New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) Episode: Robot of Riga

"Robot of Riga"
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New Adventures of Superman  Season 1: Episode 9
October 8, 1966
Directors	Hal Sutherland
Writers	Oscar Bensol
Previous Episode	"The Deadly Icebergs" (October 1, 1966)
Next Episode	"The Invisible Raiders" (October 8, 1966)

In a swamp near Metropolis surroundings, Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane are abducted by a Rigan starship, and taken to Planet Riga as prisioners. Jimmy uses his Signal Watch to call Superman, and the hero tracks the ultrassonic signal to Riga. Jimmy and Lois try to flee from a electrified cell when his jRobot of Riga is an episode of season 1 of New Adventures of Superman. It premiered on October 8, 1966.

Synopsis for "The Robot of Riga"

In a swamp near Metropolis surroundings, Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane are abducted by a Rigan starship, and taken to Planet Riga as prisioners. Jimmy uses his Signal Watch to call Superman, and the hero tracks the ultrassonic signal to Riga. Jimmy and Lois try to flee from a electrified cell when his jailer is bringing food, but the Rigans activate a giant, flame-breather robot to chase them. Superman comes just in time to fight the monstrous machine. In first, Superman is unable to make any harm in the robot: its metal shell is completely impervious. Nor Heat vision seems work. Superman watches the robot and looks for a weak point. Finally he discover one: the robot "mouth", from where its flames are expelled. Flying in high speed, the Man of Steel pass through the robot mouth and enter into its control room, causing a lot of internal damage to the circuits. The robot releases several sparks ("as on July 4th", says Lois Lane) and finally Superman throws the giant into a lake. Superman then takes Jimmy and Lois and flies them towards Earth.

Appearing in "The Robot of Riga"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Jimmy Olsen
• Lois Lane

Antagonists:

• Rigans (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth
  • Metropolis
    • Daily Planet
• Riga (Single appearance)

Items:

• Robot of Riga
• Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch

Vehicles:

• Rigan Starship

Notes

• When various old comic book stories shows Superman rescuing people through the space protecting them with his indestructible cape, in this episode Superman simply holds Jimmy and Lois in his arms and fly with them through the space. How Jimmy and Lois survived to the space vacuum is unknown.

Trivia

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Recommended Media

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