The Itsy Bitsy Spider (TV series)
{{Short description|American animated fantasy-comedy 1993–1996}}
{{About|the TV series|other uses|Itsy Bitsy Spider (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
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| genre = Adventure
Fantasy
Slapstick
| creator = Matthew O'Callaghan
| director = Conrad Vernon
Mike Mitchell
Stephen Anderson
| voices = Francesca Marie Smith
Frank Welker
Matt Frewer
Charlotte Rae
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
| music = Michael Muhlfriedel
| country = United States
| language = English
| company = Hyperion Animation
Paramount Television
| network = USA Network
| first_aired = {{start date|1993|10|31}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1996|9|15}}
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 26
}}
The Itsy Bitsy Spider is a 1993–1996 American animated fantasy comedy television series. It was based on the Itsy Bitsy Spider short film produced by Hyperion Animation. It was broadcast on the USA Network's USA Cartoon Express.{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=436–437}} 26 episodes were produced over two seasons.{{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=William D. |title=Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9781476672939 |page=221}}
Overview
The series revolves around a little girl named Leslie McGroarty who is befriended by a four-eyed spider named Itsy, and two adversaries, the Exterminator and her teacher Adrienne. The series focuses mainly on the Exterminator's futile attempts to rid the world of the arachnid pest his job calls for.
Characters
- Leslie McGroarty (voiced by Francesca Marie Smith) is a perky, imagination, cute and playful young city girl. Leslie loves things like bicycling, skateboarding, studying karate, bugs, eating candy and other boyish things. Leslie has short black hair. She wears circular shaped glasses, a light blue dress with puffed sleeves and a red belt, white socks and black Mary Jane shoes. Leslie had the magical ability to shrink herself to bug size. She is the protagonist of the series.
- Itsy Bitsy (voiced by Frank Welker) is a harmless country spider. He is Leslie's best friend. Itsy Bitsy is also the protagonist of the short film. According to an episode, "Miss Muffet Roughs It", Itsy was a baby with his parents, living in his country life. Frank Welker also voices Adrienne's evil orange cat, Langston.
- Adrienne Van Leydon (voiced by Charlotte Rae) is the main antagonist of the series.
- The Exterminator (voiced by Matt Frewer) is the secondary antagonist of the series and Itsy's arch-nemesis.
- George (voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is Leslie's love interest.
Episodes
=Season 1=
- One Flew Over the Spider's Web
- Itsy Gets Cooking
- Enter the Spider
- Troop Itsy
- Garden of Itsy
- The Bug Shops Here
- Itsy Ships Out
- Big Top Itsy
- Downhill Itsy
- Itsy Does Hollywood
- Miss Muffet Roughs It
- Nutcracker Cha-Cha-Cha
- Basic Insect
=Season 2=
- Spider in Spurs
- Itsy's Favorite Haunt
- Code Purple
- Beach Blanket Spider
- Big Time Spider
- Deep Space Spider
- Short Order Spider
- Spider Sense
- It's a Zoo Itsy
- State Fair Itsy
- Spider at Work
- Something Fore Itsy
- Sugar Coated Spider
International broadcasts
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2018}}
| class="wikitable"
! Country ! Channel ! Year | ||
| USA | USA Network | 1993–1996 |
| Nordic | Nickelodeon | 1996–1999 |
| Israel | Kids' Channel | Late 1990s |
| Asia | STAR Plus | 1994–1997 |
| UK | CBBC | 1995-2002 |
References
External links
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- {{IMDb title|id=tt0108818|title=Itsy Bitsy Spider}}
- [https://archive.today/20130117194405/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/H/Hyperion_Pictures/The_Itsy_Bitsy_Spider/index.html Itsy Bitsy Spider Cartoon Series]
- [http://www.tvacres.com/insects_spiders_itsy.htm Itsy Bitsy Spider Cartoon Series – Source 2]
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Category:1990s American animated comedy television series
Category:1990s American children's comedy television series
Category:1993 American animated television series debuts
Category:1996 American television series endings
Category:USA Network original programming
Category:American children's animated adventure television series
Category:American children's animated comedy television series
Category:American children's animated fantasy television series
Category:Animated television series about children
Category:Television series about spiders
Category:Animated television shows based on films
Category:Television series by CBS Studios