The History & Challenges of Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994)

[@wstine79]

This was my favorite Spider-Man series. The story arc with Venom & the one where Spider-Man recruited other Marvel heros to battle villains on an alien planet were my favorites. Ed Asner was great as J. Jonah Jamerson.

[@justinarzola4584]

I liked that episode with Captain America and the other heroes from WW2.

[@NoelComiX]

Him hating Eddy Brock’s spunk was a missed opportunity.

[@zilla2006able]

me too@@justinarzola4584

[@zilla2006able]

I 💯 agree with you

[@silentreactor97]

Don't forget the man-spider arc with Morbius and The Punisher! So good.

[@acerumble]

Morbius' plasma sucker hands were arguably more terrifying than going with the standard vampire theme.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Shockingly, even I agree. Still sucks that Fox Kids had a huge aversion to true vampire stuff, as seen in the non-allowance of Batman: The Animated Series having a vampire woman named Nocturna do things on Gotham.

[@jayncoke]

When they did the Secret Wars storyline and crossed over characters from the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Iron Man cartoons… that BLEW MY MIND as a kid!!! They did the MCU before the MCU!

[@mcurran6505]

Out of all the animated shows based on the web slinger, the 1994 series is the one Spidey series I always love and still enjoy watching. This is one of a few series that actually understood the concept of Spidey, the characters & the rogues gallery. While I'm sad it never got the ending it deserve, it doesn't change the fact that the 94 series left quite a impact.

[@AdamBladeTaylor]

True. Though Spectacular Spider-Man has the best intro theme (other than the original). :p

[@justinarzola4584]

The animation held up well compared to other cartoons of this era,not even the 1992 batman cartoon looked as good.

[@mcurran6505]

@@AdamBladeTaylor Both the 94 series & Spectacular stand out as the best ones.

[@RedRanger9305]

I agree with you all.

[@joshheralal8758]

​@@justinarzola4584I think you mean art style. The animation sucks.

[@JLvatron]

My favorite episode(s) was The Alien Costume trilogy. 1 of the best Spiderman stories I've ever seen. I also loved the finale, where Spiderman becomes a Slider!

[@Rojixus]

To this day, it is still my definitive Spider-Man series.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Me too!

[@sodium285]

me too.

[@dougsmith6262]

Us 90s kids really were spoiled when it comes to super hero cartoons.

[@ArthurHILL-xp8bv]

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[@badbabybear1]

This was my first encounter with Spidey as a young kid. Incredible art, amazing stories, and a series that was fun and really understood and explored the concept of Peter Parker. I also liked that it portrayed him as a young adult...that's something that doesn't get explored enough outside the comics.

[@Trekapedia]

John Semper Jr said the other day he’s more than willing to come back for a revival of Spider-Man: The Animated Series, saying if they called him, he’d bring it back in a second. Wouldn’t surprise me if it does return if X-Men ‘97 does big business like it’s expected to. Great job folks keep it up please and thank you again!

[@Summertimeblues28]

Spider-Man 1994 Originally aired when I was 15. I can remember getting up to record the show on my VCR then going back to bed cuz y’know I was 15 at the time. That’s how good this show was. At 15 I still didn’t want to miss an episode!

[@daviddennie4086]

I agree I was 9 years old and remember waking up with a bowl of frosted flakes and Poppin in the vhs tapes pressing record and watching fox kids this cartoon put Spiderman on the map in my opinion in the 90s better than spectacular Spiderman in my opinion man I miss cartoons like this!

[@LUCKO2022]

No one cares about your life. Just be quiet.

[@Jayce1701]

Me too, brother, I was 14 when this came out, just starting high school, and secretly videotaping EVERY episode in order! I was so excited for every episode, whether it was Spidey action or Peter Parker's life. I enjoyed the toys, and proudly still have them and my original VHS recordings (but they are 30years old now with some mileage!). Unbelievable how much they have edited on the reruns these days!

