Talk:The Banana Splits

message: Mentions of the repeats and reruns (for example on Boomerang) would make a fine addition. --AWF
Who on Earth wants a citation that the Dickies got into the UK charts with a cover of the theme? That's fairly well known, isn't it? Not hard to cite... 86.0.230.142 17:12, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone went a bit over the top adding the citation tag here. Citation tags should generally only be added to dubious statements or facts that can't easily be verified. I added some sources for the Bob Marley reference because that was a claim rather than a fact, and I've left the Shortnin' Bread tag there because I couldn't find a reliable source for it. The other two tags have been removed because they are easily verified by anyone wanting to. The Dickies fact is even mentioned in their own article, but whoever asked for a citation didn't bother to look. Pufnstuf 04:23, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Who on Earth _wouldn't_ want to know about something like the Dickies' cover? Okay, your turn. – AndyFielding (talk) 00:56, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  Sure wish they'd fix this bug in the mobile version of the Talk editor. I definitely started that last comment with two colons. AndyFielding (talk) 00:57, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Isn't Fleegle's name spelled Fleagle as in beagle?  i think it isLiPollis 00:02, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Nope, "Fleegle" (see https://www.furaffinity.net/view/38214999). My guess is that "Fleagle" would've brought fleas to mind. 🐜 😬 – AndyFielding (talk) 01:01, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Fleegle or Fleagle?

message: According to the Season 2 scripts, his name is spelled "Fleegle." It's also spelled that way on virtually all official merchandise, including the back cover notes on the We're The Banana Splits album. (Mark Yurkiw, webmaster, bananasplits.4t.com) EDIT: I checked the album cover again, and in fact, his name is spelled "Fleagle" in the back cover notes. It's still wrong. (The series' original scripts trump an album cover's liner notes, and besides, I can't find any other licensed merchandise with this spelling.)—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.3.67.4 (talk) 23:14, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks.  Of course, after I posted that question, I went and looked around and felt so stupid when i saw that the majority of verifiable references to him are as Fleegle !  Thanks anyway for the explanation.  It will likely prevent any future confusion about the spelling.LiPollis 08:54, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was going to add a message on this talk page months ago regarding this because it seems to be a common misconception. I was the editor who corrected the name to "Fleegle" originally, in my edit here I was being slightly assertive in the summary because it wasn't the first time a passing editor had decided to change it on a whim. I was going to add an image to the article showing the correct spelling, for example here and here but I thought that wouldn't be classed as "fair use". Pufnstuf 03:38, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Shouldn't this have been included in the previous entry? Now I feel silly. Well, only for the 30th or so time today. – AndyFielding (talk) 01:02, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  Dang—I definitely preceded that comment with three colons… Better make that 31. – AndyFielding (talk) 01:04, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  No, "Fleegle" is correct 

message: Several common misconceptions show up regarding the Banana Splits all over the place...most of them have been straightened out in the main article, but I'll try and take a stab at them right here.
* Don Messick did not perform Snorky's voice. (No one did. The character never spoke.)
* It's "Snorky," not "Snork." Although the theme song lyrics refer to him as "Snork." (Because "Snork" rhymes with "cork.") (The same way Wally Gator does not live in a swamp, even though his theme song says he does.)
* It's "Fleegle," not "Fleagle."
* Richard Donner directed all the live-action in the first season, including the Banana Splits segments as well as "Danger Island." 
* Two seasons of shows were produced and originally aired on NBC, but only the Season 1 episodes have been shown in reruns since then.
* The following cartoons were never part of the original show: Atom Ant; Precious Pupp; Secret Squirrel; Squiddly Diddly; Winsome Witch; The New Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn; The Adventures Of Gulliver. No matter what any website claims, these cartoons never aired as segments on The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. Later on, all these cartoons (which originally were separate shows) were thrown together as part of the re-edited syndicated series, called The Banana Splits And Friends Show, which in reality consisted of a bunch of individual shows under that umbrella title. (The Hillbilly Bears--originally a segment on Atom Ant--did air on the original show, during the second season.)
* The amusement park footage in the show's opening and closing was not filmed at Kings Island--the series wrapped in 1969, while Kings Island opened in 1972. The commonly-seen Season 2 title sequence, which adorns the syndicated shows, was filmed at Coney Island in Cincinnati--most of the rides and attractions were later relocated to Kings Island. Amusement park scenes filmed for Season 1, including the original Season 1 opening and closing titles, were filmed at Six Flags Over Texas. The Banana Splits In Hocus Pocus Park had scenes filmed at Kings Island, but not the original series. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.3.67.132 (talk) 12:33, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Speaking of misconceptions... 

