Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series ran from 1996 to 2000 on Kids' WB, and was based on DC Comics' flagship character, Superman.

Plot
The show focuses on Superman, an incredibly powerful crimefighter from the planet Krypton, as he defends the city of Metropolis from a variety of supercriminals such as Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Metallo, Livewire, Parasite, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Bizarro and Darkseid.

Why It Is Super

 * 1) This was the second show to be set in the DCAU, after Batman: The Animated Series.
 * 2) Great animation by Koko Enterprise Co., LTD, TMS-Kyokuchi, Dong Yang Animation Co., LTD and Group TAC, as well as the characters were designed by Bruce Timm.
 * 3) Good voice acting, especially Tim Daly as Superman.
 * 4) Likeable characters like Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Kara In-Ze/Kara Kent/Supergirl.
 * 5) Awesome villains, such as Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Darkseid, Metallo, Livewire and Parasite.
 * 6) It had a crossover with The New Batman Adventures in a three-part episode called "World's Finest", "Knight Time", "The Demon Reborn (both single episodes), "Girls Night Out" (from "TNBA"), and some other superheroes like the Flash ("Speed Demons"), Doctor Fate ("The Hand of Fate"), Green Lantern ("In Brightest Day") and Aquaman ("A Fish Story"). They also had a crossover with Static Shock episode "Toys in the Hood".
 * 7) Most of the episodes are great to watched such as "The Last Son of Krypton", "Blast From the Past", "Brave New Metropolis", "The Late Mr. Kent", "Little Girl Lost" and "New Kids in Town".
 * 8) It includes Superman's cousin, Supergirl.
 * 9) Memorable intro theme by the late Shirley Walker.
 * 10) Great action scenes.
 * 11) The last episode was great and helped set up Justice League.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The show somewhat ended in a cliffhanger with the events of the series finale "Legacy", as Superman has ruined his reputation as a superhero thanks to Darkseid and needs to earn back the people's trust. The original idea was for "Legacy" to be the first episode of a fourth season in which Superman would have done exactly this, but the crew declined after being asked to do Batman Beyond, leaving the storyline unresolved. While Superman is confirmed to have gained the people's trust again after so much work in Justice League, this feels like a wasted opportunity.
 * 2) Lobo in "The Main Man" is sugarcoated for a family-friendly audience. Luckily, the Lobo cartoon has him in a more faithful fashion.

Trivia

 * When Warner Bros.' rival Disney picked up the rights to this series, along with Batman: The Animated Series and Pinky and the Brain, it was originally aired on Toon Disney's Jetix block from 2007 to 2009 and on Disney XD from 2009 to 2010 for reruns.
 * The infamous Nintendo 64 game, mh:crappygames:Superman 64 was based on this show.