The Amazing Weirdness of '60s Spider-Man

[@captainmidnight]

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[@knightofanguish7399]

Its insanely accurate to the internet culture.... but yes it holds up as a classic style. If you really think about it, it's still relevant to the internet culture. As in many youtubers telling their story using elements similar to this show.

[@crustypaladin]

Yes

[@thotticussupremus4772]

Indewd

[@parkerboy795]

Yep. It's weird as hell, especially in the second season after the Kingpin episode, but still enjoyable.

[@Hi_Just_Fred]

Held up? Nope. Became a legend? Absolutely.

[@thwipkid]

If it weren’t for this show Captain midnight wouldn’t have half the funny edits in between his points

[@lordthanos6846]

And thousands of memes 🤣

[@SonicFrozen_Fan2005_Official]

Tons of memes ahead. 🤣

[@pacman5698]

The true cartoon for 2010's internet. Where you can take ANY FRAME of ANY episode and make a very shareable meme of it...

[@Jayfive276]

You can. But you shouldn't. You could instead do something else besides constantly obsessing about goofy pictures with caption and repeating the same joke millions of times over.

[@knightofanguish7399]

@@Jayfive276 I know what it's like to be on the losing end. To feel so desperately that you’re right, yet to fail nonetheless

[@firstnamelastname364]

Jayfive276 I agree. I do think the context that you said this was weird because nobody was suggesting to actually create memes or obsess over the pictures or anything serious But overall I do agree with your point that ‘meme culture’ is a pathetic concept and is imo just the result of a generation of apathetic unenthusiastic kids who have become so jaded with what’s supposed to be important that scrolling through & looking at or sharing funny pictures is how they spend their time to provide laughter that can distract from the sadness of the situation. Of course that’s a drastic inference and doesn’t apply to everyone. But there is definitely a correlation between how obsessed someone is with memes and how unfocused their reality is or how weird their reasoning for their obsession is. Like I’ve yet to see someone with their life together who cares about memes or who believes in a culture devoted to it. Instead it’s just low-brow garbage, like the internet equivalent to junk food.

[@firstnamelastname364]

And it’s no coincidence how many memes are related to cartoons too like The Simpsons, Spongebob, Arthur, Spider-Man, etc. Most people devoted to ‘meme culture’ are just kids who haven’t grown up and use their meme feed on social media as a void to feel mindless childhood humour rather than accepting their void. Escapism essentially. But this doesn’t apply to every meme viewer, and I don’t hate the ‘player’ but I hate the ‘game’ so to speak. I don’t hate individuals who look at memes because I’m not a cynical kill-joy. But I do dislike the overall culture of normalising wasting time looking at funny pictures and pretending the best way to combat depression is to reminisce over childhood and block out a scary reality because ‘humour is a coping mechanism’. It’s not coping imo, it’s just an easy distraction that cowards choose. As a culture I’d prefer less social meme usage and more focus on doing homework, getting jobs, learning more, sorting out mental states, being unafraid of leaving homes, etc. But yeah this is a long spiel that’s bigger than the original topic. Just the other guy’s comment prompted me to say how I feel. Nobody get offended if they think I’m taking this to seriously. I’m just speaking in general not in relation to the OP comment

[@frizzlemcshizzle9159]

@@firstnamelastname364 Welp I can tell you have strict parents. Okay dude I dont feel like writing a paragraph at the moment because I just won some really heated argument in the KZbin comment section and I'm really burned out. All you really need to do is just balance both things out, I'm a kid with all A's and above state average test scores, yet I love looking at memes because it just lets me feel like a child. Well okay I am a child I'm 13 hhhhh

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Spider-Man '67 was the first SpongeBob. Anything and everything can be meme'd using footage from this series. That being said, I liked listening to your points...Even though it's rude to point.

[@mainamlimbu730]

wow your the guy from another dimention

[@fayazuddin5629]

it's different from normal pointing

[@p38lightning97]

No, SpongeBob was the 2nd '67 Spider-Man. Spider-Man was better

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

@@p38lightning97 ...Isn't...Isn't that what I said?

