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Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 6; suggested age 6.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Classic superhero cartoon consistently entertains.

Themes in this show include:   friendship

Why We Rated This on for Ages 6 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Role models are superheroes whose ultimate purpose is to help ordinary citizens and keep them safe from harm. Teamwork is encouraged.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Mild action hero violence -- fist fights, using special powers to temporarily disable opponents.
  • Sexy stuff:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

Parents need to know that this is a decent, entertaining, and fairly wholesome series featuring the adventures of three Marvel Comics superheroes. Although each episode features at least one battle between superheroes and villains, the violence is mild and not likely to disturb kids, as it usually involves people being temporarily disabled rather than killed.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the theme of each episode and the responsibility of having a special power. Who was the villain in this episode? What was his evil plan, and how did he intend to carry it out? How did Spider-Man and his friends foil the plan? If you had a special power, what would it be? How would you use it to help people?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 1.0

    Waa...Waa

    Kind of lame Spider-Man working with two other heroes what he needs two heroes backing him up now! Spectacular Spider-Man is WWAAYY better.

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 8
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    A must read book for every 8 year old

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Maryland
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 3.0

    What ever

    I remember watching this show and thinking it was really lame. Spider-man was cool for being a lone wolf and his sidekicks are kinda stupid anyway.

  4. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 3.0

    Much better than most school-age cartoon fare

    My 5 yo has recently discovered that there are other channels on the TV besides PBS, TLC, and PlayHouse Disney. This is the ONLY cartoon I let him watch that's geared to a school age audience. There's mild violence but no one inflicts deadly or life-threatening injuries (no getting squashed flat by anvils, for example). The bad guys are clearly bad and clearly not real. The heroes are occassionally in "peril" but the tension resolves quickly. The 3 characters work together and Firestar is not treated differently b/c she's a girl. All in all, pretty good for non-educational TV. My biggest issue is the commercials!

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