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==Reception==
''Spider'' was generally well received by critics and viewers, with praise directed to the series' simple animation, music, humour and multi-generational appeal. ''Spider!'' has an 7.9 rating from 110 [[IMDb]] users as of November 2023. ''Spider'' has now attracted a cult following on old children's videos and DVDs{{According to whom|date=February 2020}}. Several episodes have also been uploaded to video networking sites like [[YouTube]] and [[Veoh]].
 
The series has been repeated on various children's television channels in the United Kingdom, such as [[CBeebies]] and [[Nick Jr]]. It was also dubbed into [[Scottish Gaelic]] as ''Damhan Allaidh'' and shown on [[BBC Two Scotland]] in the mornings. In the [[United States]], the series was broadcast with American voice actors on [[Cartoon Network]] and repeated until 2000.
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There were also two pop-up books, based on the first and tenth episodes, adapted from Richard Warner's original songs by Ron van der Meer and illustrated by the director Graham Ralph.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Van der Meer|first=Ron|title=Spider in the Bath|year=1991|publisher=Penguin Character Books Ltd|isbn=0-563-36226-X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Van der Meer|first=Ron|title=Panda Comes to Stay|year=1991|publisher=Penguin Character Books Ltd|isbn=0-563-36241-3}}</ref>
 
On 12In May 2005, Silver Fox Films announced it wasto developingdevelop a new, revived version of the series entitled ''Spider's Silly Show''. The format was to be extended from five minutes to eleven minutes, and fifty two episodes were planned. It was to be presented by [[Andrew Sachs]], who had previously narrated ''[[William's Wish Wellingtons]]'' for Hibbert Ralph Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Return of the Spider |url=http://www.toonhound.com/may2005.htm |work=The Hound |publisher=Toonhound |date=12 May 2005 |access-date=10 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.silverfoxfilms.com/f_news.html |title=Silver Fox Films |access-date=10 August 2007 }}</ref> However,No thefurther projectannouncements appears to have been abandoned, asof the latestproject information on it dates from 2005,appeared and it has still not appearedwas onlater televisioncanceled.
 
==Episodes==