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The Banana Splits

Show Summary

Aired: 1968 - 1970
Show Type: Animated
Country of Origin: US

The Splits are not cartoon characters they were the hosts of a show that presented great cartoons like The 3 Musketeers, The Arabian Knights, Microventure, The Hillbilly Bears, and the live action Danger Island ("Uh Oh Chongo!"). The show ran on NBC Saturday mornings from September 7, 1968 to September 5, 1970. The Saturday morning version was an hour long and was originally titled, "The Banana Splits Adventure Hour." When the show went into syndication in 1971 it was used to showcase other HB material each day of the week: "The Adventures of Gulliver," "Secret Squirrel," "Atom Ant," "The New Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn," and of course "The Banana Splits & Friends" which featured segments from the Splits' Saturday morning show.

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BuckTurgidsonPosted: 06/09/2007

'...Flippin' like a pancake, poppin' like a cork;
Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snork!'

I wanna go back!!!

radhenryPosted: 08/19/2007

I really loved this show. It was a great time to be a kid. I really enjoyed The 3 Musketeers, The Arabian Knights.

tmcookPosted: 08/31/2007

I sooo remember this show when I was a kid and I LOVED IT!! Glad I came across this web site it brought some memories back for me.

ChakaPosted: 11/27/2007

Danger Island rocked!!! Oh Oh...CHONGO!!!!! They still show this on Boomerang.

PriapismJoePosted: 01/02/2008

This show scared the bejezus out of me as a child. A very good example of why drug users should not produce childrens television shows.

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