Memory Lane

Memory Lane

December 19, 1984 TV Episode Bananaman

Studio
101 Productions, Bananaman Productions Ltd.
Animation studio
101 Productions

Characters

Bananaman, General Blight, Maurice, Appleman, King Zorg, Auntie, Eddie, Eric, Henry the Nurk, Chief O'Reilly, Crow, Dr. Gloom, The Weatherman, Fiona, Mother Nerk, Samantha

Credits

Directing

Director
Terry Ward

Producing

Producer
Trevor Bond, Terry Ward

Writing

Writer
Bernie Kay, Terry Ward

Voices

Voice
Tim Brooke-Taylor (Appleman, King Zorg, Auntie, Eddie, Narrator), Bill Oddie (Eric, Henry the Nurk, Chief O'Reilly, Crow, Dr. Gloom, The Weatherman), Graeme Garden (Bananaman, General Blight, Maurice), Jill Shilling (Fiona, Mother Nerk, Samantha)

Music

Music
Dave Cooke

Companies and other credits

  • Editor: Morgan Daniels Limited
  • Editing: Morgan Daniels Limited
  • Rostrum Camera: Trevor Bond Associates Ltd
  • Made by 101 Productions
  • Copyright Bananaman Productions Ltd 1983

Production notes

Also titled The Night Patrol.

Bananaman was a cartoon series that aired on Nickelodeon followning episodes of Danger Mouse throughout the 1980's. Each episode told of the adventures of Eric, who becomes a super hero when he eats a banana. The voice-actors in the show were the three members of the British comedy troupe, The Goodies. Bananaman was based on a reoccurring character in the British comic book series, Nutty, which was later carried across to another comic called The Dandy in 1985. Bananaman also had a series of his own Summer Specials in the early 1990's.

This show began it's U.S. showings on October 7, 1985 on Nickelodeon.