Bananas (TV Show) / Episode List
The Bananas television series had 28 regular episodes. 12 best-of episodes were then created from these programs.
1981
1st episode
First broadcast: March 24, 1981
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fischer choirs | Finch Waltz |
| 2 | Racey | Runaround Sue |
| 3 | Gitte | The woman who loves you |
| 4th | Eddy Grant | Do you feel my love |
| 5 | Rosetta Stone | Goodbye Guitarman |
| 6th | Siw Inger | It's time |
| 7th | Status quo | Something bout you baby I like |
| 8th | Stefan Waggershausen | Please, doctor |
| 9 | Shakin 'Stevens | Marie Marie |
| 10 | Robert Palmer | Looking for clues |
2nd episode
First broadcast: April 28, 1981
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lio | Amoureux solitaires |
| 2 | Vince Weber | Vince the Prince |
| 3 | Oliver Onions | Lulu |
| 4th | Judie Tzuke | Stay with me till dawn |
| 5 | Madness | Embarrassment |
| 6th | Judy Cheeks | Mercy |
| 7th | Milva | Friends who aren't |
| 8th | Gilbert O'Sullivan | Hello it's goodbye |
| 9 | Caro | Wanderlust |
3rd episode
First broadcast: June 23, 1981
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen Foley | The shuttered palace |
| 2 | Marius Müller-Westernhagen | Lady killer |
| 3 | Mireille Mathieu | You don't have to tell me anything about love |
| 4th | Stray cats | Rock this town |
| 5 | Alice | Per Elisa |
| 6th | The Teens | Eloise |
| 7th | Kim Wilde | Kids in America |
| 8th | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet |
| 9 | Zeltinger Band | Asi with Niwoh |
| 10 | Kiki Dee | star |
4th episode
First broadcast: July 14, 1981
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supercharge | Peaches and Cream |
| 2 | Doris D & the Pins | Dance on |
| 3 | Spliff | Rock 'n Roll Refugee |
| 4th | Alex et les Lezards | Maman je craque |
| 5 | Gianna Nannini | Tatting aperti |
| 6th | Volker Lechtenbrink | Train acquaintance |
| 7th | Gilbert Bécaud & Ireen Sheer | Love on ice |
| 8th | Helen Schneider | Shadows of the Night |
| 9 | Grace Jones | I've seen that face before |
5th episode
First broadcast: August 11, 1981
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liquid gold | Don't panic |
| 2 | Albert Hammond | When I'm gone |
| 3 | Hazel O'Connor | D-Days |
| 4th | Udo Juergens | I only saw her |
| 5 | The Pretenders | Bad boys get spanked |
| 6th | Peter, Sue & Marc | Birds of Paradise |
| 7th | German American friendship | The robber and the Prince |
| 8th | Nick Hall | Leave my woman to me |
| 9 | Gitte | Something has happened |
| 10 | Fumble | Wasn't that a party |
6th episode
First broadcast: September 8, 1981
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Grant | I love you, yes I love you |
| 2 | Vicky Leandros | Free again |
| 3 | Wishbone Ash | Get ready |
| 4th | Loredana Bertè | E la Luna Busso |
| 5 | Roxy Music | Jealous Guy |
| 6th | Iggy Pop | Bang bang |
| 7th | BAP | Nice jrooss |
| 8th | Barclay James Harvest | Back to the wall |
| 9 | Nothing | radio |
| 10 | Catherine Deneuve & Serge Gainsbourg | Ces petites rien |
1982
7th episode
First broadcast: January 26, 1982
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pointer Sisters | Should I do it |
| 2 | Anita Meyer | Why, tell me why |
| 3 | The Kinks | Give the people what they want |
| 4th | Howard Carpendale | Face in the crowd |
| 5 | ideal | Ice age |
| 6th | Alice | Una notte speciale |
| 7th | Phil Collins | Thunder and Lightning |
| 8th | Marius Müller-Westernhagen | For you to leave me |
| 9 | Marianne Faithfull | Truth, bitter truth |
| 10 | Roberta Kelly | Patty Cake |
8th episode
First broadcast: February 23, 1982
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokie | Jet lagged |
| 2 | Rondò Veneziano | Rondò Veneziano |
