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"Drone"
Series Smallville
Season 1, Episode 18
Smallville 1x18 004
Air date April 30th, 2002
Writers Philip Levens; Michael Green
Director Michael Katleman
Producers Greg Beeman; Mark Verheiden; Michael Green; Doris Egan; Greg Walker; Bob Hargrove; Ken Horton; Alfred Gough; Miles Millar; Mike Tollin; Brian Robbins; Joe Davola; Tim Scanlan
Starring Tom Welling; Kristin Kreuk; Michael Rosenbaum; Eric Johnson; Sam Jones III; Allison Mack; Annette O'Toole; John Schneider
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"Drone" is the eighteenth episode of season one of the superhero teen drama series Smallville. It was directed by Michael Katleman with a script written by Philip Levens and Michael Green. The episode first aired on the WB Network on Tuesday, April 30th, 2002 at 9:00 pm.

Synopsis[]

Cast[]

Principal Cast[]

Actor Role
Tom Welling Clark Kent
Kristin Kreuk Lana Lang
Michael Rosenbaum Lex Luthor
Eric Johnson Whitney Fordman [1]
Sam Jones III Pete Ross
Allison Mack Chloe Sullivan
Annette O'Toole Martha Kent
John Schneider Jonathan Kent

Guest Starring[]

Actor Role
Marguerite Moreau Carrie Castle
Shonda Farr Sasha Woodman
Chelan Simmons Felice Chandler
Hiro Kanagawa H. James Kwan

Co-Starring[]

Actor Role
Simon Wong Paul Chan

Crew[]

Notes & Trivia[]

  • Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
  • This episode is production code number 227617 (provided at the end of the closing credits).
  • This is the third episode of Smallville written by Philip Levens. He writes nine episodes of the series in total.
  • This is the fifth episode of Smallville written by Michael Green. He writes seven episodes of the series in total.
  • Clark Kent says that he stands for "Truth, justice and some other stuff". A popular tagline used to describe Superman in the comics is that he stands for "Truth, justice, and the American way".
  • Chloe Sullivan at one point says "Clark Kent leaps tall theories in a single bound", which is an homage to the Superman radio serial of the 1940s where Superman was described as being able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.
  • Lana Lang makes reference to The Godfather in this episode. The Godfather is a 1972 gangster film by director Francis Ford Coppola and writer Mario Puzo. Puzo is also known for writing the 1979 film Superman: The Movie. The line from The Godfather, "It's time to go to the mattresses", spoken by Clemenza, refers to the practice of laying down mattresses inside of a room in which a mob shoot-out is expected to take place.
  • This is the first appearance of Sasha Woodman. She appears next in the season seven episode, "Cure".

Quotes[]

  • Lex Luthor: The man of tomorrow is shaped by his battles today.

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  • Lex Luthor: I'd question your integrity, but you're a journalist.

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  • Lex Luthor: To quote The Godfather, "It's time to go to the mattresses".
  • Lana Lang: That movie should be banned from basic cable.

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  • Lana Lang: And then he had the nerve to say "It's nothing personal, only business."
  • Chloe Sullivan: Why does everyone over 40 have to quote 'The Godfather'?

See also[]

External Links[]

References[]

  1. The actor is credited, but otherwise does not appear in this episode.


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