The Banana Splits

[MMBBfan327]

Anyone else here a really big fan of The Banana Splits from the late 60s? I think it ended way too soon; it had a lot more potential...

[Don'tSmokeCrayolas]

Count me in, as I'm also a fan for numerous reasons.
1.The costumes were designed by Sid & Marty Krofft, and H.R. Pufnstuf both went to series based on the Splits' success and debuted in a Splits-hoasted special.
2.Richard Donner{The Goonies, Scrooged, the Lethal Weapon series} directed all of the first season's live-action segments.
3.The live-action was influenced by Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, one of the greatest sketch-comedies series ever.
4.Secret Squirrel and Atom Ant were some of the animated shorts shown.
5. Four Words: Sour Grapes messenger girls. Enough said.
6.Without their campy,trippy "animals-playing-in-a-band" goodness maybe the Rockafire would've never came to be!

[captslappy]

I like the Banana Splits and also a lot of the Krofft stuff, particularly the Bugaloos. If you watch Pufnstuf the backgrounds are eerily similiar to the Rock-afire stage. If you ever catch an episode note the flat 2 dimensional painted trees in the forest. That stuff was all obviously an influence.

[Rapid T Rabbit]

The Banana Splits have been enjoying somewhat of a modest revival this past year, not only with their show being rerun on the Boomerang channel but also newer music videos online through their website Banana Splits.com (http://bananasplits.com) and YouTube.
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[MMBBfan327]

Awesome picture, Rapid! Where did you get to meet Fleegle?

[Rapid T Rabbit]

Awesome picture, Rapid! Where did you get to meet Fleegle?

That was at Midwest FurFest back in 2000. The hotel where the convention took place was across the street from the Arlington Heights IL CEC.

[MMBBfan327]

Awesome! Do they still hold conventions like that?

[Rapid T Rabbit]

Awesome! Do they still hold conventions like that?

As a matter of fact, this year I was invited back to the convention as a returning Guest of Honor, which took place just a month ago.

[dheineCECfan]

In the 1970's when I lived in Gaithersburg, Maryland I would see the Banana Splits every weekday afternoon on a Washington, D.C. independent (pre FOX/CW stations) station.

[Don'tSmokeCrayolas]

Wow, congrats on meeting Fleegle{I'm more of a Snorky or Bingo guy myself}!
I love all the various fan conventions out there, as you can find one to attend no matter what your hobby is{I'm hoping to eventually attend a CheeseVention, we'll see what happens}.

One of the reasons as to why I enjoy the Banana Splits so much is because I've always been fascinated with costumed characters{Chuck E. no doubt played a major part in this, not to mention Big Bird and Snuffy}. Being a PTT/CEC fan has always been such a no-brainer for me. Its combination of three of my favorite interests{video games, animatronics, and costumed characters} couldn't{and can't} be beat!

[captslappy]

I liked Snorky personally. I remember I was pretty little watching them in reruns (like 3 or 4). One of the Sour Grape girls squished him flat and he popped up and got all mad. It really scared me and I had nightmares and wouldn't watch them for years after that.

[CECfan1234]

I AM! A huge fan! I visit their website!

[captslappy]

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