| 3 | Lonzo | Leo, lie down |
| 4th | Christopher Cross | Arthur's Theme |
| 5 | Earth & Fire | Dream |
| 6th | Loredana Bertè | Ninna Nanna |
| 7th | The Blues Band | Who's right, who's wrong |
| 8th | Ingrid Peters | Touches |
| 9 | Ultravox | The Voice |
| 10 | Hot gossip | I don't depend on you |
9th episode
First broadcast: March 23, 1982
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicky Leandros & Demis Roussos | Je t'aime mon amour |
| 2 | trio | Da da da |
| 3 | Schroeder Roadshow | Such a day, so beautiful |
| 4th | Achim Reichel | I've dreamed of you |
| 5 | Ph. D. | I won't let you down |
| 6th | Shalamar | Playing to win |
| 7th | Lulu | I could never miss you |
| 8th | Copes | Hold on |
| 9 | Udo Lindenberg | Grand finale |
| 10 | Julio Iglesias | You're my first thought |
| 11 | Emmylou Harris | Rose of Cimarron |
10th episode
First broadcast: April 27, 1982
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BA Robertson & Maggie Bell | Hold me |
| 2 | Demis Roussos | Lament |
| 3 | United Balls | Pogo in Togo |
| 4th | Stefan Waggershausen | I'm fine |
| 5 | Depeche Mode | see you |
| 6th | Veronika Fischer | And yet a fence remains a fence |
| 7th | Nox nox | Straight to LA |
| 8th | Peter Maffay | Ice age |
| 9 | Yes | taxi |
| 10 | Al Bano & Romina Power | Felicita |
11th episode
First broadcast: May 25, 1982
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanessa | Upside down |
| 2 | Foreigner | Break it up |
| 3 | Kim Wilde | View from a bridge |
| 4th | Status quo | Dear John |
| 5 | Judy Collins | Memory |
| 6th | Dr. Hook | Baby makes her blue Jeans talk |
| 7th | Claudia Mori | Non succedera piu |
| 8th | Melissa | Hanky Panky with Joe |
| 9 | Joseph Beuys | Sun instead of Reagan |
| 10 | Cheetah | Spend the night |
12th episode
First broadcast: June 29, 1982
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Jets | Love makes the world go round |
| 2 | Julie Wallis | Wild thing |
| 3 | Kid Creole & the Coconuts | Stool pigeon |
| 4th | trio | Sabine Sabine Sabine |
| 5 | Roni Griffith | Desire |
| 6th | Wolf Maahn | Tell me where the flowers are |
| 7th | Rocky Sharpe & the Replays | Come on let's go |
| 8th | Barbara Dickson | Run like the wind |
| 9 | Udo Lindenberg | Jacques jelly |
| 10 | Ricky Shayne | I need you |
| 11 | Kelly Marie | I need your love |
13th episode
First broadcast: July 27, 1982
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Schneider | Hot summer nites |
| 2 | Rondò Veneziano | San Marco |
| 3 | Jeronimo | Heya |
| 4th | Monsoon | Ever so lonely |
| 5 | Hot chocolate | Girl crazy |
| 6th | Bears and the milk boys | Muscles |
| 7th | ZaZa | Magic wand |
| 8th | Relax | I wui sleep |
| 9 | Mike Oldfield | Five miles out |
| 10 | Alice | Messaggio |
| 11 | Adam Ant | Goody two shoes |
14th episode
First broadcast: November 2, 1982
Theme of the comedy scenes: fairy tales
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gianna Nannini | Latin lover |
| 2 | Dire Straits | Industrial disease |
| 3 | Al Bano & Romina Power | Do soltanto do |
| 4th | Marius Müller-Westernhagen | I don't feel like standing in the rain anymore |
| 5 | Haysi Fantayzee | John Wayne is big leggy |
| 6th | BAP | Kristallnaach |
| 7th | Kate Bush | Suspended in Gaffa |
| 8th | trio | Anna - let me in, let me out |
| 9 | Dexys Midnight Runners | Come on Eileen |
| 10 | Extrabreit & Marianne Rosenberg | Duo infernal |
1983
15th episode
First broadcast: March 29, 1983
| Interpreter | song | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark | Genetic engineering | |
| 2 | Haysi Fantayzee | Shiny Shiny | |
| 3 | Taco | Singin 'in the Rain | |
| 4th | Alan & Denise | Rummenigge | |
| 5 | Ixi | The hickey | |
