Micro Ventures facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Micro Ventures |
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| Genre | Animation |
| Voices of | Don Messick Patsy Garrett Tommy Cook |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Running time | 4 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor | Taft Entertainment Worldvision Enterprises |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | November 9 – December 21, 1968 |
Micro Ventures is a cool and educational TV show from the past! It mixes real-life video with awesome cartoons. This show was made by Hanna-Barbera Productions, a famous animation studio. It was a short part of another show called The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. Micro Ventures only had four episodes, which aired from November 9 to December 21, 1968, on NBC. What made it special was seeing real actors appear alongside tiny animated creatures!
Explore a Tiny World!
Imagine being super small, like an insect! That's what happens in Micro Ventures. In every episode, Professor Carter and his two teenage kids, Mike and Jill, go on an amazing adventure.
They use a special shrinking machine to make themselves and their dune buggy tiny. This lets them explore the world from a whole new point of view, seeing everything as if they were as small as a bug!
Who Are the Voices?
The talented actors who gave voices to the characters in Micro Ventures are:
- Don Messick as Professor Carter
- Patsy Garrett as Jill Carter
- Tommy Cook as Mike Carter
Episode Adventures
There were four exciting episodes of Micro Ventures:
| Nº | Title | Air Date | |
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| 1 | "The Tiny Sea" | November 9, 1968 | |
| 2 | "The Dangerous Desert" | November 23, 1968 | |
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The family shrinks near a crashed rocket to find a tiny microchip. But a Gila monster is blocking their way in the desert!
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| 3 | "The Backyard Jungle" | December 7, 1968 | |
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Professor Carter, Mike, and Jill become tiny in their own backyard. They're helping Jill with her bug project. It's a dangerous journey, especially with a cat around!
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| 4 | "Exploring an Ant Colony" | December 21, 1968 | |
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The family shrinks to observe an ant colony up close. Suddenly, Amazon ants attack the colony!
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