5 YEARS!
It was five years ago this week that the second season of "Lois & Clark" ended, and the first Krypton Club Newsletter went out. Because of this, the Krypton Club Newsletter will be going *daily* again through May 22. For the four days we will be re-presenting the Krypton Club Episode Guides with some new information. There is now a "Where Are They Now?" feature spotlighting actors who have moved on to bigger things since appearing on "L&C." Season 1 appears today; look for the other 3 seasons in the next three days.

And in the news...

There is a picture of Dean Cain as Superman in this week's People magazine (still on sale), in its feature on 90210 actors who went on to bigger things.

"Lois & Clark" made the Associated Press "Entertainment Moments in History" list this week. Here's what it had to say:

Five years ago: The Recording Industry Association of America said Bruce Springsteen's ``Born in the U.S.A.'' album had sold 15 million copies to become the third best-selling album ever. The 1984 release was surpassed only by Michael Jackson's ``Thriller'' at 24 million copies and Fleetwood Mac's ``Rumours'' at 17 million. Springsteen's album was tied at third place with Boston's ``Boston.''

And Teri Hatcher was Superpopular on the Internet. A picture of the Lois Lane actress in a Superman cape and nothing else was downloaded more than 20,000 times in six months, according to Entertainment Weekly. ``It's a great shot,'' the co-star of the ABC series ``Lois & Clark'' told the magazine. ``Not so much because it's me. It's just cool-looking.''

Enjoy!

Craig Byrne
President of the Lois & Clark Krypton Club

LOIS & CLARK: FIRST SEASON EPISODE GUIDE
Most of Season 1 was accomplished under the watchful eye of Deborah Joy Levine, who developed "Lois & Clark" for television and wrote several episodes such as "The Pilot" and "The House of Luthor." The episodes mainly reflected on the tension between Lois and Clark, and fans wondering "Will they ever get together?" The interplay between the characters for this season was excellent. The first season's "regular cast members" included DEAN CAIN as Clark Kent/Superman, TERI HATCHER as Lois Lane, LANE SMITH as Perry White, MICHAEL LANDES as Jimmy Olsen, TRACY SCOGGINS as Cat Grant, K CALLAN as Martha Kent, EDDIE JONES as Jonathan Kent, and JOHN SHEA as Lex Luthor. Also frequently guest-starring during the first season were Elizabeth Barondes as Lucy Lane, Shaun Toub as Asabi, Tony Jay as Nigel St. John, Chris Demetral as Jack, and Richard Belzer as Inspector Henderson.

This episode guide includes guest cast, air dates as well as (for some) a "Krypton Rating" as to where the episode fell in our 1999 "favorite/least favorite episodes" poll. Since past versions we have also added "Things To Look For" into the synopses; things you might have missed the first time around that you'll catch in the repeats. Episode titles and all that are copyright 2000 Warner Bros. Television.
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#1 "Pilot"
Written By: Deborah Joy LeVine
Air Date: September 12, 1993
Guest Stars: Kenneth Tigar, Mel Winkler (Inspector Henderson), Kim Johnston Ulrich (Dr. Antionette Baines), Persis Khambatta (Indian Ambassador), Elizabeth Barondes (Lucy Lane)
Krypton Rating: Voted #3 Favorite episode by fans in 1999

Clark Kent arrives at the Daily Planet newspaper in Metropolis and is paired with Lois Lane, a "domineering, uncompromising, pigheade... brilliant" reporter with several awards to her name. She is NOT amused by her new "farmboy" partner. Clark and Lois investigate a mystery involving a space station in this "first episode" of the series.

SPECIAL NOTES: Three versions of this episode exist. The first, the two-hour premiere, aired in September 1993; the second was the two-part version that aired in December and has several scenes that were not in the original airing. The third version is only available on videotape in the United Kingdom, and it features footage not shown in either of the two previous versions. The "missing scenes" include about two minutes in a conversation between Lois and Lucy that were cut out in both American versions, and Jimmy helping Lois changing out of her outfit to look like a man at the very beginning of the show.

