All 21 episodes from the first series about the teen years of a
super-hero. Growing up in Smallville, Kansas, Clark Kent (Tom
Welling) is a teenager who is on the road to becoming the
champion of justice - and who will one day be known the world
over as Superman. The pilot episode sets the scene of baby
Clark's arrival in the town of Smallville, Kansas in 1989, when a
meteor shower deposits him from outer space and he is adopted by
Martha Kent (Annette O'Toole). In 'Metamorphosis', a nerdy insect
collector is attacked by some of his bugs while driving, and
takes on their behavioural patterns, attacking people and
wrapping them in cocoons. 'Hothead' sees a short-tempered,
loud-mouthed football coach, Walt Arnold (Dan Lauria) gaining
fire powers from the kryptonite rocks he uses to heat his sauna.
In 'X-Ray', a girl who has the power to morph into anyone she
wants after kryptonite radiation she had as a child,
turns herself into Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) in order to commit a
bank robbery. 'Cool' finds a football player who has fallen into
an ice-covered lake with kryptonite at the bottom stealing the
warmth from other human beings and freezing them solid. In
'Hourglass', a visit to an old people's home unleashes a tale of
murder and revenge. In 'Craving', a dieting girl turns into a
body- vampire after eating kryptonite-contaminated vegetables.
'Jitters' sees a group of schoolchildren being taken hostage by a
man affected by s at the Luthercorp . In 'Rogue', a
crooked detective tries to blackmail Clark into helping
him with his illegal operations. 'Shimmer' finds an invisible
intruder at large in Lex's house. In 'Hug', two men who have been
exposed to kryptonite find they have incredible powers of
persuasion with anyone they touch. In 'Leech', Clark and a
classmate, Eric (Shawn Ashmore) swap personalities after being
struck by lightning. In 'Kinetic', a gang of thugs who use their
kryptonite tattoos to pass through walls draw Whitney (Eric
Johnson) into their circle. 'Zero' sees Lex being kipped by a
man he thought was dead, following an incident in a nightclub
many years previously. In 'Nicodemus' a flower created in Level 3
of the Luthercorp fertiliser is causing everyone to get in
touch with their true instincts. In 'Stray', a boy with
telepathic powers is taken in by the Kents, but Clark is immune
to his mind-reading powers. 'Reaper' sees a man on a deranged
mission to relieve old people from their suffering. 'Drone' sees
Sasha (Shonda Farr), a candidate in the election for school
president, using her power to control swarms of bees to attack
anyone who dares to run against her. In 'Crush', a young
cartoonist who has developed the power of telekinesis since
losing the use of his hands in a hit-and-run accident uses his
powers to wreak revenge on those who hurt him. 'Obscura' sees
reporter Roger Nixon (Tom O'Brien) looking into the origins and
effects of that eful meteor shower. Finally, 'Tempest' sees
Clark and Chloe (Allison Mack) preparing for their date at the
Spring Formal when three tornadoes strike the town
simultaneously. Roger Nixon, who has found the key to the
spaceship, activates it at the very moment the tornadoes strike.
Meanwhile, Lana is whisked into a tornado - and only Clark can
save her.
Synopsis
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Before the Legend...Before the Icon...He was a teenager growing
up in Smallville. The Complete First Season of the hit series
that chronicles the life of the boy who would be Superman is on
DVD in a 6-disc collector's set with super bonus features.