[@blairfarrell1706]

This hit at the near perfect time for me. I was 10 years old, this came on the air, Maximum Carnage came out, it was nothing but Spider-Man for me for months. I used to carry my figures to school with me in a fanny pack near everyday. I had to get my first cavity out and my Toy Biz Venom came with me for comfort.

[@vat_laaw]

Maximum carnage also had a dynamite soundtrack. Batman: TAS, X-men and Spiderman all had amazing theme songs.

[@cybercop0083]

Taking Venom to the dentist was a good call. A permanent reminder of the importance of good teeth

[@AngelPerez-tu1nk]

This alongside X-Man the Animated series are what made me a lifelong Marvel fan.

[@mcbaby]

One of the best theme songs of the 90s, that guitar riff still holds up today.

[@striderreborn1467]

I have lots of fond memories of the cartoon. It was the first mainstream appearance of Blade, The first time Venom was animated and it even had a 2-Part X-men Crossover episode that was decent.

[@pious83]

I liked this show _in spite_ of that X-Men crossover. That really nerfed the X-Men to make the Wallcrawler look good.

[@justinarzola4584]

Was also where more obscure spiderman villains like the rocket racer and the spot were brought in.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@justinarzola4584 Spot was awesome in this show!

[@nope5657]

No lie, this is the first instance where serialized storytelling had me hooked and impressed, lol. As a kid, seeing a cartoon have one big story was NUTS and felt so epic. I was GLUED to the TV for it.

[@Dorelaxen]

This was always my favorite Spider-Man series. I wasn't overly fond of some of the character redesigns at the time, but I've grown to like them over the years. Plus Ed Asner absolutely rules.

[@justinarzola4584]

I liked how spider- man monologues to himself like in the comics.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Of course Asner ruled. Just look at his itinerary with the DCAU, the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic duology, and, most especially, Disney Pixar's Up.

[@IndianaTampa]

Christopher Daniel Barnes is the voice I hear when I read Spider-Man comics. Same with Cal Dodd as Wolverine or Kevin Conroy as Batman.

[@charliepotatoes001]

The clock on the stove stuck at 12:00 was a really nice touch.

[@SecretGalaxyTV]

I live by my own rules

[@Shaeniff]

It was perfect. I fell in love with Spidey when I was 12, and my brother brought home three huge boxes of comics, which I consumed in one summer. Then, just as I started college (where I wrote an interactive essay on Spidey), my favorite superhero (and Batman) hit the airwaves. My best buddy and I woke each other to watch it faithfully every Saturday morning. It was a great bonding time. It stuck around just long enough for me to graduate. This show will always be near and dear to my heart.

[@killergrooves2438]

I remember when it premiered. I was already a huge X-Men fan and Spider-Man was just icing on the cake. Every weekly allowance went towards some kind of Marvel Comics action figure. That was the absolute best time to be a kid in my opinion. Batman, X-Men, Spider-Man, Power Rangers. Star Wars was relaunched soon after. Wrestling exploded a few years later. Video games were revolutionary. Home computers were becoming a regular household item. The internet was in its infancy. There was no social media. Your attention span wasn’t being destroyed by your phone. Kids played with toys and outside. Arcades existed. Childhood will never be that fun again.

[@Aikurisu]

Much like Batman: TAS, this is THE Spiderman series. Nothing has and will likely ever replace it. It's as close to perfection as we'll likely get for the web-slinger. On a side note, it's haunting even after all these years when Spidey loses water MJ. Damn, those voice actors earned their pay.

[@TorQueMoD]

I find it hilarious that they couldn't use the word blood to describe what Morbius was drinking, but the intro theme song literally sings "Spider-blood, Spider-blood, radioactive Spider-blood"

[@1775adam]

I was pleasantly surprised with the theme. Aerosmith influence on Spidey on the 90s was comparable to U2 on Batman (in fact THE EDGE did the 2005 Animated Show theme for the first two seasons)

[@RockNJeep]

I never missed an episode of this. I was up every Saturday morning to watch and record it. Fox Saturday mornings were absolute fire in the 90s. Just finished rewatching it, too. It's still great.

