- For other uses of Pilot, see Pilot (Disambiguation).
"Pilot"[1] is the first episode of the first season of Smallville, and the first episode overall. It aired on October 16, 2001.
| “ | Nietzsche? I didn't know you had a dark side, Clark. Doesn't everyone? So what are you: Man or Superman? I haven't figured it out yet. |
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Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]
A meteor shower in Smallville, Kansas leaves behind a future superhero in the shape of a young boy who is taken in by Jonathan and Martha Kent. As his extraordinary powers begin to emerge, a teenage Clark faces the tribulations of high school and destiny, changing relationships with his future nemesis Lex Luthor and first love Lana Lang.[1]
Appearances[edit | hide]
Characters[edit | hide]
Protagonists[edit | hide]
Antagonists[edit | hide]
Other Characters[edit | hide]
- Bell (mentioned; deleted scene)
- Bill Ross (flashback)
- Chief Galloway (name seen in flashback)
- Dale Ross (flashback)
- Donald Rumsfeld (name seen)
- Erin Brockovich (mentioned; deleted scene)
- Frank
- Friedrich Nietzsche (pictured)
- Gabe Sullivan (deleted scene)
- God (mentioned in flashback)
- Guy (mentioned; deleted scene)
- Heike
- Hiram Kent (mentioned; deleted scene)
- James Kwan (deleted scene)
- Jor-El (mentioned)
- Judith Crane (pictured)
- Lara-El (mentioned)
- Laura Lang (flashback)
- Lewis Lang (flashback)
- Lionel Luthor (flashback)
- Maria Camano (pictured)
- Nell Potter (flashback)
- Robert Queen (name seen in flashback)
- Scooby-Doo (mentioned)
- Scott Higgs (mentioned)
- Walt Arnold (mentioned)
- Walter Kaufmann (name seen)
- Wayne MacLaughlin (name seen in flashback)
Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]
- Apple (products)
- Daily Planet (newspaper in flashback)
- Dow Jones (name seen)
- Duracell (mentioned)
- Excelsior Academy (logo in flashback)
- Ford (product)
- Frank's Auto Repair
- Honeycombs (products)
- Kansas State Infirmary (mentioned)
- Kansas State Wildcats (mentioned)
- LuthorCorp
- Metropolis Police Department (name seen in flashback)
- Metropolis Sharks (mentioned)
- Mountain Dew (product)
- Nasdaq (name seen)
- Pepsi (product)
- Porsche (product)
- Pro-Net Online
- Queen Industries (name seen in flashback)
- Ross' Creamed Corn (flashback)
- Smallville Fire & Rescue
- Smallville High School
- Smallville Ledger (newspaper)
- Smallville Sheriff's Department
- Sony (products)
- Sun Devils (dream; deleted scene)
- Talon (logo; deleted scene)
- Time (magazine)
Events[edit | hide]
Species[edit | hide]
- Angels (statue)
- Chickens (pictured)
- Cows
- Crows
- Horses
- Humans
- Kryptonians
- Metahumans
- Zebras
Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]
- Clark Kent's Telescope
- Green Kryptonite
- Kal-El's Pod
- Kent Farm Truck
- Kryptonese
- Kryptonite Necklace
- Lex Luthor's Car
- Mystery Machine (mentioned)
- The Portable Nietzsche
- Wall of Weird
Locations[edit | hide]
- Earth-167
- Earth
- North America
- Caribbean (flashback)
- United States of America
- Fort Knox (mentioned)
- Kansas
- Kansas State Infirmary (mentioned)
- Lowell County
- Metropolis (mentioned)
- Smallville
- Bell's Property (mentioned; deleted scene)
- Guy's Property (mentioned; deleted scene)
- Hickory Lane
- Lang Residence
- Lawson's Field
- Loeb Bridge
- Luthor Mansion
- LuthorCorp Fertilizer Plant No. 3
- Main Street
- Frank's Auto Repair
- Nell's Boutique (flashback)
- Riley Field
- Ross' Creamed Corn Farm (flashback)
- Smallville Cemetery
- Smallville High School
- South America
- South Korea (name seen)
- North America
- Krypton (mentioned)
- Moon
- Sun (flashback)
- Earth
Gallery[edit | hide]
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