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) |
| Composer(s) | Evžen Illín Jiří Strohner |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Germany Taiwan |
| Original language(s) | English German |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | SWR Fernsehen (Germany) |
| Original release | 1984 – 1985 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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.
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.
- http://www.fernsehserien.de/ferdy
- Centauri Production & Karel Hejkal. "Centauri Production - Ferdy the Ant". centauriproduction.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-01-06.