Lucas the Spider

Lucas the Spider
Lucas the Spider character
First appearance	Lucas the Spider November 6, 2017
Created by	Joshua Slice
Voiced by	Lucas Slice
In-universe information
Species	Jumping spider
Gender	Male

Lucas the Spider is an animated character created by animator Joshua Slice, named after and voiced by his nephew. Lucas is based on a jumping spider and has starred in multiple short YouTube videos between 2017 and 2019. The first Lucas the Spider video was uploaded on November 5, 2017. Lucas was met with a highly positive reception for his gentle and warm-hearted nature.

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. 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!". A short upload on YouTube on July 29, 2021 announced upcoming episodes on the Cartoonito programming block on Cartoon Network. This was followed by more short cartoons and excerpts from television episodes.

Episodes

YouTube shorts

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

No.	Title	YouTube premiere date
1	Episode One	November 6, 2017
2	It's Cold Outside!	December 1, 2017
3	Playtime	December 24, 2017
4	Captured	January 20, 2018
5	Musical Spider	February 10, 2018
6	Polar Bear	March 4, 2018
7	Encore!	March 30, 2018
8	Giant Spider	May 19, 2018
9	Naptime	June 19, 2018
10	One Man Band	August 31, 2018
11	Spinning Webs	September 21, 2018
12	Scary Stories	October 12, 2018
13	New Friend	November 10, 2018
14	Don't Eat Me!	December 20, 2018
15	I'm Starving!	February 14, 2019
16	What Is This?	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. 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	November 19, 2021

Characters

• Lucas - the Jumping Spider: is a Brown jumping spider playful and fun, and acrobatic ( And Artistic).

• Findley - the Housefly
• Bodhi - the Chameleon
• Avocado - the French Bulldog
• Arlo - the Owl
• Maizie - the Bumblebee
• Dimples - the Goldfish
• Weebiscuit - the Seahorse
• Ant
• Bird
• Moth
• Skunk
• Jump Jump - the Caterpillar

Television series

Lucas the Spider
Created by	Joshua Slice
Directed by	Paul Brown
Voices of	Simon Webster Christian Campbell Evie Loiselle Antonina Battrick McKenzie Cornelius Ethan MacIver-Wright Luxton Handspiker
Theme music composer	Voodoo Highway Music
Composer	Voodoo Highway Music
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	59
Production
Executive producers	George Elliott Brian Irving Jennifer Pertsch Tom McGillis Matthew Wexler
Producers	George Elliott Suzy Queen Ameena Siddique
Editors	Annellie Samuel Jason Pichonsky
Running time	6-7 minutes
Production companies	Wexworks Media Fresh TV Inc.
Original release
Network	Canada Family Channel United States Cartoon Network
Release	September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18) – present (present)

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.

