<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.bananasplits.com </Td> </Tr> <P> The Banana Splits Adventure Hour is an hour - long, packaged television variety program featuring The Banana Splits, a fictional rock band composed of four funny animal characters . The costumed hosts of the show were Fleegle (guitar, vocals), Bingo (drums, vocals), Drooper (bass, vocals) and Snorky (keyboards, effects). </P> <P> The series was produced by Hanna - Barbera, and ran for 31 episodes on NBC Saturday mornings, from September 7, 1968, to September 5, 1970 . The costumes and sets were designed by Sid and Marty Krofft and the series' sponsor was Kellogg's Cereals . The show featured both live action and animated segments and was Hanna - Barbera's first foray into mixing live action with animation . </P> <P> In 1967, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera approached Sid Krofft and Marty Krofft to design costumes for a television show which would feature animated and live - action segments, with the whole show hosted by a bubblegum rock group of anthropomorphic characters . The format of the show was loosely based on Rowan & Martin's Laugh - In . The Banana Splits Adventure Hour premiered on NBC on September 7, 1968 . </P>

When was the banana splits on uk tv