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{{Series
| name        = The Spectacular Spider-Man
| image       = The Spectacular Spider-Man.jpg
| begin_date  = March 8, 2008
| end_date    = March 18, 2009
| num_ep      = 26<br/>[[The Spectacular Spider-Man Season One|Season One]]<br/>[[The Spectacular Spider-Man Season Two|Season Two]]
| writer      = [[Matt Wayne]]<br/>[[Kevin Hopps]]<br/>[[Andrew Robinson]]<br/>{{Stan Lee}} (Characters)<br/>[[Steve Ditko]]	(Characters)
| producer    = {{Stan Lee}}<br/>[[Joshua Fine]]<br/>[[Diane A. Crea]]<br/>[[Craig Kyle]]<br/>[[Eric S. Rollman]]
| chan        = [[Kids' WB]]
| prev        = {{ava}}
| next        = {{wxm}}
}}
'''''The Spectacular Spider-Man''''' is a series that ran between March 8th, 2008 and March 18th, 2009 for two seasons. The show was targeted at both young, new viewers, as well as an older, more sophisticated audience that enjoyed the previous series.

It is the seventh series to focus on the character after {{sm67}}, {{sm81}}, {{smaf}}, {{sm}}, {{smu}}, and {{smtnas}}.

==Background==
''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' followed the adventures of Peter Parker as he deals with his social life, a part-time job, and school while being secretly being the costumed superhero named Spider-Man. Although balancing the two worlds is difficult for Peter, he always remembers the phrase: "With great power there must also come great responsibility." Unlike the {{sm}} and {{smtnas}} versions, this Peter Parker is still in high school. The show deals with typical teenage coming of age issues such as popularity, financial difficulties, multitasking, or securing employment, later delving into metaphors for drug use and gambling addiction. 

The series used classic storylines and characters mostly based on the works of {{Stan Lee}} and [[Steve Ditko]] where the character was in high school. It also utilized material from all eras of the comic's run and other sources such as the works of [[Brian Michael Bendis]] work on [[wikipedia:Ultimate Spider-Man|''Ultimate Spider-Man'']], and the [[wikipedia:Sam Raimi|Sam Raimi]] [[wikipedia:Spider-Man_in_film#Sam_Raimi_films|''Spider-Man'' films]].

===Cancellation===
Following [[The Walt Disney Company]]'s purchase of [[Marvel Entertainment]] [[Sony]] relinquished all television rights to Spider-Man, including animation, in exchange for "''some concession vis-a-vis the live action Spider-Man features''" thus raising questions about what would happen to the series.<ref>[http://tv.ign.com/articles/102/1020699p1.html Sony No Longer Producing Spectacular Spider-Man; Studio Loses Spidey TV Rights] at IGN.com</ref>

With many months of near-silence on the subject, it hadn't been looking good for the series. On April 13, 2010, Marvel Comic's Tom Brevoort was asked about ''Spectacular'' on formspring, and simply said, "''That was a wonderful cartoon, but finished now.''" Though asked for clarification, he added, "''I'm not officially connected to the show, so I can't tell you anything officially; the people connected with it will have to do that.''" This came along with the announcement of a new Spider-Man series eventually called {{usm}}.<ref>[http://tv.ign.com/articles/108/1083412p1.html Ultimate Spider-Man Comes to TV] at IGN.com</ref>

==Cast==
:{| class="wikitable"
!Actor
!Role(s)
|- 
|[[Josh Keaton]]
|{{C|Spider-Man|ssm}}/Peter Parker<br/>{{C|Symbiote|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Clancy Brown]]
|{{C|George Stacy|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Ox|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Rhino|ssm}}/Alex O'Hirn
|- 
|[[Lacey Chabert]]
|{{C|Gwen Stacy|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Grey Griffin|Grey DeLisle]]
|{{C|Betty Brant|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Sally Avril|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Andrew Kishino]]
|{{C|Kenny Kong|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Ned Lee|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Joshua LeBar]]
|{{C|Flash Thompson|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Vanessa Marshall]]
|{{C|Mary Jane Watson|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Daran Norris]]
|{{C|J. Jonah Jameson|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Colonel Jupiter|ssm}}/John Jameson
|- 
|[[Alan Rachins]]
|{{C|Green Goblin|ssm|Norman Osborn}}
|- 
|[[Deborah Strang]]
|{{C|May Parker|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Cree Summer]]
|{{C|Glory Grant|ssm}}
|- 
|[[James Arnold Taylor]]
|{{C|Harry Osborn|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Frederick Foswell|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Alanna Ubach]]
|{{C|Liz Allan|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Thom Adcox]]
|{{C|Tinkerer|ssm}}/Phineas Mason
|- 
|[[Dee Bradley Baker]]
|{{C|Curt Connors|ssm}}/{{C|Lizard|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Jeff Bennett]]
|{{C|Shocker|ssm}}/Montana<br/>{{C|St. John Devereaux|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Bernard Houseman|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Steven Blum]]
|{{C|Green Goblin|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Chameleon|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Blackie Gaxton|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Dillbert Trilby|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Seymour O'Reilly|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Xander Berkeley]]
|{{C|Mysterio|ssm}}/Quentin Beck
|- 
|[[Angela Bryant]]
|{{C|Calypso|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Max Burkholder]]
|{{C|Billy Connors|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Robert Costanzo]]
|{{C|Sullivan Edwards|ssm}}
|- 
|[[John DiMaggio]]
|{{C|Hammerhead|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Sandman|ssm}}/Flint Marko
|- 
|[[Benjamin Diskin]]
|{{C|Venom|ssm}}/{{C|Eddie Brock|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Charles Duckworth]]
|{{C|Hobie Brown|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Robert Englund]]
|{{C|Vulture|ssm}}/Adrian Toomes
|- 
|[[Crispin Freeman]]
|{{C|Electro|ssm}}/Max Dillon
|- 
|[[Elisa Gabrielli]]
|{{C|Ashley Kafka|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Brian George]]
|{{C|Aaron Warren|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Miles Warren|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Dorian Harewood]]
|{{C|Bromwell|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Tricia Helfer]]
|{{C|Black Cat|ssm}}/Felicia Hardy
|- 
|[[Kelly Hu]]
|{{C|Sha Shan Nguyen|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Clyde Kusatsu]]
|{{C|Ted Twaki|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Phil LaMarr]]
|{{C|Joseph Robertson|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Randy Robertson|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Ricochet|ssm}}/Fancy Dan
|- 
|{{Stan Lee}}
|{{C|Stan|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Eric Lopez]]
|{{C|Molten Man|ssm}}/Mark Allan
|- 
|[[Jane Lynch]]
|{{C|Joan Jameson|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Peter MacNicol]]
|{{C|Doctor Octopus|ssm}}/Otto Octavius
|- 
|[[James Remar]]
|{{C|Walter Hardy|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Kevin Michael Richardson]]
|{{C|Davis|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Tombstone|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Kath Soucie]]
|{{C|Martha Connors|ssm}}<br/>{{C|Anna Watson|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Eric Vesbit]]
|{{C|Kraven the Hunter|ssm}}/Sergei Kravinoff
|- 
|[[Betty Jean Ward|B. J. Ward]]
|{{C|Waters|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Greg Weisman]]
|{{C|Donald Menkin|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Thomas F. Wilson]]
|{{C|Stan Carter|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Edward Asner]]
|{{C|Ben Parker|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Irene Bedard]]
|{{C|Jean DeWolff|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Nikki Cox]]
|{{C|Silver Sable|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Jim Cummings]]
|{{C|Crusher Hogan|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Keith David]]
|{{C|Tombstone|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Bill Fagerbakke]]
|{{C|Morris Bench|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Miguel Ferrer]]
|{{C|Silvermane|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Danny Trejo]]
|{{C|Ox|ssm}}
|- 
|[[Courtney B. Vance]]
|{{C|Roderick Kingsley|ssm}}
|}

