Going Bananas
| Going Bananas | |
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| Created by | Len Janson Chuck Menville |
| Network | NBC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions Janson-Menville Productions |
| Original release | September 15—December 1, 1984 |
| Run time | 23 minutes |
| Starring | J.R. Tim Topper Emily Moultrie Marie Denn Bill Saluga James Avery |
| Executive producer(s) | Len Janson Chuck Menville William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Christopher Brough Renee Maltz |
| Music composed by | Shuki Levy Haim Saban |
| Writer(s) | Len Janson Chuck Menville |
| Director(s) | Bob LaHendro |
Going Bananas is an American live-action fantasy comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1984, airing 12 episodes that spanned one season.
The Cole family takes in an orangutan (named Roxanna Banana) who lived at the zoo. Simple enough, right? WRONG. Roxanna also inexplicably gets hit by a UFO's ray in broad daylight, endowing her with superpowers.
Production
Development
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Casting
Music
The theme song was performed by Irene Cara. The music was composed and conducted by Shuki Levy and Haim Saban, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.
Episodes
| Title | Original air date |
|---|---|
1x01
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September 15, 1984 |
1x02
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September 22, 1984 |
1x03
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September 29, 1984 |
1x04
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October 6, 1984 |
1x05
|
October 13, 1984 |
1x06
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October 20, 1984 |
1x07
|
October 27, 1984 |
1x08
|
November 3, 1984 |
1x09
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November 10, 1984 |
1x10
|
November 17, 1984 |
1x11
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November 24, 1984 |
1x12
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December 1, 1984 |
Three episode titles that have been uncovered are "Black Leather Bananas," "Banana Come Home," and "Lights, Camera, Bananas!" Unfortunately, it's unknown when they aired/which episode numbers they are.
Cast
- J.R. as Roxanna Banana
- Tim Topper as Jamie Cole
- Emily Moultrie as Louise Cole
- Marie Denn as Gran
- Bill Saluga as Hubert
- James Avery as Hank
