10 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About The Spectacular Spider-Man Cartoon

Unlike some production nightmares, Sony apparently allowed the team behind the Spectacular Spider-man a long leash, letting them more or less have a free run on developing the cartoon.

There was one stipulation to this, however, and that was that scenes from the Spider-Man films be added into the cartoon, to make fans feel more familiar with the lore of the hero.

This explains why Spidey's origin scene is very similar to that found in the Sam Raimi films, why there's a train scene that perfectly mirrors the iconic shots in the second film, and why many of the fights may also appear familiar to fans of the Raimi trilogy.

Most of these are subtle enough you might feel paranoid for suggesting they exist, but for once these conspiracies are in fact right on the money.

It's an unusual request for Sony to have made for sure, but it's also an undeniably wonderful one. It allows the cartoon and film universes - which are usually very separate, with the exception of Into the Spider-Verse - to join together and share all their best bits.