Bingo

Bingo is a member of The Banana Splits. He was portrayed by Terence H. Winkless and voiced by Daws Butler on the original show, The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. In the 2008 revival, he was portrayed by Casey Hadfield and voiced by Keith Scott.^[1] In The Banana Splits Movie, he was voiced by Eric Bauza. In Jellystone!, he was voiced by Jim Conroy.

About Bingo[]

He is a gorilla^[2] who plays the drums, often sings, and is a simple, good-natured fellow. He doesn't realize his great physical strength and is forever breaking things. In The Banana Splits in Hocus-Pocus Park, it is stated that he is the biggest of the Splits. Bingo is usually assigned all the heavy tasks, but he invariably manages to smash everything he attempts to clean or move. He's a great drummer, though, and would do practically anything to help a friend. Numerous times throughout the show, Bingo is shown attempting, often unsuccessfully, to read a book. These are often thwarted by a dastardly fly.

Appearance[]

Bingo is a large, orangish red ape. He has center parted hair, large hemi-sphere framed sunglasses, a black nose and sports a large, toothy grin. On the rare occasion that his glasses are lifted, his eyes are seen to be beady and black. He wears a similar helmet to everyone else in the club. He has a round body, and wears a patterned yellow vest with an orange trim. He has no tail. In the film, he gains a pair of orange converse. During the song segments, his instrument choice is a silver drum kit, the kick drum sports the band's logo.

Trivia[]

Bingo was originally going to be purple, as evidenced by early concept art.
Bingo is the only animal character not to have a tail.
Bingo has a dog nose even though he is a gorilla.
In the movie, Bingo is the only character to not have a human kill, but he is seen attacking several people.
Bingo gains a pair of shoes while Fleegle loses his in the movie.