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That's right! I'm reviewing the classic Spidey over my Spring Break! Just to get you in the mood, I'll show you how many episodes you're in for, and finish off with the lyrics!!!!
ok, that last part's mainly to annoy my dad! ;)
Episodes:
Disc 1:
Season 1
~The Power of Dr. Octopus
~Sub-Zero for Spidey
~Where Crawls the Lizard
~Electro the Human Lightning Bolt
~The Menace of Mysterio
~The Sky Is Falling
~Captured by J. Jonah Jameson
~Never Step on a Scorpion
~Sands of Crime
~Diet of Destruction
~The Witching Hour
~Kilowatt Kaper
~The Peril of Parafino
~Horn of the Rhino
Disc 2:
~The One-Eyed Idol
~Fifth Avenue Phantom
~The Revenge of Dr. Magneto
~The Sinister Prime Minister
~The Night of the Villains
~Here Comes Trubble
~Spider-Man Meets Dr. Noah Boddy
~The Fantastic Fakir
~Return of The Flying Dutchman
~Farewell Performance
~The Golden Rhino
~Blueprint for Crime
~The Spider and the Fly
~The Slippery Dr. Von Schlick
~The Vulture's Prey
~The Dark Terrors
~The Terrible Triumph of Dr. Octopus
~Magic Malice
Disc 3:
~Fountain of Terror
~Fiddler on the Loose
~To Catch a Spider
~Double Identity
~Sting of the Scorpion
~Trick or Treachery
SEASON 2
~The Origin of Spider-Man
~King Pinned
~Swing City
~Criminals in the Clouds
~Menace from the Bottom of the World
~Diamond Dust
Disc 4:
~Spider-Man Battles the Molemen
~Phantom from the Depths of Time
~The Evil Sorcerer
~Vine
~Pardo Presents
~Cloud City of Gold
~Neptune's Nose Cone
~Home
~Blotto
Disc 5:
~Thunder Rumble
~Spider-Man Meets Skyboy
~Cold Storage
~To Cage a Spider
SEASON 3
~The Winged Thing
~Conner's Reptiles
~Trouble with Snow
~Spiderman Vs. Desparado
~Sky Harbor
~The Big Brainwasher
~The Vanishing Dr. Vespasian
~Scourge of the Scarf
~Super Swami
~The Birth of Micro Man
Disc 6:
~Knight Must Fall
~The Devious Dr. Dumpty
~Up From Nowhere
~Rollarama
~Rhino
~The Madness of Mysterio
~Revolt in the Fifth Dimension
~Specialists and Slaves
~Down to Earth
~Trip to Tomorrow
And now like I said, the theme......
Spider-Man, Spider-Man
Does whatever a spider can.
Spins a web
any size.
Catches theives
just like flies.
Look out! Here comes the Spider-Man!
Is he strong? Listen bud.
He's got radioactive blood.
Can he swing from a thread?
Take a look overhead.
Hey there! There goes the Spider-Man!
In the chill of night
at the scene of a crime,
like a streak of light,
he arrives just in time.
Spider-Man, Spider-Man,
friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
Wealth and fame, he's ignored.
Action is his reward.
To him
life is a great big bang up.
Where ever there's a hang-up
you'll find the Spider-Man.
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I remember watching this when it was first on :tv: as I was still a teenager then. Unfortunately, a year or so ago I found out this set is now out-of-print so the only way to get it is to pay unbelievably high prices to private sellers. So unless it is officially re-issued, I'll never get it now.
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You were a teen at the time Roger?... I wasn't even born yet. I wasn't even thought of yet! :P But it is one that I watched in reruns as a kid all the time. And I grabbed it fast as soon as I heard it was being released. :)
Britt... I think we should watch all 3 movies to go with your cartoon marathon! :tease:
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hahaha, guess I'm not the only comedian in the family, but I am the only one who can enjoy the Spidey theme!! :P
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Episode 1: The Power of Doctor Octopus
The Plot: Peter Parker has been sent on assignment by J. Jonah Jameson to investigate mysterious lights seen by citizens in the vicinity when his car crashes. Following a quick change into Spider-Man to rescue his vehicle, the mysterious lights cause him to stumble upon Dr. Octopus's secret lair only to soon thereafter find himself captured by one of its booby traps. Dr. Octopus plans to use his new weapon, a device which generates electronic impulses which will disrupt all the gas, water and power lines within a section of the city, to show off his tremendous intellect and power.
My Thoughts: Well, I'd like to start off by saying this brings back a lot of memories for me, but seeing as how I'm only 14, I really can't say that here! :P Also knowing how some older animation may not meet my tastes, I've decided that may affect my rating, so no rates, just reviews.
For this episode, it was pretty cool seeing a famous villain in episode one, but I can't shake the feeling that they should have started with the origin. I mena, this was his first airing, am I wrong? Wouldn't that leave a lot of questions for the audience? But I was happy to see Spidey's wit being represented even this early in the series, even if his voice is a lot deeper than it should be in my opinion. JJJ was pretty much nailed, which is what I like to see, and its nice seeing Betty Brant play a part in this series instead of focusing on MJ like so many others, coarse that may be because she wasn't made up yet? Either way, its still a pretty coll way to kick off the series. :thumbup:
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Episode 2: Sub-Zero for Spidey
The Plot: Peter Parker is on his way to visit renown scientist Professor Smartyr in the middle of an heat wave when he notices the grounds near the Professor's house are covered in ice! Investigating as Spider-Man, he encounters a huge alien ice creature (Professor Smartyr assumes this creature must naturally belong to a race of ice creatures that most likely originated on the planet Pluto) which seems not only bent on freezing New York City but also on kidnapping the Professor!
My Thoughts: Lol, well, this episode may be a shot in the dark when it comes to believability, but it sure ended good!! There's something about JJJ thinking he's going to be laughed out of business because of a flying diamond that makes me :hysterical: .
Other than that, the whole I was thinking about the timing. An ice episode after I just got out of what may be the coldest winter ever. ::) But other than that, pretty nice episode, can't wait to watch more. Oh, and I agree with Betty, next time someone see's a flying diamond better get it for me! ;)
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Episode 3: Where Crawls the Lizard
The Plot: Spider-Man battles the Lizard in the Florida Everglades.
