The Absurdity of Spider-Man Unlimited

Spider-Man Unlimited is arguably the weirdest Spider-Man adaptation of all time. Arguably. Written as a loose follow up to Spider-Man The Animated Series of the 90s, and I do mean LOOSE, this series took an entirely different approach to telling a Spidey story. I would argue that this show nearly feels like it was written as an entirely different story with its own characters and lore, and THEN they decided to drop Spidey and a few recognizable Spidey characters into the mix. Now there’s no evidence that this is what they did, but it does FEEL like it. But that isn’t necessarily a criticism, either, because while it is absolutely an anomaly in the long list of Spider-Man animated series, it has a ton of charm and some really interesting characters. PLUS we’re about to see this version of Spidey again in the upcoming Across the Spider-Verse film! Wild times! So join me as we dive deep into the absurdity of Spider-Man: Unlimited
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Spider-Man The Animated Series (1994)
Spider-Man Unlimited (1999)
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
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[@ericl9130]

I still laugh at one of the jokes from this show where the Ram says “I will show you no quarter!!” and Spidey responds with “how about 2 dimes and a nickel?”

[@Davidweedlove]

Peter Parker IS supposed to be Jewish like Stan Lee and that’s been neglected

[@ko6171]

@@Davidweedlove MO n.

[@Nsinger998]

@@Davidweedlove wha? You serious?

[@MegaDman16]

@@Nsinger998 no it's not true.

[@patrick4662]

Sir Ram was such a magnificent bastard. Sniveling but also conniving and devious. I liked what they were doing in the very last ep when he was ok with killing all humans and the other leopard beastial was against it. Would have been nice to see more of that develop.

[@panfilip9963]

After watching Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3, I can honestly say that if the show premiered today, it would've gotten better ratings and definitely a second season.

[@WoodfosterII]

Exactly!

[@princesscrystal6410]

Furries

[@dana-lc7uz]

It would get cancelled after season two because nothing nowadays can get more than 3 or 4 seasons unfortunately lol

[@zeldagameryt4018]

@@dana-lc7uz Unless you are very lucky

[@panfilip9963]

@@dana-lc7uz but maybe at least it wouldn't end on a cliffhanger like it did

[@Mailboxx2.0]

Spider-Man cartoons trying not to get cancelled after a huge cliffhanger for 00.01 seconds (IMPOSSIBLE)

[@RoyalRay7hwi01amqwro]

that shit got me so annoyed

[@chrisrockett5897]

Spider-Man deserves better in that medium.

[@ride-playerbb2818]

Bold of you to assume it's only the cartoons

[@RoyalRay7hwi01amqwro]

@@ride-playerbb2818 i need that amazing spider-man three dawg

[@XgoodbyeX]

Just wait till Sony creates a streaming service lol

[@neosonic199]

Spider Man’s design in this show is so awesome. I hope it becomes a skin in a future Spider Man game.

[@mbii7667]

I think it has been

[@isdully]

In the spider-man remastered pc version there's a mod for it, definitely one of my favourite outfits

[@iancruz6617]

I remember this was my favorite spider-man suit in spider-man ps1.

[@scarletwyvern3753]

The only thing I don’t like about it is the cape I think it looks kinda stupid to be honest

[@Dragzilla66]

It was definitely shown in the Spider-Verse sequel multiple times.

[@Wally_West]

Best things of Unlimited: -Cool suit -Great intro -Rino Romano voicing Spider-Man

[@rita-Shi-Mi]

I AM THE BONE OF MY SWO-

[@Eli-akad]

I use to love this version of spider man as a kid. Watched it on Jet X when that channel was still around. It felt so different. I really loved the venom and carnage episode as the symbiotes were and still are my favorite characters. One thing I never realized as a youngin tho was the fact he went to counter earth. I always thought it was some weird alternate future

[@afton8783]

I used to watch it a lot on a DVD, and had no idea anything other than spidey and the symbiotes existed untill now.

[@epicbeastdestroyer6739]

Jet-X was so fire

[@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084]

yo same

[@SUP-BITCHES]

*Jetix

[@piecheese1214]

It's "Jetix." "Jet X" sounds like a chem you'd find in a Fallout game.

[@TheFlamingGecko1]

I remember I was so obsessed with this show as a kid and watched it any time it was on TV.

[@Nakiatakai]

Same as me. But I was also obsessed with the justice league, the animated Batman/Superman shows, as well.

[@Numbabu]

Me too. This and Batman Beyond were my childhood. Really excited to see a gathering of fans around this video.

[@MastaRavenkroft]

It was an ultra rare 1

[@Ghoseum]

@@Numbabu FRRR My favorite spidermen have always been unlimited and 2099 and my favorite batman was always beyond, dont know if ive just always been so in to the future dystopia setting or what

[@Crooklyn7]

@@Ghoseum I think it’s because they had great references to their “predecessors”.

[@1millioncicades183]

My favorite Spiderman show. I loved the dark, futuristic feeling of it. Spidey suit was great, his jokes were crispy plus Naoko and Shane were very likable characters. Slow romance between Peter and Naoko was a nice touch too.

[@MuseBySecrecy]

Peter potentially cheating on his abandoned wife back home “was a nice touch”?

