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{{Short description|American superhero animated TV series}}
{{About|the 1981 series|the 2021 series|Spidey and His Amazing Friends{{!}}''Spidey and His Amazing Friends''}}
{{Infobox television
| image              = Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (intertitle).jpg
| genre              = [[Superhero fiction|Superhero]]<br />[[Action fiction|Action]]<br />[[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]
| creator            = [[Stan Lee]]
| based_on           = {{Based on|[[Spider-Man]]|Stan Lee|[[Steve Ditko]]}}
| developer          = 
| director           = Jaxon Bedingfield
| voices             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dan Gilvezan]]
* [[Frank Welker]]
* [[Kathy Garver]]
* [[June Foray]]
}}
| narrated           = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dick Tufeld]]
* {{small|(season 1)}}
* Stan Lee
* {{small|(seasons 2–3)}}
}}
| presenter          = 
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| num_seasons        = 3
| num_episodes       = 24
| producer           = [[Dennis Marks (screenwriter)|Dennis Marks]]
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[David H. DePatie]]
* [[Lee Gunther]]
}}
| company            = [[Marvel Productions]]
| runtime            = 25 minutes
| network            = [[NBC]]<ref name="IGN Top 100">{{cite web|title=Top 100 animated series|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-animated-series/59|access-date=October 19, 2010|archive-date=May 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530201616/http://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-animated-series/59|url-status=live}}</ref>
| first_aired        = {{Start date|1981|9|12}}
| last_aired         = {{End date|1983|11|5}}
| related            = {{Plainlist|
* [[Spider-Man (1981 TV series)|''Spider-Man'' (1981 TV series)]]
* [[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|''Spider-Man'' (1994 TV series)]]
}}
| composer           = [[Johnny Douglas (conductor)|Johnny Douglas]] 
}}

'''''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 (1981 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' series.<ref name=Perlmutter>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |pages=574–580}}</ref> The show stars already-established [[Marvel Comics]] characters [[Spider-Man]] and [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]], along with an original character, [[Firestar (Marvel Comics)|Firestar]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Spider-Man on TV|newspaper= [[IGN]]|publisher= [[Ziff Davis]]|url= http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/785/785521p3.html|access-date= September 9, 2010|archive-date= November 16, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101116011830/http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/785/785521p3.html|url-status= live}}</ref> As a trio called the Spider-Friends, they fight against various villains of the Marvel Universe.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=777–782}}</ref>

==Production==
The series was an attempt by NBC to replicate some of the success ABC enjoyed with the ''[[Super Friends]]'' franchise.<ref name=seriously>{{cite web |url= http://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/rick-hobergs-seriously-amazing-friends/ |title= Rick Hoberg's Seriously 'Amazing Friends' |website= AnimationMagazine.net |first= Michael |last= Mallory |date= October 4, 2012 |access-date= March 11, 2016 |archive-date= March 6, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220306200832/https://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/rick-hobergs-seriously-amazing-friends/ |url-status= live}}</ref> The makers of the show originally intended the stars to be Spider-Man, Iceman, and the [[Human Torch]].<ref name=seriously /> However, legal issues about the rights to the Human Torch character (which had also plagued Marvel once before for the [[Fantastic Four (1978 TV series)|1978 ''Fantastic Four'' cartoon]]) led to the Human Torch being replaced by a new character, Firestar, who had similar powers, but was a mutant like Iceman. Due to Firestar's popularity with fans, she has since become a part of the mainstream Marvel Universe. In pre-production, Firestar's codename changed frequently; the unused names include Firefly, Starblaze, and Heatwave.

Marvel Comics maintained a high level of creative control over the series, with [[Stan Lee]] (co-creator of both Spider-Man and Iceman) working with the screenwriters and involving himself in the casting and animation.<ref name=RetFan10>{{cite journal |last=Clancy  |first=Shaun |date=August 2020|title=From Family Affair, Firestar, and Beyond: An Interview with Kathy Garver |journal=RetroFan |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]] |location=United States|issue=10 |page=20}}</ref>

Some of the sound effects used in the series originated from Universal Television's ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''. Adding Ms. Lion, a pet, as a character was another attempt to emulate the ''Super Friends'' (specifically the characters [[Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog|Wonder Dog]] and [[Gleek (Super Friends)|Gleek]]).<ref name=seriously />

Firestar actress [[Kathy Garver]] recalled that though the [[storyboard]]s for each episode were completed before the voices were recorded for it, "... we really just worked from script. We'd do a roundtable to get the feeling of how the show was going, and then we would record".<ref name=RetFan10/>

==Broadcast schedule==
Originally broadcast on NBC as a [[Saturday-morning cartoon|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). Alongside [[Spider-Man (1981 TV series)|the 1981 ''Spider-Man'' animated series]], ''Amazing Friends'' was later re-aired in the late 1980s as part of the 90-minute ''[[Marvel Action Universe]]'', a syndicated series that was used as a platform for old and new Marvel-produced animated fare (the newer programming featured ''[[RoboCop: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Dino-Riders]]'' and on occasion ''[[X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men]]'', which was a [[Television pilot|pilot]] for a potential [[X-Men]] animated series). Mihahn and [[Toei Animation]] contributed some of the animation for this series.

===Season changes===
During the first season, each episode contained a [[cold open]], which was and remains unusual for a children's cartoon. When the same episodes were re-aired later in the series' run, these teaser sequences were edited to fit after the titles and episode card. Still, the original sequence infrequently showed up on NBC's re-airings. Stan Lee did not originally narrate the episodes from this season.

