The Bananas (TV series)

The Bananas
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(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Producer(s)	Robert Gibbons
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	CBC Television
Original release	2 January – 6 February 1969

The Bananas was a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television in 1969.

Premise

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

This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) from 2 January to 6 February 1969.

References

1. Corcelli, John (April 2002). "The Bananas". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
2. "The Bananas is created for kiddies". Ottawa Citizen. 1 November 1968. p. TV Weekly 15. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Bananas". Queen's University. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
• The Bananas at the Internet Movie Database