Irvingman Presents: Spider Man Episode 1A - The Power of Doctor Octopus 

Spider-Man is by far my all time favorite hero/character. Excited for this journey

"No! No!" "Yes! Yes!" (Maniacal laughter) Now that is topnotch dialogue!

Thanks

Spiderman! Nice. Loved that show.

Nice intro Dave!

All right here we go Irving now we got Spider-Man reviews. Thank You

Nothing Can beat 67 Spider-Man theme song

you analyzation is correct

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Watch out, here comes the Irving maaaaannnn!!

I loved Spider-Man

6:52 I was actually expecting Greyhound.

7:55 Already re-using clips of animation in the first episode! Ynow you're in for a classic!

Seeing this on my homepage was a pleasant surprise. I've heard the theme song before, seen the memes, but not the actual show in question. This should be fun.

Switching over to Marvel, now, I guess. Spider-Man has a special place, in this household. I was always a DC kid, and specifically a Batman kid. Mother's favorite was Spider-Man. Unlike today, though, there was no competition. We enjoyed both DC and Marvel. She'd sing the theme to this show, on occasion, and my dad would sing the '66 Batman theme, ever so often. Yes, it was a weird household, but I wish Marvel and DC fans could get along like that, these days.

I did catch fleeting glimpses of the FF cartoon during its network run, and then saw it in its entirety years later. By the way, the intro does have an opening narration. It's actually better than that one from 1978 with Herbie the robot.

I don't know if anyone said this yet but I think you should do The Greatest American Hero

I like spider man and other comics books which I miss

The theme song of this series is (to coin a phrase from back in the day), a SWINGING tune.... If you know what I mean😉

Ah, the classic 1960s animated Spider-Man show. Yeah, it's a catchy theme. I mean, Michael Giachinno did the full orchestra version of it when scoring "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (before shifting to his own original music. It's not the first time the MCU has used themes from their animated shows (Tony Stark had the Iron Man theme as his ringtone way back in the kickoff to the MCU, "Iron Man"). I recognized it, but that theme didn't have the popularity of the Spider-Man tune. Spider-Man, of course, was one of the pioneers of making a living by taking selfies. J. Jonah went all-in on selling newspapers based on hating a single person. Interestingly, over the years, his character seems to be more and more... fringe, going from respected newspaper publisher to either operating a tabloid, or (now more frequently) a sort of fringe social media personality with a podcast or RU-vid channel who managed to latch onto a winning concept in hating Spider-Man. Doctor Octopus remains a megalomaniac who tries to turn four extra arms into world domination. I do recall reading somewhere that this series had a fairly limited budget, and some of the later episodes had stuff recycled from other animated series (if it's weird and doesn't feature a regular Spidey-foe, that's probably why). That's why they recycled the footage of Spider-Man in the chains, as it showed both him and Doc Ock in one frame, and they probably figured kids wouldn't notice they didn't spring for a new shot with Spider-Man in the cage and Doc Ock revealing his evil plan. I do recall some of that Fantastic Four series. I liked animated shows as a boy, and growing up in the Los Angeles area, there were plenty of TV stations that ran old series in the afternoons, usually from 3-5 (plus Saturday mornings was children's programming). I seem to remember Magneto as a villain who had a complete breakdown when he couldn't affect a sword Mister Fantastic brought out. He told him it was made of wood a few seconds later, but Magneto was a beaten man. Yeah, it didn't make sense to me then, and it doesn't make sense to me now.

6:10 I hope that power will be on the level of a deity/god of some kind, if he wants to actually rule the universe.

YES! Color me happy! Thank you Dave for picking up this series! A lot of these episodes were lifted directly from the comics. This is gonna be fun!

I remember watching Spider-Man as a kid in the 70’s, and I would play along with my Mego Spider-Man action figure. But I wonder why the first episode wasn’t the origin story.

