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This article is really badly named, since its subject was called Spider-Man, not Spiderman: The Animated Series.

That said, I'm leaving decisions about the correct title/disambiguation to someone more thoughtful than myself, since there are also three other animated TV series called Spider-Man...

—Paul A

There is some sloppy grammar in this article. I'll fix it later, but anyone else with a keen editor's eye should feel free to pitch in.

Thats because I wrote it..sorry :( - UnlimitedAccess 08:57, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Plot Summary 2 Separate Episode Articles 3 Secret Wars 4 Separate Article for Episode Section 5 Distinction with the comics/movies 6 This made me laugh 7 Also known as... 8 Fair use rationale for Image:Spider-Man- TAS Characters.jpg

[edit] Plot Summary

Someone added this to the main Spider-Man page. I removed it because it didn't belong there but maybe someone can make use of it here. -- HKMARKS 16:02, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

THe web-swinger's longest-running show was Spider-Man: The Animated Series that ran in 1994-1998 with 65 episodes in five seasons. Spider-Man's first enemy in the series he fought was the Lizard, wore the black costume and met Nick Fury all in the first season. In the second season, he fought the Insidious Six, met Mary Jane Watson as Spider-Man, he met the X-Men, Morbius who turned into a vampire, the Punisher and suffered a disease that turned him into the Man-Spider. In the third season, Spider-Man meets Dr. Strange, Wong, Daredevil, Iron Man, War Machine and Madame Web, who warns him of an ultimate battle in the future. He figures out the Kingpin is Wilson Fisk as well, along with the Hobgoblin and Noman Osborn becomes the Green Goblin. He even loses Mary Jane Watson when she secretly fell into a dimensional portal from the Green Goblin. In the fourth season, Spider-Man meets Black Cat, Mirium and the Prowler. Harry Osborn becomes the second Green Goblin and everyone who knew Mary Jane meets the clone of her unbeknownst to them. Peter and Mary Jane's clone get engaged after he reveals his secret identity as Spider-Man to her and Spider-Man's enemy, Mysterio, dies in a fire. And finally, in the fifth season, Peter and the clone of Mary Jane get married, Spider-Man fights alongside with heroes from the Golden Age, learns of his family's past, realizes Mary Jane is a clone, fights in the Secret Wars and finally saves every reality from Spider-Carnage. After stopping Spider-Carnage, Madame Web agreed that Spider-Man should find Mary Jane and he should finally be entitled to some happiness.

[edit] Separate Episode Articles

I really don't think there should be separate articles on every episode. Maybe they should be incorporated into something like List of Season # episodes in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. What do you think? May the Edit be with you. T-borg (drop me a line) 17:23, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

I disagree. A lot of TV series are starting to have episodes created, so I don't see why Spiderman can't. Just because it is not as big as say Desperate Housewives, Prison Break (and all those that have all their episode pages), it doesn't mean it cant have episodes created. Davey4 05:35, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm starting to see your point. Yet the current status of the episode articles earned them this. Any suggestions? May the Edit be with you. T-borg (drop me a line) 13:11, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

hi.anybody feel that this series ended abruptly? don't u want to see peter parker and mary jane united?

Hello~ In season 1, 4 and 5 were in wrong order??

[edit] Secret Wars

Good God, what is with this section? They're supposed to be summaries, not play-by-plays! --Shay Guy 19:05, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Separate Article for Episode Section

Do you think it's a good idea to have separate article for the episodes section, since the episode section is half the size of the entire article.Gman124 01:30, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

I moved the Episodes section to Spider-Man (1994 animated series) Episode List because it was really long and took up half the pageGman124 21:55, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Distinction with the comics/movies

I haven't seen this in a while, but isn't it accurate that in the series, Spider-Man casts webs using little cylinders in this suit. Whereas in the movies, and possibly comics, Spider-Man can sling webs from inside him.

That was one of the major plays of the series that stopped Spider-Man pursuing and finishing off villians with a coup de grace - he'd often make reference to almost being out of web.

Someone confirm this/add it to the article? 58.107.150.168 12:13, 28 April 2007 (UTC) Rem.

[edit] This made me laugh

"Spider-Man was not allowed to harm any pigeons when he landed on rooftops."

Why would Spider-Man harm pigeons in the first place? Either the pigeon would move, or Spider-Man would land on a pigeon-less area. 'Spider-Man, you pigeon killer!' *throws tomato* 68.59.161.22 20:20, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

You Know Your Absolutely right, why would that be a rule in censorship, it's not like there would need to be pigeons involved in any dangerous situation. Nathen

I found that silly too, but to be sure, I checked out the reference, and it's varifiable. Just another silly requirement by the fellows at the fricken' FCC. Kevin 17:08, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Also known as...

How did it become known as Spider-Man: The Animated Series? This title was never used in any of the episodes, and I haven't seen it in any promotional material either. It also isn't mentioned at all on the IMDb page (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112175/). Perhaps it was only referenced this way by fans who were also familiar with Batman: The Animated Series, which used that title frequently in promotional material and is mentioned on its IMDb page (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103359/). - 74.119.205.19 23:02, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Rather late, I know, but I think it is sorta related to Batman: TAS. That series started a whole new wave of animated series based on comic book characters, and the fact is, the cartoons were simply referred to by their superhero name (Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, X-Men). Later, Batman was identified as Batman: TAS, with Superman then named as such. I'm not sure whether Marvel or the animation studios ever referred to them as Spider-Man: TAS or X-Men: TAS, but they're commonly referred to as such to distinguish it from other X-Men and Spider-Man cartoons (I'm thinking mainly of the 60s Spider-Man cartoon, which as far as I know was also simply called Spider-Man). Plus, when reruns have aired on Jetix, I have heard them say "Spider-Man: The Animated Series." Anakinjmt 17:23, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Spider-Man- TAS Characters.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:25, 24 January 2008 (UTC)