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Superman: The Animated Series
1996–2000
· TV Show
· 30 min episodes
· 3 seasons
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #82
- IMDb #120
- Trakt #162
Every rating
The last son of the planet Krypton protects his adoptive home of Earth as the greatest of the superheroes.
Details
- Created by
- Alan Burnett, Bruce Timm
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Animation, DC
- Released
- 6 September 1996
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Episodes
- 54 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Stand Owner (voice) / Brainiac / Councilman / Cop (voice) / Binko (voice) / Brainiac (voice)
Awards & nominations
See all 12 →2 major awards won · 2 wins from 12 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| Daytime Emmy Awards 1999 | Outstanding Sound Mixing – Special Class | Tom Maydeck, Robert Hargreaves, Patrick Rodman, and John Hegedes | Winner |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 1998 | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Jean MacCurdy, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Hilary Bader, Stan Berkowitz, Rich Fogel, Steve Gerber, Bob Goodman, Hiroyuki Aoyama, Curt Geda, Kenji Hachizaki, Butch Lukic, Toshihiko Masuda, Dan Riba, Andrea Romano, and Yûichirô Yano | Winner |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 2000 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Jean MacCurdy, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Glen Murakami, Bruce Timm, Hilary Bader, Stan Berkowitz, Rich Fogel, Bob Goodman, Curt Geda, Butch Lukic, Dan Riba, Andrea Romano, and Shin'ichi Tsuji | Nominee |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 2000 | Outstanding Sound Editing – Special Class | Robert Hargreaves, George Brooks, Gregory Beaumont, Mark Keatts, John Hegedes, Linda Di Franco, Kelly Ann Foley and Diane Griffen | Nominee |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 2000 | Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Lolita Ritmanis (for "Fish Story") | Nominee |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 2000 | Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Michael McCuistion (for "In Brightest Day...") | Nominee |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 1999 | Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Lolita Ritmanis (for "Little Girl Lost: Part 1") | Nominee |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 1999 | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Jean MacCurdy, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Glen Murakami, Bruce Timm, Hilary Bader, Stan Berkowitz, Rich Fogel, Bob Goodman, Hiroyuki Aoyama, Curt Geda, Kenji Hachizaki, Butch Lukic, Toshihiko Masuda, Dan Riba, Andrea Romano, and Yûichirô Yano | Nominee |
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Full cast — Superman: The Animated Series
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Stand Owner (voice) / Brainiac / Councilman / Cop (voice) / Binko (voice) / Brainiac (voice)
Krypto (voice) / Camorite (voice) / Serpent (voice) / Scientist (voice) / Evil Creatures (voice) / Doorman (voice) / Creature (voice)
Curator (voice) / Tour Guide / Old Woman / Waitress (voice) / Pilot (voice) / Ms. Stevenson / Annie's Mother / LexCorp Presenter (voice) / Revolutionary (voice) / Expensive Woman (voice)
Death Fist Ninja (voice) / Co-Pilot (voice) / Captain (voice) / Programmer (voice) / Thug Leader (voice)
Soldier (voice) / Guard (voice) / Lexie #1 (voice) / News Anchor (voice) / Houston Control (voice)
12 awards — Superman: The Animated Series
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Daytime Emmy Awards
11 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Sound Mixing – Special Class | Tom Maydeck, Robert Hargreaves, Patrick Rodman, and John Hegedes | Winner |
| Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Jean MacCurdy, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Hilary Bader, Stan Berkowitz, Rich Fogel, Steve Gerber, Bob Goodman, Hiroyuki Aoyama, Curt Geda, Kenji Hachizaki, Butch Lukic, Toshihiko Masuda, Dan Riba, Andrea Romano, and Yûichirô Yano | Winner |
| Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Jean MacCurdy, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Glen Murakami, Bruce Timm, Hilary Bader, Stan Berkowitz, Rich Fogel, Bob Goodman, Curt Geda, Butch Lukic, Dan Riba, Andrea Romano, and Shin'ichi Tsuji | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Lolita Ritmanis (for "Fish Story") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Michael McCuistion (for "In Brightest Day...") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Lolita Ritmanis (for "Little Girl Lost: Part 1") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Shirley Walker | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing – Special Class | Robert Hargreaves, George Brooks, Gregory Beaumont, Mark Keatts, John Hegedes, Linda Di Franco, Kelly Ann Foley and Diane Griffen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing – Special Class | Robert Hargreaves, John Hegedes, George Brooks, Gregory Beaumont, Kelly Ann Foley, and Diane Griffen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Jean MacCurdy, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Glen Murakami, Bruce Timm, Hilary Bader, Stan Berkowitz, Rich Fogel, Bob Goodman, Hiroyuki Aoyama, Curt Geda, Kenji Hachizaki, Butch Lukic, Toshihiko Masuda, Dan Riba, Andrea Romano, and Yûichirô Yano | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Jean MacCurdy, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Dan Riba, Andrea Romano, Stan Berkowitz, Hilary J. Bader, and Bob Goodman | Nominee |
Annie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Individual Achievement: Music in a TV Production | Shirley Walker (for Main Title Theme) | Nominee |