Micro Ventures
| Micro Ventures | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation |
| Voices of |
Don Messick Patsy Garrett Tommy Cook |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Running time | 4 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor |
Taft Entertainment Worldvision Enterprises |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | November 9 – December 21, 1968 |
Micro Ventures is an educational part live action, part animated series created by Hanna-Barbera Productions which originally aired as a four-minute segment on The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. It ran for only four episodes from November 9, 1968 to December 21, 1968 on NBC and featured actors superimposed with animated microorganisms.
Summary
In each episode, Professor Carter and his two teenage kids, Mike and Jill, use a shrinking machine to shrink themselves and their dune buggy to miniature size to explore and experience the world from the perspective of an insect.
Voices
- Don Messick - Professor Carter
- Patsy Garrett - Jill Carter
- Tommy Cook - Mike Carter
Episodes
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Tiny Sea" | November 9, 1968 |
| Professor Carter, Mike and Jill change to micro-size near a pond so that they can get a closer look at a bullfrog, except a predacious hawk is tailing them. | ||
| 2 | "The Dangerous Desert" | November 23, 1968 |
| Professor Carter, Mike and Jill change to micro-size by the wreckage of a rocket in order to locate a minuscule microchip, but a Gila monster stands in their way. | ||
| 3 | "The Backyard Jungle" | December 7, 1968 |
| Professor Carter, Mike and Jill change to micro-size in their backyard to help Jill with her entomology project. There is much danger on the journey, especially from a cat. | ||
| 4 | "Exploring an Ant Colony" | December 21, 1968 |
| Professor Carter, Mike and Jill change to micro-size to observe an ant colony. Then an Amazon ant attack on the colony occurs. | ||
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