[@viniciusdg8899]

Dang! I'm so grateful to be born in the 80's. Saturday mornings in 92 was the best. X-men, batman, then spiderman. Fox Kids was killing it!

[@TreFKennedy]

As a 34 year old Grown man , who was 5 years old when this show premiered, this along with X-Men TAS, Batman TAS, Superman TAS along with the comics birthed my love for comics, comics culture and superheroes 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@diegorodriguez2559]

Yeeees. Fucking yes!!!

[@shaider1982]

Those shows were awesome and were parts of my childhood.

[@daviddennie4086]

I'm 36 year's old and I can tell you that's why the 90s was the best for super hero cartoons they stuck to the source material and they were perfect unlike this woke agenda garbage cartoons that exist today!

[@chairannmcqueen1620]

Me Too As 30 Years Old Still Like Superheroes and Comics Back In Late 2002 and Early 2003 as Batman,Spider-man Static Shock Justice League and Teen Titans Too So Today I Still Like Them Especially The Comics Dealing With Racism,Discrimination Being Gay & Lesbian and Socal Issues Like Broken People Especially Animation like DCAU Series Way Back in 1992 til 2006 Like Batman The Animated Series The New Batman/Superman Adventures Batman Beyond Justice League 2001/JLU Non DCAU Animated Shows Like Teen Titans The Batman 2004 and Legion Of Superheroes 06 OH Young Justice Too. So Im A DC Fan Like Batman,Superman The Flash Justice League and Teen Titans Especially TT 2003 TV Series JLU Batman Brave of The Bold Legion Of Superheroes 2006 Too Made Me A Expert In Superhero/Villains Comics Culture Expert In DC and Marvel Other Media. So I Like Marvel Too To Honor The Late Stan Lee 1922-2018❤✨👼 and Chadwick Boseman❤✨👼 1977-2020 as Black Panther and I Like The Heroes as Spider-man & Daredevil Captian America Black Widow Storm Thor Black Panther Ironman and Jubilee.

[@jilp2002]

​@@daviddennie4086 define woke. I fucking dare you.

[@reaverofsouls]

I had no idea that was Ed Asner as Jameson in the series. Learning something new every day, though I loved him as Cosgrove in Freakazoid.

[@darthgoku90]

I'll always be grateful to Batman TAS and Spidey TAS for being my intros to both superheroes growing up. Though Spidey's show hasn't aged quite as well as BTAS it'll still always be ranked among the best superhero TV shows. Plus, Chris Barnes will always be my go-to Spider-Man voice actor as Kevin Conroy will always be for Batman (RIP).

[@Fear_God_and_Give_Him_Glory]

Spiderman TAS, Batman TAS, X-Men, Gargoyles, Spawn, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, Exo Squad, Pirates Of The Dark Water, Mighty Max, Tazmania, Conan: The Adventurer, Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes, Tiny Toon Adventures, Duck Tales, etc....The 90's was a Great Time for Cartoons & A Great Time to be A Kid. 😊

[@dwainsimmons3447]

And the 2000s

[@maxordman4100]

I love this series so much! It also cemented my love of Felicia Hardy. I don’t care how often people plug Mary Jane as Peter Parker’s girlfriend, Felicia will always be my favorite choice for him to date! She was the first and last person to kiss Peter on this show and I still say that they had the best chemistry! I still wish we could get a Spidey and Black cat movie! There’s lots of stories I love from the 90s cartoon including the X-men crossover as well and I never missed an episode of this show!

[@Mrx35ful]

Fun fact because of censorship in 5 season 65 episodes Spiderman has on thrown 3 punches. But that to plays into Spiderman mystic because of his strength he has pull his punches because he could easy kill someone.

[@JW666]

I grew up with Spider Man: TAS and it's still my favorite version of all Spider Man cartoon shows. I love that other Marvel heroes also showed up in the show such as X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Captain America, Daredevil and two characters you never think would show up in a kids show, but it actually makes sense when you think about it - The Punisher (he did make his debut in Amazing Spider Man nr. 129) & Blade (Morbius was on the lose, is a vampire and Blade is a vampire hunter).