THINGS TO LOOK FOR: Elizabeth Barondes, as Lucy Lane, was listed in the opening credits of the two-part version of the show when it was re-aired in December 1993, and the version that aired in repeats.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Persis Khambatta, who played the Indian ambassador, died in 1998 of a heart attack. Khambatta was probably best known for playing "Ilia" in the first Star Trek movie.
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#2 "Strange Visitor"
Written By: Bryce Zabel
Air Date: September 26, 1993
Guest Stars: Elizabeth Barondes (Lucy), Joseph Campanella, George Murdock, and Terrence Knox as "Jason Trask"

Jason Trask and his alien task force see Superman as a threat, as Clark learns for the first time some of the secrets of his origins.

SPECIAL NOTES: This was actually the THIRD episode done of "L&C." "Neverending Battle" and "Strange Vistor" were for some reason switched. Continuity-wise, "Battle" takes place before "Visitor."
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#3 "Neverending Battle"
Written By: Dan Levine
Air Date: October 3, 1993
Guest Stars: Elizabeth Barondes (Lucy), Larry Linville, Roy Brocksmith, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Tony Jay, Brent Jennings (Inspector Henderson)

Is Superman faster than a speeding bullet? Is he more powerful than a locomotive? Can he leap tall buildings in a single bound? Lex Luthor wants to know, so he makes his own "disasters" to see how much Superman can actually do.

SPECIAL NOTE: This was actually the second episode of "L&C" filmed.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Larry Linville ("Grover Cleveland") died in 2000 from pneunomia due to complications from a cancer operation.
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#4 "I'm Looking Through You"
Written By: Deborah Joy LeVine
Air Date: October 10, 1993
Guest Stars: Leslie Jordan (The Invisible Man), Patrika Darbo, Jim Beaver, Thomas Ryan
Special Guest Appearance: Jack Carter

There's more than one invisible man in Metropolis. One who is doing bad deeds all around Metropolis, and one who's as close as the Daily Planet--who feels invisible to Lois Lane, who seems infatuated with his alter ego.

THINGS TO LOOK FOR: Several of the creators of the "Superman" comics, including DC Comics Executive Editor Mike Carlin, can be seen in the opening teaser for the show. This episode also featured Leslie Jordan, who appeared as a completely different character in the season 2 episode "Bolt from the Blue."

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Patrika Darbo has been regularly appearing on the soap "Days of our Lives" since 1998.
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#5 "Requiem for a Superhero"
Written By: Robert Killebrew
Air Date: October 17, 1993
Guest Stars: Denis Arndt (Dr. Sam Lane), Matt Roe, Joe Sabatino

When several boxers appear to have powers far beyond those of mortal men, Lois and Clark investigate--only to discover that the man behind it all is Lois's father.

SPECIAL NOTE: When Sam Lane returns in several episodes during the third and fourth seasons, he is played by a somewhat older actor named Harve Presnell.
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#6 "I've Got A Crush On You"
Written By: Thania St. John
Air Date: October 24, 1993
Guest Stars: Jessica Tuck (Toni Taylor), Michael Milhoan, Johnny Williams

A group of thugs called the "Toasters" is going around torching clubs in downtown Metropolis, so Lois and Clark go undercover to find out if this is for real, or if there is a scam involved. Also... is Lois... jealous?!?
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#7 "Smart Kids"
Written By: Dan LeVine
Air Date: October 31, 1993
Guest Stars: Courtney Peldon, Michael Cavanaugh, Scott McAfee, Jonathan Hernandez
Krypton Rating: Voted #12 Worst by fans in 1999

A doctor creates "smart juice" to make several children from an orphanage smarter than the average bear. Is Lex Luthor involved? And how did they discover Clark's secret? Lois and Clark must find out.

SPECIAL NOTE: This episode was the first episode directed by Robert Singer.
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#8 "The Green, Green Glow of Home"
Written By: Bryce Zabel
Air Date: November 14, 1993
Guest Stars: Joleen Lutz, Jerry Hardin (Wayne Irig), L. Scott Caldwell, and Terrence Knox as "Jason Trask"
Krypton Rating: Voted #11 Favorite by fans in 1999

Something's up involving a strange rock found in Smallville. Perry sends Lois and Clark to Clark's old home town to find out what is going on. In this episode, Lois finally begins to accept Clark for who he is, and she also gets to meet Clark's parents at the same time. Clark also learns in this episode that the rock gives him some kind of allergic reaction. This episode is a favorite among many FOLCs.

