A Bug's Life (stylized in all lowercase) is a 1999 American animated comedy a seires produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Disney Television Animation, It is Pixar's long-running animated series. It stars Dave Foley, Joe Ranft, Jerome Ranft, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller, Wanda Skyes, David Hyde Pierce and Denis Leary. The series was directed and produced by John Lasseter, co-directed by Andrew Stanton, and produced by Darla K. Anderson, Kevin Reher, and Lee Unkrich.
Synopisis[]
The series takes place on Ant Island where Flik lives in his house and has an Aphid pet, also Queen Atta and Princess Dot are living in the Ant Hill. In another island where Heimlich, Slim, Francis, Dim, Molt, Tuck & Roll, Rosie, Ant acrobats, Manny and Gypsy live in their houses, also perform in P.T. Flea's Circus. A cockroach named Roacher, who has his mundane widow assistant wife, Amber.
Characters[]
Main[]
- Flik the Ant (Dave Foley) is the main character of the series, he is the inventor of the Ant Island, he lives in his apple house and has an pet aphid.
- Heimlich the Butterfly (Joe Ranft Season 1 to Season 3; Jerome Ranft Season 4 onwards) is the main character of the series, he is Flik's best friend in the series. However, he performs in a circus and likes Candy Corn.
- Slim the Walking Stick (David Hyde Pierce) is an unfriendly circus clown or stickbug.
- Francis the Ladybug (Denis Leary)
- Queen Atta (Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
- Roacher the Cockroach (Wayne Knight)
- Aphie the Aphid (Bob Bergen) is Flik's pet aphid, and the former pet of Wanda.
- Princess Dot (Hayden Panettiere)
- Rosie the Black Widow (Bonnie Hunt)
- Dim the Rhino Beetle (Brad Garret)
- Manny the Praying Magnificent Mantis (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
- Gypsy the Moth (Drew Barrymore)
- Tuck & Roll (Michael McShane)
- Molt the Grasshopper (Richard Kind)
- P.T. Flea (John Ratzenberger)
- Amber the Black Widow (Jennifer Hale) is Roacher's mundane assistant and secretary. In several episodes, she teases and laughs at Roacher everytime he fails.
Episodes[]
| Season | Episodes | First Aired | Last Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | May 29, 1999 | April 22, 2000 |
| 2 | 20 | October 27, 2000 | July 19, 2002 |
| 3 | 20 | January 12, 2002 | October 25, 2004 |
| 4 | 20 | May 1, 2005 | March 3, 2006 |
| 5 | 20 | May 5, 2006 | September 3, 2007 |
| 6 | 22 | September 8, 2007 | November 21, 2008 |
| 7 | 22 | June 11, 2008 | May 8, 2010 |
| 8 | 22 | September 12, 2009 | July 29, 2011 |
| 9 | 30 | August 1, 2011 | July 15, 2015 |
| 10 | 11 | July 16, 2015 | November 26, 2016 |
| 11 | 22 | April 1, 2017 | March 16, 2018 |
| 12 | 22 | June 11, 2018 | June 27, 2020 |
| 13 | 22 | July 4, 2020 | August 19, 2022 |
| 14 | 23 | August 12, 2022 | March 16, 2024 |
| 15 | 23 | May 1, 2024 | December 24, 2024 |
| 16 | 26 | January 11, 2025 | August 30, 2025 |
Trivia[]
- Hopper, Thumper, Axel & Loco were absent from the 1999 Series.