'The Ant and the Aardvark' is the first of the 17 cartoons in the series (and features the characters) of the same name. It is also one of the last few cartoons to be directed by Friz Freleng

Friz Freleng

Isadore "Friz" Freleng was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros....

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Plot

Charlie Ant (John Byner

John Byner

John Byner is an American actor, comedian, and impressionist who has had a lengthy television and movie career. His voice work includes the cartoon series The Ant and the Aardvark, in which the title characters are voiced by Byner's impressions of Dean Martin and Jackie Mason,...

) spots a picnic and goes there to get some food. Little does he know though that the picnic is that of the Aardvark (also Byner).

Laugh Track

• The Pink Panther Show
  The Pink Panther Show
  The Pink Panther Show is a showcase of cartoon shorts produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng between 1969 and 1979. The television series was produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and was broadcast on two American TV networks:...
  
  contained a laugh track
  Laugh track
  A laugh track is a separate soundtrack invented by Charles "Charley" Douglass, with the artificial sound of audience laughter, made to be inserted into television programming of comedy shows and sitcoms.The term "laugh track" does not apply to the genuine audience laughter on shows that shoot in...
  
  when the The Ant and the Aaradvark cartoons were broadcast on NBC-TV. When MGM released all 17 Ant and the Aardvark cartoons on DVD in 2007, the theatrical versions were, for the most part, utilized. However, several television prints made their way onto the DVD set, The Ant and the Aardvark being one of them. As a result, the laugh-tracked version is currently available

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