[@vivicapo4883]

It was a typo if your wondering BTW

[@bushynuts]

Spidey ‘67 memes makes me wish there was memes of the other 60’s Marvel shows as that would complete it

[@ArcturusOTE]

At least the 66 Captain America theme was brought in there thanks to HISHE and Warp Zone

[@ArcturusOTE]

@@matthew1420 See: Noisepuppet's Fantastic McNasty YTP

[@richardwendling4030]

Animalympics or The Racing show that pitted all of the characters against one another. Snidley and Muttley are the best!

[@rushfan9thcmd]

The original Fantastic 4 was a cool show as well. Theres a video out someone made that had all Spiderman music from thst 60s series. Cool music too.

[@SlaxxXY21]

IRONMAN PLUGGED HIMSELF INTO A WALL

[@funkydrummer14]

This was the best version of Spiderman if you ask me. Paul Soles was the best Spiderman voice and had the best background music ever for any show period!

[@bluestruthspodcast3398]

It’s strange but this show meant a shit ton to me as a kid. Very fond memories of getting it taped as a kid and loving the strange psychedelic journey that this show was

[@dtvjho]

This was the first Spiderman I saw as a young kid, and was a teen when the next Spiderman hit TV around 1981, which had better animation but just didn't have the music.

[@vitoscalettagaming4007]

Same tbh I use to have tons of DVDs of these

[@carlcordova2332]

Yes, Yes and Yes.

[@sonofaredshirt8329]

When I was a kid growing up in Canada they played Spider-Man and Rocket Robin Hood back to back and occasionally the "Shared Art" episodes would sync up and both Spidey and Rocket Robin would be battling the same evil green bug villain on the same afternoon! I think technically that's Marvel's first shared universe, LOL great episode thanks for posting!

[@jknetwork6211]

Don’t let this video distract you from the fact that the rhino isn’t really a part of the boys.

[@potato_god_03]

JK Network Plot Twist, the show was actually a drama about Rhino feeling disconnected from the boys and learning to find himself outside the group, while the group mourns for a 4th person in the party wondering what they would do without their fellow brethren. Big Brain 🧠

[@peanutgallery4]

@@potato_god_03 That sounds pretty pretentious...

[@cheesecakelasagna]

I cry every night thinking about this.

[@johnmaldonado2974]

😔

[@somerandolad]

This was basically Marvel's answer to the 1960's Batman show.

[@JohnSmith-kz8yo]

not quite..Batman was prime time and had to also appeal to parents...Spiderman came on very early Saturday morning when parents weren't watching TV...

[@Rockin_Ross]

Which I loved as well.

[@c4r7s0n]

Both shows are very different from each other, one was silly fun and the other a serious story

[@fletchershepherd7039]

I love '60s Spider-Man. The voice acting of the actor playing Spider-Man even though Spidey sounded like a middle aged man. The weird plots, the psychedelic visuals and I loved the jazzy, catchy and cool music.

[@hokie7373]

Be Paul soles who voice Spider-Man was 37 when he did the voice

[@crashpal]

and the scooby doo level timing of everything in this show

[@mcurran6505]

Despite cheap animation, recycled scenes, weird episode plots, cheesy performances and a lot of famous memes, You gotta love that theme song.

[@imfsresidentotaku9699]

Those first three things should not be considered imperfections. Limitations foster creativity, “weird” doesn’t inherently equal “bad,” and these things combined together give the show its charm. The performances aren’t “cheesy.” They get the job done well enough. Anything can be sincere given its context.

[@PlayCONtent]

Need to form a death metal group or something so I can use the 'you are not fit to join our evil band' line on someone.

[@gsentinel4821]

One thing that never ceases to amaze me is how an animation studio will seek to create a hit show and just when it happens they put more effort into doing everything possible to sabotage it (reducing the budget and quality). The same scenario occurred with the "Johnny Quest" animated cartoon.

[@jknetwork6211]

60’s Spider-Man is gonna play a huge role in spiderverse 2 watch!

[@frozenpancakes]

I think you got autocorrected to "okay"

[@jknetwork6211]

Deity V oh thanks bro my bad lol

[@frozenpancakes]

@@jknetwork6211 no prob, I just had the feeling you were gonna get a lot of likes. Didn't want a typo messing that up for you 👉😋👉

[@srstriker6420]

JK Network and I really hope that the goblins are the villains of the sequel

[@matthew1420]

@@srstriker6420 remember that one scene where he makes a baseball bat from webbing and knocks the goblins pumpkin bomb back up to him?