[@ziziorens348]

​@@MuseBySecrecy what happens on Counter-Earth, stays on Counter-Earth🤷

[@KrissFliss]

@@MuseBySecrecy They should just have removed the entire counter earth thing!

[@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084]

agreed

[@AngelPerez-tu1nk]

Don't care if it paints a target on my back, I always love the Spider-Man suit of this show. And it introduced me to the High Evolutionary and the Knights of Wundagore

[@Tobylake-jt6gu]

And guess who is going to be in a mcu movie

[@AngelPerez-tu1nk]

@@Tobylake-jt6gu I know

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

Spidey's nanotech suit decades before he got it in live action. And here it feels more earned since he's older and more experienced and isn't just given it. I always love when designers make a more unique and memorable suit instead of repeating the same blue and red. It's nice but all the blue-red ones meld together. That's why I appreciate the PS4 suit. There was backlash and some time to get used to it, but now it's instantly recognizable. The same reason I enjoy the edgy black-red suit WITH CAPE. That and nostalgia. I was so confused when I saw what the High Evolutionary actually looks like in the comics 😅

[@kindlingking]

​@@HotDogTimeMachine385 I think the difference between mcu nanotech suits and unlimited one is the latter feeling like an actual tangible thing rather than an excuse to not bother with suit up scenes. Nanotech suit in unlimited has its unique abilities (like operating from a distance or invisibility), but also not invulnerable (that epic saga of Spidey trying to fix his sonic devices every two episodes). You can feel this suit is right here, where in the mcu they don't even bother with actors wearing props to paint CGI suits over. And when an animated cartoon feels more real than life action, something definitely went wrong somewhere.

[@zebrolightshow7224]

This show also introduced me to the High Evolutionary and is honestly one of my favorite Spiderman shows. Though I do wish the makers of the show went with their original idea of making a Spiderman 2099 show instead. I mean, could you imagine how cool that would be

[@MumboJ]

An interesting note about the High Evolutionary seemingly coming out of nowhere: He very directly comes from a specific episode of the 90s X-Men cartoon. The same character, the same design, the same motivation, the High Evolutionary escapes that episode and flees to an alternate dimension to create Counter Earth, this show is a direct continuation of his storyline. Even the "Knights of Wundagore" are a direct reference to that episode. Also, with Guardians 3 now released, it's pretty clear that counter-earth being full of animal hybrids is just the High Evolutionary's thing.

[@MrJerichoPumpkin]

yeah, as estabilished looooong ago in the comics

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

Man, that initial premise of the Counter Peter and Uncle Ben is so good, even if it feels a bit too much like the Armored Spider-Man from the Spider-Man: TAS finale. It also reminds me of Peter David's original conceit for the Alchemax CEO in Spider-Man 2099, who was supposed to be an older, evil Peter. He ended up using that plot reveal for the game Edge of Time decades later.

[@mbii7667]

I had no idea Peter David did Spider-Man 2099. I really need to get around to reading it.

[@afton8783]

Edge of time was amazing, its weird not seeing much talk about it.

[@strandedgeek]

Fun facts: The voice of Peter in this series also played Spidey in the Neversoft Spider-Man video games (ps1 & pc). In fact one of the costumes you could unlock is the Unlimited costume even granting you invisibility as a perk.

[@SpeedKing..]

Did all of the suits give you something? Some power

[@Substitute_Zero]

most of them gave you a new power or a perk like infinite webbing or double strength@@SpeedKing..

[@SpeedKing..]

@@Substitute_Zero thank you so much

[@princelysnail1998]

This game was one of the first video games I ever played. I could usually get through most of it in one go as a kid, but the last level running away from carnage was impossible for me. I played it a couple years ago, and got it first try and was both happy and pissed off it was so easy now😂

[@MilkshakeSkunkette]

i remember that skin! and that game! such a fun time xD

[@Naedlus]

I love that the show pulled from Marvel's more obscure stuff. The High Evolutionary's Counter Earth, X-51, AKA, Aaron Stack the Machine Man, who wouldn't see another refresh on popularity until NEXT Wave, even playing with JJ's Man Wolf. A fantastic intro to non comic readers of some of Marvel's less known properties

[@lostmediadetective2590]

The man wolf……………..OH boy the Ultimate spider man episode in which jjj needs spideys help

[@spweman]

Counter earth and the story line involving Adam Warlock is genuinely some great stuff that is highly underrated and under-utilized. I watched the show as a kid and it never hit me until now that it’s the same location from the Adam Warlock series.

[@davidbjacobs3598]

@@spweman That Adam Warlock series was great!! Even though GOTG3 kinda didn't know what to do with Adam, I'm glad they made use of that story arc and some of the themes in it.

[@vullord666]

@@davidbjacobs3598 I’d say Marvels guardians of rhe Galaxy game is GOATed for what they did with Adam Warlock and Mantis. Still canon believe the MCU didn’t set him up before infinity war.

[@vullord666]

The 90s Marvel cartoons were so good at pulling from the more obscure comic ideas. Though its much later I also appreciate the Super Hero Squad Show for doing the same.

[@CoastToGhost]

I feel like carnage at least has been shown to be less constrained by the whole “solid host” issue. May be misremembering but I feel like he’s gone full amorphous while towing Cassidy a few times.

