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The Best Episodes of Spider-Man Season 3

Every episode of Spider-Man Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Spider-Man Season 3!

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Bitten by a neogenetic spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to fight crime while trying to balance it with the struggles of his personal life.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 1 - The Sins of the Fathers: Doctor Strange
    7.6/10(851 votes)

    #1 - The Sins of the Fathers: Doctor Strange

    S3:E1

    Peter discovers that Mary-Jane is working with a mysterious cult. Baron Mordo, head of the cult, wants them to steal the Wand of Watoom to free his master, Dormammu. When Mordo manages to get his hands on the wand, Spider-Man must team up with Doctor Strange and his sidekick Wong to stop them.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writers:Mark Hoffmeier, John Semper Jr.

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  2. Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 2 - The Sins of the Fathers: Make a Wish (1)
    7.9/10(844 votes)

    #2 - The Sins of the Fathers: Make a Wish (1)

    S3:E2

    Tired of Jameson giving Spider-Man the rap for all the crime in New York, Peter decides to give up the superhero business once and for all. However, his biggest fan, a little girl named Tyina, is determined to make Spider-Man change his mind.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writers:Mark Hoffmeier, John Semper Jr., Meg McLaughlin, Elliot S. Maggin

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  3. Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 3 - The Sins of the Fathers: Attack of the Octobot (2)
    7.8/10(842 votes)

    #3 - The Sins of the Fathers: Attack of the Octobot (2)

    S3:E3

    Spider-Man loses his memory and becomes partners in crime with Dr. Octopus.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writers:John Semper Jr., Meg McLaughlin

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  4. Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 4 - The Sins of the Fathers: Enter the Green Goblin
    8.5/10(887 votes)

    #4 - The Sins of the Fathers: Enter the Green Goblin

    S3:E4

    Harry's father, Norman Osborn, disappears after an explosion at his chemical plant. Spider-Man's search for his friend's father, one way or another, meets with complications, namely an airborne fiend who calls himself the Green Goblin.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writers:Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg, John Semper Jr.

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  5. Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 5 - The Sins of the Fathers: Rocket Racer
    6.5/10(815 votes)

    #5 - The Sins of the Fathers: Rocket Racer

    S3:E5

    While a gang of jet-pack wearing thieves run by Jackson Weele, an ex-pilot in a rampaging gyro-wheel, plunder the city, Peter tries to deal with his alter-ego giving him competition with Felicia Hardy. Meanwhile, a good kid with a criminal record, Robert Farrell, tries to help his ailing mother by using his science-savvy and the gang's technology to arm himself as the Rocket Racer. While Spider-Man's fighting crime, the mysterious "Jason Phillips" starts to make moves on Felicia.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writers:Mark Hoffmeier, Doug Booth, John Semper Jr.

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  6. Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 6 - The Sins of the Fathers: Framed
    8.2/10(840 votes)

    #6 - The Sins of the Fathers: Framed

    S3:E6

    Peter is framed for a crime he didn't commit and it's up to blind lawyer Matt Murdock to prove his innocence, who is also known as the Man Without Fear, Daredevil.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writers:Mark Hoffmeier, John Semper Jr., Brooks Wachtel, Cynthia Harrison

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  7. Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 7 - The Sins of the Fathers: The Man Without Fear
    8.5/10(848 votes)

    #7 - The Sins of the Fathers: The Man Without Fear

    S3:E7

    Spider-Man and Daredevil manage to recover the disk that can clear Peter Parker's name. However, when Matt Murdock hands the disk over to the FBI, detective Terry Lee discovers agent Choi may not be working for the right side when she hands it over to Richard Fisk. After learning that Aunt May is in the hospital, Peter risks his life to go visit her, but he and Mary Jane are kidnapped when the Chameleon disguises himself as Anna Watson. With Peter and the disk in the hands of the Kingpin, Daredevil must stop the criminal mastermind and clear Peter's name.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writers:Mark Hoffmeier, Sean Catherine Derek, John Semper Jr.