[@Kujakuseki01]

The times that Peter gets angry in this series were so good and chilling. When he yells at and tries to kill Goblin are excellent.

[@MarcusG450]

Absolutely loved this show. Definitive Spidey series for me. And when you watch videos like this and others and realize just how many restrictions were on this show, and yet despite that it still turned out as good as it did and is still just as enjoyable to this day is a real testament to the work of the team behind the show. The theme song is a bonafide classic and that green goblin arc is an all timer. And while it didn't get traditional series finale, I actually like where it ended. Knowing that after all his trials and tribulations throughout the show that Peter may actually get a happy ending with MJ no less even if we don't see felt good.

[@Lonewolf-cc7vg]

My all time favorite spiderman series

[@matthagen67]

My favorite SM series. Always loved Hobgoblin in this.

[@MrFinalMax]

I remember when the ‘94 Spider-Man series had Mary Jane fall off a bridge in the rough approximation of The Death of Gwen Stacy story. I could feel the heartbreak when she fell, and grasped Spidey’s rage at the Goblin for his part in it. Chills, man.

[@jinpei05]

I sure hope Christopher Daniel Barnes gets a cameo in Beyond the Spider-Verse, like Josh Keaton did in Across the Spider-Verse.

[@saintzeroinfinity]

Amen!

[@zacharysouza5392]

Barnes is the best spidey voice actor

[@justinarzola4584]

He seriously needs some representation in the next movie,we already had cameos from spectacular and 1967,just need cameos from 1981/amazing friends,unlimited,the mtv show and 1994.

[@puffpuffpassmako]

@@justinarzola4584 amen. We need Rino Romano, Christopher D Barnes and Neil P Harris to cameo

[@kurowasanabe]

He was in Shattered Dimension, along with most of the other people who voiced Spider-Man at the time. It's an underrated game.

[@dannyr2976]

Really loved the show when it began with its fantastic cast of guest voice actors including Joseph Campanella, Roscoe Lee Brown, Hank Azaria, Edward Mulhare and Maxwell Caulfield. The animation was great initially and the CG city shots, though feeling a little out of place looked really cool for the time. The story arcs were compelling to watch, but the quality of animation would eventually decline quite noticeably.

[@TonyorIzzyCommenting]

I obviously was aware of Spider-Man before the show. But like many, this was the show that made me fall in love with the character. While it wasn't my first foray into serialized television, it (along with other mentioned shows around the time) was my first time seeing animated shows could do that kind of storytelling. I know there's been so many versions of Spidey since then (movie and animated), but I would love it if they revived this particular series like they're doing for X-Men: TAS.

[@TheHypersonic55]

Since I didn't have a local comic book shop in my town, this show was my introduction to Spider-Man and I was obsessed. I watched as often as I good as a kid and watched reruns into my teen and adult years. I loved the long-term storytelling, the balance between seriousness and lighthearted elements, the great voice cast and the awesome cameos from other Marvel characters.

[@DavidS22003]

thats kind of cool that secret galaxy is able to film his entire video without any edits all in one take and very rarely forgets his line or makes a mistake

[@thesaltyweeb]

SHOCKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CANT ESCAPE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, I'LL CHASE YOU TO THE ENDS OF THE EAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRTTTTTTHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! Jokes aside, man this Spiderman Cartoon brings backs so much memories... especially the Venom one where he was about to kill Rhino and I remember Rhino flinching and begging him to stop. And the theme song? hahaha pure gold! Gem of a show here Spiderman, thanks for featuring it!