In the second season, the show aired along with a newly produced [[Hulk]] animated series as '''''[[The Incredible Hulk and the Amazing Spider-Man]]'''''. The two shows shared one intro which showcased the new title. In place of the cold opens from the first season, Marvel Productions created 12-second previews aired immediately preceding the episodes. Stan Lee began narrating the episodes in the second season. Marvel Productions also added narrations by Lee to the first-season episodes at this time to give the series cohesion. Neither first nor second season narrations appear on the current masters, and they have not aired since the NBC airings (as seen on the Stan Lee narration list at Spider-Friends.com).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.spider-friends.com/BuenaVista/StanLeeNarrations.html |title=Stan Lee Narration List |access-date=2009-01-27 |archive-date=2009-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109004155/http://www.spider-friends.com/BuenaVista/StanLeeNarrations.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

For the third season, the characters' billing was reversed and the show was called, '''''The Amazing Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk'''''. It remained that way for most of the remaining years. NBC did air the show individually in mid-season (post 1986) after it was not initially announced for their fall schedule. Only some of the Stan Lee narrations for the third season are on the current masters. The missing narrations have not aired since the NBC airings.

==Storyline==
Peter Parker ([[Spider-Man]]), Bobby Drake ([[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]]), and Angelica Jones ([[Firestar (Marvel Comics)|Firestar]]) are all college students at Empire State University. After working together to defeat the [[Abner Jenkins|Beetle]] and recovering the "Power Booster" he stole from Tony Stark (a.k.a. [[Iron Man]]) the trio decide to team-up permanently as the "Spider-Friends". They live together in Peter's [[Aunt May|aunt]]'s home with her and a pet dog named Ms. Lion, a [[Lhasa Apso]] who was adopted by Firestar. Together, the superheroes battle various supervillains.

Some stories featured team-ups with other superheroes including but not limited to [[Captain America]], [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]], [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]], and the mid-1970s [[X-Men]].

==Characters==
{{main|List of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends characters}}

===Original characters===
A number of characters in the series were original characters that did not appear in the comics prior to the premiere of the series:

====Firestar====
{{main|Firestar (Marvel Comics)}}
One of the series' main characters, Firestar was created specifically for this series when the [[Human Torch]] was unavailable (due to licensing issues). The original plan was for Spider-Man to have fire and ice based teammates, so Angelica Jones/Firestar was created. Her pre-production names included ''Heatwave'', ''Firefly'', (both having already been names of [[DC Comics]] villains) and ''Starblaze''.

Firestar did not appear in [[Marvel Universe|Marvel's mainstream comic book universe]] until ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #193 (May 1985). She appears as a member of the [[Hellions (Marvel Comics)|Hellions]], a group of teenage [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutants]] who functioned as rivals to the [[New Mutants]] (a similar group under the tutelage of [[Professor X|Charles Xavier]]). After leaving the Hellions, Firestar becomes a founding member of the [[New Warriors]] and later serves as a distinguished member of the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] along with her fellow New Warrior, Justice. She is currently a member of the [[X-Men]].

====Hiawatha Smith====
Hiawatha Smith is a college professor at the Spider-Friends' university. He is the son of a heroic [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] chief who fought against [[the Axis]] during [[World War II]].

Hiawatha Smith's home is adorned with decorations from various cultures including Hindu and native African tribes. Producer and story editor [[Dennis Marks (screenwriter)|Dennis Marks]] created the character and admits to basing him on [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]].<ref>[http://www.spider-friends.com/Credits/writers/InterviewDM.html An Interview with Dennis Marks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927015919/http://www.spider-friends.com/Credits/writers/InterviewDM.html |date=2011-09-27}} at spider-friends.com</ref>

Smith's father passed down to his son the mystic knowledge of their people and a map leading to a vast [[Nazi]] treasure of wealth and advanced technology sought by the [[Red Skull]]. Smith often employs a boomerang in battle. He possesses a supernatural ability to communicate with animals.

====Lightwave====
[[Image:Iceman_lightwave.gif| thumb|right|Iceman and his sister Lightwave]]
'''Lightwave's''' real name is '''Aurora Dante'''. Like her older half-brother Bobby Drake (a.k.a. the superhero Iceman), Lightwave is a mutant. She can manipulate and control light. Her other light-based powers include laser blasts, photonic force fields and solid light pressor beams. She can also transform herself into light; in such a form, she is able to exist in the vacuum of outer space.

Lightwave's only appearance was in "Save the Guardstar", the final episode of the 1980s cartoon. She is voiced by [[Anne Lockhart (actress)|Annie Lockhart]]. Bobby Drake explains that they share the same mother.

An agent of [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]], Lightwave is considered a traitor, due to [[Brainwashing|mind control]] by rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Buzz Mason. Mason induces Lightwave to steal assorted devices to create a "quantum enhancer" which would increase her powers 1,000 times. With such power, Lightwave would be able to control the Guardstar [[satellite]] which orbits the Earth and controls all defense systems and communications systems for the United States. Mason expects world conquest since he controls Lightwave.

Iceman, Firestar, and Spider-Man attempt to stop Lightwave. However, she is powerful enough to defeat them. Aboard a space vessel, Buzz Mason forces Iceman into outer space, dooming Iceman if he remains there for long. Spider-Man convinces Lightwave to realize that the half-brother she loves is in mortal danger. Her reaction breaks Mason's control over her, and she saves Iceman and disables Mason long enough for Spider-Man to subdue him.

Presumably, with Mason's role realized, S.H.I.E.L.D. restores Lightwave's good standing. As this is Lightwave's only appearance, her fate is unknown.

====Videoman====
'''Videoman''' is an intangible [[two-dimensional]] being with [[thunderbolt|lightning bolt]]-shaped [[horn (anatomy)|horns]] that is mostly composed of electronic data gleaned from a [[video arcade]]. Videoman makes three appearances in the series where there are two versions of him.

=====As a villain=====
In Season 1, Videoman first appeared as an angular [[humanoid]] energy construct created by [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]]. Its abilities include moving through and manipulating electronic circuits and projecting rectangular pulses of energy. Videoman is used by Electro to suck in and entrap Spider-Man, Flash Thompson, Firestar and Iceman into a video game display where Electro attempts to destroy the four. However, Flash is able to save himself and the others by escaping through the monitor and into Electro's electronic components to save the others.