SPECIAL NOTE: This episode introduces Kryptonite to the "L&C" TV mythos.

THINGS TO LOOK FOR: Sharon Thomas, Dean Cain's mother, makes a cameo appearance in this episode.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Jerry Hardin played "Deep Throat" in the first season of "The X-Files."
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#9 "Man of Steel Bars"
Written By: Paris Qualles
Air Date: November 21, 1993
Guest Stars: Richard Fancy, Rosalind Cash (Judge Diggs), Haunani Minn, Elaine Kagan, Tony Jay (Nigel St. John), Tom LaGrua
Special Guest Star: Sonny Bono (Mayor Berkowitz)

Metropolis has been hit by a heat wave in November... a heat wave that people think is coming from Superman using his powers. Clark has to decide whether to leave town, or give up being Superman forever.

THINGS TO LOOK FOR: Sonny Bono makes an appearance in this episode as the mayor of Metropolis. "I've got you babe!"

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Guest stars Sonny Bono and Rosalind Cash have both died. Bono died in a skiing accident in early 1998; Cash died of cancer in October 1995.
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#10 "Pheromone, My Lovely"
Written By: Deborah Joy LeVine
Air Date: Bill D'Elia
Guest Star: Tony Jay
Special Guest Star: Morgan Fairchild
Krypton Rating: Voted #4 Favorite by fans in 1999

A special kind of perfume is invented that makes the Daily Planeteers very flirtatious. Everyone but Superman seems to be affected. Will Clark be able to rid Metropolis of this perfume before it's too late?

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Morgan Fairchild appeared in the ABC daytime soap "The City," and then became one of the spokes-celebrities for "Old Navy" in 1998 and 1999.
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#11 "Honeymoon in Metropolis"
Written By: Dan LeVine
Air Date: December 12, 1993
Guest Stars: Charles R. Frank, Charles Cyphers, and Richard Libertini as "Sore Throat"
Krypton Rating: Voted #10 Favorite by fans in 1999

Lois spends some time to relax at a honeymoon suite at a posh Metropolis hotel. When she discovers something amiss going on across the street, Perry sends L&C to pose as honeymooners and keep a watchful eye on what's going on across the street. This episode features quite a bit of sexual tension as well.

SPECIAL NOTE: This was actually #12 in the order of production. For some reason the episode that ended up being #13, "Witness," was pushed back a month. If you watch "Witness" closely you'll notice some Christmas decorations.
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#12 "All Shook Up"
Teleplay: Bryce Zabel
Story By: Jackson Gillis
Air Date: January 2, 1994
Guest Stars: J.A. Preston, Richard Belzer (Inspector Henderson), Richard Roat, David Sage, Matt Clark, Jennifer Lewis

In the very first (and unfortunately not the last) "amnesia"-themed episode of "Lois & Clark," Superman must stop an asteroid from hitting Earth; unfortunately, Clark loses his memory (and his memory of his powers) after his first attempt at stopping the asteroid, which continues towards Earth at a fast pace. This episode has several really funny scenes, including Martha throwing Clark off the top of a building.

SPECIAL NOTE: This episode was based on the 1950's "Adventures of Superman"
episode "Panic in the Sky."

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Richard Belzer (Inspector Henderson) went on to play the role of "Munch" in "Homicide: Life On The Street," a role he has reprised on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" as well as an episode of "The X-Files."
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#13 "Witness"
Written By: Bradley Moore
Air Date: January 9, 1994
Guest Stars: Charlie Dell, Richard Belzer (Henderson), Claudette Nevins, Brian George, William Mesnik
Special Appearances: Phil Mickelson and Elliott Gould as "Vincent Winninger"

Lois witnesses a murder. Will independent Lois be able to accept having Clark as a "bodyguard?" This episode is also the first time I can think of where Lois admits having any feelings for Clark, as she asks him to walk her home.

SPECIAL NOTE: This was originally supposed to be episode #11.

