* AdaptationDisplacement: Good luck trying to find someone who knows about the books the show is based on. Or better yet, the original TV special that aired on Creator/{{Teletoon}} a year before the show premiered.
* EnsembleDarkHorse: Nowadays, this show is best known for being the home of Spiderus. Being voiced by [[Creator/TonyJay Tony]] [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney "Judge Frollo"]] [[Creator/TonyJay Jay]] certainly helps, as well as his bizarre character design.
* GeniusBonus: Those with an interest in entomology might pick up on how the show incorporates a lot of insect and arachnid facts, with some being plot-important and others being mentioned by the characters. One episode was even entirely about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_jumping_bean Mexican jumping beans]]!
* MemeticMutation: [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1077401-ted-cruz People have discussed]] [[https://twitter.com/lolennui/status/1530704672868163584 Spiderus's resemblance]] to U.S. politician Ted Cruz.
* NightmareFuel: Although it was just a dream, Wiggle's GuiltInducedNightmare where he turns into a mushroom in "Fungus Among Us" is as unsettling to the audience as it is to Wiggle. The [[TechnologyMarchesOn low-quality animation]] exacerbates this.
* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel: Aside from [[UnintentionalUncannyValley Spiderus's creepy human-like face]] and the somewhat outdated CGI it's a sweet relaxing little show that is fondly remembered by those who grew up with it.
* TearDryer: In "Cry Buggie", Squirt is deeply distraught that he can't participate in a soccerberry game due to [[InjuredLimbEpisode having injured one of his legs]]. He decides not to cry because Dragon's told him that [[MenDontCry older bugs don't cry over anything]]. His parents console him and say that everyone can cry sometimes, and [[CatharticCrying he starts to sob]]. At that moment, a rainbow forms in the sky, and Squirt feels much better now that he's gotten it out of his system. He then comforts the equally-devastated Dragon.
* UnintentionalUncannyValley:
** Spiderus falls into this due to having a realistic human-like face.
** Bounce has large, [[SuddenAnatomy retractable]] human teeth; even when he smiles innocently, it comes across as a SlasherSmile.
* TheWoobie: Squirt in the episode "Cry Buggie" between hurting his leg and spending most of the episode TryingNotToCry you can't help but feel bad for him, When he finally does start to cry [[TearJerker it's absolutely heartbreaking]].
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