The Amazing Weirdness of '60s Spider-Man

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    Marvel's 1967 cartoon Spider-Man is one of the absolute strangest shows in Peter Parker's history. In this video I dig into why the animated show is as strange as it is.
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  • @captainmidnight
    @captainmidnight  5 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Do you think 1967 Spider-Man still holds up?
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    • @knightofanguish7399
      @knightofanguish7399 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Its insanely accurate to the internet culture.... but yes it holds up as a classic style. If you really think about it, it's still relevant to the internet culture. As in many youtubers telling their story using elements similar to this show.

    • @crustypaladin
      @crustypaladin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes

    • @thotticussupremus4772
      @thotticussupremus4772 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Indewd

    • @parkerboy795
      @parkerboy795 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yep. It's weird as hell, especially in the second season after the Kingpin episode, but still enjoyable.

    • @Shift_Salt
      @Shift_Salt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Held up? Nope.
      Became a legend? Absolutely.

  • @thwipkid
    @thwipkid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1057

    If it weren’t for this show Captain midnight wouldn’t have half the funny edits in between his points

  • @pacman5698
    @pacman5698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +887

    The true cartoon for 2010's internet. Where you can take ANY FRAME of ANY episode and make a very shareable meme of it...

    • @Jayfive276
      @Jayfive276 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You can. But you shouldn't. You could instead do something else besides constantly obsessing about goofy pictures with caption and repeating the same joke millions of times over.

    • @knightofanguish7399
      @knightofanguish7399 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@Jayfive276 I know what it's like to be on the losing end. To feel so desperately that you’re right, yet to fail nonetheless

    • @frizzlemcshizzle9159
      @frizzlemcshizzle9159 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @fake channel Welp I can tell you have strict parents.
      Okay dude I dont feel like writing a paragraph at the moment because I just won some really heated argument in the TH-cam comment section and I'm really burned out.
      All you really need to do is just balance both things out, I'm a kid with all A's and above state average test scores, yet I love looking at memes because it just lets me feel like a child.
      Well okay I am a child I'm 13 hhhhh

    • @frizzlemcshizzle9159
      @frizzlemcshizzle9159 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @fake channel I mean I guess
      Yeah it is weird when you see an adult engaging in that stuff, I just jumped to assumptions about your parents' upbringing because it seemed like you came from a more formal family :/

    • @harrylane4
      @harrylane4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Jayfive276 you're so fun

  • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
    @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 5 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    Spider-Man '67 was the first SpongeBob. Anything and everything can be meme'd using footage from this series. That being said, I liked listening to your points...Even though it's rude to point.

    • @mainamlimbu730
      @mainamlimbu730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      wow your the guy from another dimention

    • @fayazuddin5629
      @fayazuddin5629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it's different from normal pointing

    • @p38lightning97
      @p38lightning97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, SpongeBob was the 2nd '67 Spider-Man. Spider-Man was better

    • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
      @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@p38lightning97 ...Isn't...Isn't that what I said?

    • @vivicapo4883
      @vivicapo4883 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was a typo if your wondering BTW

  • @mcurran6505
    @mcurran6505 5 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Despite cheap animation, recycled scenes, weird episode plots, cheesy performances and a lot of famous memes,
    You gotta love that theme song.

    • @imfsresidentotaku9699
      @imfsresidentotaku9699 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Those first three things should not be considered imperfections. Limitations foster creativity, “weird” doesn’t inherently equal “bad,” and these things combined together give the show its charm. The performances aren’t “cheesy.” They get the job done well enough. Anything can be sincere given its context.

  • @funkydrummer14
    @funkydrummer14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This was the best version of Spiderman if you ask me. Paul Soles was the best Spiderman voice and had the best background music ever for any show period!

  • @bushynuts
    @bushynuts 5 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    Spidey ‘67 memes makes me wish there was memes of the other 60’s Marvel shows as that would complete it

    • @ArcturusOTE
      @ArcturusOTE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      At least the 66 Captain America theme was brought in there thanks to HISHE and Warp Zone

    • @ArcturusOTE
      @ArcturusOTE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@matthew1420 See: Noisepuppet's Fantastic McNasty YTP

    • @richardwendling4030
      @richardwendling4030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Animalympics or The Racing show that pitted all of the characters against one another. Snidley and Muttley are the best!

    • @rushfan9thcmd
      @rushfan9thcmd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The original Fantastic 4 was a cool show as well. Theres a video out someone made that had all Spiderman music from thst 60s series. Cool music too.

