Original Script

THE BANANA SPLITS

1969

FAN LETTERS......F.L. #2

PROPS

1. THREE BANANAS

1. M.S. of Bingo and Drooper seated behind desk, on which is a mike and a pile of letters.

ANNCR.

"And now it's fan letter time."

2. C.U.

BINGO (Reading letter)

"Here's one, Drooper....Dear Banana Splits Club...I'm a proud and loyal member of the Banana Splits Club.....and I have a problem. I fall down a lot. What am I doing wrong?....Signed....Black and Blue."

3. M.S. of Bingo and Drooper.

Fleegle enters and peels a banana. He throws the peel on the floor and commences to eat the banana

DROOPER

"Dear Black and Blue....You're doing nothing wrong when you fall down.....because it's a lot easier than falling up."

Fleegle nods in agreement and starts to exit still eating the banana. He slips on the peel and falls to the floor.

4. C.U.

DROOPER

"See what I mean?"

BLACKOUT

(Note: Text in bold type indicates handwritten revisions in the original script. As originally written, Bingo's and Fleegle's roles were reversed.)