Gargoyles is an
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animated television series created by
Greg WeismanGreg Weisman is an American comic book and animation writer and producer, best-known as the creator of Gargoyles and as the Supervising Producer of The Spectacular Spider-Man.-Career:...
. It was produced by Greg Weisman and
Frank PaurFrank Paur is an American television director of animated cartoons. He is best known for his work on Batman: The Animated Series, the Disney animated series Gargoyles and X-Men: Evolution.-Marvel Animation:...
and aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997. At the time
Gargoyles was hailed as an ambitious
DisneyThe Walt Disney Company , often simply known as Disney, is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world, known for its family-friendly products...
animated series, targeting an older demographic.
Gargoyles was known for its complex
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s and
melodramaThe theatrical genre of melodrama uses theme-music to manipulate the spectator's emotional response and to denote character types. The term combines "melody" and "drama" . While the use of music is nearly ubiquitous in modern film, in most cases it is used within a fairly rigid structure...
.
Character arcA character arc is the status of the character as it unfolds throughout the story, the storyline or series of episodes. Characters begin the story with a certain viewpoint and, through events in the story, that viewpoint changes...
s were heavily employed throughout the series, and as the series progressed, it became deeply influenced by
medieval Scottish historyThe High Middle Ages of Scotland encompass Scotland in the era between the death of Domnall II in 900 AD and the death of king Alexander III in 1286. Alexander's death was an indirect cause of the Scottish Wars of Independence....
and
ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's
MacbethThe Tragedy of Macbeth, commonly just Macbeth, is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
and
A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare. It was suggested by "The Knight's Tale" from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and written around 1594 to 1596...
.
The voice cast featured several actors who are alumni of the
Star TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series.The original Star Trek was an American television series, created by Gene Roddenberry, which debuted in 1966 and ran for three seasons, following the interstellar adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Federation...
franchise including
Marina SirtisMarina Sirtis is a British-American actress who is most noted for playing the human/betazoid Counselor Deanna Troi on the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Background:...
and
Jonathan FrakesJonathan Scott Frakes is an American actor, author and director, best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as David Xanatos in the animated television series, Gargoyles.Moving on to directing in recent years, Frakes...
, who were featured regularly as principal castmembers. Other Trek actors such as
Michael DornMichael Dorn is an American actor known for his role as the Klingon Worf in multiple Star Trek shows and movies.-Early life and career:...
,
Brent SpinerBrent Jay Spiner is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Early life:...
,
Nichelle NicholsNichelle Nichols is an American actress, singer and voice artist. She sang with Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton before turning to acting...
,
Kate MulgrewKatherine Kiernan Mulgrew was is an American actress, most famous for her roles as Mary Ryan on Ryan's Hope and Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager....
were guest or recurring players in the series.
A small but loyal fanbase supported the property after television syndication. The first season and part of season two are available on
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. The
Gargoyles storyline currently continues in a comic book also titled
Gargoyles, written by Weisman and produced by
Slave Labor GraphicsSlave Labor Graphics or commonly SLG, is an independent American comic book publisher, well-known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics.-Company history:SLG was started in 1986 by Dan Vado, who is still the company's president and publisher....
. The show currently airs on
Disney XDDisney XD is an American digital cable television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company that mostly airs children's animated television series. The network launched on February 13, 2009 as the successor to Toon Disney...
's late night schedule every Tuesday thru Friday at 4:00 a.m. Eastern/3:00 a.m. Pacific.
Premise
The series features a clan of nocturnal creatures known as Gargoyles that turn to stone during the day. Starting with the second season, a voiceover by series star
Keith DavidKeith David Williams , better known by the stage name Keith David, is an American film, television, and voice actor. He is perhaps most known for his live action roles in such films as Crash, There's Something About Mary, Barbershop and Men at Work...
accompanies the opening sequence:
One thousand years ago,/Superstition and the sword ruled.
It was a time of darkness./It was a world of fear./It was the age of Gargoyles.
Stone by day, warriors by night,/We were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect,
Frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years.
Now, here in Manhattan, the spell is broken, and we live again!
We are defenders of the night!
We are Gargoyles!"