    • @SlaxxXY21
      @SlaxxXY21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      IRONMAN PLUGGED HIMSELF INTO A WALL

  • @bluestruthspodcast3398
    @bluestruthspodcast3398 5 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    It’s strange but this show meant a shit ton to me as a kid. Very fond memories of getting it taped as a kid and loving the strange psychedelic journey that this show was

    • @dtvjho
      @dtvjho 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This was the first Spiderman I saw as a young kid, and was a teen when the next Spiderman hit TV around 1981, which had better animation but just didn't have the music.

    • @vitoscalettagaming4007
      @vitoscalettagaming4007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same tbh I use to have tons of DVDs of these

    • @carlcordova2332
      @carlcordova2332 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, Yes and Yes.

  • @PlayCONtent
    @PlayCONtent 5 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Need to form a death metal group or something so I can use the 'you are not fit to join our evil band' line on someone.

  • @jknetwork6211
    @jknetwork6211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +482

    Don’t let this video distract you from the fact that the rhino isn’t really a part of the boys.

    • @potato_god_03
      @potato_god_03 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      JK Network Plot Twist, the show was actually a drama about Rhino feeling disconnected from the boys and learning to find himself outside the group, while the group mourns for a 4th person in the party wondering what they would do without their fellow brethren. Big Brain 🧠

    • @peanutgallery4
      @peanutgallery4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@potato_god_03 That sounds pretty pretentious...

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I cry every night thinking about this.

    • @johnmaldonado2974
      @johnmaldonado2974 ปีที่แล้ว

      😔

  • @nickweston1908
    @nickweston1908 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    That spiderman show was responsible for making an entire generation of kids come straight home from school. Parents loved it.

  • @somerandolad
    @somerandolad 5 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    This was basically Marvel's answer to the 1960's Batman show.

    • @JohnSmith-kz8yo
      @JohnSmith-kz8yo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      not quite..Batman was prime time and had to also appeal to parents...Spiderman came on very early Saturday morning when parents weren't watching TV...

    • @Rockin_Ross
      @Rockin_Ross 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Which I loved as well.

    • @c4r7s0n
      @c4r7s0n ปีที่แล้ว

      Both shows are very different from each other, one was silly fun and the other a serious story

  • @gsentinel4821
    @gsentinel4821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    One thing that never ceases to amaze me is how an animation studio will seek to create a hit show and just when it happens they put more effort into doing everything possible to sabotage it (reducing the budget and quality). The same scenario occurred with the "Johnny Quest" animated cartoon.

  • @fletchershepherd7039
    @fletchershepherd7039 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I love '60s Spider-Man. The voice acting of the actor playing Spider-Man even though Spidey sounded like a middle aged man. The weird plots, the psychedelic visuals and I loved the jazzy, catchy and cool music.

    • @hokie7373
      @hokie7373 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Be Paul soles who voice Spider-Man was 37 when he did the voice

  • @sonofaredshirt8329
    @sonofaredshirt8329 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    When I was a kid growing up in Canada they played Spider-Man and Rocket Robin Hood back to back and occasionally the "Shared Art" episodes would sync up and both Spidey and Rocket Robin would be battling the same evil green bug villain on the same afternoon! I think technically that's Marvel's first shared universe, LOL great episode thanks for posting!

  • @jknetwork6211
    @jknetwork6211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    60’s Spider-Man is gonna play a huge role in spiderverse 2 watch!

    • @frozenpancakes
      @frozenpancakes 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you got autocorrected to "okay"

    • @jknetwork6211
      @jknetwork6211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Deity V oh thanks bro my bad lol

    • @frozenpancakes
      @frozenpancakes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jknetwork6211 no prob, I just had the feeling you were gonna get a lot of likes. Didn't want a typo messing that up for you 👉😋👉

    • @srstriker6420
      @srstriker6420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      JK Network and I really hope that the goblins are the villains of the sequel

    • @matthew1420
      @matthew1420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@srstriker6420 remember that one scene where he makes a baseball bat from webbing and knocks the goblins pumpkin bomb back up to him?

  • @thegloriousstrategist877
    @thegloriousstrategist877 5 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    The thing with the "Superman/45 yr old insurance salesman" is actually good and not bad in the sense that Peter Parker is trying to hide the fact he's a teenager/early 20 year old. It may seem cheesy, but remember it's a comic. Why do you think Ditko designed a mask that covered his hole face? To hide his boyish features! Why not the saem for his voice? He doesn't need to sound like a "Sonic-the-Hedegehog-chiili-dog" dude bro type. There should never be a scene in a Spider-Man movie where he rides a skateboard/snowboard to the tune of "American Idiot".

