Adventures of Superman, The: The Complete Third & Fourth Seasons(1955-1956)
The third amd fourth seasons 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!!
The series was in color from season three on!!!
SEASON 3
EPISODE 1: THROUGH THE TIME BARRIER(Apr. 23, 1955):
Sterling is here in a different capacity than his first two
appearances! He's still an inventor and this time he inventes
a time machine that puts all of our Planet family back in
time 50,000 years!!
Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen(Jack Larson),
Clark Kent/Superman(George Reeves), Perry White(John Hamilton)
Lois Lane(Noel Neill)! No Inspector Henderson(Robert Shayne)!
Guest starring in this first episode: Sterling Holliway returns!!! A
EPISODE 2: THE TALKING CLUE(Apr. 30, 1955):
Inspector Harrison's son has a new hobby, recording sounds!
Kinda strange, but a couple of hoods find a way to use it for
nafarious means!!
Starring in order of appearance: Inspector Henderson(Robert Shayne),
Clark Kent/Superman(George Reeves), Perry White(John Hamilton), Lois
Lane(Noel Neill) & Jimmy Olsen(Jack Larson)!
Guest starring in this episode: No known actors here!! A
EPISODE 3: THE LUCKY CAT(May 07, 1955):
Clark and Jimmy go to a meeting of the Anti-Supertition Club!!!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Jimmy Olsen(Jack
Larson), Lois Lane, Inspector Henderson & Perry White!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A
EPISODE 4: SUPERMAN WEEK(May 14, 1955):
It's Superman Week(Duh)! While later that same episode Jimmy gets
into trouble trying to sneek into a mob dudes apartment for a big
story!! The dudes turn the tables on him, force him to drink a truth
syrum, and he spills the beans on everything he knows, including that
Kryptonite is Superman's weakness!!
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 here!! A
EPISODE 5: GREAT CAESAR'S GHOST(May 21, 1955):
Perry is supposed to testify at a trial and he's jumpy about
the whole thing! And he's starting to hear and see things!!
Starring in order of appearance: Perry White, Clark Kent/Superman,
Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen & Inspector Henderson!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names!! A
EPISODE 6: THE TEST OF A WARRIOR(May 28, 1955):
A well educated Native American comes to the Daily Planet
to ask for Superman's help with a ritual that he feels the
future Chief, his father, will surely fail!!!
This is quite a silly episode!!
Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, Lois Lane &
Clark Kent/Superman!!! No Inspector Henderson!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A
EPISODE 7: JIMMY'S MILLIONS(June 04, 1955):
Jimmy is given a million dollars by an old lady he was interviewing
when her cat got trapped in and old safe and he got hold of Superman
to help get it out!
Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Clark Kent/
Superman, Lois Lane & Perry White. No Inspector Henderson!!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A
EPISODE 8: CLARK KENT, OUTLAW(Sept. 10, 1955):
Clark gets framed for robbery by the dudes who did it and
uses the situation to find out who's Mr. Big!!
Starring in order of appearance: Perry White , Inspector Harrison,
Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane & Jimmy Olsen!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A
EPISODE 9: THE MAGIC NECKLACE(Sept. 17, 1955):
There's supposedly a magic necklace that been sent to Metropolis
from Tibet by a Professor Jody! Lois and Jimmy go to check on
the story and get intercepted by some hoods! They wind up in
Tibet as hostages!! This is a job for Clark - um no, 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 10: THE BULLY OF DRY GULCH(Sept. 24, 1955):
Another of the lesser episodes with Lois and Jimmy stranded in
a old west type town with a man who thinks he runs the place!
Hence the "Bully"!!!
Starring in order of appearance: Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen & Clark
Kent/Superman! No Perry White or Inspector Hendersson!!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! B
EPISODE 11: FLIGHT TO THE NORTH(Oct. 01, 1955):
The episodes are starting to really drop in quality since the
start of the third season! I hear tell that the powers that be
thought the show was too violent for children which was the
target audience so they dumbed down the show! Apparently that
must have been true!!
Ok, stop me if you've heard this one before: Superman goes
into a hotel with his ass and rents a room!!! Just happens to
be the same hotel that an ex-con is parked!
Ok, the real story, a man named Sylvester J. Superman(you can't
make this shit up!) is in a hotel with his donkey and reads an
ad in the paper askng "Superman' for help! She wants him to
take a pie she made up to her fiance in Alaska! And things wouldn't
be complete without a hood who's made a bet and needs the pie to
win it!!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman & Lois Lane!
No Jimmy Olsen, Perry White or Inspector Henderson!!
Guest starring in this episode: Chuck Conners(The Riffleman)!! B
EPISODE 12: THE SEVEN SOUVENRS(Oct. 08, 1955):
There's a man who's gathering up things left behind after Superman
captures crooks!! And then there's a thug going around stealing
said things after someone buys them!!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Jimmy Olsen,
Lois Lane, Perry White & Inspector Harrison!!
Guest starring in this episode: Arthur Space(The Strongest Man In
The World, Herbie Rides Again)!! A
EPISODE 13: KING FOR A DAY(Oct. 15, 1955):
Jimmy is mistaken for a prince!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Perry White
Jimmy Olsen! No Lois Lane or Inspector Harrison!!!
Guest starring in this episode: Leon Askin(Doouble Trouble)!! A
SEASON 4
EPISODE 01: JOEY(Feb. 18, 1956):
Joey is a horse that is being sold off to pay for some
debts! Perry White buys the horse!
