"Superman" (1996) TV series 1996-2000

Creators:

Joe Shuster
Jerry Siegel

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

6 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The last son of the planet Krypton protects his adoptive home of Earth as the greatest of the superheroes.

Plot Keywords:

Superman | Superhero | DC Comics | Cult TV | Based On Comic Book

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Tim Daly	...	Superman / ... (54 episodes, 1996-2000)
Dana Delany	...	Lois Lane (45 episodes, 1996-2000)
David Kaufman	...	Jimmy Olsen / ... (26 episodes, 1996-2000)

Also Known As:

Superman: The Animated Series (USA) (informal alternative title)

Runtime:

30 min (54 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) | USA:TV-PG (Violence)

Company:

DC Comics

Trivia:

In the episode "In Brightest Day...", Kyle Rayner/Green Lantern crashes into a jet with "Hal Jordan" labeled as pilot. Hal Jordan is the most well known Green Lantern (from the Silver Age, Alan Scott was the original Golden Age Lantern, also Jordan was a Chuck Yeager-like test pilot before his transformation to Superhero) in the comic books.

Quotes:

Darkseid: You dare to strike me?
[Superman hits him again]
Superman: That's for Dan Turpin!
Darkseid: Who?
Superman: The good man you murdered!
Darkseid: If I had known the death of one human would hurt you so, Kal-El, I would have killed more!

Movie Connections:

Featured in First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series (2006) (V)

Wonderful successor to "Batman: The Animated Series"

Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and fellow producers of the award winning "Batman: The Animated Series" did a wonderful adaptation of the Man of Steel to the small screen. The voice acting was, as with "BTAS", superb and excellent, especially with Tim Daly as Superman, Clancy Brown as Luthor, and Dana Delany, best known to fans of "BTAS" as Andrea Beaumont in the underrated "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" film as Lois. The background and scene pieces were excellent and the character designs were so futuristic and popular that it was used for all future series, from The New Batman Adventures to Batman Beyond and now with Justice League. It was sad to see the show end with the horrific two-parter "Legacy", but I appreciate it for what it represented and will treasure it alongside Batman: The Animated Series.