Photo of Bill Hanna (right) and Joseph Barbera (left) from a television special for the premiere of their new Secret Squirrel and Atom Ant television program.
September 9, 1965 (1965-09-09) – September 7, 1967 (1967-09-07)
In fall 1965, the show aired as two independent half-hour programs. The Atom Ant Show featured the tiny superhero Atom Ant, with additional segments Precious Pupp and The Hillbilly Bears. The Secret Squirrel Show featured the master spy Secret Squirrel, backed up with Squiddly Diddly and Winsome Witch.[2] In the winter, the shows combine into an hour-long format, The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show. For the series' final NBC run under the Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel title, the show was one half-hour long.[3]
On September 12, 1965, the series had an hour-long primetime preview on NBC called The World of Secret Squirrel and Atom Ant or The World of Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel.[4]
The Hillbilly Bears cartoon segments were later repeated during the second season of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1969–1970), and all 52 Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel half-hour episodes were syndicated as part of The Banana Splits and Friends Show, an umbrella title for a package combining episodes of several different Hanna-Barbera series (the other series included The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Gulliver).
SegmentsEdit
The program contained six segments:
Atom Ant: A cartoon about a superheroic ant (voiced by Howard Morris). When he flew, he used his catchphrase "Up and at'em, Atom Ant!"
Secret Squirrel: The adventures of a secret agent squirrel (voiced by Mel Blanc) and his trusty assistant Morocco Mole (voiced by Paul Frees).
Squiddly Diddly: A cartoon about a friendly anthropomorphic squid (voiced by Paul Frees) in his quest for stardom while trying to avoid being foiled by Chief Winchley (voiced by John Stephenson).
Winsome Witch: A cartoon about a friendly, yet somewhat inept, witch named Winsome W. Witch (the "W" stood for Wacky) (voiced by Jean Vander Pyl). Winnie's catchphrase when casting a spell was "Ippity - Pippity - Pow!".
^Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 46–48. ISBN978-1538103739.
^Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 99–100. ISBN978-1476665993.
^Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. pp. 27–29. ISBN0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
^Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 46–47. ISBN978-0823083152. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
atom, secret, squirrel, show, hour, long, saturday, morning, cartoon, produced, hanna, barbera, productions, from, 1965, 1967, photo, bill, hanna, right, joseph, barbera, left, from, television, special, premiere, their, secret, squirrel, atom, television, pro. The Atom Ant Secret Squirrel Show is an hour long Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna Barbera Productions from 1965 to 1967 for NBC 1 The Atom Ant Secret Squirrel ShowPhoto of Bill Hanna right and Joseph Barbera left from a television special for the premiere of their new Secret Squirrel and Atom Ant television program GenreComedyAdventureWritten byTony BenedictDalton SandiferDirected byWilliam HannaJoseph BarberaVoices ofDon MessickPaul FreesJean Vander PylHenry CordenJanet WaldoHoward MorrisMel BlancJohn StephensonComposersWilliam HannaJoseph BarberaTed NicholsHoyt Curtin uncredited Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons2No of episodes26ProductionExecutive producersWilliam HannaJoseph BarberaRunning time30 minutesProduction companyHanna Barbera ProductionsReleaseOriginal networkNBCOriginal releaseSeptember 9 1965 1965 09 09 September 7 1967 1967 09 07 In fall 1965 the show aired as two independent half hour programs The Atom Ant Show featured the tiny superhero Atom Ant with additional segments Precious Pupp and The Hillbilly Bears The Secret Squirrel Show featured the master spy Secret Squirrel backed up with Squiddly Diddly and Winsome Witch 2 In the winter the shows combine into an hour long format The Atom Ant Secret Squirrel Show For the series final NBC run under the Atom Ant Secret Squirrel title the show was one half hour long 3 Contents 1 Production 2 Segments 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksProduction EditOn September 12 1965 the series had an hour long primetime preview on NBC called The World of Secret Squirrel and Atom Ant or The World of Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel 4 The Hillbilly Bears cartoon segments were later repeated during the second season of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour 1969 1970 and all 52 Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel half hour episodes were syndicated as part of The Banana Splits and Friends Show an umbrella title for a package combining episodes of several different Hanna Barbera series the other series included The Banana Splits Adventure Hour The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Gulliver Segments EditThe program contained six segments Atom Ant A cartoon about a superheroic ant voiced by Howard Morris When he flew he used his catchphrase Up and at em Atom Ant The Hillbilly Bears A situation comedy inspired by The Beverly Hillbillies about the Rugg family of hillbilly bears consisting of Paw Rugg voiced by Henry Corden Maw Rugg voiced by Jean Vander Pyl Floral Rugg also voiced by Jean Vander Pyl and Shag Rugg voiced by Don Messick Precious Pupp A cartoon about a dog voiced by Don Messick and his elderly lady mistress Granny Sweet voiced by Janet Waldo He is characterized by a sneaky wheezy laugh making him a possible precursor to Muttley from 1968 s Wacky Races and one of its two spin offs 1969 s Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines Secret Squirrel The adventures of a secret agent squirrel voiced by Mel Blanc and his trusty assistant Morocco Mole voiced by Paul Frees Squiddly Diddly A cartoon about a friendly anthropomorphic squid voiced by Paul Frees in his quest for stardom while trying to avoid being foiled by Chief Winchley voiced by John Stephenson Winsome Witch A cartoon about a friendly yet somewhat inept witch named Winsome W Witch the W stood for Wacky voiced by Jean Vander Pyl Winnie s catchphrase when casting a spell was Ippity Pippity Pow See also EditList of works produced by Hanna Barbera Productions List of Hanna Barbera characters Secret SquirrelReferences Edit Perlmutter David 2018 The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows Rowman amp Littlefield pp 46 48 ISBN 978 1538103739 Erickson Hal 2005 Television Cartoon Shows An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1949 Through 2003 2nd ed McFarland amp Co pp 99 100 ISBN 978 1476665993 Woolery George W 1983 Children s Television The First Thirty Five Years 1946 1981 Scarecrow Press pp 27 29 ISBN 0 8108 1557 5 Retrieved 14 March 2020 Hyatt Wesley 1997 The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television Watson Guptill Publications pp 46 47 ISBN 978 0823083152 Retrieved 19 March 2020 External links EditThe Atom Ant Secret Squirrel Show at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Atom Ant Secret Squirrel Show amp oldid 1173948148, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