[@thegloriousstrategist877]

The thing with the "Superman/45 yr old insurance salesman" is actually good and not bad in the sense that Peter Parker is trying to hide the fact he's a teenager/early 20 year old. It may seem cheesy, but remember it's a comic. Why do you think Ditko designed a mask that covered his hole face? To hide his boyish features! Why not the saem for his voice? He doesn't need to sound like a "Sonic-the-Hedegehog-chiili-dog" dude bro type. There should never be a scene in a Spider-Man movie where he rides a skateboard/snowboard to the tune of "American Idiot".

[@thegloriousstrategist877]

@@NormanMStewart same with ditko, he was in his mid to laet 30's when he first did Spider-Man

[@richardwendling4030]

Casey Kasem

[@Wildduckpro]

I think the characters mentioned that the mask Muffed Spidey’s voice in Lee and Ditko’s original run. And I’m guessing that’s the reason he sounds like the 40s insurance man in this show.

[@CylindricalWhistle]

@@NormanMStewart Man, this really put into perspective how old Stan Lee was.

[@nickweston1908]

That spiderman show was responsible for making an entire generation of kids come straight home from school. Parents loved it.

[@caryheuchert]

I remember both Spider-Man and Rocket Robin Hood as new cartoons in the mid-1960s, and enjoyed watching them. Hanna-Barbera was also doing similar limited animation series at the time like Space Ghost, Birdman, and Herculoids.

[@JJONNYREPP]

The Amazing Weirdness of '60s Spider-Man 0913am 30.3.23 i do recall the tradition of the feature which preceded (pre·cede [prɪˈsiːd] VERB preceded (past tense) · preceded (past participle) come before (something) in time: "a gun battle had preceded the explosions") the main feature and enjoyed old locally created ad campaigns to celebrate local companies - uncouth road scrap metal ad was a blast - but i have no real idea what entails going to the cinema these days... so a mass of trailers which then runs straight into the main feature suggests nowadays cinema managers and their staff grew up on VHS/DVD viewing as myself and others were going out to those crusty old cinemas they were eager to trash and get rid of.. quite ironic, really... seeing as the new festive and glossy cinema is daunting inhumane and not a patch on what is used to be...

[@scottmoore1614]

It was REALLY weird! Watched it in the afternoons after school back in the 70s. Loved all the bizarre, trippy villains that were created just for the show....a lot of aliens, mad scientists and creatures from deep beneath the earth. A lot of them were green.

[@bltw3548]

oh hey that’s me

[@popopop984]

When did you get this pfp?

[@steevrawjers]

lol

[@jojomojojones]

Even though I was born in the mid-seventies, I grew up watching these in reruns. The music from this show is still to this day my mental theme music.

[@solomongibsoniii4865]

Watched this cartoon religiously beginning with it's debut in 1967. Recorded it on small reel to reel tapes, for repeated listening. Now own the dvds. The first season, pre-Bakshi, was/is my favorite. Does the cartoon hold up? Pretty much in the same way that Goerge Reeves 'Adventures of Superman'. What is timeless is Ray Ellis' jazzy music underscores; those cues are unique, and dynamite!

[@jasmineelizabeth3342]

Raise your hand if you loved this series before memes were even a thing

[@gonk4509]

Memes were always a thing. We have discovered ancient Norse writings that are basically shitposts.

[@jasmineelizabeth3342]

Iam Notarobot lol yeah I know they were but they weren’t nearly as mainstream as they are today. But you’re right I’ve come across articles about those, it was hilarious

[@firstnamelastname364]

Iam Notarobot dictionary definition of Memes =/= modern internet memes ie images with captions.

[@DuskyPredator]

I liked it when I watched when it was a cartoon that played on the tv before I went to school and did not really talk to anyone about it, not even touching the internet at that point except for I think sending an email. Was super happy when the theme was being sung in the first real Spider Man movie, which happened to be my family's first DVD. It was a silly mess.

[@thebloodyjester8438]

Loved is a bit of a stretch, but I was a pretty big fan when I was a kid. I even modelled my first Spidey costume after the one seen in the show.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

This was still on air when I was a kid. The animation was obviously bare bones, but I really enjoyed the music and still listen to it occasionally today .

