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* DecompositeCharacter: In the episode The Hunter, Zod appears alongside Ursa and Faora. Faora debuted in the comics in ''Action Comics'' #471 (May 1977, while Ursa first appeared in the 1978 film and they are very similar, given that there is no way to specify which one was created first ( after all, the film was recorded between 1977 and 1978). In 2007, Geoff Johns and Richard Donner introduced Ursa into comic book continuity, however, in Man of Steel, Zod appears alongside Faora.
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* ExpyCoexistence: In the episode The Hunter, Zod appears alongside Ursa and Faora. Faora debuted in the comics in ''Action Comics'' #471 (May 1977, while Ursa first appeared in the 1978 film and they are very similar, given that there is no way to specify which one was created first ( after all, the film was recorded between 1977 and 1978). In 2007, Geoff Johns and Richard Donner introduced Ursa into comic book continuity, however, in Man of Steel, Zod appears alongside Faora.
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* DecompositeCharacter: In the episode The Hunter, Zod appears alongside Ursa and Faora, Ursa appeared in the comics in ''Action Comics'' #471 (May 1977) and Ursa in the 1978 film and they are very similar, given that there is no way to specify which one was created first ( after all, the film was recorded between 1977 and 1978). In 2007, Geoff Johns and Richard Donner introduced Ursa into comic book continuity, however, in Man of Steel, Zod appears alongside Faora.
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* DecompositeCharacter: In the episode The Hunter, Zod appears alongside Ursa and Faora, Ursa appeared Faora. Faora debuted in the comics in ''Action Comics'' #471 (May 1977) and 1977, while Ursa first appeared in the 1978 film and they are very similar, given that there is no way to specify which one was created first ( after all, the film was recorded between 1977 and 1978). In 2007, Geoff Johns and Richard Donner introduced Ursa into comic book continuity, however, in Man of Steel, Zod appears alongside Faora.
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* DecompositeCharacter: In the episode The Hunter, Zod appears alongside Ursa and Faora, Ursa appeared in the comics in ''Action Comics'' #471 (May 1977)and 1977) and Ursa in the 1978 film and they are very similar, given that there is no way to specify which one was created first ( after all, the film was recorded between 1977 and 1978). In 2007, Geoff Johns and Richard Donner introduced Ursa into comic book continuity, however, in Man of Steel, Zod appears alongside Faora.
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* DecompositeCharacter: In the episode The Hunter, Zod appears alongside Ursa and Faora, Ursa appeared in the comics in 1977 and Ursa in the 1978 film and they are very similar, given that there is no way to specify which one was created first ( after all, the film was recorded between 1977 and 1978). In 2007, Geoff Johns and Richard Donner introduced Ursa into comic book continuity, however, in Man of Steel, Zod appears alongside Faora.
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* DecompositeCharacter: In the episode The Hunter, Zod appears alongside Ursa and Faora, Ursa appeared in the comics in 1977 and ''Action Comics'' #471 (May 1977)and Ursa in the 1978 film and they are very similar, given that there is no way to specify which one was created first ( after all, the film was recorded between 1977 and 1978). In 2007, Geoff Johns and Richard Donner introduced Ursa into comic book continuity, however, in Man of Steel, Zod appears alongside Faora.
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* DecompositeCharacter: In the episode The Hunter, Zod appears alongside Ursa and Faora, Ursa appeared in the comics in 1977 and Ursa in the 1978 film and they are very similar, given that there is no way to specify which one was created first ( after all, the film was recorded between 1977 and 1978). In 2007, Geoff Johns and Richard Donner introduced Ursa into comic book continuity, however, in Man of Steel, Zod appears alongside Faora.
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* AlwaysAChildToParent: The Kents consistently treat Clark like the adult he is, but Ma Kent admits in "The Hunter" that she can't help but think of Superman as her little boy whenever he's in a fight. Pa Kent feels similarly.
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* BeingGoodSucks: Superman knows Lex is a snake, but all he can really do is foil a weekly scheme. Luthor always ensures there's no hard evidence connecting him to any crimes, preventing Superman from simply hauling him off to jail.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: This version of Lex Luthor is pretty quick with the quips and hammy reactions, but he's still a genius, a first-rate ManipulativeBastard, and someone with a vast array of resources. It takes some doing for Superman to figure a way out of his schemes.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: This version of Lex Luthor is pretty quick with the quips and hammy reactions, but he's still a genius, a first-rate ManipulativeBastard, and someone with a vast array of resources. It takes some doing for Superman to figure a way out of his schemes.
