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in association with

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, and developed for television by

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and

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. In terms of tone and style, the series is based principally on the

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era of ''

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'' comics, with a similar balance of

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. The series premiered on March 8, 2008 during the

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in the United States, and ended its run on November 18, 2009, while the entire series was broadcast in

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. The series is broken up into loose arcs, each consisting of three to four episodes that take place roughly over a month within the series. According to Weisman, the series is themed around the "education of Peter Parker", with the episode titles in each arc being taken from specific fields of study.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2008)

The first three episodes are named after notions in

biology Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, History of life, origin, evolution, and ...

, the next three are named after ones in

economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

, the following three are terms in

chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

, while the final four are notions in

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

.Ask Greg (Weisman):
June 27, 2008

Season 2 (2009)

The first four episodes are named after notions from

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

, the next three are named after ones in

human development Human development may refer to: * Development of the human body ** This includes physical developments such as growth, and also development of the brain * Developmental psychology * Development theory * Human development (economics) * Human Develo ...

, the following three are terms in

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, while the final three are

terminologies.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spectacular Spider-Man Episodes

Spectacular Spider-Man ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics. Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...

Lists of American children's animated television series episodes