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Synopsis
Spider! was a musical children's television series made by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment for the BBC which originally aired in 1991. It followed the adventures of a spider, the protagonist, and a young boy. The stories were told through song, performed by Jeff Stevenson with his children, Casey and Holly, singing backing vocals. The style of music varies from rock 'n' roll to haunting and melancholic, and was produced by Rick Cassman. A BBC Video entitled "Spider! - I'm Only Scary 'cos I'm Hairy!" which contained all 13 episodes was released soon after the series ended. A DVD version was also released later.
Trivia about Spider!
Spider was generally well received by critics and viewers, with praise directed to the series' simple animation, music, humour and multi-generational appeal.
In the United States, the series was broadcast with American voice actors on Cartoon Network and repeated until 2000.
In Australia, the series was played on the ABC for two years from 1993 to 1994 and then on digital television on ABC2 from 2005 to 2006.
In Namibia, the series was shown on NBC, and first aired on the network in 1992, as part of its lineup of children's programmes during the holidays.
In Canada, the series was broadcast on cable television on its networks for Knowledge Network in British Columbia and YTV (as part of YTV Jr.) in all states and territories and on digital television on BBC Kids.
In New Zealand, the series aired on the defunct channel TVNZ 6 as part of Kidzone, a block for preschoolers.
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