[@twilightman2816]

13:55 and right before the incredible "Multiverse" finale, we had the amazing MAU crossover adventure. MAU, of course. stands for "Marvel Animated Universe". Back in the 90s, we had several Marvel cartoons. In addition to Spider-Man and X-Men (which you mentioned), we also had cartoons for Iron Man and The Fantastic Four. The amazing MAU crossover adventure had Spider-Man teaming up with Iron Man, The Fantastic Four, and Storm from the X-Men. (Spider-Man, much earlier in his cartoon, had an adventure in which he met the entire X-Men team from their cartoon). The other Marvel characters not only were voiced by the actors / actresses who voiced them in their cartoons, but the art style was also done so that these characters looked (almost) exactly like they did in their own cartoons as well, making it truly look like the cartoon characters were "crossing over" and teaming up with each other. Forget the MCU, the MAU was so much better ----- it had the X-Men.

[@tonyryan1982]

That Spiderman brought back sooo many memories, this show got me &my cousins through our childhood. Thanks for spotlighting this show

[@TimeSyncS]

NGL, I love this channel for all the cool things I don't know, but, when I saw this, I thought it was a good opportunity to see how well the research lined up with something I know a ton about. I've read just about everything John Semper, Jr. has had to say in the last 20 years about this show,and Im really happy to see that you've summarized it so well! I'm thrilled to see how well-placed my trust is in this channel! One fun fact is that JSJ pushed to put lots of Black representation in the show, directly resulting in the revival of the Blade character and his subsequent film with New Line

[@reggiebrown9508]

Spider-man has had a animated series in every decade since the 60's, many decades with multiple series.

[@mikekz4489]

The Punisher was done rather well within the restrictions of the cartoon. His portrayal is well thought of by fans.

[@daviddennie4086]

Battle van the punisher was awesome and don't forget blade he was awesome too!

[@loonytunescrazy]

@@daviddennie4086 I agree and Carnage

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@loonytunescrazy it's amazing that they managed to do a character like Carnage despite being a kids show. And they did an awesome job!

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@daviddennie4086 the Battle Van was so fun! And for Blade, they actually used his appearance in Spiderman the animated series as inspiration for the live action movie. Even using Whistler who debut on the show.

[@JMan1380]

The first season was great, of course. But the first arc of the second season was great story telling. I was hooked and excited for each episode. I dropped off for a few episodes but came back in time for the finale which was good fun. I never had the toys save for 2. That era of Fox (and then Kids WB) was perfection.

[@UltraPokeZ]

It was a amazing time to be a kid I miss those days. So many awesome cartoons, comics and movies.

[@Pewpewpew182]

It’s fun to watch the show on Disney+ and have my 2 year old daughter enjoy that opening guitar riff I enjoyed as an 8 year old. ❤❤❤ Dan, stay awesome!

[@vat_laaw]

I had no idea about it being done by Perry, but I was annoyed if I missed the theme when I watched the show. STILL love that theme.

[@GoAwayBrandon]

Please don't give Disney your money, they hate you and your children.

[@pious83]

One of the funniest instances of the shows censorship was the animated debut of the Punisher (which in hindsight, was a really bizarre choice?). I remember them constantly reminding the viewers he was using "non-lethal" ordinance.

[@jdrvargo287]

Yet as a kid I always missed that he was using the non-lethal stuff.

[@pious83]

@@jdrvargo287 He was such a strange pick for this series. Considering the rules on violence the show had to abide by. It's also unlikely he was here to pitch a Saturday morning Punisher cartoon. Because that will *never* happen. But he served the story well enough. Later animated debuts ala Daredevil in this and Ghost Rider* in Incredible Hulk were done better though. *Granted GR did have a visual cameo in X-Men:TAS. He actually spoke and did stuff in Hulk.

[@windsweeper8002]

​@@pious83I'm pretty sure The Punisher first appeared as a villain in the Spider-Man comics.

[@eji]

lol I know you joke about Semper at 9:03 , but he really made Spiderman the Animated Series a success... I watched another video about his contributions/involvement with the series and it was a lot of his choices that made the show what it is today.

[@aretnap3653]

"Sins of TheFather"... "NeoGenicNightmare"... I Remember A *LOT* of Spidey's Episodes Were "Chapters" of Those Two "StoryLines".

