I was working at publix in Winter Haven. At 15yrs old I saw a older gentlemen wearing a bright yellow shirt tip a lady that bagged his groceries 100 bucks mind you he probably only spent $25 in groceries. I then quickly asked another employee who the hell is that... He replied thats the man Banana George ill never forget his style and spirit even drove off in a all yellow Cadillac... I know the story is long winded but wanted to share that moment with the universe... This man was no gimmick he was every bit of what he portrayed R.i.P. Banana George

Many years ago, I was on the game show "You Bet Your Life" hosted by Bill Cosby. Each episode had six participants, and we were paired off as couples before the taping began, to compete against the other couples. They teamed me up with Banana George, which actually proved to be more entertaining than being on the game show itself. He actually had a sponsorship deal with I think it was Chiquita bananas, and before he went to Philadelphia for the taping, he arranged for the company to send many cases of bananas to the studio as a gift to the show. By the time we got to the day of our taping, the bananas had been there awhile I guess, and the place reeked of them.

I freakin' snowboarded with him in Steamboat, Colorado quite a bit when I was young. Just randomly thought of him and wanted to look him up. That was 15-18 yrs ago, he was a really good guy. RIP Banana George.

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