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* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Downplayed. Luthor is somewhat disappointed in "The Hunter" to be robbed of the opportunity to kill Superman himself, though he takes some solace in how it only happened because the perpetrator used his kryptonite.
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* SubvertedCatchphrase: "It's Superman" shows us the first time Clark donned his Superman costume for an adventure. Of course, he hadn't settled on a name at the time, making one of his comic counterpart's most famous phrases a bit awkward.
-->'''Clark:''' This looks like a job for... for, uh... ''[just rushes into the nearest telephone booth]''
* SugaryMalice: Luthor has an array of insults for Miss Morganberry, but between his sweet tone and her being a DumbBlonde, she thinks they're just cute pet names.
-->'''Clark:''' This looks like a job for... for, uh... ''[just rushes into the nearest telephone booth]''
* SugaryMalice: Luthor has an array of insults for Miss Morganberry, but between his sweet tone and her being a DumbBlonde, she thinks they're just cute pet names.
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* ThisCannotBe: Luthor's stunned reaction in "The Big Scoop" to seeing Clark Kent change into Superman.
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* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The "Superman's Family Album" segments. They're actually done in order, showing assorted milestones in Clark's life from being a baby at an orphanage all the way to the first time he became Superman.
* XanatosGambit: Luthor's plot in "The Big Scoop" is intended to be this. Having used the Chronotron to learn his foe's secret identity, he arranges for Clark to be on a tabloid show he owns at the exact same time he initiates a satellite plot that would effectively give him control of the world. As he says, Clark can either expose his secret or do nothing, meaning he'll win either way. However, he fails on both counts because Pa Kent [[IdentityImpersonator posed as Clark in the studio]], leaving Superman free to destroy the satellites and then appear alongside "Clark" on live TV.
* YouAreNotAlone: Superman thanks Pa Kent for his bit of IdentityImpersonator, saying it saved his secret identity and helped him foil Luthor's latest scheme. Pa Kent says that's just what parents are for.
* XanatosGambit: Luthor's plot in "The Big Scoop" is intended to be this. Having used the Chronotron to learn his foe's secret identity, he arranges for Clark to be on a tabloid show he owns at the exact same time he initiates a satellite plot that would effectively give him control of the world. As he says, Clark can either expose his secret or do nothing, meaning he'll win either way. However, he fails on both counts because Pa Kent [[IdentityImpersonator posed as Clark in the studio]], leaving Superman free to destroy the satellites and then appear alongside "Clark" on live TV.
* YouAreNotAlone: Superman thanks Pa Kent for his bit of IdentityImpersonator, saying it saved his secret identity and helped him foil Luthor's latest scheme. Pa Kent says that's just what parents are for.
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* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: Perry is livid over Jimmy's photos in "Fugitive from Space" and fires him on the spot. Jimmy doesn't sweat it, saying Perry fires him every Friday and always forgets doing so by Monday morning. At the end of the episode, Perry proceeds to yell at Jimmy for being in the office, but only [[BaitAndSwitch because there are pictures to take out in the city]].
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* UngratefulTownsfolk: Exploited in the first episode. Luthor's new robots do an amazing job across the city, prompting a group of civilians to denounce Superman as ineffective and a has-been by comparison. However, they're really actors that Luthor hired in the hopes of getting Superman to just leave town of his own accord.
* VillainBall: Xelandra from "Fugitive from Space" was proving to be a handful to Superman. During her metamorphosis into a more powerful form, she mocks him for continuing to use heat vision, boasting that only the cold could immobilize her. Superman proceeds to use his super-breath to wrap up this adventure.
* VillainBall: Xelandra from "Fugitive from Space" was proving to be a handful to Superman. During her metamorphosis into a more powerful form, she mocks him for continuing to use heat vision, boasting that only the cold could immobilize her. Superman proceeds to use his super-breath to wrap up this adventure.
