Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast

It’s the one where Spider-Man gets beat up by a giant muscular Russian lady with a laser on her head! Lucky guy. He also has to deal with Harry Osborn’s new role as his “dude at the desk” and how this newfound relationship affects Nico. We talk about the official introduction of Hugh Dancy’s Otto Octavius, Unicorn as a pretty despicable villain, and the moment Lonnie’s compelling transition into Tombstone falters.

We’re watching Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 5: “The Unicorn Unleashed!”.

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It’s one big FASHION MONTAGE! Peter tries and fails to adopt different superhero costumes and personas to hilarious effect. But on the dramatic side, Lonnie gets thrown into the deep end of a dangerous gang war with the Scorpions. Also, we talk Dr. Wittman being this show’s J. Jonah Jameson, good ways to make MCU references, and a weird amount of conversation about the show Becker. (Yes, this episode should have been called “Secret Identity Crisis” instead.)

We’re watching Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 4: “Hitting the Big Time”.

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So, how’s Peter Parker doing after that whole memory wipe spell? Not great! We’re talking about the fourth MCU Spidey film that explores a Spider-Man without human connection and the mental, emotional, and physical Spider-mutating toll it takes on him. Spin your web cocoon as we talk about very ripped Tom Holland, the disgust of organic webs, using Marvel characters like Hulk and Punisher other than typical Spidey villains (and the thematic connections among them), Zendaya selling complicated moments, the whole Sadie Sink thing, and more!

We’re watching the film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day!

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Peter and Lonnie both get in over their heads with some powerful master manipulators… AND BIG D IS HERE! After we get done thirsting after the leader of the 110, we talk about this eccentric Norman Osborn’s weirdly adorable enthusiasm for Spider-Manning, the mechanics of buying out an entire restaurant, and a bickering straight couple who almost kill Spider-Man.

We’re watching Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 3: “Secret Identity Crisis”.

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Peter Parker is a (paid) Oscorp intern now, which means we get to meet gay icon Colman Domingo’s Norman Osborn, Paul F. Tompkins as a grumpy old scientist, and a Dr. Connors who is not experimenting on lizards. We talk about hot and husky Butane and a race to rescue pets from very good-looking fire, lots of deep cut comic book references, and why appointment times should require you to arrive 15 minutes early.

We’re watching Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 2: “The Parker Luck”.

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We’re revisiting Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man again, this time in-depth and with full spoilers! And boy does this first episode and its strange Spidey origin play differently when you know where the season ends. We get into the show’s origins as an MCU tie-in and how being freed of those restraints leads to a truly special Spider-Man series, with a fun friendship between Peter Parker and Nico Minoru, an exploration of racial prejudice and privilege through Lonnie Lincoln, Spidey wearing a hockey jersey, and classic comics-inspired designs.

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It’s a beautiful tearjerker of a season finale as the Spider-Team struggles to slow down unstoppable mech and Otto Octavius proves himself as a hero – and Peter Parker’s soul mate. We talk about the state of secret identities, using Miles’s powers well, anime-inspired moments, and why this entire season may stack up among the top 5 best seasons in the history of Spider-Man cartoons.

We’re watching Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 26: “Goblin War, Part Four”.

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The Spider Team finally comes together in a video game mission-style race across the city to stop the activation of an unstoppable mech! Unfortunately, Harry’s jealousy of his boyfriend Peter spending too much time with Otto causes them problems. We talk about Norman Osborn as a stand-in for a certain evil tech trillionaire, Vulture as a Big Bad, the death of Spider-Man’s awful motorcycle, and the birth of the absolute worst, bottom of the barrel Miles Morales moniker: SPY-D.

We’re watching Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 25: “Goblin War, Part Three”.

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The Goblin King is revealed…but is it a satisfying twist? We try to untangle this show’s attempt at a Goblin identity mystery – which involves sweet Harry Osborn building a weapon of mass destruction (!!!) – and whether or not it works. What does work, though? The emotional conflicts between Peter, Harry, and Otto, the Spider-Women on their own adventure, and the use of seemingly standalone episodes from this season. Also, the vital importance of “BRAH”!

We’re watching Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 24: “Goblin War, Part Two”.

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The final arc of the season begins in 2017’s Spider-Man, and it involves a whole army of tech-based Goblins, the Spider-Girls on their own investigation with Peter Parker as their prime suspect, and FINALLY the return of our favorite Harry Osborn! Was his prolonged absence worth it? We continue to be broken records about the disastrous misuse of Miles Morales, Max Modell being an absolute dick despite still being hot, and Peter continuing to be awful about not communicating with his friends.

