Bananaman (TV series)

Bananaman is a British animated comedy series which ran from 3 October 1983 to 15 June 1988. It was based on the comic strip character Bananaman from the DC Thomson comic Nutty, and directed and produced by Terry Ward and Trevor Bond at 101 Productions. The show ran for 40 five-minute episodes, each of which featured the voices of The Goodies (Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie) and Jill Shilling. The soundtrack was composed by Dave Cooke.

Parts of the character Eric Wimp were changed for the series: he was now called Eric Twinge, had a distinctive banana-shaped hairstyle rather than being bald (like he was in the first few years in the comic), and had a love interest (only when transformed) in the form of Fiona, a newsreader, based on Selina Scott.

When Danger Mouse first aired on Nickelodeon in America, Bananaman was shown after it to round out the show to a half hour.

Cast

• Tim Brooke-Taylor as Eric, King Zorg of the Nerks, Eddie the Gent, Auntie, Appleman, Narrator and additional voices
• Graeme Garden as Bananaman, General Blight, Maurice of The Heavy Mob and additional voices
• Bill Oddie as Crow, Chief O'Reilly, Doctor Gloom, the Weatherman and additional voices
• Jill Shilling as Fiona, Mother Nerk, Samantha and additional voices

Series guide

• Series 1: 3 October – 11 November 1983 - 12 episodes
• Series 2: 4 October – 19 December 1984 - 13 episodes
• Series 3: 7 January – 15 April 1986 - 15 episodes

"Memory Lane" episode from series 2 was not broadcast until June 1988 but was made alongside series 2.

Episodes

Series 1 (1983)

Series 2 (1984)

Series 3 (1986)

References

External links

• Episode guide