Banana Man (performer)

Banana Man (performer)

Banana Man was a vaudeville act which became popular with small children due to the Captain Kangaroo program. He also appeared on the Ed Sullivan show. A. Robins was the original Banana Man. In later years Sam Levine played the part.

Banana Man's act was captivating because of the large number of objects he took out of his pockets, and the fact that he did not speak, except to utter comments like "Ooh" and "Wow" in a nasal falsetto register. Banana Man seemed to be just as surprised as his audience was at the number and diversity of bananas and other objects he would find.

External links

* [http://facweb.furman.edu/~rbryson/BananaMan/BananaKangaroo.html Banana Man's act on the Captain Kangaroo show]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpVkRu0QkE8 1939 video of A. Robins as the Banana Man]
* [http://www.charliethejugglingclown.com/BananaMan.htm A. Robins -- The Original Banana Man]
* [http://www.irememberjfk.com/mt/2007/01/captain_kangaroo.html Description of the act]


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