My Thoughts: The Lizard needed a different drawing style for this, but all in all this is a good episode. I like anything that shows what a nerd he can really be :thumbup: You'd be surprised how many interpretations miss that aspect of his life. One thing I didn't like was the reason Dr.Conners made the serum in this. Swamp Fever? How does lizard DNA relate to that? Yeah, the whole "cure amputations" thing makes more sense with the whole "lizards can regrow lost limbs" angle. Other than that, its ok!
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Episode 4: Electro the Human Lightning Bolt
The Plot: Spider-Man battles with an electrically charged menace called Electro who is framing Spider-Man for robberies that Electro is committing.
My Thoughts: Well, I especially like the style of this episode because of three reasons. One, adding the chemical to the webbing to let it withstand electricity is showing Pete's smart side. Two, the debut of the spider-tracer. And three, Spider-Man is framed which is what happens in just about every version of his life, in the comics, TV, or movies, you klnow its coming, but it just wouldn't be right without it!!! ;D Big :thumbup: !!!!
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Episode 5: The Menace of Mysterio
The Plot: Spider-man has robbed a bank! But Peter Parker doesn't remember robbing a bank. He figures it must be an impostor. Meanwhile, J Jonah Jameson has being recieving calls from a mysterious Mysterio. He claims that he could defeat Spider-man and bets with Jonah on it. Jonah puts Mysterio's challenge on the front page of the Daily Bugle though Spider-man is in trouble with the law...
My Thoughts: Hahaha....I love just about any episode that makes old JJJ look like a loud mouth, of coarse that'd qualify for every episode!! :laugh: Mysterio really had it coming framing Spidey, but am I the only o0ne who noticed that there is a bar brawl just like in the new Spectacular Spider-Man series?? Apparently this episode was an inspiration!!
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Episode 6: The Sky is Falling
The Plot: Spider-Man comes face-to-face with the Vulture, and some of his friends: birds under his control.
My Thoughts: This was ok, Vulture's really not one of my favorites. A man puts on wings and threatens to control the city with birds. Although a certain Alfred Hitchcock movie comes to mind, I really don't see what's so scary. I was just amused when his own army of birdies turned on him. Haha! Maybe next time he'll stick with henchmen. ::)
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Episode 7: Captured by J. Jonah Jameson
The Plot: Professor Henry Smythe demonstrates his new invention, the Spider-Slayer, which almost succeeds in capturing Spider-Man.
My Thoughts: Well, with the 90s series in my head, I expected Smythe to be involved in the underground a little more, and the Spider-slayer a little more humongous, but hey, like I typed before, I love any episode that makes Jonah look like a fool!! :laugh: It was so bad this episode he has to take a week off!! Lol, thats two thumbs, way up!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Episode 8: Never Step on a Scorpion
The Plot: J. Jonah Jameson and Dr. Stillwell create the Scorpion to defeat Spider-Man.
My Thoughts: Yet another plot to destroy Spider-Man innitiated by old JJJ. Normally I'd find him shaking in his bed in fear of his own creation amusing, but 2 episodes in a row? Ever occur to these guys to sprinkle it around? Eh, either way, I gotta give this episode a :clap: . Some moments are really funny!!
"Him! It's HIM you want!!"
"Spoken like a true hero....I'll save you anyways."
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Episode 9: Sands of Crime
The Plot: The Sandman is on a crime spree and Spider-Man is being blamed for crimes that the Sandman is doing.
My Thoughts: Before you ask, es I ran out of options so I used a different picture of Sandman.
Sandman is usually one of my favorites, but this episode was just average. Just a matter of figuring out to get Sandman wet to take him down.
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Episode 10: Diet of Destruction
The Plot: Spider-Man must stop a giant Car-Eating Robot from destroying Manhatten.
My Thoughts: Yup, just another victimed episode of lack of pictures. Where's a photographer when you need him? ;)
At any rate, this is another average one. Ignoring the fact that it was a robot everyone kept calling a monster, and no one ever explained where it came from, it was ok.
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Episode 11: The Witching Hour
The Plot: The Green Goblin hypnotizes J. Jonah Jameson and plans to use him as a Medium for the Spirit World in order for the Green Goblin to summon ghosts to his aid.
My Thoughts: Well, finally the star villain arrives!! I have to say, this episode had a definite "Halloweeny" vibe to it. My only regret for this episode was that it never even hinted at Norman Osbourne. He's supposed to be a big industrialist type guy. You'd think they at least hint at it, something like an ending tag, like, Goblin in jail taking off his costume, and Osbourne saying "No, no! It's the Goblin, not me! Healways thinks he *slips into goblin voice* owns me. Let me out!"
Despite my ideas for a roughly 50-year-old show, it was actually really good! :thumbup:
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Episode 12: Killowatt Kaper
The Plot: Electro escapes from prison and Spider-Man must catch him.
My Thoughts: Well, as much as like the "The Return of - " kind of episodes, this was only mildly enjoyable. He gets his powers back by flying a kite? The electric webbing was pretty cool though, and don't get me started on JJJ's reaction!
"Oh no. Don't tell me he's the hero again!"
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Episode 13: The Peril of Parafino
The Plot: An escaped prisoner hides out in Parafino's Wax Museum and Spider-Man must enter the Wax Museum and deal with Parafino.
My Thoughts: Yup, had to use a generic pic for this one.
The episode was pretty interesting, but the whole wax museum thing seemed to me like a big rip off of some episodes of Scooby-Doo. And what's the idea with two Parafinos?I get one was wax, but the other made a wax statue out of himself when his wax self was doing his bidding? I don't get it. Thumbs up otherwise.
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Episode 14: Horn of the Rhino
The Plot: When Peter Parker has a cold, he must try to stop the Rhino from stealing specific items for a device.
My Thoughts: The Rhino makes his appearance, and it is one of the funniest episodes of the bunch! Between Peter's cold, JJJ being sent to jail for snooping because he doesn't have an ace photographer, and the overall stupidity of the Rhino, I caught myself laughing out loud. Though one thing doesn't make sense.
My view of the criminal mind, if people are bringing together three parts of a mega weapon and you want to get it, why not wait until they put it together and steal it then, instead of racing to all three places and put it together? Just my take on it. ;)
But yeah, good episode to finish off the day.
