Spider-Man, Firestar & Iceman: The Story of Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends Cartoon
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2019
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is a 1981-1983 American animated television series produced by Marvel Productions, considered to be a crossover series connected to the 1981 Spider-Man series. The show stars already-established Marvel Comics characters Spider-Man and Iceman, plus an original character, Firestar.
As a trio called the Spider-Friends, they fought against various villains of the Marvel Universe.
Originally broadcast on NBC as a Saturday morning cartoon, the series ran first-run original episodes for three seasons, from 1981 to 1983, then aired repeats for an additional two years from 1984 to 1986.
Almost no merchandise and no action figures, this was a cartoon created specifically to sell comic books.
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I'll never forget the magical feeling of Saturday morning cartoons.
I'm saddened that current and future generations won't know it. What a great time!
Yeah ^_^
Even though its not the topic of this video, I fondly remember hearing when "Star Trek: The Animated Series" was going to debut on Saturday Mornings. I was a big Trekkie even way back then, and I remember I could hardly sleep wanting to see the first episode so much ^_^
Right....
I remember looking through theTV guide, trying to figure out what time Spiderman started in the morning. It was early, but i was up😁
@Noah Partic Particularly two episodes which I wish were made canon: "Yesteryear", where Spock uses the Guardian of Eternity to prevent his death as a child (and we get to see a Sehlat for the first time ^_^), and "The Soft Weapon", which I didn't learn until my college years was based on a story by Larry Niven (of the "Ringworld" series and others).
Same here.
Aunt May had dementia, that’s how Spider-man and his Amazing friends were able to renovate without her knowing.
I loved this show when I was a kid, and I still do today. In fact, when I was about five years old I dressed up as Firestar for Halloween, it was so cool! She was my favorite superhero when I was little and might still be now, I loved how brave, sassy, strong, caring, and beautiful she was and the comedy between the three Spider Friends was always one of my favorite parts of the show. You never get too old to love superheros.
This is my favorite Spiderman animated series. Glad they are finally getting the credit they deserve.
Have you ever seen the Spider-Woman cartoon series that aired before it. Spider-Man would make cameos on it.
The best series ever they ended too soon
Ice men in mcu I want
@@budgiecat2885 that’s when I became a SW fan.
Too bad their version of Spidey had yellow eyes and a different voice and personality.
Great effects, though.
@@westmcgee9320 Yeah Spidey was weird on that show lol
Firestar is basically Mary Jane with super powers
Really?
Nah! She's girl human torch!!
@@piyakhebisonii1001 that's what I thought
She looks like comic book MJ. So I agree.
@@omarlawrence5239 yeah, it's a no brainer for someone who knows the classic John Romita version. Is identical
This show, and the Incredible Hulk show that was also narrated by Stan Lee, which came on immediately after , are what started my love for comics and comic book characters as a child.
Me too
I was a child of the 80's, I know this cartoon is way outdated to most, but at one time this was the only entertainment Marvel had to offer. Before this we had the old Hanna Barbera FANTASTIC FOUR, 60's SPIDER-MAN cartoon and that old marvel cartoon where all the characters were just still and only the mouths moved (for you old heads who remembers that old Ben Grimm cartoon? "THING RING DO YOUR THING!" what crap!!!), DC always had sum type of show on.
When this premiered and the HULK cartoon premiered right afterwards...1 straight hour of Marvel, YOU KIDDING ME!!!, This is what my Saturday mornings were about, my Saturday was not complete until my SPIDEY/HULK hour was over. The best thing about SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS were the guest stars...who was gonna be on there this Saturday X-MEN, SUBMARINER, DR STRANGE, CAPTAIN AMERICA, SHANNA THE SHE DEVIL, SUNFIRE ,THOR,HULK(cameos by) DAREDEVIL, IRON MAN...this show was awesome!
if I am correct the show only ran 24 episodes OVER A 3 YEAR PERIOD, when the re-runs came on you didn't even care you re-watched it, it was always like watching it for the 1st time. When school started on Monday...the Saturday episode was all the guys could talk about.
FUN TIMES :) (kids today will never have memories like that in a tv show, they will never know the feeling of Saturday morning cartoons like us old timers)
So true! I liked the old Merry Marvel shows, the Fantastic Four cartoons and the old Amazing Spider-Man show had that catchy intro. It was Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends that brought in to the world of comics. To be exact, it was the X-men vs Juggernaut episode that did it! Storm and Wolverine! Favorite episode for life!!!
