Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids | |
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Directed by | Mike Fallows Kevin McDonagh (timing director) |
Written by | Nadine Van der Velde |
Starring | Brooke Shields Rick Moranis Tony Jay Marc Donato Julie Lemieux Aaryn Doyle Alexander Lai Scott Beaudin Rebecca Brenner Mitchell Eisner |
Music by | Jeff Danna |
Edited by | Karen Saunders |
Distributed by | MGM Home Entertainment |
March 31, 2003 | |
Country | Canada United States |
Language | English |
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids is a 2003 American-Canadian computer-animated television special from Nelvana that premiered on Treehouse TV and Nick Jr. on March 31, 2003. It was based on David Kirk's book series of the same name and serves as the pilot to the show Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends. Voices included Brooke Shields, Rick Moranis and Tony Jay. The characters are CGI animated insects and arachnids in a relatively natural setting, but with anthropomorphic qualities appropriate for a children's story.
Plot[edit]
(Toronto, Canada) Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana today announced that Kristin Davis (Sex and the City, Melrose Place) has been cast to voice the title character in the upcoming preschool series Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends. The show will make its U.S. Debut this fall on Nick Jr. Miss Spider - Een Bewolkte Dag In Sunny Patch. Nu voor het eerst op DVD verkrijgbaar: de kijkcijferhit op Nick JR: Miss Spider. In een fantastische 3D.
Miss Flora Spider has been living happily with her new husband Holley, but becomes nervous when she hatches five eggs on the same day. She worries about becoming a mother ever since her mother abandoned her when she hatched, but her foster mother Betty Beetle tells her she has nothing to worry about. When the eggs hatch out five new spiders, the family becomes overjoyed. Years pass and as spider kids grew up, the family find an egg and start to decorate it. Thinking its mother is looking for it, Squirt, one of the spiderlings, decides to return it. While going through the forest, he comes upon three kid bandits: Dragon the dragonfly, Shimmer the jewel beetle, and Bounce the bedbug. When the young spider explains that he is looking for his mother, Bounce reveals that they don't have parents either, although Dragon says they're still looking for them. Shimmer decide that they should tag along and help Squirt. Suddenly, Spiderus, a vicious spider who was jealous after Miss Spider chose Holley over him, arrives and tries take the egg, but the kids manage to scare him away. Meanwhile, Miss. Spider has discovered that Squirt is missing and fears for the worst. She and Holley decide to go find him. With the help of Spiderus, they now know where Squirt is. Snow starts to fall, and kids find Stinky, a stink bug, in his home and take shelter there until morning. By the time kids leave, the three adult spiders already arrive, and Spiderus meets and falls in love with a female spider named Spindella. The kids arrive at a barn, where a hen, revealed to be the mother of the egg, attacks. Just as Squirt is about be eaten, Miss Spider and Holley arrives and save him. The egg hatches and is reunited with its mother. Squirt introduces his new friends to his parents. Miss Spider decide to adopt them, since eight is a perfect number. They are all overjoyed and return home. As the all kids sleep, Miss Spider now knows it doesn't matter what other bugs are, all that matters is that they're all family. Squirt is thought to be missing again, but he is soon found outside, flying on his web. The other kids to wake up and run outside and play. As the adults look outside, they all join in the fun as they shout out 'Bugs Away!'
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Voice cast[edit]
- Brooke Shields as Miss Spider
- Scott Beaudin as Squirt
- Rebecca Brenner as Shimmer
- Mitchell Eisner as Dragon
- Julie Lemieux as Bounce.
- Rick Moranis as Holley
- Tony Jay as Spiderus
- Mary-Frances Buffery as Little Miss Spider
- Marc Donato as Wiggle
- Aaryn Doyle as Pansy / Baby earwig / Snowdrop singing voice.
