Adventures of Superman, The: The Complete Second Season(1953-1954)

The second season of the Adventures Of Superman from 50s!

Starring George Reeves(Clark Kent/Superman), Noel Neill(Lois
Lane), Jack Larson(Jimmy Olsen), John Hamilton(Perry White) &
Robert Shayne(Inspector Henderson)!!

Guest stars included: Sterling Holliway, Dabbs Greer,
Paul Fix, Chuck Connors, Claude Akins, Hugh Beaumont,
Elisha Cook Jr., Billy Gray, Russell Johnson, Denver
Pile etc!

Two important things to point out: the picture and sound
in this release is excellent; there are closed captions!!

Also, Noel Neill now takes over as Lois Lane! A change for
the good in my opinion!!

EPISODE 1: FIVE MINUTES TO DOOM(Sept. 18, 1953):

A man that is on death row for a murder he didn't commit gets
interviewed by Clark and Lois! Clark believes he's innocent
and is determined to come to the truth, even though he has
less than a day to find the truth!!

Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman,
(George Reeves), Lois Lane(Noel Neill), Perry White(John
Hamilton) & Jimmy Olsen(Jack Larson)! No Inspector Henderson
(Robert Shayne)!

Guest starring in this first episode: Dabbs Greer! A

EPISODE 2: THE BIG SQUEEZE(Sept. 25, 1953):

A man gets picked for man of the year by the Daily Planeet
but they don't know that he had been in jail and is now being
blackmailed by someone who knows all about him!!

Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman(George Reeves)
Lois Lane(Noel Neill), Jimmy Olsen(Jack Larson), Perry White(John
Hamilton) & Inspector Henderson(Robert Shayne)!

Guest starring in this episode: Hugh Beaumont(Leave It To
Beaver)!! A

EPISODE 3: THE CASE OF THE TALKATIVE DUMMY(Oct. 03, 1953):

This one's all about a "phantom burglar" and the reporters of!
the Planet trying to find out who it is! This leads our crew to
a one Swami Armada who claims to read minds!!

Starring in order of appearance: Inspector Henderson, Perry White
Clark Kent/Superman, Jimmy Olsen(Jack Larson) & Lois Lane!

Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A

EPISODE 4: JET ACE(Oct. 10, 1953):

Perry, Clark, Lois and Jimmy are out watching Perry's nephew
test fly a new jet!! He has trouble and Superman saves his life!

There's other factions out there that are trying to get the
specs for the plane and are willing to do anything to get it!

Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Perry White,
Jimmy Olsen & Lois Lane! No Inspector Henderson!!

Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A

EPISODE 5: SHOT IN THE DARK(Oct. 17, 1953):

A woman barges into Clark's office and insists that he is
Superman!!!

Starring in order of appearance: Perry White, Clark Kent/Superman,
Jimmy Olsen & Lois Lane & Inspector Henderson!

Guest starring in this episode: Billy Gray(Father Knows Best)!! A

EPISODE 6: THE DEFEAT OF SUPERMAN(Oct. 24, 1953):

A scientist has developed a synthetic Kryptonite! This is the
first mention of Krytonite in the series!!!

Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane,
Jimmy Olsen! No Perry White!!

Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A

EPISODE 7: SUPERMAN IN EXILE(Oct. 31, 1953):

Superman prevents a neuclear disaster, but in the process
becomes radioactive and must exile himself away from everyone
to keep from affecting them!

Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Clark Kent/
Superman! No Perry White & Inspector Henderson!!

Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A

EPISODE 8: A GHOST FOR SCOTLAND YARD(Nov. 07, 1953):

A friend of Perry's in England believes that a 5 years dead
magician is coming after him! Clark and Jimmy offer their
help!!

Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Clark Kent/Superman,
Lois Lane! No Perry White or Inspector Harrison!!

Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!!

