List of The Spectacular Spider-Man episodes

By Alex Wiggan

The Spectacular Spider-Man is a fan-favourite animated series which aired between March 2008 and November 2009. Despite its brief time on air, the series built up a loyal fanbase who appreciated its respectful approach to the Spider-Man mythology, as well as its engaging, well-paced stories.

If you have never watched The Spectacular Spider-Man, then give it a whirl – it is highly recommended. The show may have had a brief existence, but it remains one of the best animated adaptations of Spider-Man lore.

Below is a list of all 26 episodes of The Spectacular Spider-Man. But before jumping to the list, here is what you need to know about the two seasons of the show (and beyond).

Season One – This first season of The Spectacular Spider-Man originally aired on The CW in 2008. The season introduced multiple characters from Spidey mythology, with many being obscure allies and villains in background roles that are expanded in later stories.

Season Two – This second season of The Spectacular Spider-Man first aired on Disney XD in 2009. This season built on the characters and story-beats set up in Season One and focused on a background player called the Master Planner.

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Episode list for The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series

Here is a list of all 26 episodes of The Spectacular Spider-Man, divided into two seasons.

Season One (2008 – 2009)

1 Survival of the Fittest
2 Interactions
3 Natural Selection
4 Market Forces
5 Competition
6 The Invisible Hand
7 Catalysts
8 Reaction
9 The Uncertainty Principle
10 Persona
11 Group Therapy
12 Intervention
13 Nature vs. Nurture

Season Two (2009)

14 Blueprints
15 Destructive Testing
16 Reinforcement
17 Shear Strength
18 First Steps
19 Growing Pains
20 Identity Crisis
21 Accomplices
22 Probable Cause
23 Gangland
24 Subtext
25 Opening Night
26 Final Curtain

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Why was The Spectacular Spider-Man cancelled?

So, if The Spectacular Spider-Man was such a good show, why didn’t it run for more than two seasons? Well, the show’s cancellation was not the result of poor ratings or disinterest from viewers, but instead due to background issues.

In 2009, midway through the show’s run, Disney bought Marvel Comics (the publisher of Spider-Man comics). As Spidey’s new owner had control of the television rights to Spider-Man stories this caused problems between Sony and Disney.

As the two companies could not come to an agreement over the character, the show was abruptly cancelled. All plans for Season Three of The Spectacular Spider-Man were abandoned and the show was replaced by subsequent Spider-Man cartoons.

Should it have continued? Heck, yes! But unfortunately studio politics got in the way, and it became a two-season wonder instead.

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Editor/Writer/Spider-Fan

Alex Wiggan

Alex is a writer, editor, and blogger specialising in movies, TV, comics, retro toys, and general geekery. He is a championing voice in nerd content, an expert in pop culture, and a trusted movie critic who publishes new reviews on a weekly basis. After graduating with a degree in film & television studies from the University of Derby in the UK, Alex went on to study journalism in Sheffield, before acquiring NCTJ accreditation. Prior to a career in blogging, Alex was a magazine editor, a senior copywriter, a features writer, and a freelancer.

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