J. Jonah Jameson: Now tell me EXACTLY where you were! Betty Brant: Well, uh, Spider-Man...! J. Jonah Jameson: ENOUGH!! I don't wanna hear another wiord! Betty Brant: But, but, but...! J. Jonah Jameson: PARKER!! Wher were you when all the activity was going on?!? And to make matters worse, you didn't EVEN get pics of the MYSTERY LIGHTS!!! Peter Parker: (to viewer, looking glum) I shoulda asked Doc Ock to lend me a hand!

Curious if you know... who voiced Spider man in this series? At first I thought it was Adam West; then I was thinking maybe Gary Owens but neither of their imdb profiled include playing Spiderman.

Robbie Robertson, JJ Jameson, Peter Parker, Betty Brant. All these alliterative names. 5:51. A colostomy gone wrong? Hazel Cat, Hazel Cat, Rescue cat who knows where it’s at Uses a chair for her bed, Set of cymbals by her head Look out, Here comes Hazel Cat Is she strong, Listen bud, Radioactive catnip in her blood, Is she able to sleep all day, Listen bud, what can I say, Look out, Here comes Hazel Cat I will try to add more later.

I watched syndicated re-runs of this Spider-Man show even before Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends hit NBC. I enjoyed it, and I'm not usually a Marvel fan. Iron Man's my favorite Marvel hero. Shame what the comics have done to him in recent years. As someone mentioned, the Hanna-Barbera Fantastic Four were adaptations from the comics. I first saw that show as part of an anthology of HB superhero shows, Hanna-Barbera's World Of Super Adventure, also in syndication. It was my least favorite of the offerings and I was never an FF fan of the comics or other shows either. Spider-Man has an interesting history. Originally rejected by Marvel editors at the time, Stan Lee shoved it into the final issue of the horror anthology Amazing Fantasy (formerly Amazing Adult Fantasy--no, not that kind of "adult") and fans responded so well he got his own comic. Lee won that fight. There's always been a mild horror angle to Spider-Man if you think about it, and that could be tied into why.

You hate Steve Ditko’s artwork?

Here is the final version of my "Hazel Cat" song. To the tune of "Spider Man". Remember, in one of your videos, Hazel was chasing a real spider. Hazel Cat, Hazel Cat, Rescue cat who knows where it’s at Uses a chair for her bed, Set of cymbals by her head Look out, Here comes Hazel Cat Is she strong, Listen bud, Radioactive catnip in her blood, Is she able to sleep all day, Listen bud, what can I say, Look out, Here comes Hazel Cat In the chill of night At Mr. B’s house Like a streak of light Hazel chases a mouse Hazel cat, Hazel cat Friendly neighborhood Hazel cat Wealth and fame She can handle On Mr. B’s RU-vid channel To her, life is a great big nap time You see her sleeping all the time That’s where you’ll find Hazel cat

I started collecting comics in 1973, and Marvel was my favorite. I used to love this series as a kid, although watching it years later, I see how delightfully silly and cheesy it is. But you're being way too hard on the 1960s Fantastic Four cartoon. It was a very accurate adaptation of the FF during their glory days of the wonderful Stan Lee and Jack Kirby run. The stories were taken indirectly from the pages of the comics, and they were great.

Hey irving just curious, would you be interested in reviewing the batman movie serials of the 1940s?

Irv, this is a great show to review. It almost makes up for us running out of Honey West episodes to look forward to. I really loved this theme song. I have it on my phone and listen to it all the time along with the theme song for Speed Racer. That's another great show with lots of story that I'd love to see you take a crack at!

While I'm more of a DC fan, I've followed Spider-Man for years. Also Spider-Man should have Doc Oct disarmed. 😝

What???!! You don't like Steve Ditko's artwork on Spider- Man?! That's it! I will boycott you the rest of my life, I will ask RU-vid to do the same, I will write to the President and.... oh, never mind - you're so funny to watch ( well, at least listen to ), so I will in my unfathomable goodness forgive you!