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 the "50 times his own weight" lifting capacity ants are often said to have). Atom costarred in The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show (sharing top billing with Secret Squirrel). A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations with varied meanings that evolved from its original meaning. ... Subfamilies Aenictogitoninae Agroecomyrmecinae Amblyoponinae (incl. ... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Look up Adamant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Atom Ant The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show was an hour-long Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1965 to 1967 for NBC. The program contained several segments: Atom Ant: a cartoon about a superheroic ant. ... For other uses, see Secret Squirrel (disambiguation). ...

Atom 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. Categories: Stub | Myrmecology ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

He was often contacted by the police, who sent him out on assignment. Some of these missions parodied those of Batman. In one episode, the police force was 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. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Atom's catchphrase and battle cry was: "Up and At 'em, Atom Ant!". A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ... A battle cry is a yell or chant taken up in battle, usually by members of the same military unit. ...

Atom Ant later appeared in the early 1970s series Yogi's Gang, and in the early 1990s series Yo Yogi! The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Yogis Gang was a 30-minute animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired 16 half-hour episodes on ABC from September 8, 1973, to August 30, 1975). ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Yo Yogi! was an animated series from Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired on NBC Saturday Mornings during the 1991-92 season, and was the last television series to feature or star Yogi Bear. ...

Today, Atom Ant airs in Cartoon Network's Boomerang Cartoon Network (commonly abbreviated as CN) is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. ... Boomerang is the name of at least four television networks owned by Cartoon Network. ...

Hi-Tech Software released a budget labelled computer game for the Commodore 64 in 1990 called Atom Ant: Up and Atom. The idea of the game was to fly and collect a certain amount of bombs scattered around high rise buildings and 'atomise' them in a special bubble like device at the top of each area (a game design influenced by Tehkan's Bomb Jack). Hi-Tech Software also released several other games around the same time featuring other Hanna-Barbera charaters such as Yogi Bear and Hong Kong Phooey. The Commodore 64 is the best-selling single personal computer model of all time. ... Bomb Jack is an arcade platform game that was released in 1984 by Tehkan (known today as Tecmo). ... Yogi Bear Yogi Bear is a fictional anthropomorphic bear who appears in animated cartoons created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... Hong Kong Phooey Hong Kong Phooey is a 16-episode (31 shorts) Hanna-Barbera animated series that first aired on ABC Saturday morning from September 7, 1974 to September 4, 1976. ...

Episode Listing

• 01, Up And Atom

• 02, Crankenshafts Monster

• 03, Gem A Go, Go

• 04, Ferocious Flea

• 05, Rambling Robot

• 06, Nobody,s Fool

• 07, Atom Ant Meets Karate Ant

• 08, Fastest Ant In The West

• 09, 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

Voice talent

The part of Atom Ant was read by Howard Morris for the first 20 episodes; after Morris left the Hanna-Barbera studio, Don Messick took over the voice for the final 6 episodes. Morris went on to work for Filmation Studios, voicing Jughead on "The Archie Show" and other characters. (Messick took over other characters formerly voiced by Morris, including Mr. Peebles in the "Magilla Gorilla" cartoons. Howard Morris (September 4, 1919 – May 21, 2005) was an American comic actor and director. ... Autographed photo of Don Messick. ...

On Yo Yogi, Atom was voiced by Russi Taylor who gives him a squeaky voice. Russi Taylor is the current voice actress for Disneys Minnie Mouse character. ...

Cultural references

• On an episode of The Simpsons, Bart referred to his favorite superhero Radioactive Man's catch phrase as being "up and atom!" This is referenced later in the episode, when Rainier Wolfcastle is taught to say "up and atom!"
• Some speculate that the character might have been an indirect influence on Brit punk-rocker Stuart Goddard to take the stage name Adam Ant.
• Cartoon Network produced an Atom Ant "Groovies" music video that interspersed lines from Duck and Cover with a remix of Atom Ant's theme music.
• Atom ant also appeared in an episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, taking legal action after being evicted from his home, which had elevated radiation levels.

Simpsons redirects here. ... Adam Ant Adam Ant is the stage name of Stuart Leslie Goddard (born November 3, 1954, London, England), who was the lead singer of the highly successful 1980s pop group Adam and the Ants. ... For similar terms like Adam Adamant, Atom Ant, adamant, adamantium, etc, see Adamant (disambiguation). ... Cartoon Network (commonly abbreviated as CN) is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. ... Due to the success of Space Ghost Coast to Coast in the late 90s, Cartoon Network chose to fill commercial airtime with little blocks of padding called Groovies and Shorties, which were similarly constructed little music videos featuring re-cut classic animation and composited new material. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... The title screen from the film. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is a comedic television animated series that airs on Cartoon Network during its Adult Swim late night programming block. ...

External links

• The Atom Ant Show at the Internet Movie Database
• Toonpedia: Atom Ant
• Atom Ant episode guide