THINGS TO LOOK FOR: Brian George, who played "Misha" in the series finale, "The Family Hour," first appeared here as Lois's landlord.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Elliott Gould plays Ross and Monica's father on "Friends" from time to time, and recently filmed a pilot for a sitcom with Mary Tyler Moore.
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#14 "Illusions of Grandeur"
Written By: Thania St. John
Air Date: January 23, 1994
Guest Stars: Ben Vereen, Marietta Deprima, Eve Plumb (Rose Collins), Jarrett Lennon (Nick Collins), Stephen Burleigh, and Penn Jillette as "Romick"

A mad magician is kidnapping rich children for ransom, and is going around hypnotizing Superman. Will Superman break free from his spell in time to save everyone?

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Episode writer Thania St. John is now a writer and producer for the WB channel's "Roswell" series. Jarrett Lennon (Nick Collins) has appeared regularly on "Promised Land" and "Freaks & Geeks," and was interviewed in issue #208 of the Krypton Club Newsletter.
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#15 "The Ides of Metropolis"
Written By: Deborah Joy LeVine
Air Date: February 6, 1994
Guest Stars: Melanie Mayron, Paul Gleason, Jennifer Savidge, Tony Jay (Nigel), Richard Gant, and Todd Susman as "Eugene"

There's a convicted murder in Lois's apartment, while a computer virus is ravaging the systems of Metropolis. What will they think of next?
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#16 "The Foundling"
Written By: Dan LeVine
Air Date: February 20, 1994
Guest Stars: Chris Demetral (Jack), Richard Belzer (Henderson), Robert Costanza, Tony Jay (Nigel), and David Warner as "Jor-El"

Clark finally has a chance to learn about his true Kryptonian heritage, as a globe he found in Trask's warehouse begins to glow. Unfortunately, his chances to learn more are taken away as his apartment is robbed and the globe is sold to Lex Luthor. This episode introduces Chris Demetral as Jack.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: David Warner made a return to the world of DC Comics super-heroes as the voice of Ra's Al Ghul in the "Batman" animated series.
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#17 "The Rival"
Written By: Tony Blake and Paul Jackson
Air Date: February 27, 1994
Guest Star: Nancy Everhard as "Linda King"
Special Appearances: Dean Stockwell as "Preston Carpenter," Bo Jackson as Himself

A former friend-cum-rival from Lois's past shows up as a reporter for the Daily Planet's competitor, the Metropolis Star, which strangely has been scooping the Planet in almost all major stories in the past few weeks, bringing the Planet's circulation way down. Is there some kind of conspiracy involved? Is Linda King (Lois's rival) part of this? And, could Lois be jealous of Linda's relationship with Clark?
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#18 "Vatman"
Teleplay: H.B. Cobb & Deborah Joy LeVine
Story By: H.B. Cobb
Air Date: March 13, 1994
Guest Star: Michael McKean

Superman's stopping a plane from crashing in Paris. Clark's working on a story in the Daily Planet office. Both things are happening at the same time. Wait a minute... aren't Clark and Superman supposed to be the same person? Lex Luthor creates a clone of Superman to do his bidding in this action-filled episode. This is also not the last we see of cloning on "Lois & Clark," as the subject pops up during Season 2 (in "That Old Gang of Mine") and Season 3 (in the wedding arc).

THINGS TO LOOK FOR: The tour tram that rode past the Superman/Vatman fight was actually a Warner Bros. tour tram. Believe it or not.
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#19 "Fly Hard"
Written By: Thania St. John
Air Date: March 27, 1994
Guest Stars: Chris Demetral (Jack), Macon McCalman, and Robert Beltran as
"Fuentes"

Lois, Clark, Perry, Jimmy, Luthor, and Jack are held hostage in the Daily Planet building by thugs who believe a lot of money is hidden beneath one of the floors. Will Clark have to expose his identity to save his friends, or will they find some other way out? This episode has a great "flashback" scene featuring all of the "L&C" actors in the 1930's.

SPECIAL NOTE: This is the last episode to feature Tracy Scoggins as Cat Grant.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Robert Beltran now plays "Chakotay" in the series "Star Trek: Voyager" on UPN.
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#20 "Barbarians at the Planet"
Written By: Dan LeVine and Deborah Joy LeVine
Air Date: May 1, 1994
Guest Stars: Chris Demetral (Jack), Patrick Kilpatrick, Castulo Guerra
Special Guest Star: Beverly Johnson (Mrs. Cox)
Krypton Rating: Voted #15 Favorite by fans in 1999

Lois is given a surprise when Lex Luthor asks her hand in marriage. Lois wants to see if she still has any chance with Superman, and when Superman pushes her away, it pushes Lois closer and closer to Luthor. To try to stop Lois from marrying Luthor, Clark reveals his true feelings to Lois; alas, it is too late.

