Adventures of Superman, The: The Complete Fifth & Sixth Seasons(1957-1958)
The fifth amd sixth 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 5
EPISODE 1: PERIL IN PARIS(Mar. 08, 1957):
A muddled story of jewels and how Superman gets involved in
trying to find out who the rightful owners are!! Oh, and all
this is happening in Paris!
Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen(Jack Larson),
Clark Kent/Superman(George Reeves), No Inspector Henderson(Robert
Shayne) however Robert appears as a French policeman!
No Perry White(John Hamilton) or Lois Lane(Noel Neill)!!
Guest starring in this first episode: No known stars!!! A
EPISODE 2: TIN HERO(Mar. 15, 1957):
A man accidently runs into a bank robber and accidentally
captures him!!
Starring in order of appearance: Lois Lane(Noel Neill), Perry
White(John Hamilton), Clark Kent/Superman(George Reeves) & Jimmy
Olsen(Jack Larson)! No Inspector Henderson(Robert Shayne)!
Guest starring in this episode: No known actors here!! A
EPISODE 3: THE TOWN THAT WASN'T(Mar. 22, 1957):
There are shipment disappearing while in transport! Meanwhile, Jimmy's
on vacation and he gets stopped in a twon that isn't there for speeding!
They intertwine!!!
Starring in order of appearance: Perry White, Lois Lane, Clark
Kent/Superman, Jimmy Olsen & Inspector Henderson!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A
EPISODE 4: TOMB OF ZAHARAN(Mar. 29, 1957):
Lois, Clark and Jimmy go to meet a delegation from "Zaharan"(??),
and wind up in the coountry with Lois being mistaken for the
ancient past queen!!
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: THE MAN WHO MADE DREAMS COME TRUE(Apr. 05, 1957):
A flim-flam man is using the moniker to try to lure a king of a
small country into his clutches by calling himself the Dreamer
in order to take over his throne!!!
Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Perry White,
Clark Kent/Superman & Inspector Henderson!
Guest starring in this episode: John Banner(Hogan's Heroes)!! A
EPISODE 6: DISAPPEARING LOIS(Apr. 12, 1957):
Perry is offering a month's bonus for the first reporter to
get an interview from an ex-con named Lank Garrett!! He's notted
for being difficult and dangerous!
Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Perry White,
Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane & Inspector Henderson!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A
EPISODE 7: MONEY TO BURN(Apr. 19, 1957):
Two dudes calling themselves "Firemen's Friends" go around
to verious fires robbing the places of the monies inside! The
blame goes on to Perry!!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane,
Jimmy Olsen & Perry White. No Inspector Henderson!!
EPISODE 8: CLOSE SHAVE(Apr. 26, 1957):
Jimmy goes in to get a haircut and runs into a hood and
he spills the beans about a robbery! Jimmy tells Clark/
Superman and he stops the theft! Jimmy thinks that the
barber has some sort of power over people and he tries to
find out if it's true!!
Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Clark Kent/Superman,
Lois Lane, Perry White! No Inspector Harrison!
Guest starring in this episode: Don Diamond(Zorro[1957], F-Troop)!! A
EPISODE 9: THE PHONEY ALIBI(May 03, 1957):
Professor Pepperwinkle returns with a new invention: a way
to send people through the telephone wires! Some hoods get
wind of this and start using it to gain alibis after pulling
jobs!!!!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Inspector
Harrison, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen! No Perry White!!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A
EPISODE 10: THE PRINCE ALBERT COAT(May 10, 1957):
A boy trying to do a good deed inadvertantly winds up giving
stuff to some hoods!!! Included in these are a Prince Albert
coat that his great-grandpa had hidden his life savings in!
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: THE STOLEN ELEPHANT(May 17, 1957):
A circus has their prized elephant stolen and being held for
ransom!!
Another silly episode!!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane &
Jimmy Olsen! No Perry White or Inspector Henderson!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known stars!! B
EPISODE 12: MR. ZERO(May 24, 1957):
There's a rocket ship missing and the military wants Superman
to find it!!!! Turns out that the rocket came from Mars and
brought a passenger with it, a dude who says he's been banished
because he's small(a whole 1/4 of an inch shorter than all the
other Martians!!
Starring in order of appearance: Perry White, Clark Kent/Superman,
Jimmy Olsen & Lois Lane! No Inspector Harrison!!
Guest starring in this episode: Billy Curtis(Star Trek: TOS
episode "Journey To Babel")!! A
EPISODE 13: WHATEVER GOES UP(May 31, 1957):
Jimmy invents a potion that defies gravity! He shows it to Perry
who promptly contacts the military!
Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Clark Kent/Superman,
Perry White, Lois Lane! No Inspector Harrison!!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known stars!! A
SEASON 6
EPISODE 01: THE LAST KNIGHT(Feb. 03, 1958):
Lois and Jimmy are at a museum when Jimmy finds a cufflink
on the floor and picks it up, putting it absentmindedly in
his coat pocket! Later on, after closing, a suit of armour
comes to life and tries to steal a valuable jewel! In doing
so he trips the alarm bringing in the gaurd! The real theft
is to be discovered later!
This is a pretty elaborate epissode!!
Starring in order of appearance: Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Clark
Kent/Superman & Inspector Henderson! No Perry White!!!
Guest starring in this episode: Pierre Watkin(Superman[1948],
Atom Man Vs Superman[1950] in both of these he plays Perry
White)!! A+
EPISODE 02: THE MAGIC SECRET(Feb. 10, 1958):
Another plan to get rid of Superman!! The dudes plan is to gather
particles of Kryptonite from the air and concentrate it on him!
