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'''Atom Ant''' is a [[cartoon]] [[ant]] and [[superhero]], created by [[Hanna-Barbera]] in 1965. Atom costarred in ''[[The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show]]'' (sharing top billing with [[Secret Squirrel]]) on Saturday mornings.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |pages=46–48}}</ref> In syndication, Atom Ant aired alongside ''[[The Hillbilly Bears]]'' and ''[[Precious Pupp]]''. Reruns aired on cable on [[Cartoon Network]] and [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]] in the 1990s and 2000s.
==Biography==
Atom Ant (originally voiced by [[Howard Morris]], then by [[Don Messick]] in later episodes)<ref name=Woolery>{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981 |date=1983 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-1557-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/childrenstelevis0000wool/page/26/mode/2up |access-date=14 March 2020 |pages=27–29}}</ref> is a superhero [[ant]] who operates out of an [[anthill]] in the countryside, where he possesses such things as a [[mainframe computer]] and [[exercise equipment]]. His powers mostly consist of the ability to fly, superspeed, incredible strength, and invulnerability. His catchphrase is "Up and at 'em, Atom Ant!"<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/10/mode/2up/ |page=10}}</ref> He was often contacted by the police, who sent him out on an assignment.
Some of these missions parody the missions of [[Batman]]. The police force is constantly shown to be underfunded and inept, as they rely on Atom Ant to do all their police work. As seen in "[[Nobody's Fool (1994 film)|Nobody's Fool]]," the only two police officers are the [[chief of police]] and the deputy chief. The department has only one rusted [[patrol car]]. Atom Ant fights various villains, including recurring ones like Ferocious Flea (also voiced by Messick) and [[mad scientist]] Professor Von Gimmick (voiced by [[Allen Melvin]]).
==List of episodes==
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In 2016, ''The Atom Ant Show'' was made available for download via iTunes Store.
==Voices==
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