message: I notice this page has been amended to credit Nelson B. Winkless as the composer of "The Tra La La Song." That's very interesting, and it would make sense...but on every record release as well as the closing credits of the TV show, the song is credited to Ritchie Adams and Mark Barkan. I would love to see documentation of the Winkless credit. (By the way, he was the father of three of the actors in the suits.)TooterTurtle 23:03, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Shalla la la la la la Jara Lala Lala Lala 2603:7081:1200:1186:8C35:D839:3AA:260F (talk) 11:22, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  N. B. Winkless Jr. wrote "The Tra La La Song" (?) 

message: James "Jimmy" Dove passed away on July 27, 2010 following a 28-year battle with Parkinson's Disease. To the best of my knowledge, he did all of the live-action filmed sequences in the first season. I have a large stack of promotional cards featuring him as Snorky, which I assume were part of a character-specific set Hanna-Barbera made for the release. As far as I know, the other Snorky didn't start until Season 2. Other artifacts I've uncovered are some old un-coloured gels (just the black in outlines-- perhaps for storyboards?), and a letter written by my father to the producer apologising for his vertigo, which I take it became something of a problem when they filmed the opening roller-coaster sequence.
I haven't yet had a chance to go through the various papers in detail, but if I find anything else vaguely interesting, I'll post it here. LibraryFaerie (talk) 15:30, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  About Snorky, Season 1 

message: That was kind of interesting. I get that it's probably a list of TV stations which at one time carried the syndicated version of the show...but where does it come from? Are those the stations that signed on to run the show when it was first syndicated? I think it's interesting (if non-essential) info...but now you've got me curious. For instance, WFLD-Channel 32 ran the syndicated half-hour show in Chicago (1973-1982), but later on (1984), WPWR-Channel 60 picked up just the Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel episodes. At first they made up their own intro with clips and needle-dropped music and ran the show as "Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel," then one summer they briefly ran the show as "Banana Splits And Friends." But still just the Ant/Squirrel shows. Later on (1990-1991), WGN's superstation feed ran the syndicated series (the whole package), but not in Chicago. TooterTurtle (talk) 22:18, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of TV stations 

message: Wasn't a cartoon called "The Wacky Racers" part of the cartoon lineup shown on the Banana Splits show?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.252.245.194 (talk) 14:51, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have a vague recollection of The Pink Panther Show cartoons being shown as part of the show when it was shown in BBC1 in the early 70's.  Did I imagine this?Mr Larrington (talk) 11:56, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I fear you might have done.  As a fellow early 70s BBC1 viewer, the Pink Panther show was entirely separate, and I don't remember anything other than Arabian Knights, Three Musketeers and Danger Island showing as part of the Banana Splits show. -- A.S. 86.182.240.179 (talk) 02:37, 6 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  Note to prospective WP editors: Please learn difference between "it's" ("it is") and "its" ("belonging to it"). Thanks! – AndyFielding (talk) 01:09, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wacky Racers 

message: So...anybody remember seeing The Banana Splits "live" in concert? ( And I mean outside of a Six Flags Amusement Park.). I saw them perform - in either 1970 or 1971 - sorry my child memory is spotty. They played at the Tanforan Mall in San Bruno,California. Well,"played",in as much that they mimed really good to pre-recorded music. They also gave out "autographed" photos. Anybody else get to experience this?  User: Harvey J Satan  209.247.21.243 (talk) 00:08, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Banana Splits "Live" 

