"The Banana Splits Adventure Hour" (1968) TV series 1968-1970

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Directors:

Tom Boutross
Richard Donner

Writers:

Neal F. Barbera (animation story) (1968-1970)
Walter Black (animation story) (1968-1970)
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Release Date:

7 September 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Animation | Family | Comedy

Tagline:

A mess of fun for everyone!

Plot:

Join the Banana Splits gang Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper, and Snorky as they bring you fun, songs, and cartoons.

Plot Keywords:

Musketeer | Queen | Lion | Princess | Elephant

Cast

Paul Winchell	...	Fleegle (voice)
Daws Butler	...	Bingo (voice)
Allan Melvin	...	Drooper (voice)
Don Messick	...	Snork / Prof. Carter / Aramis / Shagg Rugg (voice)
Bruce Watson	...	D'Artagan of the Three Musketeers (voice)
Barney Phillips	...	Porthos of the Three Musketeers (voice)
Jonathan Harris	...	Athos of the Three Musketeers (voice)
Ted Eccles	...	Tooly of the Three Musketeer (1968-1970) (as Teddy Eccles) (voice)
Julie Bennett	...	Queen, The / Constance (voice)
Henry Corden	...	Bez / Paw Rugg (voice)
Paul Frees	...	Evil Vangore / Sazoom (1968-1970) (voice)
Frank Gerstle	...	Raseem (voice)
Shari Lewis	...	Princess Nidor (1968-1970) (voice)
Jay North	...	Prince Turhan (voice)
John Stephenson	...	Fariik / Bakaar of the Arabian Knights (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Aletter	...	Prof. Irwin Hayden
Rodrigo Arrendondo	...	Chu (voice)
Jeffrey Brock	...	Fleegle the Dog (in the suit)
Colette Chenault	...	Sour Grapes Bunch (1968)
Tommy Cook	...	Mike Carter
Victor Eberg	...	Mu-Tan (voice)
Patsy Garrett	...	Jill Carter (voice)
Julie Graham	...	Sour Grapes Bunch (1968)
Shirley Hillstrom	...	Charley (1968)
Kim Kahana	...	Chongo (as Kahana)
Rick Lancelot	...	(voice)
Jay Larrimore	...	Snorky the Elephant (in the suit) (voice)
Kathy O'Dare	...	Sour Grapes Bunch (1968)
Dan Owen	...	Drooper the Lion (in the suit) (1968-1969)
Thomas Poole	...	(voice)
Robby the Robot	...	Mildred (1968-1970)
Robert Smith	...	(voice)
Rockne Tarkington	...	Elihu Morgan
Ronne Troup	...	Leslie Hayden (1968-1970)
Jean Vander Pyl	...	Maw Rugg / Floral Rugg (voice)
Jan-Michael Vincent	...	Lincoln 'Link' Simmons (1968-1970) (as Michael Vincent)

Directed by
Tom Boutross		(1969-1970)
Richard Donner		(1968-1970)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Neal F. Barbera		animation story (1968-1970) (as Neal Barbera)
Walter Black		animation story (1968-1970)
Tom Dagenais		animation story (1968-1970)
Phil Hahn		writer (1968-1969)
Jack Hanrahan		writer (1968-1970)
Ellis Kadison		writer (1968-1970)
Bill Lutz		animation story (1968-1970)
Joe Ruby		animation story (1968-1970)
Dalton Sandifer		animation story (1969-1970)
Ken Spears		animation story (1968-1970)
Anthony Spinner		writer (1968-1970)
Jimmie Young		writer (1969-1970)

Produced by
Joseph Barbera	....	executive producer
William Hanna	....	executive producer
Alex Lovy	....	associate animation producer (1969-1970)
Alex Lovy	....	associate producer (1968-1969)
Lewis Marshall	....	associate animation producer (1969-1970) (as Lew Marshall)
Lewis Marshall	....	associate producer (1968-1969) (as Lew Marshall)
Don Sandburg	....	associate producer (1969-1970)
Art Scott	....	associate animation producer (1969-1970)
Art Scott	....	associate producer (1968-1969)

Original Music by
David Mook
Ted Nichols
N.B. Winkless Jr.		(1968-1969)

Cinematography by
Robert B. Hauser		(as Robert Hauser)
Winton C. Hoch		(as Winton Hoch)
John M. Stephens		(as John Stephens)

Film Editing by
Chuck McClelland
Robert Phillips

Production Design by
Iwao Takamoto		(1968-1970)

Costume Design by
Marty Krofft
Sid Krofft

Production Management
William D. Faralla	....	production manager (1969-1970) (as Bill Faralla)
Clark L. Paylow	....	production manager (1968-1969) (as Clark Paylow)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gary Grillo	....	assistant director (1969-1970)
Al Kraus	....	assistant director (1968-1969)

Camera and Electrical Department
Charles Flekal	....	animation photography (1968-1970)
Bill Kotler	....	animation photography (1968-1970)
Frank Paiker	....	animation photography (1968-1970)
Frank Parrish	....	animation photography (1968-1970)
Roy Wade	....	animation photography (1968-1970)
Clarence Wogatzke	....	animation photography (1968-1970)

