h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Here's a side note of little interest: i fondly remember watching DM (almost religiously) on Nickelodeon in the U.S., and for some reason (perhaps to fill time?) the episodes were always preceded by a VERY SHORT curiosity called "Bananaman," which chronicled the adventures of a boy (named Eric, i believe) who, upon eating a banana, turned into a superhero. Just one bit of absurdity that helped influence my personality while growing up...for better or (more likely) for worse...

yes....I rember watching both...and a bit of count duckula which I didn't know was a spin off of danger mouse...good stuff really


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yes...i recall seeing an episode or two of Count Duckula as well, and also was oblivious to its Spin-Off-Ness (Yeah, i know damn well that doesn't even resemble a real word).

no worries...half the fun is makeing up new words and new ways to spell old words
Count Duckula was very funny...and twisted if I remmber correctly

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He he he...I love both of them too

But personally, I preferred Bananaman to Duckula...*cringes from inevitable attack*

There's a link to the Cosgrove Hall Website on my space, by the way

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Among other things

hmmm that site didn't mention Bananaman...was that done by the same group or someone diffrent?


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How unspeakably bizarre. I thought they were by the same people

I'll check again today...I might of missed it yesterday


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No, you're right...how odd

ok looked it up it was made by Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie at some studio named 101 prod....hmmm


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Ah, of course- bill oddie did eric's voice

and I found a site where you can listen to the theme song...

but I don't think that studio has a site


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Ah- I'd already downloaded that

But I don't know about the other...

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Bill Oddie didn't do Eric's voice, he did the voice of Crow, Bananaman's trusty sidekick and bringer-of-bananas-when-they-would-otherwise-be-ungettable-due-to-bananaman's-tied-up-ness.

(Wow, what a title)

Ah- my mistake, I'm sorry. I haven't watched it since I was about 8 so I think that was pretty well remembered all the same

Yes, it was, well done. Can you remember Eric's address? I only have access to certain parts of the internet from here at work ,all of the bbc being one of them, so I can't relly look it up myself. I think it was something like 122 Acacia Avenue or something.
Anyway, Eric is just a normal boy. But when Eric eats a banana, an amzing transformation takes place....Eric IS....BANANAMAN!