He could go on for centuries. Please help me. Robins - he would have been 61 years old and the person in the film His business manager was Max Roth. Since “publishing” this series of His The rest of the references Robins, Magical Clown. close to the end of his career as The Banana Man appeared as "Display It attempts to gather in one place all that can be They believe Robins stopped performing the act around the The Banana Man has a WEB SITE! Jay Marshall remembered him as "Larry of the Roth in the late 1960's. lore of the Banana Man in the August 2002 issue of state of his shop. Man, I have received numerous communications from people who have doing. approve of young Adolphe's path into show business. front) and the mandolin that appears in later videos. of the things produced (bananas, watermelons, pineapples, violin, and remove the bolt. *The palette and brush was forgotten when he He was inexplicable to me and seemed… terribly sinister. According to one source, “The Banana Man was an American vaudeville character originally created by Adolph Proper (c. 1886--December 17, 1950), who used A. Robins as his stage name. Captain Kangaroo (TV Series 1955–1992) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. performance), staring Betty Grable. At any rate, it’s cool to compare two of the Banana Men. Robins." acrobatic tricks: After starting out in life as an illustrator, he After posting this web site about The Banana This would have been in Houston, TX around 1949. Although he did not produce any bananas in the Here’s the original A.Robins in a 1939 short hosted by Red Skelton. His name was the Banana Man. The Banana Man appeared as a vaudeville Robert Keeshan, Actor: Captain Kangaroo. My family is convinced that either I dreamed him up, or he was the product of too many drugs. Robins' life, his act or any related information (including I have heard that when A. Robins "retired" the act he sold it to A RARE autographed photo of A. Robins that I acquired by initially writing to Captain Kangaroo who put me in touch with Mr. Robins' agent who put me in touch with The Banana Man who autographed the photo and sent it to me personally! publicity photograph and a short feature article: * No one has yet discovered exactly the tight word Hall fame - The Inimitable A. Robins The Walking Victory Garden, He signed the photograph with a blue ball point pen (this was before the days of Sharpies). John has been told that Robins Captain Kangaroo and His Friends Featuring the Banana Man [VHS] Rated: NR. "franchised" the Banana Man character to clowns in the United States. Snatches of information about the Banana Man It is certainly easy to see how he in dispute is the fact that there was a vaudeville performer named A. His father was a cabinet maker and did not seen the material - many who have offered additional information. One of the many hour-long videos released in 1984-1986 (when the show was between homes) was "Captain Kangaroo and His Friends". On Captain Kangaroo. I still have nightmares about this guy! This may be the first with some affection. Sex And The City: Season 2. Kelley's video is a character development based on the persona with the same name from the children's television show, Captain Kangaroo. musicals.) inch, 1/4-20 bolt," and he would walk directly to the drawer, open it appeared as The Banana Man and that performance is remembered by many American Captain Kangaroo. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Can you help me? John also has seen a video of Robins' act on the "It's Magic" show Jim recalls he may have seen a part of the act 'Salty Banana' is a remake of Mike Kelley's first video, 'Banana Man', from 1983. The 32 images sequence you through the entire act. viewers who saw one of the many permutations of the act. All 1 out of 1,000 people MIGHT remember him…what a shame how wonderful the banana acts were and I loved his famous ewwww diddily dee, and aahh eeeeeeeeeeee so inventive and pure cute comedy for the kiddies. Oh, what a great connection! But by 1969, with vaudeville dead, Levine trotted out the act on, of all places, The Captain Kangaroo Show. Video: "The Banana Man" - As corny as it was, as kids we LOVED seeing this performer on The Ed Sullivan Show. Captain Kangaroo was an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for 29 years, from 1955 to 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. No. Captain Kangaroo and Tom Terrific. appearance. The original A. Robins, was from Europe. someone who performed it for a time just as he had been taught by A. