Name: The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Released: 1972-11-25
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Daws Butler, Joan Gerber, Allan Melvin

The Banana Spliots in Hocus Pocus Park is a great TV movie that aired on ABC in the 1970's. Here, the Banana Splits are at King's Island trying to do tours of the park before they give a concert, but when they get a customer, a girl named Susie, when they starts giving the tour for free. However, in another world, a witch sees Susie and wants to turn her into a witch, so she uses a balloon to lure her into the Forbidden Forest, a world that is entered via a billboard. The Splits follow, ending up in a cartoon world on the other side of the billboard, and now begin a quest to rescue Susie and get home in time for their concert.

This is a good Banana Splits movie, even better than the more recent horror film made to beat Five Nights At Freddy's out the door. The Banana Splits do look different when they become cartoons, but it is a fresh take on them. The cartoon is the timeless Hanna-Barbera formula for slapstick comedy, and the live action scenes have the Splits riding the rides and such. This is a classic worth watching

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