Jonathan's life has been threatened on several occasions over the course of the series.
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1x01 | Pilot | Jonathan and Martha were ambushed by the first meteor shower that hit Smallville while driving home. One of the meteorites fell in front of them, causing their truck to turn over. Both escaped unharmed. |
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1x15 | Nicodemus | Infected by the Nicodemus flower, Jonathan almost died from being shot as a bank robber but Clark stopped him. Later, he almost died because of the effects of the flower but was saved by Lex. |
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1x21 | Tempest | Jonathan left the Storm cellar during the tornado that crossed Smallville in order to catch Roger Nixon. |
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2x01 | Vortex | After the Tornado passed, Nixon tried to kill Jonathan but Lex saved him. |
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2x20 | Witness
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Thugs strung up Jonathan and Martha against the wall in the barn 20 feet in the air. |
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2x23 | Exodus | A shockwave, a result of the explosion of Clark's ship, overturned the truck with Jonathan and Martha inside. |
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3x12 | Hereafter | Jonathan suffered a heart attack in the barn and collapsed. He was found by Clark. |
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3x15 | Resurrection | When Jonathan was recommended to have bypass surgery, Garrett Davis threatened to blow up the Smallville Medical Center while the surgery was being performed. |
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3x17 | Legacy | Jonathan began to hear the beacon noise made by the key and fell off the barn roof, but Clark was able to save him. |
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3x22 | Covenant | Jor-El threatened to kill Jonathan with a rope of energy if Clark would not go with him. |
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4x01 | Crusade | Jonathan fell into coma after his encounter with Jor-El in the caves. He was saved by Martha. |
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4x06 | Transference | When Lionel inhabited Clark´s body, he almost kills Jonathan. |
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4x10 | Scare | Jonathan among others were infected with a synthetic toxin which escaped from LuthorCorp. Clark saved them. |
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4x14 | Krypto | Jonathan was attacked by a super-strong Rottweiler, but Shelby saved him. |
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4x22 | Commencement | Jonathan and Martha were held hostage in their house by Jason Teague who threatened to kill Martha. A second meteor shower hit the Kent house with all of them inside. |
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5x02 | Mortal | Jonathan, Martha and Lana were taken hostage by three meteor freaks but Clark rescued them. |
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5x07 | Splinter | A paranoid Clark assaulted his parents and almost killed Jonathan but Chloe subdued him before he can. |
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5x10 | Fanatic | Samantha Drake attempted to kill Jonathan twice but he was saved by Clark on both occasions. |
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5x12 | Reckoning | After learning the results of the senatorial election, Jonathan had a final confrontation with Lionel Luthor and finally had a heart attack and died in his family's arms. |