Victor Cook, a developer, producer, and supervising director for The Spectacular Spider-Man, was thrilled to use Sandman because he felt he was "a perfect character for animation.

The episode received warm reviews from television critics - IGN wrote that the fight scenes were the greatest of the series at the time.

Peter, as Spider-Man, effectively defeats two common thugs - Flint Marko and Alex O'Hirn - and puts them in prison.

He stops and she suggests he takes their neighbor Mary Jane Watson to the upcoming Fall Formal.

When he hears Flash Thompson planning on specifically going after Harry during tryouts, he decides to keep him safe and try out anyway.

They each do good at tryout - Harry impresses the coach and the other player, while Peter does the same using his extra abilities.

After defeating Spider-Man, Sandman escapes through a sewer drain, after accidentally mentioning the "Big Man's" name.

The next day, Peter wants to go find Sandman after school, but Liz Allan wishes him good luck on the football tryouts.

She also hints that he should take her to the fall formal, but he does not get the clue and tells her he asked out Betty Brant, J. Jonah Jameson's secretary at the Daily Bugle.

Meanwhile, at the soda shop, Harry tries to impress the jocks, catching Kenny's girlfriend Glory's attention.

Hopps and Adomotis had written and directed the episode "Interactions," respectively, which featured the introduction of the villain Electro.

Victor Cook, supervising producer and story editor of the series, thinks that he was "designed for animation.

[4] Thomas F. Wilson, known for playing the character Biff Tannen in the Back to the Future films, began his recurring role as policeman Stan Carter.

("Great") Goldman enjoyed Sandman's nonchalant behavior, favoring using his newfound powers for money over getting his revenge on Spider-Man.

On Peter's personal life being portrayed, Goldman wrote that he "had to deal with the age old superhero conflict regarding whether he could use his powers to help himself in everyday ways – not just whether it was 'right' but whether it might give him away.