Another pretty silly episode!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Perry White,
Lois Lane & Jimmy Olsen! No Inspector Henderson, or!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names!! A
EPISODE 03: DEVIDE AND CONQUER(Feb. 17, 1958):
Some crooked politicians in a foriegn country are out to take
over the country by killing the curent President! In one said
attempt, Superman interviens and gets promptly throuwn in their
prison! To solve the issue of having to uphold the law but still
protect said president, Superman splits into two(really, you just
can't make this shit up!!!!
This has one has a pretty poor animated scene of Superman digging
undwerground!!
This is just plain silly!!!
Starring in order of appearance: Perry White, Clark Kent/Superman &
Lois Lane! No Jimmy Olsen or Inspector Henderson!!
Guest starring in this episode: No big names here!! A
EPISODE 04: THE MYSTERIOUS CUBE(Feb. 24, 1958):
A criminal has encased himself in a cube that even Superman
can break into(LOL!!!) The idea is so that he can stay in it
until he can no longer be arrest for his crimes!!! As with the
last episode where Superman split into two, this one is showing
a new ability of walking through walls without breaking them!!!
Starring in order of appearance: Inspector Henderson, Clark
Kent/Superman, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White & Lois Lane!!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known stars! A
EPISODE 05: THE ATOMIC CAPTIVE(Mar. 03, 1958):
A man from a country unnamed has been exposed to radiation
and doomed to die! Come "comrades" from said unnamed country
determined to take him back to his original country to teach
them how to make atomic weapons!!!!
This one is beyond silly, though of coursse considering the year
made and the lack of knowledge of atomic weapons and readiation
I gues it's excusable!!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane,
Jimmy Olsen & Perry White! No Inspector Henderson!!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known stars here!! A
EPISODE 06: THE SUPERMAN SILVER MINE(Mar. 10, 1958):
A rich dude comes along and donates land to the children's
charity that Superman's attached to! And there's supposedly
a silver mine on it! And two other bad dudes discover that
that man has a double - one of them!!!
Starring in order of appearance: Perry White Jimmy Olsen, Lois
Lane, Clark Kent/Superman & Inspector Henderson!!!
Guest starring in this episode: Dabbs Greer!!!! A
EPISODE 07: THE BIG FORGET(Mar. 17, 1958):
Professor Pepperwinkle shows up again!! This time he's come up
with an anti-memory potion!! It gets stolen and the crooks, who
Lois and Jimmy are trying to get the goods on, use it to pull
jobs!
Starring in order of appearance: Jimmy Olsen, Clark Kent/Superman,,
Lois Lane & Perry White & Inspector Henderson!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known actors here! A
EPISODE 08: THE GENTLE MONSTER(Mar. 24, 1958):
Another Professor Pepperwinkle sighting! This time he's come up
with a robot for a friend! And he's scaring the neighbors around
his place! Some hoods find out about the whole thing and decide
to use him for nefarious puposes!! Oh, and everytime Superman
gets close to the robot he collapses!!
Starring in order of appearance: Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane,
Jimmy Olsen! Perry White & Inspector Henderson do not appear!!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known stars!! A
EPISODE 09: SUPERMAN'S WIFE(Mar. 31, 1958):
Superman gets married! It's all to trap the head of the crime
syndicate in Metropolis!!
Starring in order of appearance: Inspector Henderson, Clark Kent/Superman,
Perry White, Jimmy Olsen & Lois Lane!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known stars are here! A
EPISODE 10: THREE IN ONE(Apr. 07, 1958):
Some circus dudes decide they can make more money by using
their talents for theft!!
Starring in order of appearance: Perry White, Lois Lane, Clark Kent/
Superman, Inspector Henderson & Jimmy Olsen!!
Guest starring in this episode: No known actors here!! A
EPISODE 11: THE BRAINY BURRO(Apr. 14, 1958):
The trio are in Mexico for a holiday and to visit with a man who
has an ass who is apparently clarevoyant!!
Another silly episode!!
Starring in order of appearance: Lois Lane, Clark Kent/Superman &
Jimmy Olsen! Perry White & Inspector Henderson do not appear!!!
Guest starring in this episode: No name actors!!
EPISODE 12: THE PERILS OF SUPERMAN(Apr. 21, 1958):
This is done in the old fashioned way of the serials where someone
or several someones are in some sort of eminate danger and the hero
has to save them in the nick of time!!
Starring in order of appearance: Perry White, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen,
Clark Kent/Superman & Inspector Henderson!!!
Guest starring in this episode: Michael Fox(Pery Mason, Burkes Law)!! A
EPISODE 13: ALL THAT GLITTERS(Apr. 28, 1958):
The last episode of the series! Sadly two of the main actors
passed away shortly after this last episode was shown: George
Reeves and John Hamilton! John passed away from a heart attack
and anybody who knows this series knows George Reeves was shot
to death by person unknown for sure(the official cause was ruled
suicide, but many people believe he was murdered! At this point
we'll never know!)
Anyway the story: the silly professor Pepperwinkle has come up
with a way to make gold!!
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 actors!!!
This is the final episode of season 4! A
SPECIALS:
SUPERMAN'S PAL: JIMMY OLSEN(9 minutes):
With Jack Larson and Noel Neill!!
JUSTICE LEAGUE HEROES VIDEO GAME TRAILER(2 Minutes)
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