I watched this a some as a kid and enjoyed it. When I watched it as an adult I thought it was Jackie Mason and Dean Martin voicing the cartoon.
John Byner voiced the Ant and the Aardvark. He imitated Jackie Mason as the Aardvark and Dean Martin as the Ant.
The Ant and the Aardvark was a series of theatrical cartoons produced at DePatie-Freleng Enterprises from 1969 to 1971, about a blue aardvark always trying to catch a red ant named Charlie.
The series consisted of 17 cartoons that ran from 1969 to 1971. After its initial theatrical run, The Ant and the Aardvark later became a part of The Pink Panther Show, with all 17 episodes airing in reruns, with the characters themselves being integrated into later iterations of The Pink Panther itself.
When I watch the intro I can’t help but think Monsters Inc got a little inspiration from the beginning.
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I remember this toon as well. Thanks for sharing.
You are the only one so far that remembered it…thanks for reading as always.
Jackie Mason always made me laugh. I never saw this cartoon, but it kind of reminds me of the Coyote chasing the Roadrunner.
Yes that is what it was..with dialogue.
I’d forgotten all about this cartoon. It was a fun one!
You are only the second person today that said they remembered it …I liked it.
John Byner was a talent! I used to love watching this! I have this on DVD and my kids love it! Loved the “Dixieland” theme music that played throughout the cartoon! I have always wanted to ask Byner about the pairing of Jackie and Dean.
I’m glad other people remembered. It was a great show and Byner did great voices.