The name refers to an idiomatic expression in English which asserts that nervous, fidgety people must have "ants in their pants." The English word "antsy" (meaning nervous) also derives from this metaphor.
The fundamental pieces involved in Ants in the Pants are a free-standing pair of miniature, usually plastic, pants; and several plastic ants. The ants are color coded - each player uses one color of ants - and designed so that pressing the tail stores elastic potential energy. When the tail is pressed and released, the ants spring into the air.
The object of Ants in the Pants is to spring as many of your ants as possible into the pants.
Some versions of Ants in the Pants include characters who "wear" the pants. These (usually cardboard) cutouts depict the character, and also serve as backboards to deflect the ants into the pants. Plasticsuspenders (or braces) are another common element, which serve as obstacles.
Pop cultureedit
This game appeared in the South Park episode "Damien", in which Cartman receives the game as a gift instead of the toy he wanted, and throws a tantrum.[4]
Referencesedit
^Kelly, Dan (October 22, 2022). "Interview: Making Fun—Jeffrey Breslow's 30+ Years of Toy and Game Making". Third Coast Review.
^Coopee, Todd (April 15, 2019). "Ants in the Pants". ToyTales.ca. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^. The Chicago Sun-Times. September 26, 1986. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
ants, pants, game, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, ants, pants, game, news, newspapers, books, schol. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ants in the Pants game news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Ants in the Pants is a game designed by Marvin Glass and Associates who sold the rights 1 to William H Schaper and was originally produced in 1969 by Schaper s company Schaper Toys In 1986 it was purchased by Hasbro which still manufactures and markets the game 2 3 Ants in the PantsOther namesAnts in the Can Ants in the SquarePantsDesignersMarvin Glass amp Assoc PublishersSchaper ToysMilton BradleyPublication1969 55 years ago 1969 Years active1969 GenresGameLanguagesEnglishPlayers2 4Playing time10 Age range4 The name refers to an idiomatic expression in English which asserts that nervous fidgety people must have ants in their pants The English word antsy meaning nervous also derives from this metaphor Contents 1 Game play 2 Pop culture 3 References 4 External linksGame play editThe fundamental pieces involved in Ants in the Pants are a free standing pair of miniature usually plastic pants and several plastic ants The ants are color coded each player uses one color of ants and designed so that pressing the tail stores elastic potential energy When the tail is pressed and released the ants spring into the air The object of Ants in the Pants is to spring as many of your ants as possible into the pants Some versions of Ants in the Pants include characters who wear the pants These usually cardboard cutouts depict the character and also serve as backboards to deflect the ants into the pants Plastic suspenders or braces are another common element which serve as obstacles Pop culture editThis game appeared in the South Park episode Damien in which Cartman receives the game as a gift instead of the toy he wanted and throws a tantrum 4 References edit Kelly Dan October 22 2022 Interview Making Fun Jeffrey Breslow s 30 Years of Toy and Game Making Third Coast Review Coopee Todd April 15 2019 Ants in the Pants ToyTales ca Retrieved January 28 2022 Hasbro has Cooties but doesn t seem to mind The Chicago Sun Times September 26 1986 Archived from the original on October 22 2012 Retrieved November 1 2008 Trey Parker Matt Stone 2003 South Park The Complete First Season Damien CD Comedy Central External links editAnts in the Pants Retroland Ants in the Pants Hasbro Ants in the Pants instructions nbsp This game related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This toy related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ants in the Pants game amp oldid 1194357207, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
