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#4-1:
"Lord of the Flys"
Original Air Date: September 22, 1996
Written by Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner - Directed
by Philip J. Sgriccia
Notable Guest Stars: Simon Templeman (Lord Nor), Mark Kiely
(Ching), Mark Lindsay Chapman, J.G. Hertzler, Richard Grove,
Eric Allan Kramer, Dan Hilebrand, Leeza Gibbons, and Justine
Bateman as "Zara"
Clark has flown
off to New Krypton, and Lois is all alone... until Clark learns
he must return to Earth to stop Lord Nor, who has taken over
Clark's hometown of Smallville. Part 3 of 4.
Trivia!
The familiar Superman costume does not appear in this
episode. Mark Kiely takes over the role of Ching from Jon Tenney.
#4-2:
"Battleground Earth"
Original Air Date: September 29, 1996
Written by Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner - Directed
by Philip J. Sgriccia
Notable Guest Stars: Simon Templeman (Lord Nor), Mark Kiely
(Ching), Mark Lindsay Chapman, J.G. Hertzler, Richard Grove,
Eric Allan Kramer, Dan Hildebrand, and Justine Bateman as "Zara"
Lord Nor tries
to take over Earth and Superman and Nor fight in a duel.
Trivia!
This episode marks the final appearance of Lois's apartment.
#4-3:
"Swear To God, This Time We're Not Kidding"
Original Air Date: October 6, 1996
Written by John McNamara - Directed by Michael Lange
Notable Guest Stars: Charles Fleischer, Beverly Garland (Ellen
Lane), Harve Presnell (Dr. Sam Lane), Ray Buktenica, David Doyle
(Mike), Leann Hunley, and Delta Burke as "Myrtle Beech"
The "Wedding
Destroyer" escapes and Lois and Clark are her prime targets!
Meanwhile, sleazy tabloid reporter Leo Nunk is following Lois
& Clark and L&C are puzzled by a man named "Mike"
who seems strangely familiar.
Trivia!
"Mike" could be interpreted as representing the producers;
he may also be thought of as a play on competition "Touched
By An Angel." David Doyle, who played Mike, died in February
1997.
#4-4:
"Soul Mates"
Original Air Date: October 13, 1996
Written by Brad Kern - Directed by Richard Freidman
Notable Guest Stars: Clive Revell, Terry Kiser (H.G. Wells),
and Lane Davies as "Tempus"
It's time for
a honeymoon! But before Lois and Clark can... consummate, H.G.
Wells returns to warn them of a curse that takes Lois and Clark
through the centuries in past incarnations of their souls, where
they confront Tempus in two decidedly evil counterparts.
Trivia!
This episode was originally writtten to include Lex Luthor,
which would have made a lot more sense considering Lex's talk
about souls in "Seconds." Also, since when did Tempus
have any affections for Lois? Sadly, John Shea was too busy
and was replaced by the usually-excellent Tempus, who just seemed
a bit out of place.
 #4-5:
"Brutal Youth"
Original Air Date: October 20, 1996
Written by Tim Minear - Directed by David Grossman
Notable Guest Stars: Caroline McWilliams, John D'Aquino, Jack
Larson
Veda Doodson
gets her revenge on the men who marry younger women by creating
a device that ages people, whereas at the same time providing
a "Fountain of Youth" which Doodson plans to use to
her advantage. Jack Larson (the Jimmy from the 1950's "Adventures
of Superman") returns to play an aged Jimmy. Meanwhile,
Lois and Clark finally find a new home of their own.
Trivia!
This is the first episode written by popular writer
(and later Angel executive producer) Tim Minear.
#4-6:
"The People v. Lois Lane"
Original Air Date: October 27, 1996
Written by Grant Rosenberg - Directed by Robert Ginty
Notable Guest Stars: Granville Van Dusen, Mary Edith Burrell,
David Kriegel, Kim Tavares, Jim Janes, Marianne Muellerleile,
Peter Spellos, Alan Rachins, and Jasmine Guy as "Angela
Winters."
One of Lois's
former informants is murdered... and guess who gets caught with
the gun? It's Lois on Trial in part 1 of a 2-part story.
#4-7:
"Dead Lois Walking"
Original Air Date: November 10, 1996
Written by Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner - Directed
by Chris Long
Notable Guest Stars: Granville Van Dusen, David Kriegel, Kim
Tavares, Kenneth Kimmins (Dr. Klein), Alan Rachins
Lois is sentenced
to death, but Clark busts her out as the two work together on
the run to find who is behind her framing. Part 2 of 2.