As with an episode in season one, there is a comic book shown
here at the end of the episode: Superman #83!! A

EPISODE 9: THE DOG WHO KNEW SUPERMAN(Nov. 14, 1953):

Superman saves a dog that "fell" into a well!! The dog is owned by a mob boss and he gets wise that perhaps he can lead him
to who Superman really is!

Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane,
Jimmy Olsen! No Perry White or Inspector Harrison!!

Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A

EPISODE 10: THE FACE AND THE VOICE(Nov. 21, 1953):

A thug is talked into having a a face job, along with learning
how to speak better! Certainly for nafarious purposes!!!

Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Clark Kent/Superman,
Perry White, Inspector Henderson! No Lois Lane!!

Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A

EPISODE 11: THE MAN IN THE LEAD MASK(Nov. 28, 1953):

Another episode about pllastic surgery and criminals using it
to hide in plain sight!!!

Starring in order of appearance: Lois Lane, Clark Kent/Superman,
Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, Inspector Henderson!!

Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A

EPISODE 12: PANIC IN THE SKY(Dec. 05, 1953):

There's a meteor heading to Earth and Superman rams it to
change it's course! Unfortunately it knocks him silly and
he doesn't know who he is anymore! Also ufortunately, the
the asteroid is till a problem, but there's no sight of
Superman!!

Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Perry
White, Clark Kent/Superman! No Inspector Harrison!!

Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A

EPISODE 13: THE MACHINE THAT COULD PLOT CRIMES(Dec. 12, 1953):

An inventor come up with a machine that helps a down and
out creep to be able to plan the perfect robberies!

Starring in order of appearance: Inspector Harrison, Lois Lane,
Clark Kent/Superman, Jimmy Olsen! No Perry White!!!

Guest starring in this episode: Sterling Holloway(Winnie the
Pooh - Voice)!! A

EPISODE 14: JUNGLE DEVIL(Dec. 19, 1953):

An expoiditon is lost in the jungles of Zinaya!! Nope, no
such county!!!

Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Jimmy Olsen,
Lois Lane! No Inspector Henderson or Perry White!!!

Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A

EPISODE 15: MY FRIEND SUPERMAN(Dec. 26, 1953):

A man who owns a diner is being extortioned by a couple of
hoods tells them that they're in big trouble because he is
a personal friend of Superman's!!!

Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane,
Jimmy Olsen, Perry White! No Inspector Henderson!!

Guest starring in this episode: No big names!! A+

EPISODE 16: THE CLOWN WHO CRIED(Jan. 02, 1954):

There's a charity event happening and the reporters from
the Daily Planet come to Rollo the closn to help out!
He's more than pleased to do so, but a "friend" of his
shows up and takes his place, planning to steal the money!

Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane,
Jimmy Olsen, Perry White & Inspector Henderson!!

Guest starring in this episode: Peter Brocco(Star Trek: TOS
episode "Errand Of Mercy"))!! A

EPISODE 17: THE BOY WHO HATED SUPERMAN(Jan. 09, 1954):

The "boy" is a 26 year old actor!! Anyway, the reason he hates
Superman & Clark, is that he was responsible for putting his
uncle behind bars and he is determined to spring him out!!

Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Jimmy Olsen,
Lois Lane! Perry White & Inspector Henderson!!!

Guest starring in this episode: No known actors in this one!! A

EPISODE 18: SEMI-PRIVATE EYE(Jan. 16, 1954):

A private detective is running into an inordinate amount of
"accidents" lately!! Also, Lois and Jimmy just happen to go the
same PI for help in proving Clark Kent is Superman!!

This has a lot of humor, provided by Jimmy's impersonation
of Humphry Bogart as Sam Spade!! Worth watching just for that!!

Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Perry White,
Lois Lane & Jimmy Olsen! Inspector Henderson does not appear!!!

Guest starring in this episode: Elisha Cook Jr.(The Maltese
Falcon, The House On Haunted Hill, Magnum P.I.(1981), Star
Trek: TOS episode "Courtmatial"), Paul Fix(The Riffleman)!! A

EPISODE 19: PERRY WHITE'S SCOOP(Jan. 23, 1954):

Perry decides he wants to handle writting up the mystery of
a man in a diving suit getting shot and killed right in fromt
of the newspaper building!!!