Episodes
A total of 78 half-hour episodes were produced. The first two seasons aired in the Disney Afternoon programming block. The controversial third and final season aired on Disney's One Saturday Morning format on
ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
as
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles. With the exception of the first episode of the season, "The Journey," these episodes were produced without the involvement of series creator Greg Weisman, and are not considered
canonicalA canon, in terms of a fictional universe, is a body of material that is considered to be "genuine" or "official", that can be directly referenced as, or as if it were, material produced by the original author or creator of a series...
.
Influences
Series creator Weisman, a former English teacher, has often cited his goal of ideally incorporating every myth and legend into the series eventually. Many Shakespearean characters and stories found their way into the show's storylines. Weisman noted, among others, the influence of
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi BearsDisney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears is an American animated television series that aired in the United States in the mid-1980s through the early 1990s. The show was created by The Walt Disney Company, and loosely inspired by the gummi bear candies; Disney CEO Michael Eisner was struck with...
and
Hill Street BluesHill Street Blues is a serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. Reruns are currently being aired on AmericanLife TV Network on weekday nights in the United States, and on weekday afternoons on digital network More 4 in the United Kingdom...
had on the series ). The latter in particular inspired the ensemble format of the series and the 30-second "Previously, on Gargoyles…" recap found at the beginning of later episodes. The former was an influence on the original comedy development of the show, which was subsequently made darker and more serious before production.
Lawsuit
New York artist Joe Tomasini brought a suit against Disney. He claimed that during the development and production of
Gargoyles, his copyrighted screen play and character designs had been copied. The case was ultimately thrown out, after it was proven that Disney did not have access to Joe Tomasini's creations.
Disney Adventures
Gargoyles comics were published in the
Disney AdventuresDisney Adventures was a children's entertainment and educational magazine published ten times per year by The Walt Disney Company. It should not be confused with the defunct Disney Magazine...
magazine, eleven stories total. A two-part story,
Stone Cold is notable in that it provided a story idea that was later used in the TV series in the episode
The Price. Another, "The Experts", was intended as tie-in advertising for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)The Hunchback of Notre Dame is an Academy Award-nominated, 1996 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released to theaters on June 21, 1996 by Walt Disney Pictures. The thirty-fourth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, the film is inspired by Victor...
.
Marvel
In 1995,
MarvelMarvel Publishing, Inc., a company doing business as Marvel Comics, produces American comic books and related media. It forms a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, Inc....
issued a
Gargoyles comic bookA comic book is a magazine made up of narrative artwork, often accompanied by dialog and often including brief descriptive prose...
series. The books did not directly follow the continuity of the series, but they did reference specific events that took place within it. Greg Weisman, television series co-creator, did not have any direct involvement in the story development of the comic series, but was consulted on some plot points to be sure it stayed within certain boundaries. The series ran for 11 issues. Weisman was eventually hired to write for the comic, but Marvel cut ties with Disney before his run could be produced. Weisman still has his unpublished script for the comic, and would eventually use it as issue #6 of
Gargoyles (SLG comic)Gargoyles is a comic book produced by Slave Labor Graphics and Creature Comics and written by series creator Greg Weisman starting in 2006. It continues the storyline of the animated television series Gargoyles from the first two seasons, supplanting the ABC Network third season, The Goliath...
. The Marvel series was tonally darker than the television series, dealing largely with Xanatos' experiments to create creatures and machines to defeat the Gargoyles. Also to note, Beth Maza (who appeared in a photo in
Deadly Force) and Petros Xanatos appeared in the comics before their full debut on the show.
Slave Labor Graphics
On 21 June 2006,
Slave Labor GraphicsSlave Labor Graphics or commonly SLG, is an independent American comic book publisher, well-known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics.-Company history:SLG was started in 1986 by Dan Vado, who is still the company's president and publisher....
, in association with
CreatureComics.com, began producing a new
Gargoyles comic written by series creator
Greg WeismanGreg Weisman is an American comic book and animation writer and producer, best-known as the creator of Gargoyles and as the Supervising Producer of The Spectacular Spider-Man.-Career:...
. The comic continues the storyline of the animated series, picking up after the second season finale, "Hunter's Moon, Part III". The first two issues adapt the first episode of
The Goliath Chronicles, which Weisman story edited.
Fan community
A small but loyal fanbase for the property developed after its cancellation, largely online.