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Episode 15: The One-Eyed Idol
The Plot: J. Jonah Jameson receives an anonymous gift from an "unknown admirer". The gift it turns out is an unusual, hypnotic idol which entrances Jameson with a light beam, hypnotizing him enough to be open to the suggestion of putting money inside the idol's head at the request of this "admirer", one R. E. Cliventon. The money is then collected by Cliventon's Aborigine servant (who climbs up several stories and enters through the window in his bare feet and native gear!) only on this occasion Spider-Man catches them in the act.
My Thoughts: You guys know the deal with the generic pics.
This was actually really good, but one question comes to mind - - - if they were going to have a jungle dude, why not Kraven? After all, he is a favorite. That aside, it was interesting with the hypnotism and they way they tried to kill Spider-Man (down an levator shaft). Other than that, it was just nice to see JJJ apologize to Betty after calling her a theif. :laugh:
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Episode 16: Fifth Avenue Phantom
The Plot: Knowing his thieving ways, Spider-Man lays a trap for the Fifth Avenue Phantom when he places a spider-tracer on a fur coat at Benet's department store. What he runs into instead is trouble in the form of the Phantom's female robot slaves, cunningly placed on display in department stores as shop-window mannequins.
My Thoughts: I gotta say I've been waiting to see this episode because I keep running into the pictures of the robots with every search and I wanted to see what it was about. Would you believe once I watched it, this was the only one I could find? ???
Anyways, it was a pretty fun episode, with all the loot disguised as toys. I enjoyed it. There's really not much else to say, though. It was average, but fun.
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Episode 17: The Revenge of Dr. Magneto
The Plot: After being shunned yet again by the Science Hall of Fame, potential nominee Dr. Magneto decides to use his knowledge and mastery of magnetism against the world but finds Spider-Man stands in the way.
My Thoughts: Wow, where do I start? Well, first don't get me started on the name. It looks just like the X-Men's Magneto. I think that was a common joke in the 90s cuz I remember it from reading DeadPool one issue.
Back to the episode, it was all fine and good except for one thing - - the outfit. The guy's supposed to be a doctor, you'd think he'd think up a better look when going supervillain. It's just a business suit with a cape!! :hysterical: At any rate, the whole webs vs. magnetism plot was fun to watch. :)
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Episode 18: The Sinister Prime Minister
The Plot: When Peter Parker and the rest of the press are denied access to the visiting Prime Minister of Rutania, Parker decides to sneak into the embassy as Spider-Man. There he stumbles across an evil imposter who's assumed the Prime Minister's identity so he can steal the 20 million dollars of charity money promised to the country of Rutania for himself.
My Thoughts: Well the episode was pretty good. No one believes Spider-Man, so thats a nod to the true story of his life.The only problem I had was the imposter kept reminding me of the Penguin the way he kept using devices in his cane. :laugh:
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Episode 19: The Night of the Villains
The Plot: Historic villains Blackbeard the Pirate, Jesse James, and the Executioner of Paris are committing robberies in New York City, and Spidey tracks them to their lair- Parafino's Wax Museum, where Spidey's wax-master enemy is scheming to besiege and plunder the city with robotized wax villains.
My Thoughts: This was a really fun episode!! A pirate on a ship, and western showdown, and the return of Parafino in one episode!! Don't get me started when JJJ found Jesse James (deactivated, unknown to him) in his office)
"Pleeeeease!! Don't Shoot!!"
:hysterical:
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Episode 20: Here Comes Trubble
The Plot: Miss Trubble, a book dealer obsessed with mythology, is owner of a magical chest from which she summons a succession of mythological figures, from centaurs to the Cyclops to Diana the Hunter-Goddess, to commit robberies of ancient artifacts on her behalf.
My Thoughts: Well, I just studied mythology not too too long ago, so I'm pretty familiar with most of the characters.It was an average episode, not really one of the best in the series, but it was imaginative, I'll give it that much. Diana the Hunter Goddess, a Centar, I guess I was just waiting for Mudusa. ;)
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Episode 21: Spider-Man meets Dr. Noah Body
The Plot: A scientist, Dr. Noah Boddy, renders himself invisible by means of a machine, then acts to avenge himself upon Jameson, who publically maligned his theory of invisibility.
My Thoughts: This is one of my favorites!!! I remember it from the first time I watched this series. It was like Spidey meets the Invisible Man! In fact, in essence, that's what it was!!! Big thumbs up! :thumbup:
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Episode 22: The Fantastic Fakir
The Plot: Spiderman battles an Arabian jewel thief, whose magical flute induces animals into attacking Spidey.
My Thoughts: The whole Indian theme for this episode is a good change of scenery, for lack of better words. It was amusing for scenes like Spidey looking down and finding hot rocks beneath his feet. Cool episode. :)
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Episode 23: The Return of the Flying Dutchman
The Plot: Reports of a legendary, flying ghost ship, the Flying Dutchman, being sighted near Smuggler's Cove summon Spidey to the area, where his investigation into the phantom ship's appearance leads him to a cave in which he finds his sworn adversary, Mysterio, plotting with a pair of thugs.
My Thoughts: Well, this episode reminds me more than ever of Scooby-Doo. I m,ean, Smugglers' Cove? The flying dutchman?
In any case, it was nice to see good ol' Mysterio again. Look through my reviews and see how many had famous Spidey villains! I especially looved JJJ passing out from the sight of the ship! :laugh: I couldn't have ended the episode any better myself. :thumbup:
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Episode 24: Farewell Performance
The Plot: When a Jekyll-and-Hyde poster comes to life at the soon-to-be-demolished Castle Theatre, Spidey visits the theatre and encounters a mischievous Blackwell the Magician, who is trying to attract public attention to the theatre in hope of preventing its demolition.
My Thoughts: Um...not much to say for this one. Fair. Kind of Scooby-Doo-ghost-hunting, but the whole "Help Us Save the Theater" angle was good. Really was fair at best.
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Episode 25: The Golden Rhino
The Plot: Spiderman's old enemy, the rampaging Rhino, is stealing gold bullion to mold an auric likeness of himself.
