Superboy Season 2: Meet Jor-El & Lara

[@SuperboyBeyond]

To the people saying this clip makes no sense. They are shapeshifting alien imposters.

[@1977TA]

There is one problem with this series and that is Superboy wearing the Superman suit. Superman The Movie (1978) established that Kal El did not wear the suit when he was a teenager/young adult. With that being the case he would have done his heroics as Superboy in normal clothes. He does not wear the suit until after he visits the fortress of solitude as an adult and learns where he came from and who his real parents were. The SuperBoy series exists in the same universe as the Christopher Reeve Superman films. Superboy wearing the suit would mean he is Superman and has the knowledge of his Kryptonian past. Therefore, he would have known he was dealing with impostors due to the fact both of his real parents died when Krypton exploded. The Smallville series presented a more accurate direction of Kal El's young adult years. He did not wear the Superman suit until the end of the series.

[@SuperboyBeyond]

@@1977TA Superboy does NOT exist in the same universe as the Reeve movies. It just has the same producers. Smallville is only accurate to the post John Byrne Man of Steel Superman continuity regarding his childhood. But the fact is, there are more comics WITH Superboy as a big part of Clark's childhood than without due to the fact that Superboy comics ran for as long as they did. And then Secret Origin happened, and now Superboy is canon in the comics again.

[@superby1]

@@SuperboyBeyondTHANK YOU! It's hard to take these complaints seriously when information and this episode are out there for people to discover on their own. People just want to react without having all the information.

[@SuperboyBeyond]

@@superby1 Happens all the time, unfortunately.

[@gregorymoore2877]

So... Martians?

[@guillermojose939]

Superboy will always be a very classic series

[@akirasuzami9847]

This is a unique circumstance where Marlon Brando and George Lazenby can play the same character and not seem strange. The Salkind Jor-El got great performances out of both.

[@kenyattasimpson8468]

The mother was Britt ekland both of them were in James Bond films

[@akirasuzami9847]

@@kenyattasimpson8468 Also JW Pepper was in Superman II.

[@lancebaylis3169]

The Sakinds, who produced the Christopher Reeve Superman movies, also produced this series and although they evidently aren't in continuity with each other, it is nice that the costumes resemble their movie counterparts pretty much exactly. Also, James Bond as Superman's father!

[@project_boredom2940]

Wow I can’t believe James Bond is Superman or Boy’s “Father”. That’s Epic!

[@TheDragonninja1983]

in the 1978 movie Jor-El was played by Marlon Brando.

[@philipkempbell7174]

@@TheDragonninja1983 Your 44 years late with this information, but thanks.

[@NordinAhmad-e8x]

😢😢😮

[@garymanz5919]

The acting deserves an Oscar - from Sesame Street.

[@danielhausser8038]

So what?

[@richa.s9912]

LOL 😂😂 As a 59 years old country guy living in America State I grew up watching " Sesame Street ," Children Television Public Broadcasting Company ,PBS station in the 1970s even I know that was funny 🤣.

[@jacobmcleod5885]

😂😂😂😂

[@Rob_Dekker]

😂😂

[@guillermojose939]

One of the best classic DC comics series in the history of TV in the 80's

[@thevoiceofreason6712]

Jor-el would never treat humans like that. Remember his words (they want to be a great people)

[@furious3383]

@CRUSHER CORPS Which was exactly why they’ve sent him to Earth in the first place.

[@brianbenfield3270]

And he said Earth stole Superboy from them. But they sent him away from Krypton.

[@superby1]

I'm confused because we see in the episode this isn't really Jor-El and Lara. They're shapeshifters impersonating them. It's right there in the episode.

[@dennisgreene2544]

Never, get old🎉

[@Stenbrotsgatan]

Wow...George Lazenby...how epic!

[@AngelicCo]

In the modern comics, Superboy is the "clone"-hybrid son of Superman and Lex Luthor, Conner Kent/Kon-El. This show was created before the arc that introduced that Superboy, based off the original comics' version where it was Clark in his younger days before taking up the Superman name. While he becomes Superboy at the age of 8 in the Silverage comics, this show has him assume the identity from 18-22 years old (22 seems to be the max. age for Superboy), while 25 is the minimum age to be Superman.

