by Thinus Ferreira
The world's most adorable teensy-weensy is coming to television: The YouTube animation short clip about the cutest spider ever that has now been turned into a full animation series, Lucas the Spider, is coming to Boomerang (Dstv 302) on weekdays from Monday 2 May at 07:15.
Lucas the Spider was originally created by the accomplished animator Joshua Slice as a series of animated shorts - voiced by his 5-year old nephew - which premiered on YouTube in November 2017.
After Lucas amassed over 870 million views and over 3.6 million subscribers it has now been turned into a full-length animation series - complete with a line of toys and licensed goods.
Retaining the authenticity of the original shorts, the producers of the new 3D computer-generated animated show, Fresh TV, in association with WexWorks Media, created a full animation series around Lucas and his friends, bringing the arachnid's endearing perspective of the world to kids and their parents, with longer stories and new characters on the Boomerang Africa channel.
Lucas the spider is a happy,
inquisitive, impossibly cute little jumping spider - four years old and living in a big, bright Victorian house in the city across from a park.
With the help of his group of friends – a dog,
chameleon, fly, bumblebee, owl, and more – Lucas usually leaps head-first into
adventure and discovery, making the most out of every moment while learning
about what it means to be a loving friend.
