Adventures of Superman (originally known as The Adventures of Superman) is an American syndicated children's television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series saw six seasons and one-hundred-four half-hour episodes. Sponsored by cereal manufacturer Kellogg's, the show's initial and final air dates are sometimes disputed but generally accepted as September 19, 1952 to April 28, 1958. The show's first two seasons were filmed in black-and-white while seasons four through six were filmed in color, though broadcast monochromatically.Adventures of Superman was the first television series to feature Superman though the superhero had appeared as a character in a radio program starring Bud Collyer, two theatrical serials starring Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill, and a series of Max Fleischer cartoons. The television series began filming in 1951 in Culver City, California with exterior locations filmed in and around the Los Angeles area and the San Fernando Valley. Episodes follow Superman as he battles gangsters, thugs, mad scientists, meteors and malfunctioning radioactive machines in the city of Metropolis. In the first episode, his origin on the planet Krypton and his arrival on Earth are dramatized while in succeeding episodes, he conceals his identity by posing as mild mannered Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent who, in times of crisis, scoots to a broom closet, sheds his civvies, and reappears in superhero tights and trunks to rescue hapless folk from the clutches of ne'er-do-wells. In the last seasons, the kindly but absent-minded Professor Pepperwinkle creates problems for Superman with his bizarre inventions.Adventures of Superman won no major awards but was popular with its audience and remains popular today. Its opening theme, The Superman March, has become a classic of its kind and is instantly recognizable by most television buffs. Since the show's cancellation, several of its stars have participated in Superman-related conventions, autograph signings, and other events. In 2003, Noel Neill published her memoirs Truth, Justice, and The American Way: The Life and Times of Noel Neill. In 2006, the death of George Reeves was dramatized in the film Hollywoodland with Ben Affleck starring in the role of Reeves. In 2006, the series became available in its entirety on DVD and reruns of the show still hold a place on television programming schedules.
Jor-El sends his infant son to Earth in a rocket just as the planet explodes. The rocket is found by the Kents, and they get the infant out before the craft explodes. Years later, Clark Kent is aware of his powers and moves to Metropolis.
A trained monkey is used to steal a secret formula that is to be used as a defense against atomic warfare.
Lois decides to vacation on the Canadian border and runs into trouble when she is kidnapped by two gunmen.
A little girl accidentally receives information about valuable printing plates that were stolen from the Bank of France. The thieves track her down and Superman helps.
When three witnesses are due to testify against a criminal at a Congressional Crime Commission hearing, the crooks steal a machine that a inventor created to help people in order to stop the witnesses permanently.
A elderly coal miner's mine is tagged as too dangerous to prospect in by a mine inspector. Lois becomes trapped in the mine with him when they both ignore multiple warnings.
A scientist uses a version of truth serum to cause employee's of the Daily Planet to do his bidding with no memory of what they did, afterwords. All to discover the secret identity of Superman.
Superman is determined to expose the crooked dealings of a wrestling organization who's fighters use a strange incapacitating technique.
A sea monster and a deadly fog force residents to abandon their small village, when Lois visits a old friend, her and Clark become embroiled in the mystery.
Clark becomes fearful that his secret identity will be exposed when his apartment is broken into and his Superman uniform is stolen from it's hidden compartment. He attempts to discover who the thief is.
A psychic who operates a wax museum predicts the death of people with startling accuracy. Clark becomes determined to discover what is behind her erie predictions.
Lois heads to a auction that has South American relics up for bid, while on the way she is approached by a man who requests that she purchase a Inca tapestry for him. Later the man is found dead and the tapestry is stolen from her. Clark and Jimmy become involved in the search for the murderer and the tapestry.
When Jimmy goes to the docks to interview a actress who is arriving in port, he ends up being kidnapped by crooks who are attempting to smuggle something valuable into the country. Superman must step in to help.
The police are on the lookout for the Inventor of a robot, they believe the inventor is behind a crime wave instigated by the missing robot. Clark and his fellow reporters search for the truth.
