History Film / TheBananaSplitsMovie

* LongRunner: The show has apparently been running for nearly 40 years in the universe of the movie.* MythologyGag:

-->''(Beth decks Mitch to the ground)''

** Andy gets his arms brutally torn off by the Splits.

** Andy is left in excruciating pain when he gets his arms brutally torn off by the Splits.

* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Andy’s fate when Drooper and Fleegle perform the “banana split” on him.]]

* LongRunner: The show has apparently been running for nearly 40 years in the universe of the movie.
* MonsterSobStory: Losing their show, and being told that they're going to be ripped apart for use at a theme park, is what causes the Banana Splits to go berserk.
* MythologyGag:

* TranquilFury: After Mitch "apologizes" for his behavior to Beth, Beth decks him and flatly tells him she wants a divorce. She doesn't yell, but you can she's legitimately enraged at him.

* PetTheDog: Austin is pretty good big brother to Harley. He gets him a brand new wand for his birthday after his old one broke and later asks Paige if she can pull some strings to let Harley come backstage after the show.

* AssholeVictim: Stevie, Mitch, and Andy. In fact, most of people whose deaths we see are justified by them being total dicks ([[spoiler: Thadd being the most notable exception.]])

* BigDamnHeroes: Twice. [[spoiler: The first time, Bingo manages to get Beth in a chokehold while in his Jungle, only for Austin to come back and get him off her, allowing Beth to shove Bingo off the rafters to the ground below. The second time in the final battle, only Drooper is left standing, but he gets the upper hand over both Austin and Beth. Harley returns, throwing Beth the extendible wand he received earlier. Stabbing it through Drooper's head is enough to finally bring him down.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The children are saved, Austin and Paige are starting a relationship, and the Banana Splits have been destroyed. However, much of the main cast is still dead [[AssholeVictim (Though admittedly some really had it coming)]] and poor Poppy has been driven insane from the traumatic events that happened, she then drives off with the remains of the Banana Splits [[NotQuiteDead who all may not be out of commission after all.]]]]

** Thadd [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe getting sawed in half]] by Fleegle.

* DancePartyEnding: Harley notes that every episode of the show ends with the "Rock Out" choice [[spoiler: when Andy lands on the "Banana Split" choice on the Wheel of Endings before his death]]. Also happens over the credits, with the Splits dancing to the theme song.

* AdvertisedExtra: [[spoiler: Despite being the Split who’s the most predominant on the cover, Bingo has the least amount of screen time- most of the killing is done by Fleegle and Drooper, and Snorky gets a small subplot. Bingo only does two things by himself during the events of the film and is damaged after the second one, only showing up for the climax of the film to fight Snorky.]]

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Fleegle does the "saw a man in half" magic trick - with a real saw, and gory results.

* InfantImmortality: PlayedWith. [[spoiler:While the Splits never attack any children, it's pointed out that their ultimate plan (kill all the adults and chain all the children to the seats, so they can watch their show forever) will ultimately lead to their deaths via starvation or dehydration. Presumably, the Splits (being robots) didn't know that humans need food to survive. In terms of storytelling, however, the trope is played straight- all of the children, including Harley and Zoe, survive the events of the film.]]

''The Banana Splits'' is a MadeForTVMovie based on the 1960s series ''Series/TheBananaSplits'', making a GenreShift from comedy to horror. It was released digitally on August 13, 2019, on Blu-Ray and DVD on August 27, 2019, and premiered on Creator/{{Syfy}} October 12, 2019.

* MythologyGag: The Banana Splits tape their show at Taft Studios. Creator/HannaBarbera was owned by Taft Broadcasting of Ohio for many years, including during the time they made the original show. (And yes, they were the same Taft as UsefulNotes/WilliamHowardTaft.)

* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:The movie ends with Poppy, having lost her marbles and fully embraced the role of Hooty, escaping in a Banana Buggy with the remains of the Banana Splits, casually running over and killing Mitch, and laughing maniacally the whole time.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The children are saved, Austin and Paige are starting a relationship, and the Banana Splits have been destroyed. However, Poppy has been driven insane from the events and she drives off with the remains of the Banana Splits [[NotQuiteDead who all may not be out of commission after all.]]]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The children are saved, Austin and Beth are starting a relationship, and the Banana Splits have been destroyed. However, Poppy has been driven insane from the events and she drives off with the remains of the Banana Splits [[NotQuiteDead who all may not be out of commission after all.]]]]

* SubvertedKidsShow: This parodies your favorite Banana Splits. Not kid-friendly, or even the normal Banana Splits...

* AdaptationalVillainy: Needless to say, the 1968 versions of Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper, and Snorky would never, ever, ever, ever, ''ever'' do the horrifying things their 2019 movie counterparts did. [[spoiler:Although Snorky escapes this as the TokenGoodTeammate.]]
* AdvertisedExtra: [[spoiler: Despite being the Split who’s the most predominate on the cover, Bingo has the least amount of screen time- most of the killing is done by Fleegle and Drooper, and Snorky gets a small subplot. Bingo only does two things by himself during the events of the film and is damaged after the second one, only showing up for the climax of the film to fight Snorky.]]

* AmbiguousDisorder: Harley is very immature for his age, is always "in his own little world" according to his brother, believes in fairies, only has one friend, and is seen as weird by the other kids in school.

* AndShowItToYou: [[spoiler:During the Snorky/Bingo fight, Bingo reaches into Snorky's chest and rips out a piece of machinery. While not a literal heart, it's blatantly heart-shaped, is leaking fluid, and a heartbeat sound effect plays as it gets torn out.]]

* AssholeVictim: Stevie, Mitch, and Andy. In fact, most of people whose deaths we see are justified by them being total dicks ([[spoiler: Thad being the most notable exception.]])

* BondOneLiner: Fleegle after [[spoiler:sawing Thad in half, says, "Ta-daaaaaaa!"]]

* CanonForeigner: There wasn't a character named Stevie in the original 1968 series [[spoiler:Nor was there a fifth female member of the Banana Splits, an owl named Hooty.]]

* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:The movie ends with Poppy, having lost her mind and fully embraced the role of Hooty, escaping in a Banana Buggy with the remains of the Banana Splits, casually running over and killing Mitch, and laughing maniacally the whole time.]]

** Andy is the studio executive of Taft Studios who was indirectly responsible for the Splits' spree by cancelling the show for no other reason than considering it boring -- essentially putting multiple people out of a job all on a selfish whim. He gets the worst death at the hands of the animatronics when he won the [[AnArmAndALeg "banana split"]].

* LongRunner: The show has been running for nearly 40 years in the universe of the movie.

** Karl goes insane during the film, for reasons never explained.
** [[spoiler: After [[ForcedToWatch witnessing Thadd's murder]], Poppy completely loses it, killing Karl and escaping with the broken remains of the Banana Splits at the end.]]
* TheScrappy: In-universe, both the audience and the crew hate Stevie.

* SubvertedKidsShow: This parodies your favorite Banana Splits. Not kid friendly, or even the normal Banana Splits...

* TheVoiceless: Like the original show, Snorky never speaks. Unlike the original show, he only makes his honking noises a few times through the whole movie.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"One-banana, two-banana, three-banana, gore!"'']]