The Bananas (TV series)
Appearance
The Bananas | |
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Genre | children's |
Created by | Rod Coneybeare |
Starring | Bonnie-Carol Case John Davies Melody Greer Francois-Regis Klanfer |
Narrated by | Alan Maitland |
Theme music composer | Rod Coneybeare Jim Pirie |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
Production | |
Producer | Robert Gibbons |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 2 January 6 February 1969 | –
The Bananas was a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television in 1969.
Premise
[edit]The Bananas (Bonnie-Carol Case, John Davies, Melody Greer, Francois-Regis Klanfer) were joined in Bananaland by The Blob (a special-effects pet), the Official, Certified, Genuine, Grade-A Gorilla and The Big Mouth (which provided factoids when fed). Alan Maitland was the Great Announcer.
The show's intent was to promote "attitudes through humour" using comedic sketches.[1] The CBC's schools and youth department produced the series for a target audience between ages nine and 14.[2]
Scheduling
[edit]This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) from 2 January to 6 February 1969.
References
[edit]- ^ Corcelli, John (April 2002). "The Bananas". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "The Bananas is created for kiddies". Ottawa Citizen. 1 November 1968. p. TV Weekly 15. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
External links
[edit]- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Bananas". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015.
- The Bananas at IMDb