This is a list of episodes of the animated children's television series, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends , created by David Kirk. The series aired for three seasons. [1] [2]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | ||||
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1 | 1 | "I'll Fly Away" | Neil Affleck | Nadine van der Velde | September 7, 2004 | 101 | ||||
"All Pupa'ed Out" | Scott Kraft and Nadine van der Velde | |||||||||
Dragon wants to leave Sunny Patch to join the Flying Aces, who are dragonflies like he is. Squirt and Shimmer find an orphaned baby caterpillar in the meadow. They ask their parents if they can take care of her, but get more work than they bargained for. | ||||||||||
2 | 2 | "Country Bug-Kin" | Neil Affleck | Steve Sullivan | September 8, 2004 | 104 | ||||
"A Star Fell on Sunny Patch" | ||||||||||
An orphaned cockroach is blown by the wind into Sunny Patch. The Spider family, along with Uncle Gus, go out stargazing. | ||||||||||
3 | 3 | "A Little Slow" | Neil Affleck | Robin Stein | September 9, 2004 [3] | 105 | ||||
"Stalking the Beanstalk" | Neil Affleck and Lynn Reist | Scott Kraft | ||||||||
The kids learn a lesson about patience when Squirt's friend Shelley the Snail tags along with them on their hike. Ned and Ted trade moth eggs for Shimmer and Bounce's pies, telling the children that they are magic beans. | ||||||||||
4 | 4 | "Fly Away Friends" | Lynn Reist | Michael Stokes | September 10, 2004 | 109 | ||||
"Bedtime Story" | Neil Affleck | Scott Kraft | ||||||||
Squirt feels left out when his two adopted winged siblings, Shimmer and Dragon, have high-flying fun that a spider cannot join in. Miss Spider and Holley try to get their children to go to bed on time. | ||||||||||
5 | 5 | "The Marin Rose" | Neil Affleck | Michael Stokes | September 13, 2004 | 107 | ||||
"A Sticky Situation" | Dave Dias | |||||||||
After hearing a bedtime story about knights protecting a mythical rose, Shimmer tries to prevent Spiderus from picking the most beautiful flower in Sunny Patch. The bugs find a honeycomb. Spiderus gets stuck in tree sap and has to get rescued before he gets amberlized. | ||||||||||
6 | 6 | "Sing It Sister" | Lynn Reist | Steve Sullivan | September 14, 2004 | 110 | ||||
"Ant-tuition" | Neil Affleck | Nadine van der Velde | ||||||||
The bugs see the Dribbly Dell Singers, an acapella group who are doing tryouts since one of their singers moved away. Pansy wants to be a part of the group, but her feelings get hurt when her twin sister, Snowdrop, gets the role in the group. A first frost is nearing Sunny Patch and all the bugs are working to put away storage for the winter, but Squirt would rather have fun. | ||||||||||
7 | 7 | "Something's Stinky in Sunny Patch" | Neil Affleck | Alice Prodanou | September 15, 2004 | 103 | ||||
"The Listening Walk" | ||||||||||
Opened in a Private-Eye style mystery, Stinky investigates the case of the missing tree bark from Mr. Mantis' house. Spiderus accuses Shimmer of eating the bark and spreads the rumor. When Wiggle cannot sleep because he is scared of nighttime noises, Miss Spider takes him on a listening walk around Sunny Patch. | ||||||||||
8 | 8 | "Wiggle's Squiggles" | Neil Affleck | Steve Sullivan | September 16, 2004 | 112 | ||||
"Basketberry Blues" | Lynn Reist | Elizabeth Keyishian and David Wilks | ||||||||
The bugs learn at school how to collect "colors" from the meadow to paint. Wiggle is excited to show his painting off, but after seeing Shimmer's painting which looked like a perfect recreation, he gets discouraged. The bugs are trying out for basketberry, Sunny Patch's version of basketball. | ||||||||||