Yep, same here. I was 6 at the time the series started running on Saturdays and got me looking at marvel comic books
I'm familiar with Spider Man and his Amazing Friends (and the old 1967 one too) but I don't think I've seen this "regular Spider Man" mentioned, I'll have to see if I can find it .
I did not miss one single episode of Spider-Man and his amazing Friends growing up
I was a loyal fan of the show.
First time I saw the X-men was in this series.
Me too! My love and obsession for Ice Man and Wolverine began with this show.
And the totally made the xmen look like bitches
Me too.
Me too! I was like, who are THESE guys?? Can we hang out with them smore?? And I remember feeling bad for spidey because he couldn’t join them.
Me too
The renovation of Aunt Mays place was during her double hip replacement.
Ah wolverine from the episode a firestar is born, "hiya doll, wanna piece of fruit?" for years this is how I though he should sound, like some poor quality sounding Australian. Low and behold 15+ years later Fox cast an Australian who is now an icon.
This was my favorite. The score for this show was awesome!
This was one if my favorite cartoons in 1981
Favorite ep: "I'm COMING for you Charles XAVIER!"
- Juggernaut
co sign 😎
The voice of which was William Marshall (ol' Blacula himself).
Not to be racial, but Black actors add a lot to comic characters . remember Kingpin was played by Roscoe Lee Brown on TAS.
back when Juggernaut was a thespian
Spider Friends... GO FOR IT!!!
80’s Saturday mornings were AWESOME 😎
Great video!
This was the very first exposure I had to Spider-Man. Hell, it was one of my first exposures to a Marvel property, along with the live-action Incredible Hulk. Before ANY comic books, it was this show.
i remember fondly the first episode i saw as a kid, the one with Swarm.
... or “SWAAAA-A-A-A-A-ARRRMMMM” as he preferred to enunciate it 😅
That "SWAAAA-A-A-A-A-ARRRMMMM" has gone through my head every time I've seen more than one bee for the last... 35 years?
That ep was kinda scary when you think about it lol
Edit: That one and Video Man creeped me out for some reason...I think it was the sound he made when traveling from video game to real life
I watch the swarm episode almost once a month
I remember that episode!
@Joe Parham
so its not just me huh? 😅
Most underrated Spider-Man show imo, Dan Gilvezan was also an equally underrated voice for him and hearing him play 2099 in Shattered Dimensions is a real treat.
I completely agree with you. As far as cartoon voice actors for Spider Man, to me, He is the definitive one!
Not to mention,he voiced two memorable characters who are technically superheroes based off of insects. How cool is that? :)
dude was G1 Bumblebee
I agree. He has such a distinctive voice and I too was happy to hear him In Shattered Dimensions
This was Saturday Morning Spider-Man & strawberry honeycomb cereal!!!!
Oh how these kids jus don’t get it today!!!!
One of the best Saturday morning cartoons ever!!!!
Spider-man and his amazing friends is still the best spidey cartoon to date
I legitimately think that the next spidey movie after Far From Home next month should be Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends. Friendship has been a big theme for MCU Spider-Man and having Peter meet Bobby and Angelica in college is also a great and somewhat unexpected way to introduce mutants to the MCU.
Great Episode Guys
I'd have ZERO issue with this! And if they can sneak Miss Lion into it, I'd be even more in support of it! :)
Oh My God! That would kinda be brilliant!!
Loved this show, as ridiculous as it was. One of the best intros ever.
Loved this show. Wore out my VHS release of A Fire-Star Is Born back in the dark days when animated X-men material was almost non-existent.
But as a kid I screamed she's not a X-man.
@@SvenTuSventu A Fire-Star Is Born featured the first appearance of an Australian Wolverine. lol
@@AH-yn6ip lol too true
SahAF's X-Men had one of the best versions of the danger room.
And featured _Marvel's (white, villainousand very underdressed) Cyborg. He was made insane by the cybernetic implants he needed to survive an explosion which he irrationally blamed Anjelica for. But he had nonetheless slipped through the mansion's incredible security system. Only to turn it against our heroes.
See you next time True Believers!
Excelsior!
That was my favorite episode!!
Ms. Lion was actually Firestar's. Aunt May ended up always taking care of the dog.
