Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends 

Spider-Man battles crime in New York City with the help of Iceman and Firestar.

Creators:

Dennis Marks, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

Stars:

June Foray, Dan Gilvezan, Kathy Garver

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
June Foray	...	Aunt May / ... 24 episodes, 1981-1983
Dan Gilvezan	...	Spider-Man / ... 24 episodes, 1981-1983
Kathy Garver	...	Angelica Jones / ... 24 episodes, 1981-1983
Frank Welker	...	Iceman / ... 24 episodes, 1981-1983
Stan Lee	...	Narrator 17 episodes, 1981-1983
Dick Tufeld	...	Opening announcer 13 episodes, 1981

Storyline

In this series, Spider-Man forms a close friendship and alliance with two superheroes, Iceman and Firestar. Together, the group, informally known as "The Spider Friends", battle crime in New York City. Along the way, they not only face Spider-Man's own enemies, but also other major Marvel Comics villians like the Red Skull and Doctor Doom while also meeting other heroes of the Marvel Universe.

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Plot Keywords:

marvel comics | spider man character | iceman character | firestar character | superhero | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Comedy | Crime | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pavoučí muž a Jeho úžasní přátelé

Company Credits

Production Co:

DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE), Marvel Productions, Mihahn

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Only three villains made return appearances after their first appearance on the show: Magneto (in a brief flashback in "A Firestar is Born"), Electro (in a cameo appearance in "Attack of the Arachnoid"), and Videoman (who appeared in "Videoman", "The Origin of Iceman, and "The Education of a Superhero").

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Quotes

Spider-Man: What do we call ourselves?
Firestar: We used to be X-Men, Bobby. And since we're all friends, why not the Spider-Friends?
Iceman: It's okay by me.
Spider-Man: I'm flattered.

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Alternate Versions

Stan Lee provided narration in the original airings. Lee's narrations have been removed from most of the episodes on the DVD releases.

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Connections

Featured in Agnes of God (1985)

User Reviews

Not too "serious series", but still enjoyable

I loved this TV show as a kid, without having a problem with Spidey having friends.Firestar was my ideal, I loved Spidey, and Iceman had great sense of humour. Admire, emotions & laugh; I think these three things can get you totally attached to the main characters.

And here comes the big BUT. Knowing the original story, the "webisodes" of this series is like seeing Peter Parker's life in pink. His problems are always solved so easily, because his friends are always there to help him out, which of course they should do, but not having to face any bigger problems makes it less realistic. The other problem is that the series persists in ending every new adventure in 30 minutes. I personally hate it, when any kind of story is cut with a "To be continued..." sign, but from the point of view of the story, it can be useful if the writer has more time to work out the story, or add another great turn before the end.

All in all I think this series is like Peter Parker himself, before he had gotten his powers; a little odd, but loveable.