50 Fun Facts About A.N.T. Farm

What do the letters A.N.T. stand for in the show's title?

The program lets gifted middle schoolers skip straight to high school.

Who plays Chyna Parks?

The creator built the entire show around her after seeing her confidence and musical range.

How old is Chyna when she joins the program?

The premise is a prodigy who is still challenged by being sent to high school so young.

What is the name of the school that houses the A.N.T. program?

Season three moved the action to a corporate boarding school instead.

In which city is the show set?

Chyna's father is a "highly decorated" officer in the city's police force.

Where did A.N.T. Farm originally air?

It previewed on May 6, 2011, and became a regular series that June.

In what year did the series end?

The finale aired on March 21, after three seasons.

Who created A.N.T. Farm?

He had written for a cruise-ship sitcom and created Mr. Young.

The pilot "transplANTed" re-aired after the finale of which earlier series?

That finale drew 4.6 million viewers and handed the new show a huge lead-in.

The first A.N.T. Farm promo aired during the premiere of which 2011 TV movie?

The show had been greenlit the previous November.

Which A.N.T. has an eidetic memory and loves "interesting factoids"?

Sierra McCormick won the part after an audition in which she rambled about her favorite animal.

What animal did Sierra McCormick keep talking about in her audition?

The creator decided that was exactly how the fast-talking memory prodigy would sound.

What is Fletcher Quimby's talent?

He is otherwise quite dim and nurses an unrequited crush on Chyna.

Who plays Fletcher?

He was the last of the three core characters to be cast.

What running gag involves Fletcher and Chyna?

The crush stays unrequited right through the finale.

Who is the school's queen bee and Chyna's vain rival?

She sees the A.N.T.s as babies who don't belong in high school.

What hidden talent is revealed about Lexi in season three?

It lands her a place among the A.N.T.s at the season-three school.

How many sisters perform alongside the show's star in the McClain Sisters?

Lauryn and Sierra McClain join her on two soundtrack tracks.

Which Shake It Up! role was Stefanie Scott originally cast in before the swap?

The creator decided Caroline Sunshine suited Tinka better, so the two actresses traded parts.

What is the name of Chyna's older brother?

He has no apparent talent but a passion for filmmaking, and avoids his sister at school.

Why does Chyna's brother avoid her at school?

He drops to guest-star status in season three.

Which computer-genius A.N.T. has a crush on Olive?

He joined the main cast in season three and is known for a gluttonous appetite.

Who is Lexi's ditsy but kindhearted best friend?

She is on the cheer squad despite not knowing how to cheer.

What is the name of the childlike counselor and tutor of the A.N.T. Farm?

Zach Steel played him for the first two seasons.

Who is the school's cheap, iron-fisted principal?

She is played by the actress behind Austin Powers' Frau Farbissina.

Which Austin Powers actress plays Principal Skidmore?

The principal routinely exploits the A.N.T.s' talents for her own gain.

What is Darryl Parks's job?

Finesse Mitchell plays the hopelessly overprotective dad.

What does Chyna's mother Roxanne do for a living?

Elise Neal played her in season one only.

What is the name of the school mascot in the first two seasons?

Christian Campos wore the suit for seasons one and two.

What restaurant does the character Hippo own?

He went from the music business to movies to food; the place is known as IHOW.

Which athletically gifted A.N.T. has an explosive temper and a crush on Fletcher?

Claire Engler played her in the first two seasons.

Which technology company runs the boarding school in season three?

The one-hour premiere "trANTsferred" was the old school's final appearance.

Which businessman owns the season-three boarding school?

Dominic Burgess plays the businessman who owns the company and its school.

Madame Goo Goo is a parody of which pop star?

Zibby Allen also plays the corporate vice president Winter Maddox.

Kumiko Hashimoto poses as a debate prodigy under what fake name?

She is really the daughter of the Hashimoto Soda Company CEO.

What kind of business does Kumiko's father run?

Tom Choi's character had first appeared on a Disney cruise-ship sitcom years earlier.

Which future Euphoria star guest-starred as method-acting movie star Sequoia Jones?

Her character takes method acting much too far.

Which comedian visited the school as himself to buy a rare animal for his daughter?

It was one of the season-three special guest appearances.

Berry Figgenbottom first poses as an Australian explorer called what?

The acting prodigy, played by Billy Unger, turns out to be sensitive and cowardly.

Chyna's brother's model girlfriend Vanessa comes from which country?

He first imagines her as a transfer student before Chyna tracks down the real Vanessa.

Disney increased the first-season episode order from 13 to how many?

The bump came after the first few episodes performed strongly.

What was the unaired 2009 pilot that first paired McClain, McCormick and Short?

When it wasn't picked up, Signer built a new show around McClain.

How many viewers watched the May 2011 sneak preview?

It was the night's top telecast among both tweens and kids 6 to 11.

Which episode became the series' most watched?

It aired right after Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension.

What is the title of the show's theme song, sung by its star?

Allmusic's reviewer called it catchy in a three-star review of the soundtrack.

Which original McClain song was the first single from the soundtrack to chart?

It peaked at number 86 in the US and was later used in a Shake It Up Halloween episode.

Whose hit "Dynamite" did McClain cover on the soundtrack?

It was released as a single alongside McClain's original monster-themed song.

Where did the soundtrack peak on the Billboard 200?

It topped the Kid Albums chart and hit number 2 on Top Soundtracks.

Which cast duo's song "Pose" later appeared in the movie Frenemies?

Scott also starred in that 2012 TV movie.

Where does Fletcher move in the series finale?

He wins an arts fellowship while the other A.N.T.s stay behind.