The Spectacular Spider-Man

2008 • CW
4.3
482 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (13)

1 Survival Of The Fittest
3/8/08
Season-only
An elderly scientist named Adrian Toomes plans his revenge against Norman Osborn after accusing him of stealing his flying technology. Donning his own flying suit, Toomes takes to the skies to enact his revenge and it's up to Spider-Man to stop him. Peter is concerned that Aunt May is running out of money. He tries to make money for the two by making a deal with J. Jonas Jameson that if Peter can get pictures of Spider-Man in action, Jameson will pay Peter money.
2 Interactions
3/8/08
Season-only
An electrician named Max Dillon becomes the supervillain known as Electro after a freak accident and it's up to the Spectacular Spider-Man to stop his rampage. Meanwhile, Peter tries to tutor the popular Liz Allen.
3 Natural Selection
4/10/12
Season-only
Peter Parker and Spider-Man both must learn to own their choices when decisions made by Dr. Curt Connors transforms Pete's mentor into The Lizard.
4 Market Forces
3/22/08
Season-only
Peter Parker has to choose between helping Aunt May pay the bills or buying a camera to further his career. Meanwhile, Montana (the Big Man's Enforcer) becomes the stunning Shocker to fulfill his responsibility: eliminating the Spectacular Spider-Man.
5 Competition
4/10/12
Season-only
Peter Parker and Harry Osborn try out for the football team and become a little obsessed with going for the glory. Flint Marko, newly transformed into the Sandman, is out for glory too- at the expense of our Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man!
6 The Invisible Hand
6/12/08
Season-only
Flint Marko's former partner, Alex O'Hirn, becomes the Rhino.
7 Catalysts
4/26/08
Season-only
Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson go to the Midtown High Fall Formal. Meanwhile, the Green Goblin tries to take down L. Thompson Lincoln.
8 Reaction
5/3/08
Season-only
Tired of constantly being pushed around by others, the timid Otto Octavius has his robotic arms permanently attached to his back and becomes the deadly Doctor Octopus.
9 The Uncertainty Principle
5/10/08
Season-only
Spider-Man is pitted against the Green Goblin and Tombstone, while Colonel John Jameson attempts to land a damaged space shuttle.
10 Persona
5/17/08
Season-only
The Chameleon is out to blacken Spider-Man's name. The master of disguise loots the city while borrowing Spidey's look, forcing Peter Parker to get help from Black Cat.
11 Group Therapy
5/31/08
Season-only
Six of Spidey's toughest enemies band together to get revenge, as the Sinister Six!
12 Intervention
6/7/08
Season-only
Spider-Man realizes the alien suit is ruining his life and tries to get rid of it. Unfortunately, it has grown too attached to Peter, and doesn't plan on leaving him.
13 Nature Vs. Nurture
6/14/08
Season-only
With Aunt May out of the hospital, Thanksgiving coming and the alien suit gone, Peter's life is finally getting better. However, the Symbiote has survived and found a host within the vengeful Eddie Brock. Now Spider-Man must face this monster, named Venom, a creature that knows everything about him and will stop at nothing to get revenge.

About this show

It's been a tough week for Peter Parker. His two best friends are mad at him, Aunt May is behind on the bills and Flash Thompson is still bullying him at school. It hasn't been a cakewalk for Spider-man either. But with great power comes great responsibility and Peter Parker wouldn't have it any other way.

Ratings and reviews

4.3
482 reviews
Neil Breen
October 2, 2016
At first it looked a bit too childish, but boy is it good... This is the perfect cartoon adaptation of Peter Parker and Spider-Man to date! Intelligently written (its brilliant how the new characters are introduced, it all flows together like a big jigsaw) am 17 and I absolutely love it!
42 people found this review helpful
Ben Rush
July 11, 2017
The best version of Spidey animated yet. And if Disney had allowed would of continuing to show Pete's whole school years. But such is life.
Vinegar
July 24, 2018
Utter joy from start to finish. Tombstone, Hammerhead, Silver Sable, some of my favourite underrated villains appear, as well as the obvious ones. And, that ending story arc. I just wish we got a third season. All good things must come to an end, but this show was cancelled before it's prime. Absolutely brilliant in characters, story and action.
33 people found this review helpful