7 /10 1 Votes
First episode date 1984 Number of episodes 52 Genre Adventure | 7/10 IMDb Final episode date 1985 Networks CBBC, Nickelodeon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Developed by Entertaining Cartoon ProductionsHarmony Gold USA Directed by Jerry HampeysRalph Newman Composer(s) Evzen IllinoisZdenka Liska Similar Los Trotamúsicos, The Fruitties, Seabert, Alfred J Kwak, Foofur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ferdy the Ant (also simply referred to as Ferdy) is a 1984 Czech-British children's animated television series based on the picture books of the same name by Czech author Ondřej Sekora. It was produced by Entertaining Cartoon Productions, and animated by Harmony Gold USA.
Contents
The show is primarily aimed towards children from ages 3 to 10, and has been owned by Entertaining Cartoon Productions and Licensing AG since 2000.
Premise
The series revolves around a little boy-ant named Ferdy as he embarks on a variety of adventures in the insect Utopia of Käfertal with his close insect friends.
Episode format
Story-arcs usually last up to seven episodes.
Main characters
Video game
A 3D episodic arcade video game based on the series was developed by Centauri Productions and released by Cenega in 2002 for the PC.
Home media
In 1986, select episodes of the English dub of the series received a small VHS release in the US. While in 2003, the Czech Republic released the entire series in DVD format.