    • @thegloriousstrategist877
      @thegloriousstrategist877 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@NormanMStewart same with ditko, he was in his mid to laet 30's when he first did Spider-Man

    • @richardwendling4030
      @richardwendling4030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Casey Kasem

    • @Wildduckpro
      @Wildduckpro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think the characters mentioned that the mask Muffed Spidey’s voice in Lee and Ditko’s original run. And I’m guessing that’s the reason he sounds like the 40s insurance man in this show.

    • @CylindricalWhistle
      @CylindricalWhistle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NormanMStewart Man, this really put into perspective how old Stan Lee was.

  • @bltw3548
    @bltw3548 5 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    oh hey that’s me

  • @jasmineelizabeth3342
    @jasmineelizabeth3342 5 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    Raise your hand if you loved this series before memes were even a thing

    • @gonk4509
      @gonk4509 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Memes were always a thing. We have discovered ancient Norse writings that are basically shitposts.

    • @jasmineelizabeth3342
      @jasmineelizabeth3342 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Iam Notarobot lol yeah I know they were but they weren’t nearly as mainstream as they are today. But you’re right I’ve come across articles about those, it was hilarious

    • @DuskyPredator
      @DuskyPredator 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I liked it when I watched when it was a cartoon that played on the tv before I went to school and did not really talk to anyone about it, not even touching the internet at that point except for I think sending an email. Was super happy when the theme was being sung in the first real Spider Man movie, which happened to be my family's first DVD. It was a silly mess.

    • @thebloodyjester8438
      @thebloodyjester8438 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Loved is a bit of a stretch, but I was a pretty big fan when I was a kid. I even modelled my first Spidey costume after the one seen in the show.

    • @tldr585
      @tldr585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How old are you?

  • @troubledjoe6201
    @troubledjoe6201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    None of which covers why 60’s Spideman’s logo appears to have only 6 legs.
    Either he’d had two of them pulled off or it was really Insect-man, Insect-man who was doing the things and insect can.

  • @caryheuchert
    @caryheuchert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I remember both Spider-Man and Rocket Robin Hood as new cartoons in the mid-1960s, and enjoyed watching them. Hanna-Barbera was also doing similar limited animation series at the time like Space Ghost, Birdman, and Herculoids.

    • @JJONNYREPP
      @JJONNYREPP ปีที่แล้ว

      The Amazing Weirdness of '60s Spider-Man 0913am 30.3.23 i do recall the tradition of the feature which preceded (pre·cede [prɪˈsiːd]
      VERB preceded (past tense) · preceded (past participle) come before (something) in time: "a gun battle had preceded the explosions") the main feature and enjoyed old locally created ad campaigns to celebrate local companies - uncouth road scrap metal ad was a blast - but i have no real idea what entails going to the cinema these days... so a mass of trailers which then runs straight into the main feature suggests nowadays cinema managers and their staff grew up on VHS/DVD viewing as myself and others were going out to those crusty old cinemas they were eager to trash and get rid of.. quite ironic, really... seeing as the new festive and glossy cinema is daunting inhumane and not a patch on what is used to be...

  • @Jetstreamsamdidnothingwrong
    @Jetstreamsamdidnothingwrong 5 ปีที่แล้ว +566

    Raimi fans:Tobey is best spider man
    Mcu fans:no tom is best spider man
    Me a intellectual:

    • @dcmarvelcomicfans9458
      @dcmarvelcomicfans9458 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Well I think Tom is the better Spider-Man but Toby is the better Peter Parker what do you think

    • @Jetstreamsamdidnothingwrong
      @Jetstreamsamdidnothingwrong 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      DC marvel Fanboy yeah I agree
      Tom is a better spider man
      Tobey is a better Peter Parker

    • @dcmarvelcomicfans9458
      @dcmarvelcomicfans9458 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Jetstreamsamdidnothingwrong thank you I see when people make arguments like this I try to see from both angles and give them a compromise like this

    • @naseemrazack7859
      @naseemrazack7859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Tobey is Greeeeeeaaaaattt but Tom is Greeeeeeeeeeaaaaat so both of them are Great!!!👏👏👏👏😅

    • @blazeofglory4053
      @blazeofglory4053 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *Emo Peter.*

  • @DrayseSchneider
    @DrayseSchneider 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Spider-man hops in a spaceship"
    I was about to say "the spaceship from Rocket Robin Hood"...and then you spoiled my moment.

  • @jojomojojones
    @jojomojojones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Even though I was born in the mid-seventies, I grew up watching these in reruns. The music from this show is still to this day my mental theme music.

