The BEST episodes directed by Bob Richardson

The Black Cat
star
8.20
195 votes

#1 - The Black Cat

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 4 - Episode 3

Felicia Hardy, now transformed into the Black Cat, is blackmailed into working for Kingpin, until he can replicate more of the "Super Soldier" serum.

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Turning Point
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8.18
230 votes

#2 - Turning Point

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - 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.

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Enter the Green Goblin
star
8.13
244 votes

#3 - Enter the Green Goblin

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - 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!

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Six Forgotten Warriors (2): Unclaimed Legacy
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8.11
186 votes

#4 - Six Forgotten Warriors (2): Unclaimed Legacy

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 5 - Episode 3

Still in Russia, Peter discovers that searching for clues to his family past isn't easy when he has to battle the Insidious Six and Red Skull!

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Carnage
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8.10
241 votes

#5 - Carnage

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 3 - Episode 11

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

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The Return of the Green Goblin
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8.10
165 votes

#6 - The Return of the Green Goblin

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 4 - Episode 8

Harry Osborn is haunted by dreams of his father, the Green Goblin, and Spider-Man. The Goblin visits him and guides him to the Goblin formula and weapons. Meanwhile, the Punisher promises Anna Watson that he will find Mary Jane, and top of his list of suspects is...Peter Parker?!

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Six Forgotten Warriors (5): The Price of Heroism
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8.02
178 votes

#7 - Six Forgotten Warriors (5): The Price of Heroism

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 5 - Episode 6

Red Skull reveals his Doomsday Weapon, the powerful Electro. Can Spidey and the Six American Warriors stop Electro and his battle robots?

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Spider Wars (2): Farewell, Spider-Man
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7.97
196 votes

#8 - Spider Wars (2): Farewell, Spider-Man

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 5 - Episode 13

Spider-Man is sent through several dimensions trying to fix time and seal away Spider-Carnage. Peter meets his would be girlfriend Gwen Stacey and Stan Lee.

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Six Forgotten Warriors (3): Secrets of the Six
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7.96
183 votes

#9 - Six Forgotten Warriors (3): Secrets of the Six

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 5 - Episode 4

Robbie and Peter encounter an old professor who knows about the Six Forgotten Warriors.

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The Man Without Fear
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7.96
230 votes

#10 - The Man Without Fear

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 3 - Episode 7

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.

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Venom Returns
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7.93
242 votes

#11 - Venom Returns

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 3 - Episode 10

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.

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The Alien Costume (1)
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7.91
350 votes

#12 - The Alien Costume (1)

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 1 - Episode 8

A space shuttle piloted by J.J.'s son, John Jameson, crash lands on the Tri-Borough Bridge carrying two strange meteors -- One that could provide a new nuclear fuel and one that contains an alien substance. The first is stolen by the Kingpin's henchman, the Rhino, just as Spider-Man arrives to save Jameson and the co-pilots. When the Rhino sends the aircraft off the bridge, Spider-Man emerges from the water with a dark stain covering his costume. Exhausted, he heads for home, only to awaken hanging from a skyscraper, now clothed in a black version of his costume.

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Duel of the Hunters
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7.91
243 votes

#13 - Duel of the Hunters

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 8

After Spider-Man mutates into the Man-Spider, Dr. Mariah Crawford summons Sergi Kravenoff, better known as Kraven The Hunter, to help her track down Spider-Man and cure him of his mutation with a newly developed antidote. Unfortunately, the Punisher is hot on Spidey's heels. Will the Punisher succeed in destroying Spider-Man in his new mutated form or will Kraven and Dr. Crawford reach him first?

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Battle of the Insidious Six
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7.84
316 votes

#14 - Battle of the Insidious Six

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 2

The six supervillains can't believe their eyes when Spider-Man walks into their trap at the warehouse. But it's obvious why, when they easily overcome and unmask the fraud. Meanwhile, Silvermane and the Crime Lords grow more disenchanted with The Kingpin and want to put him out of business. Kingpin beats them to the punch, kidnapping Silvermane. Can Spider-Man save the day?

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The Alien Costume (3)
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7.84
306 votes

#15 - The Alien Costume (3)

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 1 - Episode 10

The Kingpin is furious at Spidey and sends the Shocker and later the Rhino out to finish him off with the aid of another new invention of Alistair Smythe. Meanwhile, Eddie Brock, as the symbiote creature Venom, is busy playing cat and mouse with Spider-Man, intruding on Peter's private life and making it clear he knows the web-slinger's secret identity. Peter soon realizes that the pumped-up Eddie as Venom is stronger than he is. Worse than that: Spidey's spider-sense doesn't work around him!

