The Banana Splits
A Hanna-Barbera variety show hosted by a costumed animal band.
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The Banana Splits is an American children's television variety show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, featuring a fictional rock band of four costumed animal characters. The series aired on NBC Saturday mornings from September 7, 1968, to September 5, 1970, and later in syndication until 1982. A feature-length horror film adaptation, The Banana Splits Movie, premiered in 2019.
Last updated 2026-10-01 from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The show's format of fast-paced blackout gags was loosely based on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, and Hanna-Barbera hired that show's head writers, Phil Hahn and Jack Hanrahan.
- The Banana Splits later appeared as guests on Laugh-In on November 18, 1968.
- The Banana Buggies were customized Amphicat six-wheel drive all-terrain vehicles, and plastic model kits were issued by Aurora Plastics Corporation beginning in 1969.
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- Wikipedia: The Banana Splits (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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