'Spiderman and His Amazing Friends' is a very early TV memory for me - probably one of the first programmes I was allowed to sit and watch by myself when it was shown on BBC1 here in the U.K. in the early 1980s. In fact, it was probably my first introduction to Spiderman as a character!
A year or so later, it got surpassed in my attentions by 'Masters of the Universe' - both the toyline and TV series - and 'Amazing Friends' didn't get repeated (rerun) much if at all, but it did stick in my mind. One for the funky theme tune. But two, because it was straightforwarrd (in a good way), light-weight fun, not like some of the heavier-going superhero fare which would be on the scene by the arrival of the 1990s (and which, to an extent, has never fully gone away).
Just as with the classic 1960's 'Batman' (which has fallen in and out of favour so much over the years that I've lost count, but which personally I adore), it's pleasing to see 'Amazing Friends' has kinda been reassessed and is now held with some regard by many.
Firestar still hott asf
As a kid I had a crush on Firestar. I loved this cartoon.
She was a hottie, no pun intended.
Firestar, my first celebrity crush
The original Song of Ice and Fire.
Or Earth, Wind & Fire except 'Earth, Fire and Ice'
Fire and Ice, nothing would suffice. - Robert Frost
One of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons along with SuperFriends. It was Amazing. ;)
I was blown away by that show after watching reruns of the sixties Spiderman on Sundays in Canada.
Thanks for bringing back fond memories.
When I was a kid, I assumed Stan Lee's voice had to be an actor - only later did I learn that The Man was everywhere.
The First Cartoon I ever fell in love with as a kid. THANK YOU FOR THIS
This was one of the best superhero cartoons EVER!!!!!
Oh how i missed my sweet, sweet 80's Saturday Mornings......Rest In Power Mighty Stan "The Man" Lee a.k.a THE ONE ABOVE ALL......EXCELSIOR!!!!!
This was my intro to Spidey, the X-Men and the whole Marvel Universe. Stan Lee's intro to the True Believers is indelibly burned into my brain. This is the standard by which all future Marvel cartoons have been judged and the competition has failed miserably. Wonderful work once again Mr. Galaxy!
X-Men came really close. Earth’s Mightiest Hero’s & Spectacular Spider-Man were Amazing as well. Wolverine & the X-Men was also Great.
This show + the other Animated series from Spiderman. X-Men and Spider Woman were all my favorites, back in the day. Good times...
If I recall Firestar never had a true action figure until the late '00s, all previous ones of her were just repaints of Medusa from Inhumans.
the new one is a repainted black widow... but it looks like a new head sculpt...
Firestar looked just like Mary Jane out of costume. Was weird.
Funny you should compare Firestar to Medusa of The Inhumans, there was an episode where Firestar dressed as Medusa for a Halloween party.
First episode she was dressed as Spiderwoman for a costume party.
Spiderman and his amazing friends was the show that introduced me to the juggernaut! Been liking the character ever sense!
It was the two episodes featuring The X-Men that introduced me to them. Fell in love immediately. The one with juggernaut... Yes yes yes.
leroypowell3 Ah yes. The Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends episode where they meet the X-Men. Featuring Wolverine and his absolutely bizarre quasi-Australian accent because apparently the show runners or the voice actor knew nothing about him (which is like...okay, but the Wolverine voice actor CAN NOT pull off an Australian accent so why tf did they go with that?! Unless...that’s what they thought Canadians sound like...?)
Yes. The episode with Juggernaut was awesome.
@@dildonius
Wanna piece o' fruit?
Comparing that to his X-Men voice in the 90s is crazy.
Growing up, my absolute favorite cartoon. Back then, finding a show about superheros was a rare treat.
In the UK, Spiderman and his Amazing Friends, was one of only two Marvel cartoons shown in the kids primetime, after school programming, in the 80s, when we only had three TV channels. Only two of which showed kids TV. So everyone watched it. The other cartoon was Spider-Woman. Spiderman and his Amazing Friends holds a special place in the hearts of British Spiderfans.
🤔 Wow, that's interesting since I imagined all you guys ever watched over there was Paddington, Danger Mouse, and Bananaman (stuff from your neck of the woods that aired here on Nickelodeon [kids TV cable channel]).
Absolutely loved this cartoon. One of my all time favorites.
My first introduction to Spider-Man begged my mum to get me the Atari game after watching the show.
