Despite its reputation as one of Hanna-Barbera’s more obscure
properties, The Banana Splits has had a very odd history. First came The
Banana Splits Adventure Hour, an hour-long children’s variety show
featuring the fictional band The Banana Splits, which ran from 1968 to 1970 for
31 episodes, plus a 1972 TV movie, The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park.
Then came a short-lived revival in 2008 through Cartoon Network, then nothing
until a one-shot DC comic in 2017 that saw the Splits team up with the Suicide Squad of
all things. Now, Warner Bros. has released an R-rated horror film based on the
property, a decision so baffling that I felt the need to see for myself how the
property could possibly benefit from such a 180 in tone. While I’m now
satisfied in my knowledge of what the film is, I’m not so sure if this is
really something worth dedicating the time to watch.