We’re watching Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 23: “Goblin War, Part One”.

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Peter Parker has a crush on a new gal…with spider powers?! Author Shawn Pryor returns for an episode of 60s Spidey that almost seems like an intriguing, emotional story for our hero…until the basketball-shaped UFO, monsters, and aliens show up! We get into the spider-aliens’ inconsistent rules, coffee shop rock shows, and Spider-Man swinging across the entire United States.

We’re watching Spider-Man (1967): Season 2, Episode 14: “Home”.

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The strange relationship of Peter Parker and Otto Octavius continues when they team up to fight a deep-cut comic book villain (the Teflon man, Slyde!) while dealing with their own respective existential crises. Oh, and there’s some kind of creepy Goblin Nation brewing, too! We try to retroactively spot Goblin graffiti and get into this show’s penchant for telling instead of showing.

We’re watching Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 22: “The Road to Goblin War”.

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Spidey has to save supervillains from an evil prison warden! Thankfully, Otto Octavius is well-rested from his coma and ready to help. We talk about Otto’s immediate return and his adorable romance with Anna Maria, Regent’s backstory and some unfortunate implications, Cloak and Dagger’s successful multi-episode arc, and the most obvious bad guy reveal of all time.

We’re watching Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 21: “The Cellar”.

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No, not the movie, and no, not the comic either! It’s actually an introspective follow-up to the Superior Spider-Man arc, with Peter Parker back in his own body but finding his life in shambles. Oh, and he investigates a mystery of missing Avengers and makes a horribly ugly new suit. We talk about the legacy of “Brand New Day” as a title, a cute version of Molten Man, and yet another rant about the show’s use of Miles, Gwen, and Anya. 

We’re watching Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 20: “Brand New Day”.

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Peter Parker flies to the Antarctic to find a downed satellite…so of course he ends up in a jungle with a volcano! Chris from Play Comics joins us for a “greatest hits” of ‘67 Spidey tropes, including freaky monsters and flying serpents, green-skinned natives that might be racially insensitive, and another girl of the week (though she flies a plane this time!) We discuss the return of J. Jonah Jameson, exactly what and where the Arctic and Antarctic is, and the real story behind Daddy Greenwolf.

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The Superior Spider-Man arc comes to an end with a surprisingly intimate tearjerker, as Otto learns tough lessons about relationships, selflessness, and heroism…all thanks to a gloopy hostless Venom symbiote who loves to lick! We talk about the use of Flash Thompson and Anna Maria Marconi, how this arc weaved so many unexpected threads together, and the continued weird lack of Gwen and Anya.

We’re watching Marvel’s Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 19: “Superior”.

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Like the title suggests, this one introduces Marvel characters Cloak & Dagger (voiced by their concurrent live action actors!) But the big surprise? The introduction of Anna Maria Marconi, who shakes up the Superior Spider-Man story and even brings early conversations about super genius schools vs. underfunded public schools back into the fray. We get into Peter in a robot body, the startling lack of the Spider-Women, Miles finally getting into the action but still being underused, and more!

We’re watching Marvel’s Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 18: “Cloak and Dagger”.

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Sure, a few Avengers are suspicious of Superior Spider-Man and get roped into an action-packed plan to stop M.O.D.O.K. But the real meat here is cyber Peter Parker venturing through Otto Octavius’s memories of childhood abuse. It’s very upsetting! We talk about how this show handles darker and realistic subject matter, why these Avengers land with a thud, and… why aren’t Miles and Kamala hanging out?! 

We’re watching Marvel’s Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 17: “A Troubled Mind”.

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Spider-Man fights…a colonizer?! Tyler from ⁠Fear Coded⁠ joins us for this international adventure where Peter Parker gets stranded in a secret city of gold warbirds, active volcanoes, and giant bugs. While it doesn’t get everything right (the Aztec empire was nowhere near the Andes and you can’t go UP whirlpools) it does correctly make a conquistador the unambiguous bad guy! 

We’re watching Spider-Man (1967): Season 2, Episode 12: “Cloud City of Gold”.

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The Superior Spider-Man arc continues as Otto does a terrible job imitating Peter Parker, a violent job of handling villains like Sandgirl, but a great job at making Miles suspicious and quitting Horizon. Meanwhile, the real Peter’s digital consciousness tries to save himself from deletion, and we talk about the many missed opportunities of this virtual world. Also… Big Wheel mentioned?!

We’re watching Marvel’s Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 16: “Critical Update”.