In 1998, Weisman began answering fan questions about the series in an online forum at
Ask Greg, revealing, among other things, productions details about the series, in-universe details about the characters, and his plans for the property if it had not been cancelled or if he was able to revive it in the future. Among other revelations, Weisman has detailed spinoffs for the series that reached various stages of development, including
Bad Guys, for which a
leica reelIn film, specifically animation, a leica reel is a type of storyboarding device used in the production of potential series or features. Unlike actual storyboards or pitches, leica reels are used later in the development process, usually after voice actors have been hired and recorded, and thus are...
was produced;
Gargoyles 2198, for which he has written a series bible;
Timedancer;
Pendragon;
Dark Ages; and
The New Olympians. While no other series entered production, there have been organized fan fiction efforts to explore several online.
Bad Guys was adapted by Weisman as a six-issue black-and-white limited comic series, and he has expressed a desire to follow it up with
Timedancer.
The Gathering of the Gargoyles was an annual
fan conventionA fan convention, or con , is an event in which fans of a particular film, television series, comic book, actor, or an entire genre of entertainment such as science fiction or anime and manga, gather to participate and hold programs and other events, and to meet experts, famous personalities, and...
which began in 1997. The Gathering featured several regular guests close to the
Gargoyles franchise including series co-creator
Greg WeismanGreg Weisman is an American comic book and animation writer and producer, best-known as the creator of Gargoyles and as the Supervising Producer of The Spectacular Spider-Man.-Career:...
, and voice actors
Keith DavidKeith David Williams , better known by the stage name Keith David, is an American film, television, and voice actor. He is perhaps most known for his live action roles in such films as Crash, There's Something About Mary, Barbershop and Men at Work...
and Thom Adcox. The Gathering has featured several recurring special events such as a radio play, where attendees audition and take speaking roles, a masquerade ball where attendees dress up as their favorite character, an art show where the many artists within the
fandomFandom is a term used to refer to a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of sympathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest...
can display or sell their artwork. Weisman has in the past shown the
leica reelIn film, specifically animation, a leica reel is a type of storyboarding device used in the production of potential series or features. Unlike actual storyboards or pitches, leica reels are used later in the development process, usually after voice actors have been hired and recorded, and thus are...
of
Bad Guys at Gatherings. Footage and interviews from the 2004 Gathering appears as an extra feature on the Season 1 DVD of the show. In 2009, the last
Gathering of the Gargoyles was held in Los Angeles.
VHS and laserdisc
The five-episode pilot was edited into movie format for
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes AwakenGargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken is a Disney direct-to-video animated film. The film is actually the five-episode pilot of the animated television series Gargoyles edited into one long feature film, approximately 90 minutes in length. As a result, numerous scenes were cut from the original...
and released on VHS and laserdisc in February, 1995. The following videos were later released containing the remaining first-season episodes:
- The Hunted (October 1995), containing episodes "The Thrill Of The Hunt" and "Temptation"
- The Force Of Macbeth (October 1995), containing episodes "Deadly Force" and "Enter Macbeth"
- Deeds Of Deception (April 1996), containing episodes "The Edge" and "Long Way To Morning"
- Brothers Betrayed (April 1996), containing episodes "Her Brother's Keeper" and "Reawakening"
Episodes six through thirteen were left unaltered, except for the removal of the "Previously on Gargoyles..." segment from "Enter Macbeth."
DVD releases
In 2004, the tenth anniversary of its
premiereA premiere is generally "a first performance." This can refer to plays, films, television programs, operas, symphonies, and so on. Premieres for theatrical, musical and other cultural presentations can become extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media attention...
, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released Season 1 of
Gargoyles on DVD in Region 1. The first half of the second season was released in December 2005.
At the 2006 Gathering of the Gargoyles convention held in
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, Weisman announced that the release of Season 2 Volume 2 had been canceled. Weisman has stated simply, "Volume 1 did not sell enough copies." Disney currently has no plans to release the second volume, although these plans may change if sales of the currently released volumes improve.
The episodes themselves are uncensored, restoring scenes which were removed on Toon Disney and the VHS releases.
| DVD Name |
Ep # |
Release Date |
Additional Information |
| Gargoyles: The Complete First Season |
13 |
December 7, 2004 |
- The Gathering of the Gargoyles
- Original show pitch by Greg Weisman
- Audio Commentary on episodes 1 - 5.
|
| Gargoyles: Season 2, Volume 1 |
26 |
December 6, 2005 |
Episode introductions with series creator Greg Weisman
The Gathering of Cast and Crew Featurette
Audio commentary on the "City of Stone" episodes (parts 1-4) |
| Gargoyles: Season 2, Volume 2 |
26 |
TBA |
|
| Gargoyles: Season 3 |
13 |
TBA |
|
Video game
In 1995,
GargoylesGargoyles is a platform game released for the Sega Genesis, based on the cartoon of the same name, developed and published by Buena Vista Interactive...