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The Alien Costume (2)
star
7.83
361 votes

#16 - The Alien Costume (2)

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 1 - Episode 9

Spider-Man goes after Eddie Brock for labeling him as he is now being stalked by bounty hunters at every turn. After being reassured by Mary Jane that he has changed, he seeks help from Dr. Curt Connors who discovers that the suit is alive!! And Peter is the host organism!

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Goblin War!
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7.82
229 votes

#17 - Goblin War!

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - 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!

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Attack of the Octobot
star
7.80
246 votes

#18 - Attack of the Octobot

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 3 - Episode 3

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

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The Prowler
star
7.79
153 votes

#19 - The Prowler

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 4 - Episode 11

Upon returning to his new apartment, Peter is confronted by the Prowler. Revealing himself to be Hobie Brown, he tells Peter that he knows about Peter's connection to Spider-Man! And what does the Kingpin have to do with it all?

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Six Forgotten Warriors (4): The Six Fight Again
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7.78
185 votes

#20 - Six Forgotten Warriors (4): The Six Fight Again

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 5 - Episode 5

Spider-Man and the Warriors join forces to stop the Kingpin from activating the doomsday device.

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The Menace of Mysterio
star
7.77
294 votes

#21 - The Menace of Mysterio

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 1 - Episode 5

The Master of Illusion, Mysterio has fooled the city and J. Jonah Jameson into thinking Spidey has turned to crime. However Spidey manages to find Mysterio only to be brought to a trap of special effects.

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Shriek of the Vulture
star
7.75
239 votes

#22 - Shriek of the Vulture

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 13

Adrian Toomes wants revenge when Norman Osborn attempts to take over his company, Toomes Aeronautical. He becomes the Vulture and immediately kidnaps Norman's son, Harry. Will Spidey be able to rescue Harry from the Vulture's youth stealing talons?

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Tablet of Time
star
7.75
259 votes

#23 - Tablet of Time

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 11

Dr. Curt Connors is set to study the Tablet of Time, a recently discovered ancient artifact that is said to restore a person’s youth. Dr. Connors believes that it can cure Spider-Man’s mutagenic transformations with the tablet.

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The Ultimate Slayer
star
7.74
229 votes

#24 - The Ultimate Slayer

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 3 - Episode 8

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!

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Spider Wars (1): I Really, Really Hate Clones
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7.73
189 votes

#25 - Spider Wars (1): I Really, Really Hate Clones

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 5 - Episode 12

Spider-Man finds himself in yet another dimension, where he meets .... himself!

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Enter the Punisher
star
7.72
278 votes

#26 - Enter the Punisher

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 7

The Punisher comes to New York to deal with the mutating Spider-Man, who has just grown four extra arms, and is in search for also mutated Morbius who is killing (eating) innocent people, and the people of New York blame Spider-Man for all that is happening.

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The Mutant Agenda
star
7.69
275 votes

#27 - The Mutant Agenda

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 4

Spider-Man's progressing neogenic mutation is making him ill and he seeks the aid of a man known to help all mutants...Dr. Charles Xavier. In doing so he meets the X-Men but is disappointed to learn that Xavier does not 'cure' mutancy, only helps those born that way to accept and control their abilities. In the process of this endeavor though he becomes involved in a plot to destroy mutants everywhere. Will he be able to stop this hideous plan with the help of the X-Men?

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The Final Nightmare
star
7.68
233 votes

#28 - The Final Nightmare

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 14

Spider-Man seeks Curt Connors aid to help reverse the aging effects of the Vulture's talons. The Vulture meanwhile sporadically turns into the man-spider from the mutagenics he absorbed with Spidey's youth. At the same time, the Scorpion grabs Dr. Farley Stillwell to seek a cure for his own mutation. With Doc Connors in the middle, feeling the onset of his own his reptilian transformation, will everyone be cured in time for Peter to meet up with Mary Jane as she confronts her wayward father???

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Partners
star
7.66
191 votes

#29 - Partners

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 4 - Episode 5

While settling in to her new role as a hero, the Black Cat is captured by Allistair Smythe, now working for Silvermane, who is trapped in the body of a baby. Smythe delivers Spidey an ultimatum: capture the Scorpion or the Vulture within 24 hours or the Black Cat dies...

