Fleegle is the leader of The Banana Splits. He was portrayed by Jeff Winkless and voiced by Paul Winchell in the 1968 show The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. In the 2008 revival, he was portrayed by Ginner Whitcombe and voiced by Keith Scott.[1] In The Banana Splits Movie, he was voiced by Eric Bauza. In Jellystone!, he was voiced by Paul F. Tompkins. Fleegle is 32 years old.
About Fleegle[]
Fleegle is a beagle who plays the guitar and often sings too. He does magic tricks, and he is the spokesman for the group. Cool, authoritative, and usually in control of every situation, Fleegle is always slightly frustrated by the behavior of the others. Although he's a born leader and organizer, Fleegle is not as bright as he thinks. Off-stage, he considers himself a present-day Don Juan, which sometimes proves to be quite amusing. As the leader of the Banana Splits Club, he chairs their meetings, frequently standing behind a podium and wielding a large gavel to maintain order, often being "hoist by its petard" and going "Ooch!" to feign injury. He is the only character of the group who doesn’t wear sunglasses. Fleegle never learns that The Sour Grapes Bunch will never reform. This has led to lots of injury, such as being shot in the butt with an arrow. He is known to be the smartest of the Splits.
Appearance[]
Fleegle is a human sized, greenish brown beagle. He has a long head with a tan snout and a tongue that permanently sticks out of his mouth resulting in a predominant lisp. Lacking sunglasses, his pupils are shown to be black and he doesn't look entirely straight forward. He wears a red helmet with a yellow insignia, a large red plaid bow tie (sometimes portrayed as orange), and sports a set of two buttons on his chest. He also is seen wearing brown converse-like shoes. During the song segments, he is seen holding a red semi-hollow electric guitar with a body cut, similar in style to a Les Paul. In promotional art, however, he is shown with a purple guitar or upright bass. His guitar in the film is actually a Les Paul with a tobacco burst. His design is mostly unaltered in the movie aside from his shoes being removed.
Trivia[]
- Fleegle is the only character in the original show to be depicted as wearing shoes. This changes in the movie, where he is shown to be barefoot.
- Fleegle also lacks the sunglasses that the other characters wear.
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