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Film Details
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Southern Star Entertainment,1992-2002
Producers:
Mark Barnard and Virginia Lumsden (executive producers); Virginia Lumsden and Helena Harris (producer).
Production Companies:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Director of Photography:
Mark Chapman and Ashley Scott.
Editors:
David C. Jones.
Music:
Carey Blyton (theme music).
The show's theme song was written by British writer Carey Blyton (and originally published in 1967). The song and an accompanying animation was initially adapted for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television program Play School and later used for the Bananas In Pyjamas series.
Cast:
Duncan Wass (B1), Nicholas Opolski (B2), Sandie Lillingston (Amy), Taylor Owyns (Lulu), Jeremy Scrivener (Morgan), Ken Radley (B1), Mary-Ann Henshaw (Lulu), Shane McNamara (Rat-In-A-Hat), Emma De Vries (Maggie), and Karina Kelly (Narrator)
Release Dates:
The first episode was broadcast on ABC TV in July 1992 and the last in July 2002. The series was sold and broadcast worldwide.
Notes:
Script supervisor: Tracy Moody.
List of episodes: Series one: 1. Pink Mug (Richard Tulloch)
2. Picnic Thieves (Richard Tulloch)
3. Moon Rocket (Simon Hopkinson)
4. Night Fright (Bob and Lindsey La Castra)
5. Lost Shoes (Bob and Lindsey La Castra)
6. Hide and Seek (Simon Hopkinson)
7. Music Box (Richard Tulloch)
8. See Saw (Richard Tulloch)
9. Buried Treasures (Simon Hopkinson)
10. Grumpy Wumpy (Richard Tulloch)
11. Paper Chase (Richard Tulloch)
12. The Storm (Richard Tulloch)
13. Quick Grow (Richard Tulloch)
14. The Parcel (Richard Tulloch)
15. Wet Paint (Richard Tulloch)
16. The Robot (Richard Tulloch)
17. Happy Holiday (Bob and Lindsey La Castra)
18. Decorating (Bob and Lindsey La Castra)
19. It's Raining (Bob and Lindsey La Castra)
20. Banana's Birthday Monday (Bob and Lindsey La Castra)
21. Banana's Birthday Tuesday (Bob and Lindsey La Castra)
22. Banana's Birthday Wednesday (Bob and Lindsey La Castra)
23. Banana's Birthday Thursday (Bob and Lindsey La Castra)
24. Banana's Birthday Friday (Bob and Lindsey La Castra)
25. Doctor Bananas (Richard Tulloch)
26. The Spider (Richard Tulloch)
27. Amy's Castle (Simon Hopkinson)
28. Show Business (Richard Tulloch)
29. Getting Rhythm (Richard Tulloch)
30. Musical Stairs (Richard Tulloch)
31. Swamp Lake (Richard Tulloch)
32. Take One (Richard Tulloch)
33. Video Clip (Richard Tulloch)
34. Cuddles Avenue (Simon Hopkinson)
35. Fancy Dress (Simon Hopkinson)
36. Chasing Rainbows (Simon Hopkinson)
37. Something Fishy (Richard Tulloch)
38. Lulu's Magic (Richard Tulloch)
39. Obstacle Race (Richard Tulloch)
40. Ready, Steady, Go! (Richard Tulloch)
Series two: 1. Wibbly Wobbly (Richard Tulloch)
2. Atchoo! (Richard Tulloch)
3. Ratmobile (no author listed in credits)
4. Cafe Rat (Richard Tulloch)
5. Boo! (no author listed in credits)
6. Fair Game (Richard Tulloch)
7. Magic Carpet (Richard Tulloch)
8. Stone Soup (Simon Hopkinson)
9. Housesitter (no author listed in credits)
10. Morgan's Cubby (Simon Hopkinson)
11. Monster Bananas (Simon Hopkinson)
12. Strictly Bananas (Simon Hopkinson)
13. Goldilocks Bananas (Simon Hopkinson)
14. Banana Magic (Simon Hopkinson)
15. Slipper Fairies (Richard Tulloch)
16. Painted Bananas (Simon Hopkinson)
17. Lost Voice (Bob and Lindsey La Castra)
18. Banana Shop (Richard Tulloch)
19. Sun Hats (author unknown)
20. Wash Day (Richard Tulloch)
21. Banana Hiccups (Simon Hopkinson)
22. Dreamtime (Simon Hopkinson)
23. Wishing Pool (Richard Tulloch)
24. Bananasaurus (Simon Hopkinson)
25. Bed Time (author unknown)
26. Forbidden Fruit (Simon Hopkinson)
27. Shadow Painting (Richard Tulloch)
28. Chasing Tuesdays (Richard Tulloch)
29. Shop Shut! (author unknown)
30. Mirror Mirror (Richard Tulloch)
Series three: 1. Pyjama Party (Richard Tulloch)
