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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.[1][2] Lucas was met with a highly positive reception for his gentle and warm-hearted nature.[3][4]

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

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]

Episodes

YouTube shorts

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

This table's factual accuracy is disputed. (October 2021)

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.[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[lower-alpha 1]	November 19, 2021

Characters

• Lucas - the Jumping Spider
• 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
Genre	Slapstick,Scientific Comedy,Pre-shool Education
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	71 (3 unaired)
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.
Distributor	Cake Entertainment
Release
Original network	Canada Family Channel United States Cartoon Network (Cartoonito)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Dolby Surround
Original release	September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18) – 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.[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 leaving three episodes unaired in the US, while those three premiered in Canada. It's left unknown at this point which network will pick up the series in the US next.

Episodes

No.	Title [12][13]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [13]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Too Hot to Handle"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)[lower-alpha 2]	0.08[14]
2	"The Big Squeak"	Paul Brown	Bec Hill	September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)[15] [lower-alpha 2]	N/A
3	"Big Jumping Spider"	Paul Brown	Matt Baker	September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)[lower-alpha 2]	0.08[14]
4	"Ghost Camp"	Paul Brown	Kristen McGregor	September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)	0.06[16]
5	"Boo!"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)	0.06[16]
6	"Never Boop a Robot"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)	0.06[16]
7	"Lonesome Lucas"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02)	0.12[17]
8	"I Can't See You"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09)[lower-alpha 3]	N/A
9	"To Catch A Fly"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16)[lower-alpha 3]	N/A
10	"Sliding"	Paul Brown	Matt Baker	October 23, 2021 (2021-10-23)	N/A
11	"Spinning Webs"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30)	N/A
12	"I'm Taking You In"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06)	N/A
13	"Something Up There"	Paul Brown	Kristen McGregor	November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13)	N/A
14	"Home Sweet Home"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20)	N/A
15	"Bye Bye Bee"	Paul Brown	Amanda McGregor	November 27, 2021 (2021-11-27)	N/A
16	"Jeepers Peepers"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04)	N/A
17	"House is Breathing"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	December 11, 2021 (2021-12-11)	N/A
18	"Boingo"	Paul Brown	Bec Hill	December 18, 2021 (2021-12-18)	N/A
19	"Findley’s Bad Day"	Paul Brown	Matt Baker	December 25, 2021 (2021-12-25)[lower-alpha 4]	N/A
20	"You Rang?"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	January 9, 2022 (2022-01-09)	N/A
21	"Do You Speak Dance?"	Paul Brown	Bec Hill	January 16, 2022 (2022-01-16)	N/A
22	"A New Spider in Town"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	January 16, 2022 (2022-01-16)	N/A
23	"Dollhouse Mates"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	January 16, 2022 (2022-01-16)	N/A
24	"Lucas We Have a Problem"	Paul Brown	Matt Baker	January 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)	N/A
25	"Egg-Scuse Me"	Paul Brown	Bec Hill	January 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)	N/A
26	"Pokey Dokey"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	January 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)	N/A
27	"Boot Castle"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)	N/A
28	"Avocado’s Looooong Time Out"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)	N/A
29	"Tanks Giving"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)	N/A
30	"Flying"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	February 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)	N/A
31	"Dr. Lucas Is in the House"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	February 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)	N/A
32	"Arlo's Portrait"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	February 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)	N/A
33	"House Flies Don't Dance"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)	N/A
34	"Flying the Nest"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)	N/A
35	"The Insult"	Paul Brown	Unknown	February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)	N/A
36	"I'll Do it in a Minute"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)	N/A
37	"Cloud Gazing"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)	N/A
38	"Don't Do That Arlo"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)	N/A
39	"Prickly Pals"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)	N/A
40	"A Sting in the Tale"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)	N/A
41	"Tongue Twister"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)	N/A
42	"Sleeping Dogs"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)	N/A
43	"Skunked"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)	N/A
44	"Arlo And The Snake"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)	N/A
45	"Crack In the Tank"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)	N/A
46	"Big Mouth"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)	N/A
47	"Art From the Heart"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)	N/A
48	"Lucas and His Friends"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)	N/A
49	"The Owl That Said Why"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)	N/A
50	"Happy Burpday"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)	N/A
51	"The Legend of Big Butt"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)	N/A
52	"Arlo Needs a Nap"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)	N/A
53	"Everyone's a Critic"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)	N/A
54	"Flash and Boom"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)	N/A
55	"House Sitting"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)	N/A
56	"Findley is Sick"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)	N/A
57	"A Song for Wimble"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)[lower-alpha 5]	N/A
58	"I Want My Baby Acorn Back"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)[lower-alpha 5]	N/A
59	"The Giggles"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)[lower-alpha 5]	N/A
60	"Puppy Love"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	September 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)	N/A
61	"House Grand Prix"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	September 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)	N/A
62	"Farewell Sweet Ride"	Paul Brown	Dave Ingham	September 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)	N/A
63	"The Mighty Boop and Fly Wonder"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	September 12, 2022 (2022-09-12)	N/A
64	"Lucas and Findley Get Antsy"	Paul Brown	Amanda McNeice	September 12, 2022 (2022-09-12)	N/A
65	"Mock Me Not"	Paul Brown	Josh Gal	September 12, 2022 (2022-09-12)	N/A
66	"Jumping Pal"	Paul Brown	Unknown	September 19, 2022 (2022-09-19)	N/A
67	"Trouble at the Top"	Paul Brown	Unknown	September 19, 2022 (2022-09-19)	N/A
68	"Avacado's Fan"	Paul Brown	Unknown	September 19, 2022 (2022-09-19)	N/A
69	"The Scent of a Dog"	Paul Brown	Unknown	September 26, 2022 (2022-09-26)	N/A
70	"The Need for Seed"	Paul Brown	Unknown	September 26, 2022 (2022-09-26)	N/A
71	"Bloom Patrol"	Paul Brown	Unknown	September 26, 2022 (2022-09-26)	N/A
72	"Behind the Door"	Paul Brown	TBA	TBA	TBD
73	"Findley the Brave"	Paul Brown	TBA	TBA	TBD
74	"Fixing Up the Tree"	Paul Brown	TBA	TBA	TBD

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	74	September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)	0.08[14]	September 26, 2022 (2022-09-26)	TBD	0.08

References

External links

• Official Website

На других языках

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- [en] Lucas the Spider

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[fr] Lucas l'araignée

Lucas l'araignée (Lucas the Spider en anglais) est un personnage de dessin animé créé en 2017 par Joshua Slice et le protagoniste d'une série d'animation 3D américaine du même nom sur Youtube, puis sur Fresh TV. Au départ simple test d'animation visant à montrer les araignées de manière positive, Lucas remporte un succès immédiat jusqu'à même être appelée « l'araignée la plus mignonne du Monde ». Joshua Slice se charge de la conception, de la modélisation, de l’éclairage et du rendu de l’animation de la web-série tandis que son neveu prête sa voix à Lucas. Les aventures simples et joyeuses de ce jeune arachnide, inspiré des araignées salticidae, doit son succès à son animation et au soin apporté au caractère du personnage.

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