  • @scottmoore1614
    @scottmoore1614 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It was REALLY weird! Watched it in the afternoons after school back in the 70s. Loved all the bizarre, trippy villains that were created just for the show....a lot of aliens, mad scientists and creatures from deep beneath the earth. A lot of them were green.

  • @angelonicassio7131
    @angelonicassio7131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You don't even mention that every episode is packed with incredible jazz written by world-class composers. I noticed the connection to Rocket Robinhood as a young kid since I was a fan of both... Now I see how empty the episodes can be with the swinging through backgrounds etc. But, my three year-old is just as filled with joy and suspense as I was.

  • @dbrownthegreat
    @dbrownthegreat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This show is the single biggest reason I became a huge Spider-Man fan. Seeing this 5 days a week in syndication made me love the characters. The Stan Lee/Steve Ditko/John Romita, Sr. influence is all over season 1 and the first 2 episodes of season 2. At the time though, those were the only people that had worked on Spidey comics. The musical score is legendary in itself. I have a lot of issues with the majority of seasons 2 and 3 but, as a child, it was still Spidey at the end of the day.

    • @richardgerminario1600
      @richardgerminario1600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You`re absolutely right regarding the Ditko and Romita influence on Season One.
      Season Two`s layouts were from two other excellent artists: Gray Morrow and Wally Wood.
      By 1968, these two were disenchanted with working for Marvel, and especially for the domineering Stan Lee ( "My way, or the highway"). So they worked freelance for any company which required their services. They were loners, and drew material which was often "on the edge," something which Stan Lee was not fond of.

  • @epiphoney
    @epiphoney 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Ray Ellis music in season 1 is so good.

  • @geardog24
    @geardog24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    8:46 So we could've gotten a Spiderman/Rocket Robin Hood crossover?
    That would've been hilarious.

  • @mikedolan6176
    @mikedolan6176 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Have the box set. Love getting stoned and watching it for a few hours. The later episodes are very trippy just because of the sky alone. I can get lost in this shit for hours. Classic. Favorite old cartoon. So silly. So trippy🤪✌

  • @spockboy
    @spockboy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    The voices on classic Spiderman were also present in the classic Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964) IE: the voice of Rodolph's reindeer coach was also the voice of J. Jonah Jameson.

    • @Launchpad05
      @Launchpad05 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And Paul Souls voiced Hermie The Elf.

    • @richardwendling4030
      @richardwendling4030 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wowzerz

    • @richardwendling4030
      @richardwendling4030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ya gotta love Bass and Rankin! "Little Drummer Boy", "A Year With Out A Santa Claus" ...etc.... We would never have met Yukon Cornelius

    • @spockboy
      @spockboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richardwendling4030 Agreed! I have some pictures of the only surviving puppets (from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer) being restored. Link below... www.flickr.com/photos/22941612@N06/albums/72157701077803555/page2

  • @SchardtCinematic
    @SchardtCinematic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When I was a kid. This show introduced me to Spider-Man in the 1970's.

  • @wayneharrison6621
    @wayneharrison6621 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I kind of liked the second season, episodes were a full half hour, and the music and imagery was trippier, more 60's. My favorite episode of that era was "Home" where Peter found an alien girl with spider powers. I don't know if that was based on an original comic or not, but I really liked it.

    • @richardgerminario1600
      @richardgerminario1600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Full episode stories were more complex, suspenseful and interesting, and were for older audiences. Season One was aimed at 5-8 year olds.
      Season Two had menaces which were way more terrifying and threatening, such as Blotto, Pardo Presents, and Vine.

  • @ToadsarebetterthanFrogs
    @ToadsarebetterthanFrogs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Even without the memes. This is still the Best Spiderman TV show. It doesn't need to have these storylines and development. It can be as simple as the Green Goblin stealing Magical artifacts and it still works. The campiness makes it even better. Electro is a perfect example. Probably the funniest villain in the show

  • @lewis9752
    @lewis9752 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Idc what anyone says for a 60s show this was really good

  • @smuggy269
    @smuggy269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Green goblin in this show was based on stan lees original idea for the character of a movie crew finding an Egyptian sarcophagus and accidentally bring the green goblin to life (info taken from IMDB)

  • @SPGojiFan
    @SPGojiFan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    You forgot to mention that the "Me and the boys" meme was actually fake. Rhino was added by a fan user, for no odd reasons. I wish he would've added Mysterio to that party or Doc Ock, cause that's what a fan would do. But that episode was only about Goblin, Electro and Vulture.

