Going Bananas (American TV series)

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Going Bananas
Genre Comedy
Created by
Written by
Directed by Bob LaHendro
Starring
Music by Haim Saban
Shuki Levy
Opening theme"Going Bananas", performed by Irene Cara
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Christopher Brough
  • Gene Marcione
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseSeptember 15 (1984-09-15) 
December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)

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.

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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

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