- Austin Di Iulio as Spinner
- Patricia Gage as Betty Beetle
- Emily Hampshire as Katie
- Alexandra Lai as Snowdrop
- Scott McCord as Stinky
- Phil McCormick as Flint
- Stephanie Morgenstern as Ladybug
- Kristina Nicoll as Spindella
- Peter Oldring as Gus
- Ezra Perlman as Eddy
- Cara Pifko as Eunice
- Wayne Robson as Mr. Mantis
- Alison Sealy-Smith as Mama Snake
- Robert Smith as Pillbug
- Robert Tinkler as Grub
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
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Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | |
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A logo for the series. There is another version of this logo where the Sun is replaced by Miss Spider herself and the 'Sunny Patch Friends' text is plain red. | |
Genre | Children's television series |
Created by | David Kirk |
Developed by | Nadine van der Velde |
Starring | Kristin Davis Scott Beaudin Rebecca Brenner Mitchell Eisner Julie Lemieux |
Theme music composer | Jeff Danna |
Opening theme | 'Be Good to Bugs' |
Ending theme | 'Be Good to Bugs' (instrumental) |
Country of origin | Canada United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English French |
No. of seasons | 3[1][2] |
No. of episodes | 44 (85 Segments) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Michael Hirsh Scott Dyer Nicholas Callaway Doug Murphy |
Running time | 24 minutes (12 minutes per episode) |
Production company(s) | Nelvana Callaway Arts & Entertainment[3] |
Release | |
Original network | Teletoon |
Audio format | Dolby Digital |
Original release | September 7, 2004 – October 26, 2008 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids |
External links | |
Website |
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (sometimes shortened to Sunny Patch) is a Canadian-British children's television series based on the children's books by David Kirk. The series originally aired on Teletoon in Canada and Nickelodeon in the United States.[3]
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Premise
The series is set in 'Sunny Patch' (a miniature town made of common forest items), populated by anthropomorphic bugs, and primarily centers around the Spider family. The episodes follow the children's adventures playing in Sunny Patch and learning life lessons, such as being kind to others, being imaginative, having responsibility, and being curious about the world around them.
Characters
Main
- Miss Spider (voiced by Kristin Davis) – Like three of her children, Miss Spider is an adoptee, adopted by Betty Beetle when she could not find her biological mother. Miss Spider tries to be a kind and caring mom and give equal time to all of her many children. She strongly believes that 'We have to be good to bugs; all bugs.'
- Squirt (voiced by Scott Beaudin) – A curious and adventurous green spider, Squirt is considered to be the leader of the children and as such, more stories center around his character than any other. He enjoys surfing the air on his webs, dreams of flying like Shimmer or Dragon, and is often ready to take the lead in an adventure. Because of his impulsive and curious personality, he often needs the advice of his parents to help him with situations.
- Shimmer (voiced by Rebecca Brenner) – A pink jewel beetle with an interest in sports and games, Shimmer is different from the rest of the family as she has abilities the others do not (such as heat sensors). She is one of Miss Spider and Holley's adoptive children.
- Dragon (voiced by Mitchell Eisner) – A purple dragonfly and one of Miss Spider and Holley's adoptive children. He is the eldest of the Spider children and often assumes the role of an antagonist, especially towards Squirt. In several episodes, Dragon serves as an example of peer pressure. For example, in 'Cry Buggie,' Dragon pokes fun at Squirt when he explains his feelings.
- Bounce (voiced by Julie Lemieux) – A blue bedbug and one of Miss Spider and Holley's adoptive children. He is a two-legged, high-energy bug and the only bug character in the series to have teeth. He and Dragon have been 'best bug buddies' ever since they met because of their similar experiences regarding their original families.
Supporting
- Holley (voiced by Robert Smith) – He is Miss Spider's husband. Holley is a songwriter and loves to play his guitar. He has a special thinking stone where he makes decisions.
- Spinner (voiced by Austin Di Iulio in seasons 1-2 and Cameron Ansell in season 3) – A yellow spider sporting very large eyeglasses, he looks almost exactly like his father, Holley. He is a smart and wise bug often looked to for advice. While he is not great at physical activities, he has a wonderful talent for the 'bugpipes'.
- Snowdrop (voiced by Alexandra Lai) – A yellow spider and Pansy's twin. Her distinguishing feature is a green bow on her head. She has a beautiful singing voice.
- Pansy (voiced by Aaryn Doyle) – A yellow spider and Snowdrop's twin. Her distinguishing feature is a pink bow on her head. She sings well, but not as naturally as Snowdrop.
- Wiggle (voiced by Marc McMulkin) – A blue spider who tends to be the worrier of the group, and is quite emotional.
- Ned (voiced by Jonathon Wilson) and Ted (voiced by Philip Williams) – A pair of red ant brothers. Ned speaks with a Cockney accent and has a tuft of hair between his antenna and Ted speaks with a New York accent. The both of them are scheming and deceptive and have only two interests: food and getting more of it. A common running gag is that when one bug mistakes Ted for Ned or vice versa, they would correct the bug by saying 'I'm Ted. He's Ned.' or vice versa.
- Stinky (voiced by Scott McCord) – A green stinkbug who takes up detective work in his free time.