[@Fbiguy]

Depends on the adaptation. I feel like the Venom movies have both the symbiotes both going effectively amorphous several times even with a host.

[@DragonStar524]

I honestly wish this show got a season 2. There were so many cool ideas shown. And the world was amazing.

[@UmarKhan34503]

Same this show had so much potential 😔

[@TheLazyShell]

That fireman spraying Spidey with the hose WHILE THERE'S STILL A FREAKING FIRE GOING BEHIND HIM is still the thing about this show that I find THE MOST absurd. You're a FIREFIGHTER! NOT A VIGILANTE! THERE'S STILL A FIRE! FIGHT IT!

[@azureheart2846]

I still remember how shocked I was when I saw that. Honestly I don’t think any Spider-Man in any other continuity has as much justification to quite being Spider-Man after that. Hell I wouldn’t be surprised if a version decided to be a villain after that.

[@redonslaught3019]

This series was odd, but it was a lot of fun. I'm pretty sure it was made to compete with "Batman Beyond" and it's more futuristic setting. Late 90's had the whole "Next Millennium" and Y2K settings for many things, so either as a High Tech future or a post-apocalypse world... The whole cliff hanger problem is writers angling for another season, hoping the fan's out cry would convince the studios they need a conclusion.

[@serPomiz]

the timing and beyond-the-scene show how Batman Beyond really forced some managerial meddling, sometimes you can really feel where they had to change things halfway throught

[@spaceswage8083]

The existence of Batman Beyond is why they pivoted away from doing a Spider-Man 2099 show. Would’ve been cool if they plowed ahead anyway.

[@leandroagonzalez3]

The cliffhanger was the show getting canceled... sadly

[@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084]

I loved this show, I was really sad it didn't get a second season

[@jakighcolburnchannel3584]

⁠@@spaceswage8083and that’s also kind of weird cause Batman Beyond itself was inspired by both Spider Man and Spider Man 2099

[@williamnguyen8663]

The idea of Peter having to fight in a alternate earth and team up with other version of his rogue gallery is actually a cool idea

[@Zekrel]

You have no idea how loud I screamed when I saw him in the trailer for Across the Spiderverse. I love this show and it’s a shame it never got an ending (like a real ending where everything is wrapped up nicely). One is the Loneliest Number is one of my favorite Spider-Man stories of all time.

[@Numbabu]

Same feeling. The sirens in The trailer also remind me of the theme. Exciting

[@benvoliothefirst]

It's not too late! No Way Home wrapped up all the Raimi Spider-Man villains! No epic conclusion is off the table!

[@resikin]

He’s literally the only reason I’m gonna watch 😭

[@MilestheDirtyMindedGoblin2099]

This show is indeed underrated af

[@Numbabu]

@@resikin cmon the animation is pretty at least.

[@jpav35]

When you mentioned that the show was shelved after airing the first 3 episodes, I had a flashback to being 12 again and thinking I’d gone crazy when the show wasn’t on anytime soon after that, then randomly catching it a year later and being even more confused as to where it’d been the whole time. Also, and this could easily just be my perception as a 12 and 13-year-old TV viewer at the time, but in the very late 90s and early 00s, it felt like Fox was incredibly trigger happy when it came to canceling new shows before they could find their groove and an audience. To this day, I still won’t watch most new shows (on any network or platform) until they’re finished, because I don’t want to get attached to something that won’t have a proper ending. Thanks for the PTSD, Fox 😂

[@mbii7667]

Fox Kids really screwed up a lot of shows

[@jinpei05]

Not only Unlimited, but Spectacular will be in Across the Spider-Verse. Hopefully voiced by Rino Romano and Josh Keaton, respectively.

[@Asaylum117]

I doubt it, since they will just be short cameo's just to cash in on nostalgia. I'm not sure if Spectacular Spider-Man will have a major role in the film, but we shall see.

[@Peanuggie]

@@Asaylum117 Why does everyone always say "cash in on nostalgia" my brother in Christ it is a movie dedicated to the multiverse of specifically spiderman of course they are going to put in damn near every spiderman we've seen in media that doesn't mean it's a nostalgia bait though

[@dissraps]

@@Peanuggie ...which is for nostalgia to get people to go "hey look it's that thing I know"

[@Asaylum117]

@@Peanuggie Literally every reboot we been getting now days is just nostalgia bait. And instead of caring about the source material, they always just crap on it & if people criticize the film or say anything negative about it, then people always yell racism, bigotry or whatever. It's a rarity now days that we get good or original entertainment now days, without banking on a existing franchise or character to make a quick buck.

[@Peanuggie]

@@dissraps Nostalgia baiting is using characters or material from the past in a way that adds nothing to their story. They are there just to be there because of the fact they are popular. In Across the Spider verses's case they are using every spiderman seen in media because it's a fucking movie about EVERY SPIDERMAN. Even no way home wasn't nostalgia bait because they added to Andrew and Toby's character and especially added to Tom's. You cant just throw the words "nostalgia bait" around without looking at how these characters influence and act in the movie. These spider people are the culmination of DECADES of animation and media. Nostalgia bait is reserved for Disney remakes not multiversal spiderman movies lmao.

