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Bananas in Pyjamas

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Bananas in Pyjamas is a children's television program on the ABC Channel in Australia. It started in 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

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Main characters

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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
Amy the Teddy Bear
Lulu the Teddy Bear
Morgan the Teddy Bear
Rat in a Hat the Rat

Recurring characters

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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

Farm animals

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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

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Main article: List of Bananas in Pyjamas episodes

Original series

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
14020 July 1992 (1992-07-20)11 September 1992 (1992-09-11)
23021 March 1993 (1993-03-21)30 April 1993 (1993-04-30)
33026 September 1994 (1994-09-26)4 November 1994 (1994-11-04)
41005 August 1996 (1996-08-05)20 December 1996 (1996-12-20)
52022 November 1999 (1999-11-22)17 December 1999 (1999-12-17)
68027 August 2001 (2001-08-27)14 December 2001 (2001-12-14)

Revived series

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1522 May 2011 (2011-05-02)22 June 2011 (2011-06-22)
2527 May 2012 (2012-05-07)27 June 2012 (2012-06-27)
35213 May 2013 (2013-05-13)22 July 2013 (2013-07-22)

Discography

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  • 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

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
AUS
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"Bananas in Pyjamas" 1998 82

Awards and nominations

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APRA Music Awards

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

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

British Academy Children's Awards

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

Logie Awards

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

References

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  1. ↑ "Stephen Shanahan Bio". RMK Voices. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "BANANA TIME!". The Canberra Times. 13 March 1994. p. 1 (Junior Times). Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Troy Planet's Page". Voiceover Universe. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Georgina Symes". Your BlahVoice. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Eliza Logan Resume". AFTRS. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Anthony O'Donohue profile". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 70.
  8. ↑ "Nominations – 1995". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Best Children's Album", ARIA, archived from the original on 14 April 2019, retrieved 22 January 2019
  10. ↑ "Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album", ARIA, archived from the original on 22 January 2019, retrieved 22 January 2019
  11. ↑ "Children's in 1998". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

Other websites

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