9 | 9 | "What a Tangled Web" | Lynn Reist | Dave Dias | September 17, 2004 | 111 | ||||
"Cry Buggie" | Neil Affleck | Michael Stokes | ||||||||
Squirt accidentally leaves all of his leftover webs all over Sunny Patch and instead of cleaning it up, he goes off to play. Squirt bottles up his feelings after Dragon teases him about sharing his feelings with others. | ||||||||||
10 | 10 | "A Scary Scaley Tale" | Lynn Reist | Michael Stokes | October 25, 2004 | 113 | ||||
"A Bug-A-Boo Day Play" | Neil Affleck | Steve Sullivan | ||||||||
The bugs find a snakeskin and use it to scare everyone in Sunny Patch. It is "Bug-A-Boo Day" and Shimmer is trying to put on the perfect play. | ||||||||||
11 | 11 | "Happy Heartwood Day" | Lynn Reist | Alice Prodanou | February 14, 2005 | 108 | ||||
"Ground House Rules" | Robin Stein | |||||||||
The bugs all celebrate "Heartwood Day". The children find a new play area at the bottom of the Hollow Tree. | ||||||||||
12 | 12 | "Family Circus" | Neil Affleck | Scott Kraft | March 14, 2005 [4] | 106 | ||||
"Eight Is Not Enough" | Lynn Reist | Alice Prodanou | ||||||||
The children get out of hand while waiting for the circus. To improve their behavior, Miss Spider shows them the wishing web. Miss Spider and Holley are busy trying to keep up with their little buggies' activities and become overworked very quickly. | ||||||||||
13 | 13 | "Bug Your Mom Day" | Neil Affleck | Steve Sullivan | May 2, 2005 | 102 | ||||
"A Cloudy Day in Sunny Patch" | ||||||||||
The Spider children make a competition out of giving their mother the best gift for "Bug Your Mom Day". Shimmer's hatchday party is nearly ruined when a storm rolls in. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [5] | Prod. code |
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14 | 1 | "Hum Bug" "Dashing Through the Snow" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | Scott Kraft Nadine van der Velde and Scott Kraft | December 10, 2004 | 114 |
Miss Spider's children are all excited to be visited by the "Dream Bug" for doing good deeds. It is "Jolly Holly Day" and the Spider family is celebrating the holiday at home in the Hollow Tree, but Miss Spider, Squirt and Bounce are caught out in a snowstorm and must find their way out. | ||||||
15 | 2 | "Taste-Bugs" "Top O'Big Tree" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | Alice Prodanou Scott Kraft | March 15, 2005 | 116 |
Bounce learns to try new things. The bugs climb the biggest tree in Sunny Patch. | ||||||
16 | 3 | "No-See-Um is Believin'!" "A Little Bug Music" | Lynn Reist Neil Affleck | Alice Prodanou Robin Stein | March 16, 2005 | 115 |
Squirt meets a fly who is so tiny, the rest of his friends believe he has an imaginary friend. Shimmer wants to learn the bugpipes. | ||||||
17 | 4 | "The Bug Flu" "A Time Telling Tale" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | Robin Stein Steve Sullivan | March 17, 2005 | 118 |
18 | 5 | "Secret Frog" | Neil Affleck | Story by : Steven Sullivan Teleplay by : Michael Stokes | June 20, 2005 | 999 |
The bugs meet a frog named Felix while playing in the Taddy Puddle. | ||||||
19 | 6 | "The Big Green Bug" | Neil Affleck | Story by : Steven Sullivan Teleplay by : Alice Prodanou | July 21, 2005 | 999 |
Spiderus starts an anti-frog squad, which places the kids' new friend Felix in danger. To protect Felix, the kids disguise him as a bug. | ||||||
20 | 7 | "Captain Sunny Patch" "Captain Sunny Patch Flies Again" | Lynn Reist Neil Affleck | Michael Stokes | March 13, 2006 | 117 |
Squirt comes up with his own superhero persona. | ||||||
21 | 8 | "Family Tree" "The Jitterbug" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | Alice Prodanou | March 14, 2006 | 119 |