, the video game was released in the United States for the Sega Genesis. A Super Nintendo version was planned, however, it was never released. The game was a side scrolling platformer. The plot was considered non-canon and involved the Eye of
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attempting to destroy the world.
Parody/Reference
JLA Showcase #1
In 1999 Greg Weisman wrote a story for
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'
JLA Showcase 80-Page #1, cover dated
February 2000February 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December-----Events:* February 6 - Tarja Halonen is elected the first Finnish female president....
. The one shot consists of various Justice League stories; Weisman's was set during the time of the
Justice League EuropeJustice League Europe was a DC Comics book run that was a spin-off of the comic book Justice League America ....
and titled "Flashback Of Notre Dame". Roster included:
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,
FlashThe Flash is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics Universe. He is the first Kid Flash and the third Flash.-Kid Flash:...
,
KilowogKilowog is a fictional superhero from DC Comics, and a member of the Green Lantern Corps.-Origins:A towering alien with a brutish and porcine appearance, Kilowog is renowned throughout the Green Lantern Corps as the primary trainer of the Corps' newest recruits...
,
MetamorphoMetamorpho is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Universe. A founding member of the Outsiders, he has also been a member of the Justice League Europe and the Justice League of America....
and
Blue JayBlue Jay is a DC Comics superhero and a former member of the Champions of Angor, also known as the Justifiers. He has the ability to shrink to seven inches tall and grow blue wings which allow him to fly. Blue Jay is an homage to the Marvel Comics character Yellowjacket. Blue Jay was created by...
. The story has Captain Atom, The JLE and Bette Sans Souci/
PlastiquePlastique is a fictional supervillain appearing in comics published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Fury of Firestorm #7 , and was created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick.-Fictional character biography:...
meeting a group of Gargoyles at Notre Dame Cathedral. After the usual misunderstanding/battle, the JLE help The Gargoyles return to their home island
BrigadoonBrigadoon is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe.It tells the story of a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every hundred years, though to the villagers, the passing of each century seems no longer than one night...
.
The story, while being a parody is an homage to Gargoyles. This version of the clan are more batlike than the characters they parodied and have names based from Paris, France. The story's full of injokes (such as The Gargoyles' home island Brigadoon, being a reference to Avalon). The names of the clan (and Gargoyle they are based on) are:
- Behemoth
Behemoth , , is a biblical creature mentioned in the Book of Job, 40:15-24. The word is most likely a plural form of , meaning beast or large animal...
/Goliath (Clan Leader)
- Diabolique/Demona (Behemoth's Ex-Wife)
- Seine
The Seine is a slow-flowing major river and commercial waterway within the regions of Île-de-France and Haute-Normandie in France and famous as a romantic backdrop in photographs of Paris, France. It is also a tourist attraction, with excursion boats offering sightseeing tours of the Rive Droite...
/Hudson (Behemoth's Mentor)
- Angel
Angels are spiritual beings found in many religious traditions. They are broadly viewed as messengers of God, sent to do God's tasks. Traditions vary as to the precise nature and role of these messages and tasks...
ique/Angela (Daughter of Behemoth and Diabolique)
- Montparnasse
Montparnasse is an area of Paris, France, on the left bank of the river Seine, centred on the intersection of the Boulevard du Montparnasse and the Rue de Rennes...
/Broadway (Boyfriend to Angelique)
- Montmartre
Montmartre is a hill which is 130 meters high, giving its name to the surrounding district, in the north of Paris in the 18th arrondissement, a part of the Right Bank. Montmartre is primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on its summit and as a nightclub district...
/Brooklyn (Behemoth's Lieutenant)
- Champs-Élysées
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a prestigious avenue in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops and clipped chestnut trees, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets in the world, and with rents as high as USD1.5 million per 1,000 square feet of...
