Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids is a 2003 Canadian computer-animated television special from Nelvana that premiered on Treehouse TV and Nick Jr. on March 31, 2003.^[1] 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

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 own mother abandoned her when she hatched. But her adoptive mother, Betty Beetle, tells her that she has nothing to worry about. When the eggs hatch out five new spiders, the family becomes overjoyed.

Years pass and as the spider kids grow up, the family finds an egg and 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 do not have parents either, although Dragon says that they are still looking for them. Shimmer decides 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 to take the egg. 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 search for 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. They take shelter there until morning. By the time the kids leave, the three adult spiders arrive. 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 arrive and save him.

The egg hatches and is reunited with its mother. Squirt introduces his new friends to his parents. Miss Spider decides to adopt them, since eight is a perfect number. They are all overjoyed and return home. As all the kids sleep, Miss Spider understands that it does not matter what other bugs are, all that matters is that they are all family.

Squirt is eventually thought to be missing again, but he is soon found outside, flying on his web. The other kids wake up and run outside and play. As the adults look outside, they all join in the fun as they shout out "Bugs Away!"

Voice cast

• 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
• Catherine Gallant as Beatrice
• Emily Hampshire as Katie
• Alexandra Lai as Snowdrop
• Scott McCord as Stinky
• Phil McCordick as Flint
• Stephanie Morgenstern as Ladybug
• Kristina Nicoll as Spindella (Girl Spider)
• 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
• Jonathan Wilson as Ant 1
• Philip Williams as Ant 2

See also

• List of animated feature films
• List of computer-animated films
• List of children's films

References

External links

• Official site at MGM
• Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids at IMDb
• Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids at The Big Cartoon DataBase
• Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids at Rotten Tomatoes
• Scholastic site for author David Kirk
• Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids website on Treehouse TV