| 6th | United Balls | daisy | Extract from Formula One |
| 7th | KC and the Sunshine Band | Give it up | |
| 8th | Icehouse | Hey little girl | |
| 9 | Hans Hartz | Only stones live long | |
| 10 | Mike Batt | Love makes you crazy | |
| 11 | Linda Ronstadt | Tell him |
16th episode
First broadcast: April 26, 1983
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tané Cain | Holdin on ' |
| 2 | De Blanc | Temptation |
| 3 | Nena | movie theater |
| 4th | Marianne Faithfull | Running for our Lives |
| 5 | Snap! | Elisabeth |
| 6th | Blancmange | Living on the ceiling |
| 7th | Marina Occhiena | Serenata |
| 8th | Missing Persons | Windows |
| 9 | Gary Brooker | Lead me to the water |
| 10 | trio | bum Bum |
| 11 | Bonnie Tyler | Total Eclipse of the Heart |
17th episode
First broadcast: May 24, 1983
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Bertucci | Number One Contender |
| 2 | Phillip Goodhand-Tait | Heartbeat |
| 3 | Kid Creole & the Coconuts | Did you have to love me like you did |
| 4th | Lilli Berlin & Zeltinger Band | True love |
| 5 | Thompson Twins | Love on your side |
| 6th | Ina Deter Band | The Country needs new men |
| 7th | Peter Tosh | Johnny B. Goode |
| 8th | Rose Laurens | Africa |
| 9 | Eurythmics | sweet Dreams |
| 10 | Frida | Here we'll stay |
| 11 | Peter Schilling | The desert is alive |
18th episode
First broadcast: June 14, 1983
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock goddess | My angel |
| 2 | John Miles | The right to sing |
| 3 | Georg Danzer | It's so nice to be a pig |
| 4th | Ellen Foley | Boys in the Attic |
| 5 | Schroeder Roadshow | Bonn by night |
| 6th | Caro | Waiting |
| 7th | Tommy James | Say please |
| 8th | Marius Müller-Westernhagen | Dear God |
| 9 | Mother's Finest | Secret Service |
| 10 | Amazulu | Cairo |
Also announced was Neue Heimat with the title Aloahee, but did not appear in the program
19th episode
First broadcast: July 12, 1983
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wham! | Bad boys |
| 2 | Jim Capaldi | That's love |
| 3 | Dexys Midnight Runners | Celtic Soul Brothers |
| 4th | Men at Work | It's a mistake |
| 5 | La dolce vita | Come back soon, boy |
| 6th | Modern romance | Don't stop that crazy rhythm |
| 7th | Kajagoogoo | Hang on now |
| 8th | Berlin | Sex (I'm a ...) |
| 9 | Eddy Grant | Was a party |
| 10 | Elton John | I guess that's why they call it the blues |
| 11 | Amazulu | Cairo |
20th episode
First broadcast: September 6, 1983
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julien Clerc | Lilli voulait aller danser |
| 2 | Icehouse | Street cafe |
| 3 | Nona Hendryx | transformation |
| 4th | Joe Fagin | Why don't we spend the night? |
| 5 | Kim Wilde | Love blonde |
| 6th | The nits | Nescio |
| 7th | Helen Schneider | Price of Love |
| 8th | Coati Mundi | Como esta usted? |
| 9 | KC and the Sunshine Band | Gimme some more |
| 10 | Elton John | I'm still standing |
| 11 | Marina Arcangeli | The tempo di the |
21st episode
First broadcast: October 4, 1983
The comedy scenes take place in the Salzburg region
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UB40 | Red red wine |
| 2 | Culture Club | Karma Chameleon |
| 3 | Nina Hagen | Zarah (I know a miracle will happen one day) |
| 4th | Max Werner | Roadrunner |
| 5 | Cliff Richard | Never say die |
| 6th | Tracey Ullman | They don't know |
| 7th | Antonello Venditti | Grazie Roma |
| 8th | Taco | Superphysical Resurrection |
| 9 | Paul Young | Come back and stay |
| 10 | genesis | mummy |
| 11 | Mike Oldfield & Roger Chapman | Shadow on the Wall |
1984
22nd episode
First broadcast: January 10, 1984
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laid back | High society girl |
| 2 | Tina Turner | Let's stay together |
