Cartoon Resource entry #348 - Bananaman (1983)

BANANAMAN

original UK airdates: Oct 3, 1983-Apr 15, 1986 on BBC
original US airdates: Oct 7, 1985-1989 on Nickelodeon
episodes: 40 (5-minute shorts)
produced by: 101 Productions
distributed by: 101 Productions and Bananaman Productions

 

SUMMARY:

Nerdy Eric Twinge became Bananaman when he ate a banana. Bananaman was a spoof of Superman and based on a UK comic book character. Nickelodeon aired the Bananaman cartoon shorts in between programs in the 1980s.

 

 

EPISODE GUIDE
1st Season (1983-1984)

#01 Bananaman Meets Dr. Gloom (10.03.1983)
#02 The Big Breakout (10.07.1983)
#03 Ice Station Zero (10.10.1983)
#04 The Alien Planet (10.14.1983)
#05 The Kidnap Caper (10.17.1983)
#06 House on Hangman’s Hill (10.20.1983)
#07 Destination Danger (10.24.1983)
#08 Wall of Death (10.27.1983)
#09 Jaws of Steel (10.31.1983)
#10 Banana Kid (11.04.1983)
#11 Auntie’s Back in Town (11.07.1983)
#12 Tunnel of Terror (11.11.1983)

 

2nd Season (1984-1985)

#13 Mystery at the Old Mine (10.04.1984)
#14 Lost Tribe of the Tapiocas (10.11.1984)
#15 Trouble at the Mill (10.18.1984)
#16 The Web of Evil (10.25.1984)
#17 The Mummy’s Curse (11.01.1984)
#18 The Night Patrol (11.08.1984)
#19 Fog of Fear (11.15.1984)
#20 A Tank Full of Trouble (11.22.1984)
#21 Double Trouble (11.29.1984)
#22 The Last Banana (12.05.1984)
#23 Intergalactic Olympics (12.12.1984)
#24 Memory Lane (12.19.1984)
#25 The Final Orbit (12.26.1984)

 

3rd Season (1986-1987)

#26 Disaster at Devil’s Cove (01.07.1986)
#27 Night of the Nerks (01.14.1986)
#28 The Snowman Cometh (01.21.1986)
#29 Pirate TV Station (01.28.1986)
#30 Battle of the Bridge (02.04.1986)
#31 Harbour of Lost Ships (02.11.1986)
#32 Visibility Zero (02.18.1986)
#33 Battle of the Century (02.25.1986)
#34 The Perils of Ping Pong (03.04.1986)
#35 The Great Air Race (03.11.1986)
#36 Cavern of the Lost (03.18.1986)
#37 Clown Capers (03.25.1986)
#38 Banana Junction (04.01.1986)
#39 The Crown Jewel Caper (04.08.1986)
#40 Operation Total (04.15.1986)

 

VOICE ACTORS

Graeme Garden (1943) as Bananaman
Bill Oddie (1941) as Chief O’Reilly, Crow, Dr. Gloom
Jill Shilling as Fiona
Tim Brooke-Taylor (1940-2020) as Appleman, Eric Twinge and narrator