The Green, Green Glow of Home

Season 1, Episode 7, Aired
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A friend of Jonathan and Martha's finds a strange meteorite which draws Jason Trask to Smallville, searching for the meteorite in hopes that it can help him to destroy Superman. Lois and Clark go to Smallville to investigate the story and Clark introduces her to his parents.moreless
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  • Love this episode

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    By wan_ching, May 12, 2007 Report Abuse
    This episode was really funny, I love how Lois reaction to being in a small town and when Lois commands on Clark's dad it was very funny it was cool that Clark mom was really light hearted when she heard what Lois had to say, Lois expression was funny too, and also many other small scene.

    Trask is also back and he found out who superman was but was killed. It is also the very first episode where superman/Clark was introduced to kryptonite. The first time Clark had a paper cut because of the effects of kryptonite lois was looking at him strangely telling him hasn't he gotten a paper cut before, that was funny. Lois seem to also realize that Clark seem to be enjoying himself (because he didn't have superman power and he is normal human).moreless

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  • Clark and Lois return to Smallville to do a story on an alledged EPA cleanup. Clark is sure it is a coverup, which it is. Jason Trask is there to get a weapon against Superman. He finds it in Kryptonite.moreless

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    By alicat2000, Jul 02, 2006 Report Abuse
    This is a great episode for revealing more of "Clark" to
    Lois, allowing her to get to know him as a person. As he would later say in a Season 2 episode "Clark Kent is who I am, Superman is just what I can do." And while Clark does enjoy his brief respite from being a hero, in the end, he knows... the world does need a Superman.

    There are some wonderful, funny moments, but almost no Superman. It is more of Clark and Smallville. One of my all time funniest moments is just before Lois meets Clark's parents. She comments on how all small towns hide "wierdo's", pointing out a man running a BBQ at the town festival (we know it is Jonathan, Clark's Dad) and saying he is probably a crossdresser. Before Clark can say something, Martha runs up to greet the pair and encourages them to get something to eat. But Clark stops her, repeating what Lois said. Martha laughs and responds "That's Clark father! I can't get him to buy a dress for me, much less one for himself!" It is one of several times Lois gets embarresed by stereotyping the residents of Smallville.

    Clark does discover his one weakness - Kryptoite - in this episode. In a near tragic moment, Jonathan shows Clark a large chunk of Kryptonite, causing Clark to collapse and pass out. Once his parents get him away from the rock, he comes to but loses his powers for more than a day. Rather than be upset, Clark embrasses "normal". But Trask's evil plots force the return of his superpowers and Clark saves the day. Well, with a little help from an old girlfriend (now Smallville's sheriff) who is a REAL good shot.moreless

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  • Lois and Clark go to Smallville.

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    By sweet_em, May 21, 2006 Report Abuse
    When a friend of Johnathan Kent's is pushed off his land by the goverment Lois and Clark investigate during the Smallville Corn Fest.
    This is the first time Lois accompanies Clark to Smallville and she learns to adjust to the slower pace in Kansas and actually enjoy herself.
    Clark is introduced to Kryptonite for the first time and finally learns what it is to feel sick and to feel pain(thanks to a paper-cut.)
    A very good episode esp. for so early in the first season. It's always good when Clark's parents show up and it's good to see Lois not be obsessive if only for 5 minutes.
    Good episode all around.moreless

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    • Clark appears in costume as Superman only once during this episode--in the pre-credits teaser. This is the only episode (except the two-part version of the pilot) where Superman is not present during the main body of the episode Edit
    • Goof: At the end, Trask, who knew Clark's secret, dies at the hands of the sheriff. However, earlier, after putting the piece Kryptonite down on the ground in front of Clark, he commands the van in which Clark was held to drive away. So the van driver too knew Clark's identity! And he lived! Edit

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    • This episode was nominated for a Eddie Award for "Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television". Edit
    • In real-life, actress Sharon Thomas is Dean Cain's mom. She also appears in the episode "Season's Greedings", written by Dean Cain, playing a customer fighting with Lois, and in "Just Say Noah", playing a nun. Edit
    • The meteorite is named by Clark. He calls it Kryptonite. Edit

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    • Clark: Not exactly what you had in mind, huh? Lois: Well, let's see, so far I've been given a glimpse of ritual crop worship, treated as your girlfriend, and I insulted your parents. No, I couldn't have planned this. Mmm, mmm. Edit
    • Lois: You are always editing my copy! Clark: Okay, well, next time you fight the bad guy and I'll write the story! Edit
    • Trask: I have your parents, but who I want is Superman! Now, if you want to save them, you tell me what I want to know. A trade. Clark: You have to promise to let them go. Trask: I do, I do! I absolutely give you my word. Clark: I'm Superman. Edit

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    • Perry: (after insisting Lois go with Clark to Smallville) That's probably how that first reporter felt down there at Love Canal. Love Canal was a town built over a toxic waste dump. It was eventually evacuated by the Federal Government in 1980 because a large percentage of the population experienced serious and even life threatening health problems that studies linked to the toxic waste. Edit
    • Lois mentions that she feels like Dorothy waiting for a tornado to take her off to Oz. As Clark notes Dorothy wanted to return home to Kansas in The Wizard of Oz. Edit
    • Title: The Green, Green Glow Of Home The episode title is play on words with the country song "The Green, Green Grass of Home", originally written by Tom Jones in 1966 and covered by such singers as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Kenny Rogers. Edit

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