The Atom Ant Show

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The Pint-Sized Powerhouse himself.

Hanna-Barbera created The Atom Ant Show in 1965 as a companion for Secret Squirrel. Atom Ant is a very strong ant who fights crime, mainly the plots of Mad Scientists.

Not to be confused with Adam and the Ants.

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Tropes used in The Atom Ant Show include:

• Alliterative Name
• Animal Superheroes
• Brought to You by The Letter "S": Atom Ant wears an "A" on his uniform.
• Catch Phrase: "Up and at 'em, Atom Ant!"
• Expy: Fearless Fly, a segment of Hal Seeger's Milton the Monster Show on ABC.
• Flying Brick
• Metronomic Mook Massacre: The tiny Atom Ant hands out pounding in this style.
• Mythology Gag: A group of motorcycling ants in one particular episode are named the Ant Hill Mob. That name would be applied to the Runyan-esque gangsters who appeared later on Wacky Races and The Perils of Penelope Pitstop.
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse
• Punny Name: "Atom Ant" is a play on "adamant."
• Strong Ants