All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Superman on Earth

    • September 19, 1952
    • Syndication

    Journey with Superman from Krypton to Metropolis, as he joins that Daily Planet staff and meets the fiery Lois Lane.

  • S01E02 The Haunted Lighthouse

    • September 26, 1952
    • Syndication

    A terrified Jimmy Olsen calls for help, and Superman speeds to an isolated island where strange things happen in the fog-shrouded night. Commentary available by TV Producer/Author Gary H. Grossman.

  • S01E03 The Case of the Talkative Dummy

    • October 3, 1952
    • Syndication

    As Superman hunts for kidnapped armored-car drivers and a stolen fortune, Jimmy, locked inside a falling safe, hurtles to his doom.

  • S01E04 Mystery of the Broken Statues

    • October 10, 1952
    • Syndication

    Lois Lane is kidnapped while on the trail of a suave but deadly criminal mastermind and a hidden priceless gem.

  • S01E05 The Monkey Mystery

    • October 17, 1952
    • Syndication

    Searching for stolen defense secrets, Clark Kent encounters a brutalized woman, a slain organ-grinder -- and a monkey dressed as Superman.

  • S01E06 Night of Terror

    • October 24, 1952
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    Superman races to find Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen who wait, helplessly bound, as a sadistic hit man prepares to execute them.

  • S01E07 The Birthday Letter

    • October 31, 1952
    • Syndication

    Superman is implicated in the abduction of a young girl who is thought to have information concerning hidden counterfeit plates.

  • S01E08 The Mind Machine

    • November 7, 1952
    • Syndication

    Bravely testifying against a mobster, Lois Lane will die unless Clark Kent finds the weapon that will soon destroy her mind.

  • S01E09 Rescue

    • November 14, 1952
    • Syndication

    Trapped in a mine filling with deadly gas, Lois Lane is beyond the reach of rescuers -- and Clark Kent doesn't know!

  • S01E10 The Secret of Superman

    • November 21, 1952
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    An insane scientist, using powerful experimental truth drugs on Perry White, Lois Lane and Clark Kent, learns Superman's true identity.

  • S01E11 No Holds Barred

    • November 28, 1952
    • Syndication

    When a crooked wrestling promoter paralyzes honest athletes, Superman steps in to reverse the damage and rescue an innocent captive.

  • S01E12 The Deserted Village

    • December 5, 1952
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    As Clark Kent pursues the monster killing the few people left in Lois Lane's hometown, the girl reporter becomes its next victim.

  • S01E13 The Stolen Costume

    • December 12, 1952
    • Syndication

    After a burglar steals Superman's costume from Clark Kent's closet, a mobster threatens to reveal the Man of Steel's secret identity. Commentary available by TV Producer/Author Gary H. Grossman.

  • S01E14 Treasure of the Incas

    • December 19, 1952
    • Syndication

    Lois and Jimmy follow a trail of murder that could lead to ancient riches -- or to their own deaths.

  • S01E15 Double Trouble

    • December 26, 1952
    • Syndication

    Unwittingly involved in a hunt for stolen radium, Jimmy is kidnapped and locked in a deathtrap by a fanatical doctor.

  • S01E16 Mystery in Wax

    • January 2, 1953
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    Lois Lane, chloroformed while investigating strange disappearances, is held prisoner in Madame Selina's wax museum of the living dead.

  • S01E17 The Runaway Robot

    • January 9, 1953
    • Syndication

    Captive Lois Lane will be murdered by gangsters unless inventor Horatio Hinkle uses his unique radio-controlled robot to rob banks.

  • S01E18 Drums of Death

    • January 16, 1953
    • Syndication

    Aided by his ace reporters, Perry White flies to Haiti to search for his sister, the prisoner of a voodoo cult.

  • S01E19 The Evil Three

    • January 23, 1953
    • Syndication

    Perry White and Jimmy Olsen face death at the hands of three crazed murderers in a crumbling bayou hotel. Commentary available by Producer/Writer Chuck Harter.

  • S01E20 The Riddle of the Chinese Jade

    • January 30, 1953
    • Syndication

    Lois Lane is held hostage by the armed criminal who has stolen a priceless antique and left two people to drown.

  • S01E21 The Human Bomb

    • February 6, 1953
    • Syndication

    On a windswept narrow ledge high above the ground, Lois Lane is chained to a dynamite-wielding daredevil ready to die.

