SEASON ONE REGULAR CAST:

• Clark Kent (Tom Welling)
• Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum)
• Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk)
• John Schneider (Jonathan Kent)
• Annette O’ Toole (Martha Kent)
• Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan)
• Sam Jones III (Pete Ross)
• Eric Johnson (Whitney Fordman)

1.01 PILOT

Original Airdate: October 16, 2001

Written By: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

Directed By: David Nutter

Guest Stars: John Glover (Lionel Luthor), Adrian McMorran (Jeremy Creek), Sarah-Jane Redmond (Nell Potter), Malkolm Alburquenque (Young Clark), Matthew Munn (Young Lex)

Music:

• “The Way It Is” by Bruce Hornsby
• “Long Way Around” by Eagle Eye Cherry
• “Wonder” by Embrace
• “Unstoppable” by The Calling
• “Inside the Memories” by Fear the Clown
• “Let’s Go” by Capital Eye
• “Maybe” by Stereophonics
• “Everything I Own” by Jude
• “Everything” by Lifehouse

Clark saves and befriends Lex Luthor, stops an avenging scarecrow from Smallville High and learns where he’s from.

 
1.02 METAMORPHOSIS

Original Airdate: October 23, 2001

Written By: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

Directed By: Michael Watkins & Philip Sgriccia

Guest Stars: Chad E. Donella (Greg Arkin), Gabrielle Rose (Greg’s Mother)

Music:

• “Save Me” by Remy Zero
• “Last Resort” by Papa Roach
• “Island in the Sun” by Weazer
• “I Do” by Better than Ezra
• “Underdog (Save Me)” by Turin Brakes
• “Love Me Madly” by Cake
• “Damaged” by Aeon Spoke
• “Wherever You Will Go” by The Calling
• “Everything” by Lifehouse

Lana is in danger from a nerdish bug collector that is transformed into a monster by Smallville bugs.

 
1.03 HOTHEAD

Original Airdate: October 30, 2001

Written By: Greg Walker

Directed By: Greg Beeman

Guest Stars: Jason Connery (Dominic Santori), Sarah Jane Redmond (Nell Potter), John Glover (Lionel Luthor), Dan Lauria (Coach Walt Arnold), Hiro Kanagawa (Principal Kwan), David Paetkau (Trevor Chapel)

Music:

• “Renegade Fighter” by Zed
• “Clint Eastwood” by Gorillez
• “Motivation” by Sum 41
• “Bad Day” by Fuel
• “Never Let You Go” by Third Eye Blind
• “You” by Binocular

A football coach at Smallville High turns deadly when he is exposed to Kryptonite and gives him the power to engulf his critics into flames.

1.04 X-RAY

Original Airdate: November 6, 2001

Written By: Mark Verheiden

Directed By: James Frawley

Guest Stars: Lizzy Caplan (Tina Greer), Tom O’Brien (Roger Nixon), Mark McConchie (Mr. Ellis), Sarah-Jane Redmond (Nell Potter), Beverly Breuer (Rose Greer)

Music:

• “Movies” by Ant Farm
• “Ooh la la” by The Wiseguys
• “Breathe You In” by Stabbing Westward
• “Analyze” by The Cranberries
• “Unbroken” by Todd Thibaud
• “Up All Night” by Unwritten Law
• “Wall In Your Heart” by Shelby Lynne

Clark discovers he has a new ability – X-ray vision which comes in handy when he meets Tina Greer; a student with the ability to take on the appearance of anyone.

1.05 COOL

Original Airdate: November 13, 2001

Written By: Michael Green

Directed By: Jim Contner

Guest Stars: Michael Coristine (Sean Kelvin), Tania Saulnier (Jenna)

Music:

• “Rescue” by Eve G
• “Let Your Shoulder Fall” by Matthew Jay
• “We’re At The Top Of The World” by the Juliana Theory
• “On Your Side” by Pete Yorn
• “Standing Still” by Jewel
• “This Way” by Jewel
• When a student falls into an icy, Kryptonite laced Crater Lake, it transforms him into a hypothermic monster who needs to take the body heat from others to remain normal.

1.06 HOURGLASS

Original Airdate: November 20, 2001

Written By: Doris Egan

Directed By: Chris Long

Guest Stars: George Murdock (Old Harry), Eric Christian Olsen (Young Harry), Jackie Burroughs (Cassandra Carver), Mitchell Kosterman (Sheriff Ethan)

Music:

• “5/4″ by Gorillaz
• “Time Served” by Dispatch
• “Pianao Sonata No. 3 in B minor, op. 59 and Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, op. 4, by Chopin, performed by Idil Beret

When a home resident at a retirement home accidentally falls in a Kryptonite laced pond that acts like a fountain of youth, he goes back to his murderous ways of his sinister past.

