"The Banana Splits Adventure Hour" Episode Guide
"The Banana Splits Adventure Hour" Episode Guide
About this episode guide
The following episode guide has been assembled from a variety of sources. Following the sequential number of each episode are the original airdate and subsequent repeat airdates, when known (based on TV Guide listings), followed by brief episode summaries, also from TV Guide listings. For Season 1 episodes (1968-1969), rundowns of each show (which follow the brief TV Guide descriptions) are based on the shows themselves. The only tape copies available for review originate from rebroadcasts during the 1969-1970 season. These revised prints are identified by the suffix REV in the official episode numbers (for instance, Show #K-01 REV). Show openings, closings, bumpers and sponsor billboards in Season 1 shows were replaced for subsequent NBC reruns to match Season 2 shows (some of the bumpers featured the Season 2 Splits with the blue-and-yellow-vested Snorky, and Goofy Gopher, who was only seen in Season 2); any other changes made to the episodes for subsequent Saturday morning reruns are indicated if known. Also note that the TV Guide descriptions are transcribed verbatim; in some instances, titles given in TV Guide descriptions are working titles, or listings sometimes are otherwise incorrect. In Season 1, the series featured the cartoon segments “Arabian Knights,” “The Three Musketeers,” “Micro-Venture,” and the live-action cliffhanger “Danger Island.” For Season 2, “The Hillbilly Bears” replaced “The Three Musketeers.” Synopses of the “Arabian Knights,” “Danger Island” and “Three Musketeers” segments are transcribed verbatim (except for corrections of spelling and punctuation) from information provided by the show’s syndicator (Worldvision Enterprises) to local television stations that aired the series. In the half-hour syndicated version of the show, the 18 “Danger Island” serial chapters were cut in half, with the first half of a chapter in one episode and the second half in the next. In the Worldvision episode summary list, the “Danger Island” segments are numbered 1 through 36; that number system has been retained in this episode guide. A number in parentheses after a description of a segment indicates the half-hour syndicated episode in which that segment appeared. If a description of a segment is not followed by a number in parentheses, then that segment was not included in the syndicated series. For Season 2 episodes (1969-1970), the only descriptions available are from TV Guide listings. All shows aired Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. (Central time) on NBC, except for the fall 1968 preview show, “Meet The Banana Splits."
Season 1 (1968-1969)
(Special) "Meet The Banana Splits" (Friday, 9/6/68, 6:30 to 7:00 p.m.)
A half-hour preview of "The Banana Splits Adventure Hour." The Splits are four zany rock musicians costumed as a dog (Fleegle), a lion (Drooper), a gorilla (Bingo) and a baby elephant (Snorky), who play "Loving End" and introduce the show's other regular features, the live-action serial "Danger Island," and two animated series, "The Arabian Knights" and "The Three Musketeers." The show debuts at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow on Ch. 5. "Tarzan" will not be seen tonight. (TV Guide description)
(#1) (Original airdate: 9/7/68, known repeats 1/25/69, 6/21/69)
For the children, live action, animation--and no violence. See the close-up opposite.
The Banana Splits--four zany animals--are the hosts of this children's variety hour, which features cartoons, live action and no violence. The rocking Splits are Fleegle (a guitar-strumming dog), Bingo (the hip gorilla pictured at left), Drooper (a scratch on the microfilm obliterates what it says here) and Snorky (a lovable runt elephant). Songs: "Your Loving End" and "Soul." Regular features include two animated serials, "The Arabian Knights" and "The Three Musketeers," plus Danger Island," a live-action cliff-hanger (starring Frank Aletter as archaeologist-explorer Irwin Haydn, Ronne Troup as his daughter Leslie, Michael Vincent as assistant Link Simmons and Rockne Tarkington as the castaway Morgan). Also quick cuts show the Splits wheeling their Banana Buggies, Drooper answering letters from viewers, a letter-grabbing mailbox and a trash can that won't accept trash. Created by Hanna-Barbera. (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show K-01 REV
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Transcription:
(Wide shot: The Season 2 “joke wall,” with a large Kellogg’s logo and Kellogg’s cereal box designs in place of the faces of Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky on the four doors.)
Announcer: “The Banana Splits!” Brought to you by...
Splits (opening their doors): Kellogg’s!
Announcer: Kellogg’s puts more in your morning!
Bingo: More nourishment!
Drooper: More flavor!
Fleegle: More fun!
Snorky: (Honks and closes door on his trunk)
Season 2 opening
*Introduction (no voice-over) (1, 2)
*Fleegle asks Bingo to check attendance of all members who are present. Bingo instead suggests checking off members not present, and Drooper suggests members not present not raise their hands. (1) (The current Turner version of this scene has some footage changed, with a few shots substituted from another episode, apparently to eliminate a scratch on the original filmed segment.)
*Drooper takes out the trash. The task is more difficult than first appears, since the trash can throws the trash back at him. (1)
(For unknown reasons, the above segments marked by an asterisk were changed when this episode was repeated during the 1969-1970 season. When repeated on NBC, the above material was replaced by the following segments preceded by an asterisk. The original segments were restored in the syndicated half-hour version of the show and in foreign one-hour syndicated prints.)
*Introduction (From show #5)
*Drooper calls the roll, but reads the list backwards. (From show #5)
*Drooper takes out the trash. The trash can is still throwing trash back at him, so he gets Fleegle to help him, but the trash can punches Fleegle in the face and knocks him out. (From show #6)
*Fleegle calls the club to order and pounds his gavel. The cuckoo bird tells him to be careful. (This is only a seconds-long snippet from a longer scene in show #6)
*Snorky cleans the pad. He vacuums a picture of a woman, but vacuums up her front tooth. (From show #6)
*Cuckoo introduces the cartoon.
Cartoon: The Arabian Knights in “Joining Of The Knights.” Prince Turhan vows to rid Baghdad of the Black Sultan. The Prince, possessing amazing agility, joins forces with Raseem and his great strength, Fariik with his wonders of magic, Nida with her mastery of disguise, and Bez, with the gift of beasts. Together, they blend their strengths to form an invincible force.....the Arabian Knights, pledging themselves to bring freedom and justice to the desert lands. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (1)
Cuckoo/what time is it (13:00) (6)
Season 2 Banana Vac joke (Purple polka-dot pony)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Don’t move, we’ll be back in a jiffy”)
Fleegle gets the mail. He reaches in to the mailbox, but gets his hand caught in a mouse trap.
Song: “You’re The Lovin’ End” (1) (The originally aired version of this segment has the Splits performing in front of a black background for the first half of the song. In the version aired on the Turner networks, cartoon clips and other graphic effects are seen in the background throughout the entire sequence.)
Dear Drooper (Build a better mouse trap) (1)
Danger Island 1: Searching for the lost city of Tobanya, Dr. Haydn, his daughter, Leslie and his assistant, Link Simmons, discover their first clue in uncharted waters of the South Pacific. Link and Leslie find a treasure chest amongst the remains of a sunken ship. They bring the treasure on board. Just then they spot a boat approaching. It is Mu-tan and his band of pirates. Dr. Haydn covers the treasure as Mu-tan’s boat comes alongside their own. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (1)
Danger Island 2: Mu-tan and his pirates board Dr. Haydn’s boat and take him and Leslie captive. Upon surfacing, Link goes to their rescue, only to be thrown overboard. After taking the treasure, Mu-tan blows up their boat. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (2)
Banana Splits News: Local glass blower Leon Tittle hiccupped while blowing a glass bottle, and is now inside it. (This segment was not originally included in the syndicated series, but was restored to half-hour show #1 as aired on the Turner networks.)
Riddle Time (The Lone Banana) (1)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Transcription:
Fleegle: Stay tuned for more of “The Banana Splits,” brought to you by Kellogg’s! You get more from Kellogg’s!
Bingo: More nourishment! Flavor! Fun!
Drooper: And more of us, comin’ right up!
Snorky: (Honks)
Season 1 Banana Vac joke (Rich banana)
Cuckoo/what time is it (Time to get this clock fixed) (6)
Fleegle gets the mail. He is challenged by a hand inside the mailbox, which follows him inside the club house, trying to get the letter back from him. (2)
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “The Littlest Musketeer.” Tooly overhears the wicked Duvac’s plot to stop the Spanish envoy from reaching Paris, which would ensure imminent war with Spain. Realizing the boy poses a threat, the villain abducts him, leaving Constance to discover his disappearance later that day. As soon as she apprises the Musketeers of the situation, they hurry to rescue little Tooly and thwart the plot of the wily Duvac. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (2)
Drooper takes out the trash. With the trash can throwing trash back at him, Drooper tries to defend himself by swatting at it, first with his tail and then with a baseball bat. (2)
Drooper tells Fleegle he has invented an electric car which can drive from California to New York on only five dollars worth of gas, but the extension cord cost $30,000.
Song: “Soul” (2)
Fleegle is so impressed with Fletcher the Flea’s piano playing that he vows to get him a job in show business. (1)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“Don’t move, we’ll be back in a jiffy”)
Fleegle has gotten Fletcher the Flea a job, and the flea will have his own show on television. Drooper excitedly claps his hands together, but smashes Fletcher in the process. (2)
Fleegle adjourns the meeting, and smashes his hand with his gavel. That’s a double-ooch! (2) (This segment is repeated in show #3, but is cut short here.)
Season 2 closing
(#2) (Original airdate: 9/14/68, known repeats 2/1/69, 6/28/69)
The Banana Splits offer "Doin' The Banana Split" and "The Show Must Go On." The quartet also meets 11-year-old Charley, the first of the Sour Grape Girls, a rival gang in their neighborhood. (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show K-02 REV
NBC peacock
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (3, 4)
Charlie, the Sour Grapes Bunch messenger girl, delivers a message: The Sour Grapes want to meet the toughest member of The Banana Splits in the alley. Snorky is nominated, goes out the door, and when he returns, has been smashed flatter than a pancake. (3)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Ransom.” The Arabian Knights promise Prince Raji they will help free his father, the Captain of El Arish, from the evil tyrant, Bakaar. Using their extraordinary powers, the Knights sneak into Bakaar’s palace and free the Caliph, barely escaping imprisonment themselves. Once again, the villain is outwitted, losing both his ransom and his prisoner. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (3)
Bingo is reading a book (a joke book?) and laughing, but is disturbed by a pesky fly. Bingo slams the book shut on the fly, but then the book starts to fly away. (4)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Don’t go away, boys, and girls, we’ll be right back”)
Bingo is still trying to read his book, but is still being bothered by the fly. He takes two garbage can lids and tries to smash the fly, but accidentally slams Snorky’s trunk. (4)
Season 2 Banana Vac joke (Get out of the cornfield)
Song: “Doin’ The Banana Split“ (Alternate Version) (3)
Danger Island 3: Link is attacked by a shark while swimming to the nearest beach, but manages to frighten him away. He reaches the beach, where a leopard finds him and a fight ensues; luckily, he is not harmed. The leopard retreats and Link collapses on the sand. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (3)
Danger Island 4: After collapsing on the beach, Link is found by Morgan. Out at sea, Dr. Haydn tells Mu-tan where the lost city of Tobanya is, but only after Leslie is threatened by him. Mu-tan tells them they will be going with him and his men, and if they do not find the lost city, they will be killed. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (4)
Riddle Time (Looks like a banana) (4)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “The Jewel Of India.” The King charges the Musketeers with guarding the Jewel of India prior to its presentation to the Queen of Spain. The evil Duke orders Jester, the master of a thousand disguises, to steal the gem, ensuring war between the two countries. The evil plan is averted by the diligence of the Musketeers, and the King’s gift is duly delivered to Spain. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (4)
A hand inside the mailbox prevents Fleegle from retrieving the mail, but Bingo has no problem.
