MUMBAI: The children‘s classic The Banana Splits is all set to make a come back on the TV screens.
Hannah-Barbera‘s Banana Splits has undergone a modern makeover. It will start airing as comedy shorts and music videos on Cartoon Network from 2 September. It will also air on Boomerang channel.
The show will have also have a website. DVD, CD and music will be available for download on iTunes and Amazon.com.
"Everything that made The Banana Splits hugely popular in the 1960s is back, including the group‘s terrific humor and hit music. We take great pride in having carefully updated the look and feel of the original show for today‘s kids while retaining all of the elements that made the original Banana Splits such a hit," said Warner Brothers consumer products EVP new business initiatives and international licensing Jordan Sollitto.
The series originally ran on NBC between 1968 and 1970.
