Spider-Man: The Animated Series

10 Best Episodes of Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 3

Bitten by a radioactive 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.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 20, 2023.

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Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E5

#14 - Sins of the Fathers (5): Rocket Racer (Season 3 - Episode 5)

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. 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. Will the Rocket Racer return to his criminal past, or will he be an ally to Spidey? While Spidey's fighting crime, the mysterious "Jason Phillips" starts to make moves on Felicia...

The episode was rated 7.02 from 65 votes.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E3

#13 - Sins of the Fathers (3): Attack of the Octobot (Season 3 - Episode 3)

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Spider-Man loses his memory and becomes partners in crime with Dr. Octopus. Can a little girl and a cabbie save him?

The episode was rated 7.26 from 73 votes.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E9

#12 - Sins of the Fathers (9): Tombstone (Season 3 - Episode 9)

Robbie Robertson is losing his son, Randy, to a gang of thugs lead by Tombstone. When this harder-than-stone hit man 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.

The episode was rated 7.27 from 64 votes.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E6

#11 - Sins of the Fathers (6): Framed (Season 3 - Episode 6)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.46 from 68 votes.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E1

#10 - Sins of the Fathers (1): Doctor Strange (Season 3 - Episode 1)

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. And 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!

The episode was rated 7.46 from 78 votes.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E2

#9 - Sins of the Fathers (2): Make a Wish (Season 3 - Episode 2)

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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, until he meets his biggest fan, a little girl named Tyina. Can she get Spidey to change his mind?

The episode was rated 7.54 from 71 votes.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E12

#8 - Sins of the Fathers (12): The Spot (Season 3 - Episode 12)

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. How can Spider-Man fight that?

The episode was rated 7.67 from 55 votes.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E8

#7 - Sins of the Fathers (8): The Ultimate Slayer (Season 3 - Episode 8)

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Worried that 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 Kingpin. However, when Spidey arrives, he discovers Smythe has been turned into a cyborg. Part man, part machine, he is now the ultimate spider-slayer! 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 when he discovers Mary Jane, the woman he loves, and Harry, his best friend, are engaged!

The episode was rated 7.69 from 58 votes.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E4

#6 - Sins of the Fathers (4): Enter the Green Goblin (Season 3 - Episode 4)

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

The episode was rated 7.72 from 74 votes.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E10

#5 - Sins of the Fathers (10): Venom Returns (Season 3 - Episode 10)

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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 -- reunification with the alien symbote that makes him as powerful as Venom.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 70 votes.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E13

#4 - Sins of the Fathers (13): Goblin War! (Season 3 - Episode 13)

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!

The episode was rated 7.77 from 62 votes.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E7

#3 - Sins of the Fathers (7): The Man Without Fear (Season 3 - Episode 7)

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Spidey 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, Det. 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.

The episode was rated 7.85 from 60 votes.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E14

#2 - Sins of the Fathers (14): Turning Point (Season 3 - Episode 14)

Peter Parker and Mary Jane are finally a couple, but there happiness is short-lived as the Green Goblin, armed with a time distorter and the true identity of Spider-Man, seeks to destroy Spidey, by any means necessary.

The episode was rated 8.17 from 59 votes.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - S3E11

#1 - Sins of the Fathers (11): Carnage (Season 3 - Episode 11)

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

The episode was rated 8.25 from 73 votes.

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