"Superman" (1996) TV series 1996-2000

User Rating:

8.7/10   

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	...	Clark Kent / ... (46 episodes, 1996-1999)
Dana Delany	...	Lois Lane (39 episodes, 1996-1999)
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:

Spoofed in "The Fairly OddParents: The Big Superhero Wish! (#4.1)" (2004)

Fine television flight of the Man of Steel

Superman: The Animated Series shows once again that lightning can strike twice. Great animation, stories, and voice-over performances prove that Superman can survive 60 years and still find audiences in this sarcastic television era.