[@cville991]

Batman TAS, Spider-Man TAS, Sonic SatAM, MMPR, Beast Wars, ReBoot, Pokémon, DBZ, those were the days… 😌

[@EricPatno]

Man I was just commenting how hype I was for the FOX Kids Spider-Man show after watching muppet babies when I was smaller and always seeing that marvel drop during the outro. What fantastic timing seeing this. Amazing series. Spectacular even.

[@zacharysouza5392]

This was definitely one of, if not the best Spidey series. Peter was roughly the age of his 616 counterpart. And let's not forget this show gave us the first spider verse, and even adapted a version of Secret Wars

[@daviddennie4086]

True the only Spiderman cartoon where Peter is out of high school I wish the movies would let Peter grow the hell up like he did in this cartoon!

[@SumDumGy]

I don’t think the 616 even existed at that point when the show started. Marvel wasn’t screwing around with multiverses yet.

[@SumDumGy]

@@Superlad945 All that right there is exactly why I hate that crap. I’m fine with stand-alone one-offs; a random one-shot alternate take on a character, or even a Spider-Man 2099 in isolation. I even tried to get behind the poorly conceived and worse executed Robin 3000. These things do not and should not be interconnected though. Multiverses are a headache and a mess.

[@SumDumGy]

@@Superlad945 Okay

[@zacharysouza5392]

​@Tim_Walden the 616 designation is where the Marvel Comics stories taken place. It existed long before the MCU was even conceived. In the comics, it's Earth 616. That stuff in the MCU is made up bullcra0

[@MichaelMartin-qe5ye]

I'm always surprised that the 80s cartoons had so few episodes because my local TV stations played them constantly.

[@bryanmoberg8408]

then you have 70's cartoons, which often had like...70 episode seasons

[@willisrose9756]

This and Spectacular Spider-man are my favorite tv shows of this character.

[@multitudeofidols]

Amazing timing as I began bingeing the show the very day this video was released.

[@momentumblack]

Thanks!

[@SecretGalaxyTV]

Thank you!

[@wstine79]

🎶 "Dan Larson! Dan Larson! Radioactive Dan Larson!" :::Joe Perry guitar solo:::

[@NotSoPhotogenic]

Hell yeah! This was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid! Thank you!

[@jmartindale24]

Spider-Man always been one of my favorite superheroes

[@TheJereld]

Joe Perry did the opening cartoon guitar theme??? Badass dude.😊

[@vat_laaw]

The theme song was an absolute banger. I don't even like that term, but best descriptor for it.

[@Reivanhist]

Here's what Semper later said about the series finale. "When Peter Parker meets Stan and finally says, 'I'm happy with myself,' then his story is over. He's gone beyond his creator. Now he's his own creation. Many people think I put Stan in that episode as a cheap gimmick, but the bigger issue is always overlooked: Here's a guy standing in front of his creator (in fact, his god) and saying, "You know what? I am beyond what you have created, with all my flaws and problems. I faced the test that you made for me and now I am beyond it. And I'm pleased with myself. When the hero says something like that, there is nothing more to tell about his journey, and his saga is over. And who cares if he saves the girl or not?"

[@michaeljacobsen3584]

This series alone started my love of Spider-man, introducing me to all the lore and to this day (from 1997) I am still buying Spider-man comics among many others. 🕷️ ❤

[@vincentfranklin17]

Spectacular Spider-Man is my favorite Spidey cartoon, but this series had great moments, too!

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Ya know what's really great? Watching this show and then watching the Raimi movies. Since Raimi used the show as inspiration for the movies, it almost feels like the trilogy is a companion to the show.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@RandoLePerson He also took inspiration from the show as well. Even recreating some scenes from the show in live action.

[@JacobsenBros]

I was in middle school when this came out and loved it as well. Basically all my Spiderman knowledge came from this show. Then I started collecting Ultimate Spiderman and probably wouldn't have done so if not for this show. I am still pissed that it ended and didn't actually have a conclusion.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

It did conclude. It's just the fact that the ending is of the ambiguous kind, which can be a bit too familiar to Teen Titans viewers and FreeSpace gamers.

