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:''This article is about the main title character. For other uses, see ''[[Atom Ant]]''.
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{{Infobox character
{{Infobox character
|name= Atom Ant
|name= Atom Ant
|image1= [[File:Atom Ant (character).png|300px]]
|image1= [[File:Atom Ant (character).png|300px]]
|caption1= [https://alvin.fandom.com/wiki/Alvin_Seville Alvin] wants his shirt back.
|caption1= {{Plain link |//www.wikipedia.org Alvin}} wants his shirt back.  
|species= Ant
|species= Ant<ref group="Note">Human in ''[[Scoob! (film)|Scoob!]]''</ref>
|gender= Male
|gender= Male
|affiliation= [[Yogi's Gang]]<br />[[Grape Apers]]
|team= [[Yogi's Gang (team)|Yogi's Gang]]<ref group="Note">In ''[[Yogi's Gang]]''.</ref><br />[[Grape Apers]]<ref group="Note">In the [[Rand McNally]] books.</ref><br />[[Falcon Force]]<ref group="Note">In ''Scoob!''</ref>
|affiliation=
|father= Not mentioned
|father= Not mentioned
|mother= Not mentioned
|mother= Not mentioned
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|caption2= ''[[Atom Ant (DC Comics)|Atom Ant]]''
|caption2= ''[[Atom Ant (DC Comics)|Atom Ant]]''
|image3= [[File:SCOOB Atom Ant.png|300px]]
|image3= [[File:SCOOB Atom Ant.png|300px]]
|caption3= ''[[SCOOB!]]''
|caption3= ''[[Scoob! (film)|Scoob!]]''
|image4= [[File:JS Atom Ant.png|300px]]
|image4= [[File:JS Atom Ant.png|300px]]
|caption4= ''[[Jellystone!]]''
|caption4= ''[[Jellystone!]]''
}}
}}
'''Atom Ant''' is a superhero insect and the main title character in the ''[[Atom Ant (segments)|Atom Ant]]'' animated TV shorts. His voice was first originated by [[Howard Morris]], and then by [[Don Messick]].
'''Atom Ant''' is an anthropomorphic superhero insect and the main title character in the ''[[Atom Ant (segments)|Atom Ant]]'' animated television shorts. His voice was first originated by [[Howard Morris]], and then by [[Don Messick]].


Atom Ant operates out of his anthill, where he gets contacted by the police to be sent into a number of missions. His abilities mainly consist of enormous strength, superspeed, flight, and invulnerability. He is also known for his gallant catchphrase, "Up and at 'em, Atom Ant!"
Atom Ant operates out of his anthill, where he gets contacted by the police to be sent on a number of missions. His abilities mainly consist of enormous strength, superspeed, flight, and invulnerability. He is also known for his gallant catchphrase, "Up and at 'em, Atom Ant!"


In the theatrical animated film ''[[SCOOB!]]'', Atom Ant is a tiny human wearing a special suit.
In the theatrical animated film ''[[Scoob! (film)|Scoob!]]'', Atom Ant is a tiny human wearing a special suit and is a member of the [[Falcon Force]].


==Character description==
==Character description==
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===TV series===
===TV series===
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* ''[[Atom Ant (segments)|Atom Ant]]''
* ''Atom Ant''
* ''[[Yogi's Gang (TV series)|Yogi's Gang]]''
** 1.1 "[[Crankenshaft's Monster]]"
** 1.2 "[[Up and Atom]]"
** 1.3 "[[Ferocious Flea]]"
** 1.4 "[[Atom Ant Meets Karate Ant]]"
** 1.5 "[[Nobody's Fool]]"
** 1.6 "[[Rambling Robot]]"
** 1.7 "[[Gem-A-Go-Go]]"
** 1.8 "[[Fastest Ant in the West]]"
** 1.9 "[[Mistaken Identity]]"
** 1.10 "[[How Now Bow Wow]]"
** 1.11 "[[Dragon Master]]"
** 1.12 "[[The Big Gimmick]]"
** 1.13 "[[Super Blooper]]"
** 1.14 "[[Wild, Wild Ants]]"
** 1.15 "[[Dina-Sore]]"
** 1.16 "[[Amusement Park Amazement]]"
** 1.17 "[[Bully for Atom Ant]]"
** 1.18 "[[Termighty Mean]]"
** 1.19 "[[Go West, Young Ant]]"
** 1.20 "[[Nine Strikes You're Out]]"
** 2.1 "[[Rock-a-Bye Boo-Boo]]"
** 2.2 "[[Knight Fight]]"
** 2.3 "[[Up in the Air Squares]]"
** 2.4 "[[Pteraducktyl Soup]]"
** 2.5 "[[Killer-Diller Gorilla]]"
** 2.6 "[[Mouser-Rouser]]"
* ''[[Yogi's Gang]]''
* ''[[Yo, Yogi!]]''
* ''[[Yo, Yogi!]]''
** 1.6 "[[Super Duper Snag]]"
** 1.6 "[[Super Duper Snag]]"
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** 4.7 "[[The Death of Harvey]]"
** 4.7 "[[The Death of Harvey]]"
* ''[[Jellystone!]]''
* ''[[Jellystone!]]''
** 1.2 "[[Gorilla in Our Midst]]" (no lines)
** 1.13 "[[DNA, A-OK!]]" (no lines)
** 1.18 "[[Jelly Wrestle Rumble!]]" (no lines)
** 1.19 "[[A Fish Sticky Situation]]" (no lines)
** 1.31 "[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Rat Race]]" (poster)
** 1.40 "[[Sweet Dreams]]" (no lines)
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</div>
===Movies===
===Movies===
* ''[[Yogi's Ark Lark]]''
* ''[[Yogi's Ark Lark]]''
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]'' (poster)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (film)|Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]'' (poster)
* ''[[SCOOB!]]'' (comic)
* ''[[Scoob! (film)|Scoob!]]'' (comic)
 
