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1	* AudienceColoringAdaptation: This is the first adaptation where Norman Osborn and the Green Goblin are depicted as a JekyllAndHyde character, unlike the comics where Norman was always a nasty piece of work regardless if he's himself or the Goblin.
2	* CompleteMonster (includes ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1981'''s "The Capture of Captain America"): [[VileVillainSaccharineShow Johann S(c)hmidt]], ComicBook/RedSkull himself, from "Quest of the Red Skull", is an ex-Nazi official who seeks to initiate WorldWarIII. After stealing the Scorpio engraving, an artifact containing information regarding the whereabouts of hidden Nazi weaponry, from Professor Hiawatha Smith, Skull attempts to feed him to a python after declaring victory. When the Spider-Friends get involved and join Smith in South America, where the stash is hidden, Skull has them trapped underground and ambushed by a DrillTank. Finally capturing the heroes at Skull Island, Skull reveals his plans to launch missiles at American targets, [[FalseFlagOperation tricking the US into attacking the Soviet Union in response]], resulting in millions of lives lost and Skull seizing control of what's left of society by anointing himself the "next Hitler", using stolen treasure to project legitimacy. When Smith rescues the Spider-Friends and Firestar redirects the missiles to Skull Island, Skull tries to rescue the treasure, even when Spider-Man offers to save him. After surviving, Skull kidnaps his arch-nemesis, [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]], intending to take over his superhuman body while trapping Rogers into Skull's disfigured body forever. When Spider-Man rescues Rogers, Skull tries to kill them both with a giant laser.
3	* FairForItsDay: Given the show was made in the early 80s there are several aspects that were arguably progressive by the standards of the time but have not aged well from the perspective of the viewers. One notable episode would be ''Sunfire,'' which was the titular hero's only episode. Sunfire, as presented in the show, is a Japanese Mutant hero who [[AllAsiansKnowMartialArts knows akido]], speaks in a [[JapaneseRanguage somewhat heavy accent]] (which may be ''justified'' due to English being his second language), and has a stereotypically dressed EvilUncle who is a CorruptCorporateExecutive and invokes the YellowPeril trope. However, Sunfire ''himself'' is otherwise portrayed as a genuinely heroic NiceGuy character who was [[UnwittingPawn tricked into not only fighting Iceman but also into summoning a fire monster]], and who then proceeded to help the Spider Friends stop what he inadvertently helped cause. Also of note, his and Firestar's mutual crushes for each other are treated as being perfectly acceptable, with the fact that they're respectively Japanese and White never once coming up. This is [[ValuesResonance somewhat progressive even by today's standards]] given there's still parents/adults in the US who dislike the idea of their children/relatives dating outside their race.
4	* HarsherInHindsight:
5	** Their appearance in ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' ends on a particularly ugly note. Fortunately it was retconned to be a similar but completely different universe.
6	** In "Spidey Goes Hollywood," all of the actors playing Spider-Man quit the film because production became too dangerous. ''Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark'' experienced similar troubles, resulting in at least 6 people becoming injured.
7	* HilariousInHindsight:
8	** Wolverine is Canadian, but in his only speaking appearance on this series, British-American actor Neil Ross used an Australian accent. Fans reacted badly to the very idea of this, but twenty years later [[Creator/HughJackman a bona fide Australian]] [[Film/XMenFilmSeries would play the mutant hero]].
9	** Norman Osborn physically transforming into the Green Goblin in the first episode. Stark contrast to 616-Marvel, but fits in much better with ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' a couple decades later. Perhaps Creator/BrianMichaelBendis was watching back in the day.[[note]]Considering Bendis would later write the [[MythologyGag 'And His Amazing Friends']] arc where Liz Allen turned out to be Firestar and teamed up with Peter and Bobby, it seems more than likely.[[/note]]
10	** [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Another show]] features a redheaded heroine with an AlphaBitch [[TheRival Rival]] named Bonnie.
11	** Video Man’s third appearance involves a malfunctioning arcade machine giving a complete dweeb the ability to transform into a superpowered alternate self and back. In other words, it's almost the exact same concept as ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}''.
12	** The Sandman's episode ends with him growing to massive size and fighting our heroes at a construction site. [[Film/SpiderMan3 Sound familiar?]]
13	** In April 2015, in issue 40 of ''All-New X-Men'' Iceman is "outed" as being gay, so seeing Iceman having a romantic infatuation with Firestar on the show could be seen as this. Although his admitting to Spider-Man that he wouldn't pursue a relationship because "Fire and Ice don't mix" and his awkward attempts to turn down the advances of Zerona, queen of the Ice Giants, could be read as someone who is in the closet.
14	** "Origin of the Spider Friends" reveals that most of the group's technology was supplied by Tony Stark. Wouldn't be the last time [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Tony Stark would]] [[Film/SpiderManHomecoming help Peter Parker technologically]].
15	** Electro's costume is colored blue instead of familiar green, [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries like]] [[ComicBook/SpiderManChapterOne in]] [[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel later]] [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2 interpretations]].
16	* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: While Bonnie's friends have outgrown from their bullying towards Angelica when they were kids, [[AlphaBitch Bonnie]] continues to make her life a living hell. Because she bullied Angelica for years and would even go as far as to frame Angelica for theft purely out of unmotivated spite, she comes off more hateable than the main [[TheJuggernaut villain of the episode.]]
17	* MorePopularSpinoff - On purpose. ''Amazing Friends'' came about after ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1981'' (which was actually quite good, for what it's worth), produced largely to get the big networks' attention. It worked.
18	* {{Narm}}: Wolverine loses his fight against the Juggernaut by getting his claws stuck in a wall.
19	* NarmCharm: Makes the "Swarm" episode [[SoBadItsGood one of the greatest things produced by man]]. "SWAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRMMMMMMMM!"
20	* NightmareFuel:
21	** Most of the episode featuring the Juggernaut consists of him doing his ImplacableMan impression, wading through everything the heroes throw at him, even when Firestar, the last thing standing between the Juggernaut and his target Prof. X, created a wall of fire to stop him. The Juggernaut walks right into the fire, creating this large silhouette in the flame as his voice echoes, "I'M COMING FOR YOU, CHARLES XAVIER!" The utter look of fear and helplessness on Prof. X's face as the Juggernaut gets closer really sells it, and if Spider-Man hadn't pulled the Professor out of the way at the last second, they make it clear that the Juggernaut would have carried out his threat and killed Charles right there.
22	** The episode in which Video Man appears and traps Iceman and J. Jonah Jameson in a video game, knowing that when the plug is pulled they'll vanish totally from existence.
23	%%** The imposter Spider-Man turns into the Arachnoid.
24	* PanderingToTheFanBase: "Origin of the Spider-friends", which [[WholeEpisodeFlashback came out in the third season]], was, according to the opening narration, requested by the fans and meant to explain how the group met and how three struggling college students, superheroes or not, can afford their crime-stopping equipment.
25	* StrangledByTheRedString: Peter and Ariel, from ''Spidey Meets the Girl From Tomorrow''. How bad is it? Peter's willing to go to the future to be with her after having known her for maybe half a day, tops.
26	* VillainDecay: Doctor Doom, especially in comparison to the previous Spider-Man cartoon in which he was the BigBad.

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