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Lucas the Spider
Lucas the Spider character
First appearance
  • Lucas the Spider
  • November 5, 2017
Created byJoshua Slice
Voiced byLucas Slice (shorts and YouTube Rewind 2018)
Simon Webster (series)
In-universe information
SpeciesJumping spider
GenderMale

Lucas the Spider is an animated character created by animator Joshua Slice, named after and previously voiced by his nephew. Lucas is based on a jumping spider and has starred in multiple short YouTube videos between 2017 and 2019.

History

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The first Lucas the Spider video was uploaded on November 5, 2017.[1][2] Lucas was met with a highly positive reception for his gentle and warm-hearted nature.[3][4]

In 2018, a plushie of Lucas the Spider was released for sale online. In May 2018, the series was acquired by Canadian production company Fresh TV.[5] In December 2018, Lucas the Spider appeared in YouTube Rewind 2018.

2020 saw no new YouTube episodes. In various replies within posts to comments on his Instagram, Slice has stated that they "haven't posted any new content for a while because the team is hard at work on the TV show!"[6] A short upload on YouTube on July 29, 2021 announced then-upcoming episodes on the Cartoonito programming block on Cartoon Network. This was followed by more short cartoons and excerpts from television episodes.

A species of jumping spiders, Salticus lucasi, has been named after this character.[7][8]

YouTube Episodes

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YouTube episodes are between nineteen and eighty-five seconds in length.

No. Title YouTube premiere date
1 First Time Meeting Him November 5, 2017
2 Cold Outside! December 1, 2017
3 Play December 24, 2017
4 Captured January 20, 2018
5 Musical February 10, 2018
6 Bear March 4, 2018
7 Encore! March 30, 2018
8 Giant May 19, 2018
9 Nap June 19, 2018
10 Man Band August 31, 2018
11 Webs September 21, 2018
12 Scary October 12, 2018
13 Friend November 10, 2018
14 Don't Eat December 20, 2018
15 Starving!

Starving! Starving!

February 14, 2019
16 What Is That? April 20, 2019
17 Where Did It Go? June 3, 2019
18 It Slipped July 6, 2019
19 It's Hot August 2, 2019
20 Anybody Home? August 30, 2019
21 The Sky is Falling October 4, 2019
22 The Imposter October 25, 2019
23 Jumping Spider November 28, 2019
24 Drawn Together December 20, 2019

Following these, three compilation shorts were posted:

  • All the Songs (March 5, 2021)
  • Boop (April 16, 2021)
  • How to be a Friend Like Lucas (May 21, 2021)

In February 2020, it was announced that a Lucas the Spider TV series has secured a global distribution deal with Cartoon Network and Boomerang. It is shown on Cartoon Network's Cartoonito block.[9] A 'first look' cartoon titled "Fun with Findley" was uploaded on YouTube on July 29, 2021. In the following months, this was followed by more new shorts (initially introducing supporting characters from the TV series) and excerpts from the TV show (not mentioned in this table).

No. Title YouTube premiere date
25 Fun with Findley July 29, 2021
26 Arlo's Lullaby August 13, 2021
27 Extreme Bodhi August 27, 2021
28 Stand Up Dimples September 12, 2021
29 Marvelous Maizie September 24, 2021
30 Hey Avocado October 8, 2021
31 The Altogether Song October 23, 2021
32 Web Practice[a] November 19, 2021

Characters

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  • Lucas is a powerful jumping spider. He lives in a big, bright Victorian house called House with all his friends. His alter egos Dr. Lucas first appeared in "The Big Squeak", Detective Lucas first appeared in "Farewell Sweet Ride", and The Mighty Boop first appeared in "The Mighty Boop and Fly Wonder".
  • Findley (a.k.a. Bzzz) is a housefly and one of the main characters. He is Lucas' best friend and sidekick. He loves eating anything from the garbage. He first appeared in "New Friend".
  • Bodhi is a chameleon and one of Lucas' friends. She loves doing different sports like snowboarding and sometimes enjoys meditating. Because she's a chameleon, Bodhi also has the ability to change colors and turn invisible. She first appeared in "Extreme Bodhi".[citation needed]
  • Avocado is a French Bulldog puppy. She mostly wears pink pajamas with bones on them, but wears different clothing in some episodes. She first appeared in "Hey Avocado".
  • Arlo is a blue and white baby owl who lives outside in a tree along with his mother and Maizie. He sometimes visits Lucas and his other friends in House. He first appeared in "Arlo's Lullaby".
  • Maizie is a bumblebee who lives outside along with Arlo, his mother, and her family. Maizie has a pink flower on her head. She often crashes somewhere, then calls it "landing". Maizie also visits Lucas and his other friends in House sometimes. She first appeared in "Marvelous Maizie".
  • Dimples is a purple goldfish who lives in a tank with Weebiscuit and Hans. She first appeared in "Stand Up Dimples".
  • Weebiscuit is a yellow seahorse who is one of the characters in Lucas the Spider. He is one of Lucas' friends who lives in a tank with Dimples and Hans. Unlike the other characters, he can't talk. He first appeared in "Stand Up Dimples".
  • Ant is a recurring character. It is one of Lucas' friends. It first appeared in "Extreme Bodhi".
  • Bird is a recurring character. She is Lucas' primary rival. She first appeared in "Encore".
  • Moth is a minor character and antagonist. He has only appeared in "Ghost Camp", in which he flies around the slide which scares Lucas, and Lucas thinks he's Whitebone.
  • Skunk is a minor character. She first appeared in "Skunked".
  • Jump-Jump is a caterpillar who is a minor character. She is one of Lucas' friends. She has only appeared in "Jumping Pal".
  • Robot is a minor character. He is known as the Beep Beep Beast in "Never Boop a Robot". He is one of Lucas' rivals (possibly led by Bird).

