Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an American animated television series produced by Marvel Productions starring established Marvel Comics characters Spider-Man and Iceman and an original character, Firestar. As a trio called the Spider-Friends, they fought against various villains.
The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.
A mysterious stranger invites the Spider-Friends - and unknown to them, Sub-Mariner, Shanna the She-Devil, Captain America and Doctor Strange - to a weekend at Wolf Island.
Spider-Man battles the Shocker, who is attempting to escape after an armed robbery. In the aftermath, Aunt May is seriously injured. Peter becomes very depressed and considers giving up his powers.
During an X-Men reunion, Angelica Jones recounts how she became Firestar and dealt with a childhood full of torment (thanks to her nemesis, Bonnie).
The Gamesman has developed a machine that will hypnotize young people through video arcade machines. Through a glitch in an arcade machine, Francis Byte, a young, nerdy teenager, develops the superpower to turn himself into an electronic being, Video Man. Unfortunately he doesn't know how to be a superhero. While battling Thee Gamesman, the Spider-Friends help Video Man. In the end, the best help is found at the mansion of Professor Charles Xavier.
Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.
High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.
One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.
Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.
How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.
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