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Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae /fɔːrˈmɪsᵻdiː/ and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than 12,500 of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and the distinctive node-like structure that forms their slender waists.
Ants form colonies that range in size from a few dozen predatory individuals living in small natural cavities to highly organised colonies that may occupy large territories and consist of millions of individuals. Larger colonies consist mostly of sterile, wingless females forming castes of "workers", "soldiers", or other specialised groups. Nearly all ant colonies also have some fertile males called "drones" and one or more fertile females called "queens". The colonies are described as superorganisms because the ants appear to operate as a unified entity, collectively working together to support the colony.
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.
The cartoon follows attempts of a blue aardvark named Aardvark (voiced by John Byner, impersonating comedian Jackie Mason), to catch and eat a red ant named Charlie (also voiced by John Byner, but impersonating Dean Martin), usually doing so by inhaling with a loud vacuum cleaner sound. The character is essentially unnamed; in the episode Rough Brunch, he claims his name is simply "Aardvark." Charlie Ant gives his nemesis a variety of names as sly terms of endearment (Ol' Sam, Ol' Ben, Ol' Blue, Claude, Pal, Buddy, Daddy-O). In several bumper sequences of The Pink Panther Show, he is called "Blue Aardvark."
The Ant and the Aardvark series was originally released by United Artists. Seventeen theatrical shorts were produced in the original series, and were subsequently featured in various television syndication packages, usually shown with DFE's other characters such as the Pink Panther and The Inspector. Four of the 17 entries (The Ant and the Aardvark, Never Bug an Ant, Scratch a Tiger and Don't Hustle an Ant with Muscle) appear in their television syndication form, complete with an audible laugh track added by NBC-TV when released on DVD in 2007. Laugh-tracked versions of all 17 entries are currently available via the video-sharing website YouTube.
Actors: James Bryhan (actor), Dominic Fellows (actor), Sunny Dhap (actor), Paul Fellows (writer), Paul Fellows (director), Dave Francis.Williams (actor),
Plot: All the aspects of the day are covered: Dad dancing, promiscuous bridesmaids, overzealous photographers and that boring uncle that just won't shut up about 'The Villa'. A true feel-good show, Our Kylie's Getting Wed will make you laugh and bring a tear to your eye.
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Jim Powers (editor), Jim Powers (writer), Jim Powers (costume designer), Jim Powers (actor), Jim Powers (director), Steve Powers (miscellaneous crew), Mike Barry (actor), Christopher Clarke (actor), Karli Stone (miscellaneous crew), Carter Kegelman (miscellaneous crew), Luke Lewis (actor), Nate Howard (actor), Mclean Beyor (actor), Roy Superfan Dana (actor), Alcee Walker (actor),
Genres: Comedy, History, Sport,Actors: Timothy Balme (actor), Murray Keane (actor), Katie Wolfe (actress), James Wallace (producer), Andrew Bancroft (director), Michael Lawry (composer), Gareth Howells (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Short,Actors: Harry Love (miscellaneous crew), John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), David H. DePatie (producer), Friz Freleng (producer), John W. Dunn (writer), Doug Goodwin (composer), Arthur Davis (director), Lee Gunther (editor), Athena Lorde (actress),
Plot: After being run over by a truck, both the ant and the aardvark wind up in the hospital with broken legs. However that, along with sharing the room with an aggressive bulldog, doesn't stop the aardvark from continuing to pursue the ant as his dinner.
Keywords: animal-hospital, ant-and-aardvark, hospital, nurse, remakeActors: John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), David H. DePatie (producer), Friz Freleng (producer), John W. Dunn (writer), Doug Goodwin (composer), Hawley Pratt (director), Lee Gunther (editor), Harry Love (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), David H. DePatie (producer), Friz Freleng (producer), Harry Love (miscellaneous crew), Doug Goodwin (composer), Arthur Davis (director), Lee Gunther (editor), Dale Hale (writer),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), David H. DePatie (producer), Friz Freleng (producer), John W. Dunn (writer), Doug Goodwin (composer), Arthur Davis (director), Lee Gunther (editor), Harry Love (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: Seymour Kneitel (director), Jackson Beck (actor), Winston Sharples (composer), Jackson Beck (actor), Jack Mercer (actor), Jack Mercer (actor), Jack Mercer (actor), Jack Mercer (actor), Sam Buchwald (producer), Seymour Kneitel (producer), Izzy Sparber (producer), Larz Bourne (writer), Larry Riley (writer), Charles Irving (actor),
Genres: Animation, Music, Short,Actors: Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Frank Graham (actor), Frank Graham (actor), Sara Berner (actress), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Michael Maltese (writer),
Plot: A collection of brief vignettes. Within the Book of Fairy Tales, we find much-loved stories like these: Sleeping Beauty (chewed out by Prince Charming for sleeping in), Tom Thumb, the Grasshopper and the Ant (the grasshopper can afford to be lazy because he has war bonds), the Boy Who Cried Wolf, Jack and the Beanstalk, the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing ("the fifth columnist of his day"), Aladdin and His Lamp, the Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs (only they're aluminum for the war effort), Old Mother Hubbard (but her cupboard isn't bare; she's a "food hoarder"!), and This Little Piggy. The Boy Who Cried Wolf gets his comeuppance.
Keywords: 1001-nights, ant, arabian-nights, axe, beanstalk, disguise, egg, fairy-tale, grasshopper, hoardingActors: John Boxer (actor), Maire O'Neill (actress), Maire O'Neill (actress), Edmund Willard (actor), Karel Capek (writer), Wendy Toye (actress), Frank Birch (actor), Frank Birch (actor), George Hayes (actor), Leslie French (actor), Leslie French (actor), Stephen Thomas (producer), Nigel Playfair (writer), John Stamp (actor), Pamela Standish (actress),
Genres: ,There's an ant crawling up your back in the nighttime
There's an ant crawling up your back in the nighttime
But you think that's okay while you're sleeping
That ant crawls in your head in the nighttime
That ant crawled in your head in the nighttime
But you think that's okay while you're sleeping
Someday, that ant, he will grow up to be President
Someday, that ant, he will grow up to be President
But you think that's okay while you're sleeping
The President calls your name in the nighttime
The President calls your name in the nighttime
But you think that's okay while you're sleeping
The men ransack your house in the nighttime
The men ransack your house in the nighttime