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'''''Go Bananas! With Tony Simiano''''' was a 2001 flash game show that was hosted on Nick.com. The show was an early example of an interactive flash game and used a blend of digital illustration and real-life photos of animals and humans to portray the host and contestants. | '''''Go Bananas! With Tony Simiano''''' was a 2001 flash game show that was hosted on Nick.com. The show was an early example of an interactive flash game and used a blend of digital illustration and real-life photos of animals and humans to portray the host and contestants. | ||
The show's titular host, a John Travolta- | The show's titular host, a John Travolta-Esque chimpanzee, would introduce (human) contestants and have them play a game unique to the contestant. The game show was a spinoff of a 1998 flash game - “Disco Chimp” - that featured Tony Simiano, which was also hosted by Nick.com. “Disco Chimp” proved to be a popular addition to the website, and as such, 13 episodes of "Go Bananas" were commissioned. <ref>[https://kidscreen.com/2001/09/01/comics-20010901/ 2001 press release for “Go Bananas!”] Retrieved 23 Sep '20</ref> | ||
The show's run was short-lived, lasting only 1 season and producing 13 episodes. | The show's run was short-lived, lasting only 1 season and producing 13 episodes. | ||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
Only 2 of the show's 13 episodes have been recovered. An inquiry on the r/LostMedia subreddit yielded episodes 1 and 12 (both .swf files) through an Internet Archive search of Nick.com. <ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/iw7ltg/lost_nickcom_flash_game_circa_20002001/ Link to r/lostmedia inquiry] Retrieved 23 Sep '20</ref> As of 2021, most of the Archive.org links are broken | Only 2 of the show's 13 episodes have been recovered. An inquiry on the r/LostMedia subreddit yielded episodes 1 and 12 (both .swf files) through an Internet Archive search of Nick.com. <ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/iw7ltg/lost_nickcom_flash_game_circa_20002001/ Link to r/lostmedia inquiry] Retrieved 23 Sep '20</ref> As of 2021, most of the Archive.org links are broken and are not currently supported after the transition from flash to HTML5. | ||
==Episode List== | ==Episode List== | ||
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|Morton Beamish, a substitute teacher, plays a tile matching game. | |Morton Beamish, a substitute teacher, plays a tile-matching game. | ||
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Revision as of 21:48, 26 December 2021
Tony Simiano, the show's host.
Status: Partially found
Tags: tony simiano go bananas nick.com nickelodeon
Go Bananas! With Tony Simiano was a 2001 flash game show that was hosted on Nick.com. The show was an early example of an interactive flash game and used a blend of digital illustration and real-life photos of animals and humans to portray the host and contestants.
The show's titular host, a John Travolta-Esque chimpanzee, would introduce (human) contestants and have them play a game unique to the contestant. The game show was a spinoff of a 1998 flash game - “Disco Chimp” - that featured Tony Simiano, which was also hosted by Nick.com. “Disco Chimp” proved to be a popular addition to the website, and as such, 13 episodes of "Go Bananas" were commissioned. [1]
The show's run was short-lived, lasting only 1 season and producing 13 episodes.
Status
Only 2 of the show's 13 episodes have been recovered. An inquiry on the r/LostMedia subreddit yielded episodes 1 and 12 (both .swf files) through an Internet Archive search of Nick.com. [2] As of 2021, most of the Archive.org links are broken and are not currently supported after the transition from flash to HTML5.
Episode List
# | Episode | Synopsis | Status |
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1 | Morton Beamish | Morton Beamish, a substitute teacher, plays a tile-matching game. | Found' |
2 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
3 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
4 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
5 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
6 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
7 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
8 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
9 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
10 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
11 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
12 | Roberta Cramden | An impatient elementary school girl plays a game of "Simon Says" | Found |
13 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
References
- ↑ 2001 press release for “Go Bananas!” Retrieved 23 Sep '20
- ↑ Link to r/lostmedia inquiry Retrieved 23 Sep '20