Superman: The Animated Series

10 Worst Episodes of Superman: The Animated Series

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 Planet Superman works with fellow reporter Lois Lane and photographer Jimmy Olsen.

Written by Sophie and last updated on dec 28, 2022.

PS: The following content contains spoilers!

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Superman: The Animated Series - S1E6

#10 - Feeding Time (Season 1 - Episode 6)

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.

The episode was rated 7.32 from 73 votes.

Superman: The Animated Series - S2E3

#9 - The Prometheon (Season 2 - Episode 3)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.27 from 51 votes.

Superman: The Animated Series - S3E6

#8 - Absolute Power (Season 3 - Episode 6)

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

The episode was rated 7.26 from 53 votes.

Superman: The Animated Series - S3E1

#7 - Where There's Smoke (Season 3 - Episode 1)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.26 from 50 votes.

Superman: The Animated Series - S2E5

#6 - Livewire (Season 2 - Episode 5)

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.

The episode was rated 7.25 from 53 votes.

Superman: The Animated Series - S3E5

#5 - Little Big Head Man (Season 3 - Episode 5)

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

The episode was rated 7.18 from 50 votes.

Superman: The Animated Series - S2E23

#4 - Heavy Metal (Season 2 - Episode 23)

Superman teams up with Steel to deal with Metallo.

The episode was rated 7.13 from 45 votes.

Superman: The Animated Series - S2E13

#3 - Monkey Fun (Season 2 - Episode 13)

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

The episode was rated 7.07 from 44 votes.

Superman: The Animated Series - S2E24

#2 - Warrior Queen (Season 2 - Episode 24)

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

The episode was rated 7.07 from 46 votes.

Superman: The Animated Series - S3E4

#1 - Obsession (Season 3 - Episode 4)

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

The episode was rated 6.85 from 47 votes.

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