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The theme of the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can.
— Spider-Man ‧ 1967
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A rhyming introduction that does the character's whole job in one line, sung so plainly that it has outlived the animation, which was famously limited and recycled. It crossed from 1960s cartoon into rock covers, film cameos and internet memes, and it is the first thing most people think of when they think of Spider-Man's early screen life.
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In context
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The theme song of the Saturday-morning cartoon Spider-Man, whose first episode ("The Power of Doctor Octopus" / "Sub-Zero for Spidey") aired on ABC on 9 September 1967. It was the first television series based on the Stan Lee and Steve Ditko comic. The lyrics were by Academy Award winner Paul Francis Webster, the music by Bob Harris, performed by the Billy Van Singers and the Laurie Bower Singers. It plays at the start of every episode and again at the end, and its opening line is the one everyone remembers.
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- Wikipedia: Spider-Man (1967 TV series)Lead, Broadcast schedule and Music sectionsReference checked
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