Spider-Man’s latest caper takes the wall crawler far away from the familiar skyscrapers of New York City and into a dark realm of horrible monsters and menacing overlords. After picking up a disturbing distress call through his “Spider-sense” Spider-Man eagerly takes a state of the art jet-plane for a test drive over the ocean. It [...]
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Spider-Man 1967, Episode 28: “Cold Storage”
Published by January 10th, 2010 in TV and pop culture. 0 CommentsSpider-Man 1967, Episode 27: “Spiderman Battles The Molemen”
Published by January 9th, 2010 in TV and pop culture. 0 CommentsQuick note to anyone who has been following the simple re-publishing of the 1967 Spider-Man series on this blog, right around episode 21, which is the beginning of Season 2, there is an entirely new look and feel to the series. It seems like the psychedelic visions of the 60s all of a sudden exploded [...]
Spider-Man 1967, Episode 26: ”Diamond Dust”
Published by January 9th, 2010 in TV and pop culture. 0 Comments”Diamond Dust”: Museum robbers disguised as gorillas create a diversion by unlocking a zoo cage and stealing valuable items while the wild animals occupy the security. Spider-Man discovers the devious plan and corrals the freed animals in time to get to the bottom of the heist.
Spider-Man 1967, Episode 25: “Menace from the Bottom of the World”
Published by January 8th, 2010 in TV and pop culture. 0 Comments”Menace From The Bottom Of The World”: A criminal takes charge of subterranean molemen and uses them create sinkholes under bank buildings to steal all the money inside.
Spider-Man 1967, Episode 24: ”Criminals In The Clouds”
Published by January 8th, 2010 in TV and pop culture. 0 Comments”Criminals In The Clouds”: Peter plans to use his super powers to become a star athlete for his high school’s football team. He becomes a waterboy in hopes that it will lead to a spot on the team. But Peter’s plans are disrupted when The Skymaster kidnaps the school’s star quarterback and Spider-Man must take [...]
Spider-Man 1967, Episode 23: “Swing City”
Published by January 8th, 2010 in TV and pop culture. 0 Comments”Swing City”: A mad scientist takes control of a power station and uses it to energize his anti-gravity device. Meanwhile, Peter Parker finally lands a date and must decide whether or not to break it to save the city. Suffice to say, Spider-Man understands that ”with great power, comes great responsibility.”
Spider-Man 1967, Episode 22: ”King Pinned”
Published by January 8th, 2010 in TV and pop culture. 1 CommentIt’s been a while, but the kids are enjoying a snow day today, so we need something to do!
“The Origin of Spider-Man”: Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and soon finds that he has gained the arachnid’s amazing abilities. He learns that “with great power there must also always be great responsibility” after [...]
Davey and Goliath: Christmas Lost and Found
Published by December 14th, 2009 in TV, YouTube and pop culture. 3 CommentsRe-runs of Davey and Goliath were a staple of my childhood, and possibly the most compelling thing about this show was that it was the only kids’ show on the tube Sunday morning during the late 70s and early 80s—such a radical difference from the Saturday morning smorgasbord of Hanna-Barbera.
The stop-motion animation is in [...]
Maybe Mr. T’s pretty handy with computers
Published by November 24th, 2009 in TV, mashup and television. 0 CommentsWhat’s not to love about Mr. T? And given I am now cable-enabled, I am catching the Mr. T World of Warcraft commercials, and I can’t help but love this bit. I am gonna have to use this. Keep in mind this, as well as the Motel Hell clip I blogged early this [...]
Spider-Man 1967, Episode 21
Published by August 23rd, 2009 in TV, pop culture and television. 0 Comments”The Origin of Spider-Man”: Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and soon finds that he has gained the arachnid’s amazing abilities. He learns that “with great power there must also always be great responsibility” after his Uncle Ben, husband of Aunt May, is murdered by a thief who he allowed to get away [...]
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