Beetle Mania

Beetle Mania
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Air date	July 29, 2012
Written by	Man of Action & Scott Mosier
Directed by	Alex Soto
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"Missed?! I never miss!"

Beetle Mania is the 16th episode of the first season of Ultimate Spider-Man. It aired on July 29, 2012.

Synopsis[]

Spider-Man has to protect his worst critic from a high tech enemy and save Mary Jane from The Beetle.

Plot[]

Characters[]

Main Characters[]

S.H.I.E.L.D. Trainees

Supporting Characters[]

Villains[]

Other Characters[]

Daily Bugle
- J. Jonah Jameson
Doc Samson (cameo)
Wolverine/James Howlett (cameo)
Shadow Cat/Kitty Pride (mentioned)
Storm/Ororo Munroe (mentioned)

Cast[]

Drake Bell as Spider-Man/Peter Parker
Ogie Banks as Power Man/Luke Cage
Steven Blum as Wolverine/Logan Howlett, Beetle/Abner Jenkins and Counselor
Greg Cipes as Iron Fist/Danny Rand
Caitlyn Taylor Love as White Tiger/Ava Ayala
Chi McBride as Nick Fury
Logan Miller as Nova/Sam Alexander
J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson
Tara Strong as Mary Jane Watson
Steven Weber as Trapster/Peter Petruski

Trivia[]

The title of the episode is a reference to Beatlemania, which was a fan frenzy surrounding the Beatles, an English rock band from the 1960s.
When Spider-Man saves White Tiger by catching her in an armlock, he says “This is how mother cats carry their young.” Even though in reality, mother cats carry their babies with their mouths.
This is the first in person appearance of J. Jonah Jameson, in contrast to his screen appearances in every other episode.

Marvel references[]

The imaginations of White Tiger, Power Man and Iron Fist shown several Beetle Armors from the Marvel Comics (Earth-616). The respective Beetle armors shown were the Beetle Armor Mark I, Beetle Armor MK II and Beetle Armor Mark III.
Spider-Man fantasizing about winning a Spider-Buggy is a reference to the Spider-Mobile he received in the comics.

Quotes[]

Beetle: Missed? I never missed!
(Power Man punches him)
Power Man: You talk too much.

Videos[]

Ultimate Spider-Man Ep. 16 - Clip 1

References[]

Episodes
Season 1:	Great Power \| Great Responsibility \| Doomed! \| Venom \| Flight of the Iron Spider \| Why I Hate Gym \| Exclusive \| Back In Black \| Field Trip \| Freaky \| Venomous \| Me Time \| Strange \| Awesome \| For Your Eye Only \| Beetle Mania \| Snow Day \| Damage \| Home Sick Hulk \| Run Pig Run \| I Am Spider-Man \| The Iron Octopus \| Not a Toy \| The Attack of the Beetle \| Revealed \| The Rise of the Goblin
Season 2:	The Lizard \| Electro \| The Rhino \| Kraven the Hunter \| Hawkeye \| The Sinister Six \| Spidah-Man! \| Carnage \| House Arrest \| The Man-Wolf \| Swarm \| Itsy Bitsy Spider-Man \| Journey of the Iron Fist \| The Incredible Spider-Hulk \| Stan By Me \| Ultimate Deadpool \| Venom Bomb \| Guardians of the Galaxy \| The Parent Trap \| Game Over \| Blade \| The Howling Commandos \| Second Chance Hero \| Sandman Returns \| Return of the Sinister Six \| Ultimate
Season 3:	The Avenging Spider-Man (Part 1, Part 2) \| Agent Venom \| Cloak and Dagger \| The Next Iron Spider \| The Vulture \| The Savage Spider-Man \| New Warriors \| The Spider-Verse (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) \| The Return of the Guardians of the Galaxy \| S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy \| The Rampaging Rhino \| Ant-Man \| Burrito Run \| Inhumanity \| Attack of the Synthezoids \| The Revenge of Arnim Zola \| Halloween Night at the Museum \| Nightmare on Christmas \| Contest of Champions (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)
Season 4:	Hydra Attacks (Part 1, Part 2) \| Miles From Home \| Iron Vulture \| Lizards \| Double Agent Venom \| Beached \| Anti-Venom \| Force of Nature \| The New Sinister Six (Part 1, Part 2) \| Agent Web \| The Symbiote Saga (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) \| Return to the Spider-Verse (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) \| Strange Little Halloween \| The Spider Slayers (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) \| The Moon Knight Before Christmas \| Graduation Day (Part 1, Part 2)