History WesternAnimation / TheNewAdventuresOfSuperman

* SentencedWithoutTrial: Episode "Return of Warlock". At the end of the episode, Superman captures the Warlock, delivers him to the local prison without a trial and tells him "You will stay here for a long, long time".

''The New Adventures of Superman'' was a series of six-minute animated Franchise/{{Superman}} adventures produced by Creator/{{Filmation}} between 1966 and 1970. The 68 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time (by itself, then as part of ''The Superman/ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} Hour of Adventure'' (which also featured this show's version of Superman as part of the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica) and finally ''The Batman/Superman Hour'', which paired it with ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfBatman'').

* SharkPool: "Luthor's Loco Looking Glass". Lex Luthor puts Jimmy Olsen in a Death Trap involving a sliding floor over a pool of sharks. Luckily, Superman turns up seconds after he's dumped into the water.

Producer Lou Scheimer also recruited Bud Collyer and Joan Alexander, veterans from the ''Superman'' [[Radio/TheAdventuresOfSuperMan radio show]] and the WesternAnimation/SupermanTheatricalCartoons, for the voices of Clark Kent/Superman and ComicBook/LoisLane respectively. Jackson Beck, who had been the narrator and the voice of Perry White on the radio show, reprised those same roles for the cartoon version, while Jack Grimes, who had played Jimmy Olsen in its later years, took that part here as well. For this series, Collyer returned to the same vocal technique he'd perfected on the radio show to play the Man of Steel. While in the identity of Clark Kent, Collyer would keep his voice lighter while projecting a sense of weakness. But when the mild-mannered reporter would change into his true identity of Superman, Collyer's voice would deepen dramatically into a heroic baritone. Alexander departed after the first season and was replaced by Julie Bennett in later seasons.

* FossilRevival: The Warlock uses magic to bring a dinosaur skeleton to life to attack Jimmy Olsen in "Return of Warlock". Unusually, it appears to be an apatosaurus rather than a [[KingOfTheDinosaurs T-Rex]] or something similarly intimidating.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In "Can a Luthor Change his Spots?", ComicBook/JimmyOlsen was so sure the answer was "no" he followed Luthor until he arrived at a bank, where Luthor was using a device to easily open a vault door. Jumping to the conclusion Luthor was trying to rob the bank, Jimmy snatched the device, broke it and closed the door before Luthor had the chance to explain there were two people inside the vault and, unless the invention is fixed (or {{Superman}} returns from a far away rescue) on time, they'll suffocate to death.

''The New Adventures of Superman'' was a series of six-minute animated Franchise/{{Superman}} adventures produced by Creator/{{Filmation}} between 1966 and 1970. The 68 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time (by itself, then as part of ''The Superman/ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} Hour of Adventure'' {which also featured this show's version of Superman as part of the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica} and finally ''The Batman/Superman Hour'', which paired it with ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfBatman'').

* HeelFaceMole: Lex Luthor in "Can a Luthor Change His Spots?"

* AdultFear: Aside from it being caused by a mobile flame mote, the situation in "The Fire Phantom" is quite realistic. While on a fishing trip, Jimmy and Clark find themselves in the path of a forest fire. Even worse, they're separated at the time, so neither knows immediately if the other is all right.

''The New Adventures of Superman'' was a series of six-minute animated Franchise/{{Superman}} adventures produced by Creator/{{Filmation}} between 1966 and 1970. The 68 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time.

* [[MeaningfulName/WesternAnimation Meaningful Name]]. In "The Team of Terror" the villainess is named Satana.

** In "Luthor's Loco Looking Glass", Luthor sends a matter transfer machine disguised as a mirror to the ''Daily Planet'', hoping to trap Clark Kent. He accidentally nabs Jimmy instead. His plot du jour consists of putting the hostage on a retracting floor over a SharkPit, seemingly for no reason other than to upset Superman by killing one of his friends.

* HypnoTrinket: In "

* NobodyHereButUsStatues: In "The Imp-Practical Joker", Mister Mxyzptlk hides among statutes of gnomes on the roof of a carnival fun house.
* NonMaliciousMonster: The series has several, such an extraterrestrial creature that devours iron and steel ("The Iron eater"), and the Fire Phantom, which Superman himself describes as "just a fire that wouldn't go out."

* SdrawkcabAlias: Lex Luthor in "Luthor Strikes Again".

* SharkPool: "Luthor's Loco Looking Glass". Lex Luthor puts Jimmy Olsen in a Death Trap involving a sliding floor over a pool of sharks.

** The events of "Luthor's Loco Looking Glass" start when Luthor has a matter transfer machine disguised as a mirror sent to the ''Daily Planet'' and Jimmy falls into it. At the end, Clark offers him a hand mirror to see something on his face more clearly, which Jimmy emphatically refuses.

* VoodooDoll: The Sorcerer uses one on Superman in "The Deadly Super-Doll".

* WeaponsThatSuck: In "The Mysterious Mr Mist", Superman uses an ordinary vacuum cleaner to suck up Mr Mist. However, Mist manages to escape while Superman is busy rescuing Lois.

* ConveyorBeltODoom: In "The Mysterious Mr Mist", Mr Mist attempts to feed Perry White into a buzz saw on his farm.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: Somebody was finally doing it in "Can a Luthor Change his Spots?". Too bad he [[spoiler:didn't find it big enough for a real HeelFaceTurn]].

* FedToTheBeast: In "The Mermen of Emor", the mermen attempt to do this to Jimmy Olsen and two other captured scuba divers as part of their annual games: first with lion sharks, and then a killer whale.

* FossilRevival: The Warlock uses magic to bring a dinosaur skeleton to life to attack Jimmy Olsen in "Return of Warlock".

* HypnoTrinket: See ClothesMakeTheManiac above.
* AnIcePerson: In "The Abominable Iceman", the eponymous beast uses his ice powers to freeze Hawaii, icluding freezing a volcano solid.

* LumberMillMayhem: In "The Mysterious Mr Mist", Mr Mist uses a ConveyorBeltODoom to attempt to feed Perry White into a buzz saw on his farm.

* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: "Rain of Iron". A villain bounces iron balls off an asteroid and back to specific targets on Earth.

* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Several examples.

* AllWebbedUp: Jimmy Olsen gets wrapped up in a cocoon when he is kidnapped by the leader of the Insect Raiders in "The Insect Raiders".

* TheUnpronouncable: Superman's first encounter with Mr. Mxyzptlk has the Man of Steel, sputtering in utter confusion over the imp's name.

* BotonicalAbomination: Although starting off as a PlantPerson, the eponymous creature in "The Tree Man of Arbora" turns into one as it grows to gigantic proportions as it consumes water.