By David S. Wallens
May 15, 2020
When you’re seven years old, this was Saturday morning gold.
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5/15/20 8:45 a.m.
YAAASSSSSSS!
When I first got to college in 1982 I judged friendship potential by asking everyone I met who their favorite Banana Split was, and how much of the theme song they could sing. It was a pretty reliable predictor.
Someone who lived a couple of miles away from me in the '70s (I grew up in a moderately rural area) had an Amphicat, and I thought that thing was just the coolest. Occasionally I would see them drive it past my house, and every time I rode my little Honda dirtbike past theirs, I saw the 'Cat in their shed and just ached to drive it.
5/15/20 8:51 a.m.
Thank you. My brother and I watched them as well. Favorite one? Hmmmm. I might go with Snorky.
5/15/20 8:58 a.m.
Man I miss all the weird shows of my childhood. Banana Splits, HR PufnStuf, The Bugaloos, SIgmond the Sea Monster.....
-Rob
5/15/20 9:18 a.m.
Copy that! Great shows. I swear the creator of HR Puffnstuff had to be doing a line when he dreamed it up however.
5/15/20 9:25 a.m.
In reply to racerdave600 :
I think it was LSD. You know, talking trees and all that.
5/15/20 9:26 a.m.
one banana, two banana, three banana four. four bananas make a bunch and so do many more.
Never heard of it.
Scott
5/15/20 9:28 a.m.
As the token young guy in the room, what the berkeley are you guys talking about?
5/15/20 9:28 a.m.
I live my life one Banana Split at a time, nothing else matters. Not HR Puffinstuff, not Sigmund and the Seamonster, not the Bugaloos and all of their bullE36 M3. For those 30 minutes or so, I'm free.
5/15/20 9:34 a.m.
Too far back for this guy.
But hey, there's an Amphicat on eBay right now https://www.ebay.com/itm/Amphicat/163996601195?hash=item262ef58b6b:g:QDsAAOSw9shd-6uh
5/15/20 9:56 a.m.
"Over hill and highway the Banana Buggies go, comin' on to bring you the Banana Splits Show..."
DUUUUDE. They didn't call it H R Pufnstuff for nothing... And don't forget Lidsville. Sid and Marty Kroft should never have been allowed anywhere near children.
I think Fleegle, or maybe Drooper, was my favorite Split. I also admit to carrying a prepubescent torch for the Sour Grapes Bunch.
Nick:
More here.
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