They just don't write-um like that anymore...

[charliesmum]

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.

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[pairika.livejournal.com]

Bugaloos, H.R. Puffinstuf, Land of the Lost, Sigmund & the Seamonsters, that was all the Sid & Marty Krofft Supershow. Different channel, but every weekday afternoon. Banana Splits had those Gulliver and Three Musketeers cartoons, "Danger Island" which I only recall as a kind of pirate/tropical jungle live-action thing.

Can you name all 4 Banana Splits?? =)