Season 2 Banana Vac joke (Purple polka-dot pony)
Song: “The Show Must Go On” (Unreleased) (4)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“Don’t go away, boys and girls, we’ll be right back”)
Bingo is still trying to read his book and is still having problems with the fly. He swats the fly with a fly swatter and the fly retreats, opening the clubhouse door and exiting. (4)
Bingo is reading his book. There is a knock at the door. He opens the door and is smacked with a gigantic fly swatter. (4)
Fleegle, Bingo and Drooper play with a see-saw. Fleegle stands on one end, and after Bingo provides a drum roll, Drooper jumps on the other end. But instead of raising Fleegle up, Drooper’s weight breaks the see-saw. (This segment was not included in the syndicated half-hour series, but was included in the 1983 Worldvision Home Video release of “The Banana Splits And Friends.”)
The Banana Splits look into their Bananascope for a preview of the “Arabian Knights,” “Danger Island” and “Three Musketeers” segments in next week’s show.
Season 2 closing
NBC snake
(#3) (Original airdate: 9/21/68, known repeats 2/8/69, 7/5/69)
Introducing Mildred the Magic Robot, who grants the Banana Splits every wish--however peculiarly. Songs: "I'm Gonna Find A Cave" and "It's A Good Day." (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show K-03 REV
NBC peacockSeason 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (5, 6)
Fleegle proposes the Splits discuss the by-laws, but Drooper remarks that “in-laws can give you trouble, and outlaws can give you trouble, so why take a chance on by-laws?” (5)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “A Trap For Turhan.” Raseem is captured by the warriors of Bakaar, who take him to Baghdad, with plans to lay a trap for Turhan. The agile Prince, with the help of his resourceful friends, frees his strong knight. Before escaping from the Black Sultan’s palace, he manages to put Bakaar in the cage he had readied for Turhan. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (5)
In the first appearance of Mildred the robot, Bingo asks her to make him a TV star. She obliges by turning Bingo into Yogi Bear. (5)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be back in a minute for more fun and surprises”)
Fleegle is the recipient of a “bam-o-gram.” (5)
Song: “It’s A Good Day For A Parade” (5)
Drooper takes out the trash. He approaches the trash can cautiously, dropping a bag of garbage in and quickly closing the lid. He listens for any movement, opens the lid and is frightened by a giant sea serpent, which pops out of the garbage can.
Danger Island 5: Morgan and Chongo find Link Simmons on the beach, where he had collapsed. At first, Link is afraid of them, but Morgan tells him that they were merchant marines who were thrown overboard and they, too, were washed ashore. They take Link to their cave and explain that the natives of the island are headhunters. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (5)
Danger Island 6: Morgan and Chongo show Link the traps set all over the island by the headhunters. In their travels, they come across these traps and Link is saved by Morgan many times. Chongo sees smoke in the distance and, aware that the headhunters are close by, they start to run back to their cave, only to find themselves surrounded by the headhunters. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (6)
The sleeping Splits are awakened by the sound of revving motorcycles. Fleegle opens the window and is hit by a brick with a note (from the Sour Grapes Bunch) tied to it. The note is an invitation to a dance. Fleegle sends Drooper to find out what kind of dance. When he returns, he has been tied to a pole and has several arrows stuck in his back. It’s an Indian war dance! (6)
Riddle Time (Electric banana) (6)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Dear Drooper (Pet alligator) (6)
Cartoon: Three Musketeers in “A Letter Of Peril.” The Musketeers intercept a letter from the Duke LaValle that foretells treachery for the King. The Queen plans to expose the villain as soon as the King returns. Not to be outwitted, the Duke kidnaps Constance, demanding the letter in exchange for her safety. The Musketeers rush to the Duke’s fortress, and after heavy fighting, rescue Constance, but fail to apprehend the wily Duke. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (6)
Drooper is competing in a tug-of-war. The camera pans to the other side to reveal Drooper on the other end as well.
Fleegle and Bingo are feeding their new pet, Ogre. Bingo says he thinks the pet shop made a mistake, since this is the first time he’s ever seen a sabre-tooth cocker spaniel. Fleegle finds the three-foot stinger at the end of his tail unusual too.
Song: “I’m Gonna Find A Cave” (6)
The Splits are relaxing when they hear loud banging on the clubhouse door. Snorky goes to investigate and answers the door, being greeted by stock footage animation of a large blue monster from a Hanna-Barbera cartoon.
Season 2 gopher bumper (“We’ll be back in a minute for more fun and surprises”)
Fleegle is jumping rope, with Bingo on one end and the other end of the rope tied to Drooper’s tail. When this dawns on Drooper, he is annoyed and chases Bingo. (6)
Fleegle gets the mail. Fleegle reaches into the mailbox and grabs a letter, but a hand inside the mailbox won’t let go of the letter and Fleegle falls down. (6)
Fleegle adjourns the meeting, and smashes his hand with his gavel. That’s a double-ooch! Tired of hitting his hand, Fleegle asks Drooper to bang the gavel instead. Drooper then hits Fleegle’s hand. (6) (This sequence is a longer version of a segment repeated from Show #1.)
The Banana Splits look into their Bananascope for a preview of the “Arabian Knights,” “Danger Island” and “Three Musketeers” segments in next week’s show.
Season 2 closing
NBC snake
(#4) (Original airdate: 9/28/68, known repeats 2/15/69, 7/12/69)
Introduced: The Sour Grape Girls, a rocking neighborhood gang (ages 10 and 11), who join the Splits for "The Sour Grape Dance." (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show K-04 REV
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (7, 8)
Drooper demonstrates the Banana Splits’ secret club handshake. (7)
Fleegle and Bingo are visiting Ogre, who recently saw a veterinarian. Fleegle asks how Ogre liked the doctor. “Delicious,” replies Bingo. (7)
Fleegle introduces the cartoon.
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Great Gold Robbery.” The evil Bakaar steals his own tax money, a shipment of gold, and blames it on the Arabian Knights. Turhan follows the evil henchmen of the Black Sultan to their mountain hideaway, recovers the gold and, with the assistance of his knights and their magic carpet, “rain” the stolen gold over the city of Baghdad. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (7)
Fleegle is making adjustments to Mildred the robot, who will grant any wish. Bingo asks Mildred to make him a sports car. She changes Bingo into a small toy car. (8)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Don’t move, we’ll be back in a jiffy”)
Ogre is teething. Drooper says Ogre should place his tooth under his pillow for the Tooth Fairy. Trying to lend a helping hand, Drooper reaches into Ogre’s trap door, but is grabbed by Ogre.
Song: “Adam Had ‘Em” (unreleased) (7) (As shown on NBC and in syndication, this segment featured the Splits playing their instruments against a colored chroma-key background. In the current Turner version, the background is plain black.)
Dear Drooper (Trolls never answer their mail) (8)
Bingo introduces “Danger Island.” (8)
Danger Island 7: Surrounded by headhunters, they (Link, Morgan and Chongo) must fight the natives. They manage to escape with the natives in pursuit. After a few harrowing experiences, they outwit the natives and return to the safety of their cave. Meanwhile, Mu-tan and his men reach the shore with Dr. Haydn and Leslie as their prisoners. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (7)
Danger Island 8: Upon reaching the shore of the island where Dr. Haydn had told them they would find the lost city of Tobanya, Mu-tan threatens Dr. Haydn with his life if the lost city is not found. Mu-tan does not believe the doctor is telling the truth and he and Chu fight over who is captain. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (8)
Secret password (Balloons) (7)
Snorky cleans the pad. When he vacuums a painting, he vacuums all the person’s clothes off. (8, 13)
Riddle Time (Head for the hills)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Fleegle gets the mail. A hand in the mailbox won’t let go of the letter, and then Fleegle encounters a snow blizzard emanating from the mailbox. (8)
Cuckoo introduces the cartoon.
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “The Ring.” The kingdom is troubled when Prince Abdul orders his monkey, Habit, to steal the King’s seal ring. The Musketeers and the palace guard are eliminated, and the royal treasure is looted. When the Musketeers return, they accompany the King to the fortress of a man previously banished from France, who is in partnership with the wily Abdul. After a skillful sword fight, the Musketeers overcome the evil opposition and the King once more has possession of the ring. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (8)
Hold The Bus! The live-action Splits are superimposed over cartoon footage of a racing scene and a police patrol car.
Drooper takes out the trash. The trash can grabs his tail and pulls him inside. (8)
Song: “The Very First Kid On My Block” (8)
Snorky cleans the pad. Snorky inadvertently vacuums the headdress off a picture of a Native American Indian.
Season 2 Banana Vac joke (Blowing your cool)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“Don’t move, we’ll be back in a jiffy”)
Banana Splits News: There has been a rumor that the sky is falling down, but the rumor has been traced to a silly chicken. (7)
Hold The Bus! In a short film (“Pop Cop” by Pietromonaco), the energetic motions of a traffic cop are set to a piece of instrumental soul music. (8, 18)
Fleegle adjourns the meeting, and Bingo and Drooper begin giggling. “Always leave ‘em laughing,” says Drooper. (8)
The Banana Splits look into their Bananascope for a preview of the “Arabian Knights,” “Danger Island” and “Three Musketeers” segments in next week’s show.
Season 2 closing
(#5) (Original airdate 10/5/68, known repeats 2/22/69, 7/19/69)
The quartet offers "My Beatiful Callioposax" and "Doing The Banana Splits." (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show #K-05 REV
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (9, 10)
Drooper calls the roll, but reads the list backwards. (9)
Secret password (Baseball)
Bingo introduces the cartoon. (9)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Wizard Ramnizar.” Bakaar has enlisted the aid of the wicked wizard, Ramnizar, who magically brings the Arabian Knights to his temple on the Flaming Mountain. Nida and Zazuum follow their friends and find a way to both free them and steal the wizard’s magic book. Without possession of his magic book, the evil magician’s spells are useless against the Arabian Knights. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (9)
Bingo cleans the Banana Pad. He uses a feather duster to dust a head bust (with a colored wig and funky psychedelic glasses). The statue starts to sneeze. (9)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Don’t go away, boys and girls, we’ll be right back”)
Song: “The Beautiful Calliopa” (9)
Drooper takes out the trash. The trash can is throwing trash back at Drooper. Fleegle tries to help him, but they both get confetti thrown at them.
Banana Splits News (Three-legged race) (10)
Fleegle introduces “Danger Island.”