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Peter Parker is back! Or, well… his body is, at least. We’re finally digging into 2017’s adaptation of The Superior Spider-Man as Otto Octavius gets used to his new superpowered body, unmasks himself to learn the identity of his nemesis Spider-Man, and reckons with the reality that Peter Parker’s memories, experiences, and emotions are now his as well. Also, prepare for a hefty tangent discussing how various versions of Otto Octavius smell! It’s important!

We’re watching Marvel’s Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 15: “My Own Worst Enemy”.

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The title isn’t lying – Peter Parker/Spider-Man does not appear in this episode for even a second, and our other Spider-Folks finally take center stage! We return to the 2017 cartoon after way too long as Gwen Stacy seeks to regain her powers and become Ghost-Spider proper, while Miles Morales tries to mentor Anya Corazón on friendly neighborhood spidering. All that, plus a silly lil Tinkerer and a big kaiju Scorpion!

We’re watching Marvel’s Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 14: “The Day Without Spider-Man”.

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A kaiju cat with paralyzing eyes? A wizard with magical energy powers? An electronic werewolf? …Or were-cat?! Raymond Strife from The Aging Punks joins us for the most incoherent episode of the 60s Spider-Man show, where a green-skinned Burl Ives-inspired magician named Pardo sends out his eye-beam-shooting giant black cat that…might be a robot? Or an energy being? Or Pardo himself? We talk about the hilariously egregious repeated sequences and frozen audiences, and how every act of this bizarre episode seems to be written by a different person. 

We’re watching Spider-Man (1967): Season 2, Episode 11: “Pardo Presents”.

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We say farewell to Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends… and hello to Iceman’s sister, Lightwave! In the final episode, the Spider-Friends get swept up in a S.H.I.E.L.D. plot with aggressive brainwashing, a defense satellite, and a very serious Bobby Drake. As their adventure ends, we talk about how we fell in love with this show and what could’ve been had it continued.

We’re watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 8: “Mission: Save the Guardstar”.

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Firestar’s ex exacts revenge on the ex-X-Man and the X-Men! X-fan Manicorn uses his mutant powers to guide us through this backdoor pilot for an X-Men cartoon that never was, featuring a cyborg villain who turns the X-Mansion into a deathtrap. We get into the team’s roster and how this episode responded to the concurrent comics, Xavier the huge dick, beautiful manly Colossus and mankini-clad Nightcrawler, Firestar straight-up murdering a guy, and of course everyone’s favorite X-Men location: The Maze of Madness!

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Last year Derek literally fled the country to get away from the Kraven the Hunter movie, but Doug persisted and convinced Glitterjaw’s own Gavin & Tyler to see it! In this re-released Patreon episode, we talk all about whether Aaron Taylor-Johnson makes a good Kraven, why Ariana DeBose needs to fire her agent, who exactly the Foreigner is, how literally anyone’s superpowers are supposed to work, and of course, the oasis in this desert of a film: big boy bear era Russell Crowe.

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Ever explore the attic of an abandoned house and discover a flower kaiju and a time machine? Chris from Every Spider-Man Ever joins us for the 60s cartoon’s prehistoric adventure, where Spidey goes to 3 million B.C. to get radium gems and then decimates an entire species of sentient plant people. We talk about all the weird little freaks and their cool designs, and question who’s the bigger villain: Master Vine or Peter’s friend Jackie?

We’re watching Spider-Man (1967): Season 2, Episode 10: “Vine”.

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We all know Mary Jane and Gwen Stacy, but remember the other love of Peter Parker’s life… Ariel from outer space? It’s love at first sight between Peter Parker and an alien from the far future in this this silly but sincere tragic love story, which includes an astrology party populated by furries, Doc Ock’s severed tentacle, lots of passionate deep kisses, and of course, our new best friend the Nebu-crab.

We’re watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 6: “Spidey Meets the Girl from Tomorrow”.

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YOU DEMANDED IT! The Amazing Friends crew and Stan Lee answer fan mail and explain the big questions we all had about the Spider-Friends in this flashback episode, including: How did the Spider-Friends meet? Why do they all live with Aunt May? Where did they get that high-tech crime computer system they rarely use? The question it DOESN’T answer: Why do The Beetle and Tony Stark sound like that? 

We’re watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 5: “The Origin of the Spider-Friends”.

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Don't inhale that gas or your friends might think you've gone mad and get you thrown in a supervillain prison! A case of mistaken identity causes a riff in the Spider-Friends in this incredibly well-written and well-plotted episode, complete with a spider-centaur, a Matt Murdock appearance, and Iceman's Letterboxd reviews.

