00:01This is 29 Acacia Road, and this is Eric, the schoolboy who leads an amazing double life.
00:08And when Eric eats a banana, an amazing transformation occurs.
00:15Eric is Banana Man, ever alert for the call to action.
00:28Today's going to be a fine day, with little curves and triangles over Britain.
00:33So, plenty of sunshine all day.
00:36What's that thunder?
00:38You bet it was, sweetheart.
00:41And that's only the beginning.
00:44And for my next trip, the oyster storm.
00:52Banana Man, if you're watching, the Weather Man.
00:56If you want to end up like that newsreader, Banana Man, and I'm sure you don't, you'd better forget about
01:03the Weather Man.
01:05Not blooming lightly.
01:08While that fearful threat was being delivered, Eric was already tracking Weather Man's location with his crystal direction finder,
01:14and eating a banana to produce an amazing transformation.
01:24Banana Man, at supersonic speed, flew towards northern latitudes and danger.
01:31He ignored the deadly ice stones which bounced off his rugged frame.
01:37And there it was, the Weather Man's battleship of the skies.
01:42Good morning, madam.
01:44Milk, yoghurt, um, pies?
01:47You come in, Banana Man.
01:49Ha, ha, ha.
01:50You see, I'm not fooled by that clever disguise.
01:54And now you are a prisoner in my lighter-than-air ship.
01:59Oh, no, I'm not.
02:00Have a heavier-than-air custard pie.
02:04Mmm.
02:05Tastes delicious, I admit.
02:06But no thank you very much, Banana Man.
02:08Or you, the party's over.
02:11Ha, ha, ha.
02:12Now that you're healthy, I shall explain how I've ruled the weather.
02:18See, that's Ice Station Zero immediately below it.
02:21See that?
02:21Mm-hmm.
02:21It's like a giant storage battery.
02:24Storage battery?
02:25That's correct.
02:26It draws cold energy from the polar ice end.
02:30Uh, no?
02:31No, absolutely.
02:32I convert the cold energy to bad weather by radio impulse.
02:37Not too technical, is it?
02:38That comes from my control panel.
02:40I see.
02:41Yes.
02:41And meanwhile, my ruthless robot snowman stands guard.
02:46Ha, ha, ha.
02:48But enough of all this.
02:49It's time you were leaving, Banana Man.
02:52I'm sorry about your icy reception up here.
02:56Ha, ha, ha, ha.
02:57Ha, ha, ha.
03:00And so, Banana Man plunged down to the Arctic waste below.
03:04But the weatherman hadn't reckoned on Big B's electronic thermal underwear.
03:08A quick burst of heat.
03:10Oh.
03:11A fire of steam.
03:13Woo.
03:13A little reverse thrust to slow his descent.
03:16Ah.
03:17And target in sight.
03:19By station zero.
03:22Hi there.
03:23I'm from the Arctic Electricity Board.
03:25Come to read the meter.
03:28Your clever disguise.
03:30That doesn't fool me, Banana Man.
03:33I shall destroy you.
03:36Hmm.
03:37Hot stuff, eh?
03:39Well, no time to look for an instruction leaflet.
03:44Ha, ha, ha.
03:46Wait till they get next month's electricity bill.
03:49If anyone calls, I'm out too.
03:53And just in time too.
03:55For below, ice station zero was reduced to nothing.
04:00And so, as the weatherman's airship careered out of control, lost in the Arctic sky, he sent his last transmission.
04:08Ah, yes.
04:09Well, it would appear that I have to perceive you things that have lost by Banana Man.
04:14But you haven't heard the last call of the weatherman.
04:19Never mind.
04:20The sun's shining again.
04:22Thanks to Banana Man's cool courage and heroic endeavors.
04:27You tell them, Fiona.
04:28I'm...
04:29Ashford.
04:32Ashford.
04:36Ashford.
04:58Ashford.
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