''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

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's ''

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''. 26 episodes were produced over two seasons.

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

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) – A cute and playful young city girl with a vivid imagination. Leslie loves things like bicycling, skateboarding, studying karate, bugs, eating candys and something else boyish. She is a tomboy. 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) – A harmless country spider. He is Leslie's best friend. Itsy Bitsy is also the protagonist of the

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

. 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 Charlotte Rae Lubotsky (April 22, 1926 – August 5, 2018) was an American character actress and singer whose career spanned six decades. Rae was known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms ''Diff'rent Strokes'' and its spin-off, '' ...

) – The main antagonist of the series. * George (voiced by

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) – 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

References

External links

*
Itsy Bitsy Spider Cartoon Series
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