He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)
130 episodes of Filmation muscle magic: Skeletor, Sorceress, Orko, and the most famous sword raising in cartoon history. The complete Eternia shelf, graded honestly.
Genre Action
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Rooster Teeth's mecha war: buffered pilots, dead recruits who come back, occupation politics with a thesis. 16 episodes on HBO Max. Underrated, full stop.
X-Men: The Animated Series
To be judged by no one. The 1992 Fox Kids series that made mutants mainstream, the Days of Future Past arc, 76 episodes on Disney+ and Hulu. 8.4 on IMDb.
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
The MTV Spider-Man nobody kept: 13 episodes, Neil Patrick Harris as Peter, Malkovich as Doc Ock, a season long possession arc. Curio worth knowing about.
Spider-Man (1967)
Where it all began: 52 episodes, the does whatever a spider can theme, the first season's Ditko blue Goblin stories. The artifact every Spider-Man since has answered to.
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
The 1981 crossover: Spider-Man, Iceman, Firestar, and Ogle the dog in Aunt May's apartment. Firestar was born here. 24 episodes on Disney+, 7.2 on IMDb.
Spider-Man Unlimited
The Fox Kids oddity: Spider-Man stranded on Counter-Earth fighting the High Evolutionary. 13 episodes, pulled in three weeks, cult favorite ever since. 6.3 on IMDb.
Marvel’s Spider-Man
The Horizon High Spider-Man built for kids, on Disney XD. Science lectures, Venom arcs, 57 episodes on Disney+. 6.2 on IMDb, built for the youngest viewers.
Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man
The Drake Bell era: S.H.I.E.L.D. high school, Nick Fury as principal, 104 episodes on Disney+. Lighter than Spectacular, better than its reputation in the long arcs.
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The 100% Rotten Tomatoes Spider-Man cartoon fans still rank above all others. Greg Weisman's Midtown High, the slow burn Sinister Six. 26 episodes, buy only, worth every cent.