We’re watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 4: “Attack of the Arachnoid”.

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Take to the stage as we cover Spidey’s infamous Broadway rock musical – from the myth of Arachne to U2 songs to Goblin’s defeat by piano! Rise above the disastrous production of boys falling from the sky and the clashing egos of this freak company as we figure out how Turn Off the Dark actually works as a Spider-Man adaptation. We’re bouncing off the walls to sing about the inconsistent designs, the strangest Sinister Six you’ll ever see, a Southern Elvis-impersonating Green Goblin, a spectacle of wirework, cut songs about shoes, a deep connection with The Lion King...

Videoman is back! And he’s a…superhero? Whose alter-ego is an incel nerd who sucks?? We talk about the first of two backdoor pilots for an X-Men show – this one bafflingly about turning the endlessly cool Videoman into a character no one can root for, and his fight against the hypnotic game-themed villain The Gamesman. 

We’re watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 3: “The Education of a Superhero”.

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Firestar’s new beau is Dracula himself, and that’s the least weird thing that happens in this episode! As Peter and Bobby race to rescue her from Transylvania, “where all vampires come from,” we experience a literal bat-plane, Dracula’s henshin sequence, a Frankenstein robot and werewolf chauffeur/pilot/butler named Wolf-Thing, and reality-bending that might be related to Mr. Frump.

We’re watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 2: “The Bride of Dracula!”.

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Sandman has learned Peter Parker is Spider-Man! And keeps learning every important detail about Peter’s life he’d ever need to know! On the Spider-Friends’ day off, no less! We’re back with the beautifully silly Amazing Friends, and its final season opens with one of its best episodes written by a prolific writer and featuring a prolific actor. We talk the dumbest Flash Thompson in a Spider-Man costume, Angelica and Bobby being insufferable friends, and why Sandman brings out the best in cartoons.

We’re watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 1: “Spider-Man Unmasked!”.

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As an epilogue to our journey revisiting The Spectacular Spider-Man, we’re re-releasing our episode detailing all the hints and breadcrumbs left by the show creators about where things could have gone, from new villains to unrevealed backstories to Peter and MJ’s wedding! But first, we give our final FINAL thoughts about covering the show so thoroughly, and of course talk about the total counts for the rotating opening cast credits.

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We’ve reached the final episode of The Spectacular Spider-Man once again! As we re-process all our thoughts and feelings on the big Green Goblin twist and relationship upheavals, we break down Norman Osborn’s big plan and Chameleon’s improv skills, the Peter/Liz/Gwen/Harry love quadrangle, exactly what Martha Connors knows, and all those tragic final moments for so many characters. And of course, we theorize about all the important details we could have seen in future seasons… like who everyone would have dated!

We’re watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 13: “Final Curtain”.

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The penultimate episode of The Spectacular Spider-Man is a jam-packed affair, and not just because Spidey is trapped in a prison full of villains! We talk about Black Cat’s return (and bitter departure), her dad’s surprising connection to Spidey’s origin story, and the deftly handled parallel story of a high school performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Expect lots of Shakespeare deep dives, fanfic about St. John Devereaux dating Aaron Warren, a culmination of the Flash and Sha Shan romance, and final appearances of major characters!

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The Green Goblin has officially declared himself the city's new big man of crime in the finale arc's first episode, and his first target is... Liz Allan's brother? We get into the new underworld structure in New York, how Miles Warren has managed to slot himself into Otto Octavius' previous role as Norman Osborn's personal monster-maker, and the rapid collapse of Mark Allan's life after seemingly getting himself back on track.

We’re watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 2, Episode 11: “Subtext”.

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Hooray for Hollywood! Russ from Kaiju ComicCast joins us to revisit the time the Spider-Friends took a bus to Tinseltown to film a deadly movie filled with Mysterio’s robots and traps. Thank goodness the Hulk just happens to be around! We get into director Sam Blockbuster’s hilarious love for his limo, murderous porn bots, and all those Hollywood homages.

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We’re watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 1, Episode 9: “Spidey Goes Hollywood”.

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A romantic Valentine’s Day night out at the opera and a fancy restaurant results in broken hearts and a gang war with laser tommy guns set to a performance of Rigoletto! We talk about the best-dressed characters, guest appearances by Jane Lynch and Miguel Ferrer, an homage to a real-life mafia massacre, Hammerhead’s attempted coup, Gwen’s makeover, Flash’s character development, and much more in this masterpiece of an episode!

We’re watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 2, Episode 10: “Gangland”.

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