dwight Schultz (Garret Grady) Vito D'Ambrosio (Peters) Michael Paul Chan (Chester Paladin) Michole White (Doris) Granville Ames (Steve McBride)

The Story : Penny Barnes, a young woman obsessed with Superman discovers that he is Jimmy Olsen! Seduced by her beauty, Jimmy ends up not telling her the truth, and when her boss thinks that she is Superman's girlfriend, he kidnaps her and forces Superman to reactivate "the annihilator," a deadly weapon the government had scrapped before it was completely built.

Original title : Faster Than a Speeding Vixen (1/3)
First Aired : 12.04.1997 (USA) 01.07.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Neal Ahern
Writing credits : Brad Kern
Cast : Patrick Cassidy (Leslie Luckabee) Keith Brunsmann (Troll/Mr. Smith) Lori Fetrick (Vixen) Michael Eugene Stone (the hitman) Peter Vogt (the bank chairman) Michael Holden (the detective) Barry Wiggins (the cop) Ben McCain (the announcer)

The Story : The Daily Planet is purchased by Leslie Luckabee, a misterious young man from Australia, and at the same time, a super-powered woman named Vixen arrives in Metropolis to fight against the crime, but instead of give the criminals to the police, she kills them. In truth, Leslie Luckabee is Lex Luthor's son and with the help of the Troll/Mr. Smith, he's using Vixen to kill those who bought his father's companies.

Original title : Shadow of a Doubt (2/3)
First Aired : 19.04.1997 (USA) 08.07.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Philip J. Sgriccia
Writing credits : Grant Rosenberg
Cast : Patrick Cassidy (Leslie Luckabee) John Shea (the voice of Lex Luthor) Keith Brunsmann (the troll/Mr. Smith) Matt Roe (Edward Hanson) Pierrino Mascarino (Dr. Angelo Martinelli) Leonard Kelly-Young (the detective) Michael Keenan (Lawrence Rankin) Kenneth Kimmins (Dr. Klein)

The Story : Leslie attempts to cause a fight in Lois and Clark's wedding by making a play for Lois, and it works. A shadow-murderer is killing the creators of Vixen, and when this guy discovers that there is no antidote to set him free from the shadows, he tries to kill Lois, because she is the woman that Leslie doesn't want to hurt. Superman talks to Dr.Klein about the his compatibility with an Earth woman. When Superman destroys the shadow-man and makes up with Lois, they realize that Leslie is son of Lex Luthor, while that, Leslie and the troll discover Superman's true identity.

Original title : Voice from the Past (3/3)
First Aired : 26.04.1997 (USA) 08.07.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : David Grossman
Writing credits : John McNamara
Cast : Patrick Cassidy (Leslie Luckabee) Keith Brunsmann (the troll/Mr.Smith) Stacy Rukeyser (Carolyn) Terence Mathews (the cop) Kenneth Kimmins (Dr. Klein)

The Story : While Dr.Klein begins to make tests to verify if there is possibility for Superman to have children, Leslie tells the world that he is Lex Luthor's son, and wants to repair his father's mistakes, but, in truth, the Troll/Mr.Smith is the real Lex Luthor Jr.,and he is in love with Lois. Leslie and Lex Jr. kidnap Lois using a form of mind control, forcing her to do everything they tell her, or they will tell the world about Clark's secret identity. When Superman finds out where Lois is, he goes under the Daily Planet and find Lex Jr., Leslie and her, but he can't do nothing because Lex Jr. can cause Lois pain by the mind control. Superman freezes Lois (remember And the Answer Is...) to make Lex Jr. think she is dead. After being shot by Lex Jr., Leslie appears again to help Superman. Superman saves Lois but there is no time to save Leslie and Lex Jr. from the explosion, then they die.

Original title : I've Got You Under My Skin
First Aired : 31.05.1997 (USA) 15.07.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Eugenie Ross-Leming
Writing credits : Tim Minear
Cast : Staci Keanan (Becky Samms) Tim Thomerson (Woody Samms) Stacy Keanan (Becky Samms) Shaun Toub (Asabi) Howard George (Little Tony) Joe Maruzzo (the mug) Frank Novak (the beat cop) Dorian Gregory (the SWAT commander)

The Story : In a attempt to escape from a mob, Woody Samms uses a mystical stone to exchange his body with Clark's, and Clark goes to his body. While Clark tries to find out what is happening, Woody decides to stay with Clark's body, because obviously, he found out that Clark is Superman. And this time Clark will need to convince Lois that he is in another body and needs her help to get back to his.

Original title : Toy Story
First Aired : 07.06.1997 (USA) 15.07.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Jim Pohl
Writing credits : Brad Kern
Cast : Grant Shaud (The Toyman) Stacey Travis (Wendy) Mary Frann (Alice) Jeffrey Byron (Alex Turner) Irene Olga Lopez (Ms. Beckett) Susan Isaacs (the nanny) Jillian Berard (Brittany Turner) Myles Jeffrey (Ryan) Ben McCain (the anchorman)

The Story : The Toyman is kidnapping children from orphanages, and taking them to what he believes to be "a better place to live". He also kidnaps Dr.Klein because he needs his help to create a new machine called "the reintegrator" to help to kidnap the children of his former employers. Lois accidentally touches a toy with the reintegrator effects and ends up in the Toyman secret place. She and Dr.Klein are now in danger and can only be saved by Superman, but first, he needs to find where Lois and Klein are. Alice and Perry get back together.

Original title : The Family Hour
First Aired : 14.06.1997 (USA) 15.07.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Robert Ginty
Writing credits : Brad Buckner & Eugenie Ross-Leming
Cast : Harry Anderson (Dr. Fat Head Mensa) Jane Morris (Constance Bailey) Brian George (Misha) Rick Lawless (Carter Clavens) Michael E. Bauer (the guard) Eric Fleeks (the lieutenant) Denise Ryan-Sherman (the female cop) Harve Presnell (Sam Lane) Beverly Garland (Ellen Lane)

The Story : Lois and Clark receive a special delivery : a baby cradle sent by Martha. She had decided to send it because of the conversation she had with Lois before (in Toy Story). While that, Dr. "Fat Head" Mensa is released from the prison, and now he has a big head and the power of realize things by his thoughts, then he kills a guard and an old "friend". Unfortunately, Clark arrives in the Daily Planet and tells Lois that they can't have children. After she cries, she decides to ask help for her father, and they tell him Clark's secret. Another old "friend" from Dr.Mensa is Misha, Sam's research assistant, but when Misha tells Mensa that he is developing a weapon which will allow him to bend everyone's will to his own, Mensa decides not to kill him. When Mensa leaves Sam and Misha's office, Misha is desperate because he lied about the weapon, and then he tries to find out what Sam is doing, but Sam doesn't tell him. The adoption counselor tells Lois and Clark that they cannot adopt a child because Lois is always on danger situations. Misha forces Sam to tell all the truth about his new project, and he ends up telling that Clark is Superman, then Misha tells Mensa about Clark's secret. Mensa kidnaps Lois and Clark's parents and held them hostages, so Superman can't stop him to steal the bank. But Misha decides to help Sam, Ellen, Jonathan and Martha, and when Lois confirms that they're fine, Superman goes to capture Mensa. When Mensa thinks that Superman doesn't care about his parents being killed, he takes Misha's unfinished project, but this project erases unhappy memories, then Misha, Mensa, Sam and Ellen lose the information that Clark is Superman. When Lois and Clark are in bed talking about children, Clark listens a noise. Lois and Clark go downstairs and see another special delivery : a child wrapped in a Superman blanket, with a note saying: "Lois and Clark, this child belongs to you...".