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Actors and Entertainers

The Banana Man
This was a vaudeville character created by Adolf Proper and performed, after Proper's death, by Sam Levine.

Watch him on Captain Kangaroo

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There are 5 comments for this item.

Posted by mdavidc at 7:57 pm (PDT) on Sun July 7, 2019
Tried to describe this act to younger people and they thought I was nuts. When they looked him up online they couldn't believe it.
Posted by kluv42 at 11:01 pm (PDT) on Mon May 30, 2016
I also watched Capt. Kangaroo when I was a kid, and don't remember this character at all... Or maybe I erased him from my mind as fast as I could. On purpose.
Posted by homer at