Animation Department
Lou Appet	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Alvaro Arce	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Fernando Arce	....	background artist (1968-1970)
Mike Arens	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Dale Barnhart	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Vincent Bassols	....	animator (1968-1970) (as Vicente Bassols)
Oliver Callahan	....	animator (1968-1970) (as Oliver E. Callahan)
Rudy Cataldi	....	animator (1968-1970)
Ron Dias	....	background artist (1968-1970)
Chuck Downs	....	animator (1968-1970) (as Charles Downs)
Jerry Eisenberg	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Zdenko Gasparovic	....	animator (1968-1970)
Marsha Gertenbach	....	background artist (1968-1970)
Bob Goe	....	animator (1968-1970) (as Robert Goe)
Moe Gollub	....	layout artist (1968-1970) (as Mo Gollub)
Alan Green	....	animator (1968-1970)
Paul Gruwell	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
David High	....	background artist (1968-1970)
Harry Holt	....	animator (1968-1970)
Alex Ignatiev	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Robert Inman	....	background artist (1968-1970) (as Bob Inman)
Willie Ito	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Herb Johnson	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Homer Jonas	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Maria Jursic	....	animator (1968-1970)
Bill Keil	....	animator (1968-1970)
Richard Khim	....	background artist (1968-1970)
Earl Klein	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Ed Love	....	animator (1968-1970)
George Nicholas	....	animator (1968-1970)
Charles A. Nichols	....	animation director (1968-1970)
Bill Nunes	....	animator (1968-1970)
Rolando Oliva	....	background artist (1968-1970)
Lew Ott	....	layout artist (1968-1970) (as Lewis Ott)
John Park	....	background artist (1968-1970)
Cathy Patrick	....	background artist (1968-1970) (as Cathy Clark)
Walt Peregoy	....	background artist (1968-1970)
Bill Perez	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Curt Perkins	....	background artist (1968-1970) (as Curtis Perkins)
Anthony Rizzo	....	background artist (1968-1970) (as Tony Rizzo)
George Rowley	....	animator (1968-1970)
Mike Royer	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Jay Sarbry	....	animator (1968-1970)
Tony Sgroi	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Bob Singer	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Hank Smith	....	animator (1968-1970)
Ken Southworth	....	animator (1968-1970)
John Sparey	....	animator (1968-1970)
George Wheeler	....	layout artist (1968-1970)
Thelma Witmer	....	background artist (1968-1970)

Music Department
Mike Deasy	....	musician
Jack Eskew	....	music arranger (1968-1970)

Other crew
Robert B. Schaefer	....	titles (1968-1970)
Victor O. Schipek	....	production coordinator (1968-1970)

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1968-1970)

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
• Rhodes Productions
• Taft H-B Program Sales (1975-1979) (USA) (TV)
• Telepictures Distribution
• Telepictures Productions
• Turner Program Services (TPS) (1992-1997) (worldwide) (TV)
• Viacom (worldwide) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Television
• Worldvision Enterprises (1979-1992) (worldwide) (TV)

Other Companies

• Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions  puppetry

Also Known As:

The Banana Splits and Friends Show (USA) (syndication title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Coney Island Amusement Park - 6201 Kellogg Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

The name of the group of little girls that terrorized the Banana Splits were the Sour Grapes.

Quotes:

Fleegle: [at the end of the opening theme] The Banana Splits presents... The Banana Splits!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in It's a Haunted Happenin'! (2002) (V)

Those funny rock-n'-roll critters will make you HOWL!!!

When I was a tiny girl, I used to watch this special Hanna-Barbera hour featuring such zany live-action costumed animals sharing a groovy 2-D pad splashed in such bright psychedelic colors that would remind you of Pee-Wee Herman's Playhouse several decades later. All donning cool shades and old-fashioned firemen's helmets, the funny furry foursome - Bingo the toothy gorilla, Drooper the swingin' lion, Snork the woolly elephant, and my most favorite of all, Fleegle the floppy beagle with a cherry red tongue - would all run, turn around, bump into each other, hop around, and go tumbling all down as well as being scared right out of their wits by the sudden appearance of a little girl, surviving a day at an amusement park, playing such silly tunes in a band typical of cartoons from the '60s-'70s, and just plain engaging in such wacky adventures that would set off any Gen-X off into helpless gales of laughs and memories. And then after a whole series of a cuckoo bird popping out its head and then getting it whacked by a closing clock door and an ape's head moving its motorized mouth over the doorway, our singing hippie hosts would suddenly scurry away to make the way for a few short cartoons featuring The Four Musketeers and the Aladdin-like characters with their pet donkey as well as a live-action quickie all about a group of shipwrecked adventurers living on a tropical island full of crocodiles, pirates, and native cannibals. But once those little shows are over, our most beloved Banana Splits will be suddenly back with their banana-crazy antics and even more off-the-wall musical numbers to send off anyone growing up at the time on a very pleasant nostalgic trip all the way back to their Brady-Bunch childhood of the swinging Sixties and Seventies. Today, you can still visit your old rockin' pals at the most ungodly hours during the weekends on the Cartoon Network!