#Banana splitt movie#
#Banana splitt series#

Plastic 1/25 scale model kits were issued by Aurora Plastics Corporation, under catalog number 832, beginning in 1969. The buggies were customized Amphicat six-wheel drive all-terrain vehicles, each decorated to resemble the character who drove it. The 'Banana Buggies', mentioned in the theme song, were customized vehicles driven by each live-action character. In many episodes, the Banana Splits were seen riding on the many rides at Six Flags and Coney Island.

For the second season, filming took place at the Coney Island amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Splits' segments, including songs of the week and comedy skits, served as wraparounds for a number of individual segments.įor the first season, some of the live-action segments-specifically those used during the musical segments-were shot at Six Flags Over Texas, an amusement park located in Arlington, Texas. Synopsis Įach show represented a meeting of the 'Banana Splits Club', and the wraparounds featured the adventures of the club members, who acted as a musical quartet meant to be reminiscent of the Monkees. Jason Ankeny of AllMusic has blamed the show's drastic ratings drop during the second season on the failure of production staff to change backgrounds or set designs, a situation that misled young viewers into believing that they were watching reruns instead of new segments.

All the live-action material filmed for the series' first season, including the Banana Splits and Danger Island segments, was directed by Richard Donner. Actors Jan-Michael Vincent (billed as Michael Vincent) and Ronne Troup appeared in the live-action component Danger Island.

#Banana splitt series#

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 series consisting of only four episodes, ran alongside the animated segments Arabian Knights and The Three Musketeers. NBC picked up the Krofft series, which was launched on August 30, 1969, during an hour-long special hosted by the Banana Splits. The Krofft brothers credit the series' success for making possible their own entry into television, H.R. 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 Banana Splits Adventure Hour premiered on NBC on September 7, 1968. The format of the show was loosely based on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, and the characters appeared on one episode of that show. In 1967, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera approached Sid and Marty Krofft to design costumes for a television show, featuring animated and live-action segments, hosted by a bubblegum rock group of anthropomorphic characters.

#Banana splitt movie#

Ī feature-length comedy horror film adaptation called The Banana Splits Movie premiered at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 18, 2019, and was released worldwide on August 27, 2019. The costumes and sets were designed by Sid and Marty Krofft, and the series' sponsor was Kellogg's Cereals. The show features the Banana Splits band as live-action costumed characters, who host both live-action and animated segments within their program. The series ran for 31 episodes on NBC Saturday mornings from September 7, 1968, to September 5, 1970, and in syndication from 1970 to 1982. The costumed hosts of the show are Fleegle ( guitar, vocals), Bingo ( drums, vocals), Drooper ( bass, vocals) and Snorky ( keyboards, effects). The Banana Splits is an American 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 marching band hats with yellow plumes.