The Banana Splits Adventure Hour

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U.K. intro lyrics: "One banana, two banana, three banana, four, four bananas make a bunch and so do many more. Flippin' like a pancake, poppin' like a cork, Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snork..."
The set and costumes were designed by Sid and Marty Krofft.
The name of the group of little girls that terrorized the Banana Splits were the Sour Grapes.
Besides the "Banana Splits" live-action comedy and music skits, the other segments of the show were: "The Arabian Knights" (animated) "The Three Musketeers" (animated) "Micro-Ventures" (animated) "Danger Island" (live action) Later seasons also featured re-runs of segments from "The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1968), The Adventures of Gulliver, and "The Atom Ant Show" (1965).
Opening and closing sequences were filmed at Six Flags Over Texas and Coney Island Cincinnati amusement parks.
George Barris (creator of the 60's Batmobile, the Munsters' Koach, and Knight Rider's KITT) created the Banana Buggies featured in this show.
One of the composers employed to write the songs "performed" by the Banana Splits was future R&B legend Barry White.
Songwriters Mark Barkan and Ritchie Adams, who composed "The Tra-La-La Song" (Main Theme) and other songs for The Banana Splits, also wrote songs for The Archies.
The series showcased the directorial debut of future superstar director Richard Donner.