Bananas in Pyjamas

Bananas in Pyjamas is a children's television program on the ABC Channel in Australia. It started on July 20, 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

Main characters


Character	Voiced by
B1 the Banana	Duncan Wass (1992) Ken Radley (1993–2001) Michael James (2001) Stephen Shanahan (2011–13) Richard McCourt (2011–13)
B2 the Banana	Nicholas Opolski (1992–2001) Benjamin Blaylock (2001) Daniel Wyllie Dominic Wood (2011–13)
Amy the Teddy Bear	Sandie Lillingston (1992) Mary-Ann Henshaw (1993–2001) Isabella Dunwill (2011–13)
Lulu the Teddy Bear	Taylor Owynns (1992–2001) Monica Trapaga (Bananas in Pyjamas (album release)) Sandie Lillingston (Bumping and a-Jumping) Ines Vaz de Sousa (2011–13)
Morgan the Teddy Bear	Jeremy Scrivener (1992–2001) Troy Planet (AU Version) Sophie Aldred (UK Version) (2011–13)
Rat in a Hat the Rat	Shane McNamara (1992–2013)^[source?]

Recurring characters


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)
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	Roslyn Oades (2011–13)

Farm animals


Character	Voiced by
Farm Animals puppeteers	Mal Heap Terry Ryan Emma De Vries (2001)
Camembert the Cow	Taylor Sweeney Eliza Logan (2011–2013)
Pedro the Pig	Michael Phillips Anthony O'Donohue (2011–2013)
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

Original series

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	40	20 July 1992 (1992-07-20)	11 September 1992 (1992-09-11)
2	30	21 March 1993 (1993-03-21)	30 April 1993 (1993-04-30)
3	30	26 September 1994 (1994-09-26)	4 November 1994 (1994-11-04)
4	100	5 August 1996 (1996-08-05)	20 December 1996 (1996-12-20)
5	20	22 November 1999 (1999-11-22)	17 December 1999 (1999-12-17)
6	80	27 August 2001 (2001-08-27)	14 December 2001 (2001-12-14)

Revived series

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	52	2 May 2011 (2011-05-02)	22 June 2011 (2011-06-22)
2	52	7 May 2012 (2012-05-07)	27 June 2012 (2012-06-27)
3	52	13 May 2013 (2013-05-13)	22 July 2013 (2013-07-22)

Discography

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

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

Awards and nominations

APRA Music Awards

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

ARIA Music Awards

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

British Academy Children's Awards

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

Logie Awards

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

Cultural impact

The concept was inspired by the success of the song Bananas in Pyjamas, written by Carey Blyton in 1967, on Play School. This song, which had become a regular item on Play School, became the theme of the new series.

In 1990, Elizabeth Watts-Legg with the pupils of the Broomfield House School performed a nursery rhyme version of Bananas in Pyjamas, which was included in the VHS Nursery Play Rhymes.

References

↑ "Stephen Shanahan Bio". RMK Voices. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
↑ "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.
↑ "Troy Planet's Page". Voiceover Universe. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
↑ "Georgina Symes". Your BlahVoice. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
↑ "Eliza Logan Resume". AFTRS. Retrieved 20 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Anthony O'Donohue profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 20 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 70.
↑ "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.
1 2 "Best Children's Album", ARIA, archived from the original on 14 April 2019, retrieved 22 January 2019
↑ "Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album", ARIA, archived from the original on 22 January 2019, retrieved 22 January 2019
↑ "Children's in 1998". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
↑ "Bananas in Pyjamas". Plus Licens Ab. Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
↑ "About". Bananas in Pyjamas. ABC Television. Archived from the original on 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
↑ Nursery Play Rhymes (VHS). London: Video Collection International. 1990.

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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. Retrieved 20 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[6] "Anthony O'Donohue profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 20 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[aus-7] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 70.

[1995Nom-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.

[Children'sAlbum-9] 1 2 "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.

[12] "Bananas in Pyjamas". Plus Licens Ab. Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2010-05-08.

[13] "About". Bananas in Pyjamas. ABC Television. Archived from the original on 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2010-05-08.

[14] Nursery Play Rhymes (VHS). London: Video Collection International. 1990.