Danger Island 9: Upon returning to their cave, Morgan, Chongo and Link are attacked by some natives who were waiting for them to return. After a good fight, they rid themselves of the natives. Meanwhile, back at the shore, Mu-tan has tied Dr. Haydn and Leslie so they cannot escape. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (9)
Danger Island 10: Chongo has discovered a ship anchored off the island. He, Morgan and Link run to the beach where they find Mu-tan and his pirates. They scare them off and rescue Dr. Haydn and Leslie. Morgan tells Dr. Haydn he had found a boat off an inland island along with some maps and other articles. Dr. Haydn feels that these articles and maps belong to his brother, Philip, who was lost near the islands some years before. They decide to go back to the cave and take a look at the map so they can start their search right away. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (10)
Fleegle gets the mail. Trying to get a letter out, Fleegle plays tug-of-war with the hand in the mailbox. The hand emerges wearing a boxing glove and punches Fleegle in the face. (10)
Riddle Time (Looks like a banana) (4) (Repeated from Show #2)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Cuckoo/what time is it (Watch stopped) (18)
Dear Drooper (Hand-me-downs) (10)
Fleegle introduces the cartoon.
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “The Plot Of The Puppet Master.” Lazaraque, the puppet master, uses his little people to steal the King’s crown, but Tooly sees the theft and alerts the Musketeers. They rush to Lazaraque’s hideaway; Tooly tags along, and even with his bungling, the group manages to retrieve the royal treasure and defeat the villain. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (10)
There is a knock at the clubhouse door. Snorky answers the door and is greeted by a large cartoon cat, carrying a huge mousetrap and mallet. In the voice of Mr. Jinks (performed by Daws Butler), he asks, “Did you send for the mouse exterminator?” (29)
Carrying lumber, Bingo tells Fleegle he’s going to build a doghouse for Ogre. Ogre takes a big bite out of the wood. (10)
Song: “Doin’ The Banana Split” (10)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“Don’t go away, boys and girls, we’ll be right back”)
Bingo asks Mildred the robot to put him to sleep. (9)
Drooper runs across the clubhouse. Fleegle asks him what he’s doing. He replies, “I’m trying to keep two fellows from fighting...me and Bingo.” Bingo chases Drooper. (10)
Adjourning the club, Fleegle asks for a motion to leave. Bingo, Drooper and Snorky oblige by dancing out the door, and Fleegle follows them out. (10)
Riddle Time (Super banana) (9)
Snorky throws a paper airplane out the window, which cuts to animation of a spacecraft. (9)
Season 2 closing
(#6) (Original airdate 10/12/68, known repeats 3/1/69, 7/26/69)Tunes: "Wait Till Tomorrow" and "I'll Be A Millionaire." (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show #K-06 REV
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (11, 12)
The Sour Grapes Bunch challenge the Splits to a knot-tying contest. Fleegle sends Drooper outside to meet with them. When Drooper returns, he says the contest “was a tie;” his tail is tied into a knot. (11)
Cuckoo introduces the cartoon. (11)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “Sky Raiders Of The Desert.” Nida is abducted by the evil Kabul’s sky raiders and taken to his deadly fortress. Rushing to save the princess before she can be taken to Bakaar’s slave market, the Arabian Knights enter the fortress and discover the sky raiders’ stolen fortune. A harrowing chase takes place. which ends when Kabul is captured and a caravan formed for the purpose of restoring the stolen treasure to its rightful owner. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (11)
Secret password (Arrow)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back with more fun and surprises”)
Song : “Wait Til Tomorrow” (11)
Banana Splits News: Georgia Mae Twiddle has just returned from Hollywood, where she has made her first picture. (11)
Drooper waters a flower. Each time he turns around, the flower suddenly grows taller. He goes to get Fleegle and Bingo. By the time they return, the flower is back to its original size. When Fleegle and Bingo leave, the flower sprouts back up again.
Bingo introduces the cartoon.
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “The Moorish Galley.” His Excellency commissions a magician to make the Musketeers “disappear,” only to reappear aboard a slave galley ship. While the Queen sorrowfully searches for them, the Musketeers overcome their pirate captain, steer the ship back to France and reappear magically before their joyful Queen. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (12)
Snorky cleans the pad. He vacuums a picture of a woman, but vacuums up her front tooth.
Riddle Time (Four-door banana)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Drooper balances a high stack of cups. Fleegle compliments him on his skill. Drooper thanks Fleegle and walks away, casually carrying the stack of cups, which have been glued together. (12)
Cuckoo introduces “Danger Island.” (12) (For unknown reasons, this brief segment had no visual portion in the half-hour syndicated version of the show; only a blank white screen was present.)
Danger Island 11: Dr. Haydn and his daughter, Leslie, begin their journey to the cave with Morgan, Chongo and Link. After a dangerous trip, they return to the cave. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (11)
Danger Island 12: In the cave, Dr. Haydn finds his brother’s map, which shows where the lost city of Tobanya is located. Suddenly, the earth begins to shake...an earthquake. They all run out of the cave, but Dr. Haydn decides to go back for the map. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (12)
Hold The Bus! The live-action running Splits are superimposed over animated cops, armored tanks, dinosaurs, and Paw Rugg of “The Hillbilly Bears.”
Drooper takes out the trash. The trash can is still throwing trash back at him, so he gets Fleegle to help him, but the trash can punches Fleegle in the face and knocks him out. (12)
Song: “I’ll Be A Millionaire” (Unreleased) (12)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“We’ll be back in a minute for more fun and surprises”)
Fleegle calls the club to order and pounds his gavel. The cuckoo bird tells him to be careful. There is a knock at the door. Fleegle answers the door to be greeted by an animated witch, who asks if she left her broom there the night before.
Dear Drooper (Count cows quickly) (11)
Fleegle adjourns the meeting. He asks the other Splits to say goodbye, but they say they are bashful. Fleegle suggests they pretend the strangers in the audience are their relatives. Drooper and Bingo then bid farewell to various family members.
Riddle Time (Yogi Banana)
Season 2 closing
(#7) (Original airdate 10/19/68, known repeats 3/8/69, 8/2/69)
Mildred the Magic Robot drops by as the Banana Splits offer "Wait Till Tomorrow" and "I Enjoy Being A Boy." (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show #K-07 REV
NBC peacock
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (13, 14)
The Sour Grapes bunch challenges the Splits to send their best rumbler. Drooper volunteers, having read a book titled “How To Be A Karate Expert.” He exits. There is a scuffle, and Drooper returns, telling the rest of the Splits that one of the Sour Grapes wrote the karate book, “and boy, was he big.” Fleegle asks how big. A huge hand gives Drooper a chop. “Does that answer your question?” he asks. (13)
Banana Vac introduces the cartoon. (13)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Challenge.” Raseem is captured by Bakaar, who will not release him until Prince Turhan promises to surrender to the evil Sultan in the open desert. Realizing that Turhan has been captured and imprisoned, the remaining knights assume their disguises and execute a bold rescue. The evil Bakaar begs for mercy, is unceremoniously wrapped in a flying carpet and deposited in a heap in front of his palace. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (13)
Secret password (Confetti) (13)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Don’t move, we’ll be back in a jiffy”)
Song: “I Enjoy Being A Boy (In Love With You)” (13)
Drooper introduces Fleegle to Fletcher the Flea (whom Fleegle actually already had met in the first episode of the series). Fleegle asks what Fletcher can do. Drooper responds that Fletcher can tap dance, and Fletcher proceeds to do so, then jumps first on Fleegle and then Drooper.
Snorky cleans the pad. He vacuums the clothing off a picture of a dancing couple. (14)
Drooper introduces “Danger Island.” (14)
Danger Island 13: When the earthquake subsides, Morgan, Chongo, Link and Leslie try to rescue Dr. Haydn, who is trapped in the cave under tons of earth and rock. Chongo discovers an opening in the cave which leads to where Dr. Haydn is. They rescue him and recover the map. They then build a makeshift boat so they can find the inlet where they believe the boat is. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (13)
Danger Island 14: Dr. Haydn, Morgan, Chongo, Link and Leslie travel down the river in their makeshift boat as far as they can, and then start through the jungle. One of the obstacles they come to is a treacherous waterfall, which they must cross. Link, the last one to go, loses his footing and slips into the swirling waters. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (14)
Hold The Bus! The running Splits are superimposed over filmed traffic and expressway scenes. (14)
Season 2 Banana Vac joke (Get out of the cornfield)
Riddle Time (Intercontinental ballistic banana) (14)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Drooper is dragging a chain. Fleegle asks him why, and Drooper asks Fleegle if he’s ever tried to push one. (14)
Banana Vac introduces the cartoon. (14)
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “The True King.” The King’s evil twin switches places with his brother, assuming the throne and then issuing an order for the disbandment of the Musketeers. Soon, Tooly discovers the true King’s whereabouts, and after he alerts the Musketeers, the King is gloriously rescued. The twin bids his brother farewell, vowing vengeance for another day. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (14)
Ogre has the hiccups. Drooper says the only way to cure his hiccups is to scare him. Fleegle tries to scare him, but now Fleegle has the hiccups.
Dear Drooper (Four-year-old turtle) (14)
Song: “Wait Til Tomorrow” (14)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“Don’t move, we’ll be back in a jiffy”)
Fleegle tells Bingo he has fixed Mildred the robot, and she won’t make any more mistakes. Bingo complains that his transistor radio is making static, and he would like Mildred to fix the radio so it won’t make static any more. She obliges by smashing the radio. (14)
Snorky aims a slingshot out the clubhouse window. It hits a cartoon monster in the face and knocks him down. (14)
There is a knock on the clubhouse door. Drooper opens the door and is greeted by the Jolly Green Banana. (14)
Riddle Time (Fuel-injected banana)
Season 2 Banana Vac joke (Blowing your cool)
Season 2 closing
NBC snake
(#8) (Original airdate 10/26/68, known repeats 3/22/69, 8/9/69)The quartet introduces "The Banana Splits Dance" and the Mariachi-tuned Dilly Sisters, two young ladies from Mexico. (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show #K-08 REVNBC peacock
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (15, 16)
Fleegle asks Drooper to demonstrate the new Banana Split dance. The Splits then perform “Doin’ The Banana Split,” dancing with the girls who played the Sour Grapes messenger girls. (15)
Banana Vac introduces the cartoon. (15)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “Isle Of Treachery.” Raseem, Nida and Bez, obeying the captive Queen Shaheena’s plea for assistance, rush into Bakaar’s trap. Turhan and Fariik, realizing the knights are captured, sneak inside Vangor’s hideout and free their friends, sending Vangor “flying” back to Bakaar, from a kick of Donkey Bez’s (sic) hind feet. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (15)
This week’s secret password is “feathers.” The Splits are engaged in a pillow fight, with feathers flying all over the place; we return to this scene several times throughout this episode.
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Don’t go away, boys and girls, we’ll be right back”)
Song: “Wait Til Tomorrow” (15)
Dear Drooper (Ball-point pen) (16)
Fleegle introduces “Danger Island.” (16)
Danger Island 15: Link is hanging dangerously at the edge of the falls. Morgan luckily reaches and saves him just in time. They continue through the jungle, all the time being watched by the Skeleton Men. Finally, they find themselves surrounded by them. They manage to scare them off and make their escape, but the Skeleton Men follow them. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (15)
Danger Island 16: Morgan, Chongo, Link, Leslie and Dr. Haydn make their way to a deserted village. They think they will be able to take refuge there for a while, but Mu-tan had reached the village before them. Upon their arrival, he takes them captive. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (16)
The pillow fight continues.
Riddle Time (“Little Orphan Banannie”) (16)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
We check back again on the pillow fight.
Banana Vac introduces the cartoon. (In the current Turner version, Fleegle introduces the Three Musketeers cartoon.)
