▁the ▁cart oon ▁series ▁The ▁Ant ▁and ▁the ▁A ard v ark , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁title ▁characters ▁are ▁vo iced ▁by ▁B yn er ' s ▁impress ions ▁of ▁Dean ▁Martin ▁and ▁Jack ie ▁Mason , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Career ▁On ▁The ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ▁Show , ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁early ▁TV ▁appearances , ▁he ▁m im icked ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ▁among ▁many ▁others . ▁Other ▁impress ions ▁included ▁John ▁Wayne ▁and ▁he ▁s ings ▁as ▁Dean ▁Martin ▁and ▁Johnny ▁Math is . ▁His ▁ability ▁to ▁m im ic ▁" To ast master ▁General " ▁George ▁Jess el ▁came ▁in ▁hand y ▁during ▁his ▁appearances ▁on ▁panel ▁programs ▁such ▁as ▁celebr ity ▁" ro asts " ▁and ▁other ▁t ributes . ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁episode ▁of ▁Get ▁Sm art , ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁K A OS ▁agent ▁who ▁made ▁a ▁phone ▁call ▁to ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁CON T RO L ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Edward ▁Pl att ), ▁performed ▁a ▁perfect ▁impression ▁of ▁President ▁Ly nd on ▁B . ▁Johnson , ▁and ▁told ▁the ▁Chief ▁he ▁was ▁fired ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁agent ▁Max well ▁Sm art ▁( Don ▁Adams ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 - 7 1 , ▁he ▁hosted ▁ 2 2 ▁episodes ▁of ▁Something ▁Else , ▁a ▁synd ic ated ▁half - hour ▁musical ▁variety ▁series . ▁He ▁then ▁hosted ▁his ▁own ▁show ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁called ▁the ▁John ▁B yn er ▁Com edy ▁H