"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding (1996)

Director:

Michael Lange

Writers:

John McNamara (writer) and
Deborah Joy LeVine (developed for television by)

TV Series:

"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1993)

Original Air Date:

6 October 1996 (Season 4, Episode 3)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Superman | Newspaper | Alien | 1990s | Miniaturization

Cast

Dean Cain	...	Clark Kent / Superman
Teri Hatcher	...	Lois Lane
Lane Smith	...	Perry White
Justin Whalin	...	Jimmy Olsen
Eddie Jones	...	Jonathan Kent
K Callan	...	Martha Kent
Charles Fleischer	...	Dr. Voyle Grumman
Beverly Garland	...	Ellen Lane
Harve Presnell	...	Dr. Sam Lane
Ray Buktenica	...	Leo Nunk
David Doyle	...	Mike
Leann Hunley	...	Emily Channing
Delta Burke	...	Myrtle Beech
Billy 'Sly' Williams	...	Lamont
Jerry Giles	...	Head Paramedic
David Lewman	...	Messenger

Directed by
Michael Lange

Writing credits
John McNamara		(writer)
Deborah Joy LeVine		developed for television by

Produced by
Michael Caplan	....	associate producer (as Michael D. Caplan)
Brad Kern	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Jay Gruska

Cinematography by
Kenneth Zunder		(director of photography)

Costume Design by
Judith Brewer Curtis

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Todd A. Covert	....	second second assistant director
Anthony D'Esposito	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Victor Anderson	....	propmaker
Michael D'Imperio	....	assistant property master
Scott De Shields	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Al Gomez	....	supervising foley mixer
Javier M. Hernández	....	boom operator
Michael E. Lawshe	....	supervising sound editor
Deron Street	....	assistant sound editor
Brian Wittle	....	sound utility
James Bailey	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Bob Turk	....	special effects crew

Visual Effects by
Josh Hayes	....	storyboard artist
Steven Meyer	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth Estes	....	computer and video playback operator
Chris Funk	....	set lighting technician
Randy Shanofsky	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Joseph T. Terranova	....	set lighting technician
Thomas Pugh	....	electrician (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Thomas M. Bolger	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Shelly Banks	....	crew
Ran Barker	....	administrator
Gina Hendrick	....	production estimator
Tim Minear	....	executive story editor

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joe Shuster		creator
Jerry Siegel		creator

Produced by
David Simkins	....	consulting producer

Film Editing by
John F. Showalter

Art Direction by
Ted Haigh		(1996-1997)

Makeup Department
Cheri Ruff	....	hair stylist
Jason Joseph Sica	....	hair stylist (as Jasen Joseph Sica)
Mitchell Stone	....	hair stylist: Ms. Hatcher
Vera Yurtchuk	....	key makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wally Crowder	....	second unit director
Mark Demarais	....	dga trainee
Vince Duque	....	dga trainee
Joth Riggs	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
L. David Gordon	....	drapery foreman

Sound Department
Timothy A. Cleveland	....	sound effects editor
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer (various episodes)
Paul J. Diller	....	sound editor
Catherine Flynn	....	dialogue editor
Karyn Foster	....	dialogue editor
Dennis Fuller	....	boom operator
Eric C. Hosmer	....	sound effects editor
Peggy McAffee	....	sound effects editor
John F. Reynolds	....	dialogue editor (1993)
Steven M. Sax	....	sound effects editor
Lisa K. Wolf	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
David Domeyer	....	special effects
Ronald Nary	....	special effects coordinator (as Ronald H. Nary)

Visual Effects by
Allen Blaisdell	....	visual effects
Patrick Clancey	....	visual effects compositor
Casey Conroy	....	visual effects coordinator
Casey Conroy	....	visual effects post-production supervisor
Richard J. Cook	....	tape operator: VisonArt
Ted Fay	....	head of production: VisionArt
Don Greenberg	....	digital effects compositor
Amy Harrington	....	visual effects coordinator
Jongwoo Heo	....	3D animator
Simon Holden	....	digital effects artist
Rob House	....	effects TD
Adam Howard	....	digital effects compositor
Brian Jennings	....	digital effects supervisor: Todd-AO
John Myers	....	visual effects producer
Steven J. Scott	....	digital compositor
Jerry Spivack	....	visual effects supervisor: Ring of Fire
Jaison Stritch	....	3D visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Chris Blackwood	....	stunts
Wally Crowder	....	stunt coordinator
Anita Hart	....	stunts
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Gene LeBell	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunts
Mark Lonsdale	....	stunt coordinator
Brad Martin	....	stunts
Johnny Martin	....	stunts (2 episodes)
Scott Rhodes	....	stunt safety
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt performer
Darlene Ava Williams	....	stunts (multiple episodes)

Camera and Electrical Department
John L. Black	....	key grip
Randall Burak	....	gaffer (as Randy Burak)
Tom Connole	....	camera operator
Allen D. Easton	....	camera operator
Kenneth G. Kalous	....	gaffer
Moshe Levin	....	additional camera operator
Wren Maloney	....	still photographer
Kurt E. Soderling	....	camera operator
Rick Tiedeman	....	Steadicam operator
Andy Young	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tony Lipin	....	costumer
Jerry Ross	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Bruce Gorman	....	assistant editor
Robert Hudson	....	assistant editor
Ben Kunde	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
John Henry Kreitler	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Kelly Farrell	....	body double
Karen Romero	....	assistant production coordinator
David Simkins	....	creative consultant
Rebecca Thornell	....	clearance

Quotes:

Dr. Voyle Grumman:He's lying.
Myrtle Beech, the Wedding Destroyer:How do you know?
Dr. Voyle Grumman:I don't. I just think everyone's lying.

we waited four seasons for this?

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

OK so the tension of the show for the past couple of seasons was will clark and lois ever get married. along the way to resolving that tension every possible thing that could get in the way did and each time it just built it up larger and larger to a point where when they finally got to the wedding it better be the best damn episode in the history of the show. did it deliver? this was the worst episode that the show has ever delivered. for one thing you have a simple threat of some, sorry for herself so i gotta make everyone miserable, wedding crasher who decides to seek revenge on clark and lois for putting her away. this villain is totally flat and doesn't provide the kick in the stakes that this episode needed so very badly. last time they almost got married at least lex luthor was involved which made for some interesting tension and conflict. but this wacked out woman serves about as good of villain as if you were to make alicia silverstone from clueless a villain. then the absolute worst part that was so bad that i kept not being able to pay attention because it made my head hurt was the mike guardian angel story. hey why not have the easter bunny, santa clause, and donald duck at the wedding while we are at it. i feel like i dropped down in my IQ by about 40 points just watching this incredibly dumb idea unfold. it totally ruined the emotion of the wedding. i wanted to see these two get together for four seasons and when they finally do I'm too busy lowering my eyes and rubbing my head to pay attention. i mean it was corny and dumb. having their guardian angel marry them? where the hell did this come from? it was out of no where. still i give the episode a few points because it was good to see these two finally get together and for once be truly happy. plus this episode suffered a lot because of the massive amount of hype it gave itself by putting the wedding off for so long. the writers should have realized that you have to deliver one hell of an amazing episode to make waiting all that time worth it and they didn't. i just kept thinking, i waited four seasons for this?