"Ruby-Spears Superman" Classic Series Talkback (Spoilers)

[James Harvey]

Discuss the classic Ruby-Spears Superman animated series!

Ruby Spears Superman
Produced by: Ruby-Spears Productions and Warner Bros. Television
Original Airdates: September 17, 1988 – December 10, 1988

As a 50th anniversary gift, DC Comics legendary Man of Steel got a brand-new Saturday morning cartoon. Produced by Ruby-Spears, this new Superman series brought back a few familiar foes, along with new unfriendly faces, for weekly battles and a peek into the private life of the man with the S on his chest. The final four minutes of each Superman episode were devoted to a brief snapshot from the Superman Family Album. These biographical segments showed the kids at home what it was like to grow up as the most powerful boy in Smallville. Unfortunately, super powers only made awkward childhood and adolescent situations even more awkward, as young Clark was forced to deal with his first day at school, an overnight scouting campout, getting a drivers license, his first date, and more.

Episodes: "Destroy The Defendroids / The Adoption," "Fugitive From Space / The Supermarket," "By The Skin Of The Dragons Teeth / At The Babysitters," "Cybron Strikes / The First Day Of School," "The Big Scoop /Overnight With The Scouts," "Triple-Play / The Circus," "The Hunter / Little Runaway," "Superman and Wonder Woman VS The Sorcerer Of Time / The Birthday Party," "Bonechill / The Drivers License," "The Beast Beneath These Streets / First Date," "Wildshark / To Play Or Not to Play," "Night Of The Living Shadows /Graduation," "The Last Time I Saw Earth / Its Superman"

Discuss This Series!

[Hypestyle]

good stuff.. too bad it didn't last.. it really reflected the then-recent post-Crisis reboots that had taken place.. clean animation, not ultra-kiddie like the early Superfriends 'toons.. too bad that CBS didn't know what they had..

[Trevor]

When I was watching the first episode the other night I couldn't help but think of how the animation reminded me of C.O.P.S, Pryde Of The X-Men and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. That was the peak of the golden age of animation.