Season 2 is the origin episodes and the best episodes IMO.
Firestar is still one of my favorite characters. Love that she changed a bit in the comics to manipulating and emitting microwave energy.
That was kind of unfortunate, imo. The name wouldn’t fit, it’s not consistent with her origins, and is visually not as fun.
I’ve never seen someone who prefers to see microwave powers instead of flame-based powers.
Let's not forget that Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends also shared a one hour block with the Incredible Hulk.
OMG. The Hardee's commercial almost made me cry. I don't know why, but I remember that promotion so vividly. I've searched online and have a few of the 3D comics and kids meal boxes, but not all. Thank you.
When I was a kid back in the 80's I used to watch this on the weekends .
Could Firestar have been the start of my appreciation for redheads? Possibly. Though her black with flame striping outfit in New Warriors was way cooler looking.
...I think they did her dirty in the comics with the way her powers were adversely affecting her health...I don't remember how that was resolved. I think she and her friends were gonna reach out to dr strange...
I think that started with the original Phoenix/Dark Phoenix saga though. I think Medusa started it in the '81 Spider-Man series. Her kiss with Spidey there. 😮
Yes her powers were microwave based, and she developed cancer, and was made infertile.😢
I think she was once part of the all-girl team The HellCats for a short time.
Does anyone know where I could find some better images of Firestar? I have many pics, but few of them make sense without some context. The ones available do not make for good (PC, tablet, or mobile) wallpaper.
Thanks, True Believers.
Hank Pym made her a new costume that would reverse and cure the negative effects of her powers. It didn't come up again after that.
I loved getting up early as a kid on Saturday morning and watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends as a kid (and numerous series of Saturday Morning Cartoon lineups). Great series. Great animations, voice actors, and stories.
I loved the theme song to Amazing Friends.. the first few bars always get my attention. Probably my favourite Spider-Man series too.
My friends are... alright, I guess.
Remember fall previews the networks would unveil the Saturday morning line ups.
One of those can’t miss things for each network.
This was my favorite Spiderman cartoon.
Ring Raiders, man I forgot all about those. As a child of the 80s/90s you always remind me of toys I had and forgotten.
This was awesome. One of my favorite cartoons on Saturday morning.
It was mine too.
Would love to see a Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends live action movie!
This was one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons!!
24 episodes? As a kid then it seemed like there must have been so many more than that. I guess rewatching them every Saturday just never got old.
This show is the reason why I thought that Wolverine was from Australia (from the episode "A Firestar Is Born").
"Hiya doll, wanna piece of fruit?"
You wouldn't be wrong...originally he was supposed to be an Australian Ex-pat that lived in Canada
Well, thanks to Hugh Jackman, he is now! :-)
To be honest, the only thing I really recall about the show is the intro. The theme is uplifting and everyone looks so happy. It's funny, because when I think of Spidey, I usually equate him with hardship.
This animated series was my introduction to the X-Men & Marvel as a whole...I was 10 years old at that time. I use to walk to the local newsstand for the my Uncanny X-Men & Avengers comics. Never looked back! Thank you Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends!!!!
One of the greatest cartoon intros of the 80's :)
Favorite Saturday morning cartoon
ZI loved this TV show - Firestar to this day is one of my favorite characters.
This was my fav 80's cartoon..The animation was great!..I still remember seeing the x-men in a episode for the 1st time.And had me and my friends wondering was Wolverine Australian?.He sure sounded it when he offered a character "A piece of fruit"..
I absolutely loved this show when I was a kid, and my son loved it when it was on Netflix a few years ago.
This brings back great memories, man i miss Saturday morning cartoons! Things where much better back then.
Firestar was created for the show it was everyone’s introduction to the character
This was the show that first introduced me to the X-Men. And I have loved them ever since.
My 3yr old son loves this series. It’s on Disney+ and we watched it once because I remembered it as a kid. Now he loves it.
This show introduced me to “electro-vibro shock power”.
-Excelsior!
"Spiderman put me in that hole Bankroft, and now Im gonna get even!"
I was just telling my son how much I loved this show as a kid. I looked forward to Saturday mornings. I have copies on DVDs too.
Fire Star was the First Red Head I ever fell in love with.
That is all.
Ginger from gilligans island was hotter and the 1st.
