The Banana Splits Adventure Hour

The Banana Splits Adventure Hour

Created by Marty Krofft, Sid Krofft

On NBC

1968–19692 seasons37 episodes60 min7.4 / 10

A cheerful, whimsical Saturday-morning variety show built around a fictional animal rock band, designed entirely for family entertainment and childhood comfort.

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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