This first villainous version of Videoman makes one other appearance in Season 2's "Origin of Ice-Man", with the additional abilities of bringing video game characters to life and draining the unique bio-energy of mutants, temporarily suppressing Iceman's powers and weakening Firestar, as well as being able to emulate their powers for its own use. This time, Videoman is defeated when the Spider-Friends trick it and its video game minions into attacking one another.

=====As a superhero=====
In the Season 3 episode "The Education of a Superhero", nerdy '''Francis Byte''' is an avid [[video game]] player who is especially engrossed into gaining the high score on a game called Zellman Comman at the local arcade. The villain Gamesman sends a hypnotic signal that entrances over 300,000 people in the city. This does not affect Francis' girlfriend Louise, Spider-Man, and Firestar, nor does the signal affect Francis' mind, which is distracted from entrancement by Louise and the game. Louise walks away from Francis, then also gets affected and hypnotized after having her pleas disregarded by Francis. He (unbeknownst to any others) plays the arcade machine so rigorously that it and other arcade machines (most of which are emitting the hypnotic waves) explode. The explosion somehow transforms Francis into Videoman.

Francis discovers that he can become his new blue and white, red-eyed alter-ego Videoman at will. However, he is completely inexperienced with his handling of such powerful abilities. He tries to help the trio (which has awakened Iceman from his trance) against a hypnotized mob, but they repel his offers due to his inexperience. He then tries to save Louise from the Gamesman, but he is easily blackmailed into manipulating a military communications satellite system in return for Louise's freedom, an offer that is then reneged upon by the Gamesman. Enraged at the trickery, Videoman helps Spider-Man and the others free Louise and also reverses his stoppage of the military computer. After the Gamesman is defeated, Francis accepts an invitation to join the [[X-Men]], while Louise accepts him and his abilities.

''Videoman'' made a cameo appearance in the 2023 film ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]''. He is depicted as a prisoner of Miguel O'Hara's Spider-Society among other universe-displaced villains.

==Cast==
{{see also|List of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends characters}}

===Credited cast===
* [[Hans Conried]] - [[Chameleon (character)|Chameleon]] (in "7 Little Superheroes")
* [[Jerry Dexter]] - [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]] (in "Sunfire")
* [[George DiCenzo]] - [[Captain America]] (in "7 Little Superheroes" and "Pawns of the Kingpin"), Lance Macho
* Alan Dinehart - Boris (in "The Fantastic Mr. Frump"), Sam Blockbuster (in "Spidey Goes Hollywood"), 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]] - [[Kingpin (comics)|Kingpin]] (in "Pawns of the Kingpin")
* [[Michael Evans (actor)|Michael Evans]] - Professor Wells
* Al Fann - [[Swarm (comics)|Swarm]] (in "Swarm")
* [[June Foray]] - [[Aunt May]], Crime Computer, Judy
* [[Kathy Garver]] - [[Firestar (Marvel Comics)|Firestar/Angelica Jones]], Sally, [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]] (in "The X-Men Adventure")
* [[Dan Gilvezan]] - [[Spider-Man|Spider-Man/Peter Parker]], Zoltan Amadeus/The Arachnoid (in "Attack of the Arachnoid"), Biker Gang Leader (in "The Crime of All Centuries")
* [[Johnny Haymer|John Haymer]] - Skelton (in "The Crime of All Centuries"), Security Guard #2 (in "The Crime of All Centuries")
* Sally Julian - Mona Osborn (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Jungle Girl (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin")
* [[Anne Lockhart (actress)|Annie Lockhart]] - Honey Dove, [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]] (in "A Firestar is Born")
* [[Keye Luke]] - Sunfire's Uncle Genju (in "Sunfire")
* [[Dennis Marks (screenwriter)|Dennis Marks]] - [[Doctor Faustus (comics)|Dr. Faustus]] (in "Pawns of the Kingpin"), [[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")
* [[Allan Melvin|Alan Melvin]] - [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]] (in "Videoman")
* [[Shepard Menken|Shepard Menkin]] - [[Doctor Doom]] (in "The Fantastic Mr. Frump")
* [[John Stephenson (actor)|John Stephenson]] - [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]] (in "The X-Men Adventure"), Eric the Viking (in "The Vengeance of Loki"), [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]] (in "The Vengeance of Loki"), [[Modred the Mystic]] (in "Knights and Demons"), [[Shocker (character)|Shocker]] (in "Along Came Spidey"), [[Surtur (Marvel Comics)|Surtur]] (in "The Vengeance of Loki"), [[Thunderbird (John Proudstar)|Thunderbird]] (in "The X-Men Adventure"), [[Ymir (Marvel Comics)|Ymir]] (in "The Vengeance of Loki")
* [[Janet Waldo]] - [[Shanna the She-Devil]] (in "7 Little Superheroes"), Zerona (in "The Vengeance of Loki")
* [[Frank Welker]] - [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman/Bobby Drake]], Ms. Lion, [[Flash Thompson]], [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Matt Murdock]] (in "Attack of the Arachnoid"), Mr. Jones (in "A Firestar is Born"), [[Uncle Ben]] (in "Along Came Spidey")
* [[Bill Woodson|William Woodson]] - [[Doctor Strange]] (in "7 Little Superheroes"), [[Namor|Sub-Mariner]] (in "7 Little Superheroes"), [[J. Jonah Jameson]] (in "Spider-Man Unmasked!")
* [[Alan Young]] - Mr. Frump (in "The Fantastic Mr. Frump")

