The Atom Ant Show
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.
tv Seasons & Episodes
Up and Atom
Atom Ant is called in to capture Big Fats Dynamo after he and his gang break out of a maximum security prison.
Oct 2, 1965
Precious Jewel
The great jewel thief, breaks into her house to steal her pearls.
Oct 2, 1965
Detour For Sure
Maw and Paw tell the foreman on construction that they don't want any more eviction notices.
Oct 2, 1965
Crankenshaft's Monster
When the Evil Dr. Crankshaft creates a monster in his lab, Atom Ant is called in to save the day
Oct 9, 1965
Doggone Dognapper
Precious Pup is caught by the dogcatcher.
Oct 9, 1965
Woodpecked
Paw is harassed by Maw to get rid of a noisy woodpecker.
Oct 9, 1965
Gem-A-Go-Go
Fancy Finger Finnegan laughs when he the FBI sends ant out after him.
Oct 16, 1965
Bites and Gripes
Two crooks, Blackie and Lefty, steal Precious Pup.
Oct 16, 1965
Anglers Aweigh
Maw sends Paw off to catch some catfish for dinner.
Oct 16, 1965
Ferocious Flea
When a city is plagued by bank robberies, Atom Ant is forced into a battle with Ferocious Flea.
Oct 23, 1965
Queen of the Road
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.
Oct 23, 1965
Stranger Than Friction
Maw makes Paw swear to invite the next person he meets to dinner.
Oct 23, 1965
Rambling Robot
Junior's homemade robot goes berserk.
Oct 30, 1965
Crook Out, Cook Out
Granny mistakenly snares a thief with her butterfly net.
Oct 30, 1965
Goldilocks and the Four Bears
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.
Oct 30, 1965
Nobody's Fool
The seductive Anastashia Antnick from Antsvillania keeps Atom Ant busy.
Nov 6, 1965
Next of Kin
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.
Nov 6, 1965
Going, Going Gone Gopher
While Maw is away in town Paw is left to guard the turnips.
Nov 6, 1965
Atom Ant Meets Karate Ant
Atom Ant goes to visit his old foe, Muscles, just released from prison.
Nov 13, 1965
Bowling Pinned
Granny enters a bowling tournament.
Nov 13, 1965
Courtin' Disaster
A truce is called between the Rugg's and the Hopper's so that Floral and Claude can begin dating.
Nov 13, 1965
Fastest Ant in the West
Rowdy Dowdy, tears up a town out west.
Nov 20, 1965
Poodle Pandemonium
Precious Pup competes with the Bulldog next door for the affections of a French Poodle.
Nov 20, 1965
Picnic Panicked
At the Hog Woller picnic Clod Hopper has a thing for Floral.
Nov 20, 1965
Mistaken Identity
Ferocious Flea disguises himself as Atom.
Nov 27, 1965
Dog Tracks
Granny buys Precious Pupp a new dog license so the dogcatcher won’t bother him anymore.
Nov 27, 1965
Judo Kudos
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.
Nov 27, 1965
How Now Bow Wow
Ferocious Flea and Bones, steal the Colonel's priceless dog.
Dec 4, 1965
Sub-marooned
A trip to the beach for some surfing turns out different for Granny and Precious Pup.
Dec 4, 1965
Just Plane Around
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.
Dec 4, 1965
Dragon Master
Atom Ant welcomes the mad scientist to the good guy club and goes straight for the lump of sugar.
Dec 11, 1965
Lady Bugged
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.
Dec 11, 1965
War Games
The backyard of the Rugg's becomes a war zone.
Dec 11, 1965
The Big Gimmick
Professor Von Gimmick terrorizes Big City with his monster.
Dec 18, 1965
Test in the West
Granny and Precious Pup go out West, only to find everything closed and deserted.
Dec 18, 1965
Bricker Brats
Shag and the Hopper boy keep getting in fights over who has the toughest dad threatening to start the feud back up.
Dec 18, 1965
Super Blooper
Atom Ant and the kids race to see Super Guy, but he's not there.
Dec 25, 1965
Bones and Groans
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.
Dec 25, 1965
Slap Happy Grandpappy
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.
Dec 25, 1965
Wild, Wild Ants
The ant hill mob takes over the city picnic grounds.
