| Micro Ventures | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Educational |
| Voices of | Don Messick Patsy Garrett Tommy Cook |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Running time | 4 minutes |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | November 9 – December 21, 1968 |
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.
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.
| Nº | Title | Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Tiny Sea" | November 9, 1968 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Professor Carter, Mike and Jill change to micro-size to observe an ant colony. Then an Amazon ant attack on the colony occurs. | |||