===Notable guest stars===
* [[Michael Ansara]] - Hiawatha Smith (in "The Quest of the Red Skull")
* Marlene Aragon - Lightwave (in "Mission: Save the Guardstar")
* [[Michael Bell (actor)|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]] - [[Warren Worthington III|Angel]] (in "A Fire-Star is Born"), [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] (in "A Firestar is Born")
* [[Cathy Cavadini]] - Ariel (in "Spidey Meets the Girl of Tomorrow")
* [[Christopher Collins]] - [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Sandman]] (in "Spider-Man Unmasked!"), [[Abner Jenkins|Beetle]] (in "The Origin of the Spider-Friends")
* [[Peter Cullen]] - [[Hulk|Hulk/Dr. Bruce Banner]] (in "Spidey Goes Hollywood"), [[Mysterio]] (in "Spidey Goes Hollywood"), [[Red Skull]] (in "The Quest of the Red Skull")
* [[Jeff Doucette]] - [[Mac Gargan|Scorpion]] (in "Attack of the Arachnoid")
* [[Ron Feinberg]] - [[Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)|Frankenstein's Monster]] (in "The Transylvanian Connection")
* [[G. Stanley Jones|Stanley Jones]] - [[Professor X]], [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] (in "A Firestar is Born"), Dean Wilmer (in "A Firestar is Born"), [[Dracula (Marvel Comics)|Dracula]] (in "The Transylvanian Connection"), [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]] (in "The X-Men Adventure")
* [[Harvey Korman]] - [[Black Knight (Sir Percy)|Black Knight]] (in "Knights and Demons")
* Jennifer Kyle - [[Kitty Pryde|Sprite/Kitty Pryde]] (in "The X-Men Adventure")
* [[David Landsberg]] - Videoman/Francis Byte (in "The Education of a Superhero")
* [[William Marshall (actor)|William Marshall]] - [[Juggernaut (character)|Juggernaut]] (in "A Firestar is Born"), [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]] (in "The Origin of the Spider-Friends")
* [[Vic Perrin]] - [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] (in "The Vengeance of Loki!"), Zerona's Soldier (in "The Vengeance of Loki!"), Burglar (in "Along Came Spidey")
* [[Robert Ridgely]] - [[Kraven the Hunter]] (in "The Crime of All Centuries")
* [[Neil Ross]] - [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] (in "The X-Men Adventure")
* [[Michael Rye]] - [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] (in "The Prison Plot")
* [[Steve Schatzberg]] - Wolf-Thing (in "The Transylvanian Connection")
* [[Marilyn Schreffler]] - Bonnie (in "A Firestar is Born")

==Crew==
* [[Dick Tufeld]] - Announcer (Season 1)
* [[William Marshall (actor)|William Marshall]] - Announcer (Season 2)
* [[Ron Feinberg]] - Announcer (Season 3)
* [[Stan Lee]] - Narrator (Seasons 2 & 3 and added to re-reruns of Season 1)
* Alan Dinehart - Voice Director

==Episodes==
===Series overview===
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| end1 = {{End date|1981|12|5}}

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=== Season 1 (1981) ===
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Triumph of the Green Goblin
| WrittenBy = [[Dennis Marks (screenwriter)|Dennis Marks]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|9|12}}
| ShortSummary = A plane crash turns Norman Osborn back into the Green Goblin, who plans to turn the entire city into goblins.<br/>Villain: [[Norman Osborn]]/[[Green Goblin]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = The Crime of All Centuries
| WrittenBy = [[Donald F. Glut]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|9|19}}
| ShortSummary = Kraven the Hunter plans to unleash a dinosaur army from the dinosaurs he obtained from the [[Savage Land]]. To make matters worse, Kraven also captures Firestar to help hatch his dinosaur eggs.<br/>Villain: [[Kraven the Hunter]]
| LineColor = B11030
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = The Fantastic Mr. Frump!
| WrittenBy = [[Christy Marx]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|9|26}}
| ShortSummary = Aunt May's unlucky friend Mr. Frump is given the power to change reality which Doctor Doom uses to his advantage.<br/>Villain: [[Doctor Doom]]
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Sunfire
| WrittenBy = Christy Marx 
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|10|3}}
| ShortSummary = Firestar falls in love with [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]] as his uncle Genju plans to hatch a fire monster.<br/>Villain(s): Genju, Fire Monster
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Swarm
| WrittenBy = Dennis Marks 
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|10|10}}
| ShortSummary = An irradiated meteor turns a group of bees into the villain Swarm, who turns Iceman, Firestar, and the rest of the city into bees. Only Spider-Man is immune. Can he find a way to stop Swarm from taking over the world?<br/>Villain: [[Swarm (Marvel Comics)|Swarm]]
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = 7 Little Superheroes
| WrittenBy = [[Douglas Allen Booth|Doug Booth]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|10|17}}
| ShortSummary = [[Chameleon (Marvel Comics)|Chameleon]] schemes to destroy his most hated enemies: the Spider-Friends, [[Captain America]], [[Doctor Strange]], [[Namor|Sub-Mariner]] and [[Shanna the She-Devil|Shanna the Jungle Queen]], by summoning them to his castle on Wolf Island and taking them down one by one.<br>'''Note''': Shanna the Jungle Queen is renamed from [[Shanna the She-Devil]] to avoid references to devils.<br/>Villain: [[Chameleon (Marvel Comics)|Chameleon]]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Video-Man
| WrittenBy = Christy Marx 
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|10|24}}
| ShortSummary = [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]] creates a villain called Videoman from an arcade machine.<br/>Villain(s): [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]], Videoman
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = The Prison Plot
| WrittenBy = Francis Feighan<br>[[Jack Hanrahan]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|10|31}}
| ShortSummary = [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] holds the visitors of an abandoned prison hostage, demanding the release of his [[Brotherhood of Mutants]] (consisting of [[Blob (Marvel Comics)|Blob]], [[Toad (Marvel Comics)|Toad]], and [[Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)|Mastermind]]).<br/>Villain(s): Magneto, Blob, Toad, and Mastermind
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Spidey Goes Hollywood
| WrittenBy = Christy Marx 
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|11|7}}
| ShortSummary = [[Mysterio]] forces a movie director named Sam Blockbuster to con Spider-Man into starring in a Spider-Man movie. Bruce Banner appears and ends up turning into the [[Hulk]] when it comes to a part where Mysterio uses a robot version of Hulk in a scene.<br/>Villain: Mysterio
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = The Vengeance of Loki!
| WrittenBy = Donald F. Glut
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|11|14}}
| ShortSummary = [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]] masquerades as his half-brother [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]], and attacks New York City. When Iceman is sent to Asgard, he is saved from [[Surtur (Marvel Comics)|Surtur]] by the Ice Giant Zerona who Iceman helps in fighting off [[Ymir (Marvel Comics)|Ymir]].<br/>Villains: Loki, Surtur, Ymir
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Knights and Demons
| WrittenBy = Donald F. Glut
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|11|21}}
| ShortSummary = Spider-Man and [[Black Knight (Sir Percy)|Black Knight]] team up to battle [[Mordred (comics)|Mordred]].<br/>Villain: Mordred
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Pawns of the Kingpin
| WrittenBy = Donald F. Glut
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|11|28}}
| ShortSummary = [[Kingpin (character)|Kingpin]] and [[Doctor Faustus (comics)|Doctor Faustus]] use a mind control device to force [[Captain America]] to commit crimes, who convinces [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]] to follow him.<br/>Villain(s): Kingpin, Doctor Faustus
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = The Quest of the Red Skull
| WrittenBy = Dennis Marks
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|12|5}}
| ShortSummary = [[Red Skull]] kidnaps Hiawatha Smith and the Spider-Friends so that they will not interfere in his plot to start World War III.<br>'''Note''': This episode is typically not part of any syndicated package due to its direct depictions of [[Adolf Hitler]], the Nazi swastika, and the use of the phrase 'Heil Hitler'.<br/>Villain: Red Skull
| LineColor = B11030
}}
}}