1.07 CRAVING

Original Airdate: November 27, 2001

Written By: Michael Green

Directed By: Philip Sgriccia

Guest Stars: Amy Adams (Jodi Melville), Sarah-Jane Redmond (Nell Potter), Joe Morton (Dr. Steven Hamilton), Malcolm Stewart (Jodi’s Father)

Music:

• “Slide” by Dido
• “Innocent” by Fuel
• “Invisible” by Third Eye Blind
• “The Fool” by Call and Response
• “Hero” by Enrique Iglesias

An overweight teenager has tried unsuccessfully to lose weight until she consumes a Kryptonite infected smoothie. However, along with the major weight loss is an incredible hunger and craving that cannot be satisfied and plummets out of control.

1.08 JITTERS

Original Airdate: December 11, 2001

Written By: Cherie Bennet & Jeff Gottesfeld

Directed By: Michael Watkins

Guest Stars:

Music:

• “Pacific Coast Party” by Smashmouth
• “Tie Me Up” by Handsome Devil
• “Bad Idea” by Bad Ronald
• “The People That We Love” by Bush
• “My Bridges Burn” by The Cult

An ex-LuthorCorp employee is desperate to discover the cause of his violent spasms that kills anyone who comes too close to him.

1.09 ROGUE

Original Airdate: January 15, 2002

Written By: Mark Verheiden

Directed By: David Carson

Guest Stars:

Music:

• “Breathing” by Lifehouse
• “Everything” by Lifehouse
• “Step it Up” by Stereo MCs
• “I Have Seen” by Zero 7
• “Angel” by Massive Attack
• “She Lives By The Water” by Club 8
• “Numb” by Grant Park
• “Take Your Time” by Radford

After Clark stops a bus from hitting a homeless man and believing no one witnessed his heroics, a crooked cop sees everything and blackmails Clark.

1.10 SHIMMER

Original Airdate: January 29, 2002

Written By: Michael Green & Mark Verheiden

Directed By: D.J. Caruso

Guest Stars:

Music:

• “S.O.S.” by The Vigilantes of Love
• “Galaxy” by The Vigilantes of Love
• “When I’m With You” by Simple Plan
• “Evolution Revolution Love” by Tricky
• “If I Go” by Thrift Store Halo
• “Blend” by Something Else
• “Poor Misguided Fool” by Starsailor
• “Caught in the Sun” by Course of Nature

A servant working for Lex at his mansion uses an invisibility potion to hide himself from various attacks and vandalism.

1.11 HUG

Original Airdate: February 5, 2002

Written By: Doris Egan

Directed By: Chris Long

Guest Stars:

Music:

• “Into the Lavender” by Rubyhorse
• “Have a Nice Day” by Stereophonics
• “Mistaken I.D.” by Citizen Cope
• “Slow Down” by Wayne
• “Into You” by Jennifer Knapp

With a handshake, a manipulative business man has the power to make people do whatever he wants, leaving victims with no memory of what happened afterwards.

1.12 LEECH

Original Airdate: February 12, 2002

Written By: Tim Schlattmann

Directed By: Greg Beeman

Guest Stars:

Music:

• “Fade” by Staind
• “Elevation” by U2
• “Fat Lip” by Sum 41
• “Bonecracker” by Shocore
• “Inflatable” by Bush

After Clark and fellow classmate, Eric, are hit by a fluke lightening strike during a school field trip, somehow Clark’s powers are transferred to Eric, who then misuses his new powers.

1.13 KINETIC

Original Airdate: February 26, 2002

Written By: Philip Levens

Directed By: Robert Singer

Music:

• “Set if Off” by P.O.D.
• “New World Order” by Onesidezero
• “I A.M.” by Beautiful Creatures
• “Perfect Memory” by Remy Zero

After losing his scholarship, Whitney falls in with the wrong crowd that uses Kryptonite ink tattoos to allow themselves to pass through solid objects.

1.14 ZERO

Original Airdate: March 12, 2002

Teleplay By: Mark Verheiden

Story By: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

Directed By: Michael Katleman

Guest Stars:

Music:

• “Battleflag” by Pigeonhed/Lo Fidelity All-Stars
• “God Is A D.J.” by Faithless
• “Let’s Go For A Ride” by Eleventeen
• “Lonely Road of Faith” by Kid Rock

Lex’s past catches up with him when a nemesis presumed dead comes to Smallville and stalks Lex.

