History Series / BananasInPyjamas

* ArtShift: The pre-2011 versions has a very well (for UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash standards) animated opening sequence and closing. The rest of the episodes are live-action with actors in full body suits.

''Bananas in Pyjamas'' is a beloved Australian children's television series that originally ran on Creator/TheABC in its [[PeopleInRubberSuits suitmation]] incarnation from July 1992 to December 2001, before undergoing an extensive ReTool when it was [[{{Revival}} revived]] in 2011 as an AllCGICartoon.

* AdaptationDistillation: The song doesn't specify how ''many'' bananas and teddies there are, but the 1979 short film and the series of picture books published in TheEighties make it clear that there's a whole ''army'' of both species. The 90s [[LiveActionTV live-action]] series whittles the cast down to a few key members, possibly due to Creator/TheABC's [[NoBudget notoriously small budget.]]

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Early in the show's first season, B1 and Amy had [[TheOtherDarrin different voice actors,]] and in the case of the Bananas the voice actors were also inside the suits (though this practice was changed by the next season). The ''boing'' sound used when the Bananas get an idea was also completely different, there was no Rat, and Amy was missing her now trademark bow as well as wearing the tutu that would eventually become a trademark of Lulu's.

* NeverTrustATrailer: Back in the mid 2000's, [=ABC1=] transmitted a trailer for the show which featured footage hinting at [[ShipTease a possible shipping]] between one of the Bananas and ''Lulu.'' Suffice to say, apart from the RomanceArc between the turtles Tolstoy and Thomasina [[spoiler: (who ended up getting married in the 1999 season)]], there's ''no'' shipping between the main characters in the show. (Well, no ''intentional'' shipping on the creators' part anyway.)

* {{Pilot}}: "Pink Mug."

%% * SliceOfLife

* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Lulu, through her name, {{verbal tic}}s and love of {{ballet}} is implied to be French, but her accent sounds closer to that of a Greek one.

* NiceHat: The rat's hat (of course), the Bananas' Beach Patrol visors, and Morgan's legionnaire hat. The characters also wear many other nice hats which depend upon the context of the story.

* ReTool: The 2011 series changes a ''lot,'' and it's not just the CGI rendering. For one, the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters slew of new characters]] means the gang live in Cuddlestown instead of just Cuddles Avenue, many characters speak perfectly, the characters [[TheOtherDarrin have new voice actors,]] Rat in a Hat TookALevelInJerkass and there's even a new song: "Banana Time," that's being eased into the series as a [[ReplacedTheThemeTune possible replacement]] for the trademark theme song.