Ferdy the Ant (TV series)
| Ferdy the Ant | |
|---|---|
 Logo as seen in the opening of the various dubs outside of Germany | |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Based on |
Ferda Mravenec by Ondřej Sekora |
| Developed by |
Entertaining Cartoon Productions Harmony Gold USA |
| Screenplay by |
Iva Hercíková Liane Novotony |
| Directed by |
Jerry Hampeys Ralph Newman |
| Opening theme | "Ferdy is your Friend" (English dub only) |
| Composer(s) |
Evzen Illinois Zdenka Liska |
| Country of origin |
Germany Czechoslovakia |
| Original language(s) |
German English Arabic French Spanish Hungarian Persian Indonesian |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original release | 1984 – 1985 |
Ferdy the Ant (also simply referred to as Ferdy) is a 1984 German children's animated television series based on the picture books of the same name by Czech author Ondřej Sekora. It was produced by Entertaining Cartoon Productions,[1] and animated by Harmony Gold USA.
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.
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
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 2002, select episodes of the English dub of the series received a small VHS release in the US. While in 2003, the Czech Republic released the entire series in DVD format.
References
- 1 2 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. Retrieved 2016-01-06.