SavaraTV series

The Atom Ant Show

Up and at 'em!

7.419651 seasonEnglish

Operating out of his private anthill, the formidable Atom Ant picks up distress calls via his built-in antennae and heads out to battle a fearsomely delightful array of dastards including Bug Fat Dynamo, Crankenshaft, M.D. and his arch-nemesis Ferocious Flea. Sharing screen time with our hero are Precious Pupp, a rascal of a mutt who hides his antics from the kindly Granny Sweets and the Hillbilly Bears, the most ridiculous bears to ever come from the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Starring

Howard Morris, Don Messick, Janet Waldo

Season 1

1.Up and Atom

Atom Ant is called in to capture Big Fats Dynamo after he and his gang break out of a maximum security prison.

7 minOct 2, 1965

2.Precious Jewel

The great jewel thief, breaks into her house to steal her pearls.

7 minOct 2, 1965

3.Detour For Sure

Maw and Paw tell the foreman on construction that they don't want any more eviction notices.

7 minOct 2, 1965

4.Crankenshaft's Monster

When the Evil Dr. Crankshaft creates a monster in his lab, Atom Ant is called in to save the day

7 minOct 9, 1965

5.Doggone Dognapper

Precious Pup is caught by the dogcatcher.

7 minOct 9, 1965

6.Woodpecked

Paw is harassed by Maw to get rid of a noisy woodpecker.

7 minOct 9, 1965

7.Gem-A-Go-Go

Fancy Finger Finnegan laughs when he the FBI sends ant out after him.

7 minOct 16, 1965

8.Bites and Gripes

Two crooks, Blackie and Lefty, steal Precious Pup.

7 minOct 16, 1965

9.Anglers Aweigh

Maw sends Paw off to catch some catfish for dinner.

7 minOct 16, 1965

10.Ferocious Flea

When a city is plagued by bank robberies, Atom Ant is forced into a battle with Ferocious Flea.

7 minOct 23, 1965

11.Queen of the Road

Granny and Pupp are building a fast car to race with. They need the prize money. Two crooks want to win the money, too, and they're willing to do anything crooked to win.

7 minOct 23, 1965

12.Stranger Than Friction

Maw makes Paw swear to invite the next person he meets to dinner.

7 minOct 23, 1965

13.Rambling Robot

Junior's homemade robot goes berserk.

7 minOct 30, 1965

14.Crook Out, Cook Out

Granny mistakenly snares a thief with her butterfly net.

7 minOct 30, 1965

15.Goldilocks and the Four Bears

The Bear family decides to take a walk to let their breakfast cool. Meanwhile, a passing movie star named Goldy Looks gets a flat tire and finds the Bear's house while looking for help. She ends up eating their food and sleeping in their beds and she runs off when the Bears get home with an idea for a movie.

7 minOct 30, 1965

16.Nobody's Fool

The seductive Anastashia Antnick from Antsvillania keeps Atom Ant busy.

7 minNov 6, 1965

17.Next of Kin

Granny gets a letter in the mail with a big box. Her aunt has left her everything in a will, including a big bulldog. Granny must humor the bulldog and have perfect harmony, or else she will lose everything in the will. The bulldog takes an immediate dislike for Precious Pupp.

7 minNov 6, 1965

18.Going, Going Gone Gopher

While Maw is away in town Paw is left to guard the turnips.

7 minNov 6, 1965

19.Atom Ant Meets Karate Ant

Atom Ant goes to visit his old foe, Muscles, just released from prison.

7 minNov 13, 1965

20.Bowling Pinned

Granny enters a bowling tournament.

7 minNov 13, 1965

21.Courtin' Disaster

A truce is called between the Rugg's and the Hopper's so that Floral and Claude can begin dating.

7 minNov 13, 1965

22.Fastest Ant in the West

Rowdy Dowdy, tears up a town out west.

7 minNov 20, 1965

23.Poodle Pandemonium

Precious Pup competes with the Bulldog next door for the affections of a French Poodle.

7 minNov 20, 1965

24.Picnic Panicked

At the Hog Woller picnic Clod Hopper has a thing for Floral.

7 minNov 20, 1965

25.Mistaken Identity

Ferocious Flea disguises himself as Atom.

7 minNov 27, 1965

26.Dog Tracks

Granny buys Precious Pupp a new dog license so the dogcatcher won’t bother him anymore.

7 minNov 27, 1965

27.Judo Kudos

Sumo the Japanese fighting bear is on his way to the circus when he falls out of the truck when it hits a bump. Sumo helps Paw Rugg learn karate so he can use it on his rival, Claude Hopper.

