Theinteractionsofstrong-fieldfew-cyclelaserpulseswithmetastablestatesofnoblegasatomsareexamined.Metastablenoblegasatomsofferacombinationoflowionizationpotentialandarelativelysimpleatomicstructure,makingthemexcellenttargetsforexaminingionizationdynamicsinvaryingexperimentalconditions.Areviewofthecurrentworkperformedonmetastablenoblegasatomsispresented.