My Thoughts: Wow, I remember this one from when I first watched it. I don't remember the Rhino with a rhino-sized ego, but now we're getting to actual supervillains coming back in the Spider-Man show!! :laugh: Rhino steals gold and Spidey takes the blame. You can't go wrong with a classic plot. :thumbup:
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Brittany you are just like your father when you decide to watch something ;D
25 episodes in 3 days is quite impressive :thumbup:
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Episode 26: Blueprint for Crime
The Plot: A bald-headed mastermind named the Plotter employs two ridiculous criminals, Cowboy and Ox, to steal a blueprint to a missile.
My Thoughts: Average at best. This episode, to me, was kinda hard to follow, for a while I had no idea what the blueprints were for, and there weren't even any villains that were a threat. A strong man and a cowboy. :suicide: Oh brother....
But there were a couple good parts as always. The "Cool Cats" that found Spidey were like totally blown away by his "pajamas" ::) LOL, ok, that made up for the down-parts of the show!! ;)
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Episode 27: The Spider and the Fly
The Plot: Spidey chases the culprit in an attempted theft of jewels from a countess and is surprised to find that his opponent, dressed in a black "Human Fly" costume, also has the ability to scale walls and can cross thin wires between buildings.
My Thoughts: Another favorite of mine! The Fly Twins are definitely good distractions for Spider-Man, and I'll love Betty's line after JJJ just can't take the news Spidey's good again.
"It could be worse Mr. Jameson. Spider-Man could be twins!"
"No! No! Nooooooo!"
:hysterical: :thumbup:
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Episode 28: The Slippery Doctor Von Schlick
The Plot: Oil is being stolen in huge quantities by Dr. Von Schlick, a chemist villain garbed in a rubber, non-stick suit and armed with petroleum-based bubbles that he fires from his fingers to envelope Spidey.
My Thoughts: Well, as slippery as the villain is, I couldn't help but to be bored with him. I'm a little homesick for the real ones. :(
Lol, but the episode was one of the better ones! Everyone's sliding everyplace, and JJJ can't do a thing cuz therree's no oil to run the presses!!! :laugh:
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Episode 29: The Vulture's Prey
The Plot: The nefarious Vulture traps Jameson inside of a tower-clock and uses the well-informed Daily Bugle publisher as a source of information on the whereabouts of a visiting diamond merchant and the testing of military equipment- two prospective heists for the greedy bird-man.
My Thoughts: Oh, this was hilarious!!! The end mainly, but still!! The begining I have a bone to pick, though. Since when is the Vulture greeted as Vulture-man?? :-\
Oh, but the ending put me in stitches!!
"GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!!!"
"Say please."
"What? No! Confound it, I said, get me down!"
"Please."
"Do what I say and get me down!"
"Ok, see you later."
"Wait, Spider-Man!"
"What was that?"
"Get me down......please."
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Episode 30: The Dark Terrors
The Plot: Life-like and substantial shadows of beasts are projected in various locations in New York City by the Phantom's new Shadow-Scope glasses to cause panic and enable the Phantom to effect unconstrained bank and jewelry store robberies
My Thoughts: Yes, the Phantom again, and as much as I'm annoyed by those shiny eyes and his voice that always sounds like he has a cold, I always liked the idea of living shadows. It just seems to me that shining a light on it would be a very obvious weakness. That being the only problem, this episode gets a big :thumbup:
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Episode 31: The Terrible Triumph of Docotor Octopus
The Plot: Doctor Octopus imposes upon Dr. Smartyr's Nullifier rocket test and steals the ultra-powerful destructor missile, with possession thereof Octopus plans to force all nations to bow to his will.
My Thoughts: Doc Oct was always a favorite villain. Everything in the episode seems so repaeted though. No twists or good jokes. Average episode.
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Episode 32: Magic Malice
The Plot: While Blackwell the Magician is entertaining at the Castle Theatre, his house is invaded by the Green Goblin, who swipes some of Blackwell's props and peruses Blackwell's book of magic spells and incantations.
My Thoughts: Nice to see ol' Gobby again. I was never one for a "magical" plot, but this was pretty good! I miss the pumpkin bomb, and a cape and wand is no replacement.
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Episode 33: Fountain of Terror
The Plot: Dr. Curtis Conner goes missing in the Florida swamps after finding the Fountain of Youth. When Spidey investigates the scientist's disappearance, he discovers a fifteenth century Spanish conquistador, Ponce de Leon, who is intent upon keeping the magical fountain a secret.
My Thoughts: This was a pretty memorable cartoon. I like the idea of Spidey helping the doc and his family, but there is one aspect of the cartoon that was cranked up I really get annoyed by. Wholloping Websnappers? I get back then superheroes had to have a catch phrase, but did Billy have to learn it too? ::)
In any case, this is another one of my favorites, and yes, I have a handful of favorites from this set! :P
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Episode 34: Fiddler on the Loose
The Plot: Because he hates rock-and-roll for its having replaced classical music in the tastes of the masses, a fiddler with a deadly, sonic violin seeks revenge upon pop-music sponsor Cyrus Flintridge.
My Thoughts: This was....unusual. In a fun way, I mean. Modern vs. Classic music taken to the sonic level!! As usual, JJJ takes the scene by being tortured in the episode, but this time not because of Spider-Man, but thanks to modern music. :laugh: Nice!
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Episode 35: To Catch a Spider
The Plot: Under the guidance of Dr. Noah Boddy, the Green Goblin, Electro, and the Vulture join forces for revenge on Spiderman.
My Thoughts: Off hand, I'd say this is a lesser attempt at the Sinister Six, minus two people. They actually pulled together with a good plan at wearing him down, if they ever agreed who would finish him off!! It's funny they were all tricked through ventriloquism to take each other out, and even funnier that JJJ "admitted" he was the worst villain of all time! :thumbup:
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Episode 36: Double Identity
The Plot: Art robberies are committed by an old enemy of Spiderman, actor Charles Cameo, who can utilize masks and make-up to usurp any identity, including those of J. Jonah Jameson and Spiderman!
My Thoughts: Well, off hand, the Chameleon was written in 1963,so if they needed a guy with good disguises, again, why not use whats already there? Moving on from that, the whole "imposter" plot is old, but it never gets old!! Thats a storyl;ine anyone can get into, so big :thumbup: for this one!