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Doctor Strange
star
7.63
224 votes

#30 - Doctor Strange

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - 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!

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Doctor Octopus: Armed and Dangerous
star
7.63
305 votes

#31 - Doctor Octopus: Armed and Dangerous

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 1 - Episode 4

Dr. Otto Octavius becomes the mad Dr. Octopus when his robotic arms become fused to him in a laboratory accident. He then seeks revenge for the humiliation the Hardy Foundation has caused him. He kidnaps Felicia and holds her ransom. So it is once again, Spidey to the rescue.

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The Return of Kraven
star
7.62
193 votes

#32 - The Return of Kraven

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 4 - Episode 4

When a savage creature begins attacking people in New York, Black Cat tries to convince Spider-Man that he needs her help to stop it. All clues point to the creature being Kraven The Hunter, but sleuthing by Debra Whitman, Flash Thompson, and the Black Cat solves the case. The beast, Calypso, is related to Kraven, but the Hunter wants to capture and cure her.

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The Cat
star
7.62
190 votes

#33 - The Cat

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 4 - Episode 2

Doctor Octopus is blackmailing the mother of Felicia Hardy, and she begins to realize that her family has some dark secrets. Some snooping in the Daily Bugle files by Peter, and a confession by Anastasia Hardy, reveal that Felicia's father was really the Cat Burglar, a thief who got rich from the gains of an enormous heist. The Kingpin joins forces with Doc Ock to spring Hardy from jail, as Hardy holds the secret to the 1940s "Super Soldier" formula that created Captain America! To make sure the Cat Burglar cooperates, Kingpin kidnaps Felicia.

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The Immortal Vampire
star
7.62
259 votes

#34 - The Immortal Vampire

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 10

Morbius attempts to use the Neogenic Recombinator to turn everyone else into a vampire. Spider-Man and Blade try to stop him, and Morbius' mutation worsens. Morbius kidnaps Felicia Hardy in order to transform her into a vampire.

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Morbius
star
7.62
277 votes

#35 - Morbius

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 6

Dr. Mariah Crawford has developed a cure for Spidey's disease, but she's reluctant to give an untested serum to Spider-Man that may result in permanent loss of his powers or worse. But after an angry outburst from Spider-Man, she hands it over. Peter, at the ESU lab, is secretly observed by Michael Morbius, who then swipes the infected blood sample after Peter leaves for the night. Working alone in the campus bell tower with borrowed equipment, Morbius has an accident which will change him forever...

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The Insidious Six
star
7.61
278 votes

#36 - The Insidious Six

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 1

The Crime Lords, led by Silvermane, are holding The Kingpin accountable for his failure to eliminate Spider-Man. So six of the Wall-Crawler's greatest enemies are called together to do the job: Doctor Octopus, Mysterio, The Scorpion, The Rhino, The Shocker and The Chameleon. Unfortunately, Spidey's powers have been on the blink due to the changes in his blood chemistry.

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Mutants' Revenge
star
7.60
294 votes

#37 - Mutants' Revenge

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 5

Wolverine catches up with Spider-Man, hot on the trail of the missing Hank McCoy. Discovering his location and the plot to destroy all mutantkind the two team up and rescue Beast in the nick of time just as he was about to become the first test subject of Landon's horrendous plan. But when Landon accidentally falls victim to his own experiment he is changed into a giant monster that feeds on electrical energy. Can Spider-Man and the X-Men succeed in stopping this 50-foot tall, ohm-eating monster?

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The Awakening
star
7.57
162 votes

#38 - The Awakening

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 4 - Episode 6

Deborah Whitman has located Morbius, the Living Vampire, and brings him back to ESU to work on a cure. Just before leaving town, Felicia hears of this and uses the trip as an excuse to stay behind as the Black Cat. Together with Spidey and Whistler, she has to take on Herbert Landon and the Shocker in order to save Morbius from himself.

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Blade, the Vampire Hunter
star
7.54
241 votes

#39 - Blade, the Vampire Hunter

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 9

The vampire hunter Blade arrives in New York to destroy Morbius, but Spider-Man wants to revert Morbius back into his human form.

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The Vampire Queen
star
7.50
158 votes

#40 - The Vampire Queen

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 4 - Episode 7

There's a new Vampire in town, but Morbius is getting all the blame. Just as Spidey, Black Cat, Whistler and Morbius have the Vampire Queen trapped, Blade bursts in and prevents her destruction. His revelation sets the others against him, while the queen attempts to create an army of vampires. Meanwhile, Harry Osborn discovers Peter's spare Spider-Man mask!

