Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends |
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | David Kirk |
| Developed by | Nadine van der Velde |
| Directed by | Mike Fallows |
| Voices of | Kristin Davis Scott Beaudin Rebecca Brenner Mitchell Eisner Julie Lemieux Robert Smith Tony Jay |
| Theme music composer | Jeff Danna |
| Opening theme | "Be Good to Bugs" |
| Ending theme | "Be Good to Bugs" (instrumental) |
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| Country of origin | Canada United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 44 (85 segments) (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Pamela Lehn |
| Running time | 24 minutes (12 minutes per episode) |
| Production company(s) | Callaway Arts & Entertainment AbsoluteDigital Pictures Nelvana |
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| Original network | Canada Teletoon (Seasons 1-2) Treehouse TV (Season 3) United Kingdom Five |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | September 7, 2004 – October 26, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids |
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, often called Sunny Patch, is a fun TV show for kids. It's from Canada and the UK, and it's based on the popular children's books by David Kirk. The show first aired in Canada on Teletoon and later on Treehouse TV. In the UK, it was shown on Channel 5. Callaway Arts & Entertainment helped make the show. There are three seasons with 44 episodes in total.
Contents
About Sunny Patch
The show takes place in "Sunny Patch," a tiny town made from things you'd find in a forest. It's filled with bugs that act like people. The main characters are the Spider family. Each episode follows the children as they play and learn important lessons. These lessons include being kind, using your imagination, being responsible, and being curious about the world.
Episodes
Meet the Characters
Main Characters
- Miss Spider (voiced by Kristin Davis) – Miss Spider is a kind and caring mom. She was adopted by Betty Beetle when she was little. She believes that "We have to be good to bugs; all bugs."
- Squirt (voiced by Scott Beaudin) – Squirt is a green spider who loves adventure and is very curious. He's often the leader of the kids. He enjoys surfing the air on his webs and dreams of flying. Squirt is impulsive, so his parents often help him with tricky situations.
- Shimmer (voiced by Rebecca Brenner) – Shimmer is a pink jewel beetle who loves sports and games. She has special abilities, like heat sensors, that make her different from the other family members. She is one of Miss Spider and Holley's adopted children.
- Dragon (voiced by Mitchell Eisner) – Dragon is a purple dragonfly. He is the oldest of the Spider children and was also adopted by Miss Spider and Holley. Sometimes, he can be a bit mean to others, especially Squirt. Dragon sometimes shows how peer pressure can affect someone.
- Bounce (voiced by Julie Lemieux) – Bounce is a blue bedbug, adopted by Miss Spider and Holley. He has lots of energy and is the only bug in the show with teeth! He and Dragon are "best bug buddies" because they had similar experiences growing up.
Supporting Characters
- Holley (voiced by Robert Smith) – Holley is Miss Spider's husband. He loves playing the guitar and has a special "thinking stone" where he goes to make decisions.
- Spinner (voiced by Austin Di Iulio and Cameron Ansell) – Spinner is a yellow spider who looks a lot like his dad, Holley. He wears big glasses and is very smart and wise. He's not great at sports but plays the "bugpipes" wonderfully.
- Pansy (voiced by Aaryn Doyle) and Snowdrop (voiced by Alexandra Lai) - These are orange spiders who are identical twins. You can tell them apart by their bows: Pansy wears a pink one, and Snowdrop wears a green one. Snowdrop is a natural singer.
- Wiggle (voiced by Marc McMulkin) – Wiggle is a blue spider who tends to worry a lot and is very emotional.
- Spiderus Reeves (voiced by Tony Jay) – Spiderus is a spider who can be whiny, sneaky, and a bit of a coward. He lives with his partner, Spindella.
- Ned (voiced by Jonathon Wilson) and Ted (voiced by Philip Williams) – These are two red ant brothers. Ned has an Australian accent, and Ted has a New York accent. They are often scheming and mostly care about finding food. A funny thing they often say is, "I'm Ted. He's Ned." or the other way around.
- Stinky (voiced by Scott McCord) – Stinky is a green stinkbug who enjoys being a detective in his free time. He has a New York accent and is good at playing the xylophone.
- Felix (voiced by Richard Binsley) – Felix is a frog who was introduced in a special episode. He wishes he was a bug and only eats berries because he doesn't like the taste of bugs.
Other Friends and Family
- Betty Beetle (voiced by Patricia Gage) - She is Miss Spider's adoptive mother and the kids' grandmother. She adopted Miss Spider when she couldn't find her birth mother.
- Uncle Asparagus "Gus" (voiced by Peter Oldring) - Gus is a red-and-green beetle. He's Miss Spider's adoptive brother and the kids' uncle. He loves looking at the stars with his nieces and nephews.
- Shelley (voiced by Cole Caplan) - Shelley is a snail who is friends with the Spider family. He is also part of the Sunny Patch Bug Scouts.
- Spindella - Spiderus's partner.
- Mandrake (voiced by Samson Weiss-Willis) - Spiderus and Spindella's son.
- Bella (voiced by Emma Pustil) and Ivy (voiced by Nissae Isen) - Spiderus and Spindella's twin daughters.
- Grub (voiced by Rob Tinkler) - A white grub who told Squirt about the Snakey Woods.
- Whiffy (voiced by Judy Marshak) - A light green stinkbug who is Stinky's sister.
- Grace (voiced by Hanna Endicott-Douglas) - A little lost ladybug who was adopted by Stinky and Spiffy.
- Lily (voiced by Stephanie Morgenstern) - A grown-up ladybug.
- Snack - A young ladybug.
- Eunice Earwig (voiced by Cara Pifko) - A neighbor of the Spider family and mother of Eddie and Little Sis.
- Eddy Earwig (voiced by Ezra Perlman) - Eunice Earwig's son and Squirt's good friend.
- Little Sis - Eunice's youngest child and Eddie's younger sister.
- Mr. Mantis (voiced by Wayne Robson) - The teacher for the kids' class.
- Beetrice (voiced by Catherine Gallant)- A queen bee who lives in a hive inside the hollow tree.
See also
In Spanish: Las aventuras de Miss Spider para niños
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