The Wild Forgotten History of Superboy (1988)
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Before Smallville there was Superboy (1988), a show that ran in syndication for 4 seasons and 100 episodes featuring 2 different Superboys and 2 completely different Lex Luthors that was made by the same team that made the Superman movies starring Christopher Reeve.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superboy_(TV_series)
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superboy_(TV_Series)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094559/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv
https://www.supermansupersite.com/superboy.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Salkind
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_%26_Clark:_The_New_Adventures_of_Superman
https://www.supermanhomepage.com/movies/movies.php?topic=interview-salkind
https://www.newspapers.com/image/337822952/?match=1&terms=superboy
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May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
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@EthanHammond-y1o
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I didn’t realize it was syndicated. I thought this was one of the Fox Networks early sjows.
@johnnyb8521
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
16:08 was not expecting a Tom Cardy needle drop. But 1000% here for it!
@garybradley912
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I watched and enjoyed Superboy when it first aired and bought the comic books based on the show as well.
On another note, it's ironic that John Haymes Newton's ticket was 52 dollars!
@MRaadesign
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
The episode with Ron Ely as future Superman was great. Ron Ely made a damn good Superman.
@S87376AN
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
Fun fact Gerard Christopher got the role of Clark Kent/Superman for Lois & Clark until producers saw he was Superboy. They didnt want someone who played the role already
@seekertosecrets
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
13:55 Ooooooooooooh, what he doin? Was that a briiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiibe?
@thrashpuppy2010
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
Clark Kent and Lana Lang were the original Mulder and Scully in seasons 3 and 4.
@billgrindler4653
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I did not watch “Superboy” during it’s original run. In northern New Jersey it was aired by the New York City NBC affiliate. It was on at 1pm on Saturday’s so it was often preempted for sports. Later I think it moved to 7pm (maybe 7:30), which put it on against “Star Trek The Next Generation.” Also if sports ran long, once again it would be preempted.
I think I did see part of an episode, and thought it was targeted to younger audience.
However a few year’s go I found the series on Tubi, and started watching it out of curiosity. I enjoyed it enough to decide to watch the entire series. I got up to the 40th-somehting episode and then it gone from that service.
@comicreads3178
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I really enjoyed the show. For the time and special effects they did. I was impressed by the show.
@michaelblaine6494
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
Lois And Clark first aired in 93 not 91
@jonathanbynoe4375
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
That was a forgotten gem. I watched a few episodes of it as I barely remembered.
@renekuilan5071
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
Awesome!!!!
I hope that you will do Person Of interest.
@JuanPerez-cs1gx
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I remember as a kid watching a show called Superboy but that memory was eventually replaced by my memory of watching another show with superman as a boy and the 2 main things I remember about that show where that superman didn't know how to fly and that almost every substabce in that series could be made of kryptonite, even Gatorade. Also Kriptonite didn't make Superboy lose his powers but instead made everyone else get weird powers.
@davidprokopy2950
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
If you remember the late-eighties "Superboy" television show, it's time to schedule your colonoscopy
@jessespencer6330
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I used to love this show when I was a kid. I remember the episode with lex Luger
@PlatinumJim
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I remember watching these on a Saturday. But I can only remember bits and pieces of it. Luthor saying he drank a little acid to deepen his voice, Superboy trying to deflect an asteroid by ramming it but was flung back to Earth and got amnesia (the plot was repeated in Lois and Clark), Michael Des Barres playing a villain (I think it was a 2 part episode).
@davidsmiley7036
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I remember watching an episode with a vampire who wore sunglasses
@susanfit47
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I watched this Superboy series on network syndication in the late 80's and early 90's when I lived in Washington D.C./Maryland and in the small town of South Carolina (Charleston). Later on I watched reruns of it in syndicated reruns on Comet.
@debut00
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
Well Glenn, I turned 50 last week as well and I too watched Superboy when it aired in syndication. Peace, love & pop culture forever, man 🫡
@BigAL68xyz
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I saw season 1 when it first aired. I didn't like it at first but I stuck with it. For some reason I didn't continue with season 2. I recently caught up with all episodes on Amazon Prime. I like its comic book style, but overall it was hard to take seriously. I'm glad Smallville was so much better.
@GundamStarForce33
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
fascinating..never saw this version of superboy. But I loved Lois and Clark the new Adventures of Superman .
@imkevbrown
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
The 2nd supeboy was wack.
@dinosoid2000
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I didn't even know this show existed up until a couple years ago.
@kdusel1991
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I don't read the comics but wasn't superboy evil at some point?
@linero7936
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
Loved this version of Metallo
@chris_checks_old_tech
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I'm turning 50 in a few months. I'm so glad I got a colonoscopy. I had a couple of polys removed.
@Collectingisfun24
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I loved that show.
@pr0t34n
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
5:57 no no no that's all wrong! You see Zorro you're supposed to do a Batman!
@kevsil616
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
Lol I had bought some of Gerard Christopher's VHSs lol. Fun fact Gerard Christopher actually auditioned and got the role of Superman in Lois and Clark until production realized he had played Superboy and told him you've already done this and let him go and cast Dean Cain instead.
@shawnnelson3795
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I rememeber the show as kid
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May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
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@RJMacReady5151
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
2 interesting notes about the show are 1) That a season 2 episode was a backdoor pilot. Brimstone had a post Miami Vice Philip Michael Thomas as the title character, an alchemist helping Superboy battle one on Brimstone's own enemies. And 2) Christopher apparently auditioned for Lois & Clark. Technically getting the part before producers found out he technically already played the part as Superboy.
@TheEdorizo
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
Man of tomorrow and Supergirl will flop
@supercoolpartydude3575
May 18, 2026 at 6:23 am
I was dying to watch this show growing up. When it finally started airing it was at like 6:30am on Saturday mornings, so it was a rare treat. Sadly no nostalgia from me as I could barely catch it.