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    Kids TV TV Shows - 1980s 2 Mins Read

    Bananaman

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    There once was an ordinary young boy called Eric who lived at 29 Acacia Avenue. Whenever Eric bit into a banana, an amazing transformation took place and Eric became Bananaman (and his voice changed to sound like Graeme Garden from The Goodies).

    Tim Brooke-Taylor narrated the stories, also voicing Eric and King Zorg, leader of alien race the Nerks

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    Bananaman regularly battled baddies like General Blight, Dr Gloom, Appleman, The Weatherman, Superteech and Auntie while fawning hopelessly over television newsreader, Fiona (I know how it is – I feel the same way about Fiona Bruce actually).

    The Bananaman story actually started in 1980 when comic makers DC Thompson (birthplace of The Beano and The Dandy) created the character – brought to life by artist John K Geering – who soon became the superstar of a new comic called Nutty.

    Buoyed by the TV series, the character of Bananaman soon eclipsed the success of its host comic, getting its own annuals (whereas Nutty never had any). When Nutty folded in 1985, Bananaman joined The Dandy.

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    Narrator 
    Tim Brooke-Taylor
    Bananaman

    Graeme Garden
    Eric

    Tim Brooke-Taylor
    Fiona
    Jill Shilling
    Aunty

    Tim Brooke-Taylor
    Crow

    Bill Oddie
    Chief O’Reilly

    Bill Oddie
    Samantha

    Jill Shilling
    King Zorg of the Nurks

    Tim Brooke-Taylor
    Mother Nurk

    Jill Shilling
    Henry the Nurk

    Bill Oddie
    General Blight

    Graeme Garden
    Dr Gloom

    Bill Oddie
    Appleman

    Tim Brooke-Taylor
    The Weatherman

    Bill Oddie

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