Gravy and Spider

Gravy and Spider is a Jetanie animated television series starring a mosquito named Gravy and a spider named Spider.

Three series were produced from 1972 to 1977. The first series in 1972 had 30 ten-minute episodes, whilst the second and third series in 1974 and 1977 had 26 fourteen-minute episodes each. Broadcast on JT1, it aired as part of the Windmill strand from 1974 until its discontinuation in 1979.

Premise
Every episode of series 1 involved Gravy visiting Spider at her web. The two would often do something together such as playing a game or finding something they have never seen before. Starting in series 2, Gravy and Spider began to explore their hometown, Mini Depths, with every episode featuring a social lesson of some sort. Characters who appeared regularly from the second series ownards include Twit, the good-natured but dimwitted owl, Mrs. Quack the posh duck, Sid the grasshopper (who is unable to jump properly) and Menace the mischievous rat.

Narration by Taylor Ridley is briefly provided at the beginning of every episode.

American version
In the United States, Gravy and Spider was aired on Nickelodeon as part of Pinwheel, where it was redubbed with American voices and retitled The Mosquito and the Spider. Only series 2 and series 3 were ever dubbed under the new title.

As of 2020, the American version is completely lost, with no episodes known to survive, as when the show was reran on Playhouse Disney, the original Jetanie version was shown instead.

Jetania

 * JT1 (1972-????)
 * Windmill (1974-1976, 1977-1979)
 * Nick Jr. Classics (2004-2010)

Garhtti

 * VE-TV
 * Disney Junior
 * Boomerang Garhtti

Italy

 * Rete 1 (1977-????)

Kuboia

 * Kiddie Time! (1991-1997)
 * Nick Jr. Kuboia (199?-2003)
 * Nick Jr. Classics (2006-2010)

United Kingdom

 * BBC 1 (1973-1997)
 * Nickelodeon (1993-1999)
 * Carlton Kids (1998-2000)
 * Nick Jr. (1999-2002)

United States

 * Pinwheel (1979-1990)
 * Playhouse Disney (1999-2002)