7 minNov 27, 1965

28.How Now Bow Wow

Ferocious Flea and Bones, steal the Colonel's priceless dog.

7 minDec 4, 1965

29.Sub-marooned

A trip to the beach for some surfing turns out different for Granny and Precious Pup.

7 minDec 4, 1965

30.Just Plane Around

Experimental plane X-Ray-X lands near the Rugg house and Paw goes for an unexpected ride with agent 00700 and his pal who are trying to steal the plane.

7 minDec 4, 1965

31.Dragon Master

Atom Ant welcomes the mad scientist to the good guy club and goes straight for the lump of sugar.

7 minDec 11, 1965

32.Lady Bugged

A crook disguises himself as a little old lady when he hears that Granny Sweet won sweepstakes that are worth $500,000 dollars, but he can't fool Precious.

7 minDec 11, 1965

33.War Games

The backyard of the Rugg's becomes a war zone.

7 minDec 11, 1965

34.The Big Gimmick

Professor Von Gimmick terrorizes Big City with his monster.

7 minDec 18, 1965

35.Test in the West

Granny and Precious Pup go out West, only to find everything closed and deserted.

7 minDec 18, 1965

36.Bricker Brats

Shag and the Hopper boy keep getting in fights over who has the toughest dad threatening to start the feud back up.

7 minDec 18, 1965

37.Super Blooper

Atom Ant and the kids race to see Super Guy, but he's not there.

7 minDec 25, 1965

38.Bones and Groans

Granny Sweet goes shopping and gives Precious Pupp a big bone to keep him happy and busy while she is gone. Brutus the Bulldog decides he wants the bone and the battle is on.

7 minDec 25, 1965

39.Slap Happy Grandpappy

Grandpa Rugg comes for a visit much to the excitement of Shag and Floral. Grandpa wants to shoot some Hoppers not knowing that Paw has just ended the feud with them.

7 minDec 25, 1965

40.Wild, Wild Ants

The ant hill mob takes over the city picnic grounds.

7 minJan 1, 1966

41.Butterfly Nut

Precious and Granny Sweet head out to the country to look for butterflies for her collection. Precious digs up a tin box full of money left by a pair of crooks who had buried it. They come back to find Precious guarding it.

7 minJan 1, 1966

42.Pooped Pops

Convinced by Maw that a good father plays with his kids, Paw goes along with Shag's games.

7 minJan 1, 1966

43.Dina-sore

Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus comes back to life.

7 minJan 8, 1966

44.Precious' Bone

Mr. Green gives Precious a new bone from the meat market and Brutus wants to take Precious' bone away from him.

7 minJan 8, 1966

45.Leaky Creek

Maw chases Paw down to the creek for his yearly bath. When he gets to the creek he finds it has gone dry due to a pesky beaver that has built a dam.

7 minJan 8, 1966

46.Amusement Park Amazement

Thinking Von Gimmick has reformed, Atom Ant offers to help him.

7 minJan 15, 1966

47.The Bird Watcher

Granny Sweet agrees to watch a pet bird for her friend Mrs. Brown while she is out of town. While Granny takes Mrs. Brown to the train, Precious Pupp is put in charge of the bird and has to protect it from an overzealous and very hungry cat.

7 minJan 15, 1966

48.My Fair Hillbilly

Maw is tired of Paw being such a slob so she sends him to the J.P. Snobbs School of Charm and they try to turn Paw into a gentleman.

7 minJan 15, 1966

49.Bully For Atom Ant

Atom Ant meets Chicken Enchilada.

7 minJan 22, 1966

50.Dog Trained

The conductor makes Precious Pup ride in the baggage car instead of with Granny.

7 minJan 22, 1966

51.Rickety Rockety Racoon

Paw battles with Rickety Raccoon after he steals eggs from the hen house.

7 minJan 22, 1966

52.Termighty Mean

Dotzilla, goes on a rampage, eating everything in sight.

7 minJan 29, 1966

53.Oliver Twisted

Precious and Granny Sweet are in London where Granny Sweet snaps pictures of the sights to send the pictures to family members while Precious gets lost chasing a cat and meets a pickpocket and his group of dog pickpockets.

7 minJan 29, 1966

54.Modern Inconvenience

Maw and Paw are selected as the Hillbilly family of the month by Good Hillbillying Magazine and are given every modern convenience for one month.

7 minJan 29, 1966

55.Nine Strikes You're Out

J. Dastardly Deeds sends his nine selves out on a crime spree.

7 minFeb 5, 1966

56.Pup, Skip and Jump

Granny lets a puppy spend the cold night with them.

