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
Crazylegs Classic yard line. The 31st Annual Crazylegs Classic was run on April 28, 2012. Despite light rain, high winds, and temperatures in the mid-30s, the race drew 19,819 entrants, the second-highest total in race history. Tyler Sigl of Green Bay, Wisconsin claimed the overall title, completing the 8-kilometer course in 24 minutes. Sigl, who won the 2007 Division III cross country individual national title as a student at University of Wisconsin-Platteville, had finished second in the 2010 and 2011 races. Holly Nearman of Milwaukee won the women's race with a time of 28 minutes, 59 seconds. Nearman ran cross country at