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Ultimate Spider-Man
#23 - Not A Toy
Original Airdate - October 7th, 2012
When Spider-Man loses Captain America's shield, he has to team up with the First Avenger to retrieve it, but they discover that Doctor Doom has it and believes in finders keepers.

Ultimate Spider-Man stars Drake Bell (Drake & Josh) as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Chi McBride (Boston Public) as Nick Fury, Clark Gregg (Iron Man, Thor, The Avengers) as Agent Coulson, JK Simmons (Spider-Man) as J. Jonah Jameson, Steven Weber (Wings) as Norman Osborn, Greg Cipes (Teen Titans, Ben 10) as Danny Rand/Iron Fist, Ogie Banks as Luke Cage/Power Man, Caitlyn Taylor Love (I'm In The Band) as Ava Ayala/White Tiger, Logan Miller (I'm In The Band) as Sam Alexander/Nova, Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants) as Doctor Octopus, Matt Lanter (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) as Harry Osborn/Flash Thompson, Tara Strong (The Fairly Odd Parents) as Mary-Jane Watson, Misty Lee (Batman: Arkham City) as Aunt May, and recurring guest star Stan Lee (Spider-Man) as Stan the Janitor.

Guest starring is Roger Craig Smith as Captain America and Maurice LaMarche as Doctor Doom.

"Not A Toy" was written by Brian Michael Bendis and directed by Phil Pignotti.

Ultimate Spider-Man is produced by Marvel Animation and carries a TV-Y7-FV parental guideline.

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Captain America and Spider-Man have probably been my favorite Marvel heroes since I was about five, so I guess I always go into their animated team-ups with high expectations. I always get a little let down as well, and it looks as though I am again. I thought the first part of the episode that centered around the kids being schooled by Cap was great but once the main plot kicked in, it just felt as though things were getting sloppy. Would Doctor Doom really have been crazy enough to blow his diplomatic status and his evil schemes by callously firing a missile above a city street like that in broad daylight ? I was also a little annoyed by Spidey's antics (which doesn't usually happen). Maybe it was due to the actual situation he was in because I kept thinking, "Stop embarrassing yourself in front of Cap." Overall, I did enjoy myself and I thought the voice acting was good but I still wish that the Cap/Spidey team-up against Dr. Doom episode had a little more going for it.

If I'm allowed one more quibble though, it would have to be Aunt May apparently shopping for groceries in Downtown Manhattan, especially when they live in Queens.