Bananaman

Bananaman Logo

This is 29, Acacia Road. And this is Eric, the schoolboy who leads an exciting double life. For when Eric eats a banana, an amazing transformation occurs. Eric is Bananaman. Ever alert for the call to action.

Cast

Graeme Garden - Bananaman, General Blight and Maurice of The Heavy Mob.
Bill Oddie - Crow, Chief O'Reilly, Doctor Gloom and the Weatherman.
Tim Brooke-Taylor - Eric Twinge, The Narrator, King Zorg of the Nurks, Eddie the Gent, Auntie and Appleman.
Jill Shilling - Fiona and any additional female characters, including Eric's cousin Samantha.

The cast list was made up primarily from the cast of The Goodies, the first series being made in 1983, shortly after their long running show came to an end.

Directed by: Terry Ward
Written by: Bernie Kay
Produced by: Trever Bond

Theme Tune

The theme tune was composed by Dave Cooke.

Theme Tune Download (MP3)

Episode list

Series one, Mondays and Fridays starting 3 October 1983.

Bananaman Meets Doctor Gloom
The Big Breakout
Ice Station Zero
Alien Planet
Kidnap Caper
House on Hangman's Hill
Destination Danger
Wall of Death
Jaws of Steel
Banana Kid
Auntie's Back in Town
Tunnel of Terror

Series two, Thursdays weekly from 4 October 1984.

Mystery at the Old Mine
Lost Tribe of the Tapiocas
Trouble at the Mill
Web Of Evil
Mummy's Curse
Final Orbit
Fog of Fear
Tank Full Of Trouble
Double Trouble
The Last Banana
Intergalactic Olympics
The Night Patrol

Series three, Tuesdays from 7 January 1986.

Disaster at Devil's Cove
Night of the Nerks
The Snowman Cometh
The Pirate TV Station
The Battle of the Bridge
Harbour of the Lost Ships
Visibility Zero
Battle of the Century
The Peril of Ping Pong
The Great Air Race
Cavern of the Lost
Clown Capers
Banana Junction
The Crown Jewels Caper
Operation Total

Special: Memory Lane (15 June 1988 on BBC2)

Merchandise

DVD

Bananaman - The Ultimate Collection

Play.com

Bananaman - Series 1

Bananaman - Series 2

Play.com

Bananaman - Series 3

Play.com

Clothing

Truffleshuffle.co.uk has some officially licensed Bananaman T-Shirts available.

<linkedimage> img_src=Truffle_Shuffle_Logo.jpg tooltip=TruffleShuffle.co.uk img_alt=TruffleShuffle.co.uk img_width=200 img_height=100 url=http://www.truffleshuffle.co.uk/ </linkedimage><linkedimage> img_src=Bananaman_TShirt.jpg tooltip=More at Truffleshuffle.co.uk img_width=250 img_height=232 img_alt=Bananaman T-Shirt url=http://www.truffleshuffle.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=21_97 </linkedimage>

Gallery

Bananaman
Bananaman

External Links

Bananaman

Contents