#4-8:
"Bob and Carol and Lois and Clark"
Original Air Date: November 17, 1996
Written by Brian Nelson - Directed by Oz Scott
Notable Guest Stars: Kenneth Kimmins, Sydney Walsh, Steve Hytner,
Rif Hutton, Kenneth Mars, and Antonio Sabato Jr. as "Bob
Stanford"
Lois and Clark
finally make new friends... Bob and Carol Stanford... who seem
as much like them it's uncanny. They like the same books, the
same foods, have the same hobbies... and they seem to have much
more than that in common, as Bob is secretly the assassin known
as Deathstroke.
Trivia!
For whatever reason, Dean Cain's scene in the opening credits
changed with this episode. This "Deathstroke" has
no connection to the comic book character created by Marv Wolfman
and George Perez.
#4-9:
"Ghosts"
Original Air Date: November 24, 1996
Written by Michael Gleason - Directed by Robert Ginty
Notable Guest Stars: Kathy Kinney, and Drew Carey as "Herbie
Staxe"
A real-estate
con artist, played by Drew Carey, offers Lois and Clark's townhouse
in exchange for his life. In order to make Lois and Clark think
their house is "haunted," the con artist, Herbie Staxe,
teams up with a ghost to scare Lois and Clark away.
Trivia! Drew
Carey and Kathy Kinney are the stars of the ABC sitcom The
Drew Carey Show, which is still on the air as of this writing
(2003).
#4-10:
"Stop the Presses"
Original Air Date: December 8, 1996
Written by Brad Kern - Directed by Peter Ellis
Notable Guest Stars: Charles Esten, James DuMont (Ralph), Jeff
Juday, Krisinda Cain
Perry gets "moved
upstairs" and the Daily Planet gets a new editor--Lois!
This causes tension between Metropolis's prettiest pair, and
it isn't helped when a spoiled rich kid hacker and his brother--who
emulate Lex Luthor--try to obliterate Superman once and for
all.
Trivia!
Dean Cain's sister Krisinda makes an appearance in this
episode.
#4-11:
"Twas The Night Before Mxymas"
Original Air Date: December 15, 1996
Written by Tim Minear - Directed by Michael Vejar
Notable Guest Stars: Beverly Garland (Ellen Lane), Harve Presnell
(Dr. Sam Lane), Keene Curtis, James DuMont (Ralph), and Howie
Mandel as "Mr. Mxyzptlk"
Christmas Eve
is happening over and over again, and the people of Metropolis
begin losing hope. Can Lois and Clark stop an imp from the "Fifth
Dimension," best known as "Mr. Mxyzptlk," before
it's too late and hope is gone forever?
#4-12:
"Lethal Weapon"
Original Air Date: January 5, 1997
Written by Grant Rosenberg - Directed by Jim Charleston
Notable Guest Stars: John Spencer, Andre Nemec, Kenneth Kimmins
(Dr. Klein), Thomas F. Wilson, and Nancy Dussault as The Mayor
Perry
White's "reformed" son Jerry comes to Metropolis with
a stash of Red Kryptonite. Meanwhile, "Mr. Gadget"
and son have plans of their own.
Trivia!
With this episode, Lois & Clark moved to its unsuccessful
"new" 7PM timeslot. The "Already Been Cancelled"
network starts to kill the show...
#4-13:
"Sex, Lies, and Videotape"
Original Air Date: January 19, 1997
Written by Dan Wilcox - Directed by Philip J. Sgriccia
Notable Guest Stars: "Downtown" Julie Brown and Jack
Wagner
A photographer
catches Lois and Superman in compromising positions at a resort...
what will the world say when they hear Superman is having an
affair?
#4-14:
"Meet John Doe"
Original Air Date: May 2, 1997
Written by Tim Minear - Directed by Jim Pohl
Notable Guest Stars: Fred Willard (President Garner), William
Christopher (Andrus), and Lane Davies as "Tempus"
Tempus shows
up in Metropolis as "John Doe," and he is winning
the presidential race! Clark and Lois are the only ones who
can see what's really going on, but will they stop him in time?
Part 1 of 2.
#4-15:
"Lois and Clarks"
Original Air Date: March 9, 1997
Written by Eugenie Ross-Leming and Brad Buckner - Directed by
Chris Long
Notable Guest Stars: Fred
Willard (President Garner), Hamilton Camp (H.G. Wells), and
Lane Davies as "Tempus"
Tempus has banished
Clark into a dimensional window, causing the older H.G. Wells
(from "Tempus, Anyone") to show up with the other-dimension
Clark to save the day and save the world from Tempus's evil.
#4-16:
"AKA Superman"
Original Air Date: March 16, 1997
Written by Jeff Vlaming (credited) and Tim Minear (uncredited)
- Directed by Robert Ginty
Notable Guest Stars: Kristanna Loken, Vito D'Ambrosio, and Dwight
Schultz as "Garrett Grady"
Jimmy's girlfriend
thinks she knows Superman's true identity. Meanwhile, Superman
must stop a villain with a tough new weapon-- a villain who
happens to be Jimmy's girlfriend's employer.