[@Out-Cast75]

I'm 45 I grew up on that Spiderman and it was a Canadian production which makes it even better.

[@richardgerminario1600]

The voice talent was Canadian, recorded in Toronto, Ontario. The animation, in Season One, was done in Hollywood, and Season Two`s animation was done in New York city.

[@epiphoney]

The Ray Ellis music in season 1 is so good.

[@dbrownthegreat]

This show is the single biggest reason I became a huge Spider-Man fan. Seeing this 5 days a week in syndication made me love the characters. The Stan Lee/Steve Ditko/John Romita, Sr. influence is all over season 1 and the first 2 episodes of season 2. At the time though, those were the only people that had worked on Spidey comics. The musical score is legendary in itself. I have a lot of issues with the majority of seasons 2 and 3 but, as a child, it was still Spidey at the end of the day.

[@richardgerminario1600]

You`re absolutely right regarding the Ditko and Romita influence on Season One. Season Two`s layouts were from two other excellent artists: Gray Morrow and Wally Wood. By 1968, these two were disenchanted with working for Marvel, and especially for the domineering Stan Lee ( "My way, or the highway"). So they worked freelance for any company which required their services. They were loners, and drew material which was often "on the edge," something which Stan Lee was not fond of.

[@spockboy]

The voices on classic Spiderman were also present in the classic Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964) IE: the voice of Rodolph's reindeer coach was also the voice of J. Jonah Jameson.

[@Launchpad05]

And Paul Souls voiced Hermie The Elf.

[@richardwendling4030]

Wowzerz

[@richardwendling4030]

Ya gotta love Bass and Rankin! "Little Drummer Boy", "A Year With Out A Santa Claus" ...etc.... We would never have met Yukon Cornelius

[@spockboy]

@@richardwendling4030 Agreed! I have some pictures of the only surviving puppets (from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer) being restored. Link below... www.flickr.com/photos/22941612@N06/albums/72157701077803555/page2

[@Jetstreamsamdidnothingwrong]

Raimi fans:Tobey is best spider man Mcu fans:no tom is best spider man Me a intellectual:

[@dcmarvelcomicfans9458]

Well I think Tom is the better Spider-Man but Toby is the better Peter Parker what do you think

[@Jetstreamsamdidnothingwrong]

DC marvel Fanboy yeah I agree Tom is a better spider man Tobey is a better Peter Parker

[@dcmarvelcomicfans9458]

@@Jetstreamsamdidnothingwrong thank you I see when people make arguments like this I try to see from both angles and give them a compromise like this

[@naseemrazack7859]

Tobey is Greeeeeeaaaaattt but Tom is Greeeeeeeeeeaaaaat so both of them are Great!!!👏👏👏👏😅

[@blazeofglory4053]

*Emo Peter.*

[@angelonicassio7131]

You don't even mention that every episode is packed with incredible jazz written by world-class composers. I noticed the connection to Rocket Robinhood as a young kid since I was a fan of both... Now I see how empty the episodes can be with the swinging through backgrounds etc. But, my three year-old is just as filled with joy and suspense as I was.

[@troubledjoe6201]

None of which covers why 60’s Spideman’s logo appears to have only 6 legs. Either he’d had two of them pulled off or it was really Insect-man, Insect-man who was doing the things and insect can.

[@mikedolan6176]

Have the box set. Love getting stoned and watching it for a few hours. The later episodes are very trippy just because of the sky alone. I can get lost in this shit for hours. Classic. Favorite old cartoon. So silly. So trippy🤪✌

[@fireballninja01]

Oh shit I’m so glad you covered the minimalism of the series, that made me realized that’s why I like the series and why it’s so conducive to memeing

[@DrayseSchneider]

"Spider-man hops in a spaceship" I was about to say "the spaceship from Rocket Robin Hood"...and then you spoiled my moment.

[@ARCWuLF]

Norman Osborn was revealed as the Green Goblin in September 1966 (Amazing Spider-Man issue #40). The Green Goblin had been a villain for almost two years at that point, and towards the tail end of that run before the reveal they kept teasing that he had a secret identity as one of the other characters (it's an interesting subject to read about). They would later do the same thing with the Hobgoblin in the 80s. I don't know what the show's production timeframe was, but it seems like it would be possible that the script for the "The Witching Hour" episode could have been made before the reveal in the comics, if that was even a concern.

