The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour was an hour-long, packaged television variety program featuring The Banana Splits, a fictional rock band composed of four funny animal characters. The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera, and ran for 31 episodes on NBC Saturday mornings, from September 7, 1968, to September 5, 1970.
Seasons
1. Show # 1
Air Date: 1968-09-07
Cartoons The Arabian Knights: Joining of the Knights The Three Musketeers: The Littlest Musketeer Adventure Serials Danger Island: Episodes 1 & 2 Songs "Your Loving End" & "Soul" Features the Banana Buggies, a mailbox that grabs letter, a rubbish bin that doesn't like rubbish and Drooper answering letters.
2. Show # 2
Air Date: 1968-09-14
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Ransom The Three Musketeers:The Jewel of IndiaAdventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 3 & 4Songs "Doin' The Banana Split" & "The Show Must Go On"The Sour Grape Girls make their first appearance.
3. Show # 3
Air Date: 1968-09-21
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:A Trap for Turhan The Three Musketeers:A Letter of Peril Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 5 & 6 Songs "I'm Gonna Find a Cave" & "It's A Good Day" Mildred the Magic Robot grants the team wishes
4. Show # 4
Air Date: 1968-09-28
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Great Gold Robbery The Three Musketeers:The Ring Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 7 & 8 Songs "The Sour Grape Dance" The Sour Grape Girls return
5. Show # 5
Air Date: 1968-10-05
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Wizard Ramnizar The Three Musketeers:The Plot of the Puppetmaster Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 9 & 10 Songs "My Beautiful Callioposax" & "Doing The Banana Splits"
6. Show # 6
Air Date: 1968-10-12
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:Sky Raiders of the Desert The Three Musketeers:The Moorish Galley Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 11 & 12 Songs "Wait Till Tomorrow" & "I'll Be A Millionaire"
7. Show # 7
Air Date: 1968-10-19
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Challenge The Three Musketeers:The True King Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 13 & 14 Songs "Wait Till Tomorrow" & "I Enjoy Being A Boy" Mildred the Magic Robot returns
8. Show # 8
Air Date: 1968-10-26
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:Isle of Treachery The Three Musketeers:The Pirate Adventure Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 15 & 16 Songs "The Banana Splits Dance" Features the Dilly Sisters from Mexico
9. Show # 9
Air Date: 1968-11-02
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Sultan's Plot The Three Musketeers:The Evil Falconer Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 17 & 18 Songs "Adam Had 'Em" & "This Spot" The Dilly Sisters from Mexico return
10. Show # 10
Air Date: 1968-11-09
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Reluctant Empress The Three Musketeers:The Mysterious Message Micro Ventures:The Tiny Sea Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 19 & 20
11. Show # 11
Air Date: 1968-11-16
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Coronation of Bakaar The Three Musketeers:The Challenge of the Crown Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 21 & 22 Songs "I'm Gonna Find a Cave" & "My Beautiful Calliope" Features a poetry contest and Mildred turning Bingo into a banana
12. Show # 12
Air Date: 1968-11-23
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Great Grass Beast The Three Musketeers:The Red Duke Micro Ventures:The Dangerous Desert Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 23 & 34 Songs "Toy Piano"
13. Show # 13
Air Date: 1968-11-30
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Fabulous Fair The Three Musketeers:The Outlaw Archer Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 25 & 26 Songs "A Place For Music To Come Out" & "We're The Banana Splits" Featuring the Dilly Sisters
14. Show # 14
Air Date: 1968-12-07
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Desert Pirates The Three Musketeers:Tooly's Dream Micro Ventures:The Backyard Jungle Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 27 & 28 Songs "The Bana Splits' Club Song"
15. Show # 15
Air Date: 1968-12-14
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Jewels of Joowar The Three Musketeers:The Haunted Castle Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 29 & 30 Songs "You Had Your Chance" & "The Show Must Go On"
16. Show # 16
Air Date: 1969-05-31
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Royal Visitor The Three Musketeers:Tooly's Surprise Micro Ventures:Exploring an Ant Colony Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 31 & 32
17. Show # 17
Air Date: 1969-01-04
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Spy The Three Musketeers:A Fair Day for Tooly Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 33 & 34 Songs "Two-Ton Tessie" Bana Buggy Racing in Michigan
18. Show # 18
Air Date: 1969-01-11
Cartoons The Arabian Knights:The Prisoner The Three Musketeers:Tooly's Treasure Hunt Adventure Serials Danger Island:Episodes 35 & 36 Songs "Two-Ton Tessie & I'm Gonna Find a Cave"
19. Show # 19
Air Date: 1969-09-06
Fleegle is now a magician
1. Show # 19
Air Date: 1969-09-06
The Splits romp into their second season with Fleegle as a magician, Bingo as a coach and Drooper as a cowardly lion. A new cartoon series is The Hillbilly Bears.
2. Show # 20
Air Date: 1969-09-13
Super Drooper tangles with a clothing thief.
3. Show # 21
Air Date: 1969-09-20
Introduced: a grabby animated dresser-drawer, and Goofy Gopher the puppet.
4. Show # 22
Air Date: 1969-09-29
Super Drooper tangles with a trash-can tipper; the Great Fleegali has a smashing time with a pocket watch.
5. Show # 23
Air Date: 1969-10-04
Super Drooper gets on the trail of the Steam Roller Sneak.
6. Show # 24
Air Date: 1969-10-11
Fleegle opens a unique barbershop; Super Drooper goes to bat.
7. Show # 25
Air Date: 1969-10-18
The Great Fleegali's magic trick backfires; and Super Drooper meets a fish-net nabber.
8. Show # 26
Air Date: 1969-10-25
In a fan-letter session, the Splits learn who is top banana.
9. Show # 27
Air Date: 1969-11-01
Fleegle finds a surprise in the mailbox.
10. Show # 28
Air Date: 1969-11-08
The Great Fleegali gives a new twist to the old rope trick. The Splits try a tug of war.
11. Show # 29
Air Date: 1969-11-15
The mailbox holds a musical surprise for Fleegle.
12. Show # 30
Air Date: 1969-11-22
Fleegle celebrates his birthday; Coach Bingo teaches his players the "clean sweep."
13. Show # 31
Air Date: 1969-11-29
Fleegle gives a new twist to an old nursery rhyme; Super Drooper meets the masked impersonator. The final original episode.
14. Show # 32
Air Date:
Repeat episode from Season 1 including the last five chapters of “Danger Island.”
15. Show # 33
Air Date:
Repeat episode from Season 1 including a new chapter of “Danger Island.”
16. Show # 34
Air Date:
Repeat episode from Season 1 including a new chapter of “Danger Island.”
17. Show # 35
Air Date:
Repeat episode from Season 1 including a new chapter of “Danger Island.”
18. 18
Air Date:
Repeat episode from Season 1 including the final chapter of “Danger Island.”
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Rating
7.2/10
Release Date
1968-09-07
Episodes
37 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Hanna-Barbera Productions
NBC