Plastic Man

1979 – 1981 35 episodes

The main segment of this show. For the first year, there was a half-hour episode and a short, ten-minute episode. The second season was composed of just the shorter episodes.

Episode guide

  1. The Weed

    September 22, 1979 No. 1-A (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    The Weed, an intelligent, walking plant, steals a secret plant-grow formula to create a giant destructive plant.

  2. Dr. Irwin And Mr. Meteor

    September 22, 1979 No. 1-E (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    A meteor is caught up in Earth's orbit and sends a fragment to Earth. Dr. Irwin, a 90-pound weakling, is transformed into a vengeful metal giant by the meteor's rays. Combining brains and b…

  3. Wham Bam, Beware Of The Clam

    September 29, 1979 No. 2-A (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    The Clam, a pirate mollusk, uses his clam-sub to steal a Chinese water-control machine. With the machine, he floods New York City to facilitate the robbery of the city's banks.

  4. The Day The Ocean Disappeared

    September 29, 1979 No. 2-E (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    By turning seawater into water vapor, the evil Dr. Houctoff can bottle up the oceans of the world. His fiendish machine needs a special type of fuel- Plastic Man!

  5. The Horrible Half-Ape

    October 6, 1979 No. 3-A (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    A bungled experiment turns a vengeful scientist into a creature half-human and half-ape. When he kidnaps a distressed alien saucer, interplanetary warfare is imminent!

  6. Hugefoot

    October 6, 1979 No. 3-E (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Hugefoot- an athletic villain- steals an invention that sees into the future. Plastic Man tricks Hugefoot into believing the machine is broken, and then changes himself into the inventor wh…

  7. The Miniscule Seven

    October 13, 1979 No. 4-A (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Seven miniature gangsters disguised as a basketball team sneak into Bulgravia to kidnap the Raja.

  8. Moonraider

    October 13, 1979 No. 4-E (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Moonraider, a space pirate, seeks to control space by using a ray machine to hijack Earth's satellites and rockets. His hiding place in the moon is penetrated by Plastic Man, who hitches a…

  9. Superstein

    October 20, 1979 No. 5-A (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Dr. Superstein interrupts Plastic Man's European vacation plans by using an energy-producing statue to give life to his army of monsters. His creations prowl villages seeking highly intelli…

  10. Dog Master

    October 20, 1979 No. 5-E (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    With his ability to command his pack of guard dogs, the Dog Master steals a chimpanzee with a top-secret formula stored inside the animal's memory. Plastic Man must go to the dogs to rescue…

  11. The Diabolical Dr. Dome

    October 27, 1979 No. 6-A (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Dr. Dome steals Plastic Man's super powers and uses them to animate buildings and planes to steal the world's treasures... but the greatest crime is placing blame for the thefts on Plastic…

  12. Honeybee

    October 27, 1979 No. 6-E (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    The humanoid insect, Honeybee, has captured the top scientists and carried them off to her hive. Her intent is to create a heat-missile to explode in space and raise the Earth's temperature…

  13. The Dangerous Dr. Dinosaur

    November 3, 1979 No. 7-A (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Dr. Dinosaur- a humanoid reptile- has miniature dinosaurs for lease. Placed inside a bank or mint, they grow to huge proportions and smash through solid walls to allow theft. But this is ju…

  14. The Spider Takes A Bride

    November 3, 1979 No. 7-E (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    The villainous Aracnid, the spider, turns the king of Rococco and all his cabinet members into flies. His intent is amorous- he wants to marry the Queen of Rococco!

  15. Empire Of Evil

    November 10, 1979 No. 8-A (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    She-Na-Na, once ruler of an empire of evil, sends her spirit to take over the body of a young girl. With her specter of power, she awakens giant stone statues to capture and imprison the su…

  16. The Corruptible Carrotman

    November 10, 1979 No. 8-E (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    A crazed game show contestant, Carrotman, becomes The Vegetable King of Crime as he attempts to possess the Cosmic Scepter and rule the world!

  17. The Maniacal Computerhead

    November 17, 1979 No. 9-A (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    An evil robot, Computerhead, has created a device that gives life to machines. Office equipment, cars, gas pumps, even children's toys rise up to enslave mankind.

