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The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
| The Banana Splits Adventure Hour | |
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| Premiere | September 14, 1968 |
| Finale | January 13, 1969 |
| Creator | William Hanna, Joseph Barbera |
| Network/Provider | NBC |
| Style | 60-minute animated comedy |
| Company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Seasons | 2 |
| Episodes | 31 |
| Origin | USA |
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour is an animated comedy that aired on NBC.
The Banana Splits were live-action costumed figures--Fleegle (a dog, and the group's leader), Drooper (a lion), Bingo (a gorilla) and Snorky (an elephant who speaks only in honks). The Splits engaged in jokes and music while hosting other elements of the show. A soiree of purple pre-teen girls named the Sour Grapes Bunch would show up to give the Splits a hard time.
The other elements were Arabian Knights (a group of nomadic Arabian heroes battling a despotic ruler), the live-action serial Danger Island (a family of explorers followed and terrorized by pirates), The Three Musketeers (Dumas' heroes with a young Musketeer wannabe named Toulie), and Micro Ventures (irregular feature--a family is able to shrink down and explore nature).
In 1970, the series became syndicated and had revolving features--Atom Ant, Secret Squirrel, The New Adventures of Gulliver and The New Adventures of Huck Finn, as well as the Splits' own features pared down to a half hour. In 1972, the Splits were animated in the ABC Saturday Superstar Movie feature The Banana Splits In Hocus Pocus Park.
Contents |
Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Banana Splits | |||
| Paul Winchell | Fleegle | 1 | 2 |
| Cuckoo | 1 | 2 | |
| Allan Melvin | Drooper | 1 | 2 |
| Announcer | 1 | 2 | |
| Daws Butler | Bingo | 1 | 2 |
| The Arabian Knights | |||
| Jay North | Prince Turhan | 1 | |
| Shari Lewis | Princess Nida | 1 | |
| John Stephenson | Fariik | 1 | |
| Henry Corden | Bez | 1 | |
| Frank Gerstle | Raseem | 1 | |
| Paul Frees | Vangore | 1 | |
| Danger Island | |||
| Frank Aletter | Professor Hayden | 1 | |
| Ronnie Troup | Leslie Hayden | 1 | |
| Michael Vincent | Link Simmons | 1 | |
| Rodrigo Arrendondo | Chu | 1 | |
| Victor Eberg | Mu-Tan | 1 | |
| Kahana | Chongo | 1 | |
| The Three Musketeers | |||
| Bruce Watson | D'artagnan | 1 | |
| Barney Phillips | Porthos | 1 | |
| Don Messick | Aramis | 1 | |
| Jonathan Harris | Athos | 1 | |
| Teddy Eccles | Toulie | 1 | |
| Julie Bennett | The Queen | 1 | |
| Lady Constance | 1 | ||
| Micro Ventures | |||
| Don Messick | Professor Carter | 1 | |
| Patsy Garrett | Jill | 1 | |
| Tommy Cook | Mike | 1 | |
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBC | ||||||
| Season One | September 7, 1968 | January 11, 1969 | 18 | |||
| Season Two | September 6, 1969 | November 29, 1969 | 13 | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
There are no DVD releases for this show.
