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Spider-Man: The Animated Series
S1.E5
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The Menace of Mysterio

  • Episode aired Feb 25, 1995
  • TV-Y7
  • 21m
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7.6/10
1.1K
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Christopher Daniel Barnes in Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994)
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Spider-Man was seen robbing the Metropolitan Museum, while Peter Parker was home in bed. All of a sudden a supposedly new hero, Mysterio, arrives.Spider-Man was seen robbing the Metropolitan Museum, while Peter Parker was home in bed. All of a sudden a supposedly new hero, Mysterio, arrives.Spider-Man was seen robbing the Metropolitan Museum, while Peter Parker was home in bed. All of a sudden a supposedly new hero, Mysterio, arrives.

  • Director
    • Bob Richardson
  • Writers
    • John Semper
    • Marv Wolfman
    • Stan Berkowitz
  • Stars
    • Christopher Daniel Barnes
    • Edward Asner
    • Linda Gary
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    7.6/10
    1.1K
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    • Director
      • Bob Richardson
    • Writers
      • John Semper
      • Marv Wolfman
      • Stan Berkowitz
    • Stars
      • Christopher Daniel Barnes
      • Edward Asner
      • Linda Gary
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Christopher Daniel Barnes
    Christopher Daniel Barnes
    • Spider-Man
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    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
    • J. Jonah Jameson
    • (voice)
    Linda Gary
    Linda Gary
    • Aunt May Parker
    • (voice)
    Sara Ballantine
    Sara Ballantine
    • Mary Jane Watson
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    • (as Saratoga Ballantine)
    Gregg Berger
    Gregg Berger
    • Mysterio
    • (voice)
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    Dawnn Lewis
    Dawnn Lewis
    • Detective Terri Lee
    • (voice)
    Jonathan Michael
    • Jack
    • (voice)
    Ken Chandler
    • Security Guard
    • (voice)
    Brian Keith
    Brian Keith
    • Uncle Ben Parker
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    • Director
      • Bob Richardson
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      • John Semper
      • Marv Wolfman
      • Stan Berkowitz
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    9quiqueperezsoler

    A mini Spider-Man origin movie featuring MJ, Mysterio, JJJ and Detective Terri Lee

    After having watched MCU's Spider-Man Far From Home and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, this episode will trigger a lot of those memories given its content, themes and characters but all told from a new interpretation closer to the comics in character design and aesthetic. Although the other live-action adaptations weren't too far off.

    Overall, this episode has a bit of excess of exposition and information dumps but they all remain interesting and flesh out the characters well. A much needed backstory without having to spend too much time on an origin story "as old as time". Great animation, plot development, characterization and most importantly, for a Spider-Man episode, a rounded episode; that is, showing Spider-Man in action, interesting "new villain", Peter's slice of life problems and romantic interests. As a comicbook adaptations from those out there, it doesn't get any better than this. (BTW: Not the best episode of the show but it's these episodes that make you remember what's great about the character's world)

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    • Trivia
      In this episode, a brief flashback of Spider-Man's origin is shown. The show was not allowed to do a full origin episode because a Spider-Man movie written and directed by James Cameron was in development and it was going to feature the origin story.
    • Connections
      References The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      Spider-Man Theme Song
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Joe Perry

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    • Release date
      • February 25, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Marvel Entertainment Group
      • Marvel Films
      • New World Entertainment
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      • 21m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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