  18. The Hippotist

    November 17, 1979 No. 9-E (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    It's the old Rule the World scheme again. This time, the Nairobi ruby has the power to place masses of people under hypnosis. The villain who has to have it is the Hippotist, a humanoid hip…

  19. Badladdin

    November 24, 1979 No. 10-A (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Badladdin, an evil genie, gives teenage sports stars their greatest wish- to become a champion! But once their wish is granted, Badladdin gets his wish and turns the teenagers into golden s…

  20. Toyman

    November 24, 1979 No. 10-E (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Toyman, a human-sized puppet, has developed a ray that shrinks famous personalities to toy-size. The tiny toys sell like crazy. Toyman then calls his toys back with loot that they have stol…

  21. Ghostfinger

    December 1, 1979 No. 11-A (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions.

    Plastic Man's old girlfriend gives warning that the ghost, Ghostfinger, is back seeking revenge on the descendant of the judge who sentenced him to prison. Using a stolen time machine that…

  22. Highbrow

    December 1, 1979 No. 11-E (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Master criminal Highbrow is the- ultimate-train collector. He steals the great trains of the world for his collection!

  23. The Kitty Kat Caper

    December 8, 1979 No. 12-A (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Kitty Kat uses an ancient Egyptian formula to turn the world's prominent personalities into exotic cats. One of her victims is Plastic Man.

  24. The Colossal Crime Of Commodore Peril

    December 8, 1979 No. 12-E (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Commodore Peril attempts extortion against millionaires by threatening destruction of their property by his Jules Verne-type submarine and airship.

  25. Terrible 5 + 1

    December 15, 1979 No. 13-A (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Solex uses the power from a solar satellite to free five master criminals: Disco Mummy, The Weed, The Clam, Computerhead and Half-Ape. But there is no honor among thieves, and the criminal…

  26. Joggernaut

    December 15, 1979 No. 13-E (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Joggernaut, a muscle-freak, wants the loot from the Amazon city of gold deep within a mountain. To get it he steals an energy beam that can burn a hole into the mountain and harden plastic-…

  27. Dr. Duplicator Strikes Again

    December 22, 1979 No. 14-A (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Dr. Duplicator has developed a giant plant that duplicates people from photographs. Using duplicates of high-ranking officials of an island nation, he steals secret plans that endanger worl…

  28. Thunderman

    December 22, 1979 No. 14-E (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    The super-villain Thunderman has powers to control the weather. He conjures up a tornado to pull off the biggest theft ever- all of New York City!

  29. Count Graffitti Meets Plastic Man

    December 29, 1979 No. 15-A (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Count Graffitti is an exiled artist with a magic cane that produces drawings against thin air. He gets his revenge against his former country of Ocentania because his sinister artwork comes…

  30. Sale Of The Century

    December 29, 1979 No. 15-E (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    An alien in need of the world's energy approaches an earthling to buy the earth. The earthman is a fast-talking used car salesman, and he makes The Sale of the Century!

  31. Plastic Mummy Meets Disco Mummy

    January 5, 1980 No. 16-A (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Disco Mummy, a resurrected Aztec Queen, steals the treasure of Cortes from the Mexican Government. Her unwilling accomplice is Plastic Man, turned into a plastic mummy by ancient herbs.

  32. City Of Ice

    January 5, 1980 No. 16-E (Episode Number). Produc… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Dr. Frost, an elderly female scientist, discovers a youth gas within a temple in a lost arctic civilization. The gas makes her young again, and she sets out to rule the world by reversing t…

  33. Plastic Man Meets Plastic Ape

    September 13, 1980 No. 1-C (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Dr. Astro has developed a gas from Martian rocks that gives a giant ape plastic powers. Plastic Man's own powers are no match for those of Plastic Ape, but brains wins where brawn fails!

  34. The Crime Costume Caper

    September 20, 1980 No. 2-C (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Criminal inventor, Greta Grimm, has developed a Crime Costume that has enough gimmicks on it to turn a petty thief into a super-crook. She plans on selling it to the underworld after she ma…

  35. Royal Gargoyle Foil

    September 27, 1980 No. 3-C (Episode Number). Product… TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    A living gargoyle steals a scientist's invisible ray and escapes to an underground tomb. It's up to Plastic Man to recover the ray and unmask the costumed villain.