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “The Pirate Adventure.” Tooly, trying to warn the Musketeers about the Black Corsair’s plans to steal the King’s New Man of War, instead inadvertently causes the capture of Porthos. Both are imprisoned aboard the pirate’s ship, but Tooly escapes and warns the Musketeers of their friend’s plight. They rush to the rescue, save Porthos and sink the corsair’s ship before he can steal the King’s new vessel. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (16)
Bingo tells Drooper the dog catcher visited Ogre. How did Ogre like the dog catcher? “Delicious.” (16)
The pillow fight is still on, with feathers flying everywhere.
Song: “The Beautiful Calliopa” (16)
One last check on the pillow fight.
Snorky throws a baseball out the window, cutting to animated footage of a baseball game from a Hanna-Barbera cartoon. (16)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“Don’t go away, boys and girls, we’ll be right back”)
Fleegle adjourns the club, and the Splits say goodbye to all their friends. (16)
Season 2 closing
NBC snake
(#9) (Original airdate 11/2/68, known repeats 3/29/69, 8/23/69)
The Splits offer "Adam Had 'Em" (filmed at the Long Beach, Cal. Marina) and "This Spot." Also, the return of the Dilly Sisters. (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show #K-09 REV
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (17, 18)
Fleegle calls the meeting to order. His first order of business is to ask who took his gavel. Drooper responds that since Fleegle so frequently has hurt himself with the gavel, they thought it best to hide his gavel. Fleegle insists they return it, and as a precaution, Fleegle taps his gavel on a rubber sponge. The gavel then bounces back and hits Fleegle in the face. (17)
There is a knock at the door. Drooper answers the door and is greeted by the Dilly Sisters, two young girls from Mexico, who sing and play the “Mexican Hat Dance.” (17)
Drooper introduces the cartoon. (17)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Sultan’s Plot.” The Caliph of Kilabad refuses to pay tribute to Abaddon, the Sultan of Darkness, who uses his magic amulet to make the desert city disappear. The desolate ruler calls on the Arabian Knights for help, and soon they ride Bez as an eagle high up to the Sultan’s fortress. Once our heroes learn that the amulet’s power is destroyed by bright lights, they overcome the Sultan and restore Kilabad to its grateful Caliph. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (17)
Cuckoo/what time is it (Five minutes past five) (17)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be back in a minute with more fun and surprises”)
Song: “This Spot” (17) (In the current Turner version, the amusement park scenes in this segment have been replaced with footage from the Season 2 show opening, for unknown reasons.)
Drooper answers a knock at the door, and is greeted by the Dilly Sisters, who begin to sing and play the “Mexican Hat Dance.” Drooper closes and opens the door, and each time the girls stop singing, only to pick up where they left off when Drooper opens the door again. (17)
Banana Vac introduces “Danger Island.” (18)
Danger Island 17: They are all Mu-tan’s captives once again. Dr. Haydn reassures his group that Mu-tan needs him to read the map to the lost city. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (17)
Danger Island 18: While Dr. Haydn is double-talking Mu-tan in the reading of the map, the others manage to escape from their bonds. They fight off the pirates. Mu-tan, hearing the commotion, runs away with the map. Morgan and Link chase after him. They follow him over a narrow bridge, but Link falls into the alligator-infested waters. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (18)
Hold The Bus! In a short film (“Pop Cop” by Pietromonaco), the energetic motions of a traffic cop are set to a piece of instrumental soul music. (8, 18) (Repeated from show #4)
Riddle Time (Ball-point banana) (18)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Banana Splits News: Lloyd Ledfester found it tough sledding yesterday; there was no snow. (17)
The Dilly Sisters are still singing, and everywhere the Splits look, they can’t escape them: at the door, in the mailbox, or even in Drooper’s trash can. (17)
Fleegle gets punched by Drooper’s garbage can.
Using a bean shooter, Snorky shoots the feathers off an animated flying bird.
Secret Password (Yabba-Dabba-Doo) (18) (This sequence features animated footage of Fred Flintstone playing baseball, with the original “Flintstones” theme song, “Rise And Shine,” playing in the background.)
Cuckoo’s neck gets caught in the closing doors of the cuckoo clock. (18)
Fleegle and Bingo give Ogre a new mattress. Ogre eats the mattress, but leaves the springs.
Fleegle introduces the cartoon. (18)
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “The Evil Falconer.” The Royal Court Falconer, banished for plotting against the crown, tries to kidnap the Prince, but mistakenly abducts Tooly instead. The Musketeers rush to the Falconer’s lair and save their little friend. The villain is apprehended and turned over to the King’s justice. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (18)
Dear Drooper (Fantastic speed)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“We’ll be back in a minute for more fun and surprises”)
Cuckoo/what time is it (Time for lunch) (18)
Song: “Adam Had ‘Em” (18)
Snorky answers the door. An animated elephant asks “Cousin Snorky” if he can borrow a ton of peanuts. (18)
Before adjourning the meeting, Fleegle asks Drooper to look through the Bananascope to make sure the Sour Grapes Bunch is not waiting for them. They aren’t, but the Dilly Sisters are. (17)
Drooper plugs the new cartoon series, “Micro-Venture,” to begin next week.
Season 2 closing
(#10) (Original airdate 11/9/68, known repeat 4/5/69)
The Splits present the first of four educational cartoons about the world of the very small. Today, "Tiny Pond" follows the development of the frog from egg to tadpole. (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show #K-10 REV
Season 2 Kellogg's billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (19, 20)
Fleegle calls the meeting to order. After accidentally banging his hand with his gavel, he calls a short recess, steps outside the clubhouse and screams.
There is a knock at the clubhouse door. Drooper answers and receives a message from the Sour Grapes Bunch. The Sour Grapes want to give the Splits a pet. Pleased that the rival gang is reforming, Fleegle sends Bingo out to meet them. When Bingo returns, he has been stuck with several quills; the new pet is a porcupine. (19)
Cuckoo introduces the cartoon.
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Reluctant Empress.” Sheraz, the mighty emperor of Abadan, abducts Nida to be his Empress. The Knights rush to his palace, overcome all his wily tricks and save their comrade. Observing the wreckage caused by Nida’s friends, Sheraz decides he is better off remaining a bachelor. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (19)
Snorky throws a paper airplane out the window. In animated footage, the paper airplane hits a space ship and blows it up.
Season 1 Banana Vac bumper (“Don’t move, we’ll be back in a jiffy”)
Banana Splits News: The ACME tool and forge company is holding a picnic, but guests must bring their own ants. (20)
Bingo introduces “Danger Island.” (20)
Danger Island 19: Morgan tries to pull Link out of the dangerous waters. Unable to help him, he jumps into the water and wrestles with the alligator, saving Link. He manages to pull Link out of the water, and they continue chasing Mu-tan. Meanwhile, Chongo and Leslie find Dr. Haydn back at the village, and they wait together for Morgan and Link to return. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (19)
Danger Island 20: Continuing through the jungle after Mu-tan, Morgan and Link catch up to him, only to see him held captive by the Skeleton Men. They are also spotted, and the chase begins. Too impatient to wait, Chongo finds a rifle for Dr. Haydn to use as protection, and then leaves them to search for Morgan and Link. While Dr. Haydn investigates some odd sounds, Leslie is carried off by some mysterious White Savages. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (20)
Hold The Bus! The running Splits are superimposed over a variety of animated chase scenes. (20)
Riddle Time (The Tijubanana Brass) (19)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Song: “We’re The Banana Splits” (19)
Bingo tells Fleegle that Ogre plans to go on vacation. Fleegle asks Bingo where Ogre plans to go. “Anywhere he wants,” replies Bingo. (19)
Season 2 Banana Vac joke (Get out of the cornfield)
Cuckoo/what time is it (“How would I know? I’m cuckoo!”) (20)
Bingo introduces the cartoon. (20)
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “The Mysterious Message.” Tooly discovers the Black Baron has imprisoned his niece, Marie, because he wants to gain control of her castle and adjoining land. The Musketeers come to her aid, defeat the villain and put him in the dungeon until the King’s soldiers arrive. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (20)
Bingo asks Mildred The Robot for the biggest diamond in the world. Bingo is turned into a baseball player in animated form. (20)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“Don’t move, we’ll be back in a jiffy”)
Drooper introduces the cartoon. (20)
Cartoon: Micro-Venture (“The Tiny Sea”) (20) (For unknown reasons, “The Tiny Sea” is replaced with a different Micro-Venture, “The Dangerous Desert,” in the current Turner version.)
Dear Drooper (Marshmallows) (19)
Before adjourning the meeting, Fleegle looks through the Bananascope to see if the coast is clear. He sees an animated missile, which enters the clubhouse, follows the Splits and then explodes. (19)
Season 2 closing
NBC snake
(#11) (Original airdate 11/16/68, known repeat 4/12/69)The Splits engage in a kooky poetry contest, and Mildred the robot turns Bingo into a real banana split. Tunes: "I'm Gonna Find A Cave" and "My Beauiful Calliopa." (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show #K-11 REV
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (21, 22)
The Banana Splits have a poetry contest.
The Sour Grapes Bunch’s star pitcher says no one could hit his fast ball. Drooper accepts the challenge and takes his big bat. When he comes back, the bat has a big hole in it. (21)
Bingo introduces the cartoon. (21)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Coronation Of Bakaar.” Bakaar plans a coronation, determined to wear the crown of Araby, which rightfully belongs to Turhan. The Arabian Knights disrupt the Sultan’s plans by recovering Prince Turhan’s crown and replacing it with an identical headpiece. Bakaar is pleased, until the “crown” sprouts flowers and he realizes he has once more been “bested” by the Arabian Knights.” (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (21)
Cuckoo/what time is it (Vacation) (21)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Don’t go away, boys and girls, we’ll be right back”)
Song: “I’m Gonna Find A Cave” (21) (This segment originally included a brief scene from a Precious Pupp cartoon in which Precious Pupp throws a stick of dynamite into a car’s gas tank and the car explodes. Both the Worldvision syndicated version and available network tapes have the visual portion of this footage changed by repeating an earlier visual portion of the segment, although the sound effects are still present. The footage is fully restored in the current Turner version of this episode.)
Banana Vac introduces “Danger Island.” (22)
Danger Island 21: Dr. Haydn returns to discover Leslie is gone. He immediately goes into the jungle to search for her. Meanwhile, Morgan and Link are being chased by the Skeleton Men, first on land and then on the river. Chongo catches up in time to aid in capsizing the Skeleton Men’s boats. They come ashore, only to be surrounded again by more Skeleton Men. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (21)
Danger Island 22: Morgan, Chongo and Link fight the Skeleton Men and manage to escape into the jungle. Leslie is brought to the hideaway cave of the White Savages and is held captive while Dr. Haydn continues looking for her. Morgan, Chongo and Link find Dr. Haydn and join him in searching for Leslie. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (22)
Hold The Bus! The running Splits are superimposed over more animated chase scenes.
Riddle Time (Seven-foot gorilla) (22)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Bingo asks Mildred the Robot to make him a banana split. She takes the request literally and turns him into a sundae...which Fleegle cannot resist. (21)
Dear Drooper (Safety) (21)
Secret Password (Ping-Pong) (22)
Banana Splits News: Popular singer Melba Figtree had a frog in her throat at a performance, but the audience thought the frog sounded better. (22)
Cuckoo introduces the cartoon. (22)
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “The Challenge For The Crown.” The Queen receives an ultimatum from Baron Barac: either he is proclaimed the new King, or he will take the crown by force. She enlists the aid of the Musketeers, who send D’Artangan to the Baron’s castle with the Queen’s refusal. Since he fails to return to his friends, Athos and Porthos rush to his rescue and defeat the infamous villain. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (22)
Fleegle calls on Ogre to defeat the Sour Grapes Bunch, but Ogre punches Fleegle in the face.