Trivia!
The role of Jimmy's girlfriend was originally going
to be played by Melissa Joan Hart of Sabrina, The Teenage
Witch. Kristanna Loken was the real-life girlfriend of Justin
Whalin when this episode was made.
#4-17:
"Faster Than A Speeding Vixen"
Original Air Date: April 12, 1997
Written by Brad Kern - Directed by Neal Ahern
Notable Guest Stars: Lori
Fetrick (Vixen), Keith Brunsmann, and Patrick Cassidy as "Leslie
Luckabee"
This episode
is the first of a three part arc in which Leslie Luckabee is
introduced. Leslie takes over ownership of the Daily Planet,
and a mysterious "Super Vixen" takes the law into
her own hands, killing bad men instead of capturing them. One
of her targets is Leslie Luckabee.
Trivia!
Lois & Clark moved to Saturday nights with this episode,
and ratings just weren't the show's friends. Despite this, L&C
consistently did better than anything else ABC relegated to
Saturday nights, including a U2 special that fared so poorly
it was the lowest-rated "big network" show in many
years. (That record has since been broken)
#4-18:
"Shadow of a Doubt"
Original Air Date: April 19, 1997
Written by Grant Rosenberg - Directed by Philip J. Sgriccia
Notable Guest Stars: Kenneth
Kimmins (Dr. Klein), Patrick Cassidy (Leslie Luckabee), Keith
Brunsmann, and John Shea as "The Voice of Lex Luthor"
In the second
part of this arc, we learn that Leslie Luckabee and a mysterious
underground troll-like villian are planning to recreate Lex
Luthor's empire. Meanwhile, Superman must stop a mysterious
shadow-like killer who can slip under doors and seems unstoppable.
#4-19:
"Voice From The Past"
Original Air Date: April 26, 1997
Written by John McNamara - Directed by David Grossman
Notable Guest Stars: Kenneth
Kimmins (Dr. Klein), Keith Brunsmann, and Patrick Cassidy as
"Leslie Luckabee"
In the conclusion
of the three part arc, Lois and Clark learn that Leslie Luckabee
claims to be Lex Luthor's long lost son, and is bent on finishing
what Lex Luthor started... marrying Lois and killing Superman.
Leslie Luckabee and Mr. Smith, who turns out to be the *REAL*
Lex Luthor Jr, also find out Superman's identity, when they
replay a tape recorded by Lex Luthor, revealing Clark Kent is
Superman.
It
is at this point that ABC decided to pull L&C from its regular
schedule to make way for some lowly-rated specials. (Eat that!)
On May 22, 1997, ABC announced L&C was not coming back for
a final season after all. The final three episodes, listed below,
actually aired in the United Kingdom before appearing in the
U.S.
#4-20:
"I've Got You Under My Skin"
Original Air Date: May 31, 1997
Written by Tim Minear - Directed by Eugenie Ross-Leming
Notable Guest Stars: Tim
Thomerson, Shaun Toub, Howard George, and Stacy Keanan as "Becky
Samms"
A villain who
is trying to get a contract taken off of him by the mob, uses
a crystal to transfer himself into the body of an unsuspecting
Clark, not knowing until it's too late, that he is now Superman.
Meanwhile, a now powerless Clark is trapped in the body of a
mob-hunted man.
Trivia!
A very similar episode of Angel, titled "Carpe Noctem,"
was done under Tim Minear's regime, and one might argue was
far superior to this episode.
#4-21:
"Toy Story"
Original Air Date: June 7, 1997
Written by Brad Kern - Directed by Jim Pohl
Notable Guest Stars: Kenneth
Kimmins (Dr. Klein), Stacey Travis, Grant Shaud as "The
Toyman," and Mary Frann as "Alice"
An angry toy
maker starts kidnapping children and Superman and Lois must
stop him. Meanwhile, Perry puts a "lonely hearts"
ad in the paper and gets interesting results.
Trivia!
We finally see Perry's wife Alice in this episode. The "Toyman"
had been done before on Lois & Clark (and better)
in "Season's Greedings."
#4-22:
"The Family Hour"
Original Air Date: June 14, 1997
Written by Brad Buckner & Eugenie Ross-Leming - Directed
by Robert Ginty
Notable Guest Stars: Beverly Garland (Ellen Lane), Harve Presnell
(Dr. Sam Lane), Brian George, and Harry Anderson as "Fat
Head"
Lois and Clark
reveal Superman's identity to Lois' father in order to find
out if it's possible for them to have children together. Meanwhile,
an angry villian with mind- control powers escapes from prison,
finds out Superman's identity as well, kidnaps Lois and Clark's
parents and threatens to kill them unless Superman does as he
says. There is an unexpected ending to this final episode of
Lois and Clark.
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