Ferdy the Ant (Ferda Mravenec) is a Czechoslovakian-West German animated series based on the books by Ondřej Sekora. The series revolves around a little boy-ant named Ferdy as he embarks on a variety of adventures in the insect Utopia of Käfertal with his close insect friends.
Dubbing History[]
Ferdy the Ant has three English dubs, the first English dub was produced sometime in the mid-1980s in the United Kingdom. Not much info on this dub is available online, as such, the voice actors in this version are currently up for speculation.
Around the same time, another English dub was produced at Intersound, Inc. by Harmony Gold USA using their usual talent pool. It's unknown how many episodes were dubbed by Harmony Gold, but it's known that two episodes, The Camp of the Red Ants and Silver Grotto, saw a VHS release in 1986 from Family Home Entertainment. The theme song in this version was left as an instrumental rather than translating it like in the UK dub, the dub also features different names for the characters as well.
In 2000, another English dub of the series was commissioned by Germany-based Entertainment Cartoon Production & Licensing AG, who had acquired the license to the series around that time. This dub contains a brand new soundtrack and theme song, along with some scenes being cut out to make it more appropriate for children. A few episodes of this dub as well as the UK dub are available to watch on the YouTube channel FerdyCartoons. According to this video[1], the dub was produced in Germany at Deutsche Synchron Film GMBH. The majority of the voice cast are English speakers who live in Germany.
Cast[]
UK Dub[]
| Character | Dub Actor |
|---|---|
| Ferdy | Susan Sheridan |
| Woody | ¿? |
| Sniff | ¿? |
| Tony | ¿? |
| Grasshopper | ¿? |
| Archie | ¿? |
| Sam | ¿? |
| Hermit | ¿? |
| Leader | ¿? |
| Bee Girl | ¿? |
| Lady Bug | ¿? |
| Earthworm | ¿? |
| Ruthie | ¿? |
| Anteater | ¿? |
| Scout #2 | ¿? |
| Narrator | ¿? |
Intersound Dub[]
| Character | Dub Actor |
|---|---|
| Ferdy | Kerrigan Mahan |
| Bumble | Michael Sorich |
| Snuffy | Frank Catalano |
| Cricket | Robert Axelrod |
| Skittle | Steve Kramer |
| Gobbler | Bill Capizzi |
| Buller | Mike Reynolds |
| Hermit | Ted Lehmann |
| Leader | Gregory Snegoff |
| Bee Girl | John Rust |
| Lady Bug | Melora Harte |
| Earthworm | John Rust |
| Ruthie | Barbara Goodson |
| Anteater | Gregory Snegoff |
| Scout #2 | Craig Schaefer |
| Narrator | Ted Lehmann |
Additional Voices[]
ECP&L Dub[]
| Character | Dub Actor |
|---|---|
| Ferdy | ¿? |
| Woody | ¿? |
| Sniff | ¿? |
| Tony | ¿? |
| Grasshopper | ¿? |
| Archie | ¿? |
| Sam | ¿? |
| Hermit | ¿? |
| Leader | ¿? |
| Bee Girl | ¿? |
| Lady Bug | ¿? |
| Earthworm | ¿? |
| Ruthie | ¿? |
| Anteater | ¿? |
| Scout #2 | ¿? |
| Narrator | ¿? |
References[]
External Links[]
- Ferdy the Ant at the Internet Movie Database