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Overview

A live-action, recurring skit on the PBS children's television series The Electric Company. Episodes featured the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, provided to the Children's Television Workshop free of charge, and was played by puppeteer and dancer Danny Seagren.

Stories involved the masked superhero foiling mischievous characters who were involved in petty criminal activities. The cast of The Electric Company played the roles of the various characters in each story, with another serving as narrator. In many of these sketches, viewers were addressed as "true believers."

Unlike other live-action and cartoon productions of Spider-Man, this version of the web-slinging hero did not speak out loud, instead communicating only with word balloons, in order to encourage young viewers to practice their reading skills because he was drawn without a mouth. He also never appeared out of his costume as Peter Parker and, given the series' budget limitations, used his web-shooters sparingly.

  1. Stan Lee

    Creator

  2. Steve Ditko

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Danny Seagren

    Spider-Man

    29 Episodes

  2. Skip Hinnant

    Creature, Dr. Fright, Spoiler, Unnamed citizen and 3 more...

    7 Episodes

  3. Morgan Freeman as Easy Reader, Count Dracula, Umpire, and Police officer

    Morgan Freeman

    Easy Reader, Count Dracula, Umpire, Police officer

    5 Episodes

  4. Jim Boyd

    Can Crusher, Werewolf, J. Arthur Crank, Creature

    4 Episodes

  5. Hattie Winston as Miss Muffett, Valerie, The Thumper, and Queen Bee

    Hattie Winston

    Miss Muffett, Valerie, The Thumper, Queen Bee

    4 Episodes

  6. Judy Graubart

    Creature, Unnamed moviegoer, Funny Bunny

    3 Episodes

  7. Luis Ávalos as Beekeeper, Unnamed citizen, and Dr. Fly

    Luis Ávalos

    Beekeeper, Unnamed citizen, Dr. Fly

    3 Episodes

  8. Melanie Henderson

    POTUS

    1 Episode

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Last Season

Season 1

1974 • 12 Episodes

Approximately one dozen "Spidey Super Stories" segments were produced during The Electric Company's 1974–1975 season.

The Bookworm

(1x12, November 7, 1974) Season Finale

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Spidey Super Stories

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Status Ended

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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