Jan 1, 1966
Butterfly Nut
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.
Jan 1, 1966
Pooped Pops
Convinced by Maw that a good father plays with his kids, Paw goes along with Shag's games.
Jan 1, 1966
Dina-sore
Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus comes back to life.
Jan 8, 1966
Precious' Bone
Mr. Green gives Precious a new bone from the meat market and Brutus wants to take Precious' bone away from him.
Jan 8, 1966
Leaky Creek
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.
Jan 8, 1966
Amusement Park Amazement
Thinking Von Gimmick has reformed, Atom Ant offers to help him.
Jan 15, 1966
The Bird Watcher
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.
Jan 15, 1966
My Fair Hillbilly
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.
Jan 15, 1966
Bully For Atom Ant
Atom Ant meets Chicken Enchilada.
Jan 22, 1966
Dog Trained
The conductor makes Precious Pup ride in the baggage car instead of with Granny.
Jan 22, 1966
Rickety Rockety Racoon
Paw battles with Rickety Raccoon after he steals eggs from the hen house.
Jan 22, 1966
Termighty Mean
Dotzilla, goes on a rampage, eating everything in sight.
Jan 29, 1966
Oliver Twisted
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.
Jan 29, 1966
Modern Inconvenience
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.
Jan 29, 1966
Nine Strikes You're Out
J. Dastardly Deeds sends his nine selves out on a crime spree.
Feb 5, 1966
Pup, Skip and Jump
Granny lets a puppy spend the cold night with them.
Feb 5, 1966
Rabbit Rumble
Paw and Shag must bring back a rabbit for dinner, but they encounter a boxing kangaroo and mistakes him for a giant rabbit.
Feb 5, 1966
Go West Young Ant
A wagon train of ants is surrounded by a red ant tribe on the western plain.
Feb 12, 1966
A Grapple for the Teacher
Granny Sweet is forced to enroll Precious Pupp in an obedience school to avoid being sued by the postman.
Feb 12, 1966
Speckled Heckler
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.
Feb 12, 1966
Knight Fight
With no trouble in the world today, Atom Ant goes back to the days of old.
Sep 10, 1966
Pot-Time Work
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.
Sep 10, 1966
Whirly Bear
An unexpected ride happens when Paw Mugg tries to fix the broken windmill.
Sep 10, 1966
Pteraducktyl Soup
A kookie professor sneaks into the natural history museum.
Sep 17, 1966
A Fiend in Need
Dr. Frightenstein needs a brain for his new monstrous creation. His faithful servant thinks that Precious Pupp's brain is the perfect candidate.
Sep 17, 1966
Saucy Saucers
Paw gets captured by aliens.
Sep 17, 1966
Up in the Air Squares
Toadstool steals the police building.
Sep 24, 1966
Ski Sickness
Granny competes against Ace McGurk in the year's biggest skiing race.
Sep 24, 1966
Chipper Chirper
Maw's pet bird gets out of the cage and flies away.
Sep 24, 1966
Mouse-Rouser
A mouse, trapped by a cat, writes a desperate plea for help to Atom Ant.
Oct 1, 1966
Mascot Massacre
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.
Oct 1, 1966
Gettin' Paw's Goat
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.
Oct 1, 1966
Killer-Diller Gorilla
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.
Oct 8, 1966
A.M. Mayhem
Granny can't resist a piece of left-over gooseberry pie, which makes her sleepwalk.
Oct 8, 1966
Buzzin' Cuzzins
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.
Oct 8, 1966
Rock-A-Bye Boo-Boo
Atom Ant keeps a village safe from a Roc and her egg. The Roc ceases her attacks when her egg hatches.
Oct 15, 1966
Girl Whirl
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.
Oct 15, 1966
Do the Bear
Two record agents find Paw and make him a star.
Oct 15, 1966
people Cast
Howard Morris
Atom Ant (voice)
Don Messick
Precious Pupp / Shag Rugg (voice)
Janet Waldo
Granny Sweet (voice)
Henry Corden
Paw Rugg (voice)
Jean Vander Pyl
Maw Rugg / Floral Rugg (voice)
apartment Production Companies
Hanna-Barbera Productions
NBC