The Backyard Jungle

"The Backyard Jungle" is the third episode of Micro Ventures season one, and came as part of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. It aired on December 7, 1968 on NBC.

The family reduces in size to explore the hidden depths of their own garden to help Jill study for her entomology class.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jill Carter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Patsy Garrett
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ruby
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Spears
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Carter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mike Carter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tommy Cook
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cat
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mike Carter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tommy Cook
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cat
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cat
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Locations

 * Carter residence

Objects

 * Micro Reducer

Vehicles

 * Sand Buggy

Behind the scenes

 * This is the first and only time the Carters' house was shown.
 * The book on spiders Jill is reading is by Ruby & Spears, a reference to Joe Ruby & Ken Spears.