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.

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.

Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle [And, iOS] – Cell / Android 17, 18

Media: video game: “Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle”
Developer: Akatsuki
Platform: Android, Apple iOS

Note: This game requires an internet connection and server-side authentication.

Description: 

[Monster Created by a Computer] Cell (1st Form) is a unit that can be acquired in certain Dokkan Festival gacha banners, and can be Dokkan Awakened into the unit [Ultimate Life Form with Immense Power] Cell (1st Form).

[Ultimate Life Form with Immense Power] Cell (1st Form) begins battle as is, but when his third turn begins, an animation will play of him using his tail to absorb Android 17, transforming himself into Cell (2nd Form). At the beginning of his next turn, another animation will play in which he absorbs Android 18, transforming himself into Cell (Perfect Form), reflecting the events in the anime and manga.

These transformations are temporary and last the duration of the battle, being able to be repeated. Androids 17 and 18 are not required to be in the party for these to trigger.

Britannica’s Fairy Tales from Around the World; ‘The Lion and the Mouse’ – Lion / Mouse

Media: Direct-to-video TV series: “Britannica’s Fairy Tales from Around the World” [Re-release of 1988 cartoon short]
Episode: ‘The Lion and the Mouse’

Description:

In this iteration of the classic Aesop fable, a female mouse finds her way into a lion’s den, in search of food. The lion catches and picks her up by the tail and lowers her onto his tongue as his jaws slowly close, with an internal view. She bargains with him that she would repay him for sparing her, and this amuses him so much he pulls her out of his mouth and decides to let her go. She would later go on to free the lion who was trapped in a hunter’s net, who was genuinely humbled.

The Huckleberry Hound Show; 2x10A ‘Pet Vet’ – Lion / Huckleberry Hound

Media: TV series: “The Huckleberry Hound Show”
Episode: 2x10A: ‘Pet Vet’

Note: ‘The Huckleberry Hound Show’ was comprised of not only Huckleberry Hound shorts, but also included segments of Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinx, Yogi Bear, and Hokey Wolf, and for the sake of this site, will be considered part of the same show.

Description:

In this episode, Huckleberry Hound is working as a veterinarian, and is summoned to treat a lion with a toothache. He tries to extract the tooth and fails in a number of ways. In one attempt, he tries to swing into the cage a la Tarzan and quickly pluck the tooth, but accidentally swings right into the lion’s mouth. In the next scene, he is seen still sitting in the lion’s mouth, who is seemingly at least partially cooperative. He asks the lion to bring his jaws closer together, who closes his mouth all the way, trapping Huckleberry Hound inside briefly.

Super Mario RPG [NS] – Yoshi / Enemies

Media: video game: “Super Mario RPG”
Developer: ArtePiazza
Platform: Nintendo Switch

Description: 

Yoshi can be summoned in battle by using a Yoshi Cookie, which are obtained from Yo’ster Isle, an optional area via the Pipe Vault. When used, Yoshi will appear on the field and attempt to grab an enemy with its tongue. If successful, the enemy will disappear in a cloud of smoke, and a bulge is seen going down Yoshi’s throat before Yoshi lays an egg, transforming the swallowed enemy into an item. If Yoshi fails to swallow an enemy, Yoshi instead gives the party a Yoshi Candy. Some enemies, such as bosses or large enemies are impossible for Yoshi to swallow.

Mario’s Game Gallery [PC] – Yoshi / Koopa, Bowser

Media: video game: “Mario’s Game Gallery”
Developer: Presage Software
Platform: Computer

Note: This game was also re-released under the name Mario’s FUNdamentals, co-developed by Brainstorm Entertainment.

Description:

One of the games featured is checkers. The player can choose to play as Yoshis or Koopas, with the pawns represented as Baby Yoshis and Koopa Troopas, and the kings represented as Yoshis and Bowsers (or King Koopas). Whenever a Koopa piece is taken, they will retreat into their shell and the Yoshi will grab them with their tongue and swallow them.

Mischief Makers [N64] – Migen Jr. / Theo

Media: video game: “Mischief Makers”
Developer: Treasure
Platform: Nintendo 64

Description: 

Stage 2-11 is known as Migen Brawl!! and begins with a scene between Migen and Professor Theo. When Marina intervenes, Migen summons his comically large son, who emerges from the magma. He grabs Theo, puts him in his mouth and is seen chewing.

During the fight, whenever Marina hits Migen Jr. with his own fist, Theo can be seen inside his throat briefly, and once defeated, Migen Jr. will shrink, after which Theo escapes without any special animation, seemingly unharmed.

Defenders & Dragons [And, iOS] – Balewyrm / Allies

Media: video game: “Defenders & Dragons”
Developer: Glu Games
Platform: Android, Apple iOS

Note: This game has been delisted at the time of writing.

Description: 

Balewyrm is the final boss of the game, and is an anthropomorphic dragon. He appears at Wave 50, and each subsequent 10 Waves in the post-game. In battle, Balewyrm will pick up any nearby Allies that the player has summoned, bring them to his mouth and devour them for an instant kill, with blood and bone effects radiating from him. but is unable to eat any Heroes.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge [NS, PC, PS4, XBO] – Leatherhead / Player Characters

Media: video game: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge”
Developer: Tribute Games
Platform: Computer, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Description: 

Leatherhead is the boss of Episode 9: Crisis at Coney Island! and is an anthropomorphic alligator. He will shift between two patterns of attack, the first of which he will approach the player character and whip them with his tail a few times, and eventually bite at them, trapping them in his mouth. During this time, the player can input to make the player character struggle and escape faster, but even if no input is made, they will eventually escape. If all HP is lost as a result of this, they will fall out of his mouth regardless.