Miss Spider

Welcome to Sunny Patch. Play dodge ball with dewdrops, soccer berry with, well a soccer berry, smash dandelion seeds, celebrate your hatchdays, befriend frogs, go on websurfing or parachute with leaves. Jaunty bugs, nerdy bugs, gluttonous bugs, self centered bugs, considerate bugs, even stinky bugs, you got 'em all. A place where you do follow the rules of the food chain, well wellnigh all of them. So while spiders are vegetarians, you still gotta be wary of the snakes, blue jays and frogs. A place that's so exotic, escapist, and err... so fa'bug'ous! (excuse the lousy malapropism) A place where you could make friends with a cockroach who lived in a city garbage can.

The graphics are just perfect, neither too simple to make grown ups feel silly watching it, nor too highly resolved to strip the cuteness away.

Wow! This is a really cute, fun, entertaining, and educational show. I said that because I watch this on the Noggin network with my 1½-year-old nephew from time to time. It's hard to say which show on the Noggin network is the best. If I had to pick, this would definitely be one of the cutest. Still it's really cute, fun, entertaining, and educational. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that the people at the Noggin network really know how to reach a toddler's developing mind. Now, in conclusion, if you have children, nieces, or nephews, I strongly recommend this really cute, fun, entertaining, and educational show. I guarantee you that they will enjoy it.

Is this supposed to be children's show?

That white spider gave and still gives me nightmares, I mean look at that face of his, it truly is traumatizing Do not recommend If I could rate this -1000 I would.

This is one of the few children's programs that I whole heartedly suggest to other parents! The animation is great and the colors are so vibrant and joyous to look at.

The show is based on the books, that are themselves becoming classics. I love the lessons my daughter is learning about how to behave is social situations, and how to treat others with respect and not be judgmental.

We also love this show because it shows an adoptive family of bugs. Miss Spider and her husband Holly have 5 spider kids, but they also have a bed bug, a Jewel Beetle, and a Dragonfly that they have adopted! My daughter relates to that...I couldn't ask for a better example! My only wish is that they would do a few more episodes that focus on the adoptions and how that may affect the kids. Obviously with a positive outcome.

Bottom Line....GREAT CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING!

To me, 'Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends' is one of the best animated children's television programs. Based on David Kirk's children's book character Miss Spider, it centers around her and her family living in Hollow Tree. Miss Spider teaches her eight children important values such as friendship, expressing one's feelings, telling the truth, and being kind to one another. The intro theme and background music are sweet and beautifully orchestrated, and the CG animation is nice with the vibrant colors especially popping out. The characters are all fantastic, there is a lot to like about them. Children will be drawn to Miss Spider's motherly love and warmth, her musician husband Holley, and of course her eight lively and endearing children.

This is also an educational program that teaches children about insects as well as the natural world around them. And as someone who loves nature and the outdoors, I appreciate the emphasis of the importance of taking care of the earth and its creatures. The stories are all interesting and unique, and children will relate to them and the characters easily. None of the characters are pointless or annoying, and obnoxiousness is never present here. The program is very pleasant and each story is told in a respectful, gentle manner.

'Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends' is a program that children, especially ones who love bugs, nature, and the outdoors, will love. It will never fail to entertain and make one smile.