[@michaelrlomax1977]

For me this series is one of the three that influence my love of superhero media now. The others being The X-Men and Batman The Animated Series. And I bet many others like me will say the same.

[@justinarzola4584]

I loved this show a lot because most of it followed a plot and story arc,batman tas was good but couldn't be as invested in it as a kid due to the episodic formulas.

[@heavymetalelf]

Same! I remember when X-Men hit. My elementary school went crazy over them. That was the end of it for me.

[@sea_ohm11]

Same. First it was batman, then xmen because I thought wolverine kinda looked like batman. And finally spiderman. I was about 5 at the time. Good times!

[@daviddennie4086]

The goat's of superhero cartoons Batman at number one Spiderman the animated series at number 2 and X-Men at number 3 and don't forget the music was awesome on all three shows with Spiderman being number one in my opinion!

[@bryanmoberg8408]

very much so, 90's fox kids in general had a huge influence on my taste in media, it produced so many great shows

[@Coffeebibber]

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mainly for Firestar, TBH.

[@BenderCrosby1]

You legit called out my favorite Spider-Man figure as a kid!!!! If they make my dreams come true, and make a ML-style Anti-Vampire Spidey, I will FREAK OUT and thank you endlessly! lol

[@bigevil1001]

Ah yes. The series that started it all. It's hard to find a Spider-Man media property that wasn't influenced by this series in some way. It's the Spider-Man cartoon that every movie, cartoon, and video game gets their ideas from. -Green Goblin split personality -Dr Connors being Peter’s school teacher/mentor -Otto Octavius being Peter’s mentor -Eddie Brock being a rival coworker -Eddie Brock taking incriminating pictures of Spider-Man. -A Goblin trying to take over the criminal underworld by usurping the biggest mob boss in the city. -John Jameson bringing the symbiote to Earth. -Dr Connors being the person who discovers that the symbiote is alive. -The Vulture having a vendetta against Norman Osborn -Norman Osborn being in league with the Kingpin (or the show’s Kingpin equivalent). -Spider-Man teaming up with alternate universe versions of himself -And finally…The Alien Costume corrupting it’s host is the story for every adaptation EXCEPT the original.

[@illiria2000]

This tv show single-handily made me a Spider-Man fan for life.

[@Jayce1701]

Can we FINALLY get an UNEDITED Spider-Man: the Animated Series on DVD box set, please?! It's been almost 30years, and is STILL a fan favorite, clearly it has stood the test of time. I've been watching superhero shows since as early as I can remember (early 80s) and this contends with BTAS for the top spot. Superb writing, character development, art style, voice casting -- this show has it ALL!!

[@neoware9030]

I loved this cartoon! The best Spider-Man ever made (even if they had a few weird things like he couldn´t punch or kill enemies and they had to be creative on it, like the portals meaning the character deaths or punching walls instead of villains).

[@thewyldsyde7323]

Put the progress bar back so I know when to skip to the end of the ad lol

[@bloocheez3]

I was such a little comics nerd back then. It bothered me to no end that Hobgoblin was introduced BEFORE Green Goblin. The X-Men cartoon drove me crazy for similar deviations from established comics canon. Because of this show I have the words "NEOGENIC RECOMBINATOR" permanently taking up valuable space in my brain...

[@MoonMagicks]

As a kid, I remember liking Spider-Man more than X-Men because it had better animation and was brighter. Although I recall sometimes the show seemed liked it ran in slow motion, line the frame rate dropped suddenly. Anyone else have that thought?

[@bryanmoberg8408]

Speaking of spiderverse, it's worth noting that the spot is in several episodes of this show, and his powers are fairly critical to a late story arc involving norman and mj

[@pamelamays4186]

Not to date myself, but, I used to watch the 1960's Spiderman Cartoon. "Spins a web any size. Catches thieves just like flies."

[@justingoers]

How can you talk about this show without mentioning the neogenic recombinator? It's responsible for half the plots in the series. It blows things up, mutates people, helps with time and dimension travel. It does everything!

[@SecretGalaxyTV]

It was easy. Tune in next week when we won't talk about it again!

