Spider-Man (1994–1998)

A young man with spider like abilities fights crime as a superhero in New York City while trying to have a normal personal life.

Stars:

Christopher Daniel Barnes, Roscoe Lee Browne, Sara Ballantine

4 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Christopher Daniel Barnes	...	Peter Parker (65 episodes, 1994-1998)
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Kingpin (33 episodes, 1995-1998)
Sara Ballantine	...	Mary Jane Watson (32 episodes, 1995-1998)
Rodney Saulsberry	...	Joe 'Robbie' Robertson (27 episodes, 1994-1998)
Jennifer Hale	...	Felicia Hardy (27 episodes, 1995-1997)

Storyline

After being bitten by a radioactive spider, young Peter Parker finds that he now has spider-like super powers. Hoping to use his new-found abiilties for wealth and fame, he lets his ego blind him to the needs of others, and indirectly causes the death of his uncle Ben when he refuses to help a police officer catch a fleeing criminal. Humbled by his failure, he resolves to use his talents for fighting crime, and becomes the superhero Spider-Man. While he fights assorted super-villains, Peter also must balance his personal life, including his girlfriend Mary Jane, his job as a photographer at the Daily Bugle, and a an editor who has convinced himself that Spider-man is a criminal that has to be brought down.

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | photographer | super villain | super powers | redhead | 

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Genres:

Action | Family | Animation | Crime | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spider-Man: The Animated Series

Company Credits

Production Co:

New World Entertainment Films, Genesis Entertainment, Marvel Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 22 min (65 episodes) 30 min (65 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eddie Albert's final series and last acting project.

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Quotes

The Spot: [while fighting Spider-Man] What are you? Some sort of masochist?

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Crazy Credits

The end credits are shown over rough sketches of the characters.

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: Top 11 Nostalgia Critics I Will Never Do (2011)

User Reviews

One of my favorite cartoon action shows!

I thought this show was a really good show because Spider-Man is one of my favorite Marvel comic book superheroes and I liked his powers! I remember that me and my sister would watch the reruns of this show when it came on after the Disney Afternoon and then on Fox Kids Weekday Afternoon Block Schedule and when this show aired episodes on Fox Kids Saturday Mornings that were new back when this show was showing new episodes. This show is based on the Spider-Man comic books where photographer, Peter Parker who is also a former high school student who is really Spider-Man that fights web-slinging crime on the streets of New York City! I can't believe this show was canceled right before Spider-Man can start the search for Mary-Jane. My favorite Spider-Man villains are Venom, Shocker, Dr. Octopus, Hobgoblin, Green Goblin, Carnage, Kraven the Hunter and The Lizard. Plus the voice acting for this show is very good like Edward Asner who plays the voice of J. Jonah Jameson does a excellent job at providing the voice of J. Jonah Jameson! Plus Edward Asner is a Kansas City native like me! Another thing I liked about this show was that it had great animation along with the computer animation and other of Marvel's famous superheroes make appearances in a few episodes like the X-Men, Daredevil, Captain America, The Fantastic Four and Iron Man. I don't think the Incredible Hulk make an appearance in this cartoon. Plus I also think that Mary-Jane and Black Cat are hot!

User Rating: 8/10

BOTTOM LINE: GREAT SERIOUS OUT OF A COMIC BOOK ALONG WITH EXCELLENT ANIMATION!