| "Bizarro... the Thing of Steel" | |
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| Air date | November 11th, 1989 |
| Writers | Mark Jones |
| Director | Ken Bowser |
| Producers | Ilya Salkind; Buck Allen |
| Starring | Gerard Christopher; Stacy Haiduk; Ilan Mitchell-Smith |
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"Bizarro... the Thing of Steel" is the sixth episode of season two of the superhero fantasy series Superboy and the thirty-second episode of the series overall. It was directed by Ken Bowser with a script written by Mark Jones. It first aired in syndication on Saturday, November 11th, 1989. In this episode, Professor Peterson creates an experimental duplication ray. Superboy accidentally steps in front of it, generating a bizarre artificial duplicate of himself.
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gerard Christopher | Superboy, Clark Kent |
| Stacy Haiduk | Lana Lang |
| Ilan Mitchell-Smith | Andy McAlister |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| George Chakiris | Professor Peterson |
| Barry Meyers | Bizarro |
| Valerie Grant | Mom |
| Billy Flanigan | Todd |
Co-Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Christy Lyle | Girl |
| Kristian Truelsen | Cop |
| Andrew Lamoureux | Kid |
| Chris Lombardi | Student |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Superboy is based on the character featured in comic book titles published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The character of Lana Lang was created by writer Bill Finger and artist John Sikela.
- "Bizarro... the Thing of Steel" redirects to this page.
- This is the first chapter in a two-part episode.
- Director Kenneth Bowser is credited as Ken Bowser in this episode.
- The Superman costume that Andy McAlister is wearing in this episode is actually one of the ones worn by Christopher Reeve in the Superman film series.
Allusions[]
- Bizarro is the name attributed to a fictional super-villain featured in comic books published by DC Comics. He is classically presented as an imperfect artificial representation of Superman, but there have been other characters who have had Bizarro counterparts as well. The very first Bizarro was actually an imperfect duplicate of Superboy, who first appeared Superboy #68 in June, 1958 in a story titled, "The Boy of Steel vs. the Thing of Steel!"
Bloopers[]
- Actor Andrew Lamoureaux's name is mis-spelled as Andrew Lamoreux in this episode.
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