"Spider-Man" (1967)TV series 1967-1970

Creators:

Steve Ditko
Stan Lee

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

9 September 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot:

A teenage boy with the powers of a spider fights crime as the Webslinging Wonder.

Plot Keywords:

Miniaturization | Shrinking | Based On Comic | Marvel Comics | Spider-Man

Cast

Bernard Cowan	...	Police officer / ... (77 episodes, 1967-1970)
Paul Kligman	...	J. Jonah Jameson (77 episodes, 1967-1970)
Paul Soles	...	Peter Parker / ... (77 episodes, 1967-1970)
Peg Dixon	...	Betty Brant / ... (77 episodes, 1967-1970)

Also Known As:

Spiderman (USA) (alternative spelling)
The Amazing Spider-Man (UK) (video box title)

Runtime:

22 min (52 episodes)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | USA:TV-Y7 | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Famous Studios

Trivia:

Two episodes of the series ("Phantom from the Depths of Time" and "Revolt in the Fifth Dimension") heavily recycle animation from episodes "From Menace to Menace" and "Dimentia Five" of the earlier series "Rocket Robin Hood" (1966) by simply substituting Spider-Man for Rocket Robin Hood on the animated cels.

Goofs:

Continuity: In "The Origin of Spider-Man," one of the bikers calls Peter a "four-eyed fouler" even though he does not wear glasses throughout the entire series.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Spider-Man: Wallopin' websnappers!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Spider-Man

Spider man cartoon series 1967-1970

The greatest adaptation of a marvel comic book until the first Spiderman Movie! The Incredible Hulk Television series was great but was not faithful to the source material the way this cartoon was! Many people comment that the animation does not stand up to todays standards, well tell me, nay-sayers, what animated show from that time does? Lets compare this one to other animated shows of that day (40 Years ago)Let's say, Marvel Superheroes?!?!? how about Superfriends? The action and pacing on this Spiderman show was top, notch. The Action and pacing on Superfriends was slow and plodding. Yes, they over used animation cells more than the bigger budgeted super friends but they knew how to do so in a way that made the show have a visual style all it's own, and the over all feel of this 40 year old cartoon is better than any superhero cartoon before or since! In my view! I still love watching this one as much now, as I did then, and I'm 44 years old! The last time I tried watching Superfriends, I fell asleep!