Underplayed Gems

Spider! (1991)

Spider! poster
Genre
kids, animation
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A musical animated series about a grinning, accident-prone spider who gets into adventures. A young boy is initially scared of the spider but they become friends over time.

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What happens

Spider is a 1991 British musical animated children's television mini-series made by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment for the BBC, that was originally aired on BBC One from 26 September to 30 December 1991. It followed the adventures of a grinning, accident-prone spider, the protagonist, and a young boy (although the boy was only present in eleven of the thirteen episodes), the boy starts off as initially frightened of Spider, but eventually befriends him by the events of episode 6. The stories were told through song, and performed by Jeff Stevenson with his children, Casey and Holly, singing backing vocals. The styles of music featured in the episodes vary from rock 'n roll to haunting and melancholic tunes, and were produced by Rick Cassman at Triple X Studios. A BBC video entitled Spider! – I'm Only Scary 'cos I'm Hairy! (BBCV 4753), which contained all thirteen episodes, was also released in 1992. It was re-released on DVD in 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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