''Itsy Bitsy Spider'' is a 1992 American animated

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directed by

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, written by

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and Jerry Rapp, and stars Frank Welker as the titular spider alongside

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, Jim Carrey and

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. Based on the eponymous rhyme, the short film was released along with the film ''

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''. It was rated PG by the

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for sci-fi cartoon violence. It is a family-friendly version of '' The Terminator'' and '' RoboCop'',The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1992) - Connections - IMDb
/ref> and the pilot episode of the

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, which was aired on the

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to become a franchise.

Plot

A young country spider Itsy befriends Leslie McGroarty, a perky young city girl who takes piano lessons from the music teacher (incidentally, she learns to play the song) and her cat, Langston. When Itsy frightens the teacher, she calls the Exterminator, who tries to kill Itsy with the toxic machine blower, but it causes pain and destruction to the instructor's house, and the Exterminator turns out to be a heavily armed android. The Exterminator's method uses more extreme weapons, escalating from poison and vacuums to guns and explosives, and it destroys the instructor's house. Itsy finally reunites with Leslie (who senses to leave the house when the Exterminator uses the weapons) and head home to the big city with the bicycle.

Cast

* Frank Welker as Itsy, Langston the Cat and Mouse *

as Leslie McGroarty * Jim Carrey as The Exterminator (credited as James Carrey) *

as Music Teacher

References

External links

* *
Itsy Bitsy Spider
' at the

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