The Atom Ant Show (1965–1968): Season 1, Episode 4 - Ferocious Flea - full transcript
(male narrator)Up and at 'em, it's Atom Ant.
His strength, his might
his speed, his fight.
He's Atom Ant,that tiny ant
and his atomic powerhas what it takes
and always makes the vilestvillain cower.
He's rough, he's tough,and bad guys yell enough
when he is up and at 'em,Atom Ant!
thud
clink clink
boom
kaboom
[instrumental music]
Hey, look at that!
A flea circus.
Wow! "Ferocious Flea."
"World's strongest insect."
"He lifts automobiles."
How about that?
Let's go see this show.
Beat it, kids, no show today.
He he he.
Alright, you fleas,
you can take the day off.
[fleas cheering]
Maybe, you'd all like
to go to the dog show.
He he he.
Hey, Ferocious Flea!
'Quit fooling with my desk
and come over here.'
Okay, boss.
I'll put it right down.
crash
zoom
Okay, Ferocious,
I wanna go over our plan.
It's all set, boss.
Here's the caper.
You drive downtownwith your dog, to the bank.
screech
Of course, I am on the dogwhere no one will see me.
When the coast is clear,I hop off the dog
and carry the suitcaseinto the vault
where I fill the suitcasewith nice, new money.
Then, watching for my chance,I return the suitcase to you
jump back on the dog,and away we go.
Read all about it!
Big bank robbery!
Robbers leave no clues!
More banks robbed.
Police searched
for invisible robber.
- Any luck, sergeant?
- Not a thing.
An invisible robber
is hard to find.
(male #1)
'Mr. Mayor, this invisible bank
robber has us baffled.'
- What can we do?
- There's only one thing to do.
Call in Atom Ant.
Atom Ant!
Great, but how do
you contact him?
Every panic button
in the country
is connected to
Atom Ant's headquarters.
I don't know how he does it
but every call gets
his personal attention.
[beeping]
Uh-oh, someone's pushed
their panic button.
[beeping]
'Aha! Code 6'
'Sequence, XPLM.'
tring
Just as I thought.
A call from the city
that's having that epidemic
of bank robberies.
They're in a hurry,
so I'll get in my atom smasher
and atomize myself.
To the mayor's office!
zoom
bang
Good to see you, Atom Ant.
Likewise, mayor.
Now, what is your problem?
Sorry, Atom Ant,
there were no clues.
Nonsense, officer.
Every robber leaves clues.
Aha!
Footprints..
From the spacing,
I'd say they were made
by a hopping insect.
Mmm-mm.
They're too small
to be grasshopper prints.
Aha!
More of like..
Oops!
What's that dog hair
doing there?
Dog hair! That's it!
They're flea prints.
'Thank you, officer.'
'I should have some news
for you shortly.'
Good luck, Atom Ant.
Any flea strong enough
to rob a bank
probably works
in a flea circus.
swoosh
'I'll check the phonebook.'
Aha, not many listings
under flea circus.
Whoa! Here's one.
"Ferocious Flea."
"He lifts automobiles."
Aha! I have a hunch
that's not all he's lifting.
I better check on him.
swoosh
Ferocious Flea?
No, he isn't around today.
He went downtown
with the boss.
Ferocious Flea has
hit it real big lately
but I don't know
where he gets the money.
You're pretty good for an ant.
- Want a job?
- I might.
A little make-up,
snip your antenna off
and you could pass for a flea.
I would want the strongman spot
in the show.
A strongman spot?
Why, that's
Ferocious Flea's spot!
- And if he ever heard you--
- 'I heard.'
So, that's who's
gonna take my job?
Put it there, chum.
Ha ha ha.
No hard feelings, chum.
Huh!
thud thud thud
Boy, that will make
Ferocious ferocious.
I pity that poor ant.
Wanna play rough, eh?
Outside with ya.
zoom
thud thud
Now, I'll finish you off
with this bottle.
crash
thud
Okay, Ferocious
if that's the way
you wanna play.
screech
Uh-oh!
No fair, no fair.
bam
Oh, boy.
Is that ant asking for it?
I hadn't intended
to fight dirty
but you leave me no choice.
bam
bam
bam bam
I'll put a stop to this.
Help!
bam
thud
clank
Oh, boy, that could give
a guy a throbbing headache.
Now, I'll fix that ant.
He he he. A few more bank jobs
and I'll be able to retire.
(Ferocious)
Take that.
- Huh?
- And that.
And that.
(Atom Ant)
'And you take this.'
[screeching]
And this!
bang
No, no, no. Not my safe!
Oh, no, no, all my clean
stolen money gettin' dirty!
That's a confession,
you're under arrest.
Wait, officer,
let me explain.
I had a good reason
for doing this.
What reason?
I love money.
[laughs]
Here's his accomplice, officer.
Atom Ant!
I heard you were on this case.
Atom Ant?
Now they tell me.
No wonder I couldn't win.
Uh-oh, someone else
has pushed their panic button.
When they call this
a push button age
they're not kidding.
Up and at 'em, Atom Ant!
zoom
[instrumental music]
[theme music]
(male narrator)Up and at 'em, it's Atom Ant.
His strength, his might
his speed, his fight!
He's Atom Ant, that tiny ant.
And his atomic powerhas what it takes
and always makesthe vilest villain cower.
