Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The Dad Who Came in from the Cold
TV Flash files “The Dad Who Came in from the Cold” as hour 56 of 87 in the TV Flash guide — Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997) on ABC, season 3, episode 13, aired 1996-01-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E13: listed hour 56 of 87 in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman guide, hour 13 of 22 in season 3. It aired 1996-01-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Never on Sunday” (S03E12). Next is “Tempus Anyone?” (S03E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Jimmy's father, secret agent Jack Olsen, is assigned to retrieve a computer disk he believes is in the possession of Lois and Clark, and he is prepared to stop at nothing to get it back.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Dad Who Came in from the Cold sit in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman guide?
S03E13 is listed hour 56 of 87 — hour 13 of 22 in season 3, season 3 episode 13.
When did Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman S03E13 air?
The Dad Who Came in from the Cold aired 1996-01-14 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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