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Episode 37: Sting of the Scorpion
The Plot: When the Scorpion, intent on vengeance upon Spiderman and Jameson, escapes prison, he visits the laboratory of his creator, Dr. Stillwell, and drinks a potion that vastly increases his size.
My Thoughts: Well, I think they could have done better here. He drinks the potion, he's a badder bad guy, but did they have to make him the size of a building? I would think they'd, idk, just upgrade his powers, like acid coming out of his tail or something.
Aside from that, it was very interesting, and amusing how JJJ was screaming for the entire time he was taken hostage, yet still took most credit in the end!!
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Episode 38: Trick or Treachery
The Plot: Paroled from prison, the Human Fly Twins rob diamonds from an importing company, and one of them does this deed in a Spiderman costume so that the guard, before being hit on the head from behind by the second twin, believes that Spidey is the culprit.
My Thoughts: Nothing special about this episode, except for a close call for Spidey, everyone thinking he's a criminal. Aside from that, it's like watching The Spider and the Fly all over again. Very repeatative. Even the same hideout. Entertaining all the same, but nothing new.
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Episode 39: The Origin of Spider-Man
The Plot: Student Peter Parker is labeled a "bookworm" by his peers when he declines their offer of a triple-date in favor of viewing a radiology experiment. Bit by a spider, turning into a superhero, his uncle killed by a thief that Peter let go.. fights crime now in Manhattan.
My Thoughts: Well, to kick off the second season, they decided to tell Spidey's origin, which is fine, but like I typed before,. I think they really should have done that to kick off the first season. Still, the origin was awesome! IO mean, it always is, it's hard to mess up a classic! ;)
Of coarse no its seen as scientifically impossible for radioactivity to have that kind of effect, and is now explained as a genetically manipulated spider, which is scientifically proven to have the same effects. (As a matter of fact, scientists are working on making their own Spider-Man!! Little heads up!) But, like I said, nothing beats a classic.
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Episode 40: King Pinned
The Plot: On his first night at work at the Daily Bugle, Peter overhears talk of a fake medicine racket engineered by a rotund mobster called the Kingpin, whose thugs have a laboratory somewhere where they produce cheap, imitation pharmaceuticals, which are then peddled at gunpoint to druggists, who are subsequently frightened into selling the fake medicine and not signing a complaint for the police.
My Thoughts: They did the Kingpin decently for this episode. A "fake medicine" empire wasn't exactly what I expected, but still, the King Pin has his empire. I noticed now the series seems to be on rewind as now Parker is just starting to work at the Daily Bugle. Thats ok, I just wish they thought of doing it first season! ::) Don't get me started on the chase scenes! Now that they switched from cramming two episodes in a half-hour block, they're stretching the one, and that means filling it in the gaps with extremely long chase scenes! :suicide: Still, the writers, creators, and such did a good job, I really think they gave Pete, JJJ, and the King Pin justice.
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Episode 41: Swing City
The Plot: A twisted radiation specialist gains illicit dominion over Manhattan's new and only nuclear power plant and uses a special ray to lift Manhattan into the clouds, and unless he is amply paid, granted amnesty from arrest, and permitted to build his own nuclear reactor, he will deactivate the ray and plunge the island by force of gravity back down to Earth.
My Thoughts: This is yet another one of my favorites. Shows Spidey how this line of work can mess up a date! I always did like that in a superhero show, more conflict than just fist fights and solving problems. Unfortunatly, it doesn't always work out for the hero, but I think I speak for most of us at least that we aare always entertained!!! ;D
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Episode 42: Criminals in the Clouds
The Plot: Roy Robinson, star football player, campus ladies' man, son of a wealthy chemical industrialist, is envied by Peter, who decides to use his spider-power to play football and outperform Robinson. Also, the Skymaster kidnaps Robinson to force his father, an industrialist, to sign over all the secret government contracts to him, or get rid of his son.
My Thoughts: Another episode with a lesson, another episode that's ok by me! ;D Its a good change in theme for the series in my opinion because most of the time in this time frame of cartoons, its just a plot as simple as "Stop the Bad Guy" or "Solve the Mystery". Not just an entertaining episode, but a good change of pace.
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Episode 43: Menace from the Bottom of the World
The Plot: Investigating the disappearance of banks (which have been mechanically submerged to deep inside the Earth), Spidey finds a hole that leads to a maze of underground tunnels, through which Spidey undertakes a perilous journey in search of the lost occupants of the submerged banks, and he comes upon a bizarre city populated by group of Molemen led by a maniac intent on conquest of the "surface people", some of whom- the occupants of the banks-the Molemen are holding prisoner.
My Thoughts: Wow, when I saw Molemen, I automatically flashed back to the Fantastic Four. After all, if I'm not mistaken, the Moleman is one of their rogues. Still, for Spider-Man, it was an ok plot, and a pretty cool episode. Little disappointing that the bad guy turned out to be a common bank robber, though. Still good.
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Britt... you doing much better on your marathon then I am... here it is 3:40 on Friday... and I am yet to watch a single movie! Some reason I just can't get motivated this weekend. :(
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haha, thanks dad, good to know I'm doing it right! ;) Last review for today.
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Episode 44: Diamond Dust
The Plot: A baseball diamond and the spherical, baseball-sized Optimo Diamond at the Cosmopolitan Museum are connected in this episode as Peter, about to be the star pitcher in a collegiate baseball game, is obliged to don his Spidey-suit once to stop a rampaging ape at the New York City Zoo and again to thwart men in ape disguise at the museum from stealing the Optimo.
My Thoughts: I'm not much of a sports fan, but the whole thing at the end with the baseball-diamond was pretty neat. I wonder what would have happened if his team noticed? :hmmmm: When I saw the apes talking in the opening, I thought it was insane but men disguising themselves as apes is fine too. :) But like I said I'm not much of a sports fan, so I really didn't get too much into this one.
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Britt, you are right...The Mole Man was indeed a Fantastic Four enemy. Not only that, but he appeared in their first adventure which I believe was actually the first super-hero adventure of the Marvel Universe. All other heroes came after, the FF debuting way back in 1961.
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correct Roger! the Fantastic Four were marvels first superhero team.
...Its strange how bad guys crossover in these TV shows... there were a few in the 90's Spider-man and x-men series.