1.15 NICODEMUS

Original Airdate: March 19, 2002

Teleplay By: Michael Green

Story By: Greg Walker

Directed By: James Marshall

Guest Stars:

Music:

• “Good Ol’ Boys” by Waylon Jennings
• “I Will Make You Cry” by Nelly Furtado
• “Destiny” by Zero 7
• “I Have Seen” by Zero 7
• “Supernatural” by Divine Right
• “Sadie Hawkins Dance” by Relient K.
• “Big Day” by Puracane
• “Love Sweet Love” by Josh Clayton-Felt
• “Saturday Night’s Alright” by Hal Lovejoy
• “Beautiful Day” by U2

A strange and toxic flower causes unusual behavior to anyone who comes into contact with it.

1.16 STRAY

Original Airdate: April 16, 2002

Written by: Philip Levens

Directed by: Paul Shapiro

Guest Stars:

Music:

• “Free to Change Your Mind” by Regency Buck
• “Lonely Day” by Phantom Planet
• “Is it Love” by Todd Thibuad
• “Dragging Me Down” by Todd Thibaud
• “You and I” by Micah Green
• “Superman” by Five for Fighting

A boy who can read minds, escapes his cruel stepfather and new wife who are using his abilities to carry out crimes.

1.17 REAPER

Original Airdate: April 23, 2002

Written by: Cameron Litvack

Directed by: Terrence O’Hara

Guest Stars:

Music:

• “Sparkle” by Rubyhorse
• “Friends & Family” by Trik Turner
• “The Weight of my Words” by Kings of Convenience
• “Falcor” by Firengine Red

After a young man falls to his death from a hospital window after attempting to smother his mother to save her from a painful death, meteor rock is removed from his body during an autopsy, giving him the ability to kill by just touching.

1.18 DRONE

Original Airdate: April 30, 2002

Written by: Michael Green & Philip Levene

Directed by: Michael Katleman

Music:

• “Stick ‘Em Up” by Quarashi
• “If There’s Love” by Citizen Cope
• “Not What I Wanted” by Evan Olson
• “Drink to Get Drunk” by Sia
• “The Middle” by Jimmy Eat World
• “Wogs Will Walk” by Cornershop
• “Opaline” by Dishwalla
• “Big Day” by Puracane
• “Wake Up Elvis” by Alan Charing
• “Fever For The Flava” by Hot Action Cop
• “Here is Gone” by The Goo-Goo Dolls”

Clark decides to run for class president, but after other contenders are killed or hurt and a rival contender threatens Clark, he begins to investigate.

1.19 CRUSH

Original Airdate: May 7, 2002

Written by: Philip Levens, Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

Directed by: James Marshall

Music:

• “You and I” by Micah Green
• “40 to 5″ by Leave the World
• “Nothing to Do” by Bottlefly
• “Light in your Eyes” by Louise Goffin
• “2001 Splifee Odyssey” by The Thievery Corporation
• “Time After Time” by Eva Cassidy

A bitter cartoonist turns his telekinesis gift into a weapon of revenge after a hit and run accident destroys his drawing hand.

1.20 OBSCURA

Original Airdate: May 14, 2002

Written by: Michael Green & Mark Verheiden

Story by: Greg Walker

Directed by: Terrence O’Hara

Guest Stars:

Music:

• “No Such Thing” by John Mayer
• “Just Another” by Pete Yorn
• “Two Stones In My Pocket” by Neil Halstead
• “Piano Fire” by Sparklehorse
• “Silent to the Dark” by Electric Soft Parade

Lana begins to have strange visions about Chloe being kidnapped. Lex becomes intrigued when a crop duster reveals what he saw fall from the sky during the meteor shower in Smallville.

1.21 TEMPEST

Original Airdate: 5.21.2002

Teleplay by: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

Story by: Philip Levene

Directed by: Greg Beeman

Music:

• “What Do I Have To Do?” by Stabbing Westward
• “Where This Love Goes” by Sherri Young
• “Everything” by Lifehouse
• “Breathe” by Greenwheel
• “Let Go” by Gigolo Aunts
• “What We’ve Been Through” by Paul Trudeau
• “Save Me” by Remy Zero (performed live)
• “Perfect Memory” by Remy Zero (performed live)

A reporter knows Clark’s secret, and threatens to expose him. Clark and Chloe attend a school dance together, while Lana bids farewell to Whitney, who is leaving to join the Marines. All of this while a tornado is headed towards Smallville.

Information Compiled From:

• Smallville, Season 1, The Official Companion
• Smallville First Season DVD-Set