The Atom Ant Show (Season 1)

Up and at 'em!

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.

  • Poster for Up and Atom

    Up and Atom (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1965-10-02

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Precious Jewel

    Precious Jewel (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1965-10-02

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Detour For Sure

    Detour For Sure (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1965-10-02

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Crankenshaft's Monster

    Crankenshaft's Monster (Episode 4) 6.0

    Air date: 1965-10-09

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Doggone Dognapper

    Doggone Dognapper (Episode 5) 6.0

    Air date: 1965-10-09

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Precious Pup is caught by the dogcatcher.

  • Poster for Woodpecked

    Woodpecked (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1965-10-09

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Gem-A-Go-Go

    Gem-A-Go-Go (Episode 7) 7.0

    Air date: 1965-10-16

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Bites and Gripes

    Bites and Gripes (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1965-10-16

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Two crooks, Blackie and Lefty, steal Precious Pup.

  • Poster for Anglers Aweigh

    Anglers Aweigh (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1965-10-16

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Maw sends Paw off to catch some catfish for dinner.

  • Poster for Ferocious Flea

    Ferocious Flea (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1965-10-23

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Queen of the Road

    Queen of the Road (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1965-10-23

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Stranger Than Friction

    Stranger Than Friction (Episode 12)

    Air date: 1965-10-23

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Rambling Robot

    Rambling Robot (Episode 13)

    Air date: 1965-10-30

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Junior's homemade robot goes berserk.

  • Poster for Crook Out, Cook Out

    Crook Out, Cook Out (Episode 14)

    Air date: 1965-10-30

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Granny mistakenly snares a thief with her butterfly net.

  • Poster for Goldilocks and the Four Bears

    Goldilocks and the Four Bears (Episode 15)

    Air date: 1965-10-30

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool (Episode 16)

    Air date: 1965-11-06

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: The seductive Anastashia Antnick from Antsvillania keeps Atom Ant busy.

  • Poster for Next of Kin

    Next of Kin (Episode 17)

    Air date: 1965-11-06

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Going, Going Gone Gopher

    Going, Going Gone Gopher (Episode 18) 8.0

    Air date: 1965-11-06

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Atom Ant Meets Karate Ant

    Atom Ant Meets Karate Ant (Episode 19) 8.0

    Air date: 1965-11-13

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Bowling Pinned

    Bowling Pinned (Episode 20)

    Air date: 1965-11-13

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Granny enters a bowling tournament.

  • Poster for Courtin' Disaster

    Courtin' Disaster (Episode 21)

    Air date: 1965-11-13

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Fastest Ant in the West

    Fastest Ant in the West (Episode 22) 8.0

    Air date: 1965-11-20

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Rowdy Dowdy, tears up a town out west.

  • Poster for Poodle Pandemonium

    Poodle Pandemonium (Episode 23)

    Air date: 1965-11-20

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Picnic Panicked

    Picnic Panicked (Episode 24)

    Air date: 1965-11-20

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Mistaken Identity

    Mistaken Identity (Episode 25)

    Air date: 1965-11-27

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Ferocious Flea disguises himself as Atom.

  • Poster for Dog Tracks

    Dog Tracks (Episode 26)

    Air date: 1965-11-27

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Judo Kudos

    Judo Kudos (Episode 27)

    Air date: 1965-11-27

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for How Now Bow Wow

    How Now Bow Wow (Episode 28)

    Air date: 1965-12-04

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Sub-marooned

    Sub-marooned (Episode 29)

    Air date: 1965-12-04

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Just Plane Around

    Just Plane Around (Episode 30)

    Air date: 1965-12-04

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Dragon Master

    Dragon Master (Episode 31)

    Air date: 1965-12-11

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Lady Bugged

    Lady Bugged (Episode 32)

    Air date: 1965-12-11

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for War Games

    War Games (Episode 33)

    Air date: 1965-12-11

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for The Big Gimmick

    The Big Gimmick (Episode 34)

    Air date: 1965-12-18

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Professor Von Gimmick terrorizes Big City with his monster.

  • Poster for Test in the West

    Test in the West (Episode 35)

    Air date: 1965-12-18

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Bricker Brats

    Bricker Brats (Episode 36)

    Air date: 1965-12-18

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Super Blooper

    Super Blooper (Episode 37)

    Air date: 1965-12-25

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Bones and Groans

    Bones and Groans (Episode 38)

    Air date: 1965-12-25

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Slap Happy Grandpappy

    Slap Happy Grandpappy (Episode 39)

    Air date: 1965-12-25

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Wild, Wild Ants

    Wild, Wild Ants (Episode 40) 8.0

    Air date: 1966-01-01

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: The ant hill mob takes over the city picnic grounds.