Starring in order of appearance: Perry White, Lois Lane,
Clark Kent/Superman, Jimmy Olsen! No Inspector Henderson!!!

Guest starring in this episode: No known stars!! A

EPISODE 20: BEWARE THE WRECKED(Jan. 30, 1954):

A man is demanding money to keep him from blowing up transportaion
devices: A train, ship and a plane! All he asks is $100,000!

Starring in order of appearance: Perry White, Clark Kent/Superman,
Lois Lane, Inspector Henderson & Jimmy Olsen!!

Guest starring in this episode: Denver Pyle(The Dukes Of Hazard)!! A

EPISODE 21: THE GOLDEN VULTURE(Feb. 06, 1954):

Jimmy finds a note in a bottle that leads him and Lois out to
a salvage ship which in turn gets them into a lot of trouble!!!

Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Perry White,
Clark Kent/Superman! Inspector Henderson does not appear!!!

Guest starring in this episode: Vic Perrin(4 episodes of Star Trek:
TOS)!! A

EPISODE 22: JIMMY OLSEN, BOY EDITOR(Feb. 13, 1954):

Jimmy becomes Editor - for a day and puts himself and the
rest of the crew in danger!

Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, Lois
Lane, Clark Kent/Superman! Inspector Henderson does not appear!!!

Guest starring in this episode: Paul Fix(The Rifleman, Star Trek: TOS
episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before") and Anthony Caruso(Star Trek:
TOS episode "A Piece Of The Action")!! A

EPISODE 23: LADY IN BLACK(Feb. 20, 1954):

Jimmy stays at his aunts appartment and starts hearing strange
noises! Superman gets invovled!!

Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Jimmy Olsen,
No Perry White, Lois Lane or Inspector Henderson!!!

Guest starring in this episode: No known actors here!! A

EPISODE 24: STAR OF FATE(Feb. 27, 1954):

There's a bidding war for an ornate box from Egypt and
several people get injured from the box, including Lois!!!

Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane,
Jimmy Olsen, Perry White! Inspector Henderson does not appear!!!

Guest starring in this episode: No known stars!! A

EPISODE 25: THE WHISTLING BIRD(Mar. 06, 1954):

Good old Uncle Oscer is back and inventing again! This time he's
come up with flavored stamps! What he discovered instead turns out
to be a high exposive!!!

Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Clark Kent/Superman,
Lois Lane! Perry White & Inspector Henderson do not appear!!!

Guest starring in this episode: Sterling Holloway returns!

EPISODE 26: AROUND THE WORLD WITH SUPERMAN(Mar. 13, 1954):

The Daily Planet runs a contest for children to win a trip
around the world with Superman!!! When they go to inform the
winner and find out that the girl that won is actually a woman
and it was her daughter that actually wrote the letter! When
the woman learns what happened she throws a shit-fit and that
get Clark/Superman on the job!!

Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane,
Jimmy Olsen, Perry White! Inspector Henderson does not appear!!!

Guest starring in this episode: No known stars!!

This is the final episode of season 2 and the last black and
white episode! A

SPECIALS:

THE FIRST LADY OF METROPOLIS(7 minutes)

STAMP DAY FOR SUPERMAN(18 Minutes):
This was a special tying to help raise awareness
for US Savings Stamps with George, Noel, Jack & John
as their characters Clark/Superman, Lois, Jimmy &
Perry!!

From another reviewer at IMDb.com:

What a great series. Sure the effects were bad and it
might seem corny compared to the movies, but who cares
about that? No one watches a movie or tv show for great
special effects. They watch for the stories. And this
show had some great stories, including the Mole Men episode.
But I just have to say it. Lois, Jimmy and the Chief were
just dumb. How could they not realize Clark was Superman?
I guess we will never know. This where the Man of Steel
truly shines. - Op_Prime