The Best Episodes Written By John Semper Jr

Every TV Episode Written by John Semper Jr Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for The Sins of the Fathers: Enter the Green Goblin
    8.1/10(12 votes)

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

    Missing info
    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.

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  2. Background image for The Sins of the Fathers: The Man Without Fear
    8.1/10(14 votes)

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

    Missing info
    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.

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  3. Background image for The Sins of the Fathers: Turning Point (2)
    8.1/10(15 votes)

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

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    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.

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  4. Background image for The Sins of the Fathers: Framed
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #4 - The Sins of the Fathers: Framed

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    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.

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  5. Background image for The Sins of the Fathers: The Ultimate Slayer
    7.9/10(14 votes)

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

    Missing info
    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.

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  6. Background image for The Alien Costume (1)
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #6 - The Alien Costume (1)

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    S1:E8

    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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  7. Background image for The Alien Costume (2)
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #7 - The Alien Costume (2)

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    S1:E9

    Spider-Man goes after Eddie Brock for libeling 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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  8. Background image for The Hobgoblin (1)
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #8 - The Hobgoblin (1)

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    S1:E11

    Norman Osborn hires the Hobgoblin, a hitman and thief, 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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  9. Background image for The Sins of the Fathers: Tombstone
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #9 - The Sins of the Fathers: Tombstone

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    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.

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  10. Background image for The Sins of the Fathers: Goblin War! (1)
    7.8/10(15 votes)

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

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    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.

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  11. Background image for The Return of Hydro-Man (2)
    7.8/10(12 votes)

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

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    S5:E8

    Peter is shocked by Mary Jane's new powers, so they seek Curt Connors' help in figuring everything out. Mary Jane tells them about a dream she's been having, which may be a clue to her disappearance. But Hydro-Man finds them and kidnaps her again.

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  12. Background image for Spider Wars (2): Farewell, Spider-Man
    7.8/10(15 votes)

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

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    S5:E13

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

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  13. Background image for The Alien Costume (3)
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #13 - The Alien Costume (3)

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    S1:E10

    The Kingpin is furious at Spider-Man and sends the Shocker and 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. To make matters worse, Peter soon realizes that the pumped-up Eddie as Venom is stronger than he is.

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  14. Background image for Neogenic Nightmare: The Insidious Six
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Neogenic Nightmare: The Insidious Six

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    S2:E1

    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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  15. Background image for Neogenic Nightmare: Battle of the Insidious Six
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Neogenic Nightmare: Battle of the Insidious Six

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    S2:E2

    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. However, Kingpin beats them to the punch, kidnapping Silvermane.

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  16. Background image for Partners in Danger: The Prowler
    7.7/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Partners in Danger: The Prowler

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    S4:E11

    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 Spiderman, and that somehow the Kingpin is involved in all this.

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  17. Background image for The Wedding
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #17 - The Wedding

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    S5:E1

    Peter and Mary Jane'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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  18. Background image for Six Forgotten Warriors (5): The Price of Heroism
    7.7/10(12 votes)

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

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    S5:E6

    Red Skull reveals his Doomsday Weapon, the powerful Electro.

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  19. Background image for Six Forgotten Warriors (3): Secrets of the Six
    7.6/10(12 votes)

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

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    S5:E4

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

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  20. Background image for The Sting of the Scorpion
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #20 - The Sting of the Scorpion

    Missing info
    S1:E6

    J. Jonah Jameson hires Dr. Farley Stillwell, a genius in genetic engineering, to make a new superhero 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 Gargain thinks they have turned him into a freak, the hero turns into a monster and goes on a rampage. Spider-Man is forced to step in to stop the creation from killing its creator.

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  21. Background image for Neogenic Nightmare: Enter the Punisher
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Neogenic Nightmare: Enter the Punisher

    Missing info
    S2:E7

    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 innocent people, and the people of New York blame Spider-Man for all that is happening.

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  22. Background image for Neogenic Nightmare: Duel of the Hunters
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #22 - Neogenic Nightmare: Duel of the Hunters

    Missing info
    S2:E8

    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 Spider-Man's heels.

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  23. Background image for The Sins of the Fathers: Doctor Strange
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #23 - The Sins of the Fathers: Doctor Strange

    Missing info
    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.

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  24. Background image for The Sins of the Fathers: Make a Wish (1)
    7.5/10(11 votes)

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

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    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.

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  25. Background image for The Sins of the Fathers: Attack of the Octobot (2)
    7.5/10(11 votes)

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

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    S3:E3

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

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John Semper Jr. Ratings Summary

"The Sins of the Fathers: Enter the Green Goblin" is the best rated episode written by John Semper Jr.. It scored 8.1/10 based on 12 votes. It was directed by Bob Richardson. It aired on 5/18/1996 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Sins of the Fathers: The Man Without Fear".