I have something very exciting to share... Over the past week, I've been able to speak to and do a little Q&A with David Kirk, aka the creator of the Miss Spider book series and the Miss Spider Sunny Patch Friends TV series!
*Note: It's been quite a long time(almost 20 years) since the last installment of the MS franchise; he might not remember some details of the series. I actually had to send him a playlist of all the episodes of the TV show so he could get a refresher.
Also, the Q&A is currently still ongoing! Gaps between answers can take a long time, and I have many more questions to ask.
Q1. What are some of the characters' ages?
This was the first question I asked him. The answer is quite vague, since it was sent before I had to refresh him on the franchise. I asked for 11 characters that I would've liked to know the ages of: Miss Spider, Holley, Spiderus, Betty Beetle, Uncle Gus, Mr. Mantis, Stinky and Whiffy Stinkbug, Ned, Ted, and Felix. He seemed to confirm that Miss Spider, Holley, and Spiderus are in their 20s in Miss Spider's Wedding, which takes place before the TV show. He also kinda confirmed that the older folk, Grandma Betty and Mr. Mantis are in their 40s, presumably in the TV show, since he mentions it after. This was the question I asked before I had to refresh him; hence his low memory on Felix and Gus. Also, he added a bonus fact that Bounce was originally designed as a logo for his toys!
After that I sent him some pictures of the characters that he had forgotten about, and I also shared my personal age headcanons for them.
He seemed to have approved my assessments! (Although this does NOT MEAN THAT THESE SPECIFIC AGES ARE CANON even with his approval these are just my personal takes and not his.) But his response does seem to imply that most of the adult characters in the TV series (Miss Spider, Holley, Spiderus, Beatrice, Gus, Stinky, etc.) are somewhere in their 30s. Again, their ages are still ambiguous and up to our interpretation, but their ranges are set.
Q2. Where is Sunny Patch located and where does the series take place?
To resume, the series takes place during the 90s and the early 2000s and Sunny Patch is situated close to his house.
Here's the picture of Miss Spider's Wedding with his house:
Q3-4. If humans were ever implemented in the series, what would their role be? Why were Ike and May(The beetles from the first volumes of the books) not present in the TV show?
I asked the first question since the last one's answer basically confirmed that he canonically exists in the series. Also I think him and the show's writers simply forgot to add them, which is a bit dissapointing.
That's all the questions and answers so far. Note that this post will be continued to be updated until the Q&A ends!
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