Micro Ventures

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Micro Ventures
Genre Educational
Voices of Don Messick
Patsy Garrett
Tommy Cook
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Running time4 minutes
Production company Hanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseNovember 9 (1968-11-09) 
December 21, 1968 (1968-12-21)

Micro Ventures is an animated series created by Hanna-Barbera Productions which originally aired as a four-minute segment on The Banana Splits Adventure Hour . [1] It ran for only four episodes from November 9, 1968 to December 21, 1968 on NBC.

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Summary

In each episode, Professor Carter and his two teenage kids, Mike and Jill, use a shrinking machine (the micro-reducer) to shrink themselves and their dune buggy to miniature size to explore and experience the world from the perspective of an insect.

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Episodes

TitleAir Date
1"The Tiny Sea"November 9, 1968 (1968-11-09)
Professor Carter, Mike and Jill change to micro-size near a pond so that they can get a closer look at a bullfrog, except a predacious hawk is tailing them.
2"The Dangerous Desert"November 23, 1968 (1968-11-23)
Professor Carter, Mike and Jill change to micro-size by the wreckage of a rocket in order to locate a minuscule microchip, but a Gila monster stands in their way.
3"The Backyard Jungle"December 7, 1968 (1968-12-07)
Professor Carter, Mike and Jill change to micro-size in their backyard to help Jill with her entomology project. There is much danger on the journey, especially from a cat.
4"Exploring an Ant Colony"December 21, 1968 (1968-12-21)
Professor Carter, Mike and Jill change to micro-size to observe an ant colony. Then an Amazon ant attack on the colony occurs.

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