=== Season 2 (1982) ===
This season features the origins of all three Spider-Friends.

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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = The Origin of the Iceman
| WrittenBy = Donald F. Glut
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1982|9|18}}
| ShortSummary = Videoman returns, and Iceman retells his origin as he fears he is losing his mutant powers. In a brief flashback clip, Iceman recalls meeting Professor Xavier and the original members of the [[X-Men]] (Angel, Beast, Marvel-Girl, Cyclops).<br/>Villain: Videoman
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = A Fire-Star Is Born
| WrittenBy = Christy Marx 
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1982|9|25}}
| ShortSummary = Iceman and Firestar attend an [[X-Men]] reunion featuring [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]], [[Warren Worthington III|Angel]], and its latest members [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]] and [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] (who oddly speaks with an Australian accent). Firestar recalls her origins, dealing with a bully named Bonnie, and being recruited into the X-Men where they fought Magneto and a [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinel]]. After that, the [[Juggernaut (character)|Juggernaut]] crashes the party in an effort to destroy his stepbrother [[Professor X]].<br/>Villain: Juggernaut
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = [[Along Came Spidey]]
| WrittenBy = Donald F. Glut
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1982|10|2}}
| ShortSummary = [[Shocker (character)|Shocker]] injures [[Aunt May]], and Spider-Man recounts how he acquired his powers and dealing with the [[Burglar (character)|burglar who shot]] [[Uncle Ben]].<br/>Villain(s): Shocker, Burglar (flashback)
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}}
}}

=== Season 3 (1983) ===
{{Episode table |background=#0000A0|overall=6 |season=6|title=60 |writer= |airdate=30 |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Spider-Man Unmasked!
| WrittenBy = [[Michael Reaves]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1983|9|17}}
| ShortSummary = [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Sandman]] learns that Spider-Man is Peter Parker. Bobby and Angelica figure out how to make his identity a secret again.<br/>Villain: Sandman
| LineColor = 0000A0
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = The Bride of Dracula!
| WrittenBy = [[Jack Mendelsohn]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1983|9|24}}
| ShortSummary = Firestar is kidnapped by [[Dracula (Marvel Comics)|Dracula]]. Spider-Man and Iceman go to [[Transylvania]] to rescue her, fighting both a [[Werewolf]] and [[Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)|Frankenstein's Monster]].<br/>Villain: Dracula
| LineColor = 0000A0
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = The Education of a Superhero
| WrittenBy = Dennis Marks 
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1983|10|1}}
| ShortSummary = A game addict is transformed into the new Videoman who decides to be a superhero while the Gamesman seeks world domination by electronically hypnotizing the public.<br/>Villain: Gamesman
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Attack of the Arachnoid
| WrittenBy = Michael Reaves 
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1983|10|8}}
| ShortSummary = After the Spider-Friends thwart [[Mac Gargan|Scorpion]], a chemical scientist named Zoltan Amadeus recreates Spider-Man's powers with a spider serum. He frames Spider-Man for his crimes which leads to his arrest. [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Matt Murdock]] appears as Spider-Man's lawyer. When Spider-Man ends up on Rikers Island, Scorpion stages a jailbreak to take out Spider-Man, but is defeated. After Zoltan mutates into the Arachnoid, Iceman and Firestar clear Spider-Man's name by the time he defeats Scorpion and are given the antidote to return Zoltan to normal.<br/>Villain(s): Arachnoid, Scorpion
| LineColor = 0000A0
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The Origin of the Spider-Friends
| WrittenBy = Donald Glut
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1983|10|15}}
| ShortSummary = [[Stan Lee]] narrates how Spider-Man, Iceman, and Firestar first teamed-up to fight the [[Abner Jenkins|Beetle]] when he targeted [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]]'s latest invention.<br/>Villain: Beetle
| LineColor = 0000A0
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Spidey Meets the Girl from Tomorrow
| WrittenBy = Dennis Marks 
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1983|10|22}}
| ShortSummary = Spidey falls in love with a stranded girl from the future, a girl named Ariel, whose spaceship has been stolen by [[Doctor Octopus]]. After Doctor Octopus is defeated, Iceman and Firestar learn that Ariel and her brother Bartow are sick. In the hospital, it is revealed that they lack immune systems. Spider-Man helps them return to the future, but Ariel's and Bartow's father returns Spider-Man to the present because he carries germs from "Old Earth".<br/>Villain: Doctor Octopus
| LineColor = 0000A0
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = The X-Men Adventure
| WrittenBy = Michael Reaves 
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1983|10|29}}
| ShortSummary = The Spider-Friends visit the X-Mansion, teaming with the X-Men (Cyclops, [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]], Storm, [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]], [[Thunderbird (John Proudstar)|Thunderbird]], [[Kitty Pryde|Sprite]], and Professor X) and battle Cyberiad. He was once Firestar's old boyfriend Nathan Price who was changed into a [[Tharok]]-like cyborg in an accident caused when [[Advanced Idea Mechanics|A.I.M.]] Agents raided his laboratory.<br/>Villain: Cyberiad
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Mission: Save the Guardstar
| WrittenBy = Dennis Marks 
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1983|11|5}}
| ShortSummary = Buzz Mason of [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] hires the Spider-Friends to stop a mutant named Lightwave, who has the power to control and manipulate light energy. She turns out to be Iceman's younger half-sister, Aurora Dante (who was not mentioned in "The Origin of Ice Man"). Though it is said that she has turned traitor and is targeting the Guardstar satellite, someone is actually mind-controlling her.<br/>Villain: Lightwave (mind-controlled by Buzz Mason)
| LineColor = 0000A0
}}
}}

