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Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
- Nick Jr., Nickelodeon
- Genre: Kids' Animation
Common Sense Media says
Sunny Patch is crawling with inquisitive bugs.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this series deals with adoption and presents an admirable model of a mixed family. The stories have a gentle, loving tone, along with good doses of humor. Parents might want to introduce their children to the books by David Kirk on which the show is based, too.
What's the story?
In MISS SPIDER'S SUNNY PATCH FRIENDS, the title character and her husband and children have adopted some orphan bugs of different species and set up house in a hollow tree in Sunny Patch. The community is made up of all sorts of insects and their families, including, of course, one villain -- a creepy white spider named Spiderus, who's determined to ruin everyone's fun but never quite manages to do so.
Is it any good?
If there are any budding entomologists in your home, they may take exception to MISS SPIDER'S SUNNY PATCH FRIENDS. After all, in the real world a mixed group of insects like the one featured in the show would probably devour each other, not live in loving harmony. But we'll allow some poetic license since Miss Spider presents such a sweet picture of buggy harmony.
The stories are simple and relevant -- about the evils of spreading rumors, the insects' winter festival, or even a nicely non-commercial episode in which everyone does good deeds in order to receive lovely dreams from the Dream Bug. Miss Spider is a pleasant if not innovative show, one which even young children will enjoy.
Explore, discuss, enjoy
Families can talk about the variety of the characters in the series. Do your kids think these different kinds of bugs would be able to live together in the real world? What kinds of bugs live in your garden? Families can also talk about adoption. How do your kids feel about the idea of adoption? In addition to the book series, there are a wide range of arts and crafts projects that might be inspired by the series.
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Adult
April 9, 2008
AGE
Cute and Colorful
My daughter loves this show. Its imaginative and fun and bright and colorful which is why she likes it so much. It covers topic such as sharing, lying, listening to your parents, going to school, etc. Im sure we have seen every episode at least 6 times. The only thing I don't like about it is, the characters Ted & Ned, they are probably brothers but sometimes seem like a gay couple which of course my daughter would never pick up on. Lots of people don't know that Miss Spider's voice is Kristen Davis from Sex and the City.
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Parent of 5 year old
January 10, 2011
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Cute colorful show
Very bright, colorful, fun show. Not much in the educational department but it does showcase a variety of 'everyday' emotional issues kids often run into. Also shows a great family structure. My 5 year old enjoys it.
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Parent of 2 year old
November 15, 2010
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Son loves this show, I think its cute.
It's not very educational, but it has a lot of emotional lessons. I think its cute, my son HAS to watch it in the morning, lol. The only thing that freaks me out is the spiders with the human like faces...what is that about? Lol.
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Adult
May 21, 2009
AGE
Scary!!!!!!!
This show is really scary for me, but that's because I'm afraid of bugs. None of my kids like it but they are all out of the demographic audience (my youngest is 17 going on 18). If your kids like bugs, go ahead, if they don't, avoid it.
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Kid, 11 years old
February 22, 2011
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Wonderful show!
I Love this show even though im a little bit to old to be watching it :)
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Kid, 9 years old
September 2, 2012
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TV-Y7 rating
Violence: Peril.
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| Topics: | book characters |
| TV rating: | TV-Y |
| Networks: | Nick Jr., Nickelodeon |
| Cast: | Julie Lemieux, Scott Beaudin, Tony Jay |
| Genre: | Kids' Animation |
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