The kids build a family tree for their school project. Shimmer and Miss Spider search for the place Shimmer hatched to try to find a special hatchday memento for it. Squirt falls off his web while trying a risky new surfer stunt and is too afraid to tell anyone that his death defying trick was actually a very scary accident. | ||||||
22 | 9 | "The Thinking Stone" "Big Bad Buggysitter" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | Michael Stokes Steven Sullivan | March 15, 2006 | 120 |
Squirt faces a tough decision, so he finds a quiet place to think. It is Miss Spider and Holley's wedding anniversary and Spindella babysits their children while they are out on a date. | ||||||
23 | 10 | "Seeing Straight" "Stumped!" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | Alice Prodanou Michael Stokes | March 16, 2006 | 201 |
24 | 11 | "Eight Legs Up" "Spider Mom" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | Alice Prodanou Scott Kraft | March 20, 2006 | 202 |
Snowdrop becomes self-conscious of her 8 legs. The bugs train for a charity race in Sunny Patch. | ||||||
25 | 12 | "Best Bug Buddies" "Snuggle Bugs" | Lynn Reist Neil Affleck | Scott Kraft and Nadine van der Velde Nadine van der Velde | March 21, 2006 [6] | 203 |
When Spindella's niece Petal visits, Squirt and Wiggle try to impress her. The bugs try to sleep on a stormy night. | ||||||
26 | 13 | "Be Good to Bugs... and Frogs" | Neil Affleck | Steven Sullivan | June 27, 2006 | 999 |
It's Be Good to Bugs Day in Sunny Patch. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date [5] [7] | Prod. code |
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27 | 1 | "Fungus Among Us" "Ground Bound" | Lynn Reist Neil Affleck | Michael Stokes | Kathy Paulin-Lougheed | March 22, 2006 | 204 |
28 | 2 | "Pitch and Itch" "Bounce Back" | Lynn Reist Neil Affleck | Alice Prodanou Nadine van der Velde | Jun Nasayao Robert Clark | March 23, 2006 | 205 |
29 | 3 | "Mr. Mocking-Bug" "Odd Bug Fellows" | Lynn Reist Neil Affleck | Steve Sullivan John van Bruggen | Arna Selznick Andrew Tan | September 10, 2006 | 212 |
30 | 4 | "Giddy Up Bugs" "A Plushy Parable" | Lynn Reist Neil Affleck | Michael Stokes John van Bruggen | Alan Bunce Robert Clark | September 23, 2006 May 13, 2007 (Noggin Airing) [7] | 211 |
The bugs help Sawyer and her aphids roundup honeydew. Pansy borrows Miss Spider's old doll and then loses it. | |||||||
31 | 5 | "Lost and Sound" "It's My Party" | Lynn Reist Neil Affleck | Steve Sullivan Nadine van der Velde | Alan Bunce Robert Walton | October 6, 2006 May 14, 2007 (Noggin Airing) [7] | 206 |
Spinner struggles to remember a song he made up. The spider children cannot agree what to do for their hatchday party. | |||||||
32 | 6 | "Lulla-Bug" "The Most Perfect Parent" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | Steve Sullivan | Kathy Paulin-Lougheed Andrew Tan | October 6, 2006 May 15, 2007 (Noggin Airing) [7] | 207 |
Spiderus and Spindella have twin girls and a boy. Spiderus is left in charge of his three baby triplets while Spindella goes away to her sister’s wedding. However, his attempts to take care of them do not go well. | |||||||
33 | 7 | "Dam the Puddle" "Flower Power" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | Nadine van der Velde Michael Stokes | Robert Clark Luisito Escauriaga | September 9, 2006 May 16, 2007 (Noggin Airing) [7] | 208 |
Sunny Patch has been hit by a heat wave. Lil Sis and Princess Honey Bee get tired of being treated like babies. | |||||||
34 | 8 | "Frog in the Moon" "Moon Music and Sun Songs" | Lynn Reist Neil Affleck | Steve Sullivan John van Bruggen | Andrew Tan Jun Nasayao | September 16, 2006 May 17, 2007 (Noggin Airing) [7] | 210 |
