The Banana Splits Adventure Hour

The Banana Splits Adventure Hour

The Banana Splits Adventure Hour

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The Banana Splits Adventure Hour

1968- 1969

2 Seasons

37 Episodes

7.4(29 votes)

Ended

Family

Animation

Overview

The Banana Splits Adventure Hour was an hour-long, packaged television variety program featuring The Banana Splits, a fictional rock band composed of four funny animal characters. The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera, and ran for 31 episodes on NBC Saturday mornings, from September 7, 1968, to September 5, 1970.

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Hanna-Barbera Cartoons

NBC

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

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Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Paul Winchell

Paul Winchell

Don Messick

Don Messick

Daws Butler

Daws Butler

Robert Towers

Robert Towers

Allan Melvin

Allan Melvin

Jeff Winkless

Creative team

Created by: Marty Krofft
Sid Krofft
Produced by: Joseph Barbera
William Hanna

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