===Specials===
* ''[[The World of Secret Squirrel and Atom Ant]]''


===Shorts===
===Shorts===
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* ''[[Atom Ant (Gold Key Comics)|Atom Ant]]'' ([[Gold Key Comics]])
* ''[[Atom Ant (Gold Key Comics)|Atom Ant]]'' ([[Gold Key Comics]])
* ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (Marvel Comics)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]''
** [[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (Marvel Comics)/Issue 3|Issue #3]]: "The Man Who Stole Thursday" (mentioned)
* ''[[Hanna-Barbera Presents]]''
* ''[[Hanna-Barbera Presents]]''
** #1A "[[Hanna-Barbera Presents/Issue 1|I Spied a Spider]]"
** [[Hanna-Barbera Presents/Issue 1|Issue #1A]]: "I Spied a Spider"
** #1C "[[Hanna-Barbera Presents/Issue 1|Blow Little Blowfish, Blow]]"
**[[Hanna-Barbera Presents/Issue 1|Issue #1C]]: "Blow Little Blowfish, Blow"
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Team-Up]]''
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Team-Up]]''
** #32 "[[Scooby-Doo! Team-Up/Issue 32|Don't But Me!]]"
** [[Scooby-Doo! Team-Up/Issue 32|Issue #32]]: "Don't Bug Me!"
* ''[[Atom Ant (DC Comics)|Atom Ant]]'' ([[DC Comics]])
* ''[[Scooby Apocalypse]]'' ([[DC Comics]])
** #1 "[[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 30|A League of His Own!]]"
** [[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 30|Issue #30B]]: "A League of His Own!"
** #2 "[[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 31|Bugs, Bracelets and Behemoths!]]"
** [[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 31|Issue #31B]]: "Bugs, Bracelets and Behemoths!"
** #3 "[[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 32|G'Nortwest Passage!]]"
** [[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 32|Issue #32B]]: "G'Nortwest Passage!"
** #4 "[[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 33|When Atoms Collide]]"
** [[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 33|Issue #33B]]: "When Atoms Collide"
** #4 "[[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 34|Supermant!]]"
** [[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 34|Issue #34B]]: "Supermant!"
** #5 "[[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 35|In the Belfry]]"
** [[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 35|Issue #35B]]: "In the Belfry"
** #6 "[[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 36|Awards Season]]"
** [[Scooby Apocalypse/Issue 36|Issue #36B]]: "Awards Season"
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===Books===
===Books===
*
* ''[[Here Comes Scooby-Doo]]''


===Video games===
===Video games===
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====Yogi's Ark Lark====
====Yogi's Ark Lark====
====Yo, Yogi!====
====Yo, Yogi!====
====Jellystone!====
===Harvey Birdman===
===Everyone's Back in Jellystone!===
In a cut scene from "[[DNA, A-OK!]]," Atom Ant was supposed to be murdered by Yogi via magnifying glass. In the scene that replaces it, Yogi uses Atom Ant to get free food by putting him in his food.
In a cut scene from "[[DNA, A-OK!]]," Atom Ant was supposed to be murdered by Yogi via magnifying glass. In the scene that replaces it, Yogi uses Atom Ant to get free food by putting him in his food.
===Harvey Birdman===
===Atom in the Funny Books===
===Atom in the Funny Books===
==Development==
==Development==
In the first season of the ''Atom Ant'' segments, the title character was voiced bu [[Howard Morris]], who had previously done some voice work for [[Hanna-Barbera]] with characters such as [[Jet Screamer]] and [[Mr. Peebles]]. [[Don Messick]] replaced the former in the second of the shorts, after Morris profanely insulted [[Joseph Barbera]] and quit working for the studio when he found out that Barbera replaced him with Messick for doing an LP of the TV movie ''[[Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?]]'', in which Morris was the voice of the [[White Rabbit]]. Morris was later rehired by the studio more than a decade later, where Barbera was pleased to see a him again.<ref>[[Mark Evanier|Evanier, Mark]] ([[June 1]], [[2005]]). [https://www.newsfromme.com/2005/06/01/a-howie-morris-story/ "A Howard Morris Story"]. ''News From ME''. Retrieved [[June 28]], [[2022]].</ref>
In the first season of the ''Atom Ant'' segments, the character was voiced by [[Howard Morris]], who had previously done some voice work for [[Hanna-Barbera]] with characters such as [[Jet Screamer]] and [[Mr. Peebles]]. [[Don Messick]] took on the former's role in the second season of the shorts, after Morris profanely told [[Joseph Barbera]] to "Go f*** yourself," and quit working for the studio; which occurred when he found out that Barbera replaced him with Messick for doing an LP record of the TV movie ''[[Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?]]'', in which Morris was the voice of the [[White Rabbit]]. Morris was later rehired by the studio more than a decade later, where Barbera was pleased to see a nervous Morris again.<ref>[[Mark Evanier|Evanier, Mark]] ([[June 1]], [[2005]]). [https://www.newsfromme.com/2005/06/01/a-howie-morris-story/ "A Howard Morris Story"]. ''News From ME''. Retrieved [[January 4]], [[2023]].</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*  
* In the ''[[Yo, Yogi!]]'' episode "[[Super Duper Snag]]," it is revealed that Atom's atomic powers come from his "atomic" helmet.