[@ericjohnson9623]

The Witching Hour came out about a year after Osborn was revealed to be the Goblin. For years, the narrative was that Ditko wanted the Goblin to be a nobody and Lee wanted him to be Osborn, but there are several interviews where Ditko says he always planned on Osborn being Goblin, hence giving him distinctive hair and only showing up in issues GG is in. But most interestingly, Ditko claims he had to talk Stan Lee into making GG a human villain in a mask when Lee wanted to make a literal supernatural goblin. So maybe Stan, who was a consultant on the 60s show, is the one who suggested just skipping all the complicated mystery stuff that seems to be Ditko's idea, and going back to his original idea of just a goblin whose green.

[@ARCWuLF]

@@ericjohnson9623 Interesting, especially since in "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends" (which Stan Lee narrates and probably had input on) Norman Osborn literally transforms into a "goblin" and his evil plan is to turn everyone in NYC into goblins. Too bad he didn't pick New Jersey instead (it would probably have been an improvement for some).

[@Dressyone223]

My grandma bought me a dvd set of this show. It was a lot like a dream. Especially those later episodes.

[@evanescapades2513]

Man, this series was the absolute greatest!!!!!!

[@geardog24]

8:46 So we could've gotten a Spiderman/Rocket Robin Hood crossover? That would've been hilarious.

[@captainmidnight]

I mean we basically did!

[@richardgerminario1600]

Finally a true explanation behind the factors which made the show possible. Money, money, money: or lack of it. They did what they could. Not bad, considering the shoestring budget, especially with the Bakshi episodes. I like to think of the show being two separate, VERY DIFFERENT shows: the silly 1967 episodes, aimed for young kids, and the more plausible, serious Bakshi episodes which were for a slightly older audience yet way more underfunded.

[@thejadedjester4935]

Here from the Nerdsync video. Don't know how I missed this video since I watched the one on the 90's series.

[@smuggy269]

Green goblin in this show was based on stan lees original idea for the character of a movie crew finding an Egyptian sarcophagus and accidentally bring the green goblin to life (info taken from IMDB)

[@joryjones6808]

You think this Spider-Man is crazy just wait until you see Japanese Spider-man.

[@nicholaspeters9919]

Jory Jones And Electric Company Spider-Man.

[@TheIndigoBros92]

The emissary from Hell SPAIDAMAN¡

[@shaylempert9994]

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

[@inizilla_fk7]

​@@TheIndigoBros92 beat me to it.. Go Leopardon!

[@joryjones6808]

Shay Lempert lol I love it!

[@charlie.richardson]

when I was a kid watching these in the late 60s, I always felt like it was comic book scenes brought to the screen with audio. Remember, this was the time of Batman live on TV.

[@aylmer666]

I loved the episode as a kid where he battle the "Skymaster"... due to the super funky 60's jazz and the hilarious scene where Spidey attaches his web to a cloud (that it turns out later has a blimp inside of it).

[@dwiggins1]

Spiderman 67 is a product of its time. Love it!

[@sciguy68]

Great video with fond memories. I was born in 1968 and grew up with this cartoon - watching them again and again. There was an episode where Manhattan was in some alternative universe. I swear that the thugs depicted in that episode influenced Walter Hill's iconic "Warriors" and maybe even Flavor Flav's "clock around the neck" look.

[@SchardtCinematic]

When I was a kid. This show introduced me to Spider-Man in the 1970's.

[@1UpBoi]

This is the video I've been waiting for, but never knew I needed

[@roderick8167]

I really hope you talk about the MTV Spider-Man the New Animated Series( 2003) eventually, in my opinion i feel that is probably the most underrated Spider-Man show

[@steevrawjers]

1970s version

[@pikalambe8959]

Loved the trippy music and visuals in the Bakshi seasons. Whenever I hear Led Zepplin's "How Many More Times?" it reminds me of those seasons. It's not in the series, but it has the same vibe.

[@RowdyRodimus]

A lot of people that say Spidey '67 isn't Spidey don't take into consideration that the character was just over four years old at the time so not everything was ironed out yet. Oh, and in The Witching Hour and the Norman Osborn thing, it was p0robably because when the episode was written and produced they hadn't revealed his identity.