Season 2 Banana Vac joke (Purple polka-dot pony)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“Don’t go away, boys and girls, we’ll be right back”)
Song: “The Beautiful Calliopa” (Alternate Version) (22)
Fleegle adjourns the meeting and asks the Splits to bid their friends a simple goodbye. (22)
Drooper plugs next week’s “Micro-Venture.”
Season 2 closing
(#12) (Original airdate 11/23/68, known repeat 4/26/69)MicroVenture: "Living Desert." The miniaturized Carters learn nature's laws of survival while searching the desert for a missing microcircuit. The Banana Splits offer "Toy Piano." (TVGuide description)
Rundown: Show #K-12 REV
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (23, 24)
The Sour Grapes’ champion tennis player challenges the Splits’ best player to a match. Fleegle accepts and is defeated. “Couldn’t you hit the ball?” asks Drooper. “I was the ball,” replies Fleegle. (23)
Fleegle introduces the cartoon. (23)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Great Brass Beast.” Bakaar threatens to destroy Turhan’s ancestral home of Juwara with a gigantic automated brass elephant. The Arabian Knights are powerless to stop it until they realize that they can crawl inside the creature and distort its controls. Once the beast is disoriented, Turhan programs it to jump off a cliff, saving his home from Bakaar’s destruction. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (23)
Secret Password (Tennis)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be back in a minute for more fun and surprises”)
Riddle Time (Turkey/Centipede) (24)
Cuckoo introduces “Danger Island.” (24)
Danger Island 23: Morgan, Chongo, Link and Dr. Haydn continue searching for Leslie. They stop to rest a moment and are spotted by the White Savage guards. They manage to escape and discover the entrance to the cave, arriving just in time to save her from a boiling pool. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (23)
Danger Island 24: Since the map contains the key to the only path to the sea, they decide to retrieve it and arrive at the ravine where Mu-tan had dropped it. They spot the map on the cliffs. At the same moment, they spot Mu-tan on the other side of the river with the Skeleton Men. He has joined forces with them and has also come to retrieve the map. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (24)
Hold The Bus! The Splits are being chased by a variety of predators. (24)
Riddle Time (Rear Engine Banana)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Song: “Toy Piano Melody” (23) (In the original version of this segment, silent film footage is tinted a variety of psychedelic colors. In the current Turner version, the footage is black and white. Snorky‘s image lingers on the screen a few seconds longer in one shot.)
Banana Splits News (Monster Sale) (23)
Cuckoo/what time is it (Ten minutes fast) (24)
Drooper introduces the cartoon. (24)
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “The Red Duke.” The Red Duke steals the defense plans that D’Artangan was guarding, causing the Musketeers to incur the Queen’s wrath and subsequent imprisonment. With the help of his friends, D’Artangan escapes and traces the Duke to his desolate chateau in the country. Once there, the Musketeers battle Saracen bowmen, wild dogs and Mongol Pikemen to a rousting defeat. They recover the plans and unmask the Red Duke as the Prime Minister, thwarting his ambitions for the throne of France. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (24)
Cuckoo/what time is it (Time for a band-aid)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“We’ll be back in a minute for more fun and surprises”)
Drooper introduces the cartoon. (24)
Cartoon: Micro-Venture (“The Dangerous Desert”) (24)
Dear Drooper (Highest form of animal life)
Fleegle adjourns the meeting, and the Splits throw their friends a kiss. (23)
Season 2 closing
(#13) (Original airdate 11/30/68, known repeat 5/3/69)
The mariachi-tuned Dilly Sisters return, and the Splits offer "A Place For The Music To Come Out" and "We're The Banana Splits." (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show #K-13 REV
NBC peacock
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (25, 26)
A member of the Sour Grapes Bunch asks Drooper to borrow a big hammer. Drooper obliges and in return, the gang member hits Drooper, Bingo and Fleegle over the head with it. (26)
Secret Password (Circle) (26)
Banana Vac introduces the cartoon. (25)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Fabulous Fair.” Bakaar decides to hold a fair, offering a bag of gold to all contest winners, particularly the race involving his mechanical horse. The Arabian Knights don disguises and win all the contests, but when it is time to claim the prizes, Bakaar “unmasks” them and orders them to the dungeon. Only the fast actions of Bez as a wild bull saves his friends, and the gold is happily distributed to the cheering crowd. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (25)
Fleegle asks Drooper to secure all the doors and windows. When Drooper opens the clubhouse door, the Dilly Sisters are back. This time they sing “Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-yay.” (26)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Don’t move, we’ll be back in a jiffy”)
Cuckoo/what time is it (Half past Tuesday)
Bingo introduces “Danger Island.” (26)
Danger Island 25: A fight begins between Mu-tan and his Skeleton Men and Dr. Haydn, Morgan, Link and Chongo. Mu-tan escapes, but drops the map in the river. After defeating the Skeleton Men, Dr. Haydn and his party follow Mu-tan, but the Doctor tells them to let him go, that it is more important to find the map. They begin their search and Chongo finds the map. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (25)
Danger Island 26: Mu-tan returns to the Skeleton Chief to demand more men. The Chief grants his request, but orders Mu-tan to capture Dr. Haydn and his party or die. As Dr. Haydn and the others travel through the caves to the lost city of Tobanya, Chongo is attacked by a giant bat, which Morgan is able to scare off. However, upon entering another cave, they are not so lucky. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (26)
Drooper opens the clubhouse door. The Dilly Sisters are still there. He looks through the Bananascope and cuckoo clock. They’re in there, too. (26)
Riddle Time (Baby banana) (26)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Dear Drooper (Hip boots)
Bingo remarks that he’s always wanted to fly, and asks Mildred The Robot to make him a bird. She obliges by turning him into a roast chicken, which Fleegle cannot resist. As Fleegle is about to take a bite, the chicken turns into Snorky. (25)
Banana Splits News: Little Bobby Dimples poured chocolate syrup all over his pet bunny, because he’s always liked chocolate covered bunnies.
Drooper answers the phone. It’s the Dilly Sisters. He goes to the mailbox. They’re in there, too. (26)
Fleegle introduces the cartoon. (26)
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “The Outlaw Archer.” D’Artangan assumes the guise of a thief to trap the Outlaw Archer. Tooly complicates matters by tagging along, and both are soon captured. The remaining Musketeers rush to their rescue, but not before Tooly barely escapes drowning. When the Archer saves his life, the Musketeers express their gratitude by refusing to arrest the outlaw, stating, “How can we arrest someone we never saw?” (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (26)
Drooper takes out the trash. He throws a bag of garbage into the trash can, and is surprised when the trash can does not react. He lifts the lid and is sprayed with snow.
Season 2 Banana Vac joke (Lot of baloney)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“Don’t move, we’ll be back in a jiffy”)
Song: “A Place For The Music To Come Out” (25)
The Dilly Sisters serenade Fleegle and Drooper one last time. (26)
Drooper plugs next week’s “Micro-Venture.”
Season 2 closing
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(#14) (Original airdate 12/7/68; known repeat 5/10/69)
MicroVenture: "Backyard Jungle." In their micro-dune buggy, the Carters battle backyard predators: a beetle, tiger caterpillar, wasp, praying mantis, and alley cat. The Splits introduce "The Banana Splits' Club Song." (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show #K-14 REV
NBC peacock
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (27, 28)
Drooper and Bingo sing the new Banana Splits club song, “We’re Four Little Bananas.” (27)
Secret Password (Boxing)
Cuckoo introduces the cartoon. (27)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Desert Pirates.” Vangor, plundering Araby as the Desert Pirate, has kidnapped Nida and Raseem. The remaining knights disguise themselves as “plunder” and hope they will trap the wicked Vangor. The plan succeeds, and the Desert Pirate is sent back to his sultan with a huge diamond...of ice, with the message: “A false present for a false ruler!” (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (27)
Bingo tells Fleegle he had the barber come by to give Ogre a haircut. How did Ogre like the barber? “Delicious,” says Bingo. (27)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Don’t go away, boys and girls, we’ll be right back”)
Dear Drooper (Spaghetti)
Fleegle introduces “Danger Island.” (28)
Danger Island 27: Dr. Haydn, Leslie, Link, Morgan and Chongo are attacked by a swarm of bats, but manage to escape. They reach the end of the cave and then travel through the jungle. They finally arrive at the lost city of Tobanya, only to find Mu-tan and the Skeleton Men, who take them captive. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (27)
Danger Island 28: Mu-tan plans to throw his captives into the lions’ den. The Chief of the Skeleton Men intervenes and orders one of them to fight Mu-tan. Link is chosen, and if he wins, their lives will be spared. They fight a tug-of-war over the lions’ den. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (28)
Drooper takes out the trash. When he throws his bag of garbage into the trash can, he hears a splash. Drooper opens the lid and is squirted with water. (28)
Riddle Time (Super Banana) (27)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Song: “We’re The Banana Splits” (27) (This segment originally had several still shots of the Splits superimposed during the instrumental break. They are missing from the current Turner version of the episode.)
Banana Splits News: A large blue elephant is missing. (27)
The Sour Grapes give Fleegle a poncho. Fleegle appreciates the gift and remarks that the Sour Grapes must be reforming. But the poncho has a bull’s eye on the back and the Sour Grapes shoot him with arrows. (28)
Banana Vac introduces the cartoon.
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “Tooly’s Dream.” Tooly risks his life for the crown jewels, rushes a secret treaty to the Duke of Burgundy, and saves the Princess Marie from highwaymen. For his valor, he is knighted by the Queen. What a shock when he wakes up to find that all his adventures were only dreams. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (28)
Cuckoo/what time is it (Overtime)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“Don’t go away, boys and girls, we’ll be right back”)
Drooper introduces the cartoon.
Cartoon: Micro-Venture (“The Backyard Jungle”) (28)
Bingo asks Mildred The Robot to spell “chrysanthemum.” She asks, “red or white?” Red, Bingo replies. “R-E-D.” (28)
Fleegle adjourns the meeting, and the Splits say goodbye to all their fans. (27)
Season 2 closing
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(#15) (Original airdate 12/14/68, known repeat 5/24/69)
Selections: "You Had Your Chance" (with Fleegle on the calliope) and "The Show Must Go On." (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show #K-15 REV
NBC peacock
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (29, 30)
Fleegle asks for a report from Bingo, the chairman of the committee on changing the name of the Banana Splits club. Bingo announces that the committee has decided to change the name to the Banana Splits club. (29)
The Sour Grapes Bunch are knocking on the clubhouse door. Snorky volunteers to take them on, and defeats them. His secret weapon? A skunk.