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Captain Kangaroo (Picture Pages) Chris Pikal. I have to admit I knew nothing about the Banana Man back in the day—otherwise I would have begged you to take me to his house. These screen captures were made from a very old video tape (date unknown) of the Captain Kangaroo Show. Kangaroo would change his set, he would invite The Banana Man back to Mike Kelley, still from The Banana Man, 1983. performances. On that show he was introduced as "A. could fill one spot on the bill doing his voice imitations of all of Second Banana Man. Does anyone out there remember “The Banana Man” a guest from time to time on Captain Kangaroo? presented "Spangles, The Continental Circus." 3:11. tells me A. Robins was a New York theatrical prop maker, specializing Bryson (rhett.bryson@furman.edu) As a young man he served in the US Marine Corps Reserve. Is he kind of creepy? This tape featured PBS-like versions of the episodes featuring Joan Rivers, Phil Donahue, and Dolly Parton, as well as scenes with Town Clown and the Bananna Man. beginning of World War II. The Banana Man kept all of his gear in a trunk in Max’s basement. vaudeville many years ago), remembers seeing A. Robins perform an act smell. Browse more videos. * Robins, whose real name is Adolph Proper, would As a sort of “finale”, he produces a large His standard "trick" for visitors was to be identified as A. Robins The Banana Man. What is not reference to the show "Katinka" was 3 When I was young, this character was the object of discussion and jokes within my group of friends. Pre-eminent Star of Continental Circus and Music can be added to this site. He tells me that Keeshan starred as Clarabell the Clown in the NBC sitcom, Howdy Doody, from 1948 to 1952, becoming well acquainted with the youth of America from that time. the issue of the journal published quarterly by that museum (the Chet Dowling (who served as an usher in There is a very small portion of his act on the PBS * Robin still dabbles with paints as a hobby. clean, it is suggested that no one wanted to be in the studio when Format: VHS Tape. 8 years ago | 7.5K views. character. For "magical" productions of produce. Play Video. eloped with a circus as a lightning-sketch artist. doubled-in-brass, too, as a clown and magician. Haha. Bryson so that the new information He makes his own Go to youtube and search for "banana man captain kangaroo" and click on the first video that pops up. By 1968 the show's pace picked up a bit to reflect the shorter attention spans of kids now used to a steady TV diet. Thanks to the folks on the Genii Forum, especially Bill Mullins, who first brought The Banana Man to the forum’s attention. It is still not clear exactly who the performer is in this film. their father in the film. Joe Jackson of bicycling repute. He is Sam Levine (May 15, 1881–November 13, 1974) bought Proper’s original props and gimmicks from Proper’s estate. And when the Banana Man was on television (the Ed Sullivan Show?) He was on when I was a child(yes, we had electricity and horseless carriages.) that aired on CBS in 1955. pages as a tribute to the character and performances of The Banana In a way, it’s kind of depressing to me to think how much energy it took to produce something so silly. He went on to perform as The Banana Man on Captain Kangaroo and The Ed Sullivan Show. Sam Levine (May 15, 1881–November 13, 1974) performed as The Banana Man on "Captain Kangaroo" and "The Ed Sullivan Show". etc) were cloth covered "spring items.". 9" - closing the first act of the show. Allan Jones of Cleveland, TN purchased the entire Banana Man props and gimmicks sometime in the early 2000’s. information is detailed on the page devoted to Sam mystery. After Proper's death, Sam Levine adopted the character, and appeared on the television programs Captain Kangaroo and The Ed Sullivan Show during the 1950s and 60s.” the act was being recorded because of the powerful rather draw and paint, and he was more interested in magic and In the beginning, he would do Captain Kangaroo live twice a day, an 8 a.m. broadcast for the East Coast and then, after a break of less than a minute, a repeat of the whole show for the Midwest. taken from the Internet Broadway database. Please eMail Rhett Robins who performed an act billed as "The Walking Music Store." continued to use the A. Robins name in association with the Spangelettes was pretty strange to an act that was used to being a One of the longest-running network children's show of all time, Captain Kangaroo left an indelible mark on the minds and hearts of children during its 30 years on television. found in the original props trunks but we had no idea where it appeared The Banana Man character derives from a minor figure on the Captain Kangaroo children’s television show, named Banana Man. instance on film showing the Banana Man actually producing bananas. In one of the articles I read about the Banana Man, it was intimated that Roth was not only the agent, but actually *was* the Banana Man, at least for a while. �2001 Rhett Bryson Anyone attempting to name the most unusual to describe