- Felix – A frog who was introduced in the three-part special 'A Froggy Day in Sunny Patch.' Felix longed to be a bug himself and refuses to eat bugs, as he does not find them tasty. Instead, he eats only berries.
- Spiderus Reeves[4](voiced by Tony Jay) – A whiny, conniving, cowardly arachnid. His dastardliness is over the top and completely laughable. He lives with his new wife Spindella in a crack at the bottom of the Hollow Tree. He's a heckler who taunts and torments everyone with empty threats that he'll eat them up. Even though he would never follow through with his threats, the kids go to great lengths to sneak by his door without being noticed.
Recurring
- Betty Beetle - Betty is Flora's adoptive mother, the kids' maternal grandmother, and Holley's mother-in-law. It's revealed that when Flora couldn't find her original mom, Betty decided to be her mother.
- Uncle Asparagus 'Gus' - (voiced by Peter Oldring) - A red and green beetle and is Flora's adoptive brother, Betty's son, Holley's brother-in-law, and the kids' maternal uncle. He sometimes like to look at stars with his nephews and nieces.
- Spindella Reeves - Is Spiderus's wife who he met in the Snakey Woods near the farm. They have 3 kids named Mandrake, Belladonna, and Poison Ivy.
- Grub (voiced by Rob Tinkler) - A white grub that has told Squirt about the Snakes Woods.
- Spiffy - A light green stinkbug who is Stinky's sister.
- Grace - A little lost ladybug who is currently with Stinky and Spiffy until her real family comes.
- Lily - A grown-up ladybug.
- Eunice Earwig - One of the Spider family's neighbors and the mother of Eddie and Little Sis.
- Eddie Earwig - Eunice Earwig's son and eldest child. He is good friends with Squirt.
- Little Sis - Eunice's youngest child and Eddie's younger sister.
- Mr. Mantis - The teacher of the kids' class.
- Sawyer - An ant who is a cowgirl.
- Cookie - A butterfly that stayed with the Spider family when she was a young caterpillar. Everyone also helped her catch up with her flock of butterflies during the cold winter.
- Beetrice - A queen bee in a hive part of the hollow tree.
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 13 | September 7, 2004 | May 2, 2005 | |
2 | 13 | December 10, 2004 | March 21, 2006 | |
3 | 17 | March 22, 2006 | October 26, 2008 |
Production
The series was first announced on December 17, 2003, as part of a Callaway Arts & Entertainment press release.[5] On March 19 of the same year, it was reported that the show was slated to premiere in January 2004 and that Canadian animation studio Nelvana was currently producing it.[6] The series premiered in January 2004 on Teletoon in Canada and in February 2004 on Nickelodeon in the United States.
On June 20, 2005, Nickelodeon ordered a twenty-five-episode second season of the series.[7] The second season premiered on March 13, 2006, with the episode 'Captain Sunny Patch.'[8] A third season followed and Teletoon aired the show's last episode in June 2007. The series' final episodes did not air in the United States until 2008 when several episodes which had yet to be broadcast in America were aired on Noggin.[9] The show continued to air on Nick Jr. after its cancellation until September 12, 2014, when the show was pulled from the channel's daily lineup. The show would then be available on the Noggin streaming service until 2018. The same year, Qubo announced they would start airing reruns of the show beginning October 1st.
References
- ^https://www.amazon.com/Fungus-Among-Us-Ground-Bound/dp/B00AWMGQ7W
- ^'Nelvana Shows: Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends'. nelvana.com.
- ^ abCorus Entertainment/Nelvana Limited (20 February 2005). 'Nelvana reveals its long-anticipated licensee line-up for Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends'. prnewswire.com.
- ^http://reviews-of-childrens-literature.pbworks.com/w/page/10581702/Miss%20Spider’s%20Wedding
- ^Callaway Arts and Entertainment (17 December 2003). 'Callaway Arts & Entertainment's plans for the Sunny Patch brand'. prnewswire.com.
- ^Nelvana Limited (5 January 2004). 'Kristin Davis lends her voice talents to Nelvana's Sunny Patch'. prnewswire.com.
- ^'Nick to Spin More Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends'. Animation Magazine.
- ^Nick Jr. (13 March 2006). 'Nick Jr. Premieres Season Two of Its Hit 3-D Animated Series, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends'. prnewswire.com.
- ^'Sunny Patch on NOGGIN'. noggin.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2008.
External links
- Episode Guide on TV.com[permanent dead link]
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends on IMDb
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