The BEST episodes of Spider-Man: The Animated Series season 3

Every episode of Spider-Man: The Animated Series season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Spider-Man: The Animated Series season 3!

Imagine being able to sense danger, crawl any wall, be strong enough to bend steel, and have more agility than any other human? For Peter Parker, this is a fact. Except he doesn't think of it as a gift. In his final year of High School, Peter Parker was bitten by an irradiated spider. After brief hallucinations, Peter wakes up with incredible powers--much like that of a spider. Thus, to make some extra cash, Peter takes on the persona of Spider-Man, and tries to pursue a career as a pro wrestler. When he witnesses a robbery, he lets the criminal escape, simply because "it's not his problem". Then, when his dear Uncle Ben is killed, Peter finds that the murderer is none other than the criminal he failed to stop before. Now, Peter uses his powers to stop crime, as he learns that "With great power, comes great responsibility".

Last Updated: 9/14/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
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Turning Point
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8.16
243 votes

#1 - Turning Point

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/23/1996

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.

Directors: Bob Richardson
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Enter the Green Goblin
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8.10
254 votes

#2 - Enter the Green Goblin

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/18/1996

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!

Directors: Bob Richardson
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Carnage
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8.08
258 votes

#3 - Carnage

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/2/1996

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

Directors: Bob Richardson
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The Man Without Fear
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7.94
243 votes

#4 - The Man Without Fear

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/28/1996

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.

Directors: Bob Richardson
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Venom Returns
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7.91
255 votes

#5 - Venom Returns

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/26/1996

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.

Directors: Bob Richardson
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Goblin War!
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7.80
240 votes

#6 - Goblin War!

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/16/1996

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!

Directors: Bob Richardson
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Attack of the Octobot
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7.78
260 votes

#7 - Attack of the Octobot

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/11/1996

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

Directors: Bob Richardson
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The Ultimate Slayer
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7.71
239 votes

#8 - The Ultimate Slayer

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/5/1996

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!

Directors: Bob Richardson
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Doctor Strange
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7.59
234 votes

#9 - Doctor Strange

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/27/1996

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!

Directors: Bob Richardson
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Framed
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7.49
246 votes

#10 - Framed

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/21/1996

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.

Directors: Bob Richardson
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Tombstone
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7.44
239 votes

#11 - Tombstone

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/12/1996

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.

Directors: Bob Richardson
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The Spot
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7.28
212 votes

#12 - The Spot

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/9/1996

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?

Directors: Bob Richardson
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Make a Wish
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7.25
285 votes

#13 - Make a Wish

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/4/1996

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?

Directors: Bob Richardson
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Rocket Racer
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6.91
216 votes

#14 - Rocket Racer

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/14/1996

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...

Directors: Bob Richardson
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