Knight Fight
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| Network | NBC |
| Premiere date | September 10, 1966 |
| Starring | Don Messick |
| Music composed by | Ted Nichols |
| Writer(s) | Tony Benedict Warren Foster Dalton Sandifer Michael Maltese |
| Director(s) | William Hanna |
| Voice director(s) | Joseph Barbera |
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"Knight Fight" is the second episode of Atom Ant season two, and the twenty-second episode overall, which came as part of The Atom Ant Show. It aired on September 10, 1966 on NBC. It was written by Tony Benedict, Warren Foster, Dalton Sandifer, and Michael Maltese, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.
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Casting
From this episode onward, Don Messick replaced Howard Morris in the role of Atom Ant following the latter's falling out with Joseph Barbera. Morris previously provided the voice of the White Rabbit in the TV special Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?, but due to scheduling conflicts, he was unable to provide the same character for the special's LP adaptation. When Morris found out that his role was replaced by Messick for the album, he went on a profane disagreement with Barbera and left prior to the production of the 1966-67 season of Atom Ant.[1]
Morris did not work at Hanna-Barbera for years and did voice work at Filmation, including Jughead in the Archie cartoons. He was rehired by the studio more than a decade later after their disagreement, where Barbera reconciled with Morris and was pleased to reunite with him.[1]
Music
The music was composed by Ted Nichols.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 10, 1966 on NBC
Behind the scenes
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Home availability
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- 1994: First Independent Films releases Rock-a-Bye Boo-Boo on VHS.
- In the United States:
- October 6, 2015: Warner Archive Collection releases Atom Ant: The Complete Series on DVD.
References
- ^ a b Evanier, Mark (June 1, 2005). "A Howard Morris Story". News From ME. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
