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The Atom Ant Show

7.4/10 214 votes
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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.

Cast:
Howard Morris, Henry Corden, Don Messick, Janet Waldo
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
NBC

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Season 1

Episodes

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Episode 1

Up and Atom

1965-10-02 · 7m

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

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Episode 2

Precious Jewel

1965-10-02 · 7m

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

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Episode 3

★ 9.0

Detour For Sure

1965-10-02 · 7m

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

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Episode 4

★ 6.0

Crankenshaft's Monster

1965-10-09 · 7m

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

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Episode 5

★ 6.0

Doggone Dognapper

1965-10-09 · 7m

Precious Pup is caught by the dogcatcher.

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Episode 6

Woodpecked

1965-10-09 · 7m

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

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Episode 7

★ 7.0

Gem-A-Go-Go

1965-10-16 · 7m

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

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Episode 8

Bites and Gripes

1965-10-16 · 7m

Two crooks, Blackie and Lefty, steal Precious Pup.

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Episode 9

Anglers Aweigh

1965-10-16 · 7m

Maw sends Paw off to catch some catfish for dinner.

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Episode 10

Ferocious Flea

1965-10-23 · 7m

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

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Episode 11

Queen of the Road

1965-10-23 · 7m

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.

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Episode 12

Stranger Than Friction

1965-10-23 · 7m

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

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Episode 13

Rambling Robot

1965-10-30 · 7m

Junior's homemade robot goes berserk.

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Episode 14

Crook Out, Cook Out

1965-10-30 · 7m

Granny mistakenly snares a thief with her butterfly net.

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Episode 15

Goldilocks and the Four Bears

1965-10-30 · 7m

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.

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Episode 16

Nobody's Fool

1965-11-06 · 7m

The seductive Anastashia Antnick from Antsvillania keeps Atom Ant busy.

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Episode 17

Next of Kin

1965-11-06 · 7m

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.

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Episode 18

★ 8.0

Going, Going Gone Gopher

1965-11-06 · 7m

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

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Episode 19

★ 8.0

Atom Ant Meets Karate Ant

1965-11-13 · 7m

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

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Episode 20

Bowling Pinned

1965-11-13 · 7m

Granny enters a bowling tournament.

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Episode 21

Courtin' Disaster

1965-11-13 · 7m

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

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Episode 22

★ 8.0

Fastest Ant in the West

1965-11-20 · 7m

Rowdy Dowdy, tears up a town out west.

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Episode 23

Poodle Pandemonium

1965-11-20 · 7m

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

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Episode 24

Picnic Panicked

1965-11-20 · 7m

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

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Episode 25

Mistaken Identity

1965-11-27 · 7m

Ferocious Flea disguises himself as Atom.

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Episode 26

Dog Tracks

1965-11-27 · 7m

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

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Episode 27

Judo Kudos

1965-11-27 · 7m

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.

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Episode 28

How Now Bow Wow

1965-12-04 · 7m

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

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Episode 29

Sub-marooned

1965-12-04 · 7m

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

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Episode 30

Just Plane Around

1965-12-04 · 7m

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.

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Episode 31

Dragon Master

1965-12-11 · 7m

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

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Episode 32

Lady Bugged

1965-12-11 · 7m

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.

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Episode 33

War Games

1965-12-11 · 7m

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

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Episode 34

The Big Gimmick

1965-12-18 · 7m

Professor Von Gimmick terrorizes Big City with his monster.

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Episode 35

Test in the West

1965-12-18 · 7m

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

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Episode 36

Bricker Brats

1965-12-18 · 7m

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

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Episode 37

Super Blooper

1965-12-25 · 7m

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

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Episode 38

Bones and Groans

1965-12-25 · 7m

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.

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Episode 39

Slap Happy Grandpappy

1965-12-25 · 7m

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.

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Episode 40

★ 8.0

Wild, Wild Ants

1966-01-01 · 7m

The ant hill mob takes over the city picnic grounds.

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Episode 41

Butterfly Nut

1966-01-01 · 7m

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.

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Episode 42

Pooped Pops

1966-01-01 · 7m

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

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Episode 43

Dina-sore

1966-01-08 · 7m

Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus comes back to life.

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Episode 44

Precious' Bone

1966-01-08 · 7m

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

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Episode 45

Leaky Creek

1966-01-08 · 7m

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.

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Episode 46

Amusement Park Amazement

1966-01-15 · 7m

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

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Episode 47

The Bird Watcher

1966-01-15 · 7m

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.

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Episode 48

My Fair Hillbilly

1966-01-15 · 7m

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.

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Episode 49

Bully For Atom Ant

1966-01-22 · 7m

Atom Ant meets Chicken Enchilada.

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Episode 50

Dog Trained

1966-01-22 · 7m

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

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Episode 51

Rickety Rockety Racoon

1966-01-22 · 7m

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

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Episode 52

★ 10.0

Termighty Mean

1966-01-29 · 7m

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

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Episode 53

Oliver Twisted

1966-01-29 · 7m

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.

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Episode 54

Modern Inconvenience

1966-01-29 · 7m

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.

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Episode 55

Nine Strikes You're Out

1966-02-05 · 7m

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

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Episode 56

Pup, Skip and Jump

1966-02-05 · 7m

Granny lets a puppy spend the cold night with them.

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Episode 57

Rabbit Rumble

1966-02-05 · 7m

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

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Episode 58

Go West Young Ant

1966-02-12 · 7m

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

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Episode 59

A Grapple for the Teacher

1966-02-12 · 7m

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

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Episode 60

Speckled Heckler

1966-02-12 · 7m

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.

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Episode 61

Knight Fight

1966-09-10 · 7m

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

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Episode 62

Pot-Time Work

1966-09-10 · 7m

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.

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Episode 63

Whirly Bear

1966-09-10 · 7m

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

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Episode 64

Pteraducktyl Soup

1966-09-17 · 7m

A kookie professor sneaks into the natural history museum.

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Episode 65

A Fiend in Need

1966-09-17 · 7m

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

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Episode 66

Saucy Saucers

1966-09-17 · 7m

Paw gets captured by aliens.

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Episode 67

Up in the Air Squares

1966-09-24 · 7m

Toadstool steals the police building.

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Episode 68

Ski Sickness

1966-09-24 · 7m

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

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Episode 69

Chipper Chirper

1966-09-24 · 7m

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

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Episode 70

Mouse-Rouser

1966-10-01 · 7m

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

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Episode 71

Mascot Massacre

1966-10-01 · 7m

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.

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Episode 72

Gettin' Paw's Goat

1966-10-01 · 7m

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.

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Episode 73

Killer-Diller Gorilla

1966-10-08 · 7m

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.

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Episode 74

A.M. Mayhem

1966-10-08 · 7m

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

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Episode 75

Buzzin' Cuzzins

1966-10-08 · 7m

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.

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Episode 76

Rock-A-Bye Boo-Boo

1966-10-15 · 7m

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

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Episode 77

Girl Whirl

1966-10-15 · 7m

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.

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Episode 78

Do the Bear

1966-10-15 · 7m

Two record agents find Paw and make him a star.

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Cast

Howard Morris

Howard Morris

Atom Ant (voice)

Henry Corden

Henry Corden

Paw Rugg (voice)

Don Messick

Don Messick

Shag Rugg (voice)

Janet Waldo

Janet Waldo

Granny Sweet (voice)

Jean Vander Pyl

Jean Vander Pyl

Maw Rugg / Floral Rugg (voice)

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