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",
Shire of Banana November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the "Divisional Boards Act 1879" with a population of 2155. The name "Banana" does not relate to the fruit, but rather the area was named after a dun-coloured bullock called "Banana". On 20 April 1881 part of Banana Division was separated to create Duaringa Division. With the passage of the "Local Authorities Act 1902", Banana Division became Shire on Banana on 31 March 1903. The shire's administrative centre was in Banana until 1930, when the building was physically relocated to Rannes. In 1946, the shire headquarters moved to Biloela. On