Good start, but then it gets ruined

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

I noticed that there are many, many glowing reviews for this show, so I felt compelled to write my response to "The Banana Splits". In my opinion, this was an absolutely dreadful show--even if, as kids, we enjoyed it. And, when I tried watching it years later, I nearly felt suicidal--I hated it that much! The show was a hippie-fied hodgepodge of third-rate cartoons and terrible live-action shorts. And, it was all strung together by some completely unfunny and LOUD appearances by four folks dressed up as the Splits (my favorite was Snork--as he said nothing!).Each episode featured several possible arrangements of shorts/cartoons. The one I disliked most was "Danger Island"--sort of like a movie serial but less interesting. With it's cries of "Uh, oh...Chongo!" it made my skin crawl even as a kid--and all my friends hated this show as well. Little did we know that it was an early chance to see Jan Michael Vincent as 'the cute blond guy'! "Tom Sawyer" wasn't bad--and was an unusual combination of live action and cartoons. As for the rest, they ranged from adventure cartoons (like "The Arabian Knights") to silly but fun cartoons (the best of which I think were "Secret Squirrel" and "The Hillbilly Bears"). However, even the best of these are really limp compared to most kids shows today--and also feature astoundingly low cel counts--making the cartoons seem rather robotic in movement and style.All in all, my childhood recollections of this show are MUCH different from the other reviews. I dreaded the show...and as an adult, I didn't like it nearly this much!!

This was a really cute kids' show, but what really amazes me is that I can still remember the theme song, and I have it on an old 45 record in it's original sleeve.We'll be doin' it, doin' it, doin' it, doing the Banana Split, ya'll. We'll be slidin' it, peelin' it, scoopin' it, etc.!Anyone know what it might be worth? I don't think I'd part with it, though, any more than parting with my Huckleberry Hound bank! There were a lot of "kitschy" shows on at the time, but this one was full of fun and silliness. It's a shame that there aren't as many fun shows for kids these days. They are missing out.UPDATE! I did find the 45, to discover that I don't have the sleeve, but I do have 2 records. So KHDolan, the group is actually the Banana Splits. Here are the names of the songs.Record 1 - Doing' the Banana Split, I Enjoy Being a Boy (in love with you), The Beautiful Calliopa, and Let Me Remember You Smiling.Record 2 - The Tra-la-la Song (One Banana, Two Banana), That's the Pretty Part of You, It's a Good Day for a Parade, and The Very First Kid on My Block.A Past, Present, and Future Production by David Mook, for Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. (1969)Good luck!

This was basically, "The Monkees" for kids with cartoons and a weekly serial tossed in for fun. Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In was an obvious influence as well with the pop-art sets, patterns and color schemes. Paul Winchell's voice (Jerry Mahoney and Mortimer Snurd - a popular Ventriloquist/Dummy act of the time) as Fleagle was fun. Winchell was also the voice of "Tigger" from Disney's "Winnie the Pooh" and many other cartoon voices, including the leader of the "Anthill Mob" in "The Adventures of Penelope Pitstop." Daws Butler's voice (Huckleberry Hound and many others) as Bingo was great too.I had to see reruns of this show to remember it was Jan Michael Vincent's t.v. debut in the "Danger Island" segment."Chongo" (Uh Oh) got a little irritating with his constant bird sounds in place of real language.The cartoons were fun - Three Musketeers and Arabian Nights.It was an obvious Hannah-Barbera effort.Lots of fun for kids. Teens too.GREAT theme song (La la la, la la la la)!

During half-way into the show,there was this short piece that have several survivors stranded on a tropical island where they faced great danger at every turn,and along the way they had this huge guy(played by Rocke Tarkington),and his mate who guided them through the treacherous jungles,and fought off deadly animals,and bloodthirsty pirates,and etc......... It also had a very young Jan Micheal-Vincent in this too,and it still comes on every Friday night on Cartoon Network. The show I'm preferring to was one action packed show,even though it only ran for like eight to nine minutes....Catch the non-stop excitement of "Danger Island",as part of the Banana Splits Show. In case you're wondering,the show was very good,and one of the best memories from my childhood.