The Banana Splits elephant. Fleegle would assume the role of leader of the Banana Splits, and preside at club meetings. The characters were played by actors in voluminous fleecy costumes, similar to later Sid and Marty Krofft characters such as "H.R. Pufnstuf". While Snorky "spoke" in honking noises, the other three spoke in English—Drooper with a Southern drawl in the manner of Michael Nesmith, and Fleegle with a pronounced lisp. The Splits' segments, including songs-of-the-week and comedy skits, served as wraparounds for a number of individual segments. In the second season, "The Three Musketeers" segments were replaced with repeats of "The Hillbilly Bears",
Banana Splits discography which entered the UK charts in 1979. The Bob Marley and the Wailers song "Buffalo Soldier", from the 1983 album "Confrontation", features a very similar melody to "The Tra La La Song" in its chorus. In 1988, "I'm Gonna Find a Cave" was covered by Girl Trouble for the "Sub Pop 200" compilation The Mr. T Experience recorded "Don't Go Away Go-Go Girl" for the 1993 Banana Splits Tribute album "Banana Pad Riot" on the Skull Duggery Label. Mr. T Experience also included "Don't Go Away Go-Go Girl", as a bonus track on their 1997 Lookout Records re-issue of the