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Episode 45: Spider-Man Battles the Molemen
The Plot: Mugs Riley, evidently escaped from prison, has duped the Molemen into following him again, even though they angrily deposed him in "Menace From the Bottom of the World", and arranges for Spiderman to be attached to a building so that the web-swinger will be brought underground along with the building, to face the revenge of Mugs Riley.
My Thoughts: Um...I'm ok with the episode. Something you'd like to watch, but using a character so soon after its last appearance, and saying he duped the molemen again?? :hmmmm: Yeah, that's the only problem I have. But other that that, it's cool. ;D
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Episode 46: Phantom From the Depths of Time
The Plot: Giant, mechanical beetles, formed from mushrooms by sonic impulses transmitted from an organ played by the sinister Dr. Manta (a Rocket Robin Hood villain), are used by Manta to capture and enslave the peace-loving inhabitants of an island to mine a valuable ore.
My Thoughts: At first this was a little hard to follow, but I get it now. The whole "enslaving islanders" angle was only done in a few adventures of any superheroes to my knowledge, so this was a pretty bold step, not to mention fairly original, especially for the early age at that point and time. The episode ran very smoothly.
At the end of the cartoon, there was a commercial for "Next Week", at the "Revolt in the Fifth Dimension", which wasn't aired at all or until later, so I just wonder why they might have included this.
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Episode 47: The Evil Sorcerer
The Plot: In ancient Egypt, one of the most aggressive of evil magicians, Kotep, the Scarlet Sorcerer, is defeated in battle with an opponent, and his own demons strike him with a cursing ball of fire that puts him in suspended animation, his mummified remains lasting through the passing centuries and becoming an exhibit at a New York university and the object of a professor's obsession.
My Thoughts: At this point, I'm getting a little tired of Spidey fighting villains so far up above his power level, not that I don't think he could take them, it's just a few episodes are fine, once again I wish they'd just sprinkle it around a little. I really miss guys like Electro now.
The episode itself, well, it was fun, I guess. Magic. It again refers to the Depths of Time. Another lesson to Pete through the Susan's lack of belief of anyone heroic around. Like I said, just getting tired of "All-Powerful" plots.
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Episode 48: Vine
The Plot: A giant plant escapes from storage in a house belonging to Prof. Smithers, a missing scientist. Spidey goes through a portal (located in the scientist's home) to prehistoric times to find some defense against the plant and meets Smithers, who tells to him that two radium gems in an idol in a nearby city, if ingested by the plant in New York, will disintegrate it.
My Thoughts: Time Travel, pretty cool plot. The episode was excellent, easy to follow.
One thing that bugs me though is that according to experiences in the Marvel Universe, when a person travels through time, they splinter off an alternate universe, hence terms such as Earth 616, but I guess I'm just being nerdy/picky. :bag:
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Episode 49: Pardo Presents
The Plot: Pardo is a sorcerer with the ability to transform himself into a giant cat with hypnotic eyes. He lures top New York City citizens and officials to a theatre with the promise of a spectacular show, then releases his feline alter-ego's power upon the hapless audience, intending to divest them of their wealth and sap the souls out of their bodies.
My Thoughts: Hmm...yet another story about a sorcerer. I'm a little on the fence about this one. The story was good enough, yet the most original thing about this was the giant cat. Idk, I guess I'm just in a mood because the last handful of shows, which is all I've watched all day, is the "all-powerful" people I told you guys I have a problem with. Still, decent episode. Will watch more after dinner.
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Episode 50: Cloud City of Gold
The Plot: Peter is an exchange student in South America, flying in a charter airplane with a Latin American professor in the Andes mountains. The airplane encounters a violent storm and crashes in a jungle, and Peter changes to Spiderman to assist the professor and the airplane's two pilots in leaving the jungle and returning to civilization.
My Thoughts: Well, even with Johnny Quest running through my mind the whole time I'm watching this, it was still pretty exciting to watch. Not too long ago I was learning about the Aztecs from my Spanish and History teachers, and this cartoon got it down completely, as far as a superhero cartoon would, anyways. Big :thumbup: .
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Episode 51: Neptune's Nose Cones
The Plot: On Jameson's orders, Peter and Daily Bugle pilot Penny Jones travel by small-engine airplane to the Antarctic Ocean to track a fallen nose cone and crash-land on an island with a superstitious, brutish, native population.
My Thoughts: Well, at this point I'm a little tired of the lost population aspect of a plot, considering the molemen, the golden aztec city, the realm in the depths of time, that time he traveled through time, and so on. Still, I have to admit this one particularly peaked my interests, and kept it there until the end when JJJ received a baby flying snake!!! :laugh:
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Episode 52: Home
The Plot: At a coffee house, Peter meets Carol, a girl with whom he has much in common; he does not realize to what extent that they are alike until he, as Spiderman, catches Carol in the act of robbing electrical equipment and finds that she has powers identical to his!
My Thoughts: This is my #1 favorite episode of the set!! Haha, I still can't get over some moments, like it taking Peter 2 hours to break free from Carol's webbing! I know I was begining to be tired of the lost owrld concept, and these are aliens in hiding all that time, but the relationship that would have been started here, if not for the fact she was heading home, makes for an awesome cartoon!! :thumbup:
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Episode 53: Blotto
The Plot: Clive, an unbalanced movie producer, is determined to avenge himself upon critics and audiences who spurned his claim that the darkest human emotions could be filmed and physically released from a theatre screen.
My Thoughts: A living ink blot. Unusual. Still, it was done very nicely, though hard to follow at times. My biggest problem with the episode is how it ended. A lame joke. I suppose back then it was considered funny, but now ---> :tomato: :slaphead:
"After this episode,"
"I know, its a blot on his record!"
Wow, but other than that, perfectly fine show. :)
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Episode 54: Thunder Rumble
The Plot: A giant Martian warrior, who throws lightning bolts, comes to Earth to rob the planet of its gold. Spiderman's effort to stop the behemoth alien is thwarted by a thieving bomber whom Spidey was about to capture before the Martian appeared on Earth.
My Thoughts: Well, it was all fine and good. Average episode. The dude who was a giant martian kept reminding me of Thor though. That, and the little robber who helped him has a deeper voice than he does!! Wow, just wow. Bad choice picking the voice actors, guys.
