Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Don't Tug on Superman's Cape
TV Flash files “Don't Tug on Superman's Cape” as hour 49 of 87 in the TV Flash guide — Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997) on ABC, season 3, episode 6, aired 1995-11-05, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E06: listed hour 49 of 87 in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman guide, hour 6 of 22 in season 3. It aired 1995-11-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Just Say Noah” (S03E05). Next is “Ultra Woman” (S03E07).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A wealthy couple with a passion for rare objects seek the help of an escaped criminal to add Superman to their collection.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Don't Tug on Superman's Cape sit in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman guide?
S03E06 is listed hour 49 of 87 — hour 6 of 22 in season 3, season 3 episode 6.
When did Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman S03E06 air?
Don't Tug on Superman's Cape aired 1995-11-05 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Action show or romance?
Workplace rom-com first, cape second. Chemistry is the serialization; origin homework is optional.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Superman as workplace rom-com: Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain circling a byline, a cape, and a secret. Nineties superhero TV that cared more about chemistry than origin homework. Daily Planet flirtation with flying lessons — light, glossy, and the version of the myth that treats Lois as the story, not the rooftop prize.
So about the byline: Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain circling a cape, a secret, and a ship that treated Lois as the story, not the rooftop prize. Deborah Joy LeVine developed the ABC series (1993–1997) as Superman workplace rom-com, cape second. (I said spoiler-free. The will-they is the serialization.) **Chemistry is canon; origin homework is optional.** Lana can keep the flying-lesson gown; the tags were already treating a look as the plot.
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