Micro Ventures
1968 American TV series or program
Micro Ventures | |
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Genre | Educational |
Voices of | Don Messick Patsy Garrett Tommy Cook |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Executive producers | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Running time | 4 minutes |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | November 9 (1968-11-09) – December 21, 1968 (1968-12-21) |
Micro Ventures is an animated series created by Hanna-Barbera Productions which originally aired as a four-minute segment on The Banana Splits Adventure Hour.[1] It ran for only four episodes from November 9, 1968 to December 21, 1968 on NBC.
Summary
In each episode, Professor Carter and his two teenage kids, Mike and Jill, use a shrinking machine (the micro-reducer) to shrink themselves and their dune buggy to miniature size to explore and experience the world from the perspective of an insect.
Voices
- Don Messick - Professor Carter
- Patsy Garrett - Jill Carter
- Tommy Cook - Mike Carter
Episodes
Nº | Title | Air Date | |
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1 | "The Tiny Sea" | November 9, 1968 (1968-11-09) | |
Professor Carter, Mike and Jill change to micro-size near a pond so that they can get a closer look at a bullfrog, except a predacious hawk is tailing them. | |||
2 | "The Dangerous Desert" | November 23, 1968 (1968-11-23) | |
Professor Carter, Mike and Jill change to micro-size by the wreckage of a rocket in order to locate a minuscule microchip, but a Gila monster stands in their way. | |||
3 | "The Backyard Jungle" | December 7, 1968 (1968-12-07) | |
Professor Carter, Mike and Jill change to micro-size in their backyard to help Jill with her entomology project. There is much danger on the journey, especially from a cat. | |||
4 | "Exploring an Ant Colony" | December 21, 1968 (1968-12-21) | |
Professor Carter, Mike and Jill change to micro-size to observe an ant colony. Then an Amazon ant attack on the colony occurs. |
References
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 109–111. ISBN 978-1476665993.
External links
- Micro Ventures at IMDb
- Micro Ventures[dead link] at The Big Cartoon DataBase
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