Going_Bananas_(U.S._series)

<i>Going Bananas</i> (American TV series)

Going Bananas (American TV series)

American TV series or program

For other uses, see Going Bananas (disambiguation).

Going Bananas is a live-action superhero/comedy television series aired from September 15 to December 1, 1984 on NBC.[1] The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera. The opening theme was produced by Giorgio Moroder and performed by Irene Cara.

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Plot

Roxana Banana is an orangutan that escaped from the zoo and was adopted by the Cole family.[2] One night, a mysterious spaceship comes down from the sky and endows Roxana with super powers via a lightning bolt. Roxana is pursued by two crooks who want to use her superpowers for their own ill will, but Roxana's outdodging them by means of her powers, as well as the predicaments she creates for the Coles, provide much of the comedy for this series.[2]

Show add-ons

Also included was "Jungle Jukebox", a takeoff on the then-popular music videos using popular songs with animals in the visuals, and parodies of then-current TV shows and commercials using animals.

Cast

  • James Avery as Hank
  • Marie Denn as Gran
  • Emily Moultrie as Louise Cole
  • Bill Saluga as Hubert
  • Tim Topper as Jamie Cole
  • Lynnanne Zager as Delivery Girl

References

  1. [1]
    Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 188. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. [2]
    Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Viking Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-0670829781. Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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