History WesternAnimation / SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries

The series' legacy lives on. Not only is it one of many '90s cartoons responsible for introducing a new generation of fans into the world of comic books, but several of its plot elements were later integrated into [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy the blockbuster films]] that followed it. And despite getting ScrewedByTheNetwork, [[LongRunner at 65 episodes, this was for the longest time the single longest lasting Spider-Man cartoon]] until ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'' and the second-longest Marvel AnimatedAdaptation after [[WesternAnimation/XMen the X-Men]]. Even after being cancelled, it continues to have reruns going to this day in the U.S. and in various other parts of the globe. (Of course, the reruns are even ''more'' censored.) It also inspired the visual style of ''Ride/TheAmazingAdventuresOfSpiderMan'' ride at [[Ride/UniversalStudios Universal's Islands of Adventure]] theme park, even after its 2012 refurbishment.

** However, it's now based on ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'', having had to end the continuity based on this show in 2011 when Disney banned non-US material from appearing in Marvel comics (they switched to ComicBook/MarvelAdventures and then Ultimate).

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* NotSoDifferent: Between Beast and Herbert Landon's assistant Genevieve.

** And don't forget The Punisher, of course. Sure, he doesn't get to kill anyone on-screen, but he still has the sheer [[CrazyAwesome balls to face down and take a swing]] at a horrifically-mutated Spider-Man.

* RealityEnsues: In the episode of "The Haunting of Mary Jane Watson", Miranda Wilson, a disfigured former actress, plans to kidnap Mary Jane and use a device to transfer her mind into Mary Jane's young and beautiful body with help of Mysterio. [[spoiler:Despite Spider-Man's best efforts, she succeeds... but then the device does nothing. Mysterio tells her that what she wanted was scientifically impossible.]]

** Also, as in the comic, the Kingpin. He once describes himself as having very little fat and Spider-Man gets to see what ''400 pounds of muscle'' can do.

** In "Make a Wish", Spider-Man accidentally caused the destruction of a new lab building while fighting Doc Ock, who's able to get away with what he stole. Jameson is furious and plans to further condemn Spider-Man. Robbie tells him that Spider-Man was only trying to stop Doc Ock, but Jameson says [[UnwantedRescue no one even asked for Spider-Man's help]]. Peter, angry at himself for his recklessness, decided to give up Spider-Man (again, but only temporary).

* InnerMonologue: The majority of Peter's lines. A necessity as his secret identity means he can only freely converse with himself.

''Spider-Man'', [[FanNickname commonly referred to as]] ''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' after a [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries certain other comic book cartoon that came out around the same time]], is TheNineties AnimatedAdaptation of the popular superhero ComicBook/SpiderMan. Premiering in 1994, it ran for five seasons on Creator/FoxKids. The animated series chronicles the story of a single, nineteen-year-old Peter Parker attending his first year at Empire State University, trying to get by through his part-time job as a photographer for the ''Daily Bugle'', adjusting to new relationships, and growing into his newfound alter-ego as the amazing Spider-Man. The production history has it meant to be a tie-in to a Creator/JamesCameron made ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' movie that [[DevelopmentHell was never made]] (eventually passed over to Creator/SamRaimi to become [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy the well-known film trilogy]] released over half a decade later).

* BlindIdiotTranslation: The latin american spanish translation, while extremely popular, is riddled with mistranslations, gaffes and outright puzzling, inexplicable dialogue, but chief among them is the way they handled the Goblins. When Hobgoblin shows up, he's called "Duende Verde", which means "Green Goblin". He continues to be called by that name until the episode in which the actual character named Green Goblin is introduced, at which point they suddenly start calling Hobgoblin simply "Duende" (Goblin). This would be already bad enough, but the very first time Hobgoblin is named in that very episode, he's still referred to as "Green Goblin". Furthermore, when later in the episode the Green Goblin mentions Hobgoblin he does so by his original name in English. Count them: that's ''three'' different ways the name of the character is translated in ''one'' episode, despite being always the same word in the original version. All of this results in an extreme amount of confusion for anyone who's not familiar with the characters and their original names.

* InnerMonologue: The majority of Peter's lines. A necessity as his secret identity means he can freely converse with himself.

* StockFootage: One of the most infamous examples. It got to the point where upwards of 25 percent of a given episode, especially action scenes, were reused footage.
** In particular, the scene where Spidey does some high-speed dodging of Doc Ock's tentacles was reused with nearly every Doc Ock episode.

** Particularly funny during "Insidious Six" where Peter had temporarily lost his powers at the time. They try to cover it by shoehorning in the line "At least I still have some of my Spider agility."

-->'''Eddie Brock:''' I'll get even with you! I'll get even with you if its the last thing I do!

* ActionizedAdaptation: The two-part story "Make a Wish"/"Attack of the Octobot" was based on the classic comics story "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man" from ''Amazing Comicbook/SpiderMan'' #248. But rather than a quiet tale of Spider-Man discussing his life with a fan, he agrees to take her webslinging and gets attacked and mindwiped by Doc Ock. Tiana then has to stop him from becoming a CriminalAmnesiac.

* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: The Mega-Slayer has three screens on the front of its "head". In the comics, this is because it was designed and operated by an associate of Alistaire Smythe with multiple personality disorder, and one of their personalities appeared on each of the screens. In the series, it's designed and operated by Smythe himself, who appears on the centre screen, and the purpose of the side screens is never explained.

** In the fifth season premier, the monstrous version of Spider-Man in Harry Osborne's dream looks a lot like the Doppelganger Spider-Man from ''ComicBook/InfinityWar'', but lacking the extra arms.

* JokerJury: The ComicBook/GreenGoblin gives this to the board members who he blames for the 'death' of Osborne, where he is Judge. He even has a Justice Statue with his face.

** And don't forget ThePunisher, of course. Sure, he doesn't get to kill anyone on-screen, but he still has the sheer [[CrazyAwesome balls to face down and take a swing]] at a horrifically-mutated Spider-Man.

** Robbie tells Jameson that ThePunisher is wanted for questioning over the "disappearance" of crime bosses.

** Oscorp stockholders, which includes the Kingpin, Lydia Hardy, and J. Jonah Jameson.

*** And then, when Harry Osborne ends up in her care, she similarly insists that the ''Green Goblin'' isn't real, but just a psychotic delusion of Harry's. Which is pretty strange, considering the Green Goblin terrorized the city and kidnapped multiple people.

* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects:
** The majority of web-slinging through New York had the background as CG, which allowed some aerial angles that would be very difficult in traditional animation.
** Also used pretty much anytime something was viewed under a microscope.

* RealityEnsues: In an episode of The Haunting of Mary Jane Watson, Miranda Wilson, a disfigured former actress, plans to kidnap Mary Jane and use a device to transfer her mind into Mary Jane's young and beautiful body with help of Mysterio. [[spoiler:Despite Spider-Man's best efforts, she succeeds... but then the device does nothing. Mysterio tells her that what she wanted was scientifically impossible.]]