Starring in order of appearance: Lois Lane, Perry White, Clark
Kent/Superman & Jimmy Olsen! No Inspector Henderson!!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A
EPISODE 02: THE UNLUCKY NUMBER(Feb. 25, 1956):
A man who was in on a fix on a jelly bean counting contest gets
shot because the others in on the scam think he double crossed
them! He expected that and was wearing a bullet proof vest that
stopped the bullets and was witnessed by a boy who now thinks
that he's Superman!!
This episode, like a couple of others in previous seasons, has
a scene at a newsstand where they have a couple of DC comics
on display: Superman #101, Batman #95 & Superboy #44!
Starring in order of appearance: Lois Lane & Clark Kent/Superman!
No Inspector Henderson, Perry White or Jimmy Olsen!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names!! A
EPISODE 03: THE BIG FREEZE(Mar. 03, 1956):
Some crooked politicians are planning to rig the next election!!
This is just plain silly!!!
Starring in order of appearance: Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane,
Clark Kent/Superman! No Inspector Henderson!!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A
EPISODE 04: PERIL BY SEA(Mar. 10, 1956):
Perry the scientist! He's working on a method to extract uranium
from sea water! While later that same episode, there's a sub
out in the waters spying on him!
Starring in order of appearance: Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Clark
Kent/Superman, Perry White & Inspector Henderson!!!
Guest starring in this episode: Claude Akins(The Retrun Of The
Seven, Battle For The Planet Of The Apes, Movin' On, Sherlock Holmes:
Incident At Victoria Falls)!! A
EPISODE 05: TOPSY TURVY(Apr. 21, 1956):
Good old professor Pepperwinkle is back(well, ok, the actor is back
in a different role, he was Mr. Willy in Season 3s episode "The Seven
Souvenirs") with an invention that turns things upside down!!!!
Starring in order of appearance: Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Clark
Kent/Superman, Perry White & Inspector Henderson!!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known stars here!! A
EPISODE 06: JIMMY THE KID(Apr. 28, 1956):
Some hoods that Clark has evidence on kidnap Jimmy Olsen and
replace him with - Jimmy Olsen!!! A look-a-like hood that they've
replaced him with !
Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Clark
Kent/Superman, Perry White! No Inspector Henderson!!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known stars!! A
EPISODE 07: THE GIRL WHO HIRED SUPERMAN(May 05, 1956):
Some men send their charge out to hire Superman to entertain
a "diplomat"! The scheme is to distract Superman while they
pull a job!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Jimmy Olsen,
Lois Lane & Inspector Henderson! Perry White do not appear!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known actors here! A
EPISODE 08: THE WEDDING OF SUPERMAN(May 12, 1956):
Lois has been overworking herself in her new position which explains
her response in handling the letters from the lovelorne and she gets
herself into big trouble when she gets a call from one of her fans saying
that she knows who "Mr. Big" is that's been behind the latest crime
spree in Metropolis!!
Starring in order of appearance: Lois Lane, Perry White, Inspector
Henderson, Clark Kent/Superman & Jimmy Olsen!!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known stars!! A
EPISODE 09: DAGGER ISLAND(May 19, 1956):
A man dies and leaves his fortune to 4 relatives who have to
go on a treasure hunt supervised by Lois and Clark, with Jimmy
along for good measure(and laughs!)!!
Starring in order of appearance: Perry White, Lois Lane, Clark
Kent/Superman & Jimmy Olsen! Inspector Henderson does not appear!!!
Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, Lois
Lane, Clark Kent/Superman! Inspector Henderson does not appear!!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known stars are here! A
EPISODE 10: BLACKMAIL(May 26, 1956):
Maybe one of the best twisted tales of the whole series! A crook
named Bates turns himself in to Superman! He later escapes and
he and the rest of the gang he's part of set up a blackmail
on the Inspector!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Inspector
Henderson, Lois Lane & Jimmy Olsen! No Perry White!!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known actors here!! A
EPISODE 11: THE DEADLY ROCK(June 02, 1956):
A man finds a piece of the astroid that Superman destroyed back
a few seasons ago and tries to mak money on it!!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Jimmy Olsen,
Perry White & Lois Lane! Inspector Henderson does not appear!!!
Guest starring in this episode: Robert Lowery(Batman And
Robin[1949 as Batman!!], a couple of Charlie Chan movies!),
Sid Melton(Make Room For Daddy)!!
EPISODE 12: THE PHANTOM RING(June 09, 1956):
Invisible men are robbing banks wtih the help of so coins!!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane,
Jimmy Olsen, Inspector Henderson! Perry White does not appear!!!
Guest starring in this episode: Peter Brocco(Star Trek TOS episode
Errand Of Mercy, Radar Men From The Moon!), Paul Burke(The Naked Gun)!! A
EPISODE 13: THE JOLLY ROGER(June 16, 1956):
Pirates(yup, pirates! You can't make this shit up!!) capture Clark,
Lois and Jimmy and hold them captive on an island that's about to
be bombed by the military!!!
Another silly episode!!
Starring in order of appearance: Perry White, Clark Kent/Superman, Lois
Lane & Jimmy Olsen! Inspector Henderson does not appear!!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known actors!!!
This is the final episode of season 4! A
SPECIALS:
THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN:
THE COLOR ERA(7 minutes):
With Jack Larson and Noel Neill!!
FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET:
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS OF TAOS(7 Minutes):
LOOK, UP IN THE SKY!:
THE AMAZING STORY OF SUPPERMAN(6 Minutes):
Excepts from the documentary!!
SUPPERMAN: BRAINIAC ATTACKS(43 Seconds):
Original movie trailer
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