About this title

Storyline

Roxana Banana is an orangutan that escaped from the zoo and was adopted by the Cole family. One night, a mysterious spaceship comes down from the sky and endows Roxana with super powers via a lightning bolt. Roxana is pursued by two crooks who want to use her super powers for their own ill will, but Roxana's outdodging them by means of her powers, as well as the predicaments she creates for the Coles, provide much of the comedy for this series. Also included was "Jungle Jukebox," a takeoff on the then-popular music videos using popular songs with animals in the visuals, as well as parodies of then-current TV shows and commercials using animals (e.g. "Magnum P.U. starring Tom Smellick").

Country: United States

Type: scripted

Status: Ended

Language: English

Release Date: September 15, 1984

Also Known As: Going bananas, Going Bananas

Genres

Company Credits

Production Co: Hanna-Barbera Productions

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

1984 | 12 Episodes

Awards

Awards & Nominations

Daytime Emmy 1985

Nominee

Daytime Emmy

Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing

Nominee

Daytime Emmy

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design

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