7 minFeb 5, 1966

57.Rabbit Rumble

Paw and Shag must bring back a rabbit for dinner, but they encounter a boxing kangaroo and mistakes him for a giant rabbit.

7 minFeb 5, 1966

58.Go West Young Ant

A wagon train of ants is surrounded by a red ant tribe on the western plain.

7 minFeb 12, 1966

59.A Grapple for the Teacher

Granny Sweet is forced to enroll Precious Pupp in an obedience school to avoid being sued by the postman.

7 minFeb 12, 1966

60.Speckled Heckler

When an experienced hunter comes to the hills offering a reward for a speckled butterfly, the Hillbilly Bears try to capture the local pest for the reward.

7 minFeb 12, 1966

61.Knight Fight

With no trouble in the world today, Atom Ant goes back to the days of old.

7 minSep 10, 1966

62.Pot-Time Work

Precious Pupp and Granny Sweet are on vacation. Granny is heating up a big pot of food for their dinner. A cannibal in the bushes has other ideas: he plans on them for his dinner. When he finally does capture them and Granny offers to share what she is cooking, he runs for his life.

7 minSep 10, 1966

63.Whirly Bear

An unexpected ride happens when Paw Mugg tries to fix the broken windmill.

7 minSep 10, 1966

64.Pteraducktyl Soup

A kookie professor sneaks into the natural history museum.

7 minSep 17, 1966

65.A Fiend in Need

Dr. Frightenstein needs a brain for his new monstrous creation. His faithful servant thinks that Precious Pupp's brain is the perfect candidate.

7 minSep 17, 1966

66.Saucy Saucers

Paw gets captured by aliens.

7 minSep 17, 1966

67.Up in the Air Squares

Toadstool steals the police building.

7 minSep 24, 1966

68.Ski Sickness

Granny competes against Ace McGurk in the year's biggest skiing race.

7 minSep 24, 1966

69.Chipper Chirper

Maw's pet bird gets out of the cage and flies away.

7 minSep 24, 1966

70.Mouse-Rouser

A mouse, trapped by a cat, writes a desperate plea for help to Atom Ant.

7 minOct 1, 1966

71.Mascot Massacre

The local baseball team is advertising for a new mascot. Granny urges Precious Pupp to try out. He ends up playing ball instead and saves the team.

7 minOct 1, 1966

72.Gettin' Paw's Goat

Paw's turnip patch is being raided by a troublesome goat. When Paw fails to get rid of the goat, Maw mixes up some cooked turnips with hot sauce in them.

7 minOct 1, 1966

73.Killer-Diller Gorilla

Kong is on the loose, wrecking buildings (he "peels" a skyscraper like a banana) and tearing up bridges. This is Atom Ant's greatest challenge ever.

7 minOct 8, 1966

74.A.M. Mayhem

Granny can't resist a piece of left-over gooseberry pie, which makes her sleepwalk.

7 minOct 8, 1966

75.Buzzin' Cuzzins

Paw's cousin Fud sends a telegram saying he is going to stop in for a visit since they have never met. Meanwhile, Gorzo the Wild Man escapes from a truck delivering him to the circus and is mistaken for cousin Fud when he shows up at the cabin.

7 minOct 8, 1966

76.Rock-A-Bye Boo-Boo

Atom Ant keeps a village safe from a Roc and her egg. The Roc ceases her attacks when her egg hatches.

7 minOct 15, 1966

77.Girl Whirl

Both Precious and Bruiser vie for the attention for the same female poodle dog by posing as superheroes because she appears to have a crush on Marvel Mutt, a canine superhero on T.V.

7 minOct 15, 1966

78.Do the Bear

Two record agents find Paw and make him a star.

7 minOct 15, 1966

The Atom Ant Show

AnimationKidsComedy

Operating out of his private anthill, the formidable Atom Ant picks up distress calls via his built-in antennae and heads out to battle a fearsomely delightful array of dastards including Bug Fat Dynamo, Crankenshaft, M.D. and his arch-nemesis Ferocious Flea. Sharing screen time with our hero are Precious Pupp, a rascal of a mutt who hides his antics from the kindly Granny Sweets and the Hillbilly Bears, the most ridiculous bears to ever come from the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Up and at 'em!

Information

Released
Oct 2, 1965
Episode length
21m
Seasons
1
Episodes
78
Status
Ended

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
US
Rating
Not rated

Networks

Network
NBC

People in this story

Howard MorrisAtom Ant (voice)
Don MessickPrecious Pupp / Shag Rugg (voice)
Janet WaldoGranny Sweet (voice)
Henry CordenPaw Rugg (voice)
Jean Vander PylMaw Rugg / Floral Rugg (voice)

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