Thursday, November 5, 2015

Banana Splits Dune Buggy and Batmobile designer, George Barris, Dies


George Barris, who was a custom car designer for many TV shows and movies has died at the age of 89.  He was best known for his work creating the Batmobile that aired on The Batman TV show in the 1960's  He also designed the many vehicles used in The Banana Splits Adventure Hour including the Dune Buggies.
 
Perhaps Hanna-Barbera's best known live action series, The Banana Splits were a part of Boomerang during the classic days.  It continued to air until the last winks of the old Boomerang.  It originally aired on Saturday Mornings in the late 1960's

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