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Episode 55: Spider-Man meets SkyBoy
The Plot: Dr. Irving Caldwell has devised a helmet capable of levitating its wearer and is kidnaped by a villainous scientist- the Chinese genius, Dr. Zap, who wants Caldwell's helmet to duplicate for his own evil use.
My Thoughts: Well, the suit certainly got my attention. Reminds me of a mix between the suits of Greatest American Hero, the flying suit from the second episode Batman teamed up with the gang in New Scooby-Doo Movies, and a bird cage on top!! :P
Still, it was pretty funny watching Spidey taking a kid as competition, and watching him lug around a camera cuz JJJ wants pics! Haha, this is one of the better episodes!
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Episode 56: Cold Storage
The Plot: Sophisticated diamond thief Dr. Cool and his henchman have heisted a fortune in diamonds and are at a deserted-before-dawn ice factory, planning to smuggle the gems through international customs by mixing the "hot ice" with large quantities of the ordinary variety.
My Thoughts: The plot may not tell you, but most of the episode is Spidey hallucinating from being locked in a freezer. Reminds me a lot of Rip Van Winkle..........the cavemen were interesting, but realizing it was all never real ruins the ride for me. :( Still, it was nice to see the hero saved for a change, and it was especially nice to see the look on the bad guy's face when it turns out Spidey lived through being a human iceberg!! :laugh:
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Episode 57: To Cage A Spider
The Plot: Two robbers dynamite a bank safe and abscond in their car with millions of stolen dollars. Spidey chases them. The villains throw a "Vibrator" device at the web-swinger, and it explodes in Spidey's face! Spidey falls more than 20 building stories to strike a Manhattan street's pavement. He wakes up in the prison infirmary where there is a prison break.
My Thoughts: Well, I always did enjoy a good prison break episode (not the series) and nice to see Spidey actually benefiting from people thinking he's a criminal! Once he captured all the guys trying to break out, its no surprise he wants to stick around. Gotta love even with a plot with seemingly definite brainless action, a mission of escape, there is a life lesson to Pete - - his life could be worse!!
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Episode 58: The Winged Thing
The Plot: Spidey discovers the bird-man Vulture robbing a millionaire's penthouse safe and unsuccessfully tries to stop the flying fiend. Spidey is also unable to defeat the Vulture in confrontations at a building construction site and at a military base.
My Thoughts: Season 3 kicks off by reintroducing a famous villain, the Vulture - - - which I love. You always find yourself paying more attention when its someone you know. Decent episode. Back to half episodes here, which I was really starting to miss. Nice.
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Episode 59: Conner's Reptiles
The Plot: Spidey swings to Florida again to battle a walking, thinking lizard. This time, the lizard is not a transformed Dr. Conner, but a reptile whose intelligence has been augmented in an experiment by Conner gone awry, and who has kidnaped Conner and holds the ill-fated scientist as captive at a Spanish fort.
My Thoughts: Ok, I have a bone to pick with this one!!! It's Deja Vu all over again!! I know I've said a show seemed repeatative before, but I think it's so for this one that if you played this back side by side with the first episode with the Lizard, then you'd see it's the same show with different lines!! I heard of recycling shows, but this is rediculous!! :thumbdown:
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Episode 60: Trouble with Snow
The Plot: New York City children build a snowman with snow contaminated by trace chemicals from an industrial plant up the Hudson River, and a freak accident involving a broken electrical line hitting the snowman somehow brings the snowman to life.
My Thoughts: This would have been a nice Christmas special. Come to think of it, something like that happened in the Krypto the Superdog cartoon. I would have thought to kill a snowman by means of heat, but electricity did it. Nice episode.
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Episode 61: Spider-Man vs. Desperado
The Plot: Desperado, a cowboy criminal, lassos Spidey and begins a crime wave atop his electronic horse.
My Thoughts: Average episode. Nothing much to say, just average.
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Episode 62: Sky Harbor
The Plot: A German Baron utilizes a flying aircraft carrier to launch an attack on New York City with World War One-style fighter airplanes.
My Thoughts: I didn't expect much from this one....being I'm not really into dogfights...but I gotta admit, it was pretty good. I liked how Spidey got the Baron to lower so he could web himself up by using mirrors. Pretty clever writing.
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Episode 63: The Big Brainwasher
The Plot: The Kingpin's latest scheme to control New York involves a machine that brainwashes city officials into doing as the commands. Peter's girl-friend, Mary Jane, invites Peter to watch her dance on opening night at the Gloom Room A-Go-Go, a night club secretly owned by the Kingpin.
My Thoughts: Good to see the Kingpin back. Nice to see the big villains in the game. But there are some thing I noticed. Mary Jane has orange hair? Captain Stacy is MJ's uncle? Wouldn't that mean MJ and Gwen are cousins? I never read many of the earlier comics, but I don't think this is right! If it is feel free to correct me. Still, a pretty exciting mix of photography and brainwashing! ;)
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Episode 64: The Vanishing Doctor Vespasian
The Plot: Dr. Vespasian, a green-skinned, wrinkled scientist, concocts a drinkable invisibility formula and uses it on himself and his dog, Brutus.
My Thoughts: OMG!! This episode seemed ok enough at first with the invisibility, but when Spider-Man captured the crook by turning him into a GIANT SUNDAE, well, that just takes the ice-cream and tops it with sprinkles!! BIG :thumbup:
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Episode 65: Scourge of the Scarf
The Plot: From his vantage point atop a building, Spidey watches as crowds form long lines to attend Saturday night Broadway performances. To the panic of the mass of people, the Moon becomes a psychedelic pinwheel that fills the night sky and dizzies and renders everyone- including Spidey- unconscious.
My Thoughts: These guys are mainly optical illusion, which I get, but why did they call the gang the Scarf? Who names themselves after an accessory? I mean, I know there's such a thing as a Crime Ring, but c'mon!! Decent episode all the same.
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Episode 66: Super Swami
The Plot: Super Swami, an obese, Oriental illusionist, seems to make the Brooklyn Bridge disappear piece by piece, with the cars thereon suspended in mid-air.
My Thoughts: Illusionists. Pretty cool topic, but something bothers me anout this. A standing set of three mirrors was enough to confuse that guy on which was the real Spidey? How about the one with a web that actually sticks to the ceiling? The next part was pretty clever though, swinging back and forth rapidly to look like a red & blue smear so the Swami couldn't aim. Decent episode, pretty cool.