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Beau Weaver voiced the titular character, Ginny [=McSwain=] both voiced ComicBook/LoisLane and voice directed (she would later be the voice director on ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''), Mark L. Taylor voiced ComicBook/JimmyOlsen, Stanley Ralph Ross voiced Perry White (he had previously written for ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'', ''Series/WonderWoman'' and ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', and did voice work on ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}}'') and Creator/MichaelBell provided the voice of ComicBook/LexLuthor. Animation duties were provided by Creator/ToeiAnimation in Japan, and Creator/DaiWon in South Korea[[labelnote:*]]with further assistance from Creator/TamaProductions, Creator/NakamuraProductions, and Creator/StudioJunio, all uncredited[[/labelnote]]
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Beau Weaver voiced the titular character, Ginny [=McSwain=] both voiced ComicBook/LoisLane and voice directed (she would later be the voice director on ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''), Mark L. Taylor voiced ComicBook/JimmyOlsen, Stanley Ralph Ross voiced Perry White (he had previously written for ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'', ''Series/WonderWoman'' and ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', and did voice work on ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}}'') and Creator/MichaelBell provided the voice of ComicBook/LexLuthor. Animation duties were provided by Creator/ToeiAnimation in Japan, and Creator/DaiWon in South Korea[[labelnote:*]]with further assistance from Creator/TamaProductions, Creator/NakamuraProductions, and Creator/StudioJunio, all uncredited[[/labelnote]]
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Beau Weaver voiced the titular character, Ginny [=McSwain=] both voiced ComicBook/LoisLane and voice directed (she would later be the voice director on ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''), Mark L. Taylor voiced ComicBook/JimmyOlsen, Stanley Ralph Ross voiced Perry White (he had previously written for ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'', ''Series/WonderWoman'' and ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', and did voice work on ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}}'') and Creator/MichaelBell provided the voice of ComicBook/LexLuthor.
ComicBook/LexLuthor. Animation duties were provided by Creator/ToeiAnimation in Japan, and Creator/DaiWon in South Korea[[labelnote:*]]with further assistance from Creator/TamaProductions, Creator/NakamuraProductions, and Creator/StudioJunio, all uncredited[[/labelnote]]
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** The series begins with Lois and Superman flying together in a manner reminiscent of their romantic flight in the 1978 ''[[SupermanTheMovie Superman]]'' film, and the theme song is the theme by Music/JohnWilliams from that film. Also, the intro used an abbreviated version of the opening narration from the old ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' TV show from the 1950s, albeit re-recorded by the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' narrator William Woodson.
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** The series begins with Lois and Superman flying together in a manner reminiscent of their romantic flight in the 1978 ''[[SupermanTheMovie ''[[Film/SupermanTheMovie Superman]]'' film, and the theme song is the theme by Music/JohnWilliams from that film. Also, the intro used an abbreviated version of the opening narration from the old ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' TV show from the 1950s, albeit re-recorded by the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' narrator William Woodson.
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* KingKongCopy: Superman deals with one of these climbing the Daily Planet building in the opening.
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** The series begins with Lois and Superman flying together in a manner reminiscent of their romantic flight in the 1978 ''Film/{{Superman|1978}}'' ''[[SupermanTheMovie Superman]]'' film, and the theme song is the theme by Music/JohnWilliams from that film. Also, the intro used an abbreviated version of the opening narration from the old ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' TV show from the 1950s, albeit re-recorded by the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' narrator William Woodson.
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** The series begins with Lois and Superman flying together in a manner reminiscent of their romantic flight in the 1978 ''Film/{{Superman}}'' ''Film/{{Superman|1978}}'' film, and the theme song is the theme by Music/JohnWilliams from that film. Also, the intro used an abbreviated version of the opening narration from the old ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' TV show from the 1950s, albeit re-recorded by the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' narrator William Woodson.
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** Wonder Woman’s guest spot includes an evil sorceress who is clearly Circe.
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* PendulumOfDeath: ThemeSerialKiller Bonechill kidnaps the Daily Planet staff and leaves them in Poe-themed death traps to distract Superman. Perry White almost gets sliced open by a swinging pendulum.
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It managed to coincide with Superman's 50th anniversary, having debuted in 1938.
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given the hero's 1938 debut.