[@SumDumGy]

It must have been introduced after I stopped watching. I never heard of it.

[@justingoers]

@@SecretGalaxyTV I'll be here next week. I guess I can live without my favorite YT show mentioning the neogenic recombinator. I guess...

[@justingoers]

@@SumDumGy It's in a huge chunk of the episodes. I think it might even be what creates the spider that bites Peter.

[@SumDumGy]

@@justingoers I definitely didn’t watch more than the first two seasons, if that, so I have no recollection of it anywhere in that batch of episodes.

[@chartaiwan]

I was in college too. And we love the show all my friends watch it

[@roysmith4863]

Will always be my favorite Spiderman series a lot of very memorable episodes. Saturday mornings were special when this and X-Men came on

[@andrewhiller1098]

There was a pc game where you could make your own cartoon using short animated character clips and stock sounds and props and backgrounds from the show. Lots of fun.

[@joelchristensen9503]

Both spiderman and batman series was awesome

[@sikViduser]

There definitely was a definitive amount of care put into preserving the spirit of comics along with their story lines in this, the X-man, Batman and later Superman series, farm than seen before and since. We we're truly spoiled in those times.

[@TorgoHiggins]

love your guys hard commitment to the channel's running gags.

[@Mah-LonCreativity]

I just rewatched Spider-Man and the X-Men animated series again this year on D+. Reliving what a great childhood I had. I'm sure my gen-Y family can agree 👍🏿

[@Transfixed]

Congratulations on developing your very own catch phrase! What a milestone. A plaque is on its way. Can you imagine?!

[@JediMB]

As a Spider-Man fan since around 1993... I'm not going to rain on anyone's parade, but I *will* say that Spectacular is my favorite Spidey cartoon. Still waiting on Freshman Year to see how they do with that, though.

[@random11]

Amazing show. Hopefully they release it on DVD at some point 😔

[@random11]

@@RandoLePerson there are only a few episodes officially released on dvd right now. VOD is temporary and they could take down or alter whenever they want. And bootleg DVDs are just the stuff anyone can find on torrent sites that someone burned to a DVD. I'm hoping for a complete official release like we've seen with the X-men and Batman cartoons. Batman even got a Blu-ray but I'd be happy with dvd at this point.

[@Owl_Space]

The funny thing to me about those last two episodes is that one of the Spider-Men is strongly implied to be Christopher Daniel Barnes in a Spider Costume. No powers, just there.

[@AdamBladeTaylor]

It was a great series. And was hilarious that Spider-Man wasn't allowed to punch anyone.

[@coreylevine8095]

In the 1960's cartoon Spiderman Punch a lot of Bad guys after 1968 the Networks begain stop showing fight scene in Cartoons

[@michaelandreipalon359]

In my headcanon, he only did that because he doesn't know how to manage his super strength via said punches. Same with how Superman doesn't just use heat vision on living enemies much.

[@Gabriel_Santos2001]

Actually, Spider-Man punched: - Spot - Green Goblin - Scorpion - Chameleon - Hydroman - Morbius - Black Cat (to free himself) - Smythe (to free himself) - Alternative Man-Spider - A lizard arena warrior - Two guards Also, when Spider-Man was a Man-Spider, he punched Punisher and Kraven

[@wendellstephens6311]

Still my favorite super hero show of all time. I'm pretty sure I watched reruns on Disney Channel during the 2000's as a kid.

[@mechaplatypus82]

The 90's Spider-Man cartoon was awesome. Gotta love Joe Perry from Aerosmith doing the theme song.

[@gix47]

Deep love for Spider-man Animated Series

[@lamartherevenger]

While Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends was my favorite, this one is definitely is a great show. The X-Men crossover was must see tv.

[@tedcarterjr.]

You have also forgotten about when Spider-Man Cartoon Series first came on TV & it was back in 1967 long before the other cartoons came back after being on The Electric Company & the Television Series in '77. Plus when a newer version came out on DVD back in 2001 with just 13 episodes & it was in 3-D or CGI(I don't remember).