[@rocketprimestudios6073]

It’s weird to call him super boy when he’s 18 legally he’s not a boy anymore.

[@nickjaxon1317]

​@@rocketprimestudios6073even weirder to know that Lex hates Superman so much that he would have a kid with him

[@NepperCat]

He's college-aged in this series. Its supposed to be the serialized version of the comic Superman: The Secret Years in the time while he was in college but BEFORE he started naming himself Superman officially.

[@Sliferzero]

That Memories my friends. That Good Old Times. Thanks.

[@BingCherry11]

When Jor-El said "You were taken from us" I was not happy with his choice of words!!! Kal-El was placed into a small rocket and sent to Earth on purpose. He was not "taken"!!! Plus as well all know from the origin of Superman displayed in the George Reeves tv show ...Krypton exploded and according this version no one else escaped! Jor-El and Lara died.

[@jpx8793]

Right on all counts. The real Jor-El, if he had survived, would not have chosen those words. He would have clearly said that he sent him to Earth in a rocketship, or words to that effect, so it couldn't be mistaken otherwise. Those two were merely alien imposters who assumed the appearances of Jor-El and Lara to abduct Superboy and study him. The real Jor-El and Lara were deceased.

[@r0bw00d]

Congratulations on finding the third clue that indicates the Kryptonian couple of not being who they appear.

[@ThomasFerrugia]

That's the modern interpretation (and actually a suggestion by Marlon Brando). The original character (from the comic books) wore a genuine 'S' on his chest to signify the first letter of the English word 'Super."

[@StInG268]

@VirgilB01 Well if you watch the whole episode and it has been mentioned in other comments, these were aliens posing as his parents to lure him into a trap cause they were bounty hunters and he was considered a big prize, also as superboy he knew nothing of his past yet or of his home planet, the fortress of solitude didnt exist yet all he knew was what his foster parents told him of how they found him. Its more accurate then smallville is anyway

[@proudhunter85dirty]

I would cry seeing my mother and father.

[@fionatsang9353]

Thanks for posting these clips, I love this show! It may be a bit dated, but it's entertaining and the stories are pretty compelling. Both actors who played Clark/Superboy do a great job of portraying his double life in both personas. The plot in this clip is really intriguing!

[@dunning234]

This was a wonderful version of Superboy! Stacy Haiduk was so sexy.

[@Shenruss]

Kryptonian Family crest were similar to Japanese clan kanji; they didn't literally "spell" the names or use the letters, but had embolisms for the virtues those families embodied. The "S" shield is really a Kryptonian glyph literally meaning "hope"; the word "el" in Kryptonese actually translates as "Star". The house of El is one of noble scientists & scholars that worked towards the benefit of the people & so took "Hope" as their crest. Total coincidence it looks like an S. And yea, I'm a geek

[@1heKing]

whats zod's crest meaning

[@charlotteb6898]

It's not a coincidence it has another meaning. I'm not allowed to say it.

[@thebrilliantmrpedro]

Say it!! LOL@@charlotteb6898

[@exodia9817]

Jor-El would never do something like *THIS!*

[@flukeman022]

After Reading the description seems like they are impostors

[@Justinbill8205]

@@flukeman022clones

[@drzabogar]

2:09 Superbo is holding his bird, he must have thinking "hmmmm looking good Alien Mom"

[@NordinAhmad-e8x]

😕

[@The_Chameleon]

George Lazenby, the first actor to play James Bond after Sean Connery, ( Lazenby only ended up doing one Bond movie - On Her Majesty's Secret Service) Plays Jor-El in two episodes of Superboy.

[@fraser_mr2009]

The acting is Oscar-worthy.

[@paulgross22]

I always found it funny when they put their hands up to fly, even in the movies, like as if their hands were the source of their flight or something

[@comicguy4417]

Yeah you're right, but Superman movies today don't do that. Man Of Steel (2013) n Batman v Superman (2016) were really good

[@aaronlusanko6356]

actually Batman versus Superman was the shits

[@jamespaz4333]

- Jor El? Our jailer? - No "Jor El... the baseball player"

[@harrypotterwannabe5892]

I remember watching this when I was in grade school. Back then I wanted to look like Superboy/Clark thanks to Christopher Gerald.

