The Banana Splits!
5Aug2008 Filed under: Kids' TV & Movies Author: lauraleeI am a huge fan of retro/vintage kids’ stuff, which is probably why I find myself so completely obsessed with Yo Gabba Gabba - it reminds me of the weird kids’ shows my sister and I watched in the 70s! We spent many hours on our floral print sofa, watching shows like The Electric Company and Land of the Lost. TV watching was completely different back in the day when there were only five channels to pick from and no remote control! Holy cats, I feel old. And I just found out from Team Mom that a vintage show from our youth is about to be resurrected on Cartoon Network in September - The Banana Splits!
My own fuzzy memories of The Banana Splits revolve around an animated series, but evidently The Banana Splits started out as a hugely popular show featuring costumed characters performing in a rock band. The characters include Fleegle the Dog, Drooper the Lion, Bingo the Gorilla, and Snorky the Elephant. Here’s a sneak peak of what to expect on the show:
No word yet as to whether or not they’ll bring back these dope Halloween costumes, although I have no doubt they’d be huge!
Check out the official Banana Splits website at BananaSplits.com and you can check out music and video clips, play silly games, phone in your favorite silly joke, and even join the Banana Splits Club!
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Laura, also known as LaLaGirl, is the mother of a teenager and two young sets of twins. She's happily married to an enginerd named Paul, loves living in Colorado, and writes almost daily about married life, raising multiples, and parenting a child with autism. In addition to playing Barbies and pretending to eat plastic food all day, Laura spends most of her time folding clean laundry, obsessing about the amount of sugar her kids eat, and vacuuming up Polly Pocket accessories. She's obsessed with Yo Gabba Gabba, red wine, and Family Guy. She also regularly contributes to How Do You Do It? and authors the following blogs:
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Lisa Marie Mary - Comment #1
August 5th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
LOVE IT!! LOVE IT! Thank YOU for posting this and tweeting it! I love The Banana Splits!!!!!!!!
Lisa Marie Mary - Comment #2
August 5th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Laura - watch the opening and see if it doesn’t ring a bell for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL2WeRHqqXo
Amy - Comment #3
August 5th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Sweet! Tra la la la, la la la la. GOOD TIMES.
RachelinAZ - Comment #4
August 6th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
I remember them as the non-cartoon characters. I don’t remember them as a cartoon…. or maybe I vaguely do. Joey watched them when he was 2 (we were visiting my Grandma in AZ!).
I LOVE watching the old cartoons on Boomarang! I am pretty sure Banana Splits was one of them, or it use to be. So is Land of the Lost.