# Spider-Man (1994)

> Bitten by a neogenetic spider, high school photographer Peter Parker gains spider-like powers and must balance crime fighting with his personal life.

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## Facts

- Seasons: 5
- Episodes: 65
- Episode runtime: 19 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: animation, action, adventure
- Network: FOX, Fox Kids
- Cast: Christopher Daniel Barnes, Sara Ballantine, Jennifer Hale, Linda Gary, Ed Asner, Rodney Saulsberry, Roscoe Lee Browne, Gary Imhoff
- TMDB rating: 8.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112175/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: earnest, playful, upbeat, adventurous

## What critics say

Viewers broadly regard the 1994-1998 animated Spider-Man as a fondly remembered, well-crafted superhero series with strong action and faithful characterization.

## Synopsis

Spider-Man (1994-1998) is an American animated superhero series created for FOX and Fox Kids, adapted from the Marvel comic. Christopher Daniel Barnes voices Peter Parker, a young man who gains spider-like powers after a neogenetic spider bite and fights crime as Spider-Man while struggling to keep up with his personal life. Voice cast includes Sara Ballantine as Mary Jane Watson, Jennifer Hale as Felicia Hardy, Ed Asner as J. Jonah Jameson, and Roscoe Lee Browne as Kingpin. Across five seasons of 65 episodes, the show runs mostly as self-contained action episodes built around recurring rogues such as the Lizard, Green Goblin and Kingpin, with a looser serialized thread tying the seasons together. Its tone is earnest, playful and upbeat, with the tension of a young hero juggling school, relationships and family obligations. Set in a contemporary American city, the series has the bright, heroic energy of early 1990s television animation. Fans of Batman: The Animated Series and X-Men will find resonance in its blend of action, moral heart and kid-friendly melodrama.

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