Lulu the Teddy Bear: Taylor Owynns (1992–2001), Monica Trapaga ( Bananas in Pyjamas (album release)), [7] Sandie Lillingston (Bumping and a-Jumping) and then Ines Vaz de Sousa (2011–13)

Anthony O'Donohue profile". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013 . Retrieved 20 May 2013. The concept was inspired by the success of the song Bananas in Pyjamas, written by Carey Blyton in 1967, on Play School. [1] [2] This song, which had become a regular item on Play School, became the theme of the new series. The series was revamped in May 2011 as a CGI animated series created by Southern Star Entertainment.The Bananas in Pyjamas were featured among other famous Australians during the parade of the 2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. [16]

B1 the Banana: Duncan Wass (1992), Ken Radley (1992–2001), Michael James (2001), and then Stephen Shanahan (2011–13), [6] Richard McCourt (2011–13) Morgan the Teddy Bear: Jeremy Scrivener (1992–2001), and then Troy Planet (AU Version), [8] [9] Sophie Aldred (UK Version) (2011–13) Georgina Symes". Your BlahVoice. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013 . Retrieved 20 May 2013. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDFed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.70. The characters were inspired by a 1969 song written for children by British composer Carey Blyton (nephew of renowned children's author Enid Blyton). The jaunty song describes (an unspecified number of) bananas in pyjamas chasing teddy bears, with a slight twist at the end where a musical sting emphasises that the bananas like to "catch them unawares". The song was shown on the Australian version of Play School for many years accompanied by an animation depicting pairs of bananas in blue-and-white striped pyjamas. This led to a "banana" plush toy being created as part of the "toy cast", which formed the basis of the physical appearance of B1 and B2.BANANA TIME!". The Canberra Times. 13 March 1994. p.1 (Junior Times) . Retrieved 14 July 2019– via National Library of Australia. Bananas in Pyjamas". Plus Licens Ab. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010 . Retrieved 8 May 2010. Amy the Teddy Bear: Sandie Lillingston (1992), Mary-Ann Henshaw (1992–2001), and then Isabella Dunwill (2011–13) Creator, producer and showrunner Helena Harris devised the content of the ABC program at ABC Studios. Two of the bear characters, Amy and Morgan, are named after Helena Harris' children. [3] The show was performed using human actors in elaborate costumes, in the style of the British Tweenies and Teletubbies. In the show's early days, the voices of the bananas were provided by the same actors as were inside the costume, but the original actors eventually gave up that aspect of the show and substitutes wore the hot, stuffy costumes. The show aired new episodes from its 1992 debut to its eventual run in syndication in 2002. The show aired approximately three hundred episodes as well as four specials. Its debut in the United States was in 1995. It made videos and other media from 1995 to 1999. A toy line, developed by TOMY, debuted in 1996. Covered the banana in a layer of soft stretcher fleece-like material to hold the pieces together then covered them with a yellow fleece and added the eyes and smile.