The Ant and the Aardvark

1969

The Ant and the Aardvark

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The Ant and the Aardvark is a series of 17 theatrical short cartoons produced at DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and released by United Artists from 1969 to 1971.

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EP17 From Bed To Worse

May. 16,1971

After being hit by a truck, the Ant and the Aardvark find themselves recuperating in an animal hospital.

EP16 Rough Brunch

Jan. 03,1971

The Ant seeks refuge from the Aardvark with his termite cousin Term at the termite's huge house.

EP15 Don't Hustle An Ant With Muscle

Dec. 27,1970

After ingesting a bottleful of vitamins, the Ant gains super-human strength.

EP14 The Froze Nose Knows

Nov. 18,1970

The Aardvark tries his best to capture the Ant during a sudden snowy winter.

EP13 Mumbo Jumbo

Sep. 27,1970

The Ant is a member of the Brothers of the Forest Lodge #202, who pledge to always help one another in a time of distress via shouting the call "Zimbula Zoombula", which constantly prevents the Aardvark from having lunch.

EP12 Science Friction

Jun. 28,1970

The Aardvark chases after the Ant, who is being studied by a local scientist.

EP11 Ants In The Pantry

Jun. 10,1970

In an effort to eat, the Aardvark tries to rid a house of its ant infestation.

EP10 Odd Ant Out

Apr. 20,1970

The green aardvark returns as he battles over a can of Chocolate Covered Ants with the Aardvark.

EP9 Scratch A Tiger

Jan. 28,1970

After the Ant removes a thorn from a tiger's paw, the tiger repays the favor by protecting the Ant from the hungry Aardvark.

EP8 Isle Of Caprice

Dec. 18,1969

Stranded on a desert island, the hungry Aardvark tries to avoid a shark while making his way to a nearby island swarming with ants.

EP7 Dune Bug

Oct. 27,1969

The Ant is spending his vacation at the beach, while the Aardvark doggedly pursues him. In addition, a nearsighted lifeguard mistakes the Aardvark for a dog, which are not allowed on the beach without a leash.

EP6 Never Bug An Ant

Sep. 12,1969

The Aardvark obtains a real vacuum to suck the Ant out of his home.

EP5 Technology, Phooey

Jun. 25,1969

The Aardvark builds a flamboyant computer (with a speaking voice resembling Paul Lynde) to assist in catching the Ant.

EP4 I've Got Ants In My Plans

May. 14,1969

After breaking up a formal Ant dinner, the Aardvark fights over possession of the Ant with a rival green aardvark.

EP3 The Ant From Uncle

Apr. 02,1969

To bar the Ant from subterranean refuge, the Aardvark strives to plug every ant hole in existence and, to his dismay, discovers a hole of volcanic proportions which is the dwelling of Charlie's huge, older kin.

EP2 Hasty But Tasty

Mar. 06,1969

While trying to catch the Ant, who's riding a miniature motorcycle, the Aardvark is bedeviled by the portable "Instant Hole" which removes the ground beneath him on the edge of a cliff and lets the air out of a balloon suspending the Aardvark in the air.

EP1 The Ant And The Aardvark

Mar. 05,1969

The Ant's quiet lunch is disturbed by a hungry blue Aardvark.

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Released: 1969-03-05 | Released Producted By: The Mirisch Corporation , DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE) Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

The Ant and the Aardvark is a series of 17 theatrical short cartoons produced at DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and released by United Artists from 1969 to 1971.

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Cast

John Byner

Director

John Burton Jr.

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The Mirisch Corporation , DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE)

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phoenix2rachelsummers From 1969 to 1971, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, the same studio responsible for the often wonderful Pink Panther and The Inspector cartoons, produced 17 cartoons featuring The Ant and the Aardvark. They always focused on a frustrated aardvark (for those who don't know, aardvarks are a species closely related to anteaters) in his hopeless pursuit of one clever, smart-mouthed ant. The characters were designed in same witty style as the Pink Panther and Inspector characters, and John Byner, who was at the time a very popular TV comedian, did both their voices perfectly. The title sequence was charming, with the letters coming to life and chasing each other, and most of all, the delightfully upbeat music, composed and conducted by Doug Goodwin, was so good that every member of the studio band was listed in the credits.Unfortunately, the Ant and Aardvark cartoons were just never that funny. Despite having the same writers as the Pink Panther and Inspector, the jokes and slapstick almost always fell flat. Part of the problem was that the basic concept was derived from the Tweety and Sylvester cartoons which producer and studio head Friz Freleng had directed during the 40s and 50s. The Ant and the Aardvark series was never able to transcend its derivative nature, to the point where the final cartoon, "From Bed to Worse," was a scene-by-scene ripoff of one of the Tweety and Sylvester cartoons.This is a real shame, because there was potential here for something much more enduring. The Ant and the Aardvark is one of the few cartoon series that I actually would like to see remade by modern animation talents, in the hopes of unearthing that potential.

MovieMusings Whether Saturday morning cartoons or the 4:30 pm showing after school back in the 70s, the Pink Panther Show was great, and The Ant and the Aardvark were a great part of it.The ant was cool, always just a step ahead of the aardvark. They both would talk to the camera with humour and witticisms. The voice of the aardvark, with his attitude, was among the best in cartoon history.Somehow, these great cartoons have got to be archived, if only they could be retailed in a collector's series or something, I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd be ready to buy in an instant.They sure don't make cartoons like they used to.

marvelous-marv I loved this cartoon very much as well as its big brother, The Pink Panther. Why they don't make cartoons like this anymore, I'll never understand.Jackie Mason NEVER, EVER did any voices on this cartoon. The Jackie Mason-type voice was the incredible impressionist/comedian/actor John Byner doing a dead-on impression of Jackie Mason. Byner did both the Ant & the Aardvark, which isn't unusual as most cartoons have voice actors doing multiple voices. Look at The Simpsons --- Hank Azaria & Harry Shearer probably did about 30 voices between them on a regular basis.

Rakkasanfido As grateful fan of growing up and watching Warner Bros., cartoons over the years, with the crazy slap-stick humor of Foghorn Leghorn, Wile E. Coyote ("Super Genius"), Bugs Bunny and so on, I also made watching the Pink Panther series as a religious event. So thank goodness, I was able to enjoy United Artist's additional cartoon segments that would accompany the Pink Panter, "The Ant And The Aardvark.""The Ant And The Aardvark" episodes were just hilarious, one right after the other. It was a great 'cat-n-mouse' cartoon between an ant who was constantly being pestered by a determined and sometimes too-clever-for-his-own-good ardvark. Even just listening to the cartoon was funny, the ant had a casual, relaxed voice, while the aardvark had an accent almost to the tune of "Rocky" (Sylvestor Stallone). I loved the sound effects whenever someone would fall, get crushed or run into something.. I can still hear it all now. Man how I miss watching those cartoons.It's a shame it isn't on regular broadcast channels anymore, or as an opening for a movie, like cartoons once were in the theaters and drive-ins back then. If ever available to rent or buy, do it, you won't regret watching these characters.