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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"SPIDER FRIENDS.......GO FOR IT !!!!!!!!!!!!! " dina na naaaa, dina na na na na-naaaah... (da doo doo do do-dooo!), 7 Jul 2008
This cartoon along with Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors & Battle of the Planets (or G-Force, Gadgaman for the hardened) were my favourite childhood cartoons. Why was Spiderman & His Amazing Friends so incredible? Hmmmmm?
The animation was very good for this time (& to me, still good crisp animation today), Peter Parker/Spiderman says some very quick back-atcha lines to the villians. I feel that Iceman/Bobby Drake & Firestar/Angelica Jones helped make this such a special cartoon too. There were 2 episodes i think involving the X-Men too, which was very exciting at the time, when there was more to the X-men than just Wolverine and when Wolverine knew his place! "Hiya dude.... Wanna peace a fruit?" (as Wolverine spikes some fruit to impress Firestar) Smooth, Wolverine, smooth! (Firestar & Iceman were both mutants from the X-Men)
There are lots of super villains in this too... Beetle, Lizard, Dr Octopus, Arachnoid, Dr Doom, Kraven, Green Goblin, Electro, Magneto, Juggernaut, Kingpin, Dracula, Shocker, apperances by Captain America & S.h.i.e.l.d.
This cartoon was obviously before the american spoken language evolved or devolved(!) into "its like.. like hello?.... like awesome... enough already... talk to the hand.... girlfriend?..... sister?......." and Peter Parker looks like.... well, Peter Parker in this cartoon too. This cartoon was not ruined by too many spiderman spawns, such as Venom, Carnage and the annoying Madam Web, which ruined the 90s series for me. There is no experimental CGI animation in this too which is great.
Each episode is introduced by "Hi Spidey fans, this is Stan Lee....." and the all important opening theme too, not forgetting the funny 70s tune that always played in concerts, balls, shopping malls appears in many episodes.
Even my mom & sister will forever remember "You're a Jinx Angelica........ Miss Angelica Ji-inx, Miss Angelica Ji-inx" and the nightmares Peter has when Sandman think he's discovered Spiderman's real identity... "Peter Parker.... Peter Parker... Peter Parkeeeer"..... There's Flash Thompson - "Hey Parker.... heres sand in your eye.." Flash is such a knob. And there's the new hero on the block, erm... "Videoman!" True marvel animation heaven.
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