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Bananaman

  • TV Series
  • 1983–1986
  • TV-Y7
  • 5m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.9K
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Graeme Garden in Bananaman (1983)
SuperheroActionAdventureAnimationComedyFamilySci-Fi

Bananaman, a young boy named Eric, transforms into a super-strong hero by eating bananas. His crow friend provides bananas. As Bananaman, he battles villains while keeping his alter-ego secr... Read allBananaman, a young boy named Eric, transforms into a super-strong hero by eating bananas. His crow friend provides bananas. As Bananaman, he battles villains while keeping his alter-ego secret from others.Bananaman, a young boy named Eric, transforms into a super-strong hero by eating bananas. His crow friend provides bananas. As Bananaman, he battles villains while keeping his alter-ego secret from others.

  • Creator
    • John Geering
  • Stars
    • Graeme Garden
    • Bill Oddie
    • Tim Brooke-Taylor
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    1.9K
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    • Creator
      • John Geering
    • Stars
      • Graeme Garden
      • Bill Oddie
      • Tim Brooke-Taylor
    • 7User reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Bananaman…
    • 1983–1988
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    • 1983–1988
    Tim Brooke-Taylor
    Tim Brooke-Taylor
    • Narrator…
    • 1983–1988
    Jill Shilling
    • Fiona…
    • 1983–1988
    • Creator
      • John Geering
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    2bazmitch23

    Has not held up well

    The animation is very cheap and the character designs are shoody.

    The sound mixing is awful. The music is so loud that it is almost impossible to hear the dialogue.

    The Goodies do a good job doing the voices, when you can actually hear them!

    RIP Tim.

    If the Bananaman reboot gets made, hopefully it won't be as creepy as Dennis and Gnasher Unleashed.
    In_Name_And_Blood

    Have a banana!

    Bananaman is a great show. I must've watched each episode half a dozen times (ABC had great afternoon kids shows, but not a whole lot of variety). The way he ate bananas was great, I just wish they'd do a crossover with 'Bananas in Pyjamas', but they might have to put it on later at night.

    I always wondered what would happen if Eric ate an apple or a watermelon. At least they wouldn't be quite as suggestive as a banana. I mean it's bad enough dressing up like a fruit...but a banana!!?? All up, good show, wish they still made it, but I suppose then the networks would have to show one less of those Nickelodeon shows. Give me a sexually ambiguous, man-boy bananaman anyday!
    6SHB_73

    This is Eric, when he eats a banana..

    Growing up in the 80's, I used to watch this cartoon which was so stupid I laughed every time it was on. I loved the begining and end theme songs so much that after the show I used to whistle it because I couldn't get it out of my head. Favorite quote: "This banana is loaded and I wont hesitate to use it". Funny cartoon.
    9leah-21775

    My Opinion

    One of the best British cartoons every made. I give it nine stars because it is just that good. I recommend it to everyone.
    3untilitsleeps

    Aaargh, it's worse than a rotten banana

    As I was watching the show I started thinking:" What is the target audience?" It was just so stupid that even kids wouldn't get anything from it. Bananaman is made extremely cheap, it's boring as hell, and full of stupid jokes that are just so stupid that I can't even describe it. And on top of that, almost all of the "funny" elements are ripped straight off old Disney cartoons. 3 points come from the fact that usually when something is really bad, it makes it just a little funny as it is. Well, bananaman is almost below that, and it deserves credit for it.

    I feel sorry for the people who are behind this disaster, it must have been a career killer.

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    Related interests

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    Superhero
    Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
    Action
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    Adventure
    Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Mari Natsuki in Spirited Away (2001)
    Animation
    Will Ferrell in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    Comedy
    Drew Barrymore and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    Family
    James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Sci-Fi

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    • Trivia
      In Bill Oddie (2006), Bill Oddie made it clear that he hated the show, calling it "a mess".
    • Goofs
      In three episodes from the third series, Graeme Garden's name is misspelled as "Greame" in the closing credits.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: 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!

    • Connections
      Featured in Screenplay: Christine (1987)

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 1983 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bananmannen
    • Production companies
      • 101 Productions
      • Bananaman Productions Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      • 5m
    • Color
      • Color

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