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Episode 67: The Birth of Micro Man
The Plot: Prof. Pretories, the most diabolical mind ever known to science, escapes jail, and Peter unknowingly helps the convict by car-driving him, a hitchhiker, to his secret-laboratory hideout.
My Thoughts: All in all, this episode is average, but the whole time Antman is going through my head! I guess things resembling others happens over years, but I just don't get this scenario's schtik. The guy gets shrunk by.....a lightbulb? Ok, then.
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I think you're right...I was reading the comics back in the 60s and 70s and I don't recall MJ and Gwen ever being actually related. Also, that cowboy villain reminds me of a Superman villain named Terr-Man...that guy was from outer space, though, I think...
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Episode 68: Knights Must Fall
The Plot: Spidey jousts with a motorcycle-riding knight in armor who is robbing theatre box offices, armored trucks, and museum officials receiving a medieval artifact.
My Thoughts: Very interesting concept. A robber whose a knight first appearing at King Arthur. Entertaining as the show may be, I only wish they had gotten into why someone from our time is dressing as a knight, claiming to be a "do-gooder" no doubt! Still, pretty fun with a joke my uncle didn't get until half a minute later!! :P
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Episode 69: The Devious Dr. Dumpty
The Plot:Dr. Dumpty, a corpulent jewel thief, attacks a parade with knock-out gas released from balloons, and he and his thugs, wearing gas masks, steal the jewels of actress Rachele Wells and abscond in a hot air balloon.
My Thoughts: A guy whose schtik is balloons.......um, ok? The part where Spidey was saved by his own parade balloon was amusing, and more so how the girl in the mix just couldn't keep a secret! But I have to ask.........was the doc's first name by any chance Humpty? :laugh:
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Episode 70: Up From Nowhere
The Plot: The weird Dr. Atlantian rises out of the ocean near New York City in his hive-like machine, which derives its power from Lunar motion. Atlantian represents the lost continent of Atlantis, which has developed an advanced technology in its centuries of undersea existence and now intends to conquer the surface world.
My Thoughts: Off hand, why does the representative for Atlantis look exactly like the SkyMaster from one of the previous episodes?? ;) Average episode asie from that. Its ok.
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Episode 71: Rollarama
The Plot: A remake of Season 2's "Vine", virtually identical in plot; the only difference is that instead of a giant plant threatening New York, the menace is a series of enormous, rolling pods that grow from boxes in a missing scientist's house. The scientist has used a time portal located in his house to journey into another dimension, and the rolling pods have come from that dimension, the Land of Crystal Creation.
My Thoughts: I usually hate reusing plots and scenes and such, and this is no exception. See Vines for review of this one too, cuz it really wouldn't be any different. ::)
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Episode 72: Rhino
The Plot: In a cheater story comprised of footage from both Rhino episodes from Season 1, the Rhino again steals gold shipments with which to build a 14 karat statue of himself.
My Thoughts: Remember what I said last review? Same here, see The Golden Rhino for my review of this, again, the same. :headscratch:
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Episode 73: The Madness of Mysterio
The Plot: Spiderman tussles once more with master-of-illusion Mysterio. This time, Mysterio causes Spidey to think that he has shrunk the web-swinger and placed him in a miniature amusement park.
My Thoughts: Well, for one, Mysterio isn't even in costume in this episode, so I gotta ask why! Sure, he's got a fishbowl on his head, but it was his choice! ;) (And while I'm asking questions, why are so many bad guys green?) The shrinking/illusion thing was pretty neat, I gotta admit! :yahoo: Even after reading the plot, there was a moment I thought he was tiny!
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Episode 74: Revolt in the Fifth Dimension
The Plot: A dying scientist from the destroyed planet Garth in the deceased galaxy of Kamosah must land his crippled spaceship on Earth and, before expiring, entrusts Spiderman with a tiny but encyclopedic library of information, including the secrets of a dimension of living thought, whose one-eyed, skeletal ruler, Infinata, wants this information destroyed.
My Thoughts: Finally, we get to see this. It was either not aired, or waited a while to air it, not sure which. Sci-fi usually isn't something I'm into, but this episode really grabs your attention! A dimension of pure illusion and evil, I'd like to see a sequel! ;)
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Episode 75: Specialists and Slaves
The Plot: An old enemy of Spidey's, a radiation specialist who once lifted Manhattan into the sky, has been released from jail and promptly revisits Manhattan's nuclear power plant, stuns the outdoor guards with his ray gun, and again commandeers the reactor.
My Thoughts: A newbie bad guy from one of my favorite episodes comes back!! (Another dude colored green ::) ) After I while, I gotta ask, what is it with this guy and lifting Manhattan? :P Here everyone is against Spider-Man, a slight change from his usual status, and I gotta say he came in for quite a few close calls, and was put in the prison's infirmary again! Now I'm seeing reruning scenes of To Cage a Spider too! :slaphead: Still, pretty interesting. :)
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Episode 76: Down to Earth
The Plot: Jameson orders Peter to fly in an airplane with Daily Bugle pilot Osa Olsen to the North Pole to locate a fallen meteor with bizarre antennae, but a thunder-snowstorm cripples Parker and Olsen's airplane, and it crashes in a wasteland populated by a tribe of savages, who have appropriated the meteor and are planning to drop it into a volcano as an offering to their fire god in return for warmth.
My Thoughts: Wow, I'm seeing a lot of reruns now!! This is just like Neptune's Nose Cone. For one, it's supposed to be at the North Pole, and we have men only half dressed in fur? And people try to pass them off as Snowmen?? :slaphead:
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Episode 77: Trip to Tomorrow
The Plot: A bolt of lightning breaks Spidey's web, causing him to fall into a boxcar at a rail yard. In the boxcar, Spidey meets a young runaway who plans to ride a freight train out of New York City and become "the Caped Protector of Podunk".
My Thoughts: This is yet another favorite of mine!! (Nice way to finish off the series! ;) ) Nice to see a good message of "Don't Try This, Kids" being sent through the airwaves. Teaches kids a good lesson here. Put them in his shoes, shows how hard it can be to be him. You can barely tell its a recap episode! Big :thumbup: for this one, definitely!!