[@thomaschacko6320]

Two Bond alumni - George Lazenby and Britt Ekland - appear as Superboy’s “parents.” Pa Kent is played by veteran actor Stuart Whitman. (I don’t know Ma Kent.) As a Lazenby fan, you know what my interest in this episode is.

[@NordinAhmad-e8x]

Kitchen eh sckid🙂

[@evans0305]

0:15 damn this cement-painted foam "S".

[@slus90]

Seeing this Superboy makes me relieved that the creators of Smallville vowed not to give Clark a costume.

[@kelly3014]

slus90 Tom refused to wear the suit...even for the finale. But I see your point!

[@coreynance3874]

@@kelly3014 tom welling did wear the suit in the finale but people who read comic books and comic book fanboys didn't like the way the suit looked and complained the suit was computer generated and cgi. but people like me who aren't comic book fanboys and just watch the show for entertainment don't care about stuff like that.

[@Mike-xh2vm]

@@coreynance3874 then maybe is better to do an original show instead of adapting Superman. When People watch a show about Superman the expect Superman stuff like the suit looking right...

[@coreynance3874]

@@Mike-xh2vm the reason he didn't wear it was because it was brandon routh's suit from superman returns which is the reason the suit didn't fit so not wellings fault.

[@IsaacG8]

@@kelly3014 Yeah, because the showrunners always promised, "no flights, no tights."

[@reh629]

the whole premise of the show was superboy didnt know where he came from. even though we all know about krypton, i remember they went to great lengths not to mention it. once he found out i guess he would become a "man".

[@ryanlemay6296]

I always watch this two-parter as the finale of season 2.

[@aypapaproductions]

I can't stop laughing at 1:38!! And the way the music pumps up when they take off!! LoL!!!

[@richa.s9912]

I never had seen this " Superboy ," Live-action shows any where on cables t.v. since mom and I have in 1970s through 1990s

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

I never really saw this show when it aired becasue it was on some small local channel that I could barely get and it was a pain to squint through the snow and try and hear through the static. Boy that takes me back now I have satalite and get everything crystal clear. :)

[@joaniekeyser4036]

Looks like this is another Superman-based series that's worth a look. I'll have to see if it can be found in a secondhand entertainment store or on Amazon. I like the creator's concept of Kal-El having been taken from Jor-El and Lara when he was just an infant as opposed to the original creator's idea that they and the rest of their people were killed when Krypton exploded.

[@peterp21]

I thought the Salkinds still held rights to Superman at this point. I'm guessing it was a combination of rethinking the SM franchise after Quest for Peace, and wanting to take advantage of all the properties that they had licensed (SM, SB and SG). The Salkinds probably figured since it was a sunk cost, might as well monetize it as much as possible. ALso, one of the ideas under consideration for a 5th film was to use the Superboy actor to start a new Superman franchise.

[@rubenwilson2639]

Superman , we're are you ! We need you in these days and time .

[@mikemills2820]

Jor-El and & Lara died on the planet Kripton and three villians was after his son and the father Jor-El.

[@webjeff2002]

I dion't remember this being on TV.

[@notasloudr2807]

This is the superman that Lex killed in Crisis on Infinite Earths

[@socadas]

And why is he wearing the symbol of the house of El, if he never met his parents?

[@chrismc410]

The Kents found the symbol on the ship they found Kal-El/Clark in and made the costume accordingly per most versions of the origin story.

[@draygreen902]

This show was for children, you haters. Not adults who think their Superheroes.

[@goldeneyeman]

LOL SuperBond??? "The name is El, Jor El"

[@jamespaz4333]

"No... Jor El the baseball player". Yes Jor El.

[@WhiteJarrah]

Talk about your career taking off: debuting as James Bond and becoming Superman's father.

[@erickvelez7576]

La Infancia De Superman

[@socadas]

In Smallville, he (Kal-El) was sented to earth by his father Jor-El, because his planet, Kryton, has distroyed :s

[@Spike-Prime]

Y'know... I can tell there's a good story buried here, under all the layers of incompetence. It's like the writers had a good idea but had no idea how to fully execute it, the director's struggling against a lack of budget and care, and the actors are just terrible and portray none of the emotions they rightfully should. This could've been good, but as it is, it makes Smallville look like a masterpiece in comparison (at least that show got good episodes, story arcs and writing in places, between the failures, and ended on a major high point).