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., however, the series instead became a launch series for the Cartoonito block, and began airing on the block on September 18, 2021.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Too Hot to Handle"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)	0.08
Findley can't resist some freshly baked cookies that are too hot to eat so Lucas and his friends do whatever it takes to keep him from burning his mouth.
2	"The Big Squeak"	Paul Brown	Bec Hill	September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)	N/A
Avocado's new toy is driving everyone crazy with its noisy squeaker. Lucas tells everyone that he's going to speak to her and realizes Avocado loves everything about her squeaky toy apart from the actual squeak itself.
3	"Big Jumping Spider"	Paul Brown	Matt Baker	September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)	0.08
When Findley comments to Lucas that his jump isn't very long or high, Lucas ramps things up, jumping higher and longer in ever increasing death defying jumps. Findley begins to regret his comment and wishes Lucas wouldn't jump so far.
4	"Ghost Camp"	Paul Brown	Kristen McGregor	September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)	0.06
Lucas and his friends are camping in the garden. Avocado tells them all a spooky story around the campfire. This makes Lucas really uneasy and he thinks there's a ghost in the garden.
5	"Boo!"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)	0.06
Lucas discovers that it's best to ask a friend's permission before giving them a scare on Halloween. He adopts the guise of a ghost and the use of decorative masks and sneaky hiding places to give them all the jumps.
6	"Never Boop a Robot"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)	0.06
When Lucas sees a robot on the shelf he boops it. This sets off the clockwork mechanism and now Lucas is pursued around the house by a B Movie robot. When Bodhi gets cornered, Lucas realises he's got to help his friend.
7	"Lonesome Lucas"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02)	0.12
Lucas wakes up and it is still nighttime, so he tries to occupy himself until sunrise. The house takes on a different persona at night and it scares Lucas a little, and he feels alone because everyone else is still fast asleep.
8	"I Can't See You"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09)	N/A
Being a chameleon, Bodhi is brilliant at hide and seek. When she celebrates in Lucas' face, Lucas decides to beat her once and for all.
9	"To Catch A Fly"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16)	N/A
When Findley sees a documentary about spiders being the natural predator of the fly, he decides that maybe Lucas isn't the friend he thought he was. The more Findley tries to get away from Lucas, the more Lucas thinks this is a great game.
10	"Sliding"	Paul Brown	Matt Baker	October 23, 2021 (2021-10-23)	N/A
When Lucas and Findley discover an ice cube, they play by sliding on it. Findley is fine until Lucas challenges him to ride the ice cube in the sink.
11	"Spinning Webs"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30)	N/A
After seeing the perfect web in the window of the house, Lucas questions his spider-hood when he realizes he can't spin one properly.
12	"I'm Taking You In"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06)	N/A
When Arlo's mom goes out hunting for food, Lucas decides to look after Arlo for the night.
13	"Something Up There"	Paul Brown	Kristen McGregor	November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13)	N/A
After hearing a horrible screech from the fireplace, Lucas is nominated by his friends to go up and find out what is causing the noise.
14	"Home Sweet Home"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20)	N/A
Lucas, Findley, and Bodhi discover a gingerbread house and immediately devour it.
15	"Bye Bye Bee"	Paul Brown	Amanda McGregor	November 27, 2021 (2021-11-27)	N/A
Lucas is shocked and saddened that Maizie has to hibernate for the winter, so he tries to stall her.
16	"Jeepers Peepers"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04)	N/A
Weebiscuit is always beating Dimples when they have a stare off so Dimples enlists the help of Lucas to help her gain the concentration skills to beat him. Lucas sees the key to making her a champ, by thinking of the thing she loves the most.
17	"House is Breathing"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	December 11, 2021 (2021-12-11)	N/A
When Lucas discovers a heating vent blowing warm air into the living room, he convinces Bodhi that the house is actually breathing. They discover the house can make things hover with her breath, like a feather and a maple leaf.
18	"Boingo"	Paul Brown	Bec Hill	December 18, 2021 (2021-12-18)	N/A
After Lucas was gifted by Bird for pulling her leg out of the chimney inside, Lucas, Findley and Bodhi become obsessed with a new toy called Boingo.
19	"Findley’s Bad Day"	Paul Brown	Matt Baker	December 25, 2021 (2021-12-25)	N/A
Findley believes the house is a dangerous place for him after a series of events involving various fly extermination devices happen to him on the same day.
20	"You Rang?"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	January 9, 2022 (2022-01-09)	N/A
Arlo is missing his mother, so Lucas gives him a bell to ring if he needs Lucas' help - bad idea.
21	"Do You Speak Dance?"	Paul Brown	Bec Hill	January 16, 2022 (2022-01-16)	N/A
A bee, (accidentally assumed to be Maizie) keeps ignoring Lucas and Findley, but they soon learn from the real Maizie that she's actually her deaf cousin. In order to communicate with her, Maizie teaches Lucas and Findley a new skill!
22	"A New Spider in Town"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	January 16, 2022 (2022-01-16)	N/A
Lucas befriends a bright purple toy spider, causing Findley to get jealous.
23	"Dollhouse Mates"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	January 16, 2022 (2022-01-16)	N/A
Lucas and Findley move into the dollhouse together, only to discover they would rather better friends than roommates.
24	"Lucas We Have a Problem"	Paul Brown	Matt Baker	January 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)	N/A
Lucas, Findley, and Avocado (sort of) help Bodhi fulfill her dream of touching a star.
25	"Egg-Scuse Me"	Paul Brown	Bec Hill	January 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)	N/A
Lucas finds an abandoned egg and decides to take care of it. But he learns that responsibility is hard, especially when playing with his friends is so tempting.
26	"Pokey Dokey"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	January 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)	N/A
When Avocado loses her beloved toy, named Pokey Dokey Lucas and Findley are determined to cheer her up at all costs.
27	"Boot Castle"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)	N/A
