Name: The Spectacular Spider-Man
Genre: Animation, Family, Action & Adventure, Kids
Released: 2008-03-08
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Josh Keaton

The Spider-Man show so good it got cancelled. Painfully relatable teen angst with perfect web-slinging.

Hidden Gem

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teen melodramakinetic actioncomic-accurate

Latest Episode

4.222 min

Season 2 • Episode 13

Latest

Final Curtain

Nov 18, 2009

When Peter breaks up with Liz to be with Gwen, nothing goes as planned. Likewise for Spider-Man, who finally unmasks the Green Goblin.

Overview

Animation Family Action & Adventure Kids

Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical 16-year-old Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity and battle super-villains in the real world as he enters his junior year of high school.

Content warning

high school superhero based on comic admiring nostalgic teen superhero cartoon secret identity

responsibility vs desireadolescent isolationmentorship and betrayalpublic image vs private struggle

Standout Aspects

Writing

Peter's quips land, but his failures hit harder—rare balance.

Direction

Fight choreography flows like Spider-Man actually thinks in motion.

Score

That theme song lives rent-free in millennial brains forever.

Best for:Binge·Solo·Rewatch

Heads up:Emotional

Creators

Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

First AiredMar 8, 2008

StatusCanceled

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensityhigh

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Seasons2·Episodes26

Top Cast

Josh Keaton

Peter Parker / Spider Man (voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Josh Keaton originally auditioned for Harry Osborn before being cast as Peter—his vocal range defined an entire generation's Spider-Man.

Cultural

Sony's 2010s film reboots deliberately avoided this show's elements, yet Into the Spider-Verse finally borrowed its visual fluidity and emotional DNA.