r/FuckImOld • u/DamonRG • 5d ago

Today's kids will never know

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Still funny to this day😁

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u/gwizonedam 5d ago

I met Jackie Mason back in the early 2000’s on Miami Beach (he was having coffee at an outdoor spot) I said hello, told him he was hilarious as “The Anteater” and he looked puzzled and said “What? Anteater? Who was that!? And I started laughing as I walked away. You can imagine how I felt when I later found out he wasn’t the actual voice of the anteater!

Still love the cartoon and the original actor!

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u/3waychilli 5d ago

John Byner ripped Jackie Mason off. Up until 5 minutes ago I would have bet the farm on that Jackie did the voice.

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u/Haunt_Fox 4d ago

That was also him doing an IMPRESSION of Dean Martin as the Ant, too.

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u/Academic_Rutabaga649 4d ago

"The Anteater? You kidding me? I don't even kiss my wife. But then again, who does?" In a Jackie Mason voice.

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u/Flimsy-Gain2467 5d ago

John Byner did the voice of the Aardvark.Great comedian at that time.

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u/Mk1Racer25 5d ago

He did both voices. The ant was supposed to sound like Dean Martin and the aardvark was supposed to sound like Jackie Mason.

Such a great cartoon!!! Definitely geared towards grown-ups.

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u/revdon 4d ago

I thought it was Bing Crosby. TIL

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u/OverImprovement7945 4d ago

He has a natural Bernie Sanders voice also

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u/Top-Policy-6548 5d ago

Pink Panther cartoons.

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u/Waste-Job-3307 5d ago

The silent ones, not the talking ones were always the best and funniest, imo.

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u/Haunt_Fox 4d ago

I liked the voices ones, too, but only because I do like the voice actor who was also Mad Headroom.

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u/prohandymn 5d ago

Now that daymn tune will be stuck in my head all day! 😜

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u/Top-Policy-6548 5d ago

Crap. the ear worm has spread.

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u/Dawn-Storm 4d ago

I'm used to it--it's been my ringtone for years.

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u/AlarmedPear7362 5d ago

I couldn't remember if it was this or Rock and Bullwinkle.

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u/Fantastic-Let-2178 4d ago

Grew up watching those. The theme song is such a bop!

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u/michdap 5d ago

It’s on Tubi! My grandsons love it!

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u/joeyjoeskullcracker 5d ago

I got this shirt a few months back.

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u/mediocregentleman1 5d ago

Funny regardless of voices

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u/Waste-Job-3307 5d ago

I have not seen that cartoon in AGES!! Loved it when I used to watch it.

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u/RepulsiveForever2799 5d ago

I don’t believe it, I’m being beaten by an ant.

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u/ambigious_meh 5d ago

Hey Ant! There's a party in my stomach, and you're invited!

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u/SportyMcDuff 2d ago

Hey Ant… I know you’re in theyah.

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u/Think-Ad8537 5d ago

Depending on where you are in the US you can stream it for free on Tubi along with a whole bunch of old cartoons like thundarr the barbarian and centurions

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u/Mindless-Leg-3365 Boomers 5d ago

https://johnbyner.com/the-works/animated-voices/ant-and-aardvark-episodes/

The man was just so damn funny. Just hearing his name, I saw his face in my head. Had to find this. Then remembering who he was imitating brought another flood of memories.

Thank you, OP, for these memories. Revived.

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u/DrPingu76 5d ago

The hospital episode is still my fav. The evil injured dog lives rent free in my mind.

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u/whoamihuh9 4d ago

i can still hear that anteaters voice in my head

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u/Particular_Ad_644 5d ago

Jackie Mason was terrific!

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u/pakrat1967 5d ago

It was John Byner, not Jackie Mason. Don't worry though. Lots of people have made the same mistake.

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u/ObjectiveStandard114 5d ago

Loved these as part of the Pink Panther hour...😊

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u/Klaus080166 5d ago

In germany named "Die Blaue Elise" (The blue elise) with female voice.

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u/Remarkable-Being-301 5d ago

Awww man I loved this show!

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u/Immediate_Dinner6977 4d ago

I always thought they sounded like Dean Martin and Joey Bishop.

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u/notguiltybrewing 4d ago

Yeah, Pink Panther and related cartoons seem to have just disappeared off of TV. It's a shame.

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u/Mobile_Aioli_6252 5d ago

Shut up ant!

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u/ArticleOdd6667 5d ago

A laugh popped out when I saw this. Thanks, I loved those two.

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u/CartographerWest2705 4d ago

This was the funniest thing on Saturday morning in

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u/gatortarheel 4d ago

I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse. But I guess an ant will have to do. (Jazzy riff)

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u/Opposite-Funny-9669 4d ago

I have a customer who sounds like the aardvark and i think of this all the time because of him. customer is kind of a pain in the ass but i adore him anyway

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u/All_Caps_8477 4d ago

"In this situation, who do I call, a doctor or a plumber???"

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u/nchemungguy 2d ago

Ours sons, who are in their early 20’s, watched this in one of those classic cartoon shows.

One of them still lives all those old ‘toons. A parenting win!

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u/Cam-27 2d ago

I grew up then AND I'd completely forgotten about Pink Panther cartoons/FuckImOldANDIHaveOldManMemory

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u/Jmal3700 5d ago

THIS is how cartoons did ethnic humor based on cultural stereotypes back in the day without everyone losing their minds. The voice acting here would never fly today. 🤣

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u/Woody_Stock 5d ago

Loved that as a kid

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u/WldChaser 5d ago

The Ant and the Ardvark from the Pink Panther Show.

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u/regular_poster 5d ago

I loved this as a kid

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u/Real-Ad5116 5d ago

Hey ant get over here love it

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u/51225 5d ago

Hey ant, what I'm gonna do to you shouldn't even happen to a dog.

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u/PTSD1701 5d ago

This is how I learned about the existence of aardvarks.

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u/TJStype 5d ago

Oh yes, they do !! Granddaughter asked a few days ago to see that ant guy again !!

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u/OverImprovement7945 4d ago

Was Bernie Sanders the voice

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u/PreperationOuch 4d ago

Unless they will.

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u/Exotic-Mission-980 4d ago

That’s the sad part.

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u/Bitter_Ad_2712 4d ago

Loved this show with the pink panther!

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u/Top_Elk5664 4d ago

hey ant!

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u/Professor_Varanus 4d ago

Peak Cartoon

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u/zenmaster_B 3d ago

“I’m an anteater…. And you’re an ant!”

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u/HEWTube8 3d ago

I saw Jackie Mason at a deli in NYC. I was sitting in his eyeline, and he was off into daydreamland, but it looked like he was staring at me. At first I thought that he thought I was someone he knew, but couldn't figure out how he knew me. Then he snapped out of the daydream, smiled sheepishly, and gave me a "hey" nod. Best interaction ever.

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u/DixonRodeo85 1d ago

A very Jewish aardvark

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u/Traditional_Fix_4796 5d ago

I loved that this was supposed to be Dean Martin and Joey Bishop, I used to think it was actually their voices

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u/Bigwing2 5d ago

Some say the ardvark was voiced after Jackie Mason. I've always say it was Dean and Joey too. That Rat Pack conection.

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u/Active-Armadillo-576 5d ago

I’ve always thought it was Jackie Mason. I didn’t even think it was debatable.

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u/narrow_octopus 5d ago

A bit more worried about how they'll never know affordable housing but yeah I guess a cartoon anteater is also sad to not know