[[Edward Asner]] previously voiced [[J. Jonah Jameson]] while [[Jim Cummings]] played [[Shocker]] on {{sm}}. [[Jane Lynch]] played an Oscorp Executive on {{smtnas}}.

==Episodes==
*[[The Spectacular Spider-Man Season One|Season One]]
*[[The Spectacular Spider-Man Season Two|Season Two]]

The series ran between March 8th, 2008 and March 18th, 2009 for twenty-six episodes.

==Reception==
In January 2009, IGN dubbed the series the 30th best animated television series. It beat {{sm}} at 84 and {{smaf}} at 59. {{xm}} is the only Marvel series to beat this series at 13.<ref>[http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/30.html 30. The Spectacular Spider-Man] IGN.com Top 100 Animated Series</ref>

In July 2013, IGN ranked the series the twenty-first animated series for adults.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/15/top-25-animated-shows-for-adults The Top 25 Animated Series for Adults] at IGN</ref>

The episode {{eps|Final Curtain}} received an Annie Award nomination in ''Storyboarding in a Television Production''.<ref>[http://marvel.toonzone.net/news.php?action=fullnews&id=444 "The Spectacular Spider-Man" Garners Annie Award Nomination, Weisman Comments] at Marvel Animation Age</ref>

''Rotten Tomatoes'' ranked the series among its top one-hundred superhero series with this series at forty-six above {{bh6tv}} at one-hundred {{sw}} at eighty-nine, {{imaa}} at eighty-six, {{usm}} at eighty-three, {{smu}} at seventy-three, {{aemh}} at sixty-nine, {{shss}} at sixty-eight, {{xme}} at sixty-six, {{ff67}} at sixty-four, {{aa}} at fifty-eight, {{gotg}} at fifty-five, {{msh}} at fifty-one, {{smaf}} at forty-eight and below {{sm67}} at forty, {{sm}} at nineteen, and {{xm}} at five.<ref>[https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-superhero-tv-shows-of-all-time/ 100 Best Superhero TV Shows of All Time] at ''Rotten Tomatoes''</ref>

==Proposed Stories==
As with any series that is cancelled, there are a number of ideas that were planned but never used. Allegedly, the villains Hobgoblin, Scorpion, Hydro-Man, and Carnage were slated to appear in the third season. Responding to a question about the show's future, Weisman said neither Hobgoblin nor Scorpion were designed even though their alter-egos were seen and mentioned, respectively. Though he did say he had lots of plans for Hobgoblin but refused to say what they were.<ref>[http://s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=11007 Ask Greg] at Gargoyles</ref>

===Films===
According to [[Greg Weisman]], he had hoped to do a series of direct-to-video features with the series. One would have been set between seasons two and three and featuring Spider-Man going on Spring Break in Florida. Had that not been approved, the ideas would have been incorporated into the third season. Another would have been set during Peter's summer vacation between his junior and senior years, between seasons three and four. Season four and five would have been his senior year, and several more films would have been centered on his college years. If these were not approved, they would have been developed into more hypothetical seasons.<ref>[https://s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=19596 Ask Greg] at ''Gargoyles''</ref>

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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://marvel.toonzone.net/specspidey/ Marvel Animation Age]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976192/ Internet Movie Database]
*[http://www.tv.com/show/70251/summary.html TV.com]
*[[wikipedia:The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)|Wikipedia]]
*[[w:c:marvel:The Spectacular Spider-Man (Animated Series)|Marvel Database]]

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