  • S01E22 Czar of the Underworld

    • February 13, 1953
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    A killer sabotaging the filming of a crime exposé stalks Clark Kent and Inspector Henderson on a Hollywood studio soundstage.

  • S01E23 Ghost Wolf

    • February 20, 1953
    • Syndication

    After discovering human footprints that turn into wolf tracks, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are trapped in a raging forest fire.

  • S01E24 Crime Wave

    • February 27, 1953
    • Syndication

    While hunting down an anonymous crime-boss, the Man of Steel is lured into a lighting-powered deathtrap that stops his heart. Commentary available by Producer/Writer Chuck Harter.

  • S01E25 The Unknown People (1)

    • August 10, 1953
    • Syndication

    Clark Kent and Lois Lane visit the world's deepest oil well in Silsby, when strange humanoid creatures appear and terrorize the townspeople.

  • S01E26 The Unknown People (2)

    • August 10, 1953
    • Syndication

    Convinced the Mole Men are peaceful beings, Superman must save them from a vengeful mob determined to kill the armed visitors.

Season 2

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Superman and the Mole-Men

    • August 17, 1953
    • Syndication

    When underground beings explore the surface world from a deep oil well and inadvertently cause a panic, only Superman can prevent a tragedy.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Kellogg's Commercials

    • August 17, 1953
    • Syndication

    Original Kellogg's Cereal TV commercials starring Adventures of Superman cast members.

  • S02E01 Five Minutes to Doom

    • September 18, 1953
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    Beat the clock: The race is on to stop an innocent Death Row inmate's date with the electric chair.

  • S02E02 The Big Squeeze

    • September 25, 1953
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    A powerful ally: the Man of Steel assists an ex-con blackmailed into returning to his criminal past.

  • S02E03 The Man Who Could Read Minds

    • October 3, 1953
    • Syndication

    Swami says: send for Superman! Jimmy and Lois suspect a nightclub mind reader is linked to a theft ring.

  • S02E04 Jet Ace

    • October 10, 1953
    • Syndication

    Look up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.

  • S02E05 Shot in the Dark

    • October 17, 1953
    • Syndication

    An amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!

  • S02E06 The Defeat of Superman

    • October 24, 1953
    • Syndication

    Superman is rendered powerless by a kryptonite trap. This sounds like a job for...Lois and Jimmy?

  • S02E07 Superman in Exile

    • October 31, 1953
    • Syndication

    Beware of Superman! A nuclear incident leaves him glowing with radioactivity and lethal to anyone he's near.

  • S02E08 A Ghost for Scotland Yard

    • November 7, 1953
    • Syndication

    Man or spirit? A magician believed dead may have resurfaced in a vendetta against his earthly foes.

  • S02E09 The Dog Who Knew Superman

    • November 14, 1953
    • Syndication

    The nose knows. A dog rescued from a well by Superman keeps showing up at Clark Kent's office.

  • S02E10 The Face and the Voice

    • November 21, 1953
    • Syndication

    Looks like him. Sounds like him. But he isn't Superman! A lookalike Man of Steel goes on a crime spree.

  • S02E11 The Man in the Lead Mask

    • November 28, 1953
    • Syndication

    Surgically altered fingerprints. Lead masks to block x-ray vision. Will these foil the police and Superman?

  • S02E12 Panic in the Sky

    • December 5, 1953
    • Syndication

    Destination: Earth! Superman saves Metropolis from a plummeting asteroid -- and loses his memory in the process. Commentary available by Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen) and Noel Neill (Lois Lane).

  • S02E13 The Machine That Could Plot Crimes

    • December 12, 1953
    • Syndication

    Meet Mr. Kelso, the computer that plans split second bank heists...and may know superman's secret, too.

  • S02E14 Jungle Devil

    • December 19, 1953
    • Syndication

    The superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.

  • S02E15 My Friend Superman

    • December 26, 1953
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    Burger, fries and friendship. Not everyone believes a diner owner who boasts of being pals with Superman.

  • S02E16 The Clown Who Cried

    • January 2, 1954
    • Syndication

    What kind of clown would rob a kids' charity telethon? An imposter clown, that's who!