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Framed
star
7.50
233 votes

#41 - Framed

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 3 - Episode 6

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.

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The Return of Hydro-Man (2)
star
7.49
153 votes

#42 - The Return of Hydro-Man (2)

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 5 - Episode 8

Peter is shocked by MJ's new powers so they seek Curt Conners' help in figuring everything out. MJ tells them about a dream she's been having, which may be a clue to her disappearance. But Hydro-Man finds them and kidnaps MJ again. Will Spidey be able to find her by following the clues from her dream?

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Day of the Chameleon
star
7.48
259 votes

#43 - Day of the Chameleon

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 1 - Episode 13

An international spy and hitman known as the Chameleon plans to assassinate two major diplomats on the brink of signing the peace proposal of the century. S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury solicits J. Jonah Jameson's assistance in an effort to prevent the "human shape-shifter" from derailing the proposal signing. But only Spider-Man with his super keen "spider-sense" can discern who is really whom and stop the criminal before it's too late.

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Return of the Spider Slayers (2)
star
7.46
353 votes

#44 - Return of the Spider Slayers (2)

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 1 - Episode 3

With Spencer Smythe dead, his son Alistair turns to the Kingpin to help seek his revenge on Spider-Man and others he deems responsible for his father's death. He captures, Eddie Brock, J. Jonah Jameson, Norman Osborn, and Flash Thompson. He then turns his sights on Spidey and sends three slayers after him. Spidey only manages to hold his ground while fighting them individually. However, he is not so lucky when they combine into a super slayer and carry him off to Smythe.

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Tombstone
star
7.46
230 votes

#45 - Tombstone

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - 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.

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The Wedding
star
7.45
192 votes

#46 - The Wedding

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 5 - Episode 1

Peter and MJ's big day arrives, but things aren't going to go to plan if Harry Osborn gets his way. With guests including Flash Thompson, Liz, Aunt May, Anna Watson, Felicia Hardy, J. Jonah Jameson, Robbie Robertson and Wilson Fisk!? Along with gate crashers including the Green Goblin, the Kingpin, Alistair Smythe, the Scorpion, the Black Cat, Herbert Landon, the Mega-Slayer, Norman Osborn, and an army of robot Goblin Warriors, it'll certainly be a day to remember!

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Night of the Lizard
star
7.40
703 votes

#47 - Night of the Lizard

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 1 - Episode 1

Peter Parker and his college science professor Dr. Curt Conners explore neogenics as a method of limb regeneration. But while experimenting on himself, Connors accidentally becomes the Lizard, a half-man, half-reptile monstrosity that terrorizes Manhattan and subsequently kidnaps his own wife. Spider-Man's task is doubly difficult because he doesn't want to hurt the good friend he knows is trapped inside...but he must stop the inhuman beast who is out of control.

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The Hobgoblin (1)
star
7.39
286 votes

#48 - The Hobgoblin (1)

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 1 - Episode 11

Norman Osborn hires hitman and thief, the Hobgoblin, to take out Osborn's "silent" partner, Wilson Fisk (the Kingpin). When he fails in the attempt, the Hobgoblin changes sides, kidnapping Norman's son, Harry. Harry just happens to be best friends with Peter Parker.

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The Sting of the Scorpion
star
7.38
354 votes

#49 - The Sting of the Scorpion

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 1 - Episode 6

J. Jonah Jameson hires Dr. Farley Stillwell who is a raining genius in genetic engineering, to make a new super hero that can match and defeat Spider-Man. With a willing participant, Mac Gargain, they engineer the DNA of a scorpion and him together to form a new hero, The Scorpion. However, when Mac thinks they have turned him into a freak, hero turns to monster and he goes on a rampage. Spider-Man is then forced to step in to stop creation from killing creator.

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Hydro-Man
star
7.38
286 votes

#50 - Hydro-Man

Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 3

Mary Jane is being stalked by her former boyfriend, Morris Bench, who's undergone an accidental metamorphosis and become Hydro-Man. Sweeping Mary Jane off her feet in a wave of water he insists she will love him. Spider-Man is nearly beaten by the semi-liquid culprit but with a little help from Mary Jane puts a stop to this villain by causing him to evaporate once drawn away from the water that feeds him.

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