[@tomobrien1444]

Maybe i didn't look far enough into the comments but my first thought is the people who made this were high AF And that's just how i enjoy watching these classic episodes Great music and oh yeah I watched these on tv before cable

[@JetScreamer_YT]

I loved this show. Growing up in the 70s, I'd catch the reruns.

[@Yeayeayeayeayeayeayeayea]

Even without the memes. This is still the Best Spiderman TV show. It doesn't need to have these storylines and development. It can be as simple as the Green Goblin stealing Magical artifacts and it still works. The campiness makes it even better. Electro is a perfect example. Probably the funniest villain in the show

[@CaesiusX]

This was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid. But unlike other favorites I would see on Saturday mornings, I got to watch *Spider-Man* every single day in syndication in the 70s. I always preferred season 1. But as a fan of Ralph Bakshi since I was in high school, I later came to appreciate his turn at the helm of *Spider-Man.* And I think your video made me appreciate the later eps even more. There was a personal feel to season 1, that I don't know if I can explain. It causes me to enjoy it more. For instance, I will play the season 1 episodes on KZbin sometimes when I'm having trouble going to sleep. It's an oddly quiet show. The splash of dark water colors, the music, and especially the montages of him swinging through the city lull me to sleep while adding a cushion of nostalgia. In my memory, there was never a difference between the seasons. It wasn't until later, with the invention of the internet, and later KZbin, that I learned about Ralph Bakshi's work on it, and was able to see the difference his input made. As I said, after watching your video, I'm now more curious as to the content of the later episodes. I really didn't like the look of them comparatively. But now I wish to watch them a little more in-depth. Thanks for the time and effort taken to make and share this video.

[@WastedScoundrel]

Oh, I do love me some Ralph Bakshi. Wizards is probably my favorite animated movie ever. You should totally cover that movie.

[@pearsemacintyre1728]

No joke, this is my favourite Spiderman

[@monsterguyx]

This show was my first experience of Spider-Man, and I love every weird bit of it.

[@Iam123-i5j]

This needs to be on Disney plus yesterday

[@Launchpad05]

This cartoon was probably my first introduction to Spider-Man overall. (And was probably the most faithful compared to his appearances on 'The Electric Company'.) Looking back on it now, there's no denying that this show was definitely a product of it's time when TV animation was at it's lowest point. The animation can be compared to anything Filmation would produce since it reused animation cels just as much as they would. Though, compared to Filmation's cartoons, 'Spider-Man '67' looks, and feels so much weirder. Yet, as weird, and bizarre as that series can be, it's alot better than the more recent 'Spider-Man' cartoons we've seen post 'Spectacular'. So with that out of the way, you should do a video about the 'Marvel Superhero' cartoons from the same year, as well as Hanna-Barbera's 'Fantastic Four', or some of the 70's Marvel cartoons from Depate-Freleng before Marvel acquired them to form Marvel Productions. Those would be fun videos to watch because they would make for some interesting videos.

[@RobertoTheOriginalManFromTheA]

I loved the 1967 series..season 2 and 3 were definitely different that season 1...Love the music especially...1966-67 were great tv then..

[@shaunstorey23]

Where can I watch them

[@jamiecashes]

Love the 60's Spider-Man when I was a kid, along with 80's Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends

[@SPGojiFan]

You forgot to mention that the "Me and the boys" meme was actually fake. Rhino was added by a fan user, for no odd reasons. I wish he would've added Mysterio to that party or Doc Ock, cause that's what a fan would do. But that episode was only about Goblin, Electro and Vulture.

[@LuxBellator92]

I think Rhino was purely added just because he looked bizarre too

[@heather19515]

He was not fit to join their evil band

[@Bonesph]

@@heather19515 I like how they see themselves as evil like it's their modus.

[@Bonesph]

Rhino was best choice I think.

[@wayneharrison6621]

I kind of liked the second season, episodes were a full half hour, and the music and imagery was trippier, more 60's. My favorite episode of that era was "Home" where Peter found an alien girl with spider powers. I don't know if that was based on an original comic or not, but I really liked it.