==Release==
===Home media===
No Region 1 or other NTSC release is planned at this time.
====Region 2====
In April 2008, Liberation Entertainment secured the home media rights to select Marvel shows from [[Jetix Europe]] in select European territories, including ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://movieweb.com/liberation-entertainment-to-bring-classic-marvel-cartoons-to-dvd/ | title=Liberation Entertainment to Bring Classic Marvel Cartoons to DVD | date=24 April 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.libent.co.uk/ Liberation Entertainment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423131549/http://www.libent.co.uk/ |date=2008-04-23 }}</ref> On November 10, the company released the first season of the series on DVD<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spider-Man-His-Amazing-Friends-Originals/dp/B0017KXKYU/ | title=Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends - Complete Season One (Marvel Originals Series - 80s) &#91;DVD&#93; &#91;1981&#93;: Amazon.co.uk | website=Amazon UK }}</ref> followed up with a Series 2-3 set<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spider-Man-His-Amazing-Friends-Complete/dp/B001CRRAH6/ | title=Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends - Series 2-3 - Complete &#91;DVD&#93;: Amazon.co.uk: DVD & Blu-ray | website=Amazon UK }}</ref> and Complete Series DVD sets<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spider-Man-Amazing-Complete-Digitally-Restored/dp/B001CZ5MIW/ | title=Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981-3) Complete Series, Digitally Restored - UK Marvel Region 2 PAL 4-DVD Box Set: Amazon.co.uk: DVD & Blu-ray | website=Amazon UK }}</ref> on November 24. These releases were distributed through Lace International, due to Liberation closing their UK branch a few weeks prior in October.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3ia885e08d502031485ead21b5976be18d | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025041506/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3ia885e08d502031485ead21b5976be18d | archive-date=2008-10-25 | title=Liberation Ent. Closes U.K. Division | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref> The Liberation releases did not include any of the Stan Lee narrations from the first or second season. Only some of the Stan Lee narrations were in the third season.

[[Silver Vision|Clear Vision]] later took over European rights and re-released the series on August 2, 2010 (Season 1)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spider-Man-Amazing-Friends-Complete-Season/dp/B003UA0RE6/ | title=Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends Complete Season 1 &#91;DVD&#93;: Amazon.co.uk: DVD & Blu-ray | website=Amazon UK }}</ref> and September 6, 2010 (Seasons 2 and 3)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spider-Man-Amazing-Friends-Complete-Season/dp/B003UAW8ZM/ | title=Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends Complete Season 2 & 3 &#91;DVD&#93;: Amazon.co.uk: DVD & Blu-ray | website=Amazon UK }}</ref> in the United Kingdom respectively, with a German release following afterwards. These newer editions have improved image quality<ref>[https://diff.pics/nDcTnnVjqOk4/] {Screenshot comparison}</ref> and include German dubbing, while removing the 5.1 audio track and English subtitles. A Complete Series release followed on February 11, 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spider-Man-Amazing-Friends-Complete-Collection/dp/B00ABK7HA0/ | title=Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends Complete Collection | website=Amazon UK }}</ref>

Budget distributor Walk released a small number of DVD releases in the United Kingdom containing two episodes each for sale in [[Poundland]] stores in 2013, under the "Treat Size Introduces..." banner.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spiderman-amazing-Friends-Episodes-Spider-man/dp/B00MSVW5IY | title=Spiderman and his amazing Friends Season 1 Episodes 1 and 2 Marvel Spider-man: Amazon.co.uk: DVD & Blu-ray | website=Amazon UK }}</ref>

===Streaming===
The series was available for instant streaming via [[Netflix]] from 2011 to August 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/news/story/15762/marvel_shows_now_available_on_netflix |title=Marvel Shows Now Available on Netflix! |date=28 April 2011 |publisher=Marvel.com |access-date=23 September 2011 |archive-date=5 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505193632/http://marvel.com/news/story/15762/marvel_shows_now_available_on_netflix |url-status=live}}</ref> As part of the [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company]], the copyrights to the New World library were transferred to TFCF America, Inc., a subsidiary of [[The Walt Disney Company]], effective on March 15, 2019.<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ US Copyright Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531152425/https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |date=2021-05-31}} Document No. V15007D829 / 2022-06-14</ref> Consequently, the series became available on the [[Disney+]] streaming service, as a part of U.S. launch on November 12, 2019.

