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Title: Spider Episode: 1 of 13 Episode Title: Spider in the Bath Type: Animation Year: 1992 Director Grahmam Ralph Length: 4 mins 55 sec Video Compression: Xvid Format: 640 x 512 pixels Ripped from "Spider - I'm only Scary 'cos I'm Hairy" DVD Synopsis The story of a boy who meets and befriends a spider that he found in his bath. Review from Amazon: Spider in the Bath is in the same category as "Wallace and Gromit" and "Tom and Jerry". It is a superbly crafted, timeless classic that works on many levels. THE MUSIC Highly melodic and folksy. Comforting, humorous and catchy and is appealing to children very young children(18 months + onwards). * Accoustic guitar, * trumpets (reminiscent of brass bands and Dvorak's New World Symphony), * electric guitars, * the gentle vocals of the male singer and * the additional vocals provided by his children all contribute to a wonderful soundtrack worth buying in itself. THE LYRICS Display humour, pathos and delight. They make good children's poetry in their own right. A child's eye perspective is maintained throughout. THE CARTOONS These appear to be designed specifically for the songs. Simple ink and watercolour. Easy for young children to follow and enjoy. ARACHNOPHOBIA My daughter has been afraid of spiders. But "Spider in the Bath" was never frightening. She loved spider - the title character (but was still scared of real spiders). [She is now 12 and the video "Eight Legged Freaks" has helped her with her arachnophobia - huge scary man eating spiders that could be cute was a revelation for her}. ADULTS VIEWPOINT Good music. The scenes from school appeal to the older parent and grandparents. Many schools have changed(who wears caps these days?). EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVE The lyrics are repetititive as are parts of the cartoon. Every one of the 13 episodes are visual poems. Children are can easily understand what is going one, anticipate, the next refrain and benefit from the clearly structure way in which every episode is organised.

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