Ferdy the Ant (TV series)
Ferdy the Ant (also simply referred to as Ferdy and Ferda) is a 1984 German-British children's animated television series based on the Ferda Mravenec series of picture books by Czech author Ondřej Sekora.[1] The animation was handled by Far Eastern Productions.
| Ferdy the Ant | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure |
| Based on | Ferda Mravenec by Ondřej Sekora |
| Developed by | Entertaining Cartoon Productions |
| Screenplay by | Iva Hercíková Liane Novotny |
| Directed by | Jerry Hampeys Ralph Newman |
| Opening theme | "Ferdy is your Friend" (English dub only) |
| Composers | Evžen Illín Jiří Strohner |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Germany Taiwan Czechoslovakia Liechtenstein |
| Original languages | English German Czech |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | SWR Fernsehen (Germany) ABC (Australia) |
| Original release | 1984 – 1985 |
There are three English dubs. The original British English dub, the short-lived Harmony Gold USA dub and an American-produced 2000 dub.
The show is primarily aimed towards children from ages 3 to 10,[1] and has been owned by Entertaining Cartoon Productions and Licensing AG since 2000 and it was also an animation by Far Eastern Animation in Taiwan.
It was also International Broadcast on the ABC & ABC Kids in Australia. The series was also broadcast on Nepal Television during the early 2000s. It was one of the few animated shows including Moomins 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.[2]
Episode format
Story-arcs usually last up to seven episodes.
Main characters
- Ferdy
- Bug Butterfingers
- Cricket
- Arambula
- Woody
- 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.[3]
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.
References
- Oscar A. Mojica. "Ferdy". ferdy.tv. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- "Ferdy".
- Centauri Production & Karel Hejkal. "Centauri Production - Ferdy the Ant". centauriproduction.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-01-06.