The Itsy Bitsy Spider
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.
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.
- Cats Are Mean: Cat/George
- David Versus Goliath
- Determinator: The Exterminator
- Dumb Muscle: The Exterminator
- Eccentric Exterminator
- Hey, It's That Voice!: Frank Welker as Itsy
- Kill It with Fire: One of the Exterminator's tools is a flamethrower.
- Meganekko: Little Girl/Leslie
- Stern Teacher: Music Teacher/Adrianne
- Top-Heavy Guy: The Exterminator
Tropes exclusive to the short:
- The Ahnold: The Exterminator after the Robotic Reveal.
- More Dakka: Turned Up to Eleven
- No Name Given
- Retroactive Recognition: Jim Carrey and Thora Birch
- Techno Babble:
Music Teacher: What is that? |
Tropes exclusive to the series:
- Lawyer-Friendly Cameo: In one episode the Exterminator kills Expies of Bambi and his mother.
- 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.
- Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?: Occasionally Adrianne and the Exterminator would be shown in different jobs.