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The Worst Episodes of Spider-Man

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 13 - The Sidewinder Strikes!
    5.4/10(120 votes)

    S1:E13

    A rodeo has come to the city & the Sidewinder tries to steal gold spurs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 11 - Triangle of Evil
    5.5/10(122 votes)

    S1:E11

    Triangle of Evil led by Stuntman forces Spider-Man to survive deadly stunts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 9 - Carnival of Crime
    5.8/10(131 votes)

    S1:E9

    The circus comes & the Ringmaster uses gas to rob banks & frame Spider-Man.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 6 - When Magneto Speaks.... People Listen
    6.0/10(145 votes)

    S1:E6

    Magneto uses a spacecraft to increase his powers & shut the power supply.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 12 - The A-B-C's of D-O-O-M
    6.0/10(124 votes)

    S1:E12

    Dr. Doom forms a criminal partnership with Goron.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Parr

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  6. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 15 - The Incredible Shrinking Spider-Man
    6.0/10(123 votes)

    S1:E15

    A janitor dons the identity of the Gadgeteer to steal his employer’s device.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 22 - Arsenic and Aunt May
    6.0/10(118 votes)

    S1:E22

    Spider-Man catches the relative of the burglar that killed his uncle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Donald F. Glut

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  8. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 5 - The Sandman Is Coming
    6.2/10(145 votes)

    S1:E5

    The Sandman steals a soil sample from Mars from NASA.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jeffrey Scott

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  9. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 16 - The Unfathomable Professor Gizmo
    6.2/10(115 votes)

    S1:E16

    Professor Gizmo seeks to reclaim sunken treasure & steal diamonds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 14 - The Hunter and the Hunted
    6.3/10(125 votes)

    S1:E14

    Kraven the Hunter comes to the city as a hero when he captures Zabu.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Donald F. Glut

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  11. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 23 - The Vulture Has Landed
    6.3/10(108 votes)

    S1:E23

    The Vulture kidnaps scientists to gain control of a NASA space probe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doug Booth

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  12. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 3 - Lizards, Lizards, Everywhere
    6.4/10(163 votes)

    S1:E3

    The Lizard plots to turn NYC into a swampland with reptiles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jeffrey Scott

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  13. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 1 - Bubble, Bubble, Oil and Trouble
    6.5/10(215 votes)

    S1:E1

    Dr. Octopus commits mysterious crimes to steal the world’s oil supply.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jeffrey Scott

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  14. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 7 - The Pied Piper of New York Town
    6.5/10(133 votes)

    S1:E7

    Mysterio opens a nightclub that turns its patrons into slaves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 17 - Canon of Doom
    6.5/10(126 votes)

    S1:E17

    Dr. Doom uses a laser cannon to create a fault line on NYC.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Parr

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  16. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 2 - Dr. Doom, Master of the World
    6.6/10(193 votes)

    S1:E2

    Dr. Doom is mind-controlling world leaders to become master of the world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jeffrey Scott

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  17. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 20 - The Web of Nephilia
    6.7/10(116 votes)

    S1:E20

    Dr. Bradley Shaw transforms into a mutant spider.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Christy Marx

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  18. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 25 - The Return of Kingpin
    6.7/10(108 votes)

    S1:E25

    The Kingpin is able to trick Spider-Man into committing a series of crimes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 26 - Under the Wizard's Spell
    6.7/10(113 votes)

    S1:E26

    The Wizard invites Medusa to New York City to steal a device from the military.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Christy Marx

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  20. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 4 - Curiosity Killed the Spider-Man
    6.8/10(152 votes)

    S1:E4

    The Black Cat has plans to steal the Maltese Mouse & challenges Spider-Man.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jeffrey Scott

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  21. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 8 - The Doctor Prescribes Doom
    6.8/10(133 votes)

    S1:E8

    Dr. Doom returns to replace the world leaders with robots to rule the world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Parr

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  22. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 18 - The Capture of Captain America
    6.8/10(129 votes)

    S1:E18

    Spider-Man tries to save Captain America after he's kidnapped by the Red Skull.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Donald F. Glut

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  23. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 21 - Countdown to Doom
    6.8/10(118 votes)

    S1:E21

    NASA sends a rocket into space, built by Doctor Doom, unaware of his plan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Parr

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  24. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 10 - Revenge of the Green Goblin
    6.9/10(132 votes)

    S1:E10

    Norman Osborn escapes from a hospital & remembers he's the Green Goblin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Parr

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  25. Spider-Man Season 1 Episode 19 - The Doom Report
    7.0/10(120 votes)

    S1:E19

    Freedom fighters start an underground movement in NYC.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Parr

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Sidewinder Strikes!" is the worst rated episode of "Spider-Man". It scored 5.4/10 based on 120 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/5/1981. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Triangle of Evil".