[@BigKnGa]

I agree. This was them trying to capitalize on the success of the Reeves/Donner films that were dying due to Superman IV. I give Smallville credit on originality and staying away from certain storylines while keeping some hallmarks from the same movie franchise this butchered.

[@nicholaswilliams5090]

Ok for one, where have I been? I have never heard of this show! I am a huge Superman fan as well 🤷‍♂️ It looks older than 2008 as well

[@jamesthong2508]

If Gerard Christopher reprise his role as Superboy in the Arrowverse's Crisis On Infinite Earths event, he should be call Superman not Superboy.

[@KojiTsunami]

Of course tht isn't really Jor-El, he's not played by Marlon Brando!

[@babykevinxoxo]

Brando is dead.

[@marianaramosribeironascime955]

@@babykevinxoxo é Mariana Ramos ás kel cark superaman

[@yagamijase]

Well, that's how I remember it. I wasn't born back in 1932 you know

[@candjim]

Well, that was really inspiring!!

[@karinamontesgambirazio7506]

SUPERBOY: uno de los Super heroes que ayudan al Planeta; asi debemos de ser todos sin ecepciones. Bendiciones. Karina4ever/la hija del Altisimo

[@GusMonkeyTV]

Jor-el looks like former NYS Senator Joe Bruno haha Awesome!

[@KarlA-vk4kn]

Oh dear. I'm so glad I never got to see this first time round 🙂

[@edwardbonifazalva8945]

Superboy es excelente le escribe su fans Edward Steve Bonifaz Alva cuídate mucho y que Dios te bendiga y te proteja chau suerte saludos gracias felicidades

[@joseluistrigosrodriguez9598]

Likes me the classic Superman's body suit...

[@SuperboyBeyond]

@jayydee72 Yes, there were this alien race much like Lobo from the comics who is an alien bounty hunter. They were shape shifters who come to Earth to get Superboy for their collection.

[@Justinbill8205]

They must of escaped the planet

[@kerevon]

There needs to be a Superboy movie. Not this guy, young Superman, but that other guy, his clone. Somehow, that guy just seems much more interesting.

[@Astraldragon1]

Man they are just confuseing everything with TV shows and movies and comics and different ways of the time line. For Example In the 1979 Superman movie He learns of his Real parents when he was a 18yrs old (as messured on earth)...and knows they are dead ..but Here he acts like he doesn't know them or know they are dead. .. All the different versions is stupid.

[@pkerry12]

Such realistic sound effects i coulds hardly tell its was fake

[@daddyalpha2648]

You should meet my good friend Dr. House. I have a feeling you two would get along.

[@allcardboardcards]

I’m wondering how in the world this showed up on my suggested list?? 🦸🏻‍♂️ 2020 represent: 😁 👇🏼

[@neocrash89]

wait... is that the boom mic at the top right corner at :33?

[@reboxtherapy]

I didn't see this episode, they aired the show at around 4p.m. i was probably playing basketball at the park or doing something similar.

[@14DaveHunter]

@lahainawhaler It's George Lazenby, who played the second (and one time) James Bond.

[@SteveBrant55]

George Lazenby and Britt Ekland as Superboy's Kryptonian parents?

[@jamesthong2508]

What a coincidence that one of them played James Bond and other one played a Bond Girl/Woman.

[@mattslupek7988]

How did they get to Earth? Didn’t Krypton explode?

[@SleepingGroke]

What in the name of Groke is going on in this series? Jor-el and Lara couldnt have survived from Krypton... And no, I have not seen this series, but do give me spoilers.

[@goku43651]

These are alien imposters who disguise themselves as Lara and Jor-El in order to take Superboy from Earth and study him

[@Robert_Douglass]

Rao. "What in the name of Rao?", you meant to say, for that is the name of Krypton's Supreme Deity. They named their red sun Rao after their god. So what is this Groke?

[@jpx8793]

You are correct. They did not survive Krypton's destruction. Those are actually imposters who assumed the guises of Jor-El and Lara.