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* TheRichWantToBeRicher: In "Destroy the Defendroids", when Lex Luthor tells Miss Morganberry what crime he plans to use the Defendroids for, she points out he's already rich. Luthor says his father taught him one can never have enough.
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* TheRichWantToBeRicher: In "Destroy "[[Recap/RubySpearsSupermanS1E1DestroyTheDefendroids Destroy the Defendroids", Defendroids]]", when Lex Luthor tells Miss Morganberry what crime he plans to use the Defendroids for, she points out he's already rich. Luthor says his father taught him one can never have enough.
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* TakenForGranite: The Dragon King from "[[Recap/RubySpearsSupermanS1E3ByTheSkinOfTheDragonsTeeth By the Skin of the Dragon's Teeth]]" has EyeBeams that can turn anything he's looking at to stone.
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* BlindingCameraFlash: In "The Beast Below the Earth", Jimmy gives the depowered Superman time to recover by darting between him and Dr. Morpheus and snapping a photo, blinding the villain.
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* DriveInTheater: Featured briefly in "Bonechill"; the titular villain causes the monsters from a BMovie to come to life.
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* DriveInTheater: Featured briefly in "Bonechill"; the titular villain causes the monsters from a BMovie to come to life. After defeating them, Superman quips that next time, the kids should see a musical.
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* ThemeSerialKiller: Bonechill kidnaps the ''Daily Planet'' staff and leaves them in Poe-themed death traps to distract Superman. Perry White almost gets sliced open [[Literature/ThePitAndThePendulum by a swinging pendulum]]; one of Bonechill's monsters entombs Lois [[Literature/TheCaskOfAmontillado in a wine cellar]], and the villain seals the BoundAndGagged Jimmy Olsen under some floor tiles, [[Literature/TheTellTaleHeart using a recording of a heartbeat to attract Superman's attention.]]
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* TheRichWantToBeRicher: In "Destroy the Defendroids", when Lex Luthor tells Miss Morganberry what crime he plans to use the Defendroids for, she points out he's already rich. Luthor says his father taught him one can never have enough.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Lois Lane, when Wonder Woman came to Superman for help.
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The full series is presently out on DVD, and definitely worth a look.
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The full series is presently out on DVD, and definitely worth a look.
DVD.
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* ThreateningShark: In "Triple Play", a shark attacks the Prankster. Superman [[SaveTheVillain saves him]], but his ego is [[NeverLiveItDown seriously injured]].
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* ThreateningShark: In "Triple Play", a shark attacks the Prankster. Superman [[SaveTheVillain saves him]], but his ego is [[NeverLiveItDown seriously injured]].injured.
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Beau Weaver voiced the titular character, Ginny [=McSwain=] both voiced ComicBook/LoisLane and voice directed (she would later be the voice director on ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''), Mark L. Taylor voiced ComicBook/JimmyOlsen, Stanley Ralph Ross voiced Perry White (he had previously written for ''Series/{{Batman}}'', ''Series/WonderWoman'' and ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', and did voice work on ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}}'') and Creator/MichaelBell provided the voice of ComicBook/LexLuthor.
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Beau Weaver voiced the titular character, Ginny [=McSwain=] both voiced ComicBook/LoisLane and voice directed (she would later be the voice director on ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''), Mark L. Taylor voiced ComicBook/JimmyOlsen, Stanley Ralph Ross voiced Perry White (he had previously written for ''Series/{{Batman}}'', ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'', ''Series/WonderWoman'' and ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', and did voice work on ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}}'') and Creator/MichaelBell provided the voice of ComicBook/LexLuthor.
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The third animated take on [[Franchise/{{Superman}} the Man of Steel]] (following the WesternAnimation/SupermanTheatricalCartoons and Creator/{{Filmation}}'s ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfSuperman''), Creator/RubySpears' Superman ran for 13 episodes on Creator/{{CBS}} in 1988. The series was not renewed as the licensing fee for the character was too high.
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The third animated take on [[Franchise/{{Superman}} the Man of Steel]] (following the WesternAnimation/SupermanTheatricalCartoons and Creator/{{Filmation}}'s ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfSuperman''), Creator/RubySpears' Superman ''Superman'' ran for 13 episodes on Creator/{{CBS}} in 1988. The series was not renewed as the licensing fee for the character was too high.