[@richardgerminario1600]

Full episode stories were more complex, suspenseful and interesting, and were for older audiences. Season One was aimed at 5-8 year olds. Season Two had menaces which were way more terrifying and threatening, such as Blotto, Pardo Presents, and Vine.

[@Ag1ntReD]

My mom bought the whole series and played it in our van whenever we drove anywhere. It made me fall in love with Spider-Man, and this show will always be my favourite version of Spider-Man. Love this series

[@seamuslikesmovies8748]

Really glad you mentioned the origin episode. Still one of my favorite versions of his origin to this day

[@richardgerminario1600]

Wholly agree. Very, very faithful emotionally and morally to the original material: Amazing Fantasy #15 comic. Many lines from the tv episode come STRAIGHT from the comic. The last 2 lines of the episode spoken by narrator Bernard Cowan sums up what Stan Lee and Steve Ditko were trying so arduously to do month after month with Marvel comics in 1962.

[@KasirRham]

67 Spidey and 90s Spidey should hang out and get pizza.

[@raphses6871]

I had the upmost pleasure of watching a rerun of this show when I was a kid.

[@rustybuckets2143]

Notifications haven't let me down this time.

[@tornadochaser2457]

I've never seen the show. It sounds like a very interesting, even fascinating case study, and gratitude must be had for its incredibly catchy, and enduring theme song.

[@lewis9752]

Idc what anyone says for a 60s show this was really good

[@KaisTestKitchen1]

No joke this is my favourite Spiderman tv adaptation and I love rocket Robin hood!!!

[@hairypancake4425]

Kyle Hahn count me in mate...still my best

[@NP-ip3nj]

I, too, grew up in Canada. These were both awesome.

[@richardgerminario1600]

I agree with your Rocket Robin Hood comment. But that show was like 2 different shows. The Canadian one filmed in Hamilton, Ontario (seasons 1 and 2), and the Season 3 one made in New York city by Ralph Bakshi, which was aimed at older audiences and had less than half the funding as the previous seasons.

[@futuramayeah]

the other marvel 60s cartoons are like cave paintings compared to this cartoon, they were all cutout animation, just pictures of characters being waved up and down with no other movement, they were basically just taking pictures of pages from comic books, this show has moving characters, in color with moving mouths etc.

[@edg4441]

As a 6-year-old when the 1967 Spider-man aired, I never knew why this series changed direction for seasons 2 and 3. I thought season 1 was terrific for its time. Then after the Marvel Heroes Series ended in '68, I guess the budget was cut so drastically, it was inevitable this would happen to the series. Thanks for clearing this up for me because I never quite understood why the series changed later on during its TV run.

[@richardgerminario1600]

Season One`s producer , Grantray Lawrence, went bankrupt after the first season. There was no choice but to hire another producer, quickly, and VERY cheaply. Therefore, in came Krantz Films and Ralph Bakshi.

[@edg4441]

@@richardgerminario1600 Thank you for your comment and the information, I appreciated it. I didn't know Grantray Lawrence went bankrupt. I thought Ralph Bakshi was with the Producer Grantway Lawrence. I never made the connection Krantz Films was a different producer. I thought it was a different division of Grantray Lawrence. Thanks again for the clarification. I truly learn something every day.

[@Scotty_Russell_Music]

amazing dirty jazzy soundtrack to that show. best spiderman imo

[@jojomojojones]

I’m scrolling through the comments and am stunned that there aren’t more mentions about that slick jazz soundtrack.

[@Scotty_Russell_Music]

@@jojomojojones I watched this when i was a young'un and loved the freak out jazz and dirty sleazy brass, i didn't know it was freak out jazz but later when i heard jazz i didn't immediately hate it like most people ha! Great chords to have in your head for a youngster, so much more interesting than saturated metal in power rangers or boring major key kids music.

[@catfishkempster]

I know this was cheezy - but I have always loved it. It was my childhood Spider-Man

[@mechajay3358]

In today's Meme Culture, The 60's Spidey is the most bizzare piece of Spider-Man media that can really enthrall you.

[@jurassickaiju14]

Say what you will about the quality of the show itself, but nobody can deny that it gave us the best Spider-Man theme until Danny Elfman came along.

[@milboxr9772]

Idk spectacular Spider-Mans theme song is probably the best one imo

[@jurassickaiju14]

@Milbox R That was after the first couple of Raimi movies. But I consider it to be just as good.