[@dominiclombardi]

Spider-Man Unlimited has the best Spidey suit of all time. The fact that Counter-Earth is full of half human-half animals is right out the comics. High Evolutionary did indeed create them all in the comics as well. Unlimited is basically GotG 3 but with Spider-Man characters instead of the Guardians.

[@ethanchaotic]

Rino Romano is easily one of my FAVORITE Spidey voices, chris daniel barnes is pinnacle of spider-man's voice he's what I think of when reading the comics, but Rino is just my personal pick for charm, voice, and delivery, he portrays a PERFECT amount of confidence and naivete with almost every line, and while not as stoic, you can absolutely feel the want to do good the way he talks about things, its excellent

[@Davidweedlove]

Easily ONE of? That’s not going out on any ledge

[@skybite]

Such a missed opportunity not to have rino Romano voice Spider-Man 2099

[@bigmaxcc]

Agreed 💯

[@CardCaptorDeadpool]

I like they had him voice Spider-Man in the old ps 1 games too.

[@jazzratoon]

​@CardCaptorDradpool I'm just watching show on Disney Plus and I freaked out from PS1 Spiderman Voice. 😮 It was a good freakout.

[@mavibaso]

Love that there were so many elements from this show that they also depicted in gotg vol 3, makes me think how awesome a spidey with the unlimited suit would be as a member of the guardians

[@fanatp0stpanka]

Dude i was so shocked when i saw counter earth in gotg it wasn't what i expected at all lol

[@ScapeVEVO]

What an awesome costume fr. The main theme actually cameos in the Across The Spider-Verse teaser when Miguel shows up to attack Miles, which really makes things come full circle since the show’s art style and the nanotech suit’s design and shading, and even the web cape give huuuuuuuuuuuuge 2099 vibes

[@ITZMothman]

crazy thing is it was actually supposed to be a 2099 show but they scarpped it because BATMAN BEYOND was releasing earlier that year was a similar futuristic setting and Marvel didn't want trouble with DC :D hence the similarities! both two of my favorite versions of Spiderman

[@TeslaChad]

What’s sad is that the animated series that this followed wasn’t cancelled due to ratings or popularity but out of spite from a studio exec towards Avi Arid

[@musicspider911]

It’d be great to get one more season to finish it off with the same creative team but that will probably never happen. 😢

[@emergensiexit]

when this aired on fox kids back n the day it straight up traumatized me. not for the weird art style and some scary/horror elements (carnage and venom was scary in this for a 9 year old) but getting "cancelled" and leaving us with a bitter sweet ending just like the 90s series.

[@pcm1011]

Bittersweet ending? More like cliffhanger

[@dissraps]

Probably shouldn't go around telling people that cartoons ending traumatized you....

[@anothenblue2630]

@@dissraps it didn't end, it got cancelled. Big difference and it's a pretty common problem to this day.

[@mbii7667]

They really need to stop doing that to kids shows

[@resikin]

9 years old is pretty old to be scared by a Spider-Man cartoon 💀💀💀

[@Clintdaddy412]

The Spiderman unlimited outfit is seriously underrated I actually like the short web cape lol.

[@rubendelgado5098]

The curious thing about Spider-Man Unlimited is that it's radically different setting is its biggest weakness but also its biggest strength, even after so many years i still remember it for being so unique and diferent to ani other version of Spider-man, and although it feels like the least "Spiderman" of all the shows, it still manages to feel like it belong in the "Marvel" world, from having Nick fury and name droping Reed, to having the High Evolutionary as the main bad guy (he also apears in the X-Men cartoon and is going to be the villain in the new GotG movie), some of the comic stuff i didn't get it at the moment and only now looking back can trully apreciate, like: Counter Earth, Wundagore, John turning into a wherewolf (Man-Wolf), X-51(Machine Man), the new costume based on Spiderman 2099, etc. (Karen O'Malley looking like Elsa Bloodstone is definitely a coinsidency, but cant stop thinking how similar they are)

[@born2bfangirl]

Oh my god after all these years I finally found this specific spider man series thanks to you!!! Long ago as a kid I saw this show and the two specific scenes that were TATTOOED on my brain was the scene when Peter pushed that girl off a building, blood coming out of her nose🥴 the other scene that traumatized me forever was when he threw his suitcase with the suit in it into the water before walking away. Those scenes have been in my head for ages and didn’t know what series they were from till now. This was such a dark interpretation of Spider-Man and wow…. Did it stick with me for a long long time… 🥴 love your vids!!!💖

[@mbii7667]

Those are from MTV Spider-Man, not this series

[@SaraBanartist]

I always seem to forget how heavily shaded and vaguely anime these mid-to-late 90s action cartoons looked. So many goggles

[@mbii7667]

I miss that look

[@mattd5240]

Modern marvel cartoons have no shading now 😆

[@sweepingmotion]

Peter here looks like a mecha protagonist

[@iancruz6617]

That called comic paint dark black shading. How to tell you live under a rock a weeb without telling me. That sense been around before two bombs got drop and America came teach them how to run a country and there culture and draw.

[@iancruz6617]

@@sweepingmotion THAT Called a suit that you obviously live under a rock for sure

[@resikin]

This is still, hands-down, my favorite Spider-Man show ever. From the animation, to the suit, to the politically charged resistance forces vs genocidal maniac story it’s always struck a chord with me. I always found the whole bestials premise to be uncanny in a very intriguing way.

