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charliesmum ([personal profile] charliesmum) wrote2008-08-18 10:10 am
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They just don't write-um like that anymore...

Apparently they are doing a new Banana Splits show. They assure us that it will be as 'groovy' as the original.

I did watch that, on occasion. I'm sure I could, at one point, sing the stupid theme song.

If I remember correctly one of the cartoon shorts they ran was this Tom Sawyer thing I enjoyed, that had 3 live children in a cartoon world. In other words, there were 3 real actors acting against a blue screen, with the other characters drawn in later, or something.

That, at least, would be something technology today could improve upon.

I can't remember the other shows. It is possible this is where I saw things like "The Bugaloos" and "HR Puffnstuff" and other totally LSD-influenced children's programming.

I preferred the Krofft Superstar Power Hour. It had Electro-Woman and Dyno-Girl.

[identity profile] jeffxandra.livejournal.com 2008-08-18 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm definite on HR Puffnstuff, not sure about The Bugaloos, but I believe they were both separate shows.

However, the Banana Splits also showed some old HB shorts like the Octopus who lived at a Sea World type resort etc (can't remember the name at the moment)

[identity profile] charliesmum.livejournal.com 2008-08-18 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
OMG I remember the Octopus! Stanley or something, wasn't it? He had a hat, I think.