The new adventures of superman was a series of sixminute animated superman adventures produced by filmation that were broadcast on cbs between 1966 and 1970 1. Rick peters was cast as bob rickman in the season one episode hug. Television producer whitney ellsworth created a pilot. Get the best deals for superman george reeves dvd at. The final season finally aired on 2002 on canal rcn on the saturday morning kids slot called bichos biches. Starring christopher reeve, gene hackman, margot kidder, marlon. The show is the first television series to feature superman and began filming in 1951 in california on. Employees had seen the obscure pilots for both of the proposed replacements for the reeves series. The adventures of superpup tv short 1958 the adventures. The third season ended with the twopart episode the road to hell with former tv tarzan ron ely gueststarring as an adult, retired man of steel from an alternate reality. The complete fourth season of the popular 90s series which captures the daring exploits of the mysterious visitor from another planet and brings the city of metropolis to life. Watch the adventures of superboy season 4 episode 4 online the basement. Failed 1958 pilot for an after show which tried to replace the cast of the adventures of superman with a cast of little people wearing giant dog masks following the tragic death of star george reeves. Year title universe notes 1951 superman and the mole men theatricallyreleased pilot for the 1950s adventures of superman television series 1966 batman related to the 1960s batman television series 1978 superman donnerverse 1980 superman ii donnerverse 1982 swamp thing 1983 superman iii donnerverse 1984 supergirl donnerverse 1987 superman iv.
From the title, one can tell that this is going to be absolute rubbish. The new adventures of superman tv series hey kids comics. Superman on radio 1940 premier introduction realaudio 66k fred allen interviews superman writer jerry siegel superman radio program episode 23 1940 the adventures of superman bbc radio audio drama introduction 36 seconds introduction from the adventures of superman bbc radio audio. Watch all 26 the adventures of superboy episodes from season 3,view pictures, get episode information and more. Below is a list of television series based on properties of dc comics.
The amazing story of superman is a 2006 documentary film from executive producers bryan singer and kevin burns which details the history of the. The adventures of superboy wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Weasel seeing superpup in his costume for the first time. Jun 25, 2006 paw patrol mighty pups adventure mighty lookout tower jet command center and new mighty vehicles duration. The adventures of superboy season 4 episode 4 simkl. Ruth delfinos only other credit is an episode of this is your life about actor billy barty.
Adventures of superman is an american television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by jerry siegel and joe shuster. Weasels commentary can be seen here not to be confused with krypto. I initially came into the adventures of superpup expecting something as bad as season five of the adventures of superman or the vast majority of smallville. Year title universe notes 1951 superman and the mole men theatricallyreleased pilot for the 1950s adventures of superman television series 1966 batman related to the 1960s batman television series 1978 superman donnerverse 1980 superman ii donnerverse 1982 swamp thing 1983 superman iii. After two years, titan books released the fourth season companion on september 4, 2007, 264.
Mar 15, 2009 intro to the pilot for a superman television series set in a world populated by animals. Smallville tv series project gutenberg selfpublishing. These adventures were the first time that superman and his. A gym owner is using the blood of his younger customers, along with a gold derivative, to keep himself young. The new adventures of superman is a series of sixminute animated superman adventures produced by filmation that were broadcast on cbs between 1966 and 1970. It ran to 1958 the final 4 seasons being broadcast in color until his untimely death. Or, rather than repeat superman and the mole people here its already an extra on season 1 of the george reeves series, include the superboy pilot instead. It looked at both the adventures of superboy pilot and the adventures of superpup pilot, as well as the 12 additional superboy scripts that were prepared had the superboy pilot been picked up as a series.
Only a pilot episode rajahs ransom was produced, although 12 additional scripts had been prepared, had the series been picked up. But, i watched nearly everything else contained in the superman. There were attempts to revitalize the series with an adventures of superboy spin off as well as a superpup series, which would have seen a world populated by dogs. Infobox television adventures of superman is an american television series based on comic book characters and concepts that jerry siegel and joe shuster created in 1938. It was the first korean film to have sound added to the motion picture, made by gyeongseong productions. Adventures of superman is an american television series based on comic book characters and. The fourth season maintained the darker look and feel of the third one and was the first in which no major cast changes took place. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. The adventures of superboy come to an exciting conclusion in the final season of the popular superhero series. Lana goes to investigate reports of a ghost in a familys basement. Likewise, all the episodes from the third and fourth season frequently had opening adventures of superman title. The adventures of superpup this unaired 1958 canine superman show wasnt animation.
The adventures of superboy is a proposed tv series that was put into production in 1961. The adventures of superman began in 1952, starring george reeves. It was meant to capitalize on the success of adventures of superman, which went out of production in 1958. List of television series based on dc comics ultimate.
The adventures of superpup 1958 22min short, scifi tv short 29 november 2006. In 2006, the series became available in its entirety on dvd to coincide with the. The show was the first television series to feature superman and began filming in 1951 in california on rkopathe stages and the rko forty acres back lot. He is best known for his role as superman in the 1950s television program adventures of superman. Thankfully, superpup was neutered and didnt beget a full series. The uk release only contains thirteen discs and drops five of the superman returns documentaries from disc 11. The new adventures of superman titled the new adventures of superman when aired in the uk by the bbc, and commonly known simply as lois and clark is a liveaction american television series based on the characters in superman and action comicsaction comics.