message: The article name is Banana Splits, which is a little confusing and misleading. There are a number of redirects to this page, namely The Banana Splits. Unless there is any disagreement, I'm going to request a page move to that title, being the more appropriate title. Yngvarr (t) (c) 00:00, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Your wish is granted. Long Live Jambi. – AndyFielding (talk) 01:12, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article name 

message: There is an external link , which contains a huge amount of information already incorporated into the article. I'm concerned that this wouldn't satisfy WP:RS, so I want to get discussion on to the suitability of this source. Much of this information is a gold mine which I suspect wouldn't be available anywhere else (and given that at least one of the actors has died), and it would be a shame to loose it. As a side note, much of the original text appears to be incorporated verbatium, which is generally a big no-no. If the source stays, the text will need to be re-written as well as cited. Yngvarr (t) (c) 17:38, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Quotes from people will have to be rewritten or not used at all given the copyright and litigation notice at the bottom of the pages but a rewrite with sourcing will satisfy that issue. As for reliability, it's likely that being a personal website, little of it would be considered as such. Even though it has a great amount of information, it wouldn't pass for reliable. treelo radda 18:03, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, since nobody else has chimed in, the source and the material goes. I'll try to get ahold of their autobios ( and ), there should be some sort of info in there. At the moment, status quo, and if the material is removed before then, so be it. Yngvarr (t) (c) 23:08, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

text: Really does depend if that information is documented anywhere, if it is then by all means add it to the article but it does need to be verifiable as accurate and reliable. treelo radda 16:26, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discussion about sources 

message: There's no mention anywhere about the Banana Splits game show.  I was on it when I was 8 or 9 (1970ish) in Hollywood/L.A area.  There was a live studio audience, a human host and one of the banana splits.  It was an auction format.  My brother won a view master and I won a guitar.  The host sang to me while the Banana Split wrapped it's arm on my shoulder and swayed.  So was this local to the L.A. area or was it part of the Adventure Hour?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.24.42.142 (talk) 04:07, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remember the Game Show? 

message: Article has been tagged long-term for needing references. Feel free to reinsert the below material with appropriate citations. DonIago (talk) 13:58, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsourced material 

message: Much of the page for "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" duplicates content in this Banana Splits article. It seems appropriate to either combine the two articles, or restrict information regarding covers of the theme song to the song's page. --70.194.103.42 (talk) 04:20, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: over 1 year, no interest. Toddst1 (talk) 20:17, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal: The Tra La La Song 

message: The description of the show as HB’s first foray in to blending of live action/ animation in the foreword to the article seems a little misleading: the animated and live-action parts were discrete, with the live introducing the cartoons. As written it makes it sound like the show was live-action *in* animated settings (à la Mary Poppins fantasy sequences) - which it wasn’t. Surely a better contender for the title would be The New Adventures of Huck Finn which did have live action against animation, was in production at the same time as The Splits, and debuted two weeks later? Jock123 (talk) 12:14, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  First blending of live action/ animation by HB? 

message: The show itself should be in the present, but the production should be in the past.  "'Foo' is a show which was produced in 1970".  Think like "The Mona Lisa is a painting which was painted in the 16th century." - Immigrant laborer (talk) 12:29, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tenses 

message: How come The Banana Splits Movie doesn't have its own Wikipedia article? They should make a Wikipedia article about the Banana Splits Movie. --73.6.75.134 (talk) 00:25, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The relevant guideline here is WP:NFF. The short version: Because lots of proposed films never materialize, most films do not get their own articles until reliable sources confirm that principal photography has begun. - SummerPhDv2.0 04:00, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Banana Splits Movie 

message: Can someone create the list of the show's episodes and their synopsis? 2605:E000:2E52:FA00:456A:7536:2F56:89D2 (talk) 15:19, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Episode list 

message: The article incorrectly reads that the introduction of season 2 was shot at Coney Island in Cincinnati. This is incorrect. It was Kings Island, which was a Hanna-Barbera themed amusement park. 174.211.96.248 (talk) 08:28, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kings Island not "Coney Island" 

message: Did the 2008 show have the same format as the original, with skits AND cartoons? I ask because I have yet to find any full episodes if they exist. Triviatronic9000 (talk) 02:30, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question About The 2008 Revival