This regular cartoon segment of The Banana Splits Adventure Hourbegan with the powerful forces of the evil conqueror Bakaar the Black Sultan overrunning Persia and invading the capital city of Baghdad.
Bakaar and his forces breached the royal palace, forcibly claimed the throne from Prince Turhan, and ordered the prince to be killed. Prince Turhan fled the palace, pursued by the guards of Bakaar.
Prince Turhan and his cousin Princess Nida (a master of disguise and voice mimicry) were aided by Fariik the magician (a short, tubby, jolly little man), a shapeshifter named Bez (who transformed into various animals with the phrase “Size of a <insert animal here>!”) and Raseem the strong (who would shatter stone walls, lift and throw boulders, and catch and throw back cannonballs).
Together, this odd group of heroes – who called themselves The Arabian Knights – battled with Bakaar to try to recapture Turhan’s throne.
Along for comic relief – and the occasional well-placed mule kicks – was Raseem’s faithful little donkey, Zazuum.
Prince Turhan Jay North Princess Nida Shari Lewis
Bez
Henry Corden Fariik/Bakaar
John Stephenson
Raseem
Frank Gerstle
Evil Vangore/Zazuum
Paul Frees