2. Pink Spots (Richard Tulloch)
3. Snow Storm (Kris Wyld)
4. Scarecrow (Kris Wyld)
5. Treasure Hunt (Simon Hopkinson)
6. Broken Truck (Simon Hopkinson)
7. Say Cheese (Richard Tulloch)
8. Car Polish (Simon Hopkinson)
9. King Rat (Simon Hopkinson)
10. Dancing Shoes (Kris Wyld)
11. Circus Time (Richard Tulloch) 12. Shiny Things (Richard Tulloch)
13. Rat Wash (Simon Hopkinson)
14. Fire! Fire! (Richard Tulloch)
15. Super Bananas (Simon Hopkinson)
16. Special Delivery (Richard Tulloch)
17. Model Bananas (Simon Hopkinson)
18. Big Parade (Simon Hopkinson)
19. Rat Post (Simon Hopkinson)
20. Whale Snail (Simon Hopkinson)
21. Spring Clean (Simon Hopkinson)
22. Play Time (Richard Tulloch)
23. Pony Ride (Richard Tulloch)
24. Gallery Rat (Kris Wyld)
25. Salon Rat (Richard Tulloch)
26. Sand Palace (Richard Tulloch)
27. Magic Lamp (Simon Hopkinson)
28. Rat's Hat (Simon Hopkinson)
29. Surf's Up (Richard Tulloch)
30. Help! Help! (Richard Tulloch)
81. B3 (Bruce Liebau)
82. Do-It-Yourself (Simon Hopkinson)
83. Teddy Chase (Simon Hopkinson)
84. Car Sale (Simon Hopkinson)
85. Beauty Rat (Simon Hopkinson)
86. Imaginary Holiday (Simon Hopkinson)
87. Rain Dance (Kris Wyld)
88. Mixed Up Time (Simon Hopkinson)
89. Jingly Jangly (Jenny Lewis)
90. Lulu's Tutu (Simon Hopkinson).
91. Rat Race (Richard Tulloch)
92. Lost Tortoise (Simon Hopkinson)
93. Ribbon Hunt (Moya Sayer-Jones)
94. Magic Hat (Simon Hopkinson)
95. Sand Festival (Simon Hopkinson)
96. Lost Recipe (Simon Hopkinson)
97. Lollipop Rat (Moya Sayer-Jones)
98. Green Paws (Bruce Liebau)
99. Sea Surprise (Margaret Wild)
100. Rat's Tale (Simon Hopkinson).
Series five (incomplete): 1. Story Time (Richard Tulloch)
2. Rat Hotel (Richard Tulloch)
3. Rock-a-Bye Bananas (author unknown)
4. Shipwrecked Bananas (Simon Hopkinson)
5. Cock-a-Doodle (Richard Tulloch)
6. Radio Bananas (Richard Tulloch)
7. Bananas Without Pyjamas (David Evans)
8. The Flag (Simon Hopkinson)
9. Hat Trouble (Chris Hawkshaw)
10. Home Time Rat (Chris Hawkshaw)
11. Magic Tolstoy (author unknown)
12. Tortoise Wedding (Simon Hopkinson)
13. Banana Breakfast (Debra Oswald)
14. Sneezing Time (author unknown)
15. Stepping on Cracks (Debra Oswald)
16. Stuck Inside (Debra Oswald)
17. Bedtime Bunyip (author unknown)
18. Speedy Bananas (Debra Oswald)
19. Home Video (Bruce Liebau)
20. Lulu's Yo-yo (author unknown)
47. Picnic Friends (author unknown)
48. Morgan's Photo (Debra Oswald)
49. All Aboard (Richard Tulloch)
Series six (incomplete): 1. Perfect Fit (Richard Tulloch)
2. Lost Key (Simon Hopkinson)
3. Copycats (Richard Tulloch)
4. Footprints (author unknown)
5. Star Bananas (Richard Tulloch)
6. Hide and Sheep (author unknown)
