Winslow P. Schott

Winslow P. Schott is a fictional toy maker and a minor antagonist featured on the ABC television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. He was originally played by actor Sherman Hemsley and introduced in the ninth episode of season two, "Season's Greetings". The character also appeared in the twenty-first episode of season four, "Toy Story", though this time he was portrayed by actor Grant Shaud.

Overview
Winslow P. Schott was a former toy designer who had been fired from his job. Not willing to simply sit on his laurels, he did what any self-respecting disenfranchised toy enthusiast from a superhero TV series would do - he became a villain!

Schott designed a toy called Atomic Space Rats, which was being distributed through toy stores during the busy holiday shopping season. The toy released a chemical substance that caused all those exposed to it to mentally regress in age, taking on the behavior and maturity of a child. This condition quickly ran to epidemic proportions as the entire staff of the Daily Planet found themselves affected by Schott's toy - even Superman.

Notes & Trivia



 * The original comic book version of the character was created by writer Don Cameron and artist Ed Dobrotka and first appeared in Action Comics #64 in September, 1943.


 * Another character named the Toyman appeared in the 1978-1979 cartoon series Challenge of the Super Friends by Hanna-Barbera Productions. This version of the character however was based on the DC Comics character Jack Nimbell, and not Winslow Schott.

Appearances

 * 1) Lois & Clark: Season's Greetings
 * 2) Lois & Clark: Toy Story