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

I recently rewatched the series. I'm glad I finally got resolved where the vague memories of a kid with one glove came from (Mummy Kid's backstory.) but other than that, I felt like Spidey used his new powers too infrequently to bother with them. I remember them being every other episode. It was also not nearly as engaging or fun as the TAS show. My favourite joke in the series in when John and Spidey meet (paraphrased). "How can we be sure you're the real Spider-Man?" "John, are you so stupid that you'd believe your father's lies about me?" "Okay, that checks out."

[@-Monad-]

I wonder if you torrented it from me lol. I'm one of the few people left seeding it after all these years

[@armaanbelim3188]

@@-Monad-where exactly I csn find it from???

[@joeligma4721]

@@-Monad- its on streaming services

[@dopey473]

This show really was the Dragonball GT of Spiderman

[@MrJerichoPumpkin]

blasphemer. Gt is the epitome of the sh*t the Dragonball anime is. If someone sculpted a turd in the form of Spiderman it would still be more entertaining to watch than Dragonball and smell better

[@JustAsh001]

​@@MrJerichoPumpkinwoah calm down buddy 😂

[@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123]

It's funny that you thought Electro was an Eel, because my first thought was Catfish, mainly because his mask seems to mimic the whiskers you would find on one. Catfish can also sense electricity, which they use to hunt, which could be the Electric and Catfish connection.

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

And people say the Blue Electro with straighten teeth from the Amazing spiderman 2 was weird. It’s got nothing on Spiderman unlimited’s electro.

[@helixsol7171]

Aren't electric eels basically just catfish?

[@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123]

@@helixsol7171 they are entirely different animals lmao

[@helixsol7171]

@@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123 No I meant like aren't they more closely related to catfish than eels, because they're not even eels to begin with?

[@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123]

@@helixsol7171 I'll be damned you're right. But still he looks closer to a catfish then an eel to me

[@mr.b3168]

I loved this show. As a kid I was confused as I waited for the show to continue, but it never did. There was no internet to let me know it was cancelled like today. (Yes there was internet, but it wasn't the popular place we got our news)

[@mbii7667]

Yeah it's really shitty how networks never even directly tell viewers when a show is cancelled

[@ambzsh]

Spot on

[@fluffywolfo3663]

There was something weirdly cathartic about Spidey _finally_ being fed up with the shit that New Yorkers put him through in the opening two-parter.

[@gavindennis9988]

Honestly, I love it. I love the artstyle. I love the intro so much. I love Peter's design. As well as MJ and JJJ. I love the normal suit. I love the yellow eyes. I love Spidey's shape. I love the black shadows. I love the web pits. I love cel-shading. I love the new suit. I love the cape on it. Etc. The Counter Earth Manhattan feels very much like a Jack Kirby idea. The artstyle and villains also reflect that. I love that honestly. This is to Spider-Man like what Batman Beyond is to Batman (though a Spider-Man 2099 show would've been awesome). Rino Romano does pretty good, the story and characters are fairly interesting, and I was actually kind of upset when I finished the show. That was 2 Spidey shows in a row with cliff hangers.

[@mbii7667]

Yeah MJ is really hot in this, more so than the previous series

[@mc2studios102]

4 shows in a row Spider-Man the animated series Unlimited MTV Spectacular Spider-Man

[@gavindennis9988]

@MC2 Studios At the time I had just recently binged the Animated Series and then Unlimited. I didn't get around to Spectacular until after (because it wasn't streaming). But that's why I counted those 2 and not Spectacular. I hadn't seen it yet. But yeah. He can't catch a break.

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

get a life kiddo

[@C0ldIron]

The tech reminds me of a mix of Rob Liefeld and Jack Kirby’s work. Honestly this was a really interesting alternative take on Spider-man. Costume was cool and I remember the rebel crew being pretty fun.

[@f1rst.t1me]

How absolutely comprehensive this take is on the Unlimited series is amazing. You have my subscription.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

I love spider-man and this was completely crazy! Thanks for this video man! You're the best!

[@Silent_SP007]

I need a remaster of this show!!! With the same old characters, art style but, some better storyline corrections....

[@tikko1023]

YESSSS. So glad you're covering unlimited, short-lived and axed way too prematurely.

[@ianchabot5550]

Crazy how this show has the same main villain as Guardians Vol 3

[@Collins42]

I didn't watch this show until after I had played the Spider-Man game for N64, so hearing Rino as Spidey in a cartoon was really cool to me as a kid.

[@angryretailbanker5103]

I remember watching and enjoying this show as a kid. My two thoughts watching this video: 1) I didn't connect them at the time, but Spidey's initial experience on Counter-Earth (a strange futuristic city that uses his world as a template, accidentally running afoul of that world's mundane traffic, being chased by a bunch of high-level warriors that enforce this world's oppressive government, being brought before their leader, and escaping and finding himself teamed up with the scrappy rebels that form the show's main supporting cast) is very similar to Sonic's in Sonic Prime. I know neither of these shows are the first ones to invent this scenario, but having just watched Sonic Prime not too long ago, it's amazing how much their initial story beats parallel each other. 2) Given how Marvel wasn't allowing the showrunners to use almost anything from the main Spider-Man canon due to upcoming movies and the like, I'm legitimately surprised that we got the cameos that we did get in the first episode, like Mary Jane Watson and J. Jonah Jameson. Considering that the show designed an entirely different suit for Spidey to wear in this series, I'm surprised that such a large portion of the premier (as well as a section of the opening them) featured the classic suit.