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  8. Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 8 - The Sins of the Fathers: The Ultimate Slayer
    7.7/10(779 votes)

    #8 - The Sins of the Fathers: The Ultimate Slayer

    S3:E8

    Worried that the Kingpin is going to eliminate him after the botched framing of Peter Parker, Alistair Smythe arranges a meeting with Spider-Man to give him information about the Kingpin. When Spider-Man arrives, he discovers Smythe has been turned into a spider-slaying cyborg. However, when his programming malfunctions, he goes after the man he feels responsible for his father's death, Norman Osborn. Peter must fight a crazed Smythe, as well as his feelings, after he discovers Mary Jane, the woman he loves, and Harry, his best friend, are engaged.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writers:Mark Hoffmeier, Doug Booth, John Semper Jr.

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  9. Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 9 - The Sins of the Fathers: Tombstone
    7.6/10(786 votes)

    #9 - The Sins of the Fathers: Tombstone

    S3:E9

    Robbie Robertson is losing his son, Randy, to a gang of thugs lead by Tombstone. When this harder-than-stone hitman tries to use his history with Robbie to kill a story about his new boss, Alicia Silvermane, he runs afoul of Spider-Man. Both discover Robbie's bond with his child and his ethical resolve is mightier.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writers:Larry Brody, Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg, John Semper Jr.

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  10. Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 10 - The Sins of the Fathers: Venom Returns
    8.8/10(1470 votes)

    #10 - The Sins of the Fathers: Venom Returns

    S3:E10

    Under the psychiatric care of Dr. Kafka, Eddie Brock has come to believe that Venom is a figment of his imagination. Then Baron Mordo tempts Eddie to a reunification with the alien symbote that makes him as powerful as Venom.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writers:John Semper Jr., Len Wein, Stan Berkowitz

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  11. Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 11 - The Sins of the Fathers: Carnage
    8.9/10(1655 votes)

    #11 - The Sins of the Fathers: Carnage

    S3:E11

    Spider-Man and Venom must put aside their differences and help Iron Man stop Carnage and Baron Mordo from releasing Dormammu.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writers:Jim Krieg, John Semper Jr., Stan Berkowitz

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  12. Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 12 - The Sins of the Fathers: The Spot
    7.7/10(770 votes)

    #12 - The Sins of the Fathers: The Spot

    S3:E12

    Ex-employee of Stark Industries, Dr. Jonathan Ohn, invents a portable interdimensional technology that accidentally makes him the living embodiment of a portal. Calling himself the Spot, he tries to steal money to fund his research. But his unstable invention has created a vortex that threatens to engulf New York.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writer:Jim Krieg

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  13. Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 13 - The Sins of the Fathers: Goblin War! (1)
    8.4/10(805 votes)

    #13 - The Sins of the Fathers: Goblin War! (1)

    S3:E13

    When Dr. Ohn's Time Dilation Accelerator falls into the wrong hands, all the criminal minds of the city vie for the portal technology. Peter and Mary Jane are celebrating Felicia Hardy's engagement to Jason Macendale when they overhear plans for a major heist.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writers:Mark Hoffmeier, Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg, John Semper Jr.

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  14. Spider-Man Season 3 Episode 14 - The Sins of the Fathers: Turning Point (2)
    8.9/10(871 votes)

    #14 - The Sins of the Fathers: Turning Point (2)

    S3:E14

    Peter Parker and Mary Jane are finally a couple, but their happiness is short-lived as the Green Goblin, armed with a Time Distorter and the true identity of Spider-Man, seeks to destroy the web-slinger by any means necessary.

    Director:Bob Richardson
    Writers:Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg, Jim Krieg, John Semper Jr.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Sins of the Fathers: Doctor Strange" is the best rated episode of "Spider-Man" season 3. It scored 7.6/10 based on 851 votes. Directed by Bob Richardson and written by Mark Hoffmeier, John Semper Jr., it aired on 4/27/1996. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Sins of the Fathers: Make a Wish (1)".