The Ant and the Aardvark; 02 ‘Hasty But Tasty’ – Aardvark / Charlie

Media: TV series: “The Ant and the Aardvark”
Episode: 02: ‘Hasty But Tasty’

Note: The Ant and the Aardvark shorts would later be incorporated into The New Pink Panther Show (1971–1974), The Pink Panther and Friends (1974–1976), and The Pink Panther Show (1980), though as reruns of the same episodes.

Description:

In this episode, Charlie Ant has a motorcycle, and uses his newfound mobility to evade the Aardvark. In one scene, the Aardvark sets up a pipe like a tunnel, leading into his mouth. Although Charlie does ride into the pipe, he and his motorcycle tears a hole in the Aardvark’s tail and escape.

The Ant and the Aardvark; 03 ‘The Ant from Uncle’ – Aardvark / Fish, Charlie

Media: TV series: “The Ant and the Aardvark”
Episode: 03: ‘The Ant from Uncle’

Note: The Ant and the Aardvark shorts would later be incorporated into The New Pink Panther Show (1971–1974), The Pink Panther and Friends (1974–1976), and The Pink Panther Show (1980), though as reruns of the same episodes.

Description:

The episode begins with the Aardvark introducing himself to the audience, demonstrating his ability to sharply inhale, drawing in water from a nearby lake, and spits out a fish he accidentally swallowed.

Later in the episode, the Aardvark tricks the overworked Charlie Ant into walking into his mouth, setting it up to be a club for ants. Charlie can be heard commenting that there is “an elevator in here” and asks a hitherto unknown “cigarette gal” for a cigar, implying there were other ants the Aardvark had successfully swallowed and were inside his belly. Due to the smoke, the Aardvark sneezes out Charlie.