Clark Kent and Lois Lane travel to Silsby, Texas, site of the deepest well ever drilled. But when they arrive, the well is being shut down and the oil company manager present isn't saying why. Meanwhile, two short beings with large heads and furry hands come up from the well to explore. Luke Benson leads a mob of townspeople wanting to kill the "unknown people." Despite Superman's efforts to calm things down, the mob has tracked the two creatures to the top of a dam, trying to kill them. What the mob doesn't know is the creatures cause things they touch to glow in the dark -- and may be radioactive.[Episode 25 and 26 together were originally the movie "Superman and the Mole-Men" (1951). Information from http://fandom.wikia.com/:"Superman and the Mole Men is a 1951 black and white film which later aired as two episodes of the Adventures of Superman TV series called "The Unknown People."It was the first theatrical feature film based on the Superman characters (although two live action Superman films had already been shown in cinemas, they appeared in a serial format). With an original screenplay by "Richard Fielding" (a pseudonym for Robert Maxwell & Whitney Ellsworth), it was shot in 12 days on a studio back lot. It served as a trial run for the syndicated TV series Adventures of Superman, with George Reeves and Phyllis Coates reprising their film roles as Superman and Lois Lane, respectively."]
One of the "unknown people" is shot while atop a dam near Silsby, Texas. Superman catches him before he falls into water and takes him to the Silsby hospital. Superman, in his Clark Kent identity, assists a doctor who operates on the creature. The doctor discovers his patient has all the organs and internal body structure as humans. Meanwhile, the Luke Benson-led mob tries to kill the other visitor from the center of the Earth. That creature escapes, later bringing up more of his people along with a weapon. Superman races to defuse an explosive situation.[Episode 25 and 26 together were originally the movie "Superman and the Mole-Men" (1951). Information from http://fandom.wikia.com/:"Superman and the Mole Men is a 1951 black and white film which later aired as two episodes of the Adventures of Superman TV series called "The Unknown People."It was the first theatrical feature film based on the Superman characters (although two live action Superman films had already been shown in cinemas, they appeared in a serial format). With an original screenplay by "Richard Fielding" (a pseudonym for Robert Maxwell & Whitney Ellsworth), it was shot in 12 days on a studio back lot. It served as a trial run for the syndicated TV series Adventures of Superman, with George Reeves and Phyllis Coates reprising their film roles as Superman and Lois Lane, respectively."]
An ex-convict becomes the victim of a former jail mate's blackmail scheme.
Lois and Jimmy run afoul of a mysterious swami.
Spies want an injured test pilot's secrets.
The reporters, Perry and a mobster travel through time.
The Inspector's son unknowingly aids two crooks in cracking a safe.
An anti-superstition society encounters mishaps.
Drugged Jimmy reveals the location of kryptonite.
Complete episode guide for Adventures of Superman with detailed information about every season and episode including air dates, summaries, ratings, and streaming availability in United States.
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Superman sets out to retrieve a film that would reveal his real identity.
A vengeful crook, once chased out of the United States by Superman, comes back with a murderous plot.
Superman embarks on a rescue mission when a nuclear pile threatens to explode and destroy Metropolis.
A presumed-dead magician threatens vengeance.
A gangsters dog takes a shine to Superman.
After plastic surgery, a gangster poses as Superman.
Jimmy learns a tough lesson when he tries to solve a crime by himself.
A corpse, clad in a diver's suit, winds up on the main street of Metropolis.
Superman hopes to reveal the identity of an enemy responsible for several disasters.
Jimmy and Lois become the prisoners of a modern-day pirate.
Jimmy makes up a big news story when he takes over his chief's job for a day.
Jimmy is baffled by clever art thieves, but Superman arrives to solve his problems.
An ancient Egyptian box holds a hidden needle that contains a hypnotic poison.
An agent working for a foreign power steals a parakeet that knows the formula for a new explosive.
A blind girl wins a flight with Superman as the 1st prize in a contest staged by the Daily Planet.
Murder-witness Perry begins to hallucinate.
Superman helps an Indian complete a rite.
Swindlers target Jimmy after he inherits big money.
Clark infiltrates a gang of diamond thieves.
A hood searches for a supposedly magic necklace.
Superman faces a supposed gunman out West.
A mountain man named Superman causes confusion when he comes to Metropolis.
A man with a plan lures Superman into turning an alloy into pure radium.
Jimmy Olsen is mistaken for the king of a tiny Balkan country.
Ed Crowley's gang has just robbed the Wentworth Jewelry Store. Schultzy Garfield pulled off the heist. Unfortunately, the authorities are unable to catch him as he is driving more than one hundred and twenty miles per hour out on Highway 201. This is truly a job for Superman, who has received a call about the incident from Inspector Bill Henderson as Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent. Acting as an impervious road block, the Man of Steel halts Garfield's getaway car, allowing the police to take him into custody. Another crime has been halted by Superman. Little does the caped hero realize that his encounters with the Crowley Mob are only just beginning.
During a robbery probe, Superman proposes to a blonde.