  • Poster for Butterfly Nut

    Butterfly Nut (Episode 41)

    Air date: 1966-01-01

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Pooped Pops

    Pooped Pops (Episode 42)

    Air date: 1966-01-01

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Dina-sore

    Dina-sore (Episode 43)

    Air date: 1966-01-08

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus comes back to life.

  • Poster for Precious' Bone

    Precious' Bone (Episode 44)

    Air date: 1966-01-08

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Leaky Creek

    Leaky Creek (Episode 45)

    Air date: 1966-01-08

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Amusement Park Amazement

    Amusement Park Amazement (Episode 46)

    Air date: 1966-01-15

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for The Bird Watcher

    The Bird Watcher (Episode 47)

    Air date: 1966-01-15

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for My Fair Hillbilly

    My Fair Hillbilly (Episode 48)

    Air date: 1966-01-15

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Bully For Atom Ant

    Bully For Atom Ant (Episode 49)

    Air date: 1966-01-22

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Atom Ant meets Chicken Enchilada.

  • Poster for Dog Trained

    Dog Trained (Episode 50)

    Air date: 1966-01-22

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Rickety Rockety Racoon

    Rickety Rockety Racoon (Episode 51)

    Air date: 1966-01-22

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Termighty Mean

    Termighty Mean (Episode 52)

    Air date: 1966-01-29

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Oliver Twisted

    Oliver Twisted (Episode 53)

    Air date: 1966-01-29

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Modern Inconvenience

    Modern Inconvenience (Episode 54)

    Air date: 1966-01-29

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Nine Strikes You're Out

    Nine Strikes You're Out (Episode 55)

    Air date: 1966-02-05

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Pup, Skip and Jump

    Pup, Skip and Jump (Episode 56)

    Air date: 1966-02-05

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Granny lets a puppy spend the cold night with them.

  • Poster for Rabbit Rumble

    Rabbit Rumble (Episode 57)

    Air date: 1966-02-05

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Go West Young Ant

    Go West Young Ant (Episode 58)

    Air date: 1966-02-12

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for A Grapple for the Teacher

    A Grapple for the Teacher (Episode 59)

    Air date: 1966-02-12

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Speckled Heckler

    Speckled Heckler (Episode 60)

    Air date: 1966-02-12

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Knight Fight

    Knight Fight (Episode 61)

    Air date: 1966-09-10

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Pot-Time Work

    Pot-Time Work (Episode 62)

    Air date: 1966-09-10

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Whirly Bear

    Whirly Bear (Episode 63)

    Air date: 1966-09-10

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Pteraducktyl Soup

    Pteraducktyl Soup (Episode 64)

    Air date: 1966-09-17

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: A kookie professor sneaks into the natural history museum.

  • Poster for A Fiend in Need

    A Fiend in Need (Episode 65)

    Air date: 1966-09-17

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Saucy Saucers

    Saucy Saucers (Episode 66)

    Air date: 1966-09-17

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Paw gets captured by aliens.

  • Poster for Up in the Air Squares

    Up in the Air Squares (Episode 67)

    Air date: 1966-09-24

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Toadstool steals the police building.

  • Poster for Ski Sickness

    Ski Sickness (Episode 68)

    Air date: 1966-09-24

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Chipper Chirper

    Chipper Chirper (Episode 69)

    Air date: 1966-09-24

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Mouse-Rouser

    Mouse-Rouser (Episode 70)

    Air date: 1966-10-01

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Mascot Massacre

    Mascot Massacre (Episode 71)

    Air date: 1966-10-01

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Gettin' Paw's Goat

    Gettin' Paw's Goat (Episode 72)

    Air date: 1966-10-01

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Killer-Diller Gorilla

    Killer-Diller Gorilla (Episode 73)

    Air date: 1966-10-08

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for A.M. Mayhem

    A.M. Mayhem (Episode 74)

    Air date: 1966-10-08

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Buzzin' Cuzzins

    Buzzin' Cuzzins (Episode 75)

    Air date: 1966-10-08

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Rock-A-Bye Boo-Boo

    Rock-A-Bye Boo-Boo (Episode 76)

    Air date: 1966-10-15

    Runtime: 7 min

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

  • Poster for Girl Whirl

    Girl Whirl (Episode 77)

    Air date: 1966-10-15

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Do the Bear

    Do the Bear (Episode 78)

    Air date: 1966-10-15

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Two record agents find Paw and make him a star.

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