Line #0 Trivia/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries


1	* ActorAllusion:
2	** Creator/EdAsner portrays a character (a cop) with a thick mustache, who hates Spider-Man and constantly views him as a criminal. Say, [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries that sounds familiar...]]
3	** Also, at the end of her episode, Christina ''thinks'' she has discovered Spider-Man's secret identity. Everyone anxiously waits for her answer... only for her to reveal "Meng, the Drip-Den guy" as his true identity. She'd be closer to the truth than you'd think. Creator/RinoRomano voiced Meng, and previously voiced Spidey in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited'' (and the [[VideoGame/SpiderMan2000 first]] [[VideoGame/SpiderMan2EnterElectro two]] Platform/{{PlayStation}} games).
4	* AwesomeDearBoy: Rob Zombie was ''thrilled'' to be voicing The Lizard, specifically because he was a Spider-Man character that was closer to a straight-up monster than merely a super-powered being (in short, he fit Rob's aesthetic perfectly).
5	* ExecutiveMeddling: According to the producers, the network frowned on old people, hence why we barely saw J. Jonah Jameson and didn't see Aunt May (outside of a picture in one episode) or Robbie Robertson.
6	** Talon was also originally supposed to be Black Cat until Eve was hired and MTV demanded she be changed to be closer to the singer.
7	** According to Brian Michael Bendis, the network also frowned on unique and interesting stories. For example, Bendis pitched a story about how Peter Parker can't break away from college or various other commitments to go and fight the Rhino, which was an inversion on the standard superhero idea of the hero not being able to break from fighting the villain to honour his commitments. MTV snarled at the idea. Fortunately Bendis more-or-less said 'Screw you, I have other outlets' and the idea became Ultimate Spider-Man #28.
8	* FakeAmerican: Creator/DevonSawa, who voices Flash Thompson, is Canadian.
9	* OutOfOrder: Technically, many episodes, thanks to Creator/{{MTV}} and production order isn't much help, with only the order on the DVD set showing how they fit in continuity, but especially "Head Over Heels" and "The Party", "Head Over Heels" aired after the former and featured a pre-Electro Max Dillon, but "The Party" featured his transformation into Electro.
10	* PlayingAgainstType:
11	** Creator/KathyGriffin and Creator/JeremyPiven as the creepy, stoic, and seemingly emotionless Gaines Twins.
12	** Jeff Fischer, best known for voicing [[TheDanza Jeff]] in ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', voiced JerkJock Doug Reisman.
13	** Creator/JohnCMcGinley, who usually plays tough guys, voiced a RichInDollarsPoorInSense CorruptCorporateExecutive who had no physical skills whatsoever in "Sword of Shikata".
14	** Creator/CreeSummer, who usually voices [[SassyBlackWoman Sassy Black Women]], voiced straitlaced and serious Professor Williams.
15	** Creator/XanderBerkeley, who usually plays and voices villains, voices the Mayor of New York City.
16	** Creator/StanLee appears in the penultimate episode. However, instead of the usual funny or heartwarming cameo, here he encourages Spider-Man to take revenge on Kraven.
17	* RoleReprise:
18	** Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan reprises his role from ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' as ComicBook/TheKingpin.
19	** In the Latin American Spanish dub of the series, the actors who voiced Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn in ''Film/SpiderMan1'' (Creator/LuisDanielRamirez, Claudia Motta and Creator/ArturoMercadoJr, respectively) reprised their roles here.
20	* ScrewedByTheNetwork: It was a cartoon on MTV. It was doomed from the start. They burned through the episodes by airing a good chunk of the series with two episodes debuting on the same night for weeks.
21	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
22	** Talon was originally going to be Black Cat, but was changed as soon as her voice actress, Music/{{Eve\|Rapper}}, was cast.
23	** Creator/BrianMichaelBendis spoke about how constraining it was to work on the series. Originally it was going to be something like Ultimate Spider-Man, but with a college aged Peter Parker. However, Sony (or MTV or whoever) decided that it would be a movie tie-in instead.
24	** In the original script to "When Sparks Fly", Professor Williams was supposed to die when Electro attempted to make her an electric person like him.

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