    • @LuxBellator92
      @LuxBellator92 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I think Rhino was purely added just because he looked bizarre too

    • @heather19515
      @heather19515 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He was not fit to join their evil band

    • @Bonesph
      @Bonesph 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@heather19515 I like how they see themselves as evil like it's their modus.

    • @Bonesph
      @Bonesph 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rhino was best choice I think.

  • @jamiecashes
    @jamiecashes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the 60's Spider-Man when I was a kid, along with 80's Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends

  • @ARCWuLF
    @ARCWuLF 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Norman Osborn was revealed as the Green Goblin in September 1966 (Amazing Spider-Man issue #40). The Green Goblin had been a villain for almost two years at that point, and towards the tail end of that run before the reveal they kept teasing that he had a secret identity as one of the other characters (it's an interesting subject to read about). They would later do the same thing with the Hobgoblin in the 80s.
    I don't know what the show's production timeframe was, but it seems like it would be possible that the script for the "The Witching Hour" episode could have been made before the reveal in the comics, if that was even a concern.

    • @ericjohnson9623
      @ericjohnson9623 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Witching Hour came out about a year after Osborn was revealed to be the Goblin. For years, the narrative was that Ditko wanted the Goblin to be a nobody and Lee wanted him to be Osborn, but there are several interviews where Ditko says he always planned on Osborn being Goblin, hence giving him distinctive hair and only showing up in issues GG is in.
      But most interestingly, Ditko claims he had to talk Stan Lee into making GG a human villain in a mask when Lee wanted to make a literal supernatural goblin. So maybe Stan, who was a consultant on the 60s show, is the one who suggested just skipping all the complicated mystery stuff that seems to be Ditko's idea, and going back to his original idea of just a goblin whose green.

    • @ARCWuLF
      @ARCWuLF ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ericjohnson9623 Interesting, especially since in "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends" (which Stan Lee narrates and probably had input on) Norman Osborn literally transforms into a "goblin" and his evil plan is to turn everyone in NYC into goblins. Too bad he didn't pick New Jersey instead (it would probably have been an improvement for some).

  • @evanescapades2513
    @evanescapades2513 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man, this series was the absolute greatest!!!!!!

  • @charlie.richardson
    @charlie.richardson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    when I was a kid watching these in the late 60s, I always felt like it was comic book scenes brought to the screen with audio. Remember, this was the time of Batman live on TV.

  • @nothisispatrick6528
    @nothisispatrick6528 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Set aside the memes?
    How could you say such a thing?

  • @fireballninja01
    @fireballninja01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Oh shit I’m so glad you covered the minimalism of the series, that made me realized that’s why I like the series and why it’s so conducive to memeing

  • @Launchpad05
    @Launchpad05 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This cartoon was probably my first introduction to Spider-Man overall. (And was probably the most faithful compared to his appearances on 'The Electric Company'.) Looking back on it now, there's no denying that this show was definitely a product of it's time when TV animation was at it's lowest point. The animation can be compared to anything Filmation would produce since it reused animation cels just as much as they would. Though, compared to Filmation's cartoons, 'Spider-Man '67' looks, and feels so much weirder. Yet, as weird, and bizarre as that series can be, it's alot better than the more recent 'Spider-Man' cartoons we've seen post 'Spectacular'. So with that out of the way, you should do a video about the 'Marvel Superhero' cartoons from the same year, as well as Hanna-Barbera's 'Fantastic Four', or some of the 70's Marvel cartoons from Depate-Freleng before Marvel acquired them to form Marvel Productions. Those would be fun videos to watch because they would make for some interesting videos.

  • @roderick8167
    @roderick8167 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I really hope you talk about the MTV Spider-Man the New Animated Series( 2003) eventually, in my opinion i feel that is probably the most underrated Spider-Man show

  • @pearsemacintyre1728
    @pearsemacintyre1728 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    No joke, this is my favourite Spiderman

  • @joryjones6808
    @joryjones6808 5 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    You think this Spider-Man is crazy just wait until you see Japanese Spider-man.

    • @nicholaspeters9919
      @nicholaspeters9919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Jory Jones And Electric Company Spider-Man.

    • @TheIndigoBros92
      @TheIndigoBros92 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      The emissary from Hell
      SPAIDAMAN¡

    • @shaylempert9994
      @shaylempert9994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

    • @inizilla_fk7
      @inizilla_fk7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ​@@TheIndigoBros92 beat me to it.. Go Leopardon!

    • @joryjones6808
      @joryjones6808 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shay Lempert lol I love it!

