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." ...