Also in this episode Jack is framed for placing a bomb in the Daily Planet workrooms and destroying the building. While this was really the work of Lex Luthor, no one knows that, and Jack is sent to the juvenile detention center.

SPECIAL NOTES: Tracy Scoggins was not in this episode as Cat Grant; however,
she was written in to the original script. The original script had "Cat" reunited with her ex-husband. They fall in love again, and Cat leaves town. Apparently Scoggins didn't feel like staying for two more episodes (her last was #19 "Fly Hard"), and many of Cat's lines were written out and/or given to other characters.
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#21 "The House of Luthor"
Written By: Deborah Joy LeVine and Dan LeVine
Guest Stars: Chris Demetral (Jack) and Richard Belzer (Henderson)
Special Guest Stars: Beverly Johnson, Phyllis Coates (Ellen Lane)
Special Appearance: James Earl Jones as "Franklin Stern"
Krypton Rating: Voted #16 Favorite by fans in 1999

Is Lois actually going to go through with it? It appears that way. Clark, Perry, Jimmy, and Jack try to uncover the truth behind the bombing of the Daily Planet, to clear Jack's name, bring the Planet back, and put Lex Luthor where he belongs. When the cops reach Luthor (at Lex & Lois's wedding ceremony), Luthor runs up to the top floor of the building and jumps to his (apparent) doom. At episode's end Clark reveals to Lois that he was lying when he revealed his feelings for her.

SPECIAL NOTES: This episode is also the final episodes for several people--executive producer Deborah Joy LeVine, Michael Landes, John Shea, and Chris Demetral, all of whom did not return for season 2. John Shea did, however, return as Lex for one episode during Season 2 and two episodes during Season 3.

THINGS TO LOOK FOR: This episode was one of the first times Lois admitted to herself that she loved Clark, in the famous "Lois Lane Luthor, Lois Lane, Lois Lane... Kent" scene. This episode also guest-starred Phyllis Coates as Lois's mom. Coates was best known for her portrayal of Lois Lane in the 1950's "Superman" TV series. When Ellen Lane returned in "Home Is Where The Hurt Is" and thereafter, she was played by Beverly Garland.

TRIVIA!

Who played the "older Jimmy" in "Brutal Youth?"

Look for the answer in the next newsletter. The answer to last issue's trivia: The two episodes to only feature the Superman costume in the pre-episode teaser (if at all) were "The Green Green Glow of Home" and "Lord of the Flys."

AIRING ON SUNDAY: "SECONDS"
Having disrupted Lois and Clark's dream wedding, and now holding Lois prisoner in his underground lair, Lex Luthor takes the final steps to separate the super couple for all eternity, Sunday morning at 9AM ET on TNT!

Guest starring are John Shea, reprising his role as Lex Luthor; Kenneth Kimmins ("Coach") as Dr. Klein, Timothy Busfield ("Champs," "thirtysomething") as the spy guy, Shaun Toub as Asabi, Andrew Shaifer as Leonard, Joseph Chapman as the bank v.p., Mark Daniel Cade as the doctor and Chip Nuzzo as the passerby.

Editor/Krypton Club President: Craig Byrne

THE KRYPTON CLUB NEWSLETTER, Volume 1, Issue 215, May 19, 2000. Published daily through May 22nd. Copyright (c) 2000 The Lois & Clark Krypton Club. All rights reserved. Any material within is property of the Krypton Club and/or respective individuals unless otherwise noted as coming from elsewhere. Any opinions within belong solely to the individuals who express them. Copying or any unauthorized publication of material from this newsletter without permission is illegal. Hey, watch "Hazzard in Hollywood" tonight on CBS!! Darnit! If you have any friends who are or were fans of "Lois & Clark" who are not on AOL and would still like to subscribe to the Krypton Club Newsletter, send them over to the new Krypton Club list at ONElist. You can find it at http://www.onelist.com/community/PlanetKrypton

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