The Great Green Crime Spree

**The Great Green Crime Spree** is the second segment of the seventh Season 1 aired episode. According to its production code, it is actually the second segment of the ninth Season 1 episode

## Summary

Green Goblin and Rhino frame Hulk for their crime spree by disguising Rhino as Hulk. Spidey, Ghost Spider and the real Hulk have to stop the villains, retrieve the stolen loot and prove Hulk's innocence.

## Characters

* **Heroes**
	+ Team Spidey
		- Peter Parker/Spidey
		- Gwen Stacy/Ghost Spider
	+ Hulk
	+ TRACE-E
	+ WEB-Ster
* **Villains**
	+ Green Goblin
	+ Rhino
* **Others**
	+ Helen Stacy
	+ Civilians

## Plot

The episode starts in Webquarters where Peter is looking for something as he moves objects while searching, he absentmindedly grabs TRACE-E as if she was an object, causing her to warble in discomfort, making him realise what he was doing and apologise. The hatch on top of Webquarters then opens as Gwen enters, greeting Peter and TRACE-E. Peter tells Gwen that he is looking for one of his Web-Shooters, as he cannot find it. Gwen quickly finds the Web-Shooter by asking him what he was doing before he lost it, then tracing the clues to its location; behind the jar of lemonade which Peter put in front of it, covering it from sight. WEB-Ster then alerts them that Detective Stacy needs help, so they head out.

Upon reaching the bank, Spidey and Ghost Spider ask Detective Stacy what the trouble is, which the detective answers Hulk. Ghost Spider asks if Hulk is in trouble, but Detective Stacy clarifies saying Hulk is the trouble, as someone robbed the bank and left a Hulk-sized hole in the wall, and a picture of the thief shows that he looks Hulk. Spidey and Ghost Spider refuse to believe that it is Hulk, as Hulk is a superhero not a bad guy. Detective Stacy says that she does not believe it either, but all the evidence is pointing to Hulk. Moments later, Spidey and Ghost Spider's spider senses tingle as a piece of concrete wall is flung towards them and Detective Stacy. After saving the detective and stopping the concrete wall piece with webs, Spidey and Ghost Spider see a Hulk-sized figure leaving the nearby jewelry store with loot, to their shock and disbelief. Detective Stacy says that she is afraid that Hulk has gone from superhero to supervillain.

The thief carries the loot to an alley where he meets with Green Goblin. Turns out, the thief is Rhino painted green and wearing purple pants so he(Rhino) will look like Hulk. Green Goblin laughs and claims that their plan of having Rhino disguised as Hulk is brilliant, as nobody will know that they are the ones behind the great green crime spree, since Hulk will get in trouble instead of them. Green Goblin then notices Rhino's paint rubbing off, so he tells Rhino to stay in the alley while he(Green Goblin) goes off to get more paint.

At the jewelry store, Spidey and Ghost Spider observe the Hulk-sized hole left in the wall, but they still refuse to believe that it was Hulk who made it. Ghost Spider then figures that jewelry stores usually have security cameras, which she notices near them. She decides that they should ask the store owner if they can borrow it and study the footage. When they get back to Webquarters, they take off their masks as Peter say 'Let's get to the bottom of this Hulk trouble." Hulk then appears at Webquarters' hatch, asking what 'Hulk trouble'. After Hulk gets into Webquarters and lands on Gwen's drums' platform, Peter tries to twist the choice of words so that Hulk will not get angry, but Gwen outright straight-forward tells Hulk that there is a crime spree in the neighbourhood and everyone thinks that he(Hulk) is responsible. Hulk gets angry as he asks "What?" upon hearing that, before Gwen explains that they(Peter and Gwen) do not think so, and they(Peter and Gwen) thinks that someone is trying to make everyone think it was him(Hulk), causing Hulk to get angrier as he asks "What?!" again but in a much louder and angrier tone which makes Peter's beakers shake. Peter assures Hulk that they(Peter and Gwen) know that he(Hulk) did not do it. Hulk apologises for getting angry, as he(Hulk) is a good guy and would never steal. Gwen assures Hulk that they believe him, they just need to get the facts to prove it.