Fleegle introduces the cartoon. (29)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Jewels Of Joowar.” The magical jewels that contain the powers of the ages have been stolen from Joowar by the wicked Bakaar. Turhan and Raseem hurry to Bakaar’s encampment, recover the jewels, but are captured when they try to escape. The remaining knights band together for a bold rescue of their friends and the return of the jewels to Joowar. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (29)
Secret Password (Bananans) (29)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be back in a minute for more fun and surprises”)
Song: “The Show Must Go On” (29)
Banana Vac introduces “Danger Island.” (30)
Danger Island 29: In the life or death tug-of-war between Link and Mu-tan, Link manages to overpower Mu-tan, but spares his life. Dr. Haydn and his party are freed by the Skeleton Men, but are told to leave the island, never to return under threat of death. While they are put into a boat by the Skeleton Men, Mu-tan, having escaped, joins his men on his boat. Spotting Dr. Haydn and the others on the river, Mu-tan capsizes their boat. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (29)
Danger Island 30: Mu-tan takes Dr. Haydn and his party on board his boat. A proposition is made to Dr. Haydn by Mu-tan...that he helps Mu-tan find the treasure in the lost city of Tobanya, and Leslie will be held “under protective custody” until their return. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (30)
Banana Splits News: The nice couple down the block fell into a vat of honey. Now they’re really stuck on each other.
Riddle Time (Smokey The Banana) (29)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Bingo asks Mildred The Robot to make him a hot dog. She turns Bingo into a hot dog, which Fleegle can’t resist. When Fleegle takes a bite, Bingo returns to normal. (30)
Dear Drooper (Leadfoot)
Drooper is writing a letter to his grandpa. Fleegle reminds him that he can’t write. That’s all right, because his grandpa can’t read. (29)
Ogre had his picture taken. How did Ogre like the photographer? Delicious! (30)
Drooper introduces the cartoon.
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “The Haunted Castle.” Investigating a rumor that ghosts are robbing carriages, the Three Musketeers discover Martineu the Highwayman is responsible for the thefts. Using some of their special “haunting” techniques, the Musketeers vanquish the band of thieves, and the highways of France are safe once more. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (30)
Cuckoo/what time is it (A quarter to fifty cents) (30)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“We’ll be back in a minute for more fun and surprises”)
Song: “You Had Your Chance” (30)
Fleegle adjourns the meeting, and the Splits bid their fans adieu. (30)
Drooper plugs next week’s “Micro-Venture.”
Season 2 closing
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(#16) (Original airdate 5/31/69)
(Note: According to TV Guide listings, “The Banana Splits Adventure Hour” was pre-empted the weeks of December 21 and December 28, 1968. For January 4, 1969, the synopsis of show #18 is listed, then repeated for the January 11, 1969 listing. One can only guess that show #18 had been scheduled and was postponed, and show #17 aired January 4. It appears that show #16 finally aired for the first time during the first round of reruns on May 31, 1969. However, the TV Guide listing for that date identifies the episode as a rerun.)
Micro-Venture: “Exploring An Ant Colony.” (TV Guide description)
Rundown: Show #K-16 REV
NBC peacock
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (31, 32)
Fleegle asks for suggestions for a Banana Splits shoulder patch. Bingo suggests a tire patch. (31)
Secret Password (Spy)
Fleegle introduces the cartoon. (31)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Royal Visitor.” The young Egyptian prince, Kamil, unaware that Turhan’s throne has been taken by Bakaar, finds that he is captured and held for ransom. Learning of the unfortunate mishap, the Arabian Knights rush to the prince’s rescue and once more defeat the Black Sultan of Baghdad. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (31)
Banana Splits News: There will be a big garage sale, in case anyone needs a big garage. (31)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Don’t move, we’ll be back in a jiffy”)
Sound effects of a baseball game are heard. Fleegle catches a fly in his baseball glove. He is hit with a giant fly swatter.
Drooper introduces “Danger Island.” (32)
Danger Island 31: They all return to the island to retrieve the treasures of the Lost City. They are spotted by the Skeleton Men. Chongo creates obstacles to slow down the Skeleton Men, while Morgan, Link, Dr. Haydn and Mu-tan take another path, which they find full of treacherous obstacles. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (31)
Danger Island 32: Finally, they reach the lost city again. By carefully studying the map, Dr. Haydn leads Mu-tan to the treasure. As Mu-tan counts his gold and jewels, the Skeleton Men surround them all. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (32)
Ogre had a pizza delivered. He didn’t touch the pizza, but the delivery boy was delicious.
Riddle Time (Banana Skin Diver) (32)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Song: “That’s The Pretty Part Of You” (31)
Drooper bets Fleegle he can hold his breath for 10 minutes. Fleegle accepts, and Drooper produces a balloon. He can hold his breath in there all day. (31)
Bingo introduces the cartoon. (32)
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “Tooly’s Surprise.” The Musketeers surprise Tooly with a new pony, faster than his horse Lightning. Unfortunately, Bon-Bon does not know how to go for help when a bull has the boy trapped up a tree. Lightning hears his cries for help and rushes to the rescue. Tooly admits his neglect and promises his old horse that the three of them will make “a pretty good team” in the future. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (32)
Cuckoo/what time is it (Tea Time) (31)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“Don’t move, we’ll be back in a jiffy”)
Banana Vac introduces “Micro-Venture.” (32)
Cartoon: Micro-Venture (“Exploring An Ant Colony”) (32)
Fleegle adjourns the meeting and asks the Splits to say goodbye to their fans all over the world. Dressed in international clothing, they share a variety of ethnic greetings. (32)
Announcer Allan Melvin teases next week’s buggy race. (32) (This is the only “next week preview” to remain in the syndicated half hours. It includes a reference to “The Banana Splits Adventure Hour,” which originally was left in, but has been edited in the current Turner version.)
Season 2 closing
NBC snake
(#17) (Original airdate 1/4/69, known repeat 6/7/69)
Feature: A racing sequence filmed in Michigan with the Splits in their banana buggies. Song: "Two-Ton Tessie." (TV Guide description) (Note: TV Guide lists the synopsis for the following episode, Show #18, on this date, then repeats it again for the following week. This description is from the June 7, 1969 listing. Probably, this episode was scheduled to air the previous week, but the series had two consecutive preemptions.) (Another note: This is the episode reviewed in TV Guide by critic Cleveland Amory.)
Rundown: Show #K-17 REV
NBC peacock
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (33, 34)
The Great Banana Split Race (Segment 1) (33)
Banana Vac teases part 2 of the race and introduces the cartoon. (33) (Banana Vac’s introduction of the cartoon was edited out in syndication, but restored in the Turner version of this episode.)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Spy.” Bakaar is furious when he discovers that the Arabian Knights have escaped with his treasure. His fury turns to glee when his wily magician, Sondar, proposes to change himself into a duplicate Zazuum to spy on the knights. Nida quickly discovers the imposter and she exposes him to her friends. The real Zazuum is recovered, and Bakaar is once more defeated. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (33)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Don’t go away, boys and girls, we’ll be right back”)
The Great Banana Split Race (Segment 2) (33)
Banana Vac teases part 3 of the race to follow Danger Island.
Danger Island 33: Mu-tan has to turn over his gun to the Skeleton Men. While their attention is drawn to the others, Chongo disguises himself as a Skeleton Man and succeeds in knocking a few of them out. Morgan takes a cue from Chongo and a fight begins. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (33)
Danger Island 34: Dr. Haydn, Morgan, Link and Chongo are fortunate enough to escape the cave, leaving Mu-tan and his men behind as prisoners of the Skeleton Men. They head for their boat, only to be trapped once more by the Skeletal Natives. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (34)
Riddle Time (Teach A Dog)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Song: “Two-Ton Tessie” (33, 34) (This is the series’ only case of a song being cut into two separate segments, each included in a different syndicated episode.)
The Great Banana Split Race (Segment 3) (34)
Banana Vac introduces the cartoon.
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “A Fair Day For Tooly.” Fair Day for Tooly results in his kidnapping and the theft of the Queen’s jewels by circus performers. The Musketeers battle the thieves, retrieve the jewels, and “allow” the villains’ sudden return to earth, and Tooly is rewarded with a second day at the fair. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (34)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“Don’t go away, boys and girls, we’ll be right back”)
The Great Banana Split Race (Segment 4) (34)
Season 2 Banana Vac joke (Lot of baloney)
Season 2 closing
NBC snake
(#18) (Original airdate 1/11/69, known repeat 6/14/69)
The "Danger Island" adventure serial concludes, and the Splits offer "Two-Ton Tessie" and "I'm Gonna Find A Cave." (TV Guide description) (Note: The syndicated version of "The Banana Splits And Friends Show" episode #36 as well as tape copies of the revised second-season rerun of Show #18 have the song "Toy Piano Melody" instead of "Two-Ton Tessie.")
Rundown: Show #K-18 REV
NBC peacock
Season 2 Kellogg’s billboard
Season 2 opening
Introduction (35, 36)
Fleegle calls the meeting to order. He pounds his gavel and yells for the other Splits to quiet down. Drooper asks why, since they didn’t say a word. Fleegle says he hadn’t noticed, since they are usually talking. Bingo and Drooper then proceed to argue over whether they were quiet as mouses, mice, meece or meeces. (35)
Secret Password (Golf) (35)
Hold The Bus! The Splits take off in their buggies. (35)
Bingo introduces the cartoon. (35)
Cartoon: Arabian Knights in “The Prisoner.” Bakaar plans to abduct the Princess Tasmin before her coronation, so he can ride into El Me Bolar and claim her throne. Bez, learning of the plot, alerts the knights, who disguise Nida as the princess. Once the evil sultan learns of the switch, he decides to hold Nida and Zazuum as a trap for Turhan. Bakaar is thwarted, and the Princess Tasmin happily assumes her royal status as Queen. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (35)
Season 1 Banana Vac joke (Apple/Pear) (35)
Bingo, Drooper and Fleegle are hit with pears. (35)
Cuckoo/what time is it (10:27) (35)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be back in a minute with more fun and surprises”)
Season 1 Banana Vac joke (Banana with a zipper)
Song: “I’m Gonna Find A Cave” (35)
Cuckoo and Banana Vac introduce “Danger Island.” (36)
Danger Island 35: Chongo had managed to climb high on the rocks while the Skeleton Men surrounded the others, and threw a net over the group closest to his friends. In order to frighten off the others, Morgan throws a grenade. They then make their way to the ocean, where they climb on board a rubber raft left there by Mu-tan. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (35)
Danger Island 36: As they approach Mu-tan’s boat, they are spotted by Leslie’s captor and he begins shooting at them. Chongo and Link swim to the boat and rescue Leslie. Dr. Haydn and Morgan join them. They then make their way back, Morgan and Chongo bidding goodbye to their friends, who are returning to civilization. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (36)
Season 1 Banana Vac joke (Blue banana)
Drooper is hit with a bunch of flowers.
Cuckoo/what time is it (Midnight)
Riddle Time (2000 Pound Canary)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“We’ll be right back after station identification”)
Season 2 Banana Vac bumper (“Like we promised, we came back”)
Season 2 Kellogg’s bumper
Season 1 Banana Vac joke (Rich banana) (35)
Drooper asks Fleegle why his ears are all bandaged. Fleegle says he hurt them while playing the piano: he plays by ear! (35)
Season 1 Banana Vac joke (Smart banana)
The Splits are hit with bowling pins.
Drooper is looking for a quarter he lost at school. Bingo asks why he’s looking for it here. Because the light is better, answers Drooper. (36)
Season 1 Banana Vac joke (Skinned)
Riddle Time (Humming Birds)
The Splits perform their club salute.
