Episodes
Episode 1
The Jewel of the Techacal
October 8, 19886.0
Lana's father, an archeologist, comes to the university with what he thinks is a cursed relic. Lex Luthor then steals the jewel in order to sell it to the highest bidder.
Episode 2
A Kind of Princess
October 15, 19886.0
Clark falls for Sara, the daughter of a crime boss. Both Clark and Sara get stuck in the middle between rival crime syndicates, and it is up to Superboy to save everyone.
Episode 3
Back to Oblivion
October 22, 19886.0
TJ goes to a scrap yard to investigate strange things that have happened there. When he arrives, he is trapped in a crushing machine by the old man, Mr. Wagner, who owns the scrap yard.
Episode 4
The Russian Exchange Student
October 29, 19886.0
When a scientist's formula to improve the efficiency of gasoline is nearly destroyed, a Russian exchange student named Natasha is accused of sabotaging the computer that the formula was stored on.
Episode 5
Countdown to Nowhere
November 5, 19886.0
The world first learns of the new hero, Superboy, when he rescues Lana Lang from kidnapper Roscoe Williams (Doug Barr).
Episode 6
Bringing Down the House
November 12, 19886.0
A rock star, Judd Faust, wants the amusement park and puts everyone in danger when the owner refuses to sell it to him. Lana falls in love with Judd but learns of his true nature when he takes her away one night and puts her in a torture device.
Episode 7
The Beast and Beauty
November 19, 19886.0
A Superboy impersonator is robbing banks and jewelry stores to get a million dollars so he can marry Florida's beauty queen.
Episode 8
The Fixer
November 26, 19886.0
Clark discovers that Luthor is trying to fix some of the school's basketball games so that he make a killing in betting. And the way he does that is, that he has a photo of the team's star player in a compromising position that if it got out it would ruin his career.
Episode 9
The Alien Solution
December 3, 19887.0
A strange cloud-like alien who can take over others bodies comes to earth hoping to steal Superboy's body so he can add it to his collection of warriors.
Episode 10
Troubled Waters
December 10, 19886.0
A businessman wants to buy all the farms in the Smallville area during an agricultural depression. Mr. Kent wants to find out why. Kenderson, the businessman, has something to hide and tries to kill Mr. Kent but he is unsuccessful.
Episode 11
The Invisible People
January 21, 19896.0
A large group of homeless people are living in front of a beach club on a Florida beach. They were promised jobs by the wealthy beach club owner, who never gave them anything.
Episode 12
Kryptonite Kills
January 28, 19896.0
A Kryptonite meteor falls in Addis Ababa and is sent to Shuster for study. It turns up in Clark's class on minerals. There, Clark feels the pain of kryptonite for the first time.
Episode 13
Revenge of the Alien (1)
February 4, 19897.0
The alien from "The Alien Solution" escapes after a thief steals the canister containing him. He wants revenge on Superboy for destroying his collection of warrior bodies.
Episode 14
Revenge of the Alien (2)
February 11, 19896.0
Now controlling Pa Kent, the alien makes his move to get revenge. He kidnaps Lana and holds her hostage on a rooftop near Shuster University.
Episode 15
Stand Up and Get Knocked Down
February 18, 19896.0
TJ finds his friend Michael dead outside of the Bonkerz comedy club. TJ wants to find out what happened to him, so he goes to the club's amateur night.
Episode 16
Meet Mr. Mxyzptlk
February 25, 19896.0
Superboy is called on to help remove a totem pole from the ground so it can be studied. When he arrives, the totem won't budge.
Episode 17
Birdwoman of the Swamps
March 4, 19896.0
When a bulldozer is turned over at a construction site, TJ and Clark decide to investigate. Clark meets an old Indian woman who believes the birds turned over the bulldozer.
Episode 18
Terror from the Blue
March 11, 19896.0
After witnessing a police officer being gunned down by a corrupt colleague, Lana is targeted by crooked cops.
Episode 19
War of the Species
March 18, 19896.0
T.J. discovers a government created robot that killed someone. Superboy manages to save him. When a government official tells them that everything is classified they leave. Later the man confronts the creator who seems have other plans. He later grabs T.J. setting a trap for Superboy.
Episode 20
Little Hercules
April 15, 19896.0
Clark and TJ visit a young high school genius named Billy Hercules who has been offered a scholarship by Shuster University. Clark befriends the boy, with whom he can relate as both are different and out of place.
Episode 21
Mutant
April 22, 19896.0
Clark witnesses the kidnapping of Professor Craig Lipcott, a famous nuclear scientist. As Superboy, he follows the kidnappers to a rooftop and sees them enter a strange ship just before he is attacked by a powerful ray that leaves him disoriented.
Episode 22
The Phantom of the Third Division
April 29, 19896.0
Jonathan Kent is being stalked by a man with whom he fought alongside during the Korean War. As Clark, Lana and T.J. come to Smallville for a visit, Mr. Kent is lured to the Smallville hospital and kidnapped by the man.
Episode 23
Black Flamingo
May 6, 19896.0
An attempted assassination of a senator leads Superboy to a mysterious nightclub.
Episode 24
Hollywood
May 13, 19896.0
Professor Zugar, invents a time machine and sends himself and Superboy back in time to Hollywood in the 1930s. Superboy meets a famous actor, Victoria Letour, and discovers that she is being stalked by men who want to kill her.
Episode 25
Succubus
May 20, 19896.0
A beautiful vampire-like creature seeks to drain Superboy of his life force and seduces TJ as part of her plot.
Episode 26
Luthor Unleashed
May 27, 198921m6.0
Luthor steals a powerful weapon developed by the army and prepares to sell it to weapon dealers. Later, while Luthor is working in the Shuster laboratory, he causes an explosion, and Superboy saves him by blowing the chemical fumes out of the building.