  • S02E17 The Boy Who Hated Superman

    • January 9, 1954
    • Syndication

    Clark is temporary guardian of a crime-connected youth who secretly plots revenge against the reporter.

  • S02E18 Semi-Private Eye

    • January 16, 1954
    • Syndication

    Sam Spade. Philip Marlowe. Jimmy Olsen? He poses as a trench-coated private eye to stalk kidnappers. Commentary available by Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen) and Noel Neill (Lois Lane).

  • S02E19 Perry White's Scoop

    • January 23, 1954
    • Syndication

    Stop the presses! Frustrated by Daily Planet's reporters, Perry White decides to cover a murder story himself.

  • S02E20 Beware the Wrecker

    • January 30, 1954
    • Syndication

    A terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.

  • S02E21 The Golden Vulture

    • February 6, 1954
    • Syndication

    Avast, ye scurvy mates! A salvage-boat captain who fancies himself a pirate holds Lois and Jimmy captive.

  • S02E22 Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor

    • February 13, 1954
    • Syndication

    Great Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.

  • S02E23 Lady in Black

    • February 20, 1954
    • Syndication

    Noises. Unusual people. Jimmy is sure something strange is going on at the apartment of his mom's friend.

  • S02E24 Star of Fate

    • February 27, 1954
    • Syndication

    A mystery from Egypt's past: the antidote to an ancient poison is under the base of the Great Pyramid.

  • S02E25 The Whistling Bird

    • March 6, 1954
    • Syndication

    The bird has the word. A pet parakeet that knows an inventor's secret formula is mysteriously birdnapped.

  • S02E26 Around the World with Superman

    • March 13, 1954
    • Syndication

    Paging Dr. Superman! His x-ray vision helps a surgeon restore a girl's sight, then he flies her on a world tour.

Season 3

  • SPECIAL 0x6 Stamp Day for Superman

    • August 18, 2005
    • Syndication

    Special Episode promoting Savings Bonds.

  • S03E01 Through the Time Barrier

    • April 23, 1955
    • Syndication

    An inventor's time contraption whisks the Daily Planet staff to 50,000 B.C. One problem: how to get back!

  • S03E02 The Talking Clue

    • April 30, 1955
    • Syndication

    Sound and fury. Bank robbers have a sudden interest in a young audiophile's collection of recorded sounds.

  • S03E03 The Lucky Cat

    • May 7, 1955
    • Syndication

    Ladders, black cats, Friday the 13th. All harmless -- but someone intends real harm to an anti-superstition society.

  • S03E04 Superman Week

    • May 14, 1955
    • Syndication

    No dinners, no hoopla...just Kryptonite. Two thugs have their own way of celebrating Superman Week.

  • S03E05 Great Caesar's Ghost

    • May 21, 1955
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    He claims to be Caesar. But who's really behind the strange apparition vexing Perry White?

  • S03E06 Test of a Warrior

    • May 28, 1955
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    Great Horse faces his tribe's test of valor -- with help from a spirit named Superman!

  • S03E07 Olsen's Millions

    • June 4, 1955
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    Gee, thanks! An elderly woman rewards Jimmy $1 million because she thinks he rescued her cat.

  • S03E08 Clark Kent, Outlaw

    • September 10, 1955
    • Syndication

    Clark Kent is the man on the inside, posing as an ace safecracker to get the goods on a crime ring.

  • S03E09 The Magic Necklace

    • September 17, 1955
    • Syndication

    Wear the necklace and it protects you from harm. Bullets even bounce off Clark when he wears it!

  • S03E10 The Bully of Dry Gulch

    • September 24, 1955
    • Syndication

    His town. His way. But a bogus gunslinger who rules a Western town is no match for the Man of Steel.

  • S03E11 Flight to the North

    • October 1, 1955
    • Syndication

    Good ol' boy Sylvester is mistaken for Superman.

  • S03E12 The Seven Souvenirs

    • October 8, 1955
    • Syndication

    Is something hidden inside them? Items purchased at a Superman souvenir store may be clues to a crime.

  • S03E13 King for a Day

    • October 15, 1955
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    A royal performance: Jimmy poses as a prince of Burgonia to help thwart an assassination plot.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Joey

    • February 18, 1956
    • Syndication

    A day at the races: Superman fight track corruption and the Daily Planet's racehorse gallops to victory.

