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Score: 5.4 Mediocre 12 votes

Birdwoman of the Swamps

Episode Number: 17    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Saturday March 4, 1989    Prod Code: n/a
When a bulldozer is turned over at a construction site TJ and Clark decide to investigate. Clark meets an old indian woman who believes the birds turned over the bulldozer. Clark, as Superboy, moves to bulldozer to its original position and pays a visit to the indian woman. She thinks he is the enemy since he turned the bulldozer back over. She says the construction of a home for the poor is destroying the forests and the wetlands. Mr. Hogan, who is the head of the construction project, orders the indian woman killed. Superboy visits the woman again and she uses a strange spell on him. He collapses in pain, but he is able to weakly fly away from the woman. After he leaves, she is attacked and left unconscious near the swamp by two of Hogan's men. Clark and TJ head to the construction company. They discover Hogan is charging the city top dollar for materials and using low-cost materials that aren't suitable for construction. Meanwhile, the indian woman is nearly killed by an alligator, but is saved by Superboy. Superboy flies to the construction site and is buried under tons of gravel by Hogan's men. He escapes and traps Hogan so that the police can take him away. The indian woman apologizes to Superboy and the construction project is put on hold.

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Writer: Bernard M. Khan
Director: Reza Badiyi
Star: Stacy Haiduk (Lana Lang),  Salome Jens (Martha Kent),  Stuart Whitman (Jonathan Kent),  George Chakiris (Dr. Peterson),  James Calvert (T.J. White),  John Haymes Newton (Clark Kent/Superboy [ 1 ]),  Scott James Wells (Lex Luthor - Season 1)
Guest Star: James MacArthur (Mr. Hogan),  Marlene Cameron (Birdwoman),  Michael S. Walter (Woody),  Ted Science (Accomplice),  Jack Swanson (Frank),  Liz Vassey (Student)

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This is the first episode that displays Superboy's vulnerability to spells/magic. (edit)
When Superboy rolls away from the witch's staff, you can tell by the "S" emblem on his shirt that he's wearing the Christopher Reeve costume from the Superman movies (since those that worked on the movies also worked on Superboy). (edit)
The producers tried saving some money in this episode, leading to a pair of goofs during Clark Kent's first change into Superboy. After asking T.J. to drop him off at the side of the road, Clark jumps on a skateboard and quickly rides it towards the camera. As he crouches down to take off, there are several quick, close-up flashes of Clark's hands ripping open his shirt to reveal the "S" -- but it's stock footage from the shirt rip in "The Beast and the Beauty." The shirt he was wearing in that episode was a light blue button down. But in this scene, he's wearing a white button down with thin black stripes. The scene also suddenly jumps to a fully transformed Superboy flying off the skateboard into the sky -- but the lighting has clearly changed, making it obvious that this scene was shot later in the day (or at a completely different time). (edit)

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Episode: Birdwoman of the Swamps
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