Going Bananas
TV-Y 1984 · 1 season · 12 eps · ★ 7.5 · Comedy, Family
Ended
Going Bananas is a live-action superhero/comedy series made by Hanna-Barbera and ran from September 15, 1984 to December 1984 on NBC.
Created by Chuck Menville, Len Janson
Network: NBC
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Cast
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Julie McWhirter Roxanna Banana (voice) -
Tim Topper Jamie Cole -
Emily Moultrie Louise Cole -
Marie Denn Gran -
James Avery Hank -
Bill Saluga Hubert -
Lynnanne Zager Delivery Girl -
Jeffrey Paul Morgan Deputy
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