Television series

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Lucas the Spider
Genre
Created byJoshua Slice
Directed byPaul Brown
Voices of
  • Simon Webster
  • Christian Campbell
  • Evie Loiselle
  • Antonina Battrick
  • McKenzie Cornelius
  • Ethan MacIver-Wright
  • Luxton Handspiker
Theme music composerVoodoo Highway Music
ComposerVoodoo Highway Music
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes77
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • George Elliott
  • Suzy Queen
  • Ameena Siddique
Editors
  • Annellie Samuel
  • Jason Pichonsky
Running time6-7 minutes
Production companiesWexworks Media
Fresh TV
Original release
NetworkFamily Channel
ReleaseSeptember 18, 2021 (2021-09-18) –
December 1, 2023 (2023-12-01)

In March 2018, following the purchase of the series by Fresh TV, the company announced to produce a long-form series based on the web series.[5]

In February 2020, Cartoon Network acquired the US broadcast rights to the series for a broadcast in early 2021 on the main channel and on Boomerang.[10] However, the series instead became a launch series for the Cartoonito block, and began airing on the block on September 18, 2021.[11] The series left Cartoonito on September 23, 2022, and later HBO Max on September 30, leaving three episodes unaired in the US, however they would air in Canada. On August 31, 2023, the series returned to Max, with all episodes of Season 1. Season 1 began streaming on Netflix on October 30, 2023. Unlike other broadcasts of it, the Netflix releases and Israeli airings are in PAL pitch.[12][13]

The series returned to the Cartoonito lineup on December 1, 2023 to air its last three episodes, but left the lineup again on April 5, 2024. In October 2024, the series began airing on Discovery Family.

