"Web Weirdos" is the third episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series Adventure Time.
The episode was written and storyboarded by Ako Castuera and Jesse Moynihan, from a story by Patrick McHale, Kent Osborne, and Pendleton Ward.
In this episode, Finn must help a grumpy spider couple, whose names are Barb and Ed, reconcile before he and Jake are eaten.
"Web Weirdos" was written and storyboarded by Ako Castuera and Jesse Moynihan, from a story developed by series creator Pendleton Ward, Patrick McHale, Kent Osborne, and Dick Grunert.
[2] According to Ward, the original outline for the episode was "super-sitcomy" and "standard", but when Castuera and Moynihan began working on it, they took the story in a different direction.
[4] Before the episode aired, Cartoon Network's standard and practices department took issue with the sound that plays when Barb secretes silk.
He thus complimented "Web Weirdos" for exploring this topic through the idiosyncratic tale of two married but ultimately unhappy spiders, calling this decision one of "the reason[s] why Adventure Time has such crossover appeal".
[6] Sava also complimented the performances of both Essman and Goldthwait, noting that the two "make a great pair, capturing the stakes of the couple’s fight without sacrificing the comedy of the situation.
[12] In particular, he noted that "Web Weirdos" revolves around complicated themes like the nature of failing relationships and unexpected pregnancy.
In an online interview, he explained, "I think Ako's parts are funny, but everything I wrote in the episode played out in a way that I didn't expect.