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Superman (1996)

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  Episode Information  
Title: Identity Crisis
Episode Number: 19
Season: 2
Season Episode #.: 6
Production Number: 020
Original Airdate: Monday September 15th, 1997
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Episode Crew
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Robert Goodman
Story: Joe R. Lansdale
Robert Goodman
  Episode Summary  
When Lois and Clark are tailing a high-speed police chase and Kent is suddenly ejected from her car, he's more than surprised to be rescued by Superman. Dumbfounded by this duality, Clark sets out to uncover the truth behind this new caped avenger; not surprisingly, the path is an all too familiar one that leads right to Lex Luthor.
 
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  Guest Stars  
Starring Roles
Clancy BrownvoicedLex LuthorRecurring (5th appearance)
Dana DelanyvoicedLois LaneRecurring (10th appearance)
Guest Stars
Joe LalavoicedMaitre D'Recurring (second appearance)
John RubinowvoicedHelicopter PilotRecurring (second appearance)
Lisa EdelsteinvoicedMercy GravesRecurring (third appearance)
Robert ItovoicedDr. TengRecurring (first appearance)
Timothy DalyvoicedBizarroRecurring (first appearance)
Jamie CroninvoicedBoy #2 
Kendall CunninghamvoicedTommy 
Ryan O'DonohuevoicedBoy #1 
  Episode Notes  
First appearance of Bizarro.
 
The construction worker that says "We love ya, big guy" was the same one who in "Livewire," was agreeing with Leslie's criticism against Superman, and then was saved by him.
 
  Episode Quotes  
Boy #1: What if he dies?
Boy #2: I'm not telling his mom.
 
Superman: All right. Who wants to explain what you were doing up there?
Tommy: They dared me!
Boy #2: We didn't think you'd do it!
Superman: I know it's tough to turn down a dare, but sometimes being brave means using your head and not making something dangerous because other kids pressured you.
 
Superman: Take a wrong step, Mr. Kent?
Clark: What?!
 
Clark: Er, thanks, Super... man...
Superman: Maybe you two should leave the dirty work to the authorities, hmm?
Clark: Er, I...
Lois: Yeah, right... Have you ever known me to play it safe?
Superman: (ponders) I suppose not. We should have a word about that. Maybe over dinner?
 
Superman: It's a date!
Lois: A date? Hmm, must be this new perfume.
 
Lois: Hey, Smallville, you alright?
Clark: Er, yeah. A little shaken up, I guess. You go on ahead, Lois, I feel like... walking it off.
Lois: Are you nuts?! We're miles form nowhere! What about the story?
Clark: You know us country bumpkins... 10 miles to school and all that...
Lois: Your lose! My byline...
 
Superman: (to his clone) Excuse me. I know you're a busy guy, but I'm dying to get your autograph.
 
Bizarro: I... have... problem.
Lex Luthor: My friend, I would call that an understatement.
 
Bizarro: What am me?
Mercy: Bizarro, that's what you am.
Lex Luthor: Mercy!
Bizarro: Bizarro? That not my name!
Mercy: If the shoe fits, handsome...
 
(Bizarro crashes through Lex's Lab ceiling)
Lex Luthor: (to Mercy) That's coming out of your pay.
 
Bizarro: Me am Superman! Me am hero!
Lex Luthor: Sorry, my friend, but you am toast.
 
Bizarro: Me no am Superman. You am Superman. Superman save Lois.
Lois: You are a hero!
 
Lois: Do you think he survived?
Superman: I don't know. I've never been in a half kiloton blast. I hope he did. He turned out to have a good heart.
Lois: Well, naturally. He came from good stock.
 
  Episode Goofs  
Why did Bizarro's clothes change of color when his skin changed?
 
When Bizarro looks at his reflection in a mirror at Lex Luthor's lab, the "S" logo on his costume is not backward.
 
  Episode References  
"A Little Piece of Home"

Lex Luthor: I trust you remember Superman's run in with the mechanical dinosaur...
Lois Lane: How could I forget?

Lex is referring to the T-Rex and kryptonite incident that, according to him, weakened Superman so much that made possible for Lex to collect a sample of his DNA, and thus creating Bizarro.
 
  Analysis  
Superman's DNA

Superman's DNA seems to be incompatible with the Human DNA, and so far there are two instances that corroborate this evidence: 1) Bizzaro is a combination of human and Superman's DNA, and his skin turned pale; 2) when a lightning bounced of Superman and hit Leslie Willis, she was turned into a pale skin-colored electrical being.
 
Bizarro

The DCAU Bizarro seems to be a cross between his incarnations of the Pre-Crisis, the Post-Crisis and, original material. Bizarro's costume is as angular as his Pre-Crisis version, but it’s colored as his Post-Crisis incarnation; and he does not bear a backwards S-shield. Moreover, Bizarro’s pattern of behavior does not follow his common logic of doing the opposite of what he says. In this incarnation, Bizarro tries to act as a hero, but his lack of intelligence leads him to unintentionally cause trouble.
 
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