[@brogandonston17]

I love watching all your Spider-Man content! Such a good analysis of the shows and their strengths and weaknesses. I’d love to see you watch the X-men animated series and then my personal favorite X-men evolution!!

[@mbii7667]

Yes X-Men Evolution is the best

[@kayllisto]

Spider-man 2099: “Did someone say ANOMALY!?” 0:30

[@whosemfnpodcastisthis9398]

This show makes sense if you know about the high evolutionary in the comics it was good i wish they did more than one season with this premise. Gives a chance to tell a whole new spidey story that’s interesting

[@Johnny2Cellos]

I knew about the high evolutionary in the comics, he was still very boring though!

[@Johnny2Cellos]

and obviously he was never a Spidey villain haha

[@maxus8075]

@@Johnny2Cellos ouch but fair.

[@toxinqwerty]

@@Johnny2Cellos No he wasn't.

[@Johnny2Cellos]

@@toxinqwerty in THIS show, he was absolutely a boring villain

[@theoverthinker1891]

To me this show perfectly illustrates why I love 80-90's comics for they are weird as 1134 stories that aren't afraid to go crazy with black shading, and a great use of primary colors that resemble the story that it visualizes.

[@HOWLWOLF]

Johnny tackling such a fever dream of a show. I watched the first episode once as a kid when it was new and I would always have faint memories of it growing up.

[@joelcartagena953]

The nanotechnology Spidey Unlimited suit is super dope. Especially the webbing cape.

[@yourtube1424]

Whilst these connections seemed random 20 years ago, when you look at the big picture now as a marvel fan it makes a lot more sense. It’s literally like Spider-Man was pulled out of his own “spiderverse” and was pulled into a more aligned marvel universe. With characters like High evolutionary, Knights of Wundagore and places like Counter earth & Mount Wundagore all being connected in the comics and most of it about to come to light in the MCU/GOTG3

[@katkit6817]

00:30 ANOMALY?!?

[@KoolkidsplaySonic]

This is a cannon event of a series 😂

[@erynnmurphy2996]

Was it absurd? Probably. Did I enjoy it? Absolutely!

[@sparksmcflyyy]

they ended up using parts of this theme for the 2099 theme in the film as well which makes sense considering it was originally going to be a series revolving around him

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

This show honestly is one of my favorites, I just love the cyberpunk vibe it has and the suit is so baller, great video and I really hope you consider doing videos on the episodes you liked explaining everything about them so yoy have greater chance to talk about what you liked

[@Wwdominian]

As a kid I never gave this show a chance because it was too different from the Spider-Man I knew and it didn’t feel like I was watching Spider-Man just some weird show

[@paytondelaney8316]

I remembered this show as a kid. I had always loved the costume over the other spider man’s. Sometimes I do try to find the show on the internet but never remembered the name until now. Thank you for making the video.

[@rosscoeradio3741]

@15:00 - “hi’di ho neighborrino “ This line is spoken by Wilson Wilson, played by Earl Hindman, in the TV show Home Improvement (1991-1999). Could also be this.

[@JPReckless2444]

underrated certified hood classic

[@DTux5249]

1:23 I still want a Spiderman 2099 show. Live action, animated, what have you. Between The Comics, Spiderman Edge of Time & Spiderman Shattered Dimensions, I need moar

[@Arkham205]

I am the only one in my friend group who knows about this show, let alone LIKED it, I was really hoping for some kind of continuation at some point. Thanks for showing a spotlight on one of my favorite Spidey's!

[@elijahmshoemaker]

The fact that I just seen Gaurdians 3 and seeing all these connections is wild

[@JavierMartinez-oj3rg]

It sucks that the show just ended on a cliffhanger and you can’t really see a happier ending for Spider-Man unlimited

[@JohnnyYeTaecanUktena]

I am ok with a sad ending for the heroes as those are rare but i don't like the fact it ended on a cliffhanger

[@JavierMartinez-oj3rg]

Spider-Man suffered a lot throughout his career as a hero And honestly, I prefer that he has a better ending not a sad one and I say this had a bias. He’s been my favorite superhero since I was a kid.

[@JohnnyYeTaecanUktena]

@@JavierMartinez-oj3rg Yeah but you gotta admit a lot of superhero shows or movies have always had a happy or bitter sweet ending where the Hero triumphs. So it would just be refreshing to see the Bad guys win for once in a one off, and no i don't count avengers infinity war as all that gets reversed by endgame making the villain's victory pointless. Like it would have been a great thing if they left it off as Thanos wins

[@marko-gj1uj]

I came back here again after watching GOTG VOL 3 since this movie also had counter-earth and High Evolutionary.

[@TheMimic12]

I've been transfixed on this show ever since I caught it in late night reruns on Disney XD. Everything about how this show appeared and died add to the intrigue, on top of just how fascinating the show is itself.