He's rough, he's tough,and bad guys yell enough
when he is up and at 'em,Atom Ant!
thud
clank clank
bam
kaboom
His strength, his might
his speed, his fight.
He's Atom Ant,that tiny ant
and his atomic powerhas what it takes
and always makes the vilestvillain cower.
He's rough, he's tough,and bad guys yell enough
when he is up and at 'em,Atom Ant!
thud
clink clink
boom
kaboom
[instrumental music]
Hey, look at that!
A flea circus.
Wow! "Ferocious Flea."
"World's strongest insect."
"He lifts automobiles."
How about that?
Let's go see this show.
Beat it, kids, no show today.
He he he.
Alright, you fleas,
you can take the day off.
[fleas cheering]
Maybe, you'd all like
to go to the dog show.
He he he.
Hey, Ferocious Flea!
'Quit fooling with my desk
and come over here.'
Okay, boss.
I'll put it right down.
crash
zoom
Okay, Ferocious,
I wanna go over our plan.
It's all set, boss.
Here's the caper.
You drive downtownwith your dog, to the bank.
screech
Of course, I am on the dogwhere no one will see me.
When the coast is clear,I hop off the dog
and carry the suitcaseinto the vault
where I fill the suitcasewith nice, new money.
Then, watching for my chance,I return the suitcase to you
jump back on the dog,and away we go.
Read all about it!
Big bank robbery!
Robbers leave no clues!
More banks robbed.
Police searched
for invisible robber.
- Any luck, sergeant?
- Not a thing.
An invisible robber
is hard to find.
(male #1)
'Mr. Mayor, this invisible bank
robber has us baffled.'
- What can we do?
- There's only one thing to do.
Call in Atom Ant.
Atom Ant!
Great, but how do
you contact him?
Every panic button
in the country
is connected to
Atom Ant's headquarters.
I don't know how he does it
but every call gets
his personal attention.
[beeping]
Uh-oh, someone's pushed
their panic button.
[beeping]
'Aha! Code 6'
'Sequence, XPLM.'
tring
Just as I thought.
A call from the city
that's having that epidemic
of bank robberies.
They're in a hurry,
so I'll get in my atom smasher
and atomize myself.
To the mayor's office!
zoom
bang
Good to see you, Atom Ant.
Likewise, mayor.
Now, what is your problem?
Sorry, Atom Ant,
there were no clues.
Nonsense, officer.
Every robber leaves clues.
Aha!
Footprints..
From the spacing,
I'd say they were made
by a hopping insect.
Mmm-mm.
They're too small
to be grasshopper prints.
Aha!
More of like..
Oops!
What's that dog hair
doing there?
Dog hair! That's it!
They're flea prints.
'Thank you, officer.'
'I should have some news
for you shortly.'
Good luck, Atom Ant.
Any flea strong enough
to rob a bank
probably works
in a flea circus.
swoosh
'I'll check the phonebook.'
Aha, not many listings
under flea circus.
Whoa! Here's one.
"Ferocious Flea."
"He lifts automobiles."
Aha! I have a hunch
that's not all he's lifting.
I better check on him.
swoosh
Ferocious Flea?
No, he isn't around today.
He went downtown
with the boss.
Ferocious Flea has
hit it real big lately
but I don't know
where he gets the money.
You're pretty good for an ant.
- Want a job?
- I might.
A little make-up,
snip your antenna off
and you could pass for a flea.
I would want the strongman spot
in the show.
A strongman spot?
Why, that's
Ferocious Flea's spot!
- And if he ever heard you--
- 'I heard.'
So, that's who's
gonna take my job?
Put it there, chum.
Ha ha ha.
No hard feelings, chum.
Huh!
thud thud thud
Boy, that will make
Ferocious ferocious.
I pity that poor ant.
Wanna play rough, eh?
Outside with ya.
zoom
thud thud
Now, I'll finish you off
with this bottle.
crash
thud
Okay, Ferocious
if that's the way
you wanna play.
screech
Uh-oh!
No fair, no fair.
bam
Oh, boy.
Is that ant asking for it?
I hadn't intended
to fight dirty
but you leave me no choice.
bam
bam
bam bam
I'll put a stop to this.
Help!
bam
thud
clank
Oh, boy, that could give
a guy a throbbing headache.
Now, I'll fix that ant.
He he he. A few more bank jobs
and I'll be able to retire.
(Ferocious)
Take that.
- Huh?
- And that.
And that.
(Atom Ant)
'And you take this.'
[screeching]
And this!
bang
No, no, no. Not my safe!
Oh, no, no, all my clean
stolen money gettin' dirty!
That's a confession,
you're under arrest.
Wait, officer,
let me explain.
I had a good reason
for doing this.
What reason?
I love money.
[laughs]
Here's his accomplice, officer.
Atom Ant!
I heard you were on this case.
Atom Ant?
Now they tell me.
No wonder I couldn't win.
Uh-oh, someone else
has pushed their panic button.
When they call this
a push button age
they're not kidding.
Up and at 'em, Atom Ant!
zoom
[instrumental music]
[theme music]
(male narrator)Up and at 'em, it's Atom Ant.
His strength, his might
his speed, his fight!
He's Atom Ant, that tiny ant.
And his atomic powerhas what it takes
and always makesthe vilest villain cower.
He's rough, he's tough,and bad guys yell enough
when he is up and at 'em,Atom Ant!
thud
clank clank
bam
kaboom