/Lexington (Monmartres' Brother)
- Left Bank/Bronx (Clan's Dog)
- Thomeheb/Thailog (Behemoth's Brother)
- Cyrano
Hector Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac was a French dramatist and duellist who is now best remembered for the many works of fiction which have been woven around his life story...
/Othello (one of Behemoth's rookery siblings)
- Christian/Iago (another of Behemoth's rookery siblings)
- Roxanne/Desdemona (yet another of Behemoth's rookery siblings)
Freakazoid
"The Lawn Gnomes" mini segment was a parody of
Gargoyles. The episode "Freakazoid is History" featured Freakazoid listening to a Gargoyle who bears a slight resemblance to Goliath.
3×3 Eyes3×3 Eyes is a manga created by acclaimed mangaka Yuzo Takada, and is his most successful series. It spans 40 volumes, beginning in 1987 and finally ending in 2002. It was serialized in Young Magazine...
According to Greg Weisman, the English dubs of
3×3 Eyes3×3 Eyes is a manga created by acclaimed mangaka Yuzo Takada, and is his most successful series. It spans 40 volumes, beginning in 1987 and finally ending in 2002. It was serialized in Young Magazine...
features scenes with a homeless man humming the
Gargoyles theme song, and a character says "What could make claw marks in solid stone?". The English dub even features members of the
Gargoyles cast including
Keith DavidKeith David Williams , better known by the stage name Keith David, is an American film, television, and voice actor. He is perhaps most known for his live action roles in such films as Crash, There's Something About Mary, Barbershop and Men at Work...
,
Brigitte BakoBrigitte Bako is a Canadian actress known for her role on Red Shoe Diaries. She also writes, produces and stars in the adult comedy G-Spot.-Life and career:...
,
Bill FagerbakkeWilliam Mark "Bill" Fagerbakke is an American actor and voice actor. One of his main roles is as Patrick Star in the animated series Spongebob Squarepants.-Life and career:...
,
Thom Adcox-HernandezThom Adcox is an American actor and voice actor, perhaps best known for his role as Brian in the prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest and the voice of Felix the Cat in The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat.-Biography:...
,
Ed AsnerEdward Asner is an American film and television actor and former President of the Screen Actors Guild, primarily known for his role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series, Lou Grant...
.
The Big Ois a Japanese animated television series created by director Kazuyoshi Katayama and designer Keiichi Sato for Sunrise Studios. The writing staff was assembled by the series' head writer, Chiaki J. Konaka....
In episode fourteen of the
animeis animation originating in Japan. The world outside Japan regards anime as "Japanese animation". Anime originated about 1917.Anime, like manga , has a large audience in Japan and high recognition throughout the world...
The Big Ois a Japanese animated television series created by director Kazuyoshi Katayama and designer Keiichi Sato for Sunrise Studios. The writing staff was assembled by the series' head writer, Chiaki J. Konaka....
("Roger the Wanderer") there are three stone gargoyles that bear a striking resemblance to Brooklyn, Broadway and Lexington on a rooftop as Roger Smith wanders through a memory of
Paradigm CityParadigm City is the main setting of the televised anime series The Big O. Located next to a sea and a vast desert wasteland, the city is maintained and controlled by the monopolistic Paradigm Corporation. The city is divided into the higher-income population residing inside geodesic domes, and...
. The Gargoyle resembling Broadway appears to have Goliath's jaw.
X-Men: EvolutionX-Men: Evolution is a two-time Emmy Award winning American animated television series about the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men. In this incarnation several of the characters are teenagers rather than adults...
In episode 45, "No Good Deed", during the staged "heroics" montage,
AvalancheAvalanche is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #141 ....
knocks a stone Gargoyle statue, which bears a resemblance to Broadway, off a building in order for
BlobThe Blob is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men #3 ....
to catch, preventing it from smashing into a crowd of people below.
W.I.T.C.H.W.I.T.C.H. is a Magical Girl genre animated television series based on the Italian comic book series of the same name. Despite the acronym, the main protagonists are not witches...
Episode 21 of Season 2, "U Is For Undivided" has parts of the city transformed into a medieval type setting. A couple shown in the middle of it are Brenda and Marco. Respectively based on the Gargoyles
yuppieYuppie is a 1980s and early 1990s term for financially secure, upper-middle class young people in their 20s and early 30s...
couple Margot and Brendan,
Pat FraleyPatrick Fraley is an American voice actor, who is best known as the voice of Krang, Casey Jones and numerous other characters from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...
voiced both Brendan and Marco.
