Spidey Super Stories

The story

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.

The seasons

Season 1 1974-1975 1974 · 12 episodes Season details＋

Oct. 21, 1974

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

Season 2 1975-1976 1975 · 17 episodes Season details＋

Dec. 5, 1975

Approximately one dozen "Spidey Super Stories" segments were produced during The Electric Company's 1975–1976 season.

Season 3 1976-1977 1975 · 1 episode Season details＋

Dec. 30, 1975

Aired during the sixth season of The Electric Company, it only included one skit.

Cast

D Danny SeagrenSpider-Man S Skip HinnantDr. Fright · Unnamed citizen · Narrator · "Gumbo" Grace Ivy · Mr. Measles · Fargo North, Decoder · Frankenstein's monster · Creature · Spoiler J Jim BoydCreature · Werewolf · J. Arthur Crank · Can Crusher · Birthday Bandit · Mr. Prescott · Yeti L Luis ÁvalosUnnamed citizen · Narrator · Dr. Fly · The Stomper · Beekeeper · Big Bad Wolf M Morgan FreemanEasy Reader · Mad Scientist · Count Dracula · Police Officer · Umpire · Police officer H Hattie WinstonQueen Bee · Valerie · Miss Muffett · Terry Terry · The Thumper · Winky Goodyshoes J Judy GraubartUnnamed moviegoer · Jennifer of the Jungle · Creature · Funny Bunny J Janina MathewsNarrator T Todd GraffNarrator M Melanie HendersonPOTUS R Réjane MagloireYoung Winky