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[[Image:Disney•Hyperion's_Itsy_Bitsy_Spider_opening.mp4_000048477.jpg|framed|300px|Leslie and Itsy. Cutest friends!]]
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A 1992 animated short named for the nursery rhyme of the same name, originally shown in theaters preceding ''[[Bebe's Kids]]''. In 1994 it was picked up as a TV series, which aired on the [[USA Network]].


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A 1992 animated fantasy-comedy short named for the nursery rhyme of the same name, originally shown in theaters preceding ''[[Bebe's Kids]]''. In 1994, to become a franchise, it was picked up as a TV series, which aired on the [[USA Network]]. The franchise focused on an imaginative and tomboyish young city girl named Leslie McGroarty, who is befriended by a little spider named Itsy.
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=== Tropes covered by the short and the series: ===
=== Tropes covered by the short and the series: ===


* [[Bug War]]: Mostly one-sided. Characters try to dispose of Itsy for being a spider and he's just defending himself.
* [[Bug War]]: Mostly one-sided. Characters try to dispose of Itsy for being a spider and he's just defending himself.
* [[Cats Are Mean]]: Cat/George
* [[Cats Are Mean]]: Langston
* [[David Versus Goliath]]
* [[David Versus Goliath]]
* [[Determinator]]: The Exterminator
* [[Determinator]]: The Exterminator
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* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Frank Welker]] as Itsy
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Frank Welker]] as Itsy
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: One of the Exterminator's tools is a flamethrower.
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: One of the Exterminator's tools is a flamethrower.
* [[Meganekko]]: Little Girl/Leslie
* [[Meganekko]]: Leslie McGroarty
* [[Stern Teacher]]: Music Teacher/Adrianne
* [[Stern Teacher]]: Music Teacher/Adrianne
* [[Top-Heavy Guy]]: The Exterminator
* [[Top-Heavy Guy]]: The Exterminator


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=== Tropes exclusive to the short: ===
=== Tropes exclusive to the short: ===


* [[The Ahnold]]: The Exterminator after the [[Robotic Reveal]].
* [[The Ahnold]]: The Exterminator after the [[Robotic Reveal]].
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Leslie is very sad that she believes Itsy dies in the explosion, but she hears Itsy on her leg. She was extremely happy that Leslie is finally reunited with Itsy. Happily, Leslie and Itsy are going back home to the big city.
{{quote| '''Leslie:''': I guess next week's lesson is off, huh? (Leslie and Itsy giggles as they go home to the city.) }}
* [[More Dakka]]: [[Turned Up to Eleven]]
* [[More Dakka]]: [[Turned Up to Eleven]]
* [[Deuteragonist]]: Leslie McGroarty
* [[No Name Given]]
* [[No Name Given]]: Adrianne (aka Music Teacher)
* [[Pilot|Pilot Episode]]
* [[The Protagonist]]: Itsy
* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: [[Jim Carrey]] and [[Ghost World|Thora Birch]]
* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: [[Jim Carrey]] and [[Ghost World|Thora Birch]]
* [[Robotic Reveal|"WARNING! WARNING! Vaporization of outer latex insulation in progress! '''DROP AND ROLL!!! DROP AND ROLL!!!'''"]]
* [[Stink Bomb]]: The Exterminator as a robot pooping the bomb out.
* [[Techno Babble]]:
* [[Techno Babble]]:
{{quote|'''Music Teacher:''' What is that?
{{quote| '''Music Teacher:''' What is that?<br />
'''The Exterminator:''' It's a high-tech microchip thermonuclear light-sensitive radioactive blue-screen laptop computer generator triple decker arachnid detector [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|and Etch-a-Sketch]]. Any more questions? }}
'''The Exterminator:''' It's a high-tech microchip thermonuclear light-sensitive radioactive blue-screen laptop computer-generator triple-decker arachnid detector [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|and Etch-a-Sketch]]. Any more questions? }}
* [[Vomit Indiscretion Shot]]: The Exterminator vomits the rocket bomb. Cue mass audience. "Ewwwwwwwww!"


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=== Tropes exclusive to the series: ===
=== Tropes exclusive to the series: ===


* [[Deuteragonist]]: Itsy
* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]: In one episode the Exterminator kills [[Expy|Expies]] of [[Bambi]] and his mother.
* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]: In one episode the Exterminator kills [[Expy|Expies]] of [[Bambi]] and his mother.
* [[Negative Continuity]]: For one thing, the Exterminator is no longer a robot.
* [[Negative Continuity]]: For one thing, the Exterminator is no longer a robot.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Frank Welker was the only one to return for the series.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Frank Welker was the only one to return for the series.
* [[The Protagonist]]: Leslie McGroarty
* [[Panty Shot]]: Leslie in a couple of episodes, especially "''State Fair Itsy''".
* [[Rubber Man]]: Leslie was able to stretch her arms and legs.
** In the episode, "''Sugar-Coated Spider''", [[media:File:Leslie_stretching_her_arm.gif|Leslie stretching her arm very long to grab Itsy]].
* [[Sizeshifter]]: Leslie has her magical power to shrink herself to bug size. Especially in these episodes of the series, "''Basic Insect''" and "''Sugar-Coated Spider''".
* [[Tritagonist]]: George
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]: Occasionally Adrianne and the Exterminator would be shown in different jobs.
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]: Occasionally Adrianne and the Exterminator would be shown in different jobs.


Revision as of 12:55, 23 August 2014

File:Disney•Hyperion's Itsy Bitsy Spider opening.mp4 000048477.jpg
Leslie and Itsy. Cutest friends!

A 1992 animated fantasy-comedy short named for the nursery rhyme of the same name, originally shown in theaters preceding Bebe's Kids. In 1994, to become a franchise, it was picked up as a TV series, which aired on the USA Network. The franchise focused on an imaginative and tomboyish young city girl named Leslie McGroarty, who is befriended by a little spider named Itsy.

Tropes covered by the short and the series:

Tropes exclusive to the short:

  • The Ahnold: The Exterminator after the Robotic Reveal.
  • Bittersweet Ending: Leslie is very sad that she believes Itsy dies in the explosion, but she hears Itsy on her leg. She was extremely happy that Leslie is finally reunited with Itsy. Happily, Leslie and Itsy are going back home to the big city.

 Leslie:: I guess next week's lesson is off, huh? (Leslie and Itsy giggles as they go home to the city.)

 Music Teacher: What is that?

The Exterminator: It's a high-tech microchip thermonuclear light-sensitive radioactive blue-screen laptop computer-generator triple-decker arachnid detector and Etch-a-Sketch. Any more questions?

Tropes exclusive to the series:

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