Going Bananas (American TV series)

For other uses, see Going Bananas (disambiguation).

Going Bananas is a live-action superhero/comedy television series aired from September 15 to December 1, 1984 on NBC.^[1] The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The opening theme was produced by Giorgio Moroder and performed by Irene Cara.

Going Bananas
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Len Janson Chuck Menville
Written by	William Cannon Richard Dimitri Marc Gass Len Janson Chuck Menville Michael Reeves
Directed by	Bob LaHendro
Starring	James Avery Marie Denn Emily Moultrie Bill Saluga Tim Topper Lynnanne Zager
Music by	Haim Saban Shuki Levy
Opening theme	"Going Bananas", performed by Irene Cara
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Len Janson Chuck Menville William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Producers	Christopher Brough Gene Marcione
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Janson-Menville Productions Hanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 15 (1984-09-15) – December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)

Plot

Roxana Banana is an orangutan that escaped from the zoo and was adopted by the Cole family.^[2] One night, a mysterious spaceship comes down from the sky and endows Roxana with super powers via a lightning bolt. Roxana is pursued by two crooks who want to use her superpowers for their own ill will, but Roxana's outdodging them by means of her powers, as well as the predicaments she creates for the Coles, provide much of the comedy for this series.^[2]

Show add-ons

Also included was "Jungle Jukebox", a takeoff on the then-popular music videos using popular songs with animals in the visuals, and parodies of then-current TV shows and commercials using animals.

Cast

• James Avery as Hank
• Marie Denn as Gran
• Emily Moultrie as Louise Cole
• Bill Saluga as Hubert
• Tim Topper as Jamie Cole
• Lynnanne Zager as Delivery Girl