  • @Dressyone223
    @Dressyone223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My grandma bought me a dvd set of this show. It was a lot like a dream. Especially those later episodes.

  • @RowdyRodimus
    @RowdyRodimus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A lot of people that say Spidey '67 isn't Spidey don't take into consideration that the character was just over four years old at the time so not everything was ironed out yet. Oh, and in The Witching Hour and the Norman Osborn thing, it was p0robably because when the episode was written and produced they hadn't revealed his identity.

  • @teddybeer6206
    @teddybeer6206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I always interpreted the Green Goblin of this series as actual green goblin and not some guy in a costume.

  • @catfishkempster
    @catfishkempster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I know this was cheezy - but I have always loved it. It was my childhood Spider-Man

  • @tomobrien1444
    @tomobrien1444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Maybe i didn't look far enough into the comments but my first thought is the people who made this were high AF
    And that's just how i enjoy watching these classic episodes
    Great music and oh yeah I watched these on tv before cable

  • @Scotty_Russell_Music
    @Scotty_Russell_Music 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    amazing dirty jazzy soundtrack to that show. best spiderman imo

    • @jojomojojones
      @jojomojojones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’m scrolling through the comments and am stunned that there aren’t more mentions about that slick jazz soundtrack.

    • @Scotty_Russell_Music
      @Scotty_Russell_Music 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jojomojojones I watched this when i was a young'un and loved the freak out jazz and dirty sleazy brass, i didn't know it was freak out jazz but later when i heard jazz i didn't immediately hate it like most people ha! Great chords to have in your head for a youngster, so much more interesting than saturated metal in power rangers or boring major key kids music.

  • @trappenweisseguy27
    @trappenweisseguy27 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This was still on air when I was a kid. The animation was obviously bare bones, but I really enjoyed the music and still listen to it occasionally today .

  • @CaesiusX
    @CaesiusX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid. But unlike other favorites I would see on Saturday mornings, I got to watch *Spider-Man* every single day in syndication in the 70s.
    I always preferred season 1. But as a fan of Ralph Bakshi since I was in high school, I later came to appreciate his turn at the helm of *Spider-Man.* And I think your video made me appreciate the later eps even more.
    There was a personal feel to season 1, that I don't know if I can explain. It causes me to enjoy it more. For instance, I will play the season 1 episodes on TH-cam sometimes when I'm having trouble going to sleep. It's an oddly quiet show. The splash of dark water colors, the music, and especially the montages of him swinging through the city lull me to sleep while adding a cushion of nostalgia.
    In my memory, there was never a difference between the seasons. It wasn't until later, with the invention of the internet, and later TH-cam, that I learned about Ralph Bakshi's work on it, and was able to see the difference his input made. As I said, after watching your video, I'm now more curious as to the content of the later episodes. I really didn't like the look of them comparatively. But now I wish to watch them a little more in-depth.
    Thanks for the time and effort taken to make and share this video.

  • @baldeagle5297
    @baldeagle5297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Actually, Green Goblins identity was a huge mystery for quite a while. It was 1966 before we learned who he was, if memory serves me.

  • @1UpBoi
    @1UpBoi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is the video I've been waiting for, but never knew I needed

  • @mechajay3358
    @mechajay3358 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In today's Meme Culture, The 60's Spidey is the most bizzare piece of Spider-Man media that can really enthrall you.

  • @aylmer666
    @aylmer666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I loved the episode as a kid where he battle the "Skymaster"... due to the super funky 60's jazz and the hilarious scene where Spidey attaches his web to a cloud (that it turns out later has a blimp inside of it).

  • @KaisTestKitchen1
    @KaisTestKitchen1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    No joke this is my favourite Spiderman tv adaptation and I love rocket Robin hood!!!

    • @hairypancake4425
      @hairypancake4425 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kyle Hahn count me in mate...still my best

    • @NP-ip3nj
      @NP-ip3nj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I, too, grew up in Canada. These were both awesome.

    • @richardgerminario1600
      @richardgerminario1600 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with your Rocket Robin Hood comment.
      But that show was like 2 different shows. The Canadian one filmed in Hamilton, Ontario (seasons 1 and 2), and the Season 3 one made in New York city by Ralph Bakshi, which was aimed at older audiences and had less than half the funding as the previous seasons.

  • @seamuslikesmovies8748
    @seamuslikesmovies8748 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Really glad you mentioned the origin episode. Still one of my favorite versions of his origin to this day

    • @richardgerminario1600
      @richardgerminario1600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wholly agree.
      Very, very faithful emotionally and morally to the original material: Amazing Fantasy #15 comic.
      Many lines from the tv episode come STRAIGHT from the comic. The last 2 lines of the episode spoken by narrator Bernard Cowan sums up what Stan Lee and Steve Ditko were trying so arduously to do month after month with Marvel comics in 1962.