TRACE-E then plays the footage captured by the security camera on the screen in Webquarters. The thief is shown smashing into the jewelry store, looking a lot like Hulk as he is big and strong. Gwen tells TRACE-E to rewind five seconds, which TRACE-E does so, allowing the heroes to study a paused picture of the thief and realise that the thief may be big and green like Hulk, but unlike Hulk, the thief has a horn. Gwen then asks the others if they know someone who has a horn and loves to take things that are not his, which the others respond is Rhino. Figuring out that the thief is Rhino, the heroes leave Webquarters as Peter and Gwen pull their masks back down.

In the streets, the heroes realise a trail of green paint, which Ghost Spider deduce is what Rhino used to disguise himself. The heroes follow the paint trail and sees Green Goblin heading into an alley. The heroes carefully follow Green Goblin, spying on him as he paints Rhino. Upon running out of paint, Green Goblin says that they need more, and he(Green Goblin) knows where to get all the paint they need, as he(Rhino) is a lot of Rhino. Rhino jokes that he(Rhino) is a lot of Hulk, as both villains laugh. Overhearing it, the heroes realise that the villains' plan is to have Rhino look like Hulk so everyone will think that Hulk is the one stealing instead of them(Green Goblin and Rhino). Police sirens can be heard as the police arrive in a police car. Upon hearing the sirens, Green Goblin and Rhino scram with their loot. Ghost Spider tells Spidey and Hulk that she thinks she knows where the villains are headed. As the heroes prepare to leave, Detective Stacy catches up with them, telling Hulk that they(the police) want to ask him questions. Spidey tells the detective that Hulk did not do anything wrong; it is Green Goblin and Rhino. Ghost Spider adds that they(The heroes) will get the facts to prove it to her(Detective Stacy). After the heroes leave, Detective Stacy continues her pursuit of Hulk.

At the paint factory, Green Goblin is painting Rhino just as Spidey, Ghost Spider and Hulk arrive. Ghost Spider had figured out that the villains were going to the paint factory since Green Goblin said that he knows where to get all the paint they(the villains) need. Spidey tells the villains to give up as Hulk is a hero, not a bad guy. But Green Goblin claims that everyone will think so otherwise, when they(everyone) see him(Hulk) holding the stolen loot. Green Goblin then tosses the bags of loot to Hulk, who catches them while Rhino hides behind a pyramid of cans containing paint. Detective Stacy arrives at the scene, confronting Hulk before she stops upon seeing Green Goblin. Ghost Spider tells the detective that Green Goblin is the real thief, but Green Goblin points out that he(Green Goblin) is not holding two big bags of stolen loot, in an attempt to frame Hulk again. Hulk puts the loot down as he(Hulk) tells the detective that Green Goblin threw the loot to him(Hulk), and Green Goblin is the one behind the crime spree with Rhino. Spidey explains that Green Goblin disguised Rhino as Hulk so everyone would think that Hulk was the one stealing. Ghost Spider tells the detective that it was Rhino who was doing the stealing, and he(Rhino) is hiding behind the cans of paint. Detective Stacy tells Rhino to come out, but Rhino tries to convince her that he is not behind the paint cans and it was a little mouse eating cheese, despite how obvious his lies are. Green Goblin tells Rhino to run, so Rhino charges into the pyramid of paint cans, sending the cans flying while one of the cans land on Green Goblin, covering him(Green Goblin) in pink paint.

The heroes chase the villains out of the paint factory, where Hulk confronts Rhino, letting Spidey use a nearby fire hydrant to spray water at Rhino, washing away the green paint and disguise. Ghost Spider then stops Green Goblin, webbing him up as he falls off of his glider. Hulk catches Green Goblin, mockingly calling the villain 'Pink Goblin' since he(Green Goblin) is still covered in pink paint. Ghost Spider returns the stolen loot to Detective Stacy, who thanks the heroes for finding out the truth so they can catch the real thieves. The detective then tells Hulk that he has some really good friends, which Hulk says that they are not just good, they are amazing, ending the episode.

## Videos

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtFoj\_0gT1U&list=PLBYXFqddmCprD7i6oGlXnFrEYaOt3N4GR&index=39

## Trivia

* This is the first episode to have Spin as the only member of Team Spidey absent, and the second time Spin is the only member absent following the Meet Spidey and his Amazing Friends short Spidey Mystery
* This is the first episode to feature multiple villains instead of one.
* This episode features the second appearance of Helen Stacy, following her first appearance in Mother's Day Mayhem