[@jojomojojones]

The theme is cool but the jazz score is where it’s really at.

[@無教会内村]

It actually was the definitive Spider-Man theme from the 60's until the 90's. It's what people would think of when seeing him during those times

[@benjaminherreralizana3937]

Damn, your videos are so good! I love every single one I've watched. They're concise enough to show your ideas without having to make a repetitive 30-45 min long video. The way I see it, it's a very good handling of the concept of minimalism. Keep it up! You always get a guaranteed like from me.

[@bobbyhulll8737]

Add the the adventures of Pinocchio and tales of the Wizard of Oz on a daily basis and your mind is definitely expanded

[@danradu231]

The Ray Ellis tunes are masterpieces.

[@lucasd1646]

I grew up with this series, I barely remember episode plots but the theme song has always stayed with me.

[@marcoscordova2370]

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[@baldeagle5297]

Actually, Green Goblins identity was a huge mystery for quite a while. It was 1966 before we learned who he was, if memory serves me.

[@Swancore1]

You forgot to mention how amazing the music is. Full jazz big band playing complex arrangements compared to one guy doing midi like these days. Absolutely loved this show. So relaxing and entertaining. Little more violent and cheeky fun that 80s one which nearly makes you feel brain dead, this one was fun.

[@nothisispatrick6528]

Set aside the memes? How could you say such a thing?

[@notspider-man7777]

6:08 I'm pretty sure the Green Goblin's identity wasn't revealed yet when the show first aired.

[@teddybeer6206]

I always interpreted the Green Goblin of this series as actual green goblin and not some guy in a costume.

[@markezov]

The Captain America, Hulk and Iron Man animated shows from the '60s are even worse in terms of minimal artwork and movement, reused footage, etc.

[@richardgerminario1600]

Oh boy, are you right! Those were not animation. It was like taking photos of comic pages, jiggling the photos around, and then adding voices on top.

[@compatriot852]

These guys had the budget of a ham sandwich and had little to no assistance like modern artists do. It's suprising that they were even able to make this happen to begin with

[@richardgerminario1600]

Yes, yes. Their only assistance was from pure imagination, and a love for the character(s). That`s all you need in my book!!

[@Nordsman]

As a kid in the early 70's that got up to watch these reruns, from our perspective, they were Comic Books brought to life! A treasured 15 minutes before you knew your best friend would be at your back door with his bike readied to seize the day! (before lunch-time at least)

[@hoibsh21]

I'm still diggin 60s Spiderman!

[@LeonardoShellhead]

Rest in Peace Paul Soles

[@Rockin_Ross]

I grew up on this show as a kid and now own the box set. I always joke to people about the 6 legs on his spidey suit. Never gets old. Just like this show. Great review!!

[@blazerocker1734]

I was watching this series years ago on Netflix and barely paying attention. It was late in an episode involving a Vulture plot when suddenly Spider-Man appears with a bag of money, as-if he'd confiscated loot from a villain. Trouble was that the plot had nothing to do with stealing money. After a rewind of the video I soon realized that the episode had been cobbled together because the beginning and ending didn't match. Now I have the full story. Thanks

[@nmd1120]

Don't forget about Bakshi's take on an animated Lord of the Rings! It's also very fascinating

[@davidtaylorsr]

Thanks for this. This is the Spiderman I grew up watching, reruns during the 70s. I particularly like the episode he went all the way from NY to Florida swinging on web.

[@justapickedminfan]

Now I'm waiting for an episode for the tokusatsu Spider-man. Make it happen, cap'n!

[@ActualLiteralKyle]

4:06 lmao dude broke a GIANT granite block that had the word granite written on it

[@spider59er35]

You mean Awesomeness!! This is literally the only Spider-Man that wasn’t watered down with Story concepts Sure it was near the birth of the character but regardless I grew up with this show, and loved every minute of it It’s Spider-Man origin episode is my favorite of any series

[@richardgerminario1600]

Yes, exactly. Very well said. Many Season 2 episodes were very, very faithful to the MOOD of the Amazing Spider-man comic at that time. More emphasis on Peter Parker`s social troubles than Spider-man`s exploits. That is why the origin episode is about Peter Parker, and not the hero. And it is the best written episode of the series, you`re right!