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Season 1

  • S01E01 Spider in the Bath

    • September 26, 1991
    • BBC One

    The song is the voice of the boy, who tells the audience how he likes every kind of animal, except for spiders. He finds Spider in his bath, and so he tries to put him down the drain, but Spider keeps coming back and laughing.

  • S01E02 Just a Spider

    • October 3, 1991
    • BBC One

    Spider's lot is a tough one, especially when he is being persecuted by the mischievous boy. After squashings, drownings and downright meanness, Spider manages to escape in an unexpected way.

  • S01E03 In My Tent

    • October 10, 1991
    • BBC One

    When the boy finds himself trapped in his own makeshift tent and Spider's on his side of the bedroom door, he musters all his resources by using attack as the best form of defense.

  • S01E04 Monkey Business

    • October 17, 1991
    • BBC One

    When life is pretty boring and you don’t know what to do...the boy, his older sister and his younger brother create chaos in their bedroom to ward off the rainy day blues. In the process they bring new meaning to the phrase "the little monkeys".

  • S01E05 Hedgehog Hunt

    • October 24, 1991
    • BBC One

    The boy, his older sister and his younger brother set out on a mock safari - for Hedgehog, while their parents try to pack the car. Little do the kids know that Spider has second-guessed their efforts to track down the elusive prickly animal. Every tactic of the hunt is foiled until they are sent packing.

  • S01E06 Spider's Song

    • October 31, 1991
    • BBC One

    The boy builds a house of cards which collapses. Only when he notices Spider's persistence does he realize that "try try again" will get him to his ultimate goal. The boy tops out the completed house of cards with his newly won friend, Spider!

  • S01E07 Little Miss M

    • November 7, 1991
    • BBC One

    Little Miss "M" is a fat self-indulgent girl who thinks nothing of scoffing a picnic by herself. However, this time she meets more than her match when Spider decides to spike her greedy pastime, and see her off the premises.

  • S01E08 Frog Change

    • November 14, 1991
    • BBC One

    Spider is a witness to a romantic episode about a lady and a frog. Her sadness turns to joy when the frog turns into a handsome man. Unfortunately for Spider, his own affections for the lady are rebuffed rudely.

  • S01E09 Hamster Chase

    • November 28, 1991
    • BBC One

    The boy accidentally opens his hamster's cage and lets him out. The unfortunate creature finds he's sharing a dangerous world with the household cat who looks on him as an excellent supplement to dinner. Luckily, Spider sees the hamster's plight and helps him to escape the kitten's claw and return to the cage.

  • S01E10 Panda Comes to Stay

    • December 5, 1991
    • BBC One

    The boy, who is settling down for the night, cannot believe his eyes when he sees a giant stuffed panda in his bedroom. Wonder turns to astonishment as the panda jumps into life and does a song and dance act. Spider joins the panda in creating fantastical entertainment for the boy.

  • S01E11 Classroom Distractions

    • December 12, 1991
    • BBC One

    The boy's first day back at school is a gloomy one and full of distractions. But with the help of his best friend, Spider, he overcomes the blues to emerge triumphant in front of his classmates.

  • S01E12 C-Rocker

    • December 19, 1991
    • BBC One

    The boy, his older sister and his younger brother decide to have a concert party. They dress up their favourite animals and give them musical instruments. Their fantasy comes to life as the crocodile becomes a rock singer backed by Hedgehog on the lead guitar, Frog on the saxophone, Panda on piano, Hamsters as backing singers and of course Spider on the drums.

  • S01E13 True Friend

    • December 30, 1991
    • BBC One

    The boy and Spider have been through so much together, and we see a lyrical sequence telling us about their deep friendship for each other, which is not without its problems.