  • @NeffNotSponsored
    @NeffNotSponsored 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Spider-Man fans: “This Spider-Man or that Spider-Man isn’t accurate to the comics”
    Japanese Spider-Man:

  • @compatriot852
    @compatriot852 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These guys had the budget of a ham sandwich and had little to no assistance like modern artists do. It's suprising that they were even able to make this happen to begin with

    • @richardgerminario1600
      @richardgerminario1600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, yes.
      Their only assistance was from pure imagination, and a love for the character(s).
      That`s all you need in my book!!

  • @JetScreamer_YT
    @JetScreamer_YT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I loved this show. Growing up in the 70s, I'd catch the reruns.

  • @sciguy68
    @sciguy68 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video with fond memories. I was born in 1968 and grew up with this cartoon - watching them again and again. There was an episode where Manhattan was in some alternative universe. I swear that the thugs depicted in that episode influenced Walter Hill's iconic "Warriors" and maybe even Flavor Flav's "clock around the neck" look.

  • @rustybuckets2143
    @rustybuckets2143 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Notifications haven't let me down this time.

  • @jurassickaiju14
    @jurassickaiju14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Say what you will about the quality of the show itself, but nobody can deny that it gave us the best Spider-Man theme until Danny Elfman came along.

    • @milboxr9772
      @milboxr9772 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Idk spectacular Spider-Mans theme song is probably the best one imo

    • @jurassickaiju14
      @jurassickaiju14 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Milbox R That was after the first couple of Raimi movies. But I consider it to be just as good.

    • @jojomojojones
      @jojomojojones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The theme is cool but the jazz score is where it’s really at.

    • @Mukyoukai
      @Mukyoukai 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It actually was the definitive Spider-Man theme from the 60's until the 90's.
      It's what people would think of when seeing him during those times

  • @spider59er35
    @spider59er35 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You mean Awesomeness!!
    This is literally the only Spider-Man that wasn’t watered down with Story concepts
    Sure it was near the birth of the character but regardless
    I grew up with this show, and loved every minute of it
    It’s Spider-Man origin episode is my favorite of any series

    • @richardgerminario1600
      @richardgerminario1600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, exactly. Very well said.
      Many Season 2 episodes were very, very faithful to the MOOD of the Amazing Spider-man comic at that time. More emphasis on Peter Parker`s social troubles than Spider-man`s exploits.
      That is why the origin episode is about Peter Parker, and not the hero. And it is the best written episode of the series, you`re right!

  • @micjoseph6250
    @micjoseph6250 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm 45 I grew up on that Spiderman and it was a Canadian production which makes it even better.

    • @richardgerminario1600
      @richardgerminario1600 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The voice talent was Canadian, recorded in Toronto, Ontario. The animation, in Season One, was done in Hollywood, and Season Two`s animation was done in New York city.

  • @WastedScoundrel
    @WastedScoundrel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh, I do love me some Ralph Bakshi. Wizards is probably my favorite animated movie ever.
    You should totally cover that movie.

  • @dwiggins1
    @dwiggins1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Spiderman 67 is a product of its time. Love it!

  • @Ag1ntReD
    @Ag1ntReD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My mom bought the whole series and played it in our van whenever we drove anywhere. It made me fall in love with Spider-Man, and this show will always be my favourite version of Spider-Man. Love this series

  • @monsterguyx6322
    @monsterguyx6322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This show was my first experience of Spider-Man, and I love every weird bit of it.

  • @pikalambe8959
    @pikalambe8959 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved the trippy music and visuals in the Bakshi seasons. Whenever I hear Led Zepplin's "How Many More Times?" it reminds me of those seasons. It's not in the series, but it has the same vibe.

  • @justapickedminfan
    @justapickedminfan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Now I'm waiting for an episode for the tokusatsu Spider-man. Make it happen, cap'n!

  • @raphses6871
    @raphses6871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had the upmost pleasure of watching a rerun of this show when I was a kid.

  • @LeonardoShellhead
    @LeonardoShellhead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Rest in Peace Paul Soles

  • @That-Google-Guy
    @That-Google-Guy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    4:06 lmao dude broke a GIANT granite block that had the word granite written on it

  • @notspider-man7777
    @notspider-man7777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    6:08 I'm pretty sure the Green Goblin's identity wasn't revealed yet when the show first aired.

