Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends

S01E20: Basketberry Blues

The bugs are trying out for basketberry, Sunny Patch's version of basketball.

Overview

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends is an animated program based on the children's books by David Kirk, which airs on Nick Jr. in the United States, on Treehouse TV in Canada, and on Discovery Kids in Brazil. Each episode follows the everyday adventures of a family of bugs, who have made their home in what is called the Hollow Tree, led by the gentle, kind-hearted Miss Spider.

Our gifts, they are many: We hop, fly and crawl. But kindness is the finest of all! - Miss Spider

Episodes

S01E01 I'll Fly Away

September 7, 2004 30 min
Dragon wants to leave Sunny Patch to join the Flying Aces, who are dragonflies like he is.

S01E02 All Pupa'ed Out

September 7, 2004 30 min
Squirt and Shimmer find an orphaned baby caterpillar in the meadow. They ask their parents if they can take care of her, but get more work than they bargained for.

S01E03 Bug Your Mom Day

September 8, 2004 30 min
The Spider children make a competition out of giving their mother the best gift for "Bug Your Mom Day".

S01E04 A Cloudy Day in Sunny Patch

September 8, 2004 30 min
Shimmer's hatchday party is nearly ruined when a storm rolls in.

S01E05 Fly Away Friends

September 9, 2004 30 min
Squirt feels left out when his two winged siblings, Shimmer and Dragon, have high-flying fun that a spider cannot join in.

S01E06 Bedtime Story

September 9, 2004 30 min
Miss Spider and Holley try to get their children to go to bed on time.

S01E07 Country Bug-Kin

September 10, 2004 30 min
An orphaned cockroach is blown by the wind into Sunny Patch.

S01E08 A Star Fell On Sunny Patch

September 10, 2004 30 min
The Spider family, along with Uncle Gus, go out stargazing.

S01E09 A Little Slow

September 13, 2004 30 min
The kids learn a lesson about patience when Squirt's friend Shelley the Snail tags along with them on their hike.

S01E10 Stalking the Beanstalk

September 13, 2004 30 min
Ned and Ted trade moth eggs for Shimmer and Bounce's pies, telling the children that they are magic beans.

S01E11 Family Circus

September 14, 2004 30 min
The children get out of hand while waiting for the circus. To improve their behavior, Miss Spider shows them the wishing web.

S01E12 Eight Is Not Enough

September 14, 2004 30 min
Miss Spider and Holley are busy trying to keep up with their little buggies' activities and become overworked very quickly.

S01E13 The Marin Rose

September 15, 2004 30 min
After hearing a bedtime story about knights protecting a mythical rose, Shimmer tries to prevent Spiderus from picking the most beautiful flower in Sunny Patch.

S01E14 A Sticky Situation

September 15, 2004 30 min
The bugs find a honeycomb.

S01E15 Sing It Sister

September 16, 2004 30 min
The bugs see the Dribbly Dell Singers, an acapella group who are doing tryouts since one of their singers moved away.

S01E16 Ant-tution

September 16, 2004 30 min
A first frost is nearing Sunny Patch and all the bugs are working to put away storage for the winter, but Squirt would rather have fun.

S01E17 Something's Stinky in Sunny Patch

September 17, 2004 30 min
Opened in a Private-Eye style mystery, Stinky investigates the case of the missing tree bark from Mr. Mantis' house. Spiderus accuses Shimmer of eating the bark, and spreads the rumor.

S01E18 The Listening Walk

September 17, 2004 30 min
When Wiggle cannot sleep because he is scared of nighttime noises, Miss Spider takes him on a listening walk around Sunny Patch.

S01E19 Wiggle's Squiggles

September 20, 2004 30 min
The bugs learn at school how to collect "colors" from the meadow to paint. Wiggle is excited to show his painting off, but after seeing Shimmer's painting which looked like a perfect recreation, he gets...

S01E20 Basketberry Blues

September 20, 2004 30 min
The bugs are trying out for basketberry, Sunny Patch's version of basketball.

S01E21 What a Tangled Web

September 21, 2004 30 min
Squirt accidentally leaves all of his leftover webs all over Sunny Patch and instead of cleaning it up, he goes off to play.

S01E22 Cry Buggie

September 21, 2004 30 min
Squirt bottles up his feelings.

S01E23 A Scary Scary Tale

September 22, 2004 30 min
The bugs find a snakeskin and use it to scare everyone in Sunny Patch.

S01E24 A Bug-A-Boo Day Play

September 22, 2004 30 min
It is "Bug-A-Boo Day" and Shimmer is trying to put on the perfect play.

S01E25 Hum Bug

October 25, 2004 30 min
Miss Spider's children are all excited to be visited by the "Dream Bug" for doing good deeds.

S01E26 Dashing Through the Snow

October 25, 2004 30 min
It is "Jolly Holly Day" and the Spider family is celebrating the holiday at home in the Hollow Tree, but Miss Spider, Squirt and Bounce are caught out in a snowstorm and must find their...

S01E27 Episode 27

December 10, 2004 30 min

S01E28 Episode 28

December 10, 2004 30 min

Cast

Rebecca Brenner
Shimmer
Mitchell Eisner
Dragon
Kristin Davis
Kristin Davis
Miss Spider (voice)
Scott Beaudin
Squirt
Tony Jay
Tony Jay
Spiderus Reeves
Julie Lemieux
Julie Lemieux
Bounce

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