Episode
Superman: The Last Time I Saw Earth
Overview
An alien bounty hunter named Starock attacks the space shuttle as Lois and Jimmy are flying on it toward a space station. Superman rescues the shuttle but when he attacks Starock's ship he is knocked away. Starock seizes the shuttle and heads into hyperspace with Superman in hot pursuit. Lois and Jimmy are taken to an alien city where they are treated very well. The aliens are fattening them up because their bodies contain proteins that will make the aliens immortal. Superman and a friendly alien manage to rescue Lois and Jimmy before they are injured. Superman defeats Starock and flies the shuttle back to Earth.
Details
- Series
- Superman
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 1988-12-17
- Runtime
- 12 min
Episode context
The Last Time I Saw Earth is Episode 25 in Season 1 of Superman. It aired on 1988-12-17. The runtime is 12 min.
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Episode 24: Graduation
(Family Album Segment) When Clark heads to his graduation he runs into trouble when his graduation robe gets dirty. He buys a new one which is much too big. Martha stitches it up for him and despite a thunderstorm Clark makes it to his graduation just in time.
Episode 26: It's Superman
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