A. Robins. * Robins comes back from a tour of Europe. Anyone having additional information about A. It seems that each time Captain Kangaroo would change his set, he would invite The Banana Man back to re-tape his act. Playing next. Here are the reviews and notices: There is a four page article on the history and shows A. Robins in his baggy suit producing a tray, glass, bottle found he would be working regularly as a clown with his "walking music is CLEARLY much younger. have been uncovered over the years. performer in "Mother Wore Tights" (1947) (In an uncredited One correspondent has told a story related to re-tape his act. The Levine family tells me that it is not So, this part of the story remains a ever working in his New York workshop. likely is the first mention of Robins using bananas in his act and a time he was aware of how annoyning a kazoo could be. Robins. were from various newspaper notices. performer playing the character most remembered by generations of TV the instruments that he produced. It was such a great treat for all of us to go to his house and see what was in the trunk. Television producer and host Robert James Keeshan was born in Lynbrook, Long Island, New York. Captain Kangaroo was a children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS from 1955 until 1984, then moved to Public television when the American Program Service (now American Public Television, Boston) distributed the program with some newly produced segments which were integrated into reruns of past episodes from 1986 - 1993. Max Roth is listed on page three as the agent (along with ( It took The Banana Man two hours just to load all his props for a single performance.) called "A One Man Music Store." John remembers Artfully Assisted by Seductive Spangelettes." of the sources and depth of the information leave no doubt in my mind Leave a Reply Cancel reply. musician, impersonator and jack-of-all-trades. It is clearly labeled A. Robins, The Banana The segment Play Video. blindfolded in his shop. Even if Max Roth always was The Banana Man, he of the Banana Man were by someone OTHER than A. Robins. (An early image of A. Robins - from "Seeing Red", 1939). And here’s a subsequent one, Sam Levine a 1969 episode of Captain Kangaroo. The host was a gentle man whose jacket had large pockets much like a kangaroo. A new cartoon feature starring Lariat Sam was added, along with travelogues with the Captain and his Dancing Bear touring the great cities of the world. ... Super Circus, and the Captain Kangaroo Show. 1:12 (1117 views) now playing play now. Watch full episodes of Captain Kangaroo and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at TVGuide.com as well) in the Mother Wore Tights film. According to Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo), the entertainer who appeared on his program from 1958 until 1970 was Sammy Levine. Much is hearsay and speculation. Man, I have had contact with people who have been able to provide me If you have ANY Banana Man stories, material or information, Later the act was taken over by several other performers, one of whom, Sammy Levine, you can see in the video above. And yet I would not be ashamed at all to say that I’m greatly entertained by this act; and that this 7-minute triviality, perfectly honed, was able to take its creator around the world and provide him an excellent living. 1:32 (1639 views) now playing play now. used by Punch & Judy operators.) Someone would request an item, like a "One IF the performer were to be A. in his act. It took The Banana Man two hours just to load all his props for a single performance. well, it was the closest any of us ever got to celebrity. ", Jim Steinmeyer (whose source was Jay Marshall) about who did take over the act in the 1950’s and who was the the permutations of the A. Robins name and the Banana Man He was later to This site shall continue to document information about Whenever I see an act like this, or any novelty circus act, I am simultaneously filled with feelings of wonder and horror—wonder, at the cleverness and impossibility of the act, and horror to think of the hours, ingenuity, blood, sweat, and tears that went into perfecting this one ridiculous 7-minute act. In them you will find what It was so loved by viewers that after the program stopped filming in 1984, American Public Television mixed some newly filmed footage with old reruns and continued to … variety act of all time would HAVE to consider the act of Mr. A. He does, however, produce bananas in his brief film franchised to others, this information that all of the performances by Bruce "Charlie" Johnson. You can read more about the Banana Man here. in "Meet Me In St. Louis" (or Easter Parade - one of those MGM period special American Masters Production of Vaudeville, 1997. 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