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Atom Ant

 
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Atom Ant
Also known as The Atom Ant Show
Genre Animation
Written by Tony Benedict
Warren Foster
Directed by Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Voices of Don Messick
Howard Morris
Janet Waldo
Henry Corden
Composer(s) Ted Nichols
Country of origin USA
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 75
Production
Producer(s) Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run 2 October 1965 – 31 August 1968
Status Ended

Atom Ant is a cartoon ant and superhero, created by Hanna-Barbera in 1965. His name may have been derived from adamant, which gives indication towards his great strength, exceeding "250 times his own weight". The name and character might also be a gentle parody of the Charlton Comics character, Captain Atom.[citation needed] Atom costarred in The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show (sharing top billing with Secret Squirrel). In syndication, Atom Ant aired alongside Precious Pupp and The Hillbilly Bears.

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Biography

Atom Ant (voiced by the late Howard Morris then by Don Messick in later episodes) operated out of an anthill in the countryside, where he possessed such things as a mainframe computer and exercise equipment. His powers mostly consisted of the ability to fly, superspeed, and amazing strength.

He was often contacted by the police, who sent him out on assignment. Some of these missions parodied those of Batman. The police force was constantly shown to be underfunded and inept, as they relied on Atom Ant to do all their police work. The only two police officers were the chief and deputy chief. The department only possessed one rusted patrol car. Atom Ant fights various villains including recurring ones like Ferocious Flea (voiced by Don Messick) and mad scientist Professor Von Gimmick.

Episode listing

  1. Up and Atom
  2. Crankenshafts Monster
  3. Gem a Go, Go
  4. Ferocious Flea
  5. Rambling Robot
  6. Nobody's Fool
  7. Atom Ant Meets Karate Ant
  8. Fastest Ant in the West
  9. Mistaken Identity
  10. How Now Bow Wow
  11. Dragon Master
  12. The Big Gimmick
  13. Super Blooper
  14. Wild, Wild Ants
  15. Dina Sore
  16. Amusement Park Amazement
  17. Bully for Atom Ant
  18. Termighty Mean
  19. Nine Strikes Your Out
  20. Go West Young Ant
  21. Knight Fight
  22. Pteraducktyl Soup
  23. Up in the Air Squares
  24. Mouse Rouser
  25. Killer Diller Gorilla
  26. Rock a Bye Boo, Boo

Other appearances

  • In the early 1990s series, Yo Yogi! with Don Messick reprising Atom Ant. In the episode "Super Duper Snag," it was revealed that his Atomic Helmet is his source of power.
  • Hi-Tech Software released a budget labeled computer game for the Commodore 64 in 1990 called Atom Ant: Up and Atom. The idea of the game is to fly and collect a certain amount of bombs scattered around high rise buildings and 'atomize' them in a special bubble-like device at the top of each area (a game design influenced by Tehkan's Bomb Jack).
  • Cartoonnetwork produced a short cartoon featuring Atom Ant which contained bits of audio tracks from the Atom Ant cartoon, as well as audio from the classic Cold War civil defense film, Duck & Cover. The short can still sometimes be seen on Boomerang.

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