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* [[Executive Meddling]]: There were fights between the writers, the execs, and the fans as to whether Lois and Clark would tie the knot in the show. The results [[Easy Amnesia|were]] [[Cloning Blues|not]] [[Jumping the Shark|pretty]].
** Also a good example of [[Pandering to the Base]] by the fourth season. The fandom, specifically one corner of it, had far too much influence on the show, resulting in the ridiculousness of [[Shocking Swerve|villain after villain wanting to break them up]]. You know, instead of actual cases and stories.
** It got so bad the episode they got married was called "[[Throw the Dog a Bone|Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding]]"
** It also interfered with the comic book marriage which would have originally happened in 1992 but was postponed to coincide with the TV show marriage. The resulting gap in their story arc led the book writers to comment [[The Death of Superman|why don't we just kill him.]] The rest is history.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]] / [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Tony Jay]] has a series-spanning role as Lex Luthor's [[Battle Butler|butler]], and of course his famous baritone voice is heard often.
** Lord Nor is played by Simon Templeman, best known for voicing [[Legacy of Kain|Kain]].
** [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Tasha Yar]] shows up as doctor working for Lex.
** Jor-El's [[Hologram]] is played by none other than [[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|Chancellor Gorkon]].
** Another ''Trek'' alum, [[Deep Space Nine|General Martok]], appears as the head elder of New Krypton.
** We're not done yet. [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Reginald Barclay]] plays a loony with a [[Kill Sat]] at his command.
*** How did nobody mention Tim Lake is ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Commander Riker]]''?!
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** In a bit of hindsight casting, Michael Mckean plays a younger Perry White on ''[[Smallville]]''. He appears on this show as a [[Mooks|Mook]] scientist.
** H.G. Wells is played by [[Weekend at Bernies|Bernie]], who looks [[Incredibly Lame Pun|livelier than usual]].
** Until this point, Justin Whalin was best known for playing older Andy in ''[[
** The [[Master of Disguise]] "Anonymous" is played by [[Latex Perfection|several actors]], before finally being unmasked as...[[WTF Casting Agency|Uncle]] [[Full House|Joey]]??
** "Lame Brain" Johnson's mother is [[The Nanny|Sylvia Fine]], in a frighteningly [[Evil Matriarch|reverse]] portrayal of her other role.
** Zara is portrayed by Mallory from ''[[Family Ties]]'', in a [[Not-So-Small Role]].
** [[
** [[The West Wing|Leo McGarry]] pops up as [[Depraved Kids' Show Host]] "Mr. Gadget", with [[Back to The Future|Biff]] as his son/accomplice.
** Lucille Newtrich is [[Cheers|Diane]].
* [[John Munch]]: Well, almost. Richard Belzer appears throughout Season 1 as [[wikipedia:Inspector Henderson|Inspector Henderson]], a jaded cop and sometimes-ally to Clark Kent. In his last appearance, Henderson is shown breaking up Luthor's wedding and placing him under arrest. That's right, [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny|John Munch defeats Lex Luthor]]!
* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: [[Star Trek: Voyager|Chakotay]] does a mean Hans Gruber.
** The leader of the Toasters gang is [[Star Trek: Voyager|Vulcan Ensign Vorik]]. His [[The Hyena|acting style]] here is basically the Vulcan pon farr taken to its natural conclusion.
** Jimmy Olsen is [[Final Destination|constantly being stalked by death]]. ..Not unlike being on this show, come to think of it.
** As for the other Jimmy Olsen, he once saved the world from [[Dungeons
** After leaving the Daily Planet, Cat Grant parlayed her years of gossip column experience into [[Babylon 5|commanding a space station]].
** Inspector Henderson is initially played by Brent Jennings, better-known as [[Jive Turkey]] vampire [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Mr. Trick]] (Jennings reprises the role of Henderson in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'').
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** On that note: Hey, [[CSI|Warrick]], nice dreadlocks!
** In Season 2's [[Christmas Episode]], Jimmy Olsen's girl of the week is (fittingly) [[The World Is Not Enough|Dr. Christmas Jones]].
** And he follows it up with dating [[
** Raymond's brother [[Everybody Loves Raymond|Robert]] used to be an [[Cannot Tell a Joke|unfunny]] clergyman named "Reverend Bob".
* [[Took the Bad Film Seriously]]: You wouldn't know it just from watching him, but John Shea took Lex Luthor ''very'' seriously. He even studied [[Friedrich Nietzsche|Nietzsche]].
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