7. Lost and Found (Debra Oswald)
8. Busy Day (Richard Tulloch)
9. Fool's Gold (Debra Oswald)
10. Waiter Bananas (Richard Tulloch)
11. Big Cheese (Richard Tulloch)
12. Teddy Friends (author unknown)
13. Atchoo Birds (Richard Tulloch)
14. Three-Legged Bananas (Debra Oswald)
15. Morgan's Mail (Richard Tulloch)
16. Fixit Rat (author unknown)
17. Giant Opera (Richard Tulloch)
18. Yippy Chippy (author unknown)
19. Desert Island (author unknown)
20. News Flash (Richard Tulloch)
21. Crowded House (author unknown)
22. Super Sale (Richard Tulloch)
23. Happy Camper (Richard Tulloch)
24. Wonderful Cake (Richard Tulloch) 25. Rat World (Richard Tulloch)
26. Lulu's Doovers (author unknown)
27. Amy's News (author unknown)
28. Full Load (Richard Tulloch)
29. Garden Gnomes (Bruce Liebau)
30. Street Stalls (author unknown)
31. Drip Splosh (Bruce Liebau)
32. Perfect Present (Richard Tulloch)
33. Ticklish Problem (Simon Hopkinson)
34. Guessing Game (Simon Hopkinson)
35. Beat Box (Richard Tulloch)
36. Horse and Cart (Richard Tulloch)
37. Night Visitors (Simon Hopkinson)
38. Backstage Bananas (Richard Tulloch)
39. Next, Please (Richard Tulloch)
40. Princess Lulu (Simon Hopkinson)
41. Rescue Rumba (Sophie Emtage)
42. Flash the Fish (Bruce Liebau)
43. Walk the Fish (author unknown)
44. Too Many Tomatoes (Simon Hopkinson)
45. Quiz Show (author unknown)
46. Pump Pumpkin (author unknown)
50. Ring, Ring (Richard Tulloch)
51. Cold Sheep (Simon Hopkinson)
52. Winged Heels (Richard Tulloch)
53. Egg Collector (Simon Hopkinson) 54. Scaresheep (author unknown)
55. Farm Fresh (Richard Tulloch)
56. No Speaking Day (author unknown)
57. Animal Hospital (author unknown)
58. Barnyard Choir (Simon Hopkinson)
59. Farm Show (Richard Tulloch) 60. Pig's Company (author unknown)
61. Jungle Amy (Simon Hopkinson)
62. Cold Comfort (author unknown)
63. Everybody Welcome! (Richard Tulloch)
64. Nighty Day (Richard Tulloch)
65. Rat's Farm (Debra Oswald)
66. Cheese Trees (Richard Tulloch) 67. Farm Adventures (author unknown)
68. Hungry Harvest (author unknown)
69. Cut-Out Bananas (Richard Tulloch)
70. Mooving Cow (Simon Hopkinson)
71. Tortoise Trek (author unknown)
72. Bed Rest (Sophie Emtage)
73. Handy Bananas (David Evans)
74. Mayor Rat (Simon Hopkinson)
75. Sheepdog Bananas (Richard Tulloch)
76. Sir Knight Rat (Simon Hopkinson)
77. Dancing Daze (Simon Hopkinson)
78. Noisy Cow (author unknown)
79. Big Clean-up (author unknown)
80. Two-Wheeler Bananas (author unknown)
Special episodes: Wish Fairies (Richard Tulloch and Simon Hopkinson)
Singing Time (Simon Hopkinson)
Bumping and a Jumping (Simon Hopkinson)
Surprise Party (Simon Hopkinson)
