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The show features the Banana Splits band as live-action costumed characters, who host both live-action and animated segments within their program. The costumes were constructed by Sid and Marty Krofft based on designs by Hanna-Barbera artists, and the series' sponsor was Kellogg's Cereals .
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Winkless's family moved to Chicago's North Shore and Terence went to the well-known New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois.His family then moved to Los Angeles to work on The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, on which he and his brothers played three of the four title characters, and their father wrote the theme song. [2]
Beginning in 1968, Mr. Cartoon was generally accompanied by one of Hanna-Barbera's Banana Splits. George Lewis left the show in 1969 to move to Maryland, where he became the host of Captain Chesapeake, a show substantially similar to the Steamboat Bill format. Lewis even took the Merlin costume to his new show, renaming the character Mondy.
The Banana Splits are a fictional musical group of four animal characters; Fleegle, a dog; Bingo, a gorilla; Drooper, a lion; and Snorky, an elephant; played by actors in costume miming to music created for them, who starred in their own successful television series The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. The Banana Splits' bubblegum pop rock and ...
After designing the characters and sets for Hanna-Barbera's The Banana Splits (NBC, 1968–1970), the Kroffts' producing career began in 1969 with the landmark children's television series H.R. Pufnstuf. The series introduced the team's trademark style of large-scale, colourful design, puppetry, and special effects.
Two of his younger brothers, Terence H. Winkless and Daniel Owen Winkless, worked with him on The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. He was also credited as Jeffrey Brock. He did voice-overs for several anime titles including Lupin the Third, Castle in the Sky, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Wicked City and Vampire Hunter D.
Tarkington made recurring appearances on Tarzan (as Young Chief / Ramahit / Ahmid / Rao) and starred as Elihu Morgan on Danger Island on Hanna-Barbera's Banana Splits Adventure Hour. He also played "Too Mean" Malone on the 1983–84 season of Matt Houston and made appearances in episodes of Bearcats!, MacGyver, Baretta and other shows in the ...
Photo postcard of Oliver O. Oliver (), Bozo the Clown (), Sandy the Clown (Don Sandburg), and Ringmaster Ned on Bozo's Circus on WGN-TV.Don Sandburg (1930 – October 6, 2018) was an American writer, actor, and producer who worked in television, most notably as producer of The Banana Splits for Hanna-Barbera as well as WGN-TV's Bozo's Circus.