Ferdy the Ant (), also simply referred to as Ferdy or Ferda, is a children's animated television series based on the Ferda Mravenec series of comic books by Czech author Ondřej Sekora. It was produced by Liechtensteiner company European Cinema Production, and was animated by Far Eastern Productions.
There are three English dubs. The original British English dub, the short-lived Harmony Gold USA dub and a German-produced 2000 dub that were both recorded in Los Angeles, California.
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.
The series also appeared on Nepal Television during the early 2000s. It was one of the few animated shows including Moomin that aired on the Nepal's national television at that time.
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 Ferdy Bug Butterfingers Cricket (Tony in the later dub) Arambula Grasshopper Woody (Bumble in the Harmony Gold dub) Gwendolyn (Referred to as Laura in later episodes) Bug Sniffy Bug Gobbler Oskar
Episodes
The Daring Rescue The Danger from the Mill The Crazy Snail Trip The Valley of the Horses My Friend the Star On Butterfinger's Trail A Coach for Gwendolyn The Search False Witness The Camp of the Red Ants The Silver Grotto The Ghost Mill The Robbers Dangerous Excursion Playing With Water The New House The Cuckoo's Egg The Spring Festival The Heatwave The Trip to Italy The Ill-Fated Skiing Trip The Flight in a Balloon Butterfinger's Art School On a Treasure Hunt The Forest Fire Homesickness The Mysterious Ship Ferdy in the Ant Hill The Slavedealers The Raid The Battle The Wedding Feast Movie Stars The Unknown Weapon A Nightmare Diet The Honey Knight The Tortise The Dream of the Wild West The Visitor From Space The Beauty Contest The Circus Gwendolyn's Birthday Robin Hood The Ghost Driver The Pizzeria The Owl's Book The Toadstool The Waterskiing Race The Musical The Easter Egg The Snake Hocus-Pocus
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 Harmony Gold USA English dub of the series received a small VHS release in the US. The entire series was released on DVD in the Czech Republic in 2003.
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