| "Along Came Spidey" | |
|---|---|
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| Air date | October 2nd, 1982 |
| Writers | Donald F. Glut |
| Director | Donald L. Jurwich |
| Producers | David H. DePatie; Lee Gunther; Dennis Marks |
| Starring | Dan Gilvezan; Kathy Garver; Frank Welker |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "The Origin of Iceman" |
Next "A Firestar Is Born" |
"Along Came Spidey" is the second episode of season two of the superhero animated series Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. It is the fifteenth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Donald L. Jurwich with a script written by Donald F. Glut. It first aired on Saturday morning on NBC on October 2nd, 1982 at 10:30 am.
Synopsis
Cast
Principal Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dan Gilvezan | Spider-Man, Peter Parker |
| Kathy Garver | Firestar, Angelica Jones |
| Frank Welker | Iceman, Bobby Drake |
Guest Stars
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Stephenson | Shocker/Ben Parker |
| Frank Welker | Flash Thompson |
| Stan Lee | Narrator |
Notes & Trivia
- This episode is included on the Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: The Complete Animated Series DVD collection, which was released on Region 2 format by Clear Vision, Ltd. on February 11th, 2013.
- This episode is generally regarded as the second episode of season two, even though it originally aired after "A Firestar Is Born".
- Director Don Jurwich is credited as Donald L. Jurwich in this episode.
- This is the fifteenth episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends directed by Donald L. Jurwich.
- This is the seventh episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends written by Donald F. Glut.
- This is the first animated appearance of the Marvel Comics super-villain, Shocker.
Allusions
- The title of this episode is taken from the phrase, "Along came a spider...", which is a line from the nursery rhyme, "Little Miss Muffet". The complete rhyme is as follows:
- Little Miss Muffet
- Sat on a tuffet,
- Eating of curds and whey;
- Along came a spider
- Who sat down beside her
- And frightened Miss Muffet away.
- This episode provides the origin of Spider-Man. Spidey's origin was originally chronicled in his first appearance, which was in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962. The origin provided here remains close to the canon history with Peter Parker being bitten by a radioactive spider, thus gaining his powers and learning the hard-valued lesson of power and responsibility following the death of his Uncle Ben.
- A billboard seen at the beginning of the episode promotes a newspaper article called "Who Is Spider-Man?" by Stan Lee of the Daily Bugle. Stan Lee is actually the co-creator of Spider-Man, whereas the Daily Bugle is a fictional newspaper from the comics.
- In future issues of the comic, the science lab where Peter is bitten by the spider is part of Osborn Industries, owned by Norman Osborn. Norman Osborn is also Spider-Man's nemesis, the Green Goblin.
- Shocker's real name is Herman Schultz. A recurring foe of Spider-Man, he first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #46 in 1967.
Bloopers
- A sign seen in this episode warns of "Radio Activity", when it should really just be read as a single word, "Radioactivity'.
Quotes
- Spider-Man: You give off bad vibes, Shocker!