[@Graniteheart]

and by the end of the two parter time was reversed, so Superboy forgot all about Krypton and his biological parents' names(even though they still called those glowing green rocks kryptonite), and never learned them again throughout the rest of the show's run

[@brianlopez6121]

They never show is parents dead or said his parents died if you see the movie they was running some where maybe to a ship we will never know

[@xtheflabeox8813]

I was 10 years old when this came out and yes I watched it and yes I still want a good Superman show

[@TheMexicanSuperman1]

Ever try Smallville?

[@marcelsgroot]

Lois and clark the new adventures of superman, smallville, superman and lois

[@stevesibaja3123]

Clark Kent will always love he's adopted Parents he will not abandon them Clark Kent will spend with he's real Parents

[@jdaywork2693]

I see the yellow S looking like Chris Reeves'. Nice nod there.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

George Lazenby as Jor-El!

[@sergiosotob8496]

esta serie se emitió en chile en tvn 1992 hasta 1997

[@ManiYoutuberMalikSulemanAwan]

Nice

[@SupermanalwaysFan-nw6pr]

This is just like the 1978 movie but without Christopher Reeve but I Love it very much

[@DarPower1]

which is why i sent you here and forgot where i sent you so we looked around, you have the whatever to worship our family crest even though i didnt see it because i was behind it and for some weird reason i might have been using my x-ray vision but still!

[@richardw.smithjr.6683]

What season was this "Superboy," episode from?! May I ask.

[@mynameyura]

I have watched this show when I was a kid. If I remember correctly, this is fake Jor-El & Lara. Actually, they are antagonistic aliens, who pretend his parents, wanted to neutralize him and to conquer the Earth.

[@boxxtone]

Superboy Superbay

[@M.ANTHONY_G]

lol 4 or 5 yrs worth. Season 2 was right out of the 80s superman comics though. Very good stories- poorly done. But Gerard Christopher looked great in the role. He based it on Reeves performance. Very cheesy show that todays kids wont be able to accept. But die hards and the 40 yrolds love it.

[@Voyagersguidebook]

This was a good episode, sad.

[@jamesthong2508]

It's not confirm if Gerard Christopher will reprise his role as Superboy in the Arrowverse's Crisis On Infinite Earths event. If he does, he has to be call Superman not Superboy.

[@Victory987]

0:33 That's so Reeve like.

[@aprildowling3]

Nigga what you saying

[@natetownsend4807]

Very cool at least Jor-El and Lara look like the original from the Chris Reeve movies. But these 2 are aliens in disguise who are really there to kill him. Good Luck Boy of Steel.

[@SuperboyBeyond]

@shadowofbat This was a nice little nod to Jor-El and Lara, but in the next episode things take a turn for the worst.

[@Phophie89]

What happened?

[@tra12345iscool]

It varies but it is just a coincident that our english S is similar to their kryptonian crest in todays time line. In Smallville the tv series its not an S but the symbol 8 for infinity..I like that spin the best

[@nicktroisi6347]

Superboy looks like Christopher Reeve even the costume

[@BingCherry11]

Please post the rest of this episode.

[@PaulyWally30]

Ah yes, the '90s CBS Touch by an Angel look.

[@lwal7494]

I never knew 'John Kerry' had an acting career before politics..

[@chrissantucci1279]

He's also great in ReAnimator!

[@Bondmanproductions]

Holy shit George Lazenby....first Bond now Jor El.....what are the odds..

[@dinakohen7566]

What year is this movie?

[@knoxvilleguy2]

Jor - El looks like Michael O'Hare ( From Babylon 5 ) with a puffier version of the wig worn by Ricardo Montalban as " Khan " in ST: 2.

[@cleverdoctorfeelgood6186]

Do we have a hallmark card for this?

[@walteradrianfernandez5011]

Esta serie la pasaban en canal 13 . Esta completa en dvd.

[@davincent98]

His name is El. Jor-El. Played by George Lazenby

[@JRTodd]

davincent98 So...Superboy's father is James Bond...heh

[@Supermario19001]

***** i don't get why he goes by the name superboy and has supermans name.

[@davincent98]

Ben Levine because he's a younger version of Superman

[@meditator71]

wait, how come they don't speak the Krypton language among themselves?

[@Facade953]

Superboy's actor looks like a fusion of Christopher Reeve and Tom Welling!😮

[@kelly3014]

This actor is handsome, but that’s about it. I saw the bad acting as a kid. Definitely not up to par with Tom Welling’s performance as Clark.