  • @junethefox5834
    @junethefox5834 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Everyone is making memes, and I'm just sitting here making an anilytical video"

  • @marthaindahouse1010
    @marthaindahouse1010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The animations in the show remind me of simple history

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Frankly ,I'd rather have a banana "
    spider-Man

  • @klel68
    @klel68 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That’s my favourite Spider-Man, the 60’s Spider-Man was the first Spider-Man cartoon I saw as a kid and still my favourite today. I’m proud to have all the seasons of it on DVD. The 60’s Spider-Man has the best Peter Parker as well. The other ones like the live action movies, the adaptation of peter Parker were winey pukes. Great video, keep up the great work 👍

  • @KasirRham
    @KasirRham 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    67 Spidey and 90s Spidey should hang out and get pizza.

  • @richardgerminario1600
    @richardgerminario1600 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally a true explanation behind the factors which made the show possible.
    Money, money, money: or lack of it.
    They did what they could.
    Not bad, considering the shoestring budget, especially with the Bakshi episodes.
    I like to think of the show being two separate, VERY DIFFERENT shows: the silly 1967 episodes, aimed for young kids, and the more plausible, serious Bakshi episodes which were for a slightly older audience yet way more underfunded.

  • @cosmicdraconian6712
    @cosmicdraconian6712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This spiderman serie was my childhood.

  • @angelcastaneda529
    @angelcastaneda529 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Watch Josh Keaton reading the 67 show’s memes. It’s a real blast.

  • @solomongibsoniii4865
    @solomongibsoniii4865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watched this cartoon religiously beginning with it's debut in 1967. Recorded it on small reel to reel tapes, for repeated listening. Now own the dvds. The first season, pre-Bakshi, was/is my favorite. Does the cartoon hold up? Pretty much in the same way that Goerge Reeves 'Adventures of Superman'. What is timeless is Ray Ellis' jazzy music underscores; those cues are unique, and dynamite!

  • @AskAir
    @AskAir 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This show was awesome!

  • @nmd1120
    @nmd1120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Don't forget about Bakshi's take on an animated Lord of the Rings! It's also very fascinating

  • @Wario7793
    @Wario7793 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Knowing Ralph Bakshi took over Spiderman back then just makes the show cooler in a quirky way.

  • @Allen2saint
    @Allen2saint 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jeez. Bozo the Clown is way creepier than I remember. Whoa.

  • @Iam123-i5j
    @Iam123-i5j 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This needs to be on Disney plus yesterday

  • @Swancore1
    @Swancore1 ปีที่แล้ว

    You forgot to mention how amazing the music is. Full jazz big band playing complex arrangements compared to one guy doing midi like these days. Absolutely loved this show. So relaxing and entertaining. Little more violent and cheeky fun that 80s one which nearly makes you feel brain dead, this one was fun.

  • @lucasd1646
    @lucasd1646 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I grew up with this series, I barely remember episode plots but the theme song has always stayed with me.

  • @tornadochaser2457
    @tornadochaser2457 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've never seen the show. It sounds like a very interesting, even fascinating case study, and gratitude must be had for its incredibly catchy, and enduring theme song.

  • @blazerocker1734
    @blazerocker1734 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was watching this series years ago on Netflix and barely paying attention. It was late in an episode involving a Vulture plot when suddenly Spider-Man appears with a bag of money, as-if he'd confiscated loot from a villain. Trouble was that the plot had nothing to do with stealing money. After a rewind of the video I soon realized that the episode had been cobbled together because the beginning and ending didn't match.
    Now I have the full story. Thanks

  • @marcoscordova2370
    @marcoscordova2370 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Captain midnight I love your channel man real talk💯💯💯I been with you since the early days

  • @user-so9du1cx9o
    @user-so9du1cx9o ปีที่แล้ว

    As a kid in the early 70's that got up to watch these reruns, from our perspective, they were Comic Books brought to life! A treasured 15 minutes before you knew your best friend would be at your back door with his bike readied to seize the day! (before lunch-time at least)

  • @NP-ip3nj
    @NP-ip3nj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still love Cold Storage.
    You didn't even talk about how the music in seasons 2 and 3 got switched to using stock BBC music by guys like Syd Dale and Johnny Hawksworth.

    • @richardgerminario1600
      @richardgerminario1600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes. Well put, regarding the music stock used for seasons 2 and 3. The musical selections seemed to be very meticulously and carefully chosen to enhance the mood of the scene in question.
      They probably spent more time on the music and voice dubbing than the actual animation.
      Seasons 2 AND 3: mood , mood, MOOD!