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
* Atom Ant's catchphrase, "Up and at 'em!", is used by comic book superhero Radioactive Man in ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
* Atom Ant's catchphrase, "Up and at 'em!", is used by comic book superhero Radioactive Man in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' TV series.
* Near the end of the ''Veronica Mars'' pilot, Veronica's dad wants her to leave his office for family fun night by saying "Let's up and at them, Atom Ant."
* Near the end of the ''Veronica Mars'' pilot, Veronica's dad wants her to leave his office for family fun night by saying "Let's up and at them, Atom Ant."
==Notes==
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==References==
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Revision as of 07:57, 22 April 2024

This article is about the character. For other uses, see Atom Ant.
Atom Ant
Atom Ant (character).png
Alvin wants his shirt back.
Species Ant[Note 1]
Gender Male
Member of Yogi's Gang[Note 2]
Grape Apers[Note 3]
Falcon Force[Note 4]
Father Not mentioned
Mother Not mentioned
Marital status Single
First appearance AA: "Up and Atom" (1965)
Played by Howard Morris (1965-66)
Don Messick (1967-91)
Maurice LaMarche (2006-07)
DC Atom Ant.png
Atom Ant
SCOOB Atom Ant.png
Scoob!
JS Atom Ant.png
Jellystone!

Atom Ant is an anthropomorphic superhero insect and the main title character in the Atom Ant animated television shorts. His voice was first originated by Howard Morris, and then by Don Messick.

Atom Ant operates out of his anthill, where he gets contacted by the police to be sent on a number of missions. His abilities mainly consist of enormous strength, superspeed, flight, and invulnerability. He is also known for his gallant catchphrase, "Up and at 'em, Atom Ant!"

In the theatrical animated film Scoob!, Atom Ant is a tiny human wearing a special suit and is a member of the Falcon Force.

Character description

Atom Ant is an anthropomorphic ant with a red body and a yellow mouth. He wears an orange shirt a purple "A", purple legwear, and a metal helmet.

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Specials

Shorts

Comics

Books

Video games

Biography

Debut series

Crossover Era

It's Yogi's Gang

Atom Ant is the focus of the episode "Mr. Waste," in which he is irritated at everyone for being wasteful, since he, as an ant, does not believe in wasting things. He is the first one to notice that "Mr. Plenty" is not who he seems.

Yogi's Ark Lark

Yo, Yogi!

Harvey Birdman

Everyone's Back in Jellystone!

In a cut scene from "DNA, A-OK!," Atom Ant was supposed to be murdered by Yogi via magnifying glass. In the scene that replaces it, Yogi uses Atom Ant to get free food by putting him in his food.

Atom in the Funny Books

Development

In the first season of the Atom Ant segments, the character was voiced by Howard Morris, who had previously done some voice work for Hanna-Barbera with characters such as Jet Screamer and Mr. Peebles. Don Messick took on the former's role in the second season of the shorts, after Morris profanely told Joseph Barbera to "Go f*** yourself," and quit working for the studio; which occurred when he found out that Barbera replaced him with Messick for doing an LP record of the TV movie Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?, in which Morris was the voice of the White Rabbit. Morris was later rehired by the studio more than a decade later, where Barbera was pleased to see a nervous Morris again.[1]

Gallery

Main article: Atom Ant (character)/Gallery

Toys and merchandise

Main article: Atom Ant (character)/Toys

Behind the scenes

In popular culture

  • Atom Ant's catchphrase, "Up and at 'em!", is used by comic book superhero Radioactive Man in The Simpsons TV series.
  • Near the end of the Veronica Mars pilot, Veronica's dad wants her to leave his office for family fun night by saying "Let's up and at them, Atom Ant."

Notes

  1. ^ Human in Scoob!
  2. ^ In Yogi's Gang.
  3. ^ In the Rand McNally books.
  4. ^ In Scoob!

References

  1. ^ Evanier, Mark (June 1, 2005). "A Howard Morris Story". News From ME. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
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