00:01This is 29 Acacia Road, and this is Eric, the schoolboy who leads an amazing double life.
00:08But when Eric eats a banana, an amazing transformation occurs.
00:15Eric is Banana Man, ever alert for the call to action.
00:30In a current fishing dispute, there are charges that trawler men and fish workers are working hand in glove to
00:35reduce the catch of fish fingers.
00:38Now a public service announcement.
00:40Because of the unprecedented demand for the services of Banana Man in his never-ending war against the forces of
00:46evil,
00:47he has decided to take on an assistant.
00:50The thousands of applicants who are expected tomorrow morning are asked to form an orderly queue.
00:56But the next morning, all that turned up on the doorstep of 29 Acacia Road were two pints of milk
01:02and a strange youth
01:03who thought he was applying for a job at the swimming bath.
01:07No, this isn't the swimming bath, son.
01:10But if you have the strength, speed, and superior intelligence it takes to be a super crime fighter,
01:17you could be my assistant.
01:19You could be the Banana Kid.
01:22Wow, zoinks!
01:24Possibly.
01:25However, you will have to pass a number of qualifying tests.
01:29Have you ever crashed through a brick wall or lifted a double-decker buff?
01:34Well, no, sir.
01:35I admit I haven't actually done that, but I am a very, very fast learner, Mr. McHompson.
01:41Good morning.
01:42This is the swimming bath attendant at the Acacia Road Line.
01:45You got a problem here, Banana Buck?
01:47There's a thing in the water.
01:50It's out of ticket.
01:51I, um, I'll be honest, I think it's a shark.
01:55Is it a man-eater?
01:57Oh, I don't know.
01:59I'll tell you after he's had lunch.
02:01We'll have to finish your tests later, kid.
02:03Right now, I must fly.
02:08The Banana Kid wanted to fly, too.
02:11But without Banana Man's special powers, he was grounded.
02:15Then he was struck by an idea.
02:18Ow!
02:19A millisecond later, Banana Man landed at the poolside,
02:22and the Banana Kid wasn't far behind.
02:26How the Banana fans rejoice.
02:37And suddenly, from the silent depths below,
02:40the shark rose to inspect today's three-course dinner.
02:45Stand back, kid.
02:46Leave this to me.
02:48Gee, I'd hate to lose you to those razor-sharp teeth.
02:51But what about you, Mr. Banana, sir?
02:54Me? Never mind.
02:56Someone got to do it.
02:58One mighty leaf and Banana Man was on the highboard.
03:01Muscles like coiled springs shot him into the air.
03:05A triple loop.
03:06A reclining horizontal with lasagna.
03:08And look at that, a one and a half fight.
03:11A five.
03:13Oh, like a flounder.
03:14As you know, Banana fans, Big B has handled some mighty slippery customers in his time.
03:20But this finny foe was too much.
03:24This calls for a Banana Power Dive.
03:27Hand me one of those bananas, kid.
03:30A big banana.
03:31Here you are, Mr. Banana.
03:34Three, two, one.
03:38No, it's not a giant blue bottle.
03:42It's Banana Man.
03:45Meanwhile, at the poolside, the Banana Kid was angling for promotion.
03:51When suddenly the calm surface of the pool erupted into a furious contest.
03:56It looked like Banana biceps against the steel sinews of a hungry shark.
04:02But where was that shark?
04:04Excuse me, sir, it's over here.
04:06There.
04:07Captured by the Banana Kid.
04:09Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
04:12Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
04:14oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
04:14Hey, kid.
04:16I am Herman Berman, the big Hollywood producer.
04:20How would you like to get into pictures?
04:22I say, do you think that's really possible, sir?
04:26One day, Crow, I, too, shall star on the silver screen.
04:31Won't I?
04:34One day, Crow, I, too, shall star on the silver screen.
05:02What am I, too, shall star on the silver screen?
05:02Not even if you wrote a Madeline on the silver screen that blew it out.
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