Ants in Your Pants is a Canadian children's music video television program made and aired by Treehouse TV that ran from November 1, 1997 to June 16, 2000. The series was created and produced by Kathilee Porter.
Format
The show's intro consists mostly of CGI animations with the "Ants In Your Pants" theme, written by children's music artist Douglas John, whose music videos also appear on the show.
The host, a puppet monkey in corduroy overalls, named Lickety Split, then takes over. He lives in a tree with his mother (who is not seen, only heard or mentioned). He usually explains what he has been doing lately. A music video is shown. Usually, there are three music videos, separated by Lickety segments. After the last music video is played, an image of scattered leaves is shown before the next Lickety segment.
In the second segment, the Pesky Carpenter Ants, named Chainsaw, Woodchip and Dusty, are introduced. They frequently cause trouble for Lickety, but can also be helpful and kind on rare occasions.
In the third season, "Kidding Around" and "Stretch and Wiggle" are presented. "Kidding Around" features a CGI video camera showing kids doing fun activities or singing songs. "Stretch and Wiggle" (hosted by Shelley Hamilton and Corey Michaels, and sometimes Douglas John) shows exercises. The last segment before the end of the show is titled "Lickety's Tree Fort" and features a guest star. Guest stars include Al Simmons, Bob McGrath, Carmen Campagne, Jack Grunsky, Jackie Richardson and Ken Whiteley.
Cast
- Marty Stelnick as Lickety Split
- Jason Hopley, Ben Deustch, Colin Penman as Chainsaw, Woodchip, and Dusty
Soundtrack
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Ants in Your Pants" | Douglas John | 2:51 |
2. | "Ug a Bug[1]" | Douglas John | 2:27 |
3. | "Ooey Gooey" | Dutch Robinson | 2:58 |
4. | "The Wiggle" | Douglas John | 2:08 |
5. | "Barnyard Symfunny[1]" | The Barnyard Orchestra | 2:06 |
6. | "Inky Dinky Spider" | Leigh Powell | 2:38 |
7. | "Let's Talk Turkey" | Douglas John | 2:17 |
8. | "Baa Lu" | The Barnyard Chorus | 3:35 |
9. | "Aram Sam Sam[1]" | Dutch Robinson | 2:29 |
10. | "Do Your Socks Get Soggy?" | Douglas John & MacHeel | 3:31 |
11. | "Woogie Boogie" | Jude Johnson | 2:39 |
12. | "If I Were Not a Little Kid" | Martha Johnson | 3:36 |
13. | "Tomato Hat" | Justin Hines | 2:45 |
Reception
The soundtrack of Ants in Your Pants was a nominee in 2000 for Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year.[2] A music video of "Do Your Socks Get Soggy" by Douglas John on YouTube had more than 100,000 views as of January 2017.[3][relevant?]
References
- ^ a b c Ants in your pants (CD). Vol. 1. Toronto, Canada: ZepLenz. 1998. OCLC 81418175.
- ^ "2000 Award nominee – Best Children's Album 2000". Juno Awards. Archived from the original on 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ Do Your Socks Get Soggy?. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-20.