Anthony Ant

Anthony Ant is a 1999 United States/Canada/United Kingdom animated TV series based on a book of the same name by Graham Philpot and Lorna Philpot.[1] It takes place in "Antville," an underground city.[2][3] Anthony and his friends must avoid being stepped on by the "Bigfeet" (humans) who live on the surface.[4]

Anthony Ant
Voices ofAlan Marriott
April Ford
Adrienne Posta
Dan Russell
Bob Saker
Melanie Hudson
Country of originUnited States
Canada
United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes27
Production
Running time25 minutes per episode (approx.)
Production companiesFunbag Animation Studios
Hit Entertainment
DistributorHiT Entertainment
Release
Original networkHBO Family
YTV
Original release1 February (1999-02-01) –
11 April 1999 (1999-04-11)
External links
[Website Production website]

Characters and Voice Cast
  • Anthony Ant (voiced by Alan Marriott) - The main character who lives with his family who work with the queen, his father and grandfather work in the museum, while he and his friends help solve problems caused by Count Mosquito.
  • Count Mosquito (voiced by Bob Saker) - The main antagonist in the programme who often tries to cause chaos with his nephews, the Gnat brothers, he is shown to be the princess's tutor, even though he is a mosquito.
  • Miss Weevil - (voiced by April Ford) - An anti-hero who often tries to use magic to get others to know her, such as the orb (marble), which was actually Anthony tricking her to wear a pizza pie on her head, which makes her a comic relief character.

Episodes
  • 1. A Knight To Remember (1 February 1999)
  • 2. The Magic Marble (1 February 1999)
  • 3. Anything You Can Do (2 February 1999)
  • 4. Rustlemania (2 February 1999)
  • 5. Dance with Termites (7 February 1999)
  • 6. Kid For A Day (7 February 1999)
  • 7. It's My Party (8 February 1999)
  • 8. The Ant Who would be King (8 February 1999)
  • 9. The Big Flood (14 February 1999)
  • 10. The Circus (14 February 1999)
  • 11. Jurassic Greenhouse (21 February 1999)
  • 12. Lost and Found (21 February 1999)
  • 13. Race Against Time (28 February 1999)
  • 14. The Picnic (28 February 1999)
  • 15. 100 Easy Pieces (7 March 1999)
  • 16. Raiders of the Lost World (7 March 1999)
  • 17. The Sceptre of Antebellum (14 March 1999)
  • 18. Weevil Fever (14 March 1999)
  • 19. The Great Race (21 March 1999)
  • 20. The Rescue Party (21 March 1999)
  • 21. Air Ant (28 March 1999)
  • 22. Antastic Voyage (28 March 1999)
  • 23. Antastic Adventure (4 April 1999)
  • 24. Walk Like an Egyptian (4 April 1999)
  • 25. Quest for Sugar (11 April 1999)
  • 26. The Treasure is Mine (11 April 1999)
  • 27. Greenhouse Blues (18 April 1999)

References
  1. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 88. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  2. Stanley, Alessandra. "Anthony Ant". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  3. "Anthony Ant". TV.com. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  4. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 36–37. ISBN 978-1538103739.


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