The Banana Splits

For the dessert, see Banana split.
"Snorky" redirects here. For the American gangster, see Al Capone.

The Banana Splits
Original title card
Also known asThe Banana Splits Adventure Hour
The Banana Splits and Friends Show
Genre
Developed byHanna-Barbera
Directed by
Presented by
  • Fleegle
  • Bingo
  • Drooper
  • Snorky
Starring
  • Jeff Winkless (as Jeffrey Brock)
  • Ginner Whitcombe (as Fleegle 2008)
  • Terence H. Winkless (as Terence Henry)
  • Dan Winkless (as Daniel Owen)
  • James "Jimmy" Dove
  • Steve Kincannon
Voices of
Theme music composerNelson B. Winkless Jr. (credited to Ritchie Adams & Mark Barkan)
Opening theme"Tra La La (One Banana, Two Banana)"
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes31 (+ shorts)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerEdward J. Rosen (Season 1)
Running time45–48 minutes
Production companyHanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 7, 1968 (1968-09-07) –
September 5, 1970 (1970-09-05)
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The Banana Splits is an American children's television variety show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and featuring the Banana Splits, a fictional rock band composed of four costumed animal characters in red helmets with yellow crests. The costumed hosts are Fleegle (guitar, vocals), Bingo (drums, vocals), Drooper (bass, vocals), and Snorky (keyboards, effects).[1]

The series ran for 31 episodes on NBC on Saturday mornings from September 7, 1968, to September 5, 1970, and in syndication from 1970 to 1982. The show features the Banana Splits band as live-action costumed characters, who host both live-action and animated segments within their program. The costumes were constructed by Sid and Marty Krofft based on designs by Hanna-Barbera artists, and the series' sponsor was Kellogg's Cereals.[2]

A feature-length comedy horror film adaptation called The Banana Splits Movie premiered at San Diego Comic-Con on July 18, 2019, and was released worldwide on August 13, 2019.

  1. ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. pp. 31–34. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal (1998). Sid and Marty Krofft. McFarland. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-0-7864-0518-3. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2009.