Episodes

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No.Title [14][15]Written byOriginal air date [15]U.S. viewers (millions)
1"Too Hot to Handle"Amanda McNeiceSeptember 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)[b]0.08[16]
2"The Big Squeak"Bec HillSeptember 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)[17][b]0.08[16]
3"Big Jumping Spider"Matt BakerSeptember 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)[b]0.08[16]
4"Ghost Camp"Kristen McGregorSeptember 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)0.06[18]
5"Boo!"Dave InghamSeptember 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)0.06[18]
6"Never Boop a Robot"Dave InghamSeptember 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)0.06[18]
7"Lonesome Lucas"Josh GalOctober 2, 2021 (2021-10-02)0.12[19]
8"I Can't See You"Josh GalOctober 9, 2021 (2021-10-09)[c]N/A
9"To Catch A Fly"Dave InghamOctober 16, 2021 (2021-10-16)[c]N/A
10"Sliding"Matt BakerOctober 23, 2021 (2021-10-23)N/A
11"Spinning Webs"Amanda McNeiceOctober 30, 2021 (2021-10-30)N/A
12"I'm Taking You In"Josh GalNovember 6, 2021 (2021-11-06)N/A
13"Something Up There"Kristen McGregorNovember 13, 2021 (2021-11-13)N/A
14"Home Sweet Home"Amanda McNeiceNovember 20, 2021 (2021-11-20)N/A
15"Bye Bye Bee"Amanda McGregorNovember 27, 2021 (2021-11-27)N/A
16"Jeepers Peepers"Dave InghamDecember 4, 2021 (2021-12-04)N/A
17"House is Breathing"Josh GalDecember 11, 2021 (2021-12-11)N/A
18"Boingo"Bec HillDecember 18, 2021 (2021-12-18)N/A
19"Findley’s Bad Day"Matt BakerDecember 25, 2021 (2021-12-25)[d]N/A
20"You Rang?"Dave InghamJanuary 9, 2022 (2022-01-09)N/A
21"Do You Speak Dance?"Bec HillJanuary 16, 2022 (2022-01-16)N/A
22"A New Spider in Town"Josh GalJanuary 16, 2022 (2022-01-16)N/A
23"Dollhouse Mates"Josh GalJanuary 16, 2022 (2022-01-16)N/A
24"Lucas We Have a Problem"Matt BakerJanuary 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)N/A
25"Egg-Scuse Me"Bec HillJanuary 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)N/A
26"Pokey Dokey"Amanda McNeiceJanuary 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)N/A
27"Boot Castle"Josh GalFebruary 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)N/A
28"Avocado’s Looooong Time Out"Dave InghamFebruary 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)N/A
29"Tanks Giving"Josh GalFebruary 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)N/A
30"Flying"Dave InghamFebruary 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)N/A
31"Dr. Lucas Is in the House"Josh GalFebruary 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)N/A
32"Arlo's Portrait"Dave InghamFebruary 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)N/A
33"House Flies Don't Dance"Josh GalFebruary 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)N/A
34"Flying the Nest"Dave InghamFebruary 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)N/A
35"The Insult"UnknownFebruary 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)N/A
36"I'll Do it in a Minute"Dave InghamFebruary 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)N/A
37"Cloud Gazing"Josh GalFebruary 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)N/A
38"Don't Do That Arlo"Dave InghamFebruary 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)N/A
39"Prickly Pals"Josh GalApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)N/A
40"A Sting in the Tale"Dave InghamApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)N/A
41"Tongue Twister"Josh GalApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)N/A
42"Sleeping Dogs"Josh GalMay 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)N/A
43"Skunked"Dave InghamMay 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)N/A
44"Arlo And The Snake"Dave InghamMay 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)N/A
45"Crack In the Tank"Dave InghamMay 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)N/A
46"Big Mouth"Dave InghamMay 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)N/A
47"Art From the Heart"Josh GalMay 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)N/A
48"Lucas and His Friends"Dave InghamMay 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)N/A
49"The Owl That Said Why"Amanda McNeiceMay 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)N/A
50"Happy Burpday"Josh GalMay 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)N/A
51"The Legend of Big Butt"Dave InghamMay 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)N/A
52"Arlo Needs a Nap"Amanda McNeiceMay 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)N/A
53"Everyone's a Critic"Josh GalMay 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)N/A
54"Flash and Boom"Josh GalJune 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)N/A
55"House Sitting"Amanda McNeiceJune 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)N/A
56"Findley is Sick"Dave InghamJune 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)N/A
57"A Song for Wimble"Josh GalJune 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)[e]N/A
58"I Want My Baby Acorn Back"Amanda McNeiceJune 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)[e]N/A
59"The Giggles"Dave InghamJune 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)[e]N/A
60"Puppy Love"Dave InghamSeptember 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)N/A
61"House Grand Prix"Amanda McNeiceSeptember 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)N/A
62"Farewell Sweet Ride"Dave InghamSeptember 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)N/A
63"The Mighty Boop and Fly Wonder"Amanda McNeiceSeptember 12, 2022 (2022-09-12)N/A
64"Lucas and Findley Get Antsy"Amanda McNeiceSeptember 12, 2022 (2022-09-12)N/A
65"Mock Me Not"Josh GalSeptember 12, 2022 (2022-09-12)N/A
66"Jumping Pal"UnknownSeptember 19, 2022 (2022-09-19)N/A
67"Trouble at the Top"UnknownSeptember 19, 2022 (2022-09-19)N/A
68"Avacado's Fan"UnknownSeptember 19, 2022 (2022-09-19)N/A
69"The Scent of a Dog"UnknownSeptember 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)[f]N/A
70"The Need for Seed"UnknownSeptember 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)[f]N/A
71"Bloom Patrol"UnknownSeptember 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)[f]N/A
72"Behind the Door"UnknownSeptember 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)[g]N/A
73"Findley the Brave"UnknownSeptember 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)[g]N/A
74"Fixing Up the Tree"UnknownSeptember 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)[g]N/A
75"Waiting for Maizie"UnknownDecember 1, 2023 (2023-12-01)[h][i]N/A
76"Boops in the Night"UnknownDecember 1, 2023 (2023-12-01)[h][i]N/A
77"Lucas the Pirate"UnknownDecember 1, 2023 (2023-12-01)[h][i]N/A

Ratings

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Viewership and ratings per season of Lucas the Spider
Season Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 74 September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18) 0.08[16] December 1, 2023 (2023-12-01) TBD 0.08

References

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  1. ^ An 'anniversary original episode repost' with a new animated leader. Available for one day only.
  2. ^ a b c This episode was first released on the Cartoon Network app and video-on-demand services on September 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b This episode was first released on the Cartoon Network app and video-on-demand services on October 2, 2021.
  4. ^ This episode was first released on the Cartoon Network app and video-on-demand services on December 18, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c This episode was first released on the Cartoon Network app and video-on-demand services on June 3, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c This episode was originally scheduled for September 26, 2022, but was pushed forward at the last minute
  7. ^ a b c This episode was originally scheduled for October 3, 2022, but was pushed forward at the last minute
  8. ^ a b c This episode was originally scheduled for October 10, 2022
  9. ^ a b c This episode was first available to stream on Max on August 31, 2023 and Netflix on October 30, 2023.
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