Season 1 Banana Vac joke (Good bananas win the ball game)
Cuckoo introduces the cartoon. (36)
Cartoon: The Three Musketeers in “Tooly’s Treasure Hunt.” Tooly inadvertently finds the gold Bando stole from the King’s carriage, and the highwayman threatens the boy’s life. The Musketeers arrive and save their little friend, making him an “honorary” Musketeer until they return to the King’s castle with Bando. (Description from Worldvision episode summary list) (36)
Bingo, Fleegle and Drooper are wrestling around with mattresses. (36)
Riddle Time (Automobile) (36)
Season 1 Banana Vac joke (Good bananas cross with the green light)
Season 2 gopher bumper (“We’ll be back in a minute with more fun and surprises”)
Season 1 Banana Vac joke (Yellow banana)
Cuckoo is wearing a sailor’s hat. “Eight bells and all’s well,” he says. (36)
Song: “Toy Piano Melody” (36)
Season 1 Banana Vac joke (One of the bunch)
Fleegle adjourns the meeting, and the Splits bend over backwards to say goodbye. (36)
Season 1 Banana Vac joke (Rolling banana gathers no moss)
Cuckoo/what time is it (Half past Friday) (35)
Bingo and Drooper sing goodbye. (35)
Season 2 closing
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Season 1 credits
Executive Producers: Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
Producer: Edward J. Rosen
Directed by Richard Donner
Written by Jack Hanrahan, Phil Hahn, Ellis Kadison, Anthony Spinner
Associate Producers: Alex Lovy, Lew Marshall, Art Scott
Cast: Frank Aletter, Kahana, Rockne Tarkington, Ronne Troup, Michael Vincent, Jeffrey Brock, Terrence Henry, Daniel Owen, Robert Towers, James Dove
Voices: Henry Corden, Teddy Eccles, Paul Frees, Frank Gerstle, Jonathan Harris, Daws Butler, Tommy Cook, Patsy Garrett, Rick Lancelot, Shari Lewis, Don Messick, Jay North, Barney Phillips, John Stephenson, Bruce Watson, Jay Larremore, Allan Melvin, Thomas Poole, Robert Smith, Paul Winchell
Directors of Photography: John Stephens and Robert Hauser
Supervising Film Editor: Warner Leighton
Film Editors: Larry Cowan, Roger Donley, Lloyd Friedgen, Wayne Hughes, Bill Lewis, David Lurie, Tony Milch, Bob Phillips, Joe Sandusky, Bob Warner, Gregory V. Watson, Jr.
Locations by Fouad Said
Costumes and sets created by Krofft Enterprises
Amusement Park Photography: Six Flags Over Texas
Amphical vehicles supplied by Mobility Unlimited, Inc.
Wardrobe by Judy Savalas
Animation Director: Charles A. Nichols
Production Design: Iwao Takamoto
Production Coordinator: Victor O. Schipek
Animation stories by Neal Barbera, Walter Black, Tom Dagenais, Bill Lutz, Joe Ruby, Ken Spears
Layouts: Lou Appet, Alvaro Arce, Mike Arens, Dale Barnhart, Jerry Eisenberg, Mo Gollub, Paul Gruwell, Alex Ignatiev, Willie Ito, Homer Jonas, Herb Johnson, Earl Klein, Lewis Ott, Bill Perez, Mike Royer, Tony Sgroi, Bob Singer, George Wheeler
Backgrounds: Walt Peregoy, Fernando Arce, Cathy Clark, Ron Dias, Marsha Gertenbach, David High, Bob Inman, Richard Khim, Rolando Oliva, John Park, Curtis Perkins, Tony Rizzo, Thelma Witmer
Titles: Bob Schaefer
Animation: Vicente Bassols, Rudy Cataldi, Oliver E. Callahan, Charles Downs, Zdenko Gasparovic, Robert Goe, Alan Green, Harry Holt, Maria Jursic, Bill Kelly, Ed Love, George Nicholas, Bill Nunes, George Rowley, Jay Sarbry, Hank Smith, Ken Southworth, John Sparey
Music: Ted Nichols, David Mook
Musical Arrangement: Jack Eskew
“The Tra La La Song” by Ritchie Adams and Mark Barkan
Production Manager: Clark Paylow
Assistant Director: Al Kraus
Sound Engineer: Richard Olson
Animation Photography: Frank Paiker, Bill Kotler, Roy Wade, Charles Fiekal, Frank Parrish, Clarence Wogatzke
Season 2 (1969-1970)
All descriptions for Season 2 episodes are transcribed from TV Guide listings. Season 2 shows featured “Arabian Knights“ and “Danger Island,” repeated from Season 1, and “The Hillbilly Bears,” repeated from the 1965-68 “Atom Ant” series, in place of “The Three Musketeers.” Season 2 saw a redesign of the characters' costumes, some more subtle than others (Snorky now wears a blue and yellow striped vest). (The new costumes actually debuted in show #17, the next-to-last episode of Season 1.) While Season 1 had featured regular segments such as "Dear Drooper," "Banana Splits News," "Riddle Time," and visits from the Sour Grapes Bunch, new weekly segments for Season 2 included "The Great Fleegali," "Coach Bingo," "Super Drooper," "School Time," "Nursery Rhymes," and "Wall Gags," the latter reminiscent of the "joke wall" format on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (writers Phil Hahn and Jack Hanrahan worked on both shows, and clips from "The Banana Splits Adventure Hour" were featured on one "Laugh-In" episode in 1968.)(Special) “The Banana Splits & Friends” (8/30/69)
The Banana Splits present leading characters from five new series debuting Sept. 6 on NBC: Jack Wild (of the movie "Oliver!") in "H.R. Pufnstuf;" Marshall Thompson ("Daktari"), host of the animal series "Jambo;" the animated Grump, Pink Panther, and wiseacre magpies Heckle and Jeckle. (Note: This “fall preview” of NBC Saturday morning series aired in the show’s regular timeslot.)
(#19) (Original airdate 9/6/69; repeated 1/17/70)(9/6/69 listing) 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 "Hillbilly Bears."
(1/17/70 listing) The Splits engage in a geographical spelling bee.
(#20) (Original airdate 9/13/69; repeated 1/24/70)
Super Drooper tangles with a clothing thief.
(#21) (Original airdate 9/20/69; repeated 1/31/70)
Introduced: a grabby animated dresser-drawer, and Goofy Gopher the puppet.
(#22) (Original airdate 9/27/69; repeated 2/14/70)
Super Drooper tangles with a trash-can tipper; the Great Fleegali has a smashing time with a pocket watch.
(#23) (Original airdate 10/4/69, repeated 2/7/70)
Super Drooper gets on the trail of the Steam Roller Sneak.
(#24) (Original airdate 10/11/69; repeated 2/21/70)
Fleegle opens a unique barbershop; Super Drooper goes to bat.
(#25) (Original airdate 10/18/69; repeated 2/28/70)
The Great Fleegali's magic trick backfires; and Super Drooper meets a fish-net nabber.
(#26) (Original airdate 10/25/69; repeated 3/7/70)
In a fan-letter session, the Splits learn who is top banana.
(#27) (Original airdate 11/1/69; repeated 3/14/70)
Fleegle finds a surprise in the mailbox.
(#28) (Original airdate 11/8/69; repeated 3/21/70)
The Great Fleegali gives a new twist to the old rope trick. The Splits try a tug of war.
(#29) (Original airdate 11/15/69; repeated 3/28/70)
The mailbox holds a musical surprise for Fleegle.
(#30) (Original airdate 11/22/69; repeated 4/4/70)
Fleegle celebrates his birthday; Coach Bingo teaches his players the "clean sweep."
(#31) (Original airdate 11/29/69; repeated 4/11/70)
Fleegle gives a new twist to an old nursery rhyme; Super Drooper meets the masked impersonator. (Note: This is the last original episode of the series. Since only 13 shows were produced for Season 2, the next five shows aired were repeated from Season 1, and most likely were re-edited to include the last five chapters of “Danger Island.”)
(12/6/69) Reruns begin with episodes from last season.
(12/13/69) Tunes: "Wait Till Tomorrow" and "I'd Be A Millionaire." (This most likely was a repeat of show #6 with the “Danger Island” segments substituted from show #15.)
(12/20/69) (No description)
(12/27/69) (Pre-empted)
(1/3/70) (No description)
(1/10/70) On film: A policeman directs traffic with a rock and roll twist. (This was a rerun of either show #4 or show #9, with the “Danger Island“ segment from show #18.)
(TV Guide listings included no descriptions for 4/18/70 and 5/2/70 through 9/5/70. The 4/25/70 show was pre-empted. September 5, 1970 was the final airdate for the series.)
List of Season 2 segments
(Presumably not complete, this list is based on original scripts.)
