Lou Scheimer
Director
The New Adventures of Superman (1966)
Season 1
The New Adventures of Superman is a series of six-minute animated Superman adventures produced by Filmation that were broadcast on CBS between 1966 and 1970. The 68 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time, packaged with similar shorts featuring The Adventures of Superboy and other DC Comics superheroes.
Released Sept. 10, 1966
Episode 30 min
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Genres: Action, Animation, Sci-Fi, Superhero
Keywords: tmdb.superhero, tmdb.based-on-comic, tmdb.super-power, imdb.1960s, imdb.superhero, imdb.clark-kent-character, imdb.metropolis-the-city + 9 more, imdb.superman-character, imdb.lois-lane-character, imdb.jimmy-olsen-character, imdb.psychotronic-series, imdb.superhero-action, imdb.superhero-sci-fi, imdb.dc-comics, imdb.television, imdb.hand-drawn-animation
Production Companies: Filmation Associates
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
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S1E1 - The Force Phantom
An alien ship uses an energy creature to attack Earth.
Sept. 10, 1966, midnight
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S1E2 - Mermen Of Emor
Scuba divers are captured for sport by malevolent fish beings led by Triton.
Sept. 10, 1966, midnight
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S1E3 - The Prehistoric Pterodactyls
Two giant flying monsters are freed from frozen suspension.
Sept. 17, 1966, midnight
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S1E4 - Merlin's Magic Marbles
Lex Luthor uses a temporal communicator to discover magic powers.
Sept. 17, 1966, midnight
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S1E5 - The Threat of the Thrutans
An alien space probe trapped in Earth orbit uses force to try to return to its home galaxy.
Sept. 24, 1966, midnight
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S1E6 - The Wicked Warlock
A male witch called the Warlock must seize a rare gem that contains powerful magic.
Sept. 24, 1966, midnight
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S1E7 - The Chimp Who Made It Big
The fusion of two irradiated pieces of space debris fatefully changes a chimpanzee named Toto on board a space craft.
Oct. 1, 1966, midnight
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S1E8 - The Deadly Icebergs
Saboteurs have rigged gigantic icebergs with explosives to rob a luxury liner.
Oct. 1, 1966, midnight
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S1E9 - Robot of Riga
Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are kidnapped by alien hunters whose "zoo" is protected by a giant robot.
Oct. 8, 1966, midnight
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S1E10 - The Invisible Raiders
The Sorcerer, a malevolent wizard, uses hirelings using an invisibility field to commit crimes.
Oct. 8, 1966, midnight
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S1E11 - Neolithic Nightmare
Jimmy Olsen falls into an underground pocket populated by malevolent creatures.
Oct. 15, 1966, midnight
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S1E12 - The Return of Brainiac
An alien computer named Brainiac has been capturing different kinds of animals by shrinking them.
Oct. 15, 1966, midnight
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S1E13 - The Magnetic Monster
A magnetic device that melts metal objects is used by alien beings on Earth.
Oct. 22, 1966, midnight
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S1E14 - The Toys of Doom
Phoning in an anonymous tip to lure Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen to an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Metropolis, Toyman captures Lois and Jimmy to help launch a wave of crime and keep Superman away.
Oct. 22, 1966, midnight
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S1E15 - The Iron Eater
A shapeshifting alien creature that emerged from a fallen meteorite who devours metal structures raises havoc.
Oct. 29, 1966, midnight
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S1E16 - The Ape Army of the Amazon
In South America, an exiled military officer named Colonel Vasta and a disgraced scientist named Dr. Rucas control apes with the transmitter on Dr. Rucas' back in a plot to rob an underground treasure.
Oct. 29, 1966, midnight
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S1E17 - The Fire Phantom
A living flame from Earth's core appears and sets off a mammoth forest fire.
Nov. 5, 1966, midnight
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S1E18 - The Deadly Dish
Lex Luthor traps Lois, Jimmy, and Perry White so he can lure Superman into range of a Kryptonite Transmitter.
Nov. 5, 1966, midnight
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S1E19 - Insect Raiders
Criminals who have perfected insect powers must stop Superman from foiling their wave of crime.
Nov. 12, 1966, midnight
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S1E20 - Return of Warlock
The Warlock steals a magic gem to wreak havoc on Superman's friends.
Nov. 12, 1966, midnight
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S1E21 - The Abominable Ice-Man
An ice being freezes tropical Hawaii where Lois Lane is having her vacation.
Nov. 19, 1966, midnight
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S1E22 - The Men from A.P.E.
Lex Luthor, The Warlock, Toyman, and Prankster form the organization A.P.E. (short of Allied Perpetrators of Evil) and combine their powers to defeat Superman.
Nov. 19, 1966, midnight
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S1E23 - The Tree Man of Arbora
A tree being brought to life near a meteor crater consumes enormous quantities of water.
Nov. 26, 1966, midnight
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S1E24 - The Image Maker
A master criminal scientist named Luna (AKA Professor Leo Nula) captures Lois in order to send her into space within his 4D movie as part of his revenge on her for sending him to prison seven years ago.
Nov. 26, 1966, midnight
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S1E25 - Superman's Double Trouble
A mid-ocean earthquake releases a giant lobster and a giant alligator.
Dec. 3, 1966, midnight
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S1E26 - The Deadly Super-Doll
The Sorcerer uses a voodoo doll to stop Superman.
Dec. 3, 1966, midnight
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S1E27 - Lava Men
In Mexico, a volcano creates living beings of lava.
Dec. 10, 1966, midnight
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S1E28 - Luthor Strikes Again
Lex Luthor uses Jimmy Olsen as bait to use Kryptonite laser beam weapons against Superman in a paint factory.
Dec. 10, 1966, midnight
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S1E29 - Mission to Planet Peril
Alien raiders forced to Earth recruit Superman to rescue hostages on their home world.
Dec. 17, 1966, midnight
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S1E30 - The Pernicious Parasite
While breaking into a science lab, a petty criminal named I.C. Harris is exposed to a radioactive isotope and achieves power to drain physical strength from other men.
Dec. 17, 1966, midnight
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S1E31 - The Two Faces of Superman
Toyman creates a robot doppelganger of The Man Of Steel.
Dec. 24, 1966, midnight
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S1E32 - The Imp-Practical Joker
A carnival is raided by an extra-dimensional prankster known as Mister Mxyzptlk.
Dec. 24, 1966, midnight
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S1E33 - Superman Meets Brainiac
Brainiac raids Earth to gather creatures to repopulate a planet devastated by atomic wars.
Dec. 31, 1966, midnight
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S1E34 - Seeds of Disaster
Alien seed pods grow plants that destroy other objects.
Dec. 31, 1966, midnight
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S1E35 - The Malevolent Mummy
An Egyptian sorcerer in mummified form attacks Lois and Superman.
Jan. 7, 1967, midnight
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S1E36 - The Bird-Men From Lost Valley
Avian beings must raid outside farmlands for survival because a gold raider named Trask and his henchmen hold their populace hostage.
Jan. 7, 1967, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 2040 min.
Released: Sept. 10, 1966
Last Air Date: Nov. 2, 1968, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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