  • S04E02 The Unlucky Number

    • February 25, 1956
    • Syndication

    Guess the number of jelly beans in the jar. With superman's help, it's possible to win a fixed contest.

  • S04E03 The Big Freeze

    • March 3, 1956
    • Syndication

    They'll stop him cold! Thugs think a freezer will keep Superman on ice during a rigged election.

  • S04E04 Peril by Sea

    • March 10, 1956
    • Syndication

    Criminals aboard a submarine aim to torpedo Perry White and his seaside cottage to smithereens.

  • S04E05 Topsy Turvy

    • April 21, 1956
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    Which way is up? An invention that causes the illusion of being upside-down is stolen for villainous use.

  • S04E06 Jimmy the Kid

    • April 28, 1956
    • Syndication

    Who's that guy? Hoodlums kidnap Jimmy and put a tough-talking lookalike in his place at the Daily Planet.

  • S04E07 The Girl Who Hired Superman

    • May 5, 1956
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    Villains have Superman right where they want him when he attends a party for a visiting foreign dignitary.

  • S04E08 The Wedding of Superman

    • May 12, 1956
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    Superman pops the question, Lois says "yes". Is it a dream come true for the smitten femme reporter?

  • S04E09 Dagger Island

    • May 19, 1956
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    Three brothers, one fortune. Its finders keepers as the trio hunt for a hidden family inheritance.

  • S04E10 Blackmail

    • May 26, 1956
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    A $500,000 heist -- and Inspector Henderson is the fall guy when some of the dough is planted on him.

  • S04E11 The Deadly Rock

    • June 2, 1956
    • Syndication

    Mobsters use Kryptonite to capture the Man of Steel -- or at least a man they think is Superman!

  • S04E12 The Phantom Ring

    • June 9, 1956
    • Syndication

    How do you stop thieves who have the power of invisibility? That's the new challenge facing Superman!

  • S04E13 The Jolly Roger

    • June 16, 1956
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    Shiver me timbers! Pirates hold Clark, Lois and Jimmy on a deserted isle the U.S. Navy intends to destroy.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Peril in Paris

    • March 8, 1957
    • Syndication

    Good intentions gone bad. Superman helps a woman escape from behind the Iron Curtain...and inadvertently becomes a jewel smuggler.

  • S05E02 Tin Hero

    • March 15, 1957
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    A nose for news: A meek bookkeeper is an ace crime reporter -- with an occasional assist from Superman.

  • S05E03 The Tomb of Zaharan

    • March 22, 1957
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    She's the one. Members of a bizarre cult believe Lois is their ancient queen returned to life.

  • S05E04 The Man Who Made Dreams Come True

    • March 29, 1957
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    A bogus seer aims to make his own crooked dream come true - a plan to usurp the rule of a dotty monarch.

  • S05E05 Disappearing Lois

    • April 5, 1957
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    She'll get all the dirt. Lois goes undercover, posing as a housemaid to get a story on a notorious criminal.

  • S05E06 Money to Burn

    • April 12, 1957
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    Hot news: The arson suspect in a big warehouse fir is...Perry White!

  • S05E07 The Town That Wasn't

    • April 19, 1957
    • Syndication

    You can't locate it on a map. What's the secret behind a tiny, mysterious, out-of-the-way town?

  • S05E08 Close Shave

    • April 26, 1957
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    A shave, a haircut, a new you, maybe a new life. A barber has an unusual influence on others.

  • S05E09 The Phony Alibi

    • May 3, 1957
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    Dialed in: An inventor's new creation gives crooks the ability to zoom themselves through telephone lines.

  • S05E10 The Prince Albert Coat

    • May 10, 1957
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    Oops! A boy gives his grandpa's coat to charity, unaware it holds the man's life savings. Can Superman save the savings?

  • S05E11 The Stolen Elephant

    • May 17, 1957
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    And some kids just want a pony. A boy thinks the stolen circus elephant he finds is his birthday gift.

  • S05E12 Mr. Zero

    • May 24, 1957
    • Syndication

    He's not from around here: A pint-sized Martian has a power that may be useful to crooks.

  • S05E13 Whatever Goes Up

    • May 31, 1957
    • Syndication

    Jimmy Olsen: Scientist. The anti-gravity fluid he creates with his chemistry set draws interest from military men...and criminals.

