Bananas in Pyjamas

Bananas in Pyjamas is a children's television program on the ABC Channel in Australia. It started on July 20, 1992. The main characters are two bananas called B1 and B2. They live next to each other on a beach. Three teddies live in the same neighborhood. There have been six series.

There is also a 2011 CGI reboot of the show.

Characters

Main characters

Character	Voiced by
B1 the Banana	Duncan Wass (1992) Ken Radley (1993–2001) Michael James (2001) Stephen Shanahan (2011–13)[1] Richard McCourt (2011–13)
B2 the Banana	Nicholas Opolski (1992–2001) Benjamin Blaylock (2001) Daniel Wyllie Dominic Wood (2011–13)
Amy the Teddy Bear	Sandie Lillingston (1992) Mary-Ann Henshaw (1993–2001) Isabella Dunwill (2011–13)
Lulu the Teddy Bear	Taylor Owynns (1992–2001) Monica Trapaga (Bananas in Pyjamas (album release))[2] Sandie Lillingston (Bumping and a-Jumping) Ines Vaz de Sousa (2011–13)
Morgan the Teddy Bear	Jeremy Scrivener (1992–2001) Troy Planet (AU Version)[3] Sophie Aldred (UK Version) (2011–13)
Rat in a Hat the Rat	Shane McNamara (1992–2013)[source?]

Recurring characters

Character	Voiced by
Bernard the Dog	Keith Buckley (2011–13)
Charlie the Monkey	Matthew Whittet (2011–13)
Kevin the Butterfly	Mal Heap (1992–2001)
Maggie the Magpie	Emma De Vries (1994–2001)
Mrs Rat the Rat	Georgina Symes (2011–13)[4]
Tolstoy the Tortoise	Emma De Vries (1996–2001) John Leary (2011–13)[source?]
Tomasina the Turtle	David Collins (1999–2001) Meaghan Davies (2011–13)
Topsy the Kangaroo	Roslyn Oades (2011–13)

Farm animals

Character	Voiced by
Farm Animals puppeteers	Mal Heap Terry Ryan Emma De Vries (2001)
Camembert the Cow	Taylor Sweeney Eliza Logan (2011–2013)[5]
Pedro the Pig	Michael Phillips Anthony O'Donohue (2011–2013)[6]
Gregory the Chicken	Matthew Hudak
Peck the Duck	Aaron Oberst-Horner
Dolly the Sheep	Maura McGinley Olivia Pigeot (2011–2013)
Flash the Fish	Jacob Matta

Episodes

Main article: List of Bananas in Pyjamas episodes

Original series

Series	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	40		20 July 1992 (1992-07-20)	11 September 1992 (1992-09-11)
2	30		21 March 1993 (1993-03-21)	30 April 1993 (1993-04-30)
3	30		26 September 1994 (1994-09-26)	4 November 1994 (1994-11-04)
4	100		5 August 1996 (1996-08-05)	20 December 1996 (1996-12-20)
5	20		22 November 1999 (1999-11-22)	17 December 1999 (1999-12-17)
6	80		27 August 2001 (2001-08-27)	14 December 2001 (2001-12-14)

Revived series

Series	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	52		2 May 2011 (2011-05-02)	22 June 2011 (2011-06-22)
2	52		7 May 2012 (2012-05-07)	27 June 2012 (2012-06-27)
3	52		13 May 2013 (2013-05-13)	22 July 2013 (2013-07-22)

Discography

• Bananas in Pyjamas (1993)
• Live on Stage (1994)
• Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking? Mix (1994)
• It's Singing Time! (1996)
• Bumping and a-Jumping (1997)
• Cuddles Avenue Christmas (1997)
• It's Show Time! (1998)
• Get Up and Dance! (2000)
• Banana Split Mix (2002)
• The Fun Collection (2002)
• Sing and Be Happy (2004)
• Welcome to Cuddlestown (2011)
• Playtime! (2012)
• Best Of: Classic (2015)
• 50 Best Songs: 25 Years! (2017)

Charting singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		AUS [7]
"Bananas in Pyjamas"	1998	82

Awards and nominations

APRA Music Awards

Year	Nominated works	Award	Result	Ref
1995	"We Like Wearing Pyjamas" (Franciscus Antheunis p.k.a. Franciscus Henri)	Most Performed Children's Work	Nominated	[8]

ARIA Music Awards

Year	Nominated works	Award	Result	Ref
1994	Bananas in Pyjamas	Best Children's Album	Nominated	[9]
1996	It's Singing Time!		Nominated
1999	It's Show Time!	Best Original Cast/Show Recording	Nominated	[10]
2005	Sing And Be Happy	Best Children's Album	Nominated	[9]
2012	Playtime!		Nominated

British Academy Children's Awards

Year	Nominated works	Award	Result	Ref
1998	Bananas in Pyjamas Special	International	Nominated	[11]

Logie Awards

Year	Nominated works	Award	Result
1996	Bananas in Pyjamas	Most Popular Children's Program	Nominated
2000		Most Outstanding Children's Program	Nominated