The Ant and the Aardvark a variety of names as sly terms of endearment (Ol' Sam, Ol' Ben, Ol' Blue, Claude, Pal, Buddy, Daddy-O). In several bumper sequences of "The Pink Panther Show", he is called "Blue Aardvark." "The Ant and the Aardvark" series was originally released by United Artists. Seventeen theatrical shorts were produced in the original series, and were subsequently featured in various television syndication packages, usually shown with DFE's other characters such as the Pink Panther and The Inspector. Most of the 17 entries appear in their television syndication form (complete with an audible laugh track added by NBC-TV) on the video
Groovy Aardvark album were in English. After the release the band toured for two months in Québec. Groovy Aardvark released a second album "Vacuum", in 1996. The band toured in Canada, the United States and Europe. Their final concert was staged in August 2005. In 2012 the band came back together for a reunion show at the Montreal FrancoFollies festival. The following musicians joined and departed during the band's existence: Groovy Aardvark Groovy Aardvark was a Canadian rock band active from 1986 to 2004 in the Québec music scene. They performed in English and in French. In 1986, the band Schizophrenic Muff