Felix tries to hop all the way to the moon. A family of crickets have moved near the Hollow Tree. | |||||||
35 | 9 | "Snake Charmer" "A Party for Pops" | Lynn Reist Neil Affleck | Scott Kraft Steve Sullivan | Robert Clark Mike Smukavic | June 17, 2007 | 209 |
Spiderus shows how brave he is by bringing home a snake egg. The bugs throw a Thank you, Dad day party for their dad. | |||||||
36 | 10 | "Master Mantis" "Bug-Versity" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | Scott Kraft John van Bruggen | Robert Clark Jun Nasayao | October 30, 2006 August 5, 2007 (Noggin Airing) [7] | 215 |
When the kids get frightened on a school field trip, Mr. Mantis tells them a story. Wiggle and Bounce cannot decide what bugs to dress up as for a school project. | |||||||
37 | 11 | "Spring Unsprung" "Bumbling Bees" | Lynn Reist Neil Affleck | Nadine van der Velde John van Bruggen | Jun Nasayao Andrew Tan | April 14, 2007 April 13, 2008 (Noggin Airing) [7] | 213 |
Squirt plans to wake up Felix the frog on the first day of spring. Dragon wants to work with bees in the hive. | |||||||
38 | 12 | "Good Deed Seeds" "Shelley and the Brain" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | John van Bruggen Steve Sullivan | Jun Nasayao Andrew Tan | October 8, 2006 April 13, 2008 (Noggin Airing) [7] | 218 |
Miss Spider comes up with "good deed seeds" to teach her kids about being generous to others. Shelley plays with the Spider children. | |||||||
39 | 13 | "Night and Day" "Cob Fog" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | Steve Sullivan | Robert Clark Andrew Tan | October 22, 2006 July 13, 2008 (Noggin Airing) [7] | 220 |
Grace sleeps over at the Hollow Tree. Dragon and the Flying Aces get lost after a thick fog in the sky prevents them from seeing. | |||||||
40 | 14 | "Bringing Up Shrubby" "Stuck on You" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | Scott Kraft John van Bruggen | Andrew Tan Arna Selznick | September 24, 2006 October 26, 2008 (Noggin Airing) [7] | 216 |
The bugs find a squished plant. After Spinner and Dragon get stuck in maple syrup, they must work together with their differences. | |||||||
41 | 15 | "Bug Talk" "The Befuddled Butterfly" | Lynn Reist Neil Affleck | Steve Sullivan John van Bruggen | Robert Clark Alan Bunce | October 1, 2006 December 14, 2008 (Noggin Airing) [7] | 217 |
The kids learn about different bug languages in school. Cookie returns to Sunny Patch and finds out she lost her butterfly instincts. | |||||||
42 | 16 | "Little Ladybug Lost" "A Beetle-ful Family" | Neil Affleck Lynn Reist | Scott Kraft | Arna Selznick Kathy Paulin-Lougheed | October 15, 2006 December 15, 2008 (Noggin Airing) [7] | 219 |
The Spider family meets an orphaned ladybug named Grace. Stinky and his sister Whiffy adopt Grace after her family never comes back. | |||||||
43 | 17 | "Eclipse" "Hide and Sleuth" | Lynn Reist Neil Affleck | Scott Kraft John van Bruggen | Arna Selznick Alan Bunce | September 17, 2006 August 9, 2009 (Noggin Airing) [7] | 214 |
A solar eclipse is occurring in Sunny Patch. Squirt, Bounce, Stinky and Shelly play hide and seek. When Shelly goes off on a trail, the bugs help find him. |
Title [8] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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"The Prince, the Princess and the Bee" | Merle Anne Ridley | Nadine van der Velde | Trevor Hierons and Tim O'Halloran | July 24, 2006 | 998 |
Shimmer flies to Mushroom Glen to discover whether or not she is the descendant of a royal jewel beetle (Limmer), who had gotten lost in a storm. |
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