History WesternAnimation / MissSpidersSunnyPatchFriends

''Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends'' (2004-2009) is a Canadian [[AllCGICartoon computer-animated series]] aimed at preschool audiences. It was developed by Creator/{{Nelvana}} for Creator/{{Teletoon}} and Creator/TreehouseTV, which both aired it in Canada. In the United States, the series originally aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} during its Nick Jr. block; from 2008 to 2009, several unaired episodes were burned off to the sister channel Creator/{{Noggin}}.

The series began with the film ''Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids'', which was itself based on a popular series of books by David Kirk. It features the adventures of a spider Mom and Dad and their family of eight children -- five spiders and three adopted "buglets" -- a dragonfly named Dragon, a jewel beetle named Shimmer and a bedbug named Bounce. Miss Spider is described as being a "fruit spider" and she and her musician husband, Holley, try to teach their children to "Be Good to Bugs."

You can find every episode on Youtube, thanks to Nelvana and its Treehouse Direct channel. [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUIixndCOJ8xcSkdMLxt8VdnxKJt2hDAV See them all here!]]

* GoodFeelsGood: In "Hum Bug," Spiderus poo-poos the idea of the "Dream Bug," and reneges on his deal with Bounce to deliver berries to Eunice Earwig, who has sprained her ankle, for her solstice morning breakfast. After having a nightmare, his wife Spindella asks him if he's even done one good deed, and he says there's still time and leaves to deliver the berries. He returns home and has a dream in which is praised to the heavens for being so helpful. That morning, when he wakes up, he finds that his dream is real - Bounce and Eunice are outside the home and Eunice is delighted at his good deed and invites him and Spindella to her breakfast.

''Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends'' (2004-2009) is a Canadian [[AllCGICartoon computer-animated series]] aimed at preschool audiences. It was developed by and for Creator/{{Teletoon}} and Creator/TreehouseTV, which both aired it in Canada. In the United States, the series originally aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} during its Nick Jr. block; from 2008 to 2009, several unaired episodes were burned off to the sister channel Creator/{{Noggin}}.

''Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends'' (2004-2009) is a [[AllCGICartoon computer-animated series]] aimed towards preschool audiences that is seen on Creator/NickJr. (formerly Noggin) in the United States and Creator/TreehouseTV on Canada. However, the program was removed from Nick Jr. in late 2014, but quickly resurfaced. The series began with the film ''Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids'', which was itself based on a popular series of books by David Kirk. It features the adventures of a spider Mom and Dad and their family of eight children-- five spiders and three adopted "buglets" -- a dragonfly named Dragon, a jewel beetle named Shimmer and a bedbug named Bounce. Miss Spider is described as being a "fruit spider" and she and her musician husband, Holley, try to teach their children to "Be Good to Bugs."

* DisneyOwnsThisTrope: Pretty much every episode credits Kay Wilson Stallings, formerly SVP of Preschool at Creator/NickJr [[note: as Kay Wilson for some reason]]. Also, Nick Jr's logo shows up on most title card.

* AsideGlance: At the end of "Eight Legs Up," a beetle repeats his statement to Snowdrop that she has a lot of legs. "Yeah," she says, "give it a try," and then she gives a definite wink at the camera.

''Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends'' (2004-2009) is a [[AllCGICartoon computer-animated series]] aimed towards preschool audiences that is seen on Creator/NickJr. (formerly Noggin) in the United States and Treehouse TV on Canada. However, the program was removed from Nick Jr. in late 2014, but quickly resurfaced. The series began with the film ''Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids'', which was itself based on a popular series of books by David Kirk. It features the adventures of a spider Mom and Dad and their family of eight children-- five spiders and three adopted "buglets" -- a dragonfly named Dragon, a jewel beetle named Shimmer and a bedbug named Bounce. Miss Spider is described as being a "fruit spider" and she and her musician husband, Holley, try to teach their children to "Be Good to Bugs."

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[[caption-width-right:300:Welcome to Sunny Patch!]]

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the pilot movie ''Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids'', Miss Spider is regularly referred to by her first name of Flora by those who aren't her children. In the television series, she is always "Miss Spider."

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: ''Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends: The Prince, the Princess and the Bee''.

* ShoutOutToShakespeare: In one episode where Spiderus plays a king in one of Miss Spider's bedtime stories, he uses lines from Shakespeare.

* YouAreGrounded: ''Miss Spider'' has its own twist on this one-- "Stumped!" When Shimmer and Squirt have an argument, they are placed on a tree stump and told that they've been "stumped" and they can't leave until they resolve their argument.

* In "Be Good to Bugs... and Frogs," Felix hops up and down excitedly in the Cozy Hole at the idea of breakfast. Miss Spider tells him to calm down, that it's just berry cakes and honey. "Honey! Yum!" he says, then asks what exactly honey is.

** In "Big Bad Buggysitter," Spiderus tells the kids that he'll grace them with a "nocturnal narrative" if they're good and get to bed. Bounce hops up and down and shouts excitedly about the idea of a "nocturnal narrative," then asks what this. Spiderus explains that it's a bedtime story.