Doin' The Banana Split!
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Banana Splits (1968-2008)
The Banana Splits are back!
This fall, The Banana Splits debut in all-new comedy shorts and
music videos on Cartoon Network and Boomerang as step one of
a multi-platform release from Warner Bros. Consumer Products
that includes a new website (www.bananasplits.com), music,
music videos, iTunes releases and a live show at Hard Rock Park
in South Carolina.
(Source: Warner Bros. online)
If you're planning to be in the Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina area, check out
Banana Splitsville at Hard Rock Park!
Also see the new Banana Splits official site!
More links:
Banana Splits message boardBanana Splits Yahoo Group
Banana Splits at Wikipedia
"The Tra La La Song" guitar chords
Visit Boomerang, the TV home of The Banana Splits
Upcoming Boomerang TV Schedule
(Start and end times on Boomerang tend to be "loose estimates"
at best, so please plan accordingly!)
The Banana Splits And Friends Show airs Monday through Friday
at Noon Eastern (11:00 AM Central) on Boomerang. Two of the
half-hour cutdowns are shown back to back; each of the Banana
Splits And Friends half-hours more or less represents one half of
one of the original one-hour Banana Splits Adventure Hour shows,
minus a few edits. Click on a show for more information about
that episode.
The Banana Splits And Friends Show
Syndicated show #1 (First half of original show #1)
Syndicated show #2 (Second half of original show #1)
Syndicated show #3 (First half of original show #2)
Syndicated show #4 (Second half of original show #2)
Syndicated show #5 (First half of original show #3)
Syndicated show #6 (Second half of original show #3)
Syndicated show #7 (First half of original show #4)
Syndicated show #8 (Second half of original show #4) (Friday 4/4, 12:30 PM/11:30 AM)
Syndicated show #9 (First half of original show #5) (Monday 4/7, 12:00 Noon/11:00 AM)
Syndicated show #10 (Second half of original show #5) (Monday 4/7, 12:30 PM/11:30 AM)
Syndicated show #11 (First half of original show #6) (Tuesday 4/8, 12:00 Noon/11:00 AM)
Syndicated show #12 (First half of original show #6) (Tuesday 4/8, 12:00 Noon/11:00 AM)
Syndicated show #13 (First half of original show #7) (Wednesday 4/9, 12:00 Noon/11:00 AM)
Syndicated show #14 (First half of original show #7) (Wednesday 4/9, 12:00 Noon/11:00 AM)
Syndicated show #15 (First half of original show #8) (Thursday 4/10, 12:00 Noon/11:00 AM)
Syndicated show #16 (First half of original show #8) (Thursday 4/10, 12:00 Noon/11:00 AM)
Syndicated show #17 (First half of original show #9) (Friday 4/11, 12:00 Noon/11:00 AM)
Syndicated show #18 (First half of original show #9) (Friday 4/11, 12:00 Noon/11:00 AM)
A You Tube page you'll want to see
Trust me, if you're reading this site, you need to check this out!
Music: The funky side of the Splits
Barry White does the Banana Split at Funky16Corners. (Bubblegum music legend Joey Levine's contribution to the Banana Splits is covered in this article from sister site Iron Leg.)
Interview with LuAnn Haslam ("Becky Thatcher")
KiddieMatinee.com catches up with former child actress LuAnn Haslam, who played Becky Thatcher on Hanna-Barbera's The New Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn. (Thanks, Scott!)
Banana Buggy model kit repro available
A reproduction of the 1968 Banana Splits "Banana Buggy" model kit is now available from Retro Resin. (Thanks, Scott!)
DVD release cancelled
Warner Home Video has taken The Banana Splits Adventure Hour off their DVD release schedule. As our friend Earl Kress explains, there are numerous issues with reassembling the shows back into their original full-length format, and he suggested the shows not be released in their present condition. Knowing what little I know about the state of the materials on this show, I agree with this decision. Here's hoping that at some point in the not-too distant future, these issues can be resolved and the project can be revisited. Read Mark Evanier's comments at P.O.V. Online here.
Video LinksOriginal Season 1 show opening
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour originally had two different opening title sequences, one for Season 1 and another for Season 2. The Season 1 opening has been difficult to see since the series' original run, since the opening titles were changed when those episodes were repeated later in the series' original NBC run, and a shortened version of the Season 2 opening and closing were used on the half-hour syndicated reruns distributed in the United States. However, the original Season 1 opening and closing remained on foreign syndicated versions of the show.
The biggest and best Banana Splits website in the world!
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
A Hanna-Barbera Production
Originally aired on NBC-TV
Saturdays at 9:30 AM (Central)
First telecast: September 7, 1968
Final telecast: September 5, 1970
31 one-hour episodes
Starring: (clockwise from left)
BINGO
Actor: Terry Winkless (Terrence Henry)
Voice: Daws Butler
SNORKY
Actor: Robert Towers, James Dove
Voice: None (not Don Messick)
FLEEGLE
Actor: Jeff Winkless (Jeffrey Brock)
Voice: Paul Winchell
DROOPER
Actor: Dan Winkless (Daniel Owen)
Voice: Allan Melvin
Additional segments:
Arabian Knights (animated)
The Three Musketeers
(animated) (Season 1 only)
Micro-Venture
(animated) (Season 1 only)
Danger Island (live-action)
The Hillbilly Bears
(animated) (Season 2 only)
Fun facts:
Superman and Lethal Weapon director Richard Donner directed all the live-action sequences in the first season of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, including the Banana Splits and Danger Island segments.
In the tradition of such classic comedy teams as The Marx Brothers, The Three Stooges and The Ritz Brothers, the actors who played Fleegle, Bingo and Drooper (respectively Jeff, Terry and Dan Winkless) were all brothers. They were the sons of N. B. Winkless Jr., a songwriter who wrote commercial jingles for sponsor Kellogg's cereals and also co-wrote "The Beautiful Calliopa," a song used on the Banana Splits series. The actors' names were changed in the show's credits to avoid the appearance of nepotism. At one point after the show ended, Jeff "Fleegle" Winkless and Robert "Snorky" Towers lived down the street from one another.
This website was created by Mike Rutherford and is operated by Mark Yurkiw. The Banana Splits and all related character names and likenesses are trademarks of Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. This website is unofficial and is not related to nor authorized by Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., Kellogg's or any other entity.