Findley discovers a boot on the stairs that they use as a boot fort, but a disagreement soon leads to Lucas creating his own boot castle, named Castle Boot.
28	"Avocado’s Looooong Time Out"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)	N/A
When they hear Avocado has been a "bad doggie" and was put in her naughty crate, Lucas and Findley decide to entertain her.
29	"Tanks Giving"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)	N/A
Seeing Dimples feeling left out, Lucas tries to make her fish tank seem less small by decorating it with things from around House.
30	"Flying"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	February 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)	N/A
After watching Findley in flight, Lucas wonders what it would be like to fly. When he tries to fly, the consequences are disastrous.
31	"Dr. Lucas Is in the House"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	February 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)	N/A
On a sick day, Doctor Lucas tries to make all his friends feel better but inadvertently ends up falling under the weather himself.
32	"Arlo's Portrait"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	February 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)	N/A
When Lucas decides to paint a portrait of Arlo, he discovers Arlo hasn't a clue what he actually looks like.
33	"House Flies Don't Dance"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)	N/A
Lucas and Maizie help Findley learn how to dance.
34	"Flying the Nest"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)	N/A
Arlo believes he's a big, strong owl now, so it's time to fly his nest, but he may not be ready to leave his momma and all his friends behind.
35	"The Insult"	Paul Brown	Unknown	February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)	N/A
Lucas feels awful for calling Findley a mean name, and desperately tries to make it up to him.
36	"I'll Do it in a Minute"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)	N/A
Arlo has fun playing in the attic, but he procrastinates when it comes to tidying up.
37	"Cloud Gazing"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)	N/A
Lucas, Arlo, and Findley have a day of make-believe with the clouds.
38	"Don't Do That Arlo"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)	N/A
Arlo doesn't heed Lucas's advice when he's tempted to look into next door's garden through a knothole.
39	"Prickly Pals"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)	N/A
Lucas and Arlo play together; when Arlo plays a bit too rough, Lucas goes and forms a new friendship with a cactus.
40	"A Sting in the Tale"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)	N/A
Maizie accidentally stings Lucas in the butt; this is a shock to them both, but Maizie takes it the hardest and thinks she's a changed bee.
41	"Tongue Twister"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)	N/A
When Bodhi's tongue gets hurt, it's up to Doctor Lucas to help get her back to normal.
42	"Sleeping Dogs"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)	N/A
Lucas and Findley discover a slice of cake and try to keep Avocado asleep long enough for everyone to have some.
43	"Skunked"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)	N/A
Avocado gets skunked and really smells; Lucas helps her laugh at the situation.
44	"Arlo And The Snake"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)	N/A
Lucas has to convince a frightened Arlo that the garden hose isn't a snake.
45	"Crack In the Tank"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)	N/A
When Dimples and Weebiscuit's tank leaks, they are put into new homes; they learn to accept change.
46	"Big Mouth"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)	N/A
Dimples is worried about a tank decoration of a shark in her new aquarium.
47	"Art From the Heart"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)	N/A
Lucas turns teacher as he tries to teach Maizie how to paint; when she thinks she's no good, Lucas encourages her to find inspiration.
48	"Lucas and His Friends"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)	N/A
A series of six shorts introducing all of Lucas' friends and the odd ant, with a final song demonstrating diversity and togetherness.
49	"The Owl That Said Why"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)	N/A
Arlo keeps asking Lucas questions; Lucas urges Arlo to stop; but he soon realises it's important to be patient.
50	"Happy Burpday"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)	N/A
Lucas discovers a leftover slice of cake and decides to throw a surprise party for Findley.
51	"The Legend of Big Butt"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)	N/A
Lucas tells a campfire story about a legendary monster called Big Butt, who roams the garden at night; he is so inspired, he sets off with a nervous Findley to find it.
52	"Arlo Needs a Nap"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)	N/A
Arlo desperately needs to take a nap, but he fights his tiredness out of worry that he'll miss out on any fun his friends are having.
53	"Everyone's a Critic"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)	N/A
Lucas has been practicing his web-making skills but struggles when he feels that Findley criticizes his work.
54	"Flash and Boom"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)	N/A
Lucas and Findley are a little unnerved by the thunder and lightning happening outside their window, but Arlo is there to help them through it.
55	"House Sitting"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)	N/A
Findley becomes nervous when he's put in charge of taking care of House while Lucas is away.
56	"Findley is Sick"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)	N/A
Findley fibs about being sick to avoid chores; Dr. Lucas isn't happy.
57	"A Song for Wimble"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)	N/A
Wimble is sad, but Findley assures Arlo that Lucas will write him the perfect song to cheer him; Lucas is under so much pressure he almost forgets how to write songs.
58	"I Want My Baby Acorn Back"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)	N/A
Arlo loses interest in his Baby Acorn, so he gifts it to Bodhi; but when he sees the new bond between them both, he gets second thoughts.
59	"The Giggles"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)	N/A
Lucas and Findley get the giggles from a mishap of Arlo's; they apologise, but Arlo misunderstands the message and starts laughing at his other friends' misfortunes.

• 60. Puppy Love
• 61. House Grand Prix
• 62. Farewell Sweet Ride
• 63. The Mighty Boop and Fly Wonder
• 64. Lucas and Findley Get Antsy
• 65. Mock Me Not
• 66. Jumping Pal
• 67. Trouble at the Top
• 68. Avocado's Fan
• 69. The Scent of a Dog
• 70. The Need of Seed

Ratings

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	38	September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)	0.08	TBA	TBD	0.08

External links

• Official Website