[@SethCooper]

Hey there! Awesome video, I've never seen Spider-Man Unlimited, but a good friend of mine loves it and showed me this video! Also I love that you used my Spider-Fox mod at 8:40 as an example of the furry community adopting our own Spider-Sona's! Keep up the awesome work!

[@zion6680]

Also Romano also was Spider Man in the popular PS1 game from 2000 and the one from the year after too, so after this show as cancelled I was happy to hear his performance again in the video games. Sure he sounds a bit more cocky than Christopher Daniel Barnes, but I think his voice works really well, and it took me years to realize they weren't the same guy when I played Spider Man from 2000 side by side with watching the show that came before Unlimited. Only once I beat Enter Electro did it dawn on me the actors were different.

[@NELLYB]

Love it how we got both Spider-Man ultimate AND the high evolutionary in the spans of about 1 month on the big screen

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

Giving counter earth Goblin wings makes him really similar to Vulture. Both are green winged and heroic.

[@LiaThePenguinologist]

that's so cool that it's the same voice actor as bruce from the batman, feels like both shows have a lot in common (tho maybe batman beyond is closer)

[@customercareskeleton]

Alan Moore loved the counter earth, and added one to his Tom Strong series. In his counter earth, he populates it with the super heroes from the golden age that didn't get popular enough to stay in print like the green druid

[@jjrambles683]

That sounds more like an Earth 2

[@theArab__]

Dudes were brave enough to make Cyberpunk Spider-Man and I respect it

[@dragononenaruto]

Yuri Lowenthal played Spider-Man the Flash and Superman. Always cool to see va play other superheroes

[@Seruphin]

Good vid, I remember after being so invested in the 90s Spider man animated series, that when Unlimited came out it was so different that I didn't even care about it while watching it, maybe I should give it another look.

[@theforkedman3030]

I loved this show growing up.

[@Akusereta]

Watch a reboot happen in the next 5 years cause this show has so much potential, insomniac doing a passion project game since people “tired of being in nyc”

[@thecunninlynguist]

Short lived but sorta fun. I kinda disliked how it was the sequel to 90s spidey at first but show grew on me...even the animation style. Wish we got more eps/seasons

[@Elvusmiw]

Actually its not

[@thecunninlynguist]

​@@Elvusmiw?

[@mellowyello1478]

​@@Elvusmiw it was its own thing that was very loosely tied into the original animated series by the first episode of this one.

[@blakemcnamara9105]

You really renewed my interest in this show. This could've been developed into a fantastic take on the character by giving him these new challenges.

[@ghostsurfer23]

I grew up on Spider-man the Animated Series, and its version of Venom and Carnage were integral to my enjoyment of it, so when this show came out I reeeeeeeally latched onto the TAS connections. However, all the Counter Earth Beastial stuff was pretty off-putting for me, and I remember tuning out if Venom and Carnage weren't in an episode. Case in point, I didn't known Goblin and Vulture were even in it until years later. And I didn't know Electro or Kraven were in it until...this video xD At least Electro. I have some vague fever dream recollections of Kraven. But you're right about the Venom episode being the crown jewel of this series. I adored it, and Venom and Carnage fusing at the end was metal AF to my eight-year-old self.

[@internetmeta]

Funny enough, for a story all about a guy with spider powers, he kinda fits way better into Counter Earth then normal Earth.

[@cotopaximusic]

Loved this series as a kid. I eewatched it a few years back and it was still a pretty fun show

[@ianweech]

Looking at guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, which has a counter earth run by the high evolutionary that is populated by animal-human hybrids that were created by the evolutionary; this makes a bit more sense.

[@robbwit2bs]

right? I was thinking that as well fr

[@iancruz6617]

Crazy when I notice. They could make a movie about it

[@rutagerc]

Most of this setup comes from the first Adam Warlock series. Counter Earth, the High Evolutionary, the Beast Men and the rebels all come from there and are explained in meticulous detail in those first few issues. It is classic 70s Marvel craziness. I had no idea it was adapted for Spider-Man.

[@darklord884]

What's absolutely wild is that there is a really old Hungarian television series with talking animals about an owl doctor who employs a bear named Ursula as a nurse and assistant. And so in Unlimited, the Hungarian localisation had several lines where Spidey was making jokes about Ursula, the bear lady, being a nurse or having an owl for a boss. The Hungarian localisation was weird. Also, Lady Vermin was renamed to something akin to Lady Devious in the Hungarian translation.

[@goblinounours]

It's only very recently that I realized that the bad guy of this show was the same 'High-Evolutionary' as the GotG Vol3 character. I had even forgotten that the show was set on Counter-Earth. It all makes... a little more sense, now.

[@deadpoolnerd]

I haven't seen this show in a long while. But rewatching clips here, I love the art style and especially the color choice. A lot of things have that neon pop factor to them. Heck I even liked the design for the regular Spiderman suit. Felt very classic the black and red slight yellow eyes. Seriously makes me wonder what rhe original adaptation would've looked like just doing traditional Spidey.

[@oceanrising6137]

This video makes me want to see this show even more. Didn't know it existed until after it's run was over, and it seems fresh and unique, even though it may seem like unfamiliar territory.