====Censorship====
The episode "The Quest of the Red Skull" was excluded due to its direct depictions of Adolf Hitler, the Nazi swastika and the phrase 'Heil Hitler'.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-13|title=Why Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends on Disney+ Is Missing THIS Key Red Skull Episode|url=https://www.cbr.com/why-spider-man-and-his-amazing-friends-disney-missing-red-skull-episode/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=CBR|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209042335/https://www.cbr.com/why-spider-man-and-his-amazing-friends-disney-missing-red-skull-episode/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Disney+ placed a warning on the 3rd episode (entitled "Sunfire") for a racially insensitive portrayal of [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-his-amazing-friends-sunfire-content-warning/ | title=A Problematic Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Episode Carries a Warning on Disney+ | website=cbr.com | first=Nick | last=Pearl | date=Nov 22, 2020 | access-date=Nov 27, 2020 | archive-date=November 26, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126180120/https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-his-amazing-friends-sunfire-content-warning/ | url-status=live}}</ref> In the episode, Sunfire is portrayed as speaking [[English language|English]] with a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] accent.

==Reception==
===Critical response===
Adam Levine of ''[[Looper (website)|Looper]]'' said: "The mutant duo became a memorable pairing for Spider-Man, and the series has been fondly remembered in the decades since for its quaint stories, colorful villains, light-hearted nature, and iconic introductions by creator Stan Lee. The animation was a step up from previous attempts, even if it was still relatively simplistic, and stories explored more of Peter Parker's personal life than the 1960s series before it".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Adam |date=2021-11-30 |title=Every Spider-Man Animated Series Ranked |url=https://www.looper.com/673078/every-spider-man-animated-series-ranked/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127011036/https://www.looper.com/673078/every-spider-man-animated-series-ranked/ |archive-date=2022-11-27 |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]] |language=en-US}}</ref> James Whitbrook of ''[[Gizmodo]]'' ranked 5th in their "Spider-Man's Best Cartoons" list, writing: "The trio had an excellent dynamic that elevated Amazing beyond its sister show, and as campy as it could be, there's a reason why it remains beloved by many".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-18 |title=Spider-Man's Best Cartoons, Ranked |url=https://gizmodo.com/spider-mans-best-cartoons-ranked-1845836830 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127011042/https://gizmodo.com/spider-mans-best-cartoons-ranked-1845836830 |archive-date=2022-11-27 |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=[[Gizmodo]] |language=en}}</ref>

Olivia Fitzpatrick of ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' ranked ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friend'' 3rd in their "Every 'Spider-Man' Animated Series" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Olivia |date=2021-12-31 |title=Every 'Spider-Man' Animated Series, Ranked |url=https://collider.com/spider-man-animated-series-ranked/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127011038/https://collider.com/spider-man-animated-series-ranked/ |archive-date=2022-11-27 |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Jason Serafino of ''[[Complex Networks|Complex]]'' ranked 25th in their "25 Best Animated Comic Book TV Shows Of All Time" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Serafino |first=Jason |date=January 13, 2012 |title=The 25 Best Animated Comic Book TV Shows Of All Time |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/jason-serafino/the-25-best-animated-comic-book-tv-shows-of-all-time |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=[[Complex Networks]] |language=en-us}}</ref> ''[[IGN]]'' ranked ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' 59th in their "Top 100 Animated Series" list, stating that "the animation was predictably budget for the time, particularly when viewed in this post-''Spectacular Spider-Man'' world of ours, but it was fun nonetheless".<ref>{{Citation |title=Top 100 Animated Series - IGN.com |url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-animated-series |language=en |access-date=2022-11-27 |archive-date=2010-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616145453/http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/7.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Impact ===
* Scenes from ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' were re-cut, edited, and re-dubbed into comical shorts as part of [[Disney XD]]'s "Marvel Mash-Up" shorts for their "Marvel Universe on Disney XD" block of programming that includes ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' and ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'' where scenes from ''Spidey and His Amazing Friends'' were also mixed with some scenes from the 1981 ''Spider-Man'' cartoon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://marvel.com/news/story/18341/doing_the_marvel_mash-up |title=Doing the Marvel Mash-Up |access-date=2012-04-03 |archive-date=2013-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520045809/http://marvel.com/news/story/18341/doing_the_marvel_mash-up |url-status=live}}</ref> The cast consists of [[Dave Boat]] as Spider-Man, J. Jonah Jameson, Beetle, Sandman, Norman Osborn, Shocker, Thor, Doctor Strange, Wolverine, Colossus, Sprite, Thunderbird, Red Skull, and Magneto, [[Tom Kenny]] as Iceman, Firestar, Aunt May, Green Goblin, Mysterio, Kraven the Hunter, Swarm, Captain America, Professor X, Nightcrawler, and Loki, [[J. P. Karliak]] as Black Cat and Bruce Banner, [[James Arnold Taylor]] as Chameleon, Captain America, Iron Man, and Cyberiad, [[Dee Bradley Baker]] as Lizard, [[Jeff Bennett]] as Cyclops and Juggernaut, and [[Travis Willingham]] as Storm, Ka-Zar, and Doctor Doom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/shorts/Marvel-Mashup-Spider-Man-and-his-Amazing-Friends/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209182329/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/shorts/Marvel-Mashup-Spider-Man-and-his-Amazing-Friends/|url-status=dead|title=Marvel Mashup: Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends (2012 Short) - Behind The Voice Actors|archive-date=9 December 2022|access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref>
* In the 1984 film ''[[Missing in Action (film)|Missing in Action]]'' starring [[Chuck Norris]], the ''Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends'' episode "Along Came Spidey" can be seen on a television.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Animation Anecdotes #269 {{!}} |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/animation-anecdotes-269/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=cartoonresearch.com |archive-date=2022-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127011042/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/animation-anecdotes-269/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-16 |title=1984 Movie Reviews – Missing in Action and Night of the Comet |url=https://thenerdy.com/1984-movie-reviews-missing-in-action-and-night-of-the-comet/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=The Nerdy |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127011229/https://thenerdy.com/1984-movie-reviews-missing-in-action-and-night-of-the-comet/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* In her civilian identity, Angelica Jones resembles Peter's girlfriend from the comic books, [[Mary Jane Watson]]. This was played up in issues of ''[[Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane]]'' in which Firestar appeared.

