Crossovers are things that happen all of the time in TV shows and even more in comic books but there usually restricted to things that are in the same medium or make sense for both properties. The episode that i'm going to be reviewing for you all today does neither of those things as it's a crossover between an animated show and a live action and it doesn't even make sense for both properties to cross over in the first place and so then join me as I review the episode that asks more questions then it answers the more you think about it with the episode in question being called simply just "Halloween Night At The Museum" enjoy.
The plot of this episode is when Spidey decides to take the night of for Halloween he goes to visit a museum where he bumps into a bunch of kids and there nanny and when an evil sorceress is let loose it's up to both groups to team up and save the world. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured d/ presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual lot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad as it was a decent enough plot that did a good job of blending both shows together in a way that felt natural and organic but at the same time the very very idea of crossing over a live action comedy with an animated superhero show is always going to bring out a rather bizarre plot and that's exactly what we got here as while this kind of plot if perfect for Ultimate Spider-Man and there characters it's not something that works well for Jessie characters and as a result of that is that while this plot is indeed really good enough plot for a random episode of this show and that its purely meant to be advertisement for both shows it's also really quite clearly not either shows strongest plot line either with the plot of this episode really just being so really bizarre and weird that you really can't help but like and get caught up init with the plot of this episode also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Starring in this episode is Drake Bell as Peter Parker / Spider-Man and A Security Guard. Also starring in this episode is Descendants star Cameron Boyce as Luke Ross , Karan Brar as Ravi Ross , voice acting legend Grey DeLisle as Morgan Le Fey , Skai Jackson as Zuri Ross , Cobra Kai and School Spirits star Peyton List as Emma Ross and The Suite Life On Deck and Insatiable star Debby Ryan as Jessie Prescott.
Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in his very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad. With all of this episodes turning in some really good performances in this very episode which is something that really does make alot of sense as all of this episodes actors had been playing there respective characters for some time at this point in time and so all of them really would know what kind of performance really would suite there respective characters and while of course the more trained voice actors like Grey and Drake do a better job then there live action actors that's not a knock on the live action actors as both Grey and Drake have had more experience at voicing characters at this point in time where as the same thing cannot be said for the cast of Jessie who are more used to live action acting and so while they do turn in a good performance in this episode there not able to get across the emotion in there vocals like both Grey and Drake can with the acting that's in this very episode really being helped by the fact that this episodes script is just so goo that all this episodes really have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance really will come out of them naturally which is something that really does help to raise the overall quality of the acting that's in this very episode.
Doing the animation for this episode is the legends and the greats that are currently over at Moi Animation Studio. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad with this episodes animation being a lot better then what it really had any right to be as nobody could have blamed this shows animation teams if they chose not to give this episode some good quality animation as let's be honest here this kind of episode really doesn't demand high quality animation in it and yet that's exactly what we got with this episodes animation looking really good and while granted it doesn't look as good as the animation from lets say Guardians Of The Galaxy for example considering this episode is a crossover episode with a live action show the animation is alot better then what it really could have been with it being clear as day that the animators where having alot of fun with the kids costumes especially when they get turned into magic costumes which is where the animation in this episode does get really fun to watch as you can just see all of the animators having a blast working on this episode as it is something that really does shine through in the final cut of the episode.
As was mentioned near the start of this episode this episode is a crossover episode with the Disney Channel show Jessie. However after thinking about it for longer then anybody really should have it's actually crossover with more shows as Jessie had over crossovers as well with both Austin & Alley and Good Luck Charlie which in of itself had a crossover with Shake It Up with Jessie also having a sequel series with Bunk'd with had a crossover episode with Raven's Home ab sequel series to That's So Raven and Cory In The House with That's So Raven also being apart of multiple crossover episodes and even this show had a cross over with Phineas And Ferb which has a sequel show of it's own Milo Murphy's Law and several other Marvel Animated shows which means that technically everything from That's So Raven onwards barring Dog With A Blog and Girl Meets World including yes Wizards Beyond Waverly Place could all take place in this Marvel Animated Universe and while it is hopefully possible that this episode is considered non canon to the rest of both shows it i weird to think that technically all of the Marvel animated show that Disney was making at the time take place within the same universe as not only alot of there live action shows but also two of there animated shows as well and all of that came just from this one episode alone and really nothing more then that as just the idea of thinking about how these Marvel shows fit in with the rest of the Disney Channel shows is enough to give any one a Rita Repulsa sized headache.
