Blu-ray Review – The Ant and the Aardvark

Working to create their own take on the destructive misadventures of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises delivers "The Ant and the Aardvark," a 17-episode saga featuring playful combat waged between an anteater who sounds like Jackie Mason (John Byner provides the voice) and Dean Martin-esque insect named Charlie (also Byner). Doing away with plot and a great assortment of supporting characters, the production focuses almost solely on the titular duo, who spend these brief blasts of screen time engaging in all kinds of violent shenanigans and zany chases, playing up cartoon slapstick with a merry-go-round of exaggerated misfortune. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com