Ultimate collectors edition dvd boxed set, so i figured id give it a shot. The new adventures of superman titled the new adventures of superman when aired in the uk by the bbc, and commonly known simply as lois and clark is a liveaction american television series based on the characters in superman and action. It was renamed the adventures of superboy at the start of the third season. Adventures of superman tv series wikipedia republished. One of those pilots was the adventures of superpup, a liveaction animal cartoon featuring little people in animal costumes running around the real superman shows sets a week after reeves final episode wrapped. Smallville is an american television series developed by writersproducers alfred gough and miles millar. They wrap things up with a touching tribute to christopher reeve and a surrealstupid, unaired pilot for the adventures of superpup which thankfully never went to series.
Superpup featured the first television portrayal of the superman characters as nonhumans. This is but one of the smallest details revealed in look, up in the sky, and yet it feels just as important to who he is as who now plays him. Superboy would have been more in keeping with the tone of the rest of the set. From the producers of the superman films comes the adventures of a young man of steel who, disguised as clark kent, mildmannered. The lost videos, written by chuck harter, was published in 1993 by cult movies press. Ladies and gentlemen, may i present to you the adventures of super pup. The quest for peace donnerverse 1989 the return of. Watch the adventures of superboy season 4 episode 20 online metamorphosis. Half of the episode is presented in the collection in color from a surviving print. The adventures of superpup wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
She quickly slaps a device on lanas neck and through it and an identical device on her own neck, she transforms herself into an exact. The adventures of super pup the medium is not enough. Dec 28, 2019 adventures of superman is an american television series based on comic book characters and concepts that jerry siegel and joe shuster created in 1938. A failed pilot for an after show which tried to replace the cast of the adventures of superman with a cast of little people wearing giant dog masks following the tragic death of star george reeves. The superman motion picture anthology, 19782006 bluray.
Clark kent dean cain, his superhuman alterego superman and lois lane teri hatcher, fictions first lady of the press come together in. The adventures of superpup only gets a 2star rating because of the hysterical moment mentioned above otherwise, its an abomination. Adventures of superman is an american television series based on comic book characters and concepts that jerry siegel and joe shuster created in 1938. There is also a shorter featurette on supermans cultural influences and role as modern mythology. Paw patrol mighty pups adventure mighty lookout tower jet command center and new mighty vehicles duration. Intro to the pilot for a superman television series set in a world populated by animals.
Granted, we have little people in dog suits, slapstick humor and thirty minutes thats strangely hypnotic, trippy entertainment. The 68 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time, packaged with similar shorts featuring the adventures of superboy and other dc comics superheroes. The adventures of superman starring george reeves kryptonsite. After smallvilles fifth season, the wb and upn merged to. Adventures of superman tv series pop culture wiki fandom. He was best known for portraying inspector bill henderson in the american television series adventures of superman. The story was adapted from the traditional pansori lyrical opera chungyangga. The new adventures of superman on dvd in regions 1, 2, and 4. Chunhyangjeon the story of chunhyang was released in 1935. If you want to start a maintheadventuresofsuperpup page, just click the edit button above.
List of television series based on dc comics ultimate pop. Jun 23, 2006 this is but one of the smallest details revealed in look, up in the sky, and yet it feels just as important to who he is as who now plays him on screen. Likewise, all the episodes from the third and fourth season frequently had opening adventures of superman title cards that had 1957 s on them. The adventures of superboy wikimili, the best wikipedia. This version used surviving color footage for most. He is probably remembered best for his role as the blustery newspaper editor perry white in the 1950s television program adventures of superman. Superman multimedia superman sounds and music radio. His perspective would have made all of this as complete as possible.
When the series was syndicated in the early 1960s, film editors frequently spliced the 1951 title and intro onto second season episodes. Adventures of superman the adventures of superman superman adventures of superman tv series professor pepperwinkle superman tv series 1950s television series e. Directed by richard donner, richard lester, sidney j. Phyllis coates played lois lane in the first season, with noel neill stepping into the. All dc movies and tvshows whos who in comic book movies. The television series was initially broadcast by the wb television network the wb, premiering on october 16, 2001. Contentsshow liveaction from dc imprints tv specials television commercials animated series from dc imprints pilots tv.
The show was the first television series to feature superman and began filming in. Adventures of superman tv series culture wikia fandom. The pilot can be seen without commentary here and here. List of television series based on dc comics publications. Its a very dated show, but if youre okay with that, its actually much better than the more modern smallvilleparticularly seasons 3 and 4. The adventures of superpup, a 1958 unaired pilot, was meant to capitalize on the success of adventures of superman. His opinion changes when superboy is able to thwart a robbery with jimmys. Kenny johnson, who briefly appears as the sheriff in the pilots opening, guest starred in the season five episode mortal. The adventures of superpup and the adventures of superboy, as well as twelve unproduced superboy scripts. The adventures of superboy season 3 episode guide on tv. Superpup, secretly the intrepid reporter bark bent of the daily bugle, must save his friend and coworker pamela poodle from the clutches from the evil professor sheepdip. The show is the first television series to feature superman and began filming in 1951 in california on rkopathe stages and the rko forty acres back lot.
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