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The first episode, "
Survival of the Fittest"Survival of the Fittest" is the pilot episode of the animated television series The Spectacular Spider-Man, which is based on the comic book character Spider-Man, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The episode was written and directed by the series developers, Greg Weisman and Victor Cook...
" (which is written by Weisman), has Spider-Man swinging past a few Gargoyle statues, two of whom resemble Hudson and Broadway. Another scene in this episode depicts a statue of Broadway being smashed on a helicopter pad by Spider-Man, in his attempt to flee from
VultureThe Vulture is the name of three comic book supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. The first Vulture is an elderly enemy of Spider-Man created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in The Amazing Spider-Man #2 .-Early life and criminal career:...
and an attacking helicopter. In "Opening Night", Mysterio uses small robots that resemble tiny gargoyles that Jameson exclaims should have their own show.
Additionally, the series has featured several notable voice actors from this one in various roles:
- Keith David as Tombstone
Tombstone is a supervillain in the fictional Marvel universe. The character was created by Gerry Conway and Alex Saviuk and first appeared in Web of Spider-Man #36 .-Fictional character biography:...
("Survival of the Fittest" only)
- Jeff Bennett as Shocker
The Shocker or just Shocker is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #46 and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita, Sr....
- Bill Fagerbakke as Morrie Bench
Hydro-Man is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Amazing Spider-Man #212 , and was created by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist John Romita, Jr.- Fictional character biography :Morris "Morrie" Bench gains his superpowers...
- Thom Adcox-Hernandez as Tinkerer
The Tinkerer is a comic book character in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. The character has an almost superhuman gift of genius in engineering, able to invent sophisticated gadgets from nothing more than spare parts left over from ordinary household appliances...
- Ed Asner as Uncle Ben
- Thomas F. Wilson
Thomas Francis Wilson, Jr. is an American actor, writer, musician, painter, voice-over artist and stand up comedian. He is best known for playing Biff Tannen in the Back to the Future trilogy and Coach Ben Fredricks on NBC's Freaks and Geeks.-Early life:Wilson was born in Philadelphia,...
as Stan CarterSin-Eater is a name given to several fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. Characters named Sin-Eater appear in Spider-Man related series and Ghost Rider related series.- Stanley Carter :...
- Cree Summer
Cree Summer Francks , best known as Cree Summer, is a Canadian American actress, musician and voice actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as college student Winifred "Freddie" Brooks on the NBC sitcom A Different World...
as Glory Grant
- Clancy Brown
Clarence J. "Clancy" Brown III is an American actor and voice actor best known for his role as The Kurgan in Highlander, as well as for his voice roles as Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe and Mr. Krabs in SpongeBob SquarePants.-Early life:Brown was born in Urbana, Ohio...
as George StacyGeorge Stacy is a supporting character in Marvel Comics's Spider-Man series. He first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #56 , and was created by Stan Lee, John Romita, Sr., and Don Heck. He is Gwen Stacy's father and he strongly approves of his daughter's relationship with Peter Parker...
and RhinoThe Rhino is a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. He is also a frequent adversary of Spider-Man and occasionally the Hulk. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita, Sr., he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #41 .As part of a Soviet super soldier program, a superstrong polymer...
- Kath Soucie
Katherine Eleanor Soucie is an American voice actress. She is sometimes credited as Kath Soucie or Kath Eleanor Soucie.-Notable roles:...
as Martha Connors and Anna Watson
- Xander Berkeley
Alexander Harper "Xander" Berkeley is an American actor. His roles include George Mason on the television series 24.-Early life:Xander Berkeley was born in Brooklyn, New York, though he has lived most of his life in New Jersey...
as MysterioMysterio is the name of three fictional characters, all supervillains and enemies of Spider-Man in the . The original Mysterio was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appears in Amazing Spider-Man #13, although it was later retconned that the aliens seen in Amazing Spider-Man #2 had been...
- Elisa Gabrielli
Elizabeth "Elisa" Gabrielli is an actress who voiced the character of Sarena Sanchez in W.I.T.C.H. as well as "Pepper" Potts in the animated movie The Invincible Iron Man, among other roles. She also played Nana in the 2005 film Madagascar and it's 2008 sequel Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and Miss...
as Dr. Ashley Kafka
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