Season 6

  • S06E01 The Last Knight

    • February 3, 1958
    • Syndication

    A gentlemen's society of armored knights holds many secrets (and holds jimmy and Lois captive, too).

  • S06E02 The Magic Secret

    • February 10, 1958
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    Ready, Aim...A crimelord kidnaps Lois and Jimmy, using them as bait to lure our hero into the line of fire of a Kryptonite ray gun.

  • S06E03 Divide and Conquer

    • February 17, 1958
    • Syndication

    Are half powers better than none? To be in two places at one time, Superman rearranges his molecular density.

  • S06E04 The Mysterious Cube

    • February 24, 1958
    • Syndication

    Safe from justice? A killer hides inside a bunker made of a strange material even Superman can't penetrate.

  • S06E05 The Atomic Captive

    • March 3, 1958
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    The bomb explodes, a mushroom cloud rises...and Lois and Jimmy are stranded on the test site.

  • S06E06 The Superman Silver Mine

    • March 10, 1958
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    The kids can wait. Crooks attempt to claim a silver mine for themselves and keep it from becoming a summer camp.

  • S06E07 The Big Forget

    • March 17, 1958
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    An anti-memory vapor can be useful to villains...and perhaps to Clark Kent when he needs to conceal his heroics.

  • S06E08 The Gentle Monster

    • March 24, 1958
    • Syndication

    It means no harm. And may bring death to Superman. A newly created robot is powered by Kryptonite.

  • S06E09 Superman's Wife

    • March 31, 1958
    • Syndication

    Sorry, Lois. Superman unexpectedly marries a gorgeous blonde policewoman. But why?

  • S06E10 Three in One

    • April 7, 1958
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    Superman Arrested! While he's out of the way, three circus performers use their respective skills in a heist.

  • S06E11 The Brainy Burro

    • April 14, 1958
    • Syndication

    Jimmy and Lois: bank robbers. They're accused of a theft committed by thugs and a mind-reading burro.

  • S06E12 The Perils of Superman

    • April 21, 1958
    • Syndication

    Lois is tied to railroad track! Crooks in lead masks vow vengeance against the Daily Planet staff.

  • S06E13 All That Glitters

    • April 28, 1958
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    What if? After a whack to the head, Jimmy dreams he and Lois have the same powers as the Man of Steel.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 From Inkwell to Backlot

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    A series retrospective featuring Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen), Leonard Maltin (Movie Historian/Critic), Gary H. Grossman (Author of Superman: Serial to Cereal), Paul Levits (DC Comics President), Allan Asherman (DC Comics Historian), Dan Didio (DC Comics Editor), Mike Carlin (Superman Comic Editor), and Alex Ross (Superman Comic Artist).

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Pony Express Days

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    George Reeves Played many parts before donning Superman's signature red and blue as television's first Man of Steel. 1940's "Pony Express Days" features the young actor in the role of William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, and stands as yet another example of Reeves' talen, energy and charisma.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 First Lady of Metropolis

    • August 18, 2005
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    Lois-centered featurette about the classic George Reeves superhero show.

  • SPECIAL 0x7 Adventures of Superman: The Color Era

    • August 18, 2005
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    A documentary on the transition from filming the series in black and white to color even though all the seasons aired in black and white.

  • SPECIAL 0x8 Faster than a Speeding Bullet: The Special Effects of Adventures of Superman

    • August 18, 2005
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    An extra discussing the special effects of Adventures of Superman.

  • SPECIAL 0x9 Look, up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

    • August 18, 2005
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    Excerpts from the new documentary produced by Bryan Singer and Kevin Burns.

  • SPECIAL 0x10 Superman: Brainiac Attacks

    • August 18, 2005
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    The original Movie Trailer.

  • SPECIAL 0x11 Superman's Pal: Jimmy Olsen

    • Syndication

    Jack Larson celebrates his series character along with co-star Noel Neill and Author/Historians Jim Beaver, Gary Grossman, Michael J Hayde and Jan Henderson.

  • SPECIAL 0x12 Hollywoodland

    • August 31, 2006
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    A detective (Adrien Brody) uncovers unexpected links to his own personal life as he probes the mysterious death of "Superman" actor George Reeves (Ben Affleck) in 1959. A possible affair between the actor and Toni Mannix (Diane Lane), the wife of a studio executive (Bob Hoskins), might reveal the truth.