@@maximusareilius2262 , Ginger was Beautiful, and very high maintenance. Mary Ann was the Keeper. But Mrs. Howell is where the Money is at.
@@3DtheDESTROYER ☝🏼
One of my favorite Spider-man cartoons as kid. Thank you, Dan. Awesome history of.
This was the best superhero show of that era PERIOD,,, & Dam I never knew about a GhostBusters TV show -- learn something knew ..ect..ect..
I used to watch the reruns as a kid, thank you for making this vid. It wasn't my first Spiderman but I did enjoy it.
My absolute favorite cartoon of all time. Great job and thanks for covering SM&HAF...
5:48 Iceman is such a gentleman!
didn't someone cover this before...nice job!!! This was when superhero cartoons were becoming more popular with super friends. This cartoon launched the debut of Marvel Productions.
I can just imagine Aunt May's reaction every time she got the power bill 🤣 "I don't get it 🤨" and didn't she almost found out that secret lab one time? 🤔 All in all, it is still one of my favorite cartoons 😋
Great video Mr Larson, Producer Greg 👍🏽✌🏽
The lab was donated by Tony Stark, so perhaps he also footed the bill, or maybe he just put in a power supply while he was at it.
I have fond memories of this cartoon. Still can't believe I was able to watch it in Saudi Arabia.
remember watching Spider-Man and his amazing friends as a kid in the 80s great times
I stumbled onto this episode and as a kiddo born in 1975, this is fantastic! The Hardees commercial is quite charming. God I miss this stuff.
That Spider-Verse bit was horrifying.
Worse still, they faced Morlun - someone so brutal, vicious, savage and powerful that 616-Peter chose to kill him, with no 'darker' heroes egging him on or anything other than life or death at stake. Sending Morlun after the Spider-Friends is roughly like sending Doomsday and Bane after the Super Friends or the Filmation JLA.
However, he did complain about not being able to use the word 'kill' while he was in that universe.
Leave it to modern marvel!
Loved that show when I was a kid.
2:04 As a little kid, I absolutely loved that splash page NBC ad with all the cartoon characters on it. I used to really feel like all the characters were there having some kind of party and interacting with one another.
I seem to recall in one of the back story episodes, the equipment for the Spider lab was from Stark Industries. A truck leaves the house with the word "Stark" on it..
I loved this show!! I remember being a little rug rat waiting patiently for the next episode to air!!! Great video!!
God damn I loved Saturday Mornings! This was where I first saw the X-Men!!!
This was definitely one of my first recollections of watching Spiderman. It's crazy how almost nobody else I know remembers these things. You make my memories relevant!!!! Thank you!!!!
And here it is,...Almost 40 years later. Plus I still have that Comic book Issue #1. It's still in great shape.
I thought this show was a fever dream of mine, but I got the intro song etched into my mind and a roommate just showed me that it was an actual thing that happened!
Along with Masters of the Universe, this was my gateway to fandom. I used to watch this in the early 80's when it was followed by the Incredible Hulk cartoon and then again as part of the Marvel Action Universe. I'd play with Mego Hulk and Secret Wars Spider-Man and was a sucker for the character. Even now I picked up a PS4 just for the Spider-Man exclusive. Spider-Man is awesome. Thanks, Dan for covering the series.
Spiderman is one of my favorite superheroes, along with Hulk, Batman and Superman.
It's weird that I remember watching this show alot when I was a kid despite being Older Gen Z. All I have to say is thank God for Boomerang.
(and oh no! thanks to the internet I just realized that Boomerang's name now means two meanings.)
I NEVER recall the standard Spiderman with Spiderman and his Amazing Friends! I always remember it with the Incredible Hulk cartoon
Bout time! One of my favs as a kid, thanks!!!!!
I have a lot of good Saturday morning memories of this cartoon.
This was the first and most memorable exposure I had to Stan as the voice of Marvel. To this day, I still think of him as the narrator to the Marvelverse.
one of my favorite cartoon with spiderman from my childhood and the 80's shows you that Spiderman is indeed marvel most popular character
I can remember watching this as an 11 year old and thinking why hide the control room from Aunt May? Just let her in on the deal so you don’t have to transform the room every time she knocks on the door. One of my favorite cartoons as a kid. Thanks for the video.
This was my favorite Spider-Man show as a kid.
Used to be a big part of my Saturday morning cartoon binge fest. Good times :)