Thursday, June 18, 2015

Throwback Thursday - The Banana Splits

If you were a child in the late 1960's, you will remember the Banana Splits.  This Saturday morning tv show was produced by Hanna-Barbera with costumes and sets designed by Sid and Marty Krofft.  It ran from 1968 - 1970 and featured four anthropomorphic animals who had adventures (some scenes at amusement parks) and sang bubblegum pop music.  A little trivia -- the characters were named Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper, and Snorky.  I've included the tv theme song intro below.  I think this was filmed at Six Flags Over Texas.  Do you remember the Banana Splits?  I'd love to hear from you in the comments, below.

3 comments:

Bob Gilliland said...

Oh, this was my favorite kids show when I was little. Every now and then I look up the clips on YouTube. Loved the live action story that was serialized every week, the one with Jan Michael Vincent.

Birdhouse Books said...

Jan Michael Vincent! I had forgotten that detail but I loved the live action story, too.

Unknown said...

Im an 80s baby so Fraggle Rock was my favorite!