"Banana Vac Gags" (Numbered B. V. #7 through B. V. #18)
"Club Opening" segments
C. O. #1 (Beachballs)
C. O. #2 (Oak leaf)
C. O. #3 (Balloons)
C. O. #4 (Pin)
C. O. #5 (Duck call)
C. O. #6 (Paper)
C. O. #7 (Ring)
C. O. #8 (Flower)
C. O. #9 (Pocket)
C. O. #10 (Bounce)
C. O. #11 (Cotton)
C. O. #12 (Foam)
C. O. #13 (Funny)
"Club Closing" segments
C. C. #1 (A good note)
C. C. #2 (Banana with wheels)
C. C. #3 (A motion)
C. C. #4 (In good taste)
C. C. #5 (Running late)
C. C. #6 (Lost gavel)
C. C. #7 (Wind up)
C. C. #8 (Rousing cheer)
C. C. #9 (Let's hear it)
C. C. #10 (Say "something")
C. C. #11 (Salute)
C. C. #12 (A little order)
C. C. #13 (Cards & letters)
"Cuckoo Clock" segments
C. U. C. #1 (Sixteen o'clock)
C. U. C. #2 (Tea time)
C. U. C. #3 (Tickle time)
C. U. C. #4 (Silly time)
C. U. C. #5 (Nap time)
C. U. C. #6 (Hop on one foot)
C. U. C. #7 (Fall on your face)
C. U. C. #8 (Headache time)
C. U. C. #9 (Jumping time)
C. U. C. #10 (Running time)
C. U. C. #11 ("Muggy")
C. U. C. #12 (Bandage your nose)
C. U. C. #13 (Time to get up)
C. U. C. #14 (Time to go to bed)
C. U. C. #15 (Four gongs)
"Dresser Drawer" segments
D. D. #1 (Nail the drawer)
D. D. #2 (Tail caught)
D. D. #3 (Alternating drawers and long drawer)
D. D. #4 (Flying towel)
D. D. #5 (The camping trip -- long drawer)
D. D. #6 (Rubber ball)
D. D. #7 (Ping pong)
D. D. #8 (The magic knobs)
D. D. #9 (Stacked towels)
D. D. #10 (Out the window)
D. D. #11 (Serpent)
"Exercising" segments
EX. #1 (Barbell) (This segment is the source of the short redubbed clip used to introduce the "Atom Ant" cartoons on the syndicated "Banana Splits And Friends Show")
EX. #2 (Up-Down)
EX. #3 (Legs Up)
"Fan Letters" segments
F. L. #1 (Training wheels)
F. L. #2 (Fall down)
F. L. #3 (One of the bunch)
F. L. #4 (Skate key)
F. L. #5 (Snorky blows bubbles)
F. L. #6 (Banana peelings)
F. L. #7 (Little Kong)
F. L. #8 (Fanletter)
F. L. #9 (Trunk of bananas)
F. L. #10 (Favorite Banana Split) (Show #26)
F. L. #11 (Zipper banana)
F. L. #12 (Drooper's tail)
F. L. #13 (Who can rap the gavel)
F. L. #14 (Snorky's peanuts)
"Fan Letters To Super Drooper" segments
F. L. #1 (More powerful than a locomotive)
F. L. #2 (Baby Drooper)
F. L. #3 (Cannon ball)
"The Great Fleegali" segments
G. F. #1 (Disappearing cloth)
G. F. #2 (Pocket watch) (Show #22)
G. F. #3 (Tablecloth pull) (This segment is the source of the short redubbed clip used to introduce the "Secret Squirrel" cartoons on the syndicated "Banana Splits And Friends Show")
G. F. #4 (Handcuffs)
G. F. #5 (Rope escape)
G. F. #6 (Magic goldfish)
G.F. #7 (Magic rope)
G. F. #8 (Change heads)
G. F. #9 (The mind reader)
G. F. #10 (The bunny rabbit)
G. F. #11 (Magic bananas)
G. F. #12 (Colored silks)
G. F. #13 (Milk bottle)
"Mailbox" segments
M. B. #1 (Gavel)
M. B. #2 (Long handle gavel)
M. B. #3 (Serpent)
M. B. #4 (Bowling ball)
M. B. #5 (Birthday) (Show #30)
M. B. #6 (Moby Dick)
M. B. #7 (Phono record) (Show #29)
M. B. #8 (Chain letter)
M. B. #9 (Boxing lessons)
M. B. #10 (Ski lessons)
M. B. #11 (Cream pie)
"Miscellaneous Gags" segments
MISC. #1 (Fishing in picture)
MISC. #2 (The frog)
MISC. #3 (Tug of war with doubles)
MISC. #4 (Two tug of wars)
MISC. #5 (The dentist)
MISC. #6 (The barber) (Show #24)
MISC. #7 (Pickle jar)
MISC. #8 (Invisible basketball)
MISC. #9 (Homework)
MISC. #10 (The serpent at the door)
"Nursery Rhymes" segments
NR #1 (Hickory dickory dock)
NR #2 (Four & twenty blackbirds)
NR #3 (Peter Peter pumpkin eater)
"The Radio" segments
RAD. #1 (The home run)
RAD. #2 (Weather report)
RAD. #3 (Newscast)
"Safety Hints" segments
S. H. #1 (Swing)
S. H. #2 (Hammer and nail)
S. H. #3 (The ladder)
"School Time" segments
S. T. #1 (Hippopatamus) (sic)
S. T. #2 (The train)
S. T. #3 (Mississippi)
S. T. #4 (Distance between L. A. and N. Y.)
S. T. #5 (Spell Saskatchewan) (Show #19?)
S. T. #6 (Patrick Henry)
S. T. #7 (Subtracting apples)
S. T. #8 (Joplin-Chicago-North Pole)
"Super Drooper" segments
S. D. #1 (Innertube inflater)
S. D. #2 (Trash tipper) (Show #22)
S. D. #3 (Blasts)
S. D. #4 (Steam roller sneak) (Show #23)
S. D. #5 (Banana bandit)
S. D. #6 (Feather filcher)
S. D. #7 (Fish net nabber) (Show #25)
S. D. #8 (The home run) (Show #24)
S. D. #9 (Window slammer)
S. D. #10 (Pickle puncher)
S. D. #11 (Clothes clutcher) (Show #21)
S. D. #12 (Rodeo roper)
S. D. #13 (Two Super Droopers) (Show #31)
"Wall Gags" segments (73)
Season 2 credits
Executive Producers: Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
Directed by Tom Boutross
Danger Island sequence directed by Richard Donner
Written by Jack Hanrahan, Jimmie Young, Ellis Kadison and Anthony Spinner
Associate Producer: Don Sandburg
Cast: Frank Aletter, Kahana, Rockne Tarkington, Ronne Troup, Michael Vincent, Jeffrey Brock, Terrence Henry, Daniel Owen, Robert Towers
Voices: Henry Corden, Paul Frees, Frank Gerstle, Shari Lewis, Don Messick, Jay North, Jean Vander Pyl (These voice credits apply to the animated segments)
Voices: Daws Butler, Rick Lancelot, Jay Larremore, Allan Melvin, Thomas Poole, Paul Winchell (These voice credits apply to the live-action segments)
Directors of Photography: John Stephens, Winton Hoch, Robert Hauser
Supervising Film Editor: Warner Leighton
Film Editors: Lee Gilbert, Bud Warner, Larry Cowan, Tony Milch, Bob Phillips, Rex Lipton
Locations by Fouad Said
Costumes and sets created by Krofft Enterprises
Amusement Park Photography: Coney Island, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Six Flags Over Texas
Wardrobe by Judy Savalas
Associate Animation Producers: Alex Lovy, Lew Marshall, Art Scott
Animation Director: Charles A. Nichols
Production Design: Iwao Takamoto
Production Coordinator: Victor O. Schipek
Animation stories by Neal Barbera, Walter Black, Tom Dagenais, Bill Lutz, Joe Ruby, Ken Spears, Dalton Sandifer
Layouts: Lou Appet, Alvaro Arce, Mike Arens, Dale Barnhart, Jerry Eisenberg, Mo Gollub, Paul Gruwell, Alex Ignatiev, Willie Ito, Homer Jonas, Herb Johnson, Earl Klein, Lewis Ott, Bill Perez, Mike Royer, Tony Sgroi, Bob Singer, George Wheeler
Backgrounds: Walt Peregoy, Fernando Arce, Cathy Clark, Ron Dias, Marsha Gertenbach, David High, Bob Inman, Richard Khim, Rolando Oliva, John Park, Curtis Perkins, Tony Rizzo, Thelma Witmer
Titles: Bob Schaefer
Animation: Vicente Bassols, Rudy Cataldi, Oliver E. Callahan, Charles Downs, Zdenko Gasparovic, Robert Goe, Alan Green, Harry Holt, Maria Jursic, Bill Kelly, Ed Love, George Nicholas, Bill Nunes, George Rowley, Jay Sarbry, Hank Smith, Ken Southworth, John Sparey
Music: Ted Nichols, David Mook
Musical Arrangement: Jack Eskew
“The Tra La La Song” by Ritchie Adams and Mark Barkan
Production Manager: Bill Faralla
Assistant Director: Gary Grillo
Sound Supervisor: Richard Olson
Animation Photography: Frank Paiker, Bill Kotler, Roy Wade, Charles Fiekal, Frank Parrish, Clarence Wogatzke
“The Banana Splits In Hocus Pocus Park”
After the series ended, one more Banana Splits show was produced: “The Banana Splits In Hocus Pocus Park” aired as an installment of “The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie” on Saturday, November 25, 1972. Intended as a pilot episode for a potential new series, this one-hour show combined live-action and animation, the only time the Banana Splits appeared as cartoon characters. The live-action sequences were filmed at King’s Island in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Season 2’s amusement park sequences had been filmed (although at that time, the park was known as Coney Island). The park was called Hocus Pocus Park in the show. One song was performed, “Doin’ The Banana Split.“ Reportedly, Jeff Winkless (Fleegle) was the only one of the four original costumed actors to perform in this show. All the original voice actors reprised their roles, except for a couple scenes in which Allan Melvin’s Drooper is voiced by Don Messick. Messick also doubles for Howard Morris’ Hocus in a couple scenes (and is officially credited for both voices). After its original broadcast on ABC, this show was repeated on Cinemax and HBO in the 1980s and on Cartoon Network in the 1990s.
Those singing, dancing, zany clowns of merriment match wits with a wicked witch in a contest to win the return of a little girl lost in the Forbidden Forest. The Splits stumble into the enchanted woods, where they meet the witch’s henchmen, Hocus and Pocus. These two bunglers turn the witch’s plans into shambles, and instead they lead the Splits to her castle. Freedom for all is near if the Splits defeat the witch’s mechanical robot knight in a duel to the end. The special offers music and song, along with delightful comedy from four of the exciting stars of Hanna-Barbera’s “The Banana Splits Show.” (Plot summary from Worldvision press material)
Executive Producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Cast: Daws Butler (Bingo, Frog, Octopus), Joan Gerber (Witch), Don Messick (Hocus, Pocus, Drooper); Michelle Tobin (Susie), Paul Winchell (Fleagle, Tree) (Note neither Allan Melvin nor Howard Morris are included in the official credits.)
The press package also includes the following more detailed synopsis:
Those zany clowns of fun and merriment, The Banana Splits, involve themselves in a tale of fantasy as they enter the Forbidden Forest in search of a kidnapped child.
The fun starts when the Splits fail as salesmen for their guided tour of an amusement park. In desperation, they reduce the admission price to nothing. Soon, a delightful little child apperas and agrees to take a tour.
Fleegle is now thrilled, and attempts to entertain the little girl right on the spot. However, the young lady, whose name is Susie, is eager to see more than the clowning antics of the Splits. Together, all depart for a tour in their dune buggy.
Meanwhile, a wicked witch spots Susie, and decides she would make a perfect witch’s assistant. Her wizards, Hocus and Pocus, think Susie is too young. The witch plans to keep her until she grows up and can become a wicked witch.
Enticed by the witch’s animated balloon, Susie wanders after it. The Banana Splits follow her through a solid billboard and into the Forbidden Forest. Terrified by all the “Beware” signs, the Banana Splits sing to restore their courage.
Hocus and Pocus capture Susie, but she refuses to believe in them. They try to demonstrate their magic, which works only if they say “Hocus-Pocus” together. Unimpressed, Susie resumes chasing the balloon.
They then go after the Banana Splits, with Hocus disguised as a zebra. But he and Pocus disagree as to whether a zebra should have spots, squares, swirls or stars. Now they dig a pit, only to have the Banana Splits discover it and fill it. Next they set a trap, only to catch themselves. At last, they agree that by saying “Hocus-Pocus,” they’ll send a boulder crashing down on the Banana Splits, but Pocus says “Pocus” too late, and the boulder lands on them.
The Banana Splits free them, and Hocus and Pocus offer to guide them to Susie and lead the way back to Magic Land. The witch has Susie at her castle, which is surrounded by a moat and guarded by a nasty dragon. After the Banana Splits fail to cross with a bridge and a submarine, and Hocus and Pocus fail with their magic, Fleegle decides to use reverse psychology to get into the castle. They persuade the dragon they are not interested in entering the castle, so he opens the drawbridge for them and they confront the witch.
She offers a sporting proposition: if one of them defeats her robot knight mounted on a mechanical horse, the reward will be Susie and safe return to Magic Land. Drooper is the only one dumb enough to face the knight. Assisted by Hocus’s and Pocus’s magic weapons, which backfire, Drooper defeats the knight.
The Banana Splits persuade Hocus and Pocus to return with them, but the witch refuses, even knocking out their magic.
Finally, all escape on the mechanical horse and jump through the billboard and into the amusement park, in time for a Banana Split concert.
The program offers a moral for young audiences regarding the value of assisting their neighbors.
Syndication: "The Banana Splits And Friends Show"