7.9/1010 votes#1 - The Sins of the Fathers: 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.
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.9/1010 votes#2 - The Sins of the Fathers: 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.
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.9/1011 votes#3 - The Sins of the Fathers: Turning Point (2)
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.
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.8/109 votes#4 - The Sins of the Fathers: 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!
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.8/1010 votes#5 - The Sins of the Fathers: 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!
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.8/1010 votes#6 - The Sins of the Fathers: 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.
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.8/1010 votes#7 - Partners in Danger: The Prowler
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 8/2/1997
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 what does the Kingpin have to do with it all?
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.8/109 votes#8 - The Return of Hydro-Man (2)
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1997
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?
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.7/1012 votes#9 - The Alien Costume (3)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/13/1995
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!
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.7/109 votes#10 - The Hobgoblin (1)
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/20/1995
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.
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.6/1013 votes#11 - The Alien Costume (1)
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/29/1995
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.
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.6/1013 votes#12 - The Alien Costume (2)
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/6/1995
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!
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.6/109 votes#13 - Neogenic Nightmare: Enter the Punisher
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1995
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.
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.6/109 votes#14 - Six Forgotten Warriors (2): Unclaimed Legacy
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1997
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!
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.6/109 votes#15 - Six Forgotten Warriors (5): The Price of Heroism
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1997
Red Skull reveals his Doomsday Weapon, the powerful Electro. Can Spidey and the Six American Warriors stop Electro and his battle robots?
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.5/1011 votes#16 - The Sins of the Fathers: Goblin War! (1)
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!
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.5/1011 votes#17 - Partners in Danger: Guilty
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/1997
Spider-Man captures a gang of thieves, and it looks like Robbie Robertson is their leader! Peter Parker and J. Jonah Jameson must team up to try to clear Robbie's name. But while Jameson returns to the skills he had as an Investigative Reporter, Peter must keep him safe from Tombstone. At the bottom of the whole plot is Richard Fisk, but can Spidey find the right clues to clear Robbie in time?
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.5/1011 votes#18 - Spider Wars (2): Farewell, Spider-Man
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/31/1998
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.
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.4/109 votes#19 - The Sting of the Scorpion
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/11/1995
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.
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.4/107 votes#20 - Neogenic Nightmare: The Insidious Six
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1995
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.
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.4/107 votes#21 - Neogenic Nightmare: Battle of the Insidious Six
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1995
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?
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.4/108 votes#22 - Neogenic Nightmare: Duel of the Hunters
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1995
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?
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.4/108 votes#23 - The Sins of the Fathers: 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!
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.4/108 votes#24 - The Sins of the Fathers: Make a Wish (1)
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?
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
7.4/109 votes#25 - The Wedding
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1997
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!
Director: Bob Richardson
Writer: John Semper Jr.
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"The Sins of the Fathers: Framed" is the best rated episode written by John Semper Jr.. It scored 7.9/10 based on 10 votes. It was directed by Bob Richardson. It aired on 9/21/1996 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Sins of the Fathers: The Man Without Fear".