Nostalgia still reigns supreme on television (along with a lack of original material). The 60's/70's icons The Banana Splits are now getting their own show on Cartoon Network.I'm old enough to remember when The Banana Splits were on television (from reruns. I'm not THAT old) and I'm curious about how whomever now controls their fate will translate the show for newer audiences. The original show was very much a staple of the hippie culture from back then. It would be disappointing if the show went from hippie to hipster. The original show most notably launched the careers of Sid and Marty Krofft who went on to make such iconic 70's children's fare as H.R. Pufnstuff and The Bugaloos among others.
The most memorable part of The Banana Splits was their theme song "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)". However they modernize that song, whether it becomes a rap or a High School Musical-style pop song, I can only say right now that it will be inferior to the original.
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8-18-2008 @ 11:44AM
Elf said...
No.
No. No. No.
Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No!
Please, no.
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8-18-2008 @ 12:19PM
Jason said...
This.
8-18-2008 @ 12:37PM
lucyfan62 said...
NOOO! It's not the Banana Splits unless it's people in oversized costumes. And I am that old! I was a member of the Banana Splits Fan Club!
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8-18-2008 @ 1:05PM
Peanut said...
My loud singing always frightens my passengers whenever the Banana Splits song comes on the Ipod in my car.
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8-18-2008 @ 1:33PM
Wes said...
As a child of the 60's I loved this show. Any type of update will probably be a letdown. I hope they release the original series on DVD- Danger Island!
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8-18-2008 @ 3:15PM
Ward Miller said...
This will be bad on EVERY possible level.
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8-18-2008 @ 3:33PM
Ward Miller said...
This will be bad on EVERY level.... Some things are best left alone... What's next? The new Monkeys?
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8-18-2008 @ 7:53PM
sacmom3 said...
They had the new Monkees already years ago. It was a big flop.
8-18-2008 @ 11:54PM
Mom said...
KEEPTHE ORIGINAL BANANA SPLITS! Our 6 year old loves them (and the theme song, too).
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