Trivia

Marvel Comics allowed the show to use the character Spider-Man for free. To commemorate the partnership between Marvel and the Children's Television Workshop, Marvel published a special comic book series called "Spidey Super Stories," which were easy-to-read adventures of Spider-Man that occasionally featured members of the show's cast. A shortened version of the comic, featuring only characters from the Marvel Universe, appeared in "The Electric Company" 's spin-off magazine. There was even a parody in a humor issue of Marvel's "What if...?" called "Spidey Intellectual Stories", where Spider-Man defeats a super-villain by debating philosophy in a story that even the narrator, the Watcher, finds boring.

Rita Moreno first said "Hey, you guys!" on episode 19 (season 1, show 19), which became the series' catchphrase in episode 131 (season 2, show 1). It opened every episode for the rest of season 2, vanished from 261-520, returned in 1A (season 5, episode 1), and lasted until 130B (season 6, show 130). The phrase is said to have inspired the famous "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" intro that kicked off Saturday Night Live (1975) from seasons 1-6 and 8-present.

Giancarlo Esposito was one of the chorus of children that sang the opening theme song.

Judy Graubart was the first cast member to appear in the first skit of the first episode. She, as well as Skip Hinnant and Morgan Freeman were the last cast members to appear in the final skit of the final episode.

The show's writers and curriculum advisors decided that Spider-Man would never speak on the show because he was drawn without a mouth.