| 3 | David Knopfler | Soul kissing |
| 4th | Marie Germany | Mrs. Trude |
| 5 | Rock Steady Crew | Hey you |
| 6th | Yello | Lost again |
| 7th | Kiss | All Hell's breakin 'loose |
| 8th | Yes | Owner of a lonely heart |
| 9 | trio | Turaluraluralu |
| 10 | Kim Carnes | You make my heart beat faster |
| 11 | Paul Young | Love of the common people |
23rd episode
First broadcast: February 21, 1984
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Musical Youth | Whatcha talkin 'bout |
| 2 | Edo Zanki | come on |
| 3 | Marilyn | Calling your name |
| 4th | Melissa | We all live together so bad |
| 5 | Wolf Maahn & the deserters | Pop star |
| 6th | German-Austrian sensitivity | Love me |
| 7th | Marius Müller-Westernhagen | Let us live |
| 8th | The Cure | The Love Cats |
| 9 | Roger Chapman | How how how |
| 10 | Cosa Rosa | Feelings |
| 11 | Shakin 'Stevens & Bonnie Tyler | A rockin 'good way |
24th episode
First broadcast: March 27, 1984
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bette Midler | Beast of Burden |
| 2 | Stone cloud | Migratory birds |
| 3 | Tracey Ullman | My guy |
| 4th | Snowy White | Bird of Paradise |
| 5 | INXS | Original Sin |
| 6th | Dolly dots | She's a liar |
| 7th | boulevard | Rainy Day in London |
| 8th | Stefan Waggershausen & Alice | Too close to the fire |
| 9 | Matt Bianco | Get out of your lazy bed |
| 10 | Roger Daltrey | Walking in my sleep |
| 11 | Status quo | Going down town tonight |
Announced was Toni Basil instead of the Dolly Dots
25th episode
First broadcast: May 29, 1984
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Finn | Fraction too much friction |
| 2 | Peter Schilling | Terra Titanic |
| 3 | Duran Duran | The reflex |
| 4th | Alphaville | Sounds like a Melody |
| 5 | Nino de Angelo | Unchained love |
| 6th | propaganda | Dr. Mabuse |
| 7th | Eddy Grant | Romancing the Stone |
| 8th | Kajagoogoo | Turn your back on me |
| 9 | Stephan Remmler & Nina | Fireworks |
| 10 | Cyndi Lauper | Time after time |
| 11 | Rod Stewart | Infatuation |
26th episode
First broadcast: August 21, 1984
The theme of the comedy scenes: Holidays in Bad Wiessee and the surrounding area
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Kurt | Banana Banana |
| 2 | Chi Coltrane | I'm gonna make you love me |
| 3 | Robert Linn | Let's do Holidays |
| 4th | Jimmy Cliff | Reggae Night |
| 5 | Eartha Kitt | love men |
| 6th | Edoardo Bennato | E Arrivato un Bastimento |
| 7th | Jodie Rocco | Call me tonight |
| 8th | Haindling | You jerk |
| 9 | Mike Oldfield | To France |
| 10 | Berlin | No more words |
| 11 | Nik Kershaw | I won't let the sun go down on me |
Eight of the performances were recorded in Bad Wiessee and the surrounding area, the rest in the Bavaria Studios
27th episode
First broadcast: September 13, 1984 at 9:00 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiramisu | Two steps |
| 2 | Lisa Lagoda | Love is a crime |
| 3 | Veronika Fischer | You want your fun |
| 4th | Sade | Smooth operator |
| 5 | Dalbello | Gonna get close to you |
| 6th | Annabel Lamb | So lucky in bed |
| 7th | Nena | Somehow, somewhere, sometime |
28th episode
First broadcast: October 2, 1984
| Interpreter | song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juice Newton | Can't wait all night |
| 2 | Marie Germany | Queen of the Night |
| 3 | Rod Stewart | Some guys have all the luck |
| 4th | Michael Cretu | Black Angel |
| 5 | Nox nox | 9:50 |
| 6th | Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora | When the rain begins to fall |
| 7th | Herbert Grönemeyer | alcohol |
| 8th | Alphaville | Forever young |
| 9 | Kim Wilde | The second time |
| 10 | Paul Young | I'm gonna tear your playhouse down |
| 11 | Tina Turner | Private dancer |