[@Trekapedia]

Not a bad show but I felt like they were just trying to get a show like Batman Beyond and how they did it, with spins on his villains differently. Don’t know why, but that’s how it struck me. As a matter of fact, they did the human and animals being combined thing on Beyond too. Also, when Fox tried airing this show, it ended up airing against Pokemon. Whoever programmed it to premiere the same time, needs to be webbed up lol. Seriously though, who decided at Fox Kids or Fox Network that it would be a great idea to air against the phenomenon called Pokemon? Yikes that was a bad idea. Felt like the network was just bitter because they couldn’t get the rights to air Pokemon. I loved Spider-Man: TAS but I couldn’t get into Spider-Man: Unlimited. I gave it two episodes but it just didn’t grab me like Spider-Man: TAS. I do love the actors and the guy who played Peter in this show went on to play Bruce Wayne in The Batman. That animated series was fantastic.

[@zebrolightshow7224]

It’s very interesting what you said about the show being similar to Batman Beyond because that’s actually a big reason why the makers of Spiderman Unlimited didn’t make it a Spiderman 2099 series. They were worried that the show would be too similar to Batman Beyond so they scrapped the idea. Funny thing is, Batman Beyond actually took some inspiration from the Spiderman 2099 comics. So the fact that Spiderman Unlimited still got that feeling of being similar to Batman Beyond is just ironic. Also, I personally didn’t get the feel that it was similar to BB. I see your points, otherwise I wouldn’t be typing this comment at all. But I got a different feeling from the show, and I knew all that information before watching it.

[@kyriss12]

Fox has always had a reputation for deliberately torpedoing decent Francises. Hell, the original spiderman cartoon, family guy, and Christopher titus have all made jabs at it.

[@Trekapedia]

@@kyriss12 well look how they treated Futurama. They gave it a prime timeslot for a week then told them oh you can’t have this anymore, gave it to Malcolm(which was awful) and treated Futurama like trash.

[@KRS2000]

Margaret Loesche was the one who canceled the 94 series and had this series green lit (I could be wrong). I think she was the one who put this up against Pokémon.

[@Trekapedia]

@@KRS2000 well, she also claimed in Fox Kids Magazine that cartoons would only be on weekdays and that Saturday mornings would be gone for good. So yeah, she wasn’t the smartest person. She strictly said oh cartoons and the lineups would no longer be on Saturday mornings and that they’d own weekdays and would stay on there only. Kind of got that wrong, especially since it ended up being where they pulled their shows off weekdays and were only on Saturdays until that went away too. Great thinking by her. Keep in mind, I wouldn’t have minded if the shows had stayed on somehow considering but for her to say that and then watch her network bail out on weekdays? Yeah she really had no idea what she was talking about.

[@marktheregulardude8651]

Stumbled upon this video and was not expecting it, but now Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 makes more sense

[@LegionIscariot]

I love this show. I think its a great setting for Spider-Man. Being in the middle of a war between man and beast. Im personally tired of superhero stories taking place on Earth. I think it limits what you can do with the story.

[@willcooper8028]

Strange story decisions aside, this show arguably has the best music, animation, and atmosphere of any spidey show

[@overtherenowaitthere]

I loved the voice for him, managed to capture a more youthful and quipped spiderman that the amazing series lacked a bit. The amazing Spider-Man series always felt like Peter was a preppy guy, maybe that was just me. But also fuck I loved the the unlimited suit. God it looked so cool.

[@redcarp9867]

God. That Venom episode stood out to me as a kid. I didn't really understand it as a kid. Now I have a new appreciation for it.

[@KimchiFarts]

It’s so crazy to see how influential this show is to modern superhero movies. I honestly haven’t seen any of this show since the early 2000s too until I saw ATSV

[@ThatOneGuy0006]

Counter Earth, The Animen (beastials) and The High Evolutionary are all alot older than Spiderman Unlimited.

[@waypastcoolkid]

The mega man x vibes of the instrumental, Dan’s dad having a cameo, the stop motion animation, and the amount of bionicle pieces I could spot? And of course Dan’s beautiful voice to top it all off, this is an absolute treat!

[@mep15067]

Kinda funny that the high evolutionary was just a straight up furry since they didn't bother to explain why he thought making animal people was the pinnacle of evolution

[@TyshaggyGaming]

Based high evolutionary

[@liftedmage9117]

I really loved this show as a kid, specifically the design of the suits and symbiotes in it

[@EvilTurtleSlash]

The original idea and pitch has merit definitely. Main Earth Peter encountering an Alternate version of himself on Counter Earth who still had the symbiote and became more of a villain sounds like an interesting story. There was kind of something similar in the Miles Morales comics post-Secret Wars where after Miles & his supporting cast were incorporated in Earth-616, one of his first major villains was a guy calling himself Ultimatum who the original 616 Miles Morales but instead of an Afro-Peurto Rican American, he was a criminal who worked with Kingpin and used a mix of weaponry & tech of different superheroes like a Capt. America style shield and a Giant Man based suit.

[@Worldtour1994]

Unfortunately they already did that exact plot with Uncle Ben and evil Peter in the last couple eps of the 1994 series.

[@mbii7667]

Bringing Miles Morales into the main universe was a terrible idea. Brian Michael Bendis himself said that the day Marvel does that is the day they are out of ideas.