Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends — Season 1
About this season
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 (28)
1. I'll Fly Away
Aired 7 September 2004 • 30 min
Dragon wants to leave Sunny Patch to join the Flying Aces, who are dragonflies like he is.
2. All Pupa'ed Out
Aired 7 September 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.
3. Bug Your Mom Day
Aired 8 September 2004 • 30 min
The Spider children make a competition out of giving their mother the best gift for "Bug Your Mom Day".
4. A Cloudy Day in Sunny Patch
Aired 8 September 2004 • 30 min
Shimmer's hatchday party is nearly ruined when a storm rolls in.
5. Fly Away Friends
Aired 9 September 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.
6. Bedtime Story
Aired 9 September 2004 • 30 min
Miss Spider and Holley try to get their children to go to bed on time.
7. Country Bug-Kin
Aired 10 September 2004 • 30 min
An orphaned cockroach is blown by the wind into Sunny Patch.
8. A Star Fell On Sunny Patch
Aired 10 September 2004 • 30 min
The Spider family, along with Uncle Gus, go out stargazing.
9. A Little Slow
Aired 13 September 2004 • 30 min
The kids learn a lesson about patience when Squirt's friend Shelley the Snail tags along with them on their hike.
10. Stalking the Beanstalk
Aired 13 September 2004 • 30 min
Ned and Ted trade moth eggs for Shimmer and Bounce's pies, telling the children that they are magic beans.
11. Family Circus
Aired 14 September 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.
12. Eight Is Not Enough
Aired 14 September 2004 • 30 min
Miss Spider and Holley are busy trying to keep up with their little buggies' activities and become overworked very quickly.
13. The Marin Rose
Aired 15 September 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.
14. A Sticky Situation
Aired 15 September 2004 • 30 min
The bugs find a honeycomb.
15. Sing It Sister
Aired 16 September 2004 • 30 min
The bugs see the Dribbly Dell Singers, an acapella group who are doing tryouts since one of their singers moved away.
16. Ant-tution
Aired 16 September 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.
17. Something's Stinky in Sunny Patch
Aired 17 September 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.
18. The Listening Walk
Aired 17 September 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.
19. Wiggle's Squiggles
Aired 20 September 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 discouraged.
20. Basketberry Blues
Aired 20 September 2004 • 30 min
The bugs are trying out for basketberry, Sunny Patch's version of basketball.
21. What a Tangled Web
Aired 21 September 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.
22. Cry Buggie
Aired 21 September 2004 • 30 min
Squirt bottles up his feelings.
23. A Scary Scary Tale
Aired 22 September 2004 • 30 min
The bugs find a snakeskin and use it to scare everyone in Sunny Patch.
24. A Bug-A-Boo Day Play
Aired 22 September 2004 • 30 min
It is "Bug-A-Boo Day" and Shimmer is trying to put on the perfect play.
25. Hum Bug
Aired 25 October 2004 • 30 min
Miss Spider's children are all excited to be visited by the "Dream Bug" for doing good deeds.
26. Dashing Through the Snow
Aired 25 October 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 way out.
27. Episode 27
Aired 6 December 2004 • 30 min
28. Episode 28
Aired 10 December 2004 • 30 min