And boy is this Stride gum-centered episode a wild ride. Smallville's relationship with product placement harkens back to the show's earliest years at the WB. In fact, midway through the show's ...
the show included a monster of the week formula where Clark battled people given superpowers from Kryptonite — "Smallville" was very consciously "Superboy" by way of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer." ...
Smallville and Supernatural were the biggest shows on the air on The CW, so why the hell did the shows never crossover?