===Accolades===
''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' was nominated for Best Children's Television Series at the [[3rd Youth in Film Awards|1982 Young Artist Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-04-02 |title=3rd Annual Awards |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms3.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402060410/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms3.htm |archive-date=2011-04-02 |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=[[Young Artist Awards]]}}</ref>

==Comic books==
===Adaptation===
The first comic book that directly referenced the ''Amazing Friends'' show was ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' #1 (December 1981), a [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot]] that adapted the [[pilot episode]], "The Triumph of the Green Goblin". Though the comic version altered the story to bring it in line with established [[Marvel Universe]] continuity (such as making the Green Goblin identity a costume as in the comics, rather than a physical transformation as in the episode), it was not considered part of Marvel continuity. It is the first appearance of Firestar in a comics story, though the version of Firestar that exists within Marvel continuity did not appear until ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #193 (May 1985).

The story was reprinted in England in late 1983 in the weekly [[Marvel UK]] title ''[[Spider-Man Comics Weekly|Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]''. It was reprinted in the U.S. as ''Marvel Action Universe'' #1 (January 1989), released to coincide with the airing of ''Amazing Friends'' reruns on the [[Marvel Action Universe|television series of the same name]] and on the 2017 [[trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] ''X-Men Origins: Firestar''.

In the Marvel mainstream continuity, Spider-Man, Firestar and Iceman have made sporadic team-ups in ''Amazing X-Men'' #7 (July 2014) and ''Iceman'' #3 (November 2018).

===Firestar===
The mainstream Marvel Universe version of Firestar debuted in the pages of ''Uncanny X-Men'' #193 as part of [[Emma Frost]]'s Hellions team. Firestar was given an origin story in a [[Firestar (limited series)|self-titled mini-series]] (March – June 1986). The character went on to be a founding member of the [[New Warriors]], and later a member of the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]].

One change to Firestar from the TV show to the comic books was her powers. In the cartoon, they were fire based. However, Marvel had a number of characters who could control and/or create fire, so they changed her mutant ability to the power to emit and control microwave energy.

===''Amazing Friends'' 2006===
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the show, Marvel released ''Spider-Man Family: Amazing Friends'' #1 on August 9, 2006. The comic starts with an all-new story, "Opposites Attack", which is officially set before ''[[Web of Spider-Man]]'' #75. After that is a Mini Marvel tale, "Spider-Man And His Amazing <del>Friends</del> Co-Workers" (note that the [[strikethrough]] of "Friends" was a deliberate inclusion in the title). Both stories were written by [[Sean McKeever]].

The remainder of the one-shot is composed of reprints of ''[[Untold Tales of Spider-Man]]'' #2 and ''[[Spider-Man 2099]]'' #2.

===''Ultimate Spider-Man''===
An arc in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' is titled "Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends" and issue #118's cover, showing Spider-Man, Iceman, and Firestar, is a homage to the series title screen. [[Human Torch|Johnny Storm]] and [[Shadowcat (comics)|Kitty Pryde]] are also said to be members of the team. Instead of Angelica Jones, Firestar is [[Liz Allan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/thumb/b/b7/Ultimate_Spider-Man_Vol_1_118.jpg/300px-Ultimate_Spider-Man_Vol_1_118.jpg |title=''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #118 cover |access-date=2008-11-29 |archive-date=2014-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225025715/http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/thumb/b/b7/Ultimate_Spider-Man_Vol_1_118.jpg/300px-Ultimate_Spider-Man_Vol_1_118.jpg |url-status=live}}</ref> Since then, in ''[[Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man]]'', Spidey, Iceman, and the Human Torch have begun living together at Aunt May's house and have been working as a team as another homage to the series (because Liz, as Firestar, was a member of the [[Ultimate X-Men|X-Men in this continuity]]; this team roster also reflects the original intent of ''Amazing Friends'' to use the Human Torch before licensing issues forced the creation of Firestar).

===''Amazing Friends'' in-continuity?===
In 2007's ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe—Spider-Man: Back in Black'' one-shot, the villain Videoman is given a brief biography from his "retcon" appearance in the ''Spider-Man Family'' one-shot. There is also an annotation describing an "Earth 8107", where an alternate reality Videoman was created by Electro to battle that world's Spider-Man. Later, in the same reality, Francis Byte is mutated by an exploding arcade console to become a new Videoman, and later "possibly" join the X-Men. Essentially, this places the events of ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' — or at the very least, the episodes "Videoman" and "The Education of a Superhero" — in an alternate-Earth continuity of the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|Marvel Comics Multiverse]].

===Spider-Verse===
The Spider-Friends of Earth-1983 (described as a "kinder, gentler than most" world), except for Ms. Lion, are apparently killed by a dimension-hopping [[Morlun]], set on draining the life out of every variation of Spider-Man across the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|multiverse]].<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 3 #7</ref>

===''Iceman'' 2018===
At the "Street Cart Named Desire Festival", Peter sees Angelica, but doesn't seem to recognize her when explaining to Mary Jane that she's the only redhead that he's interested in. Bobby and Angelica briefly catch up before returning to their dates which are then interrupted by an ice monster attack. Iceman, Firestar, and Spider-Man suit up and defeat the attacker together. The team-up is called "Iceman and His amazing Friends" both on the issue's cover and by Iceman in the story. Afterward, the trio chat and Angelica and Bobby commiserate about men on dating apps.<ref>''Iceman'' Vol. 4 #3</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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