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The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (or simply The Banana Splits) is an American hour-long, packaged television variety program featuring the Banana Splits, a fictional rock band composed of four funny animal characters in red helmets. The costumed hosts of the show are Fleegle (guitar, vocals), Bingo (drums, vocals), Drooper (bass, vocals) and Snorky (keyboards, effects).
The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera, and ran for 31 episodes on NBC Saturday mornings, from September 7, 1968, to September 5, 1970, and in syndication from 1971 to 1982. The costumes and sets were designed by Sid and Marty Krofft, and the series' sponsor was Kellogg's Cereals.[1] The show features both live action and animated segments, and was Hanna-Barbera's first foray into mixing live-action with animation.
A horror film adaptation, The Banana Splits Movie, was released on DVD, Blu-ray and digitally in August 2019, with an airing on the Syfy channel on October 12, 2019.
History
In 1967, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera approached Sid and Marty Krofft to design costumes for a television show which would feature animated and live-action segments, with the whole show hosted by a bubblegum rock group of anthropomorphic characters. The format of the show is loosely based on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, and the characters appear on one episode of that show.[2] The Banana Splits Adventure Hour premiered on NBC on September 7, 1968.[1] In his autobiography, Barbera said that the show was originally going to be called The Banana Bunch, but permission could not be obtained from the author of a children's book by that same title.
The Krofft brothers give credit to the success of the series for opening the door for their own entry into television, H.R. Pufnstuf. NBC picked up the Krofft series, which was launched during an hour-long special hosted by the Banana Splits on August 30, 1969.[1]
The show's live-action segment Danger Island, a cliffhanger serial, as well as the short-lived Micro Ventures, a part-live action, part-animated[3] series consisting of only four episodes, run alongside the animated segments Arabian Knights and The Three Musketeers.[1] Actors Jan-Michael Vincent (billed as Michael Vincent) and Ronne Troup appeared in the live-action component Danger Island. All the live-action material filmed for the series' first season, including the Banana Splits and Danger Island segments, is directed by Richard Donner.[4]
Characters
Fleegle - A greenish-brown beagle wearing a red bow tie, black buttons, orange chucks, and his tongue is always sticking out. He plays a guitar and sings. His acts in the main show include leading a club meeting, and collecting an envelope from an uncooperative mailbox. Suit performed by Jeff Winkless (1968 - 1970), Ginner Whitecombe (2008), and Terry Sauls (2019 horror film). Voiced by Paul Winchell (1968 - 1972), Bill Farmer (2008), and Eric Bauza (2019 horror film).
Bingo - An orange ape wearing white glasses, a yellow vest, and always has a toothy grin. He plays drums and sings. His acts is answering riddles asked by Fleegle. Suit performed by Terence H. Winkless (1968 - 1970), Casey Hadfield (2008), and Buntu Plam (2019 horror film). Voiced by Daws Butler (1968 - 1972), Bill Farmer (2008), and Eric Bauza (2019 horror film).
Drooper - A lion wearing yellowish-orange glasses, and speaks with a Southern drawl in the style of Michael Nesmith. He plays a bass guitar and sings. His acts include trying to empty a trash bin that would automatically spew its contents, and answering mails from fictional fans. Suit performed by Dan Winkless (1968 - 1970), Adam Grubner (2008), and Kori Clarke (2019 horror film). Voiced by Allan Melvin (1968 - 1972), Frank Welker (2008), and Eric Bauza (2019 horror film).
Snorky - A mute elephant wearing pink glasses, and a green vest with yellow stripes. He communicates through honking sounds, and one of the Splits would translate what he is saying. He plays a keyboard. His act in the show is using a vacuum. Suit performed by James Dove and Robert Towers (1968 - 1970), and Brandon Vraagom (2019 horror film).