Episodes are listed
in their original production order. Over the course of 3 seasons, The
original Spider-Friends were featured on Saturday morning cartoons
during the early 80s. The show then moved on throughout the 80s and
90s and can still be seen today on cable networks. So if you missed
the original airings, you still have a chance. Although it's just a
cartoon it's still every bit as exciting as the live action comic movies
of today.
(SEPT.12, 1981)
13 episodes:
The
Green Goblin attacks while the gang attends a superhero
costume party.
Kraven
the Hunter captures Firestar and attempts to unleash a
Dinosaur Army.
Dr.
Doom unwittingly enables an old man with powers which he
uses to his bidding.
The
team meets the Japanese superhero and battles his evil
uncle's fire monster.
An Alien
entity made of bees starts turning the people of New York
into his drones.
Captain
America, Shanna, Sub-Mariner and Dr. Strange vs. the
Chameleon.
Electro
creates a new villain from an arcade game to undo the
Spider-friends.
Magneto,
master of magnetism, tries to free his Brotherhood of
Evil Mutants.
Mysterio
cons Spidey into making a deadly movie. The Incredible
Hulk guest stars.
The
evil god poses as his brother, Thor, and wreaks havoc on
New York City.
The
Spider-Friends and the Black Knight follow the evil
Modred to the Land of Shades.
The
Kingpin mind controls Captain America and Iceman into
doing his bidding.
The
Red Skull captures the gang and Hiawatha Smith while
trying to start WWIII.
(SEPT.
18, 1982)
Stan
Lee narration's began and were added to the first season episodes in
reruns. This season's animation
was done by Toei Doga which resulted in taller and
more
heroic figures. Included
in the hour was a new 30 minute Hulk cartoon. The
show's title changed to THE INCREDIBLE HULK AND THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN.
3 episodes:
While Videoman terrorizes the city, Iceman seems to be losing his mutant powers.
In
a battle with the Shocker, Aunt May is injured, making
Spidey re-examine his origin.
Firestar explains her origin to the members of the X-MEN. (The Juggernaut appears)
(Sept.
17, 1983)
Animation
reverts to being similar
to the 1st season. The show's title is again
changed, this time to THE
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN AND THE INCREDIBLE HULK.
8
episodes:
The Sandman discovers Spidey's identity and the gang tries to convince him he's wrong.
Firestar is kidnapped by Dracula and Company. Spidey and Iceman follow them to Transylvania.
A teenager gains the ability to turn into Videoman but can't grasp how to be a Superhero.
While trying to mimic Spider-Man's powers, a scientist turns into a half-man, half-spider.
The revelation of how the Spider-Friends joined forces in the midst of The Beetles' attack on Stark Enterprises.
Doctor Octopus attempts to steal the space craft of siblings from the future.
A former love of Firestar's threatens the heroes while they visit the X-Men at their mansion.
S.H.I.E.L.D.enlists the help of the Spider-Friends to stop a mutant named
Lightwave.
 
A
review is available for each episode by clicking in the "Rating
Stars" in
each
episode summary or you can simply read each review by clicking here.
CURRENTLY
THERE ARE FIVE VERSIONS OF EPISODES
THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN
ON USA TELEVISION TO DATE:
VERSION A: The original, 24-minute cartoons as aired
Saturday mornings on NBC uncut.
VERSION B: Episodes that were re-run after their
original seasons on NBC until the 1985-86 season.
Edited by 2 minutes. Stan Lee narrations were added to 1st season episodes.
VERSION C: The majority of the episodes were shown on
the Marvel Action Universe (1988-89) but had no separate
title screen. They ran around 20 minutes in length and the Stan
Lee introductions were edited out.
VERSION D: Aired on the UPN network (1998-99) with one
to two minutes of footage edited out of the
episodes. Stan Lee narrations sporadically edited.
VERSION E: Aired on the ABC FAMILY & TOON DISNEY channels
(since 2002) with one
to two minutes of footage edited out of the
episodes. Stan Lee narrations sporadically edited.
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