''Ants in Your Pants'' is a Canadian children's music video television program made and aired by

Treehouse TV Treehouse TV (commonly known as Treehouse) is a Canadian English-language Discretionary service, discretionary specialty channel that was launched in 1997. Its name comes from sister network YTV (Canadian TV channel), YTV's former programming b ...

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 Aloysius Harry Simmons (born Alois Szymanski; May 22, 1902 – May 26, 1956) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Bucketfoot Al", he had his best years with Connie Mack ...

Bob McGrath Robert Emmett McGrath (June 13, 1932 – December 4, 2022) was an American actor, singer, and children's author best known for playing original human character and music teacher Bob Johnson on the educational television series ''Sesame Street' ...

, Carmen Campagne, Jack Grunsky, Jackie Richardson and

Ken Whiteley Kenneth Whiteley (born April 30, 1951) is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer. He began performing folk music in the early 1970s, making frequent appearances at the Mariposa Folk Festival and recording and touring with acclaimed childre ...

Cast

* Marty Stelnick as Lickety Split * Jason Hopley, Ben Deutsch, Colin Penman as Chainsaw, Woodchip, and Dusty

Soundtrack

Reception

The soundtrack of ''Ants in Your Pants'' was a nominee in 2000 for Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year. A music video of "Do Your Socks Get Soggy" by Douglas John on YouTube had more than 100,000 views as of January 2017.

References

External links

Wayback Machine Archive on TreehouseTV.com

Douglas John Page archived by the Wayback Machine
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ants In Your Pants Treehouse TV original programming 1990s Canadian children's television series 2000s Canadian children's television series 1990s Canadian music television series 2000s Canadian music television series 1999 Canadian television series debuts 2000 Canadian television series endings Television series by Corus Entertainment Television series about monkeys Television series about insects Television shows filmed in Toronto Canadian television shows featuring puppetry Canadian children's musical television series Canadian preschool education television series 1990s preschool education television series 2000s preschool education television series