The Banana Splits Adventure Hour

TV Series
1968–1970
TV-G
1h

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Desert Adventure Adventure Animation Comedy Family

A pop group consisting of four anthropomorphic animals host a variety of cartoons, songs, and skits.A pop group consisting of four anthropomorphic animals host a variety of cartoons, songs, and skits.A pop group consisting of four anthropomorphic animals host a variety of cartoons, songs, and skits.

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James MacDonald

Shorky

• 1968–1970

The Krofft Puppets

Bingo…

• 1968–1969

Don Messick

Aramis…

• 1968–1970

Frank Aletter

Prof. Irwin Hayden

• 1968–1970

Kim Kahana

Chongo

• 1968–1970

Jan-Michael Vincent

Link Simmons…

• 1968–1970

Rockne Tarkington

Elihu Morgan

• 1968–1970

Ronne Troup

Leslie Hayden

• 1968–1970

Jeff Winkless

Fleegle the Dog (in the suit)

• 1968–1970

Terence H. Winkless

• 1968–1970

Dan Owen

Drooper the Lion (in the suit)

• 1968–1970

Robert Towers

• 1968–1970

Henry Corden

Bez…

• 1968–1970

Paul Frees

Evil Vangore…

• 1968–1970

Jay Larrimore

Snorky the Elephant…

• 1968–1970

Jay North

Prince Turhan

• 1968–1970

Frank Gerstle

Raseem

• 1968–1970

Paul Winchell

Fleegle

• 1968–1970

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gazzo-2

Fond early memories...

You don't Know how big this was back in the day...Heck I used to watch this ALL the time. Loved the Splits, the Musketeers Toons and their music. It was very funny. Haven't seen it much since but that's fine, it was meant for the 6 year old mind-set and it's in that frame of reference that it belongs.

*** outta ****.

obe-one

Uh oh, CHONGO!

One of my favorite Saturday morning kids shows growing up. My favorite segment was "Danger Island" which also featured a young Jan-Michael-Vincent, but who at that time was billed as Michael Vincent.I wish the Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon would show the reruns.

raysond

The exciting part of that show was "Danger Island"!!!

During half-way into the show,there was this short piece that have several survivors stranded on a tropical island where they faced great danger at every turn,and along the way they had this huge guy(played by Rocke Tarkington),and his mate who guided them through the treacherous jungles,and fought off deadly animals,and bloodthirsty pirates,and etc......... It also had a very young Jan Micheal-Vincent in this too,and it still comes on every Friday night on Cartoon Network. The show I'm preferring to was one action packed show,even though it only ran for like eight to nine minutes....Catch the non-stop excitement of "Danger Island",as part of the Banana Splits Show. In case you're wondering,the show was very good,and one of the best memories from my childhood.

A-Ron-2

Cool Show...

I really loved this show when I was kid, because it exposed me to all kinds of genres of story... pirates, musketeers, etc. It is a great all-around show and I hope that Cartoon Network brings it back more often in re-runs (I have seen it on Saturday Morning Flashback with my step-son several times).

I wish that there were more shows like this one the air for kids... innocuous little adventure shows with a certain innocence to them.

Sargebri

Saturday Morning Memories

This was a show that I truly enjoyed looking at as a child. The songs may have been corny bubblegum, but they were enjoyable. Also, the back up features (The Three Musketeers, The Arabian Knights and, of course, Danger Island) were what really made this show special. I hope that they will eventually release it on D.V.D. and that the songs will be re-released on compact disc.

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Trivia
One of the composers employed to write the songs "performed" by the Banana Splits was future R&B legend Barry White.

Quotes
Elihu Morgan: Uh-oh, Chongo!

Alternate versions
Syndicated versions were cut down to half hour slots and renamed 'The Banana Splits & Friends Show'. In this version, The Three Musketeers and Arabian Knights would appear on alternate episodes (odds and evens respectively). Danger Island would also be cut down from 10mins to 5mins, with only the segments on the even numbered episodes having the true cliffhanger (the odd numbered ones would sometimes stop at an appropriate moment or just end abruptly). Micro Ventures would also be slotted in if time permitted on select episodes in the latter part of the run. It was these episodes that were broadcast on Cartoon Network and released on DVD by Warner. Guild Home Video had released four cassettes in the UK in the early 80s each featuring an omnibus of these editions, but without the Danger Island sequences.