"The Amazing Spider-Man" (1978) TV series 1978-1979

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Tom Blank
Cliff Bole

Writers:

Alvin Boretz (writer)
Steve Ditko (characters)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

5 April 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot:

With the powers given by the bite of a radioactive spider, a young man fights crime as a wall-crawling superhero.

Plot Keywords:

Laboratory Accident | Spider-Man | Superhero | Spider Sense | Clairvoyance

Cast

Nicholas Hammond	...	Peter Parker / ... (13 episodes, 1978-1979)
Robert F. Simon	...	J. Jonah Jameson (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Ellen Bry	...	Julie Masters (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Chip Fields	...	Rita Conway (12 episodes, 1978-1979)

Also Known As:

"Spiderman"

Runtime:

60 min (15 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Charles Fries Productions

Trivia:

Stan Lee (Spiderman's comic book creator) disliked the show, and was vocal about his dissatisfaction with it; he once said in an interview that he felt the series was "too juvenile."

Movie Connections:

Featured in In Search of Steve Ditko (2007) (TV)

great!!!

i also loved the spiderman tv series/movies from the 70's. i had a mean crush on nicholas hammond.