Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
GenreSuperhero
Action
Adventure
Based on
Spider-Man
by
Developed byStan Lee
Directed byDon Jurwich
Voices of
Narrated by
  • Dick Tufeld
  • (Season 1)
  • Stan Lee
  • (Season 2–3)
ComposerJohnny Douglas
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes24 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • David H. DePatie
  • Lee Gunther
ProducerDennis Marks
Running time25 minutes
Production companyMarvel Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC[1]
ReleaseSeptember 12, 1981 (1981-09-12) –
November 5, 1983 (1983-11-05)

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is a 1981–1983 American animated television series that was produced by Marvel Productions. It is intended to be a crossover series connected to the 1981 Spider-Man series.[2] The show stars already-established Marvel Comics characters Spider-Man and Iceman, plus an original character, Firestar.[3] As a trio called the Spider-Friends, they fought against various villains of the Marvel Universe.[4]

Cast

  • Hans Conried - Chameleon
  • Jerry Dexter - Sunfire
  • George DiCenzo - Captain America, Lance Macho, Kraven the Hunter (in "The Crime of All Centuries"), Cyclops (in "The X-Men Adventure")
  • Alan Dinehart - Boris, Sam Blockbuster, Helicopter Pilot (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Norman Osborn's Pilot (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Police Officer #2 (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Thief #1 (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Security Guard #1 (in "The Crime of All Centuries")
  • Walker Edmiston - Frankenstein's Monster (in "The Transylvanian Connection"), Kingpin (in "Pawns of the Kingpin")
  • Michael Evans - Professor Wells
  • Al Fann - Swarm
  • June Foray - Aunt May, Crime Computer, Judy
  • Kathy Garver - Firestar/Angelica Jones, Sally, Storm (in "The X-Men Adventure")
  • Dan Gilvezan - Spider-Man/Peter Parker, Zoltan Amadeus/The Arachnoid (in "Attack of the Arachnoid"), Biker Gang Leader (in "The Crime of All Centuries")
  • John Haymer - Skelton (in "The Crime of All Centuries"), Security Guard #2 (in "The Crime of All Centuries"), Black Knight (in "Knights and Demons")
  • Sally Julian - Mona Osborn, Jungle Girl (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin")
  • Annie Lockhart - Honey Dove, Storm (in "A Firestar is Born")
  • Keye Luke - Sunfire's Uncle Genju
  • Dennis Marks - Dr. Faustus, Green Goblin/Norman Osborn (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Police Officer #1 (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Thief #2 (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Cyberiad/Nathan Price (in "The X-Men Adventure")
  • Alan Melvin - Electro
  • Shepard Menkin - Doctor Doom
  • John Stephenson - Colossus, Eric the Viking, Loki, Modred the Mystic, Shocker, Surtur, Thunderbird, Ymir
  • Janet Waldo - Shanna the She-Devil, Zerona
  • Frank Welker - Iceman/Bobby Drake, Flash Thompson, Matt Murdock, Mr. Jones, Ms. Lion, Uncle Ben, Videoman/Francis Byte, Wolf-Thing (in "The Transylvanian Connection")
  • William Woodson - Doctor Strange, Namor, J. Jonah Jameson
  • Alan Young - Mr. Frump

Notable guest stars

  • Michael Ansara - Hiawatha Smith (in "The Quest of the Red Skull")
  • Marlene Aragon - Lightwave
  • Michael Bell - Ariel and Bartow's father (in "Spidey Meets the Girl of Tomorrow"), Doctor Octopus (in "Spidey Meets the Girl of Tomorrow")
  • Bob Bergen - Bartow (in "Spidey Meets the Girl of Tomorrow")
  • Susan Blu - Louise (in "The Education of a Superhero"), Monica (in "Attack of the Arachnoid")
  • William Callaway - Angel (in "A Fire-Star is Born"), Wolverine (in "A Firestar is Born")
  • Cathy Cavadini - Ariel (in "Spidey Meets the Girl of Tomorrow")
  • Christopher Collins - Sandman (in "Spider-Man Unmasked!"), Beetle (in "The Origin of the Spider-Friends")
  • Peter Cullen - Hulk/Dr. Bruce Banner (in "Spidey Goes Hollywood"), Mysterio (in "Spidey Goes Hollywood"), Red Skull (in "The Quest of the Red Skull")
  • Stanley Jones - Professor X, Cyclops (in "A Firestar is Born"), Dean Wilmer (in "A Firestar is Born"), Dracula (in "The Transylvanian Connection"), Nightcrawler (in "The X-Men Adventure")
  • William Marshall - Juggernaut (in "A Firestar is Born"), Tony Stark (in "The Origin of the Spider-Friends")
  • Noelle North - Sprite/Kitty Pryde
  • Vic Perrin - Thor (in "The Vengeance of Loki!"), Zerona's Soldier (in "The Vengeance of Loki!"), Black Knight (in "Knights and Demons")
  • Neil Ross - Scorpion (in "Attack of the Arachnoid")
  • Michael Rye - Magneto (in "The Prison Plot")
  • Marilyn Schreffler - Bonnie (in "A Firestar is Born")

References

  1. ↑ "Top 100 animated series". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  2. ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 574–580. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ↑ "Spider-Man on TV". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 16, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 777–782. ISBN 978-1476665993.
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