To this episodes credit it does do a decent enough job of making sure that all of the characters get a time to shine. However it is still weird seeing a show that's mainly aimed at little girls crossover with a show where the target audience is mainly little boys and while both sets of characters do remain true to who they are on there respective shows the heroic elements of Spider-Man's character do feel toned down for this one where as the more comedic elements of Jessie also oddly feel toned down as well this is despite the fact that the crossover is taking place on this show and so it would there for make sense for Spider-Man to be acting his more heroic self but at the same time the audience coming over from Jessie will be expecting there characters to making jokes all the time and that's something that very sadly doesn't happen in this episode with Spider-Man getting alot of the jokes and the cast of Jessie especially Jessie herself getting more of the heroic moments heck it's even Jessie and not Spider-Man that ends up saving the day which is something that really doesn't make a whole lot of sense as Spider-Man out of him and Jessie is the one who's the hero and so it would there for make sense for him to be the one that saves the day while Jessie is doing her job and looking after the kids and heck this is something that could have been fixed with the makers of this show actually watched an episode or two of Jessie as then that way they could have Jessie save Spider-Man earlier on in the episode and then Spider-Man pays her back by saving her at the end of the episode instead going the route that they went down in the finished cut of this episode.
Again to be fair to this episode is does give a legitimate reason as to why Peter Parker is in his Spider-Man outfit. With that being that since it's Halloween and everyone else is dressed up already he doesn't a reason to change out of his outfit as everybody would think that his Spider-Man costume is lame anyways which is a fair enough to keep him in his Spider-Man costume for the whole episode but at the same time tho would have made it funny was if one of the Ross kids actually said that during the course of the episode just because it would have been in keeping with any of the characters to say something like that to him even if it's when they don't realise that he's actually a superhero it still would have been a funny joke but at the same time tho it does seem like a cheap way to keep in his costume as then they don't have to animate him taking it off and putting it on again with it also feeling that it was there just so that they could show this episode on the Disney Channel and not have the target audience of that channel be confused which really does make some sense in some respects but at the same time tho when Peter does reveal himself to be a hero it also would have made sense for him to reveal his real name yes it would have been cheesy as all heck but this is a cheesy episode and so it really would have made sense for him to do that especially since the cast of Jessie is also helping him defeat Morgan Le Fey as well.
Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty two minuets and three seconds. Which is pretty much the bogstandard running time for both of these shows to begin with with this episode really having just the right amount there interms of plot ti really cover that amount of running time but at the same time tho this is an episode that could have been at the very least forty five minuets which is something that really would have helped to make the episode feel alot more like a special event episode which is how all crossovers really should be treated and with that extra running time it would allow the episode to get across just who both sets of characters are and how they act when there around there own minor characters which is something that would mean nothing to the fans of either shows but it would mean something to the people who aren't fans of either shows and just a fan of one show or the other and heck with that extra running time it would mean that we could get more characters from either show crossing over in this episode like for funny would it be to see an animated version of Bertram talking to someone from SHIELD just the amount of actually funny combinations that you could then have with both shows characters goes through the roof and yet because of the fact that this episode is only the bogstandard twenty two minuets it means that we just have to see the core characters and nothing more then that and while that does make sense as it means that every single scene has to be about the plot and pushing the plot forward it also stops the episode from being as fun and as funny as it really could have been but I really will admit that this episode really does have some really good pacing to it tho.
So now then as this is an action show that really does mean that I have to actually talk about the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad. As this episode action was where the episode got to be the most the must fun as we got to see Spider-Man teaming up with the cast of Jessie in some really creative and fun ways all of which help to make this episodes action feel fun and unique with it also being helped by the fact that the entire episode is set at a museum which does open itself up fr having some really unique as not alot of superhero shows animated or not have action sequences at a museum and while the action does boil down to either Spider-Man or Jessie rescuing the Ross kids neither of it feels out of character with the episode having so many action scenes in this episode that it's hard to pick a favorite one as there all just so good and fun to watch but that might also be problem as the episode does have far to many action sequences in it that there's not enough time to care for either sets of characters unless you happen to be a fan of both shows and this is something that really could have been fixed if this episode was a little bit longer then what it was as then you the episode could have alot of action sequences and the us the audience would the time to care about both sets of characters as well but that might also mean that the setting for this episode could get old really fast and that could make the episodes action sequences go from fun and exciting to dull and boring quite quickly in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Overall whilst this episode might not be the worst crossover episode out just due to the fact that it's an animated superhero show crossing over with a live action comedy and that idea alone does make it one of the more weirdest crossovers that both Marvel and Spider-Man have ever done in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very episode in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very episode really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 6.5 out of 10 from me.
Now then as for were I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls ad as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally used in this very review from the official Marvel Database fandom wiki page , the official Ultimate Spider-Man fandom wiki page , the official Disney fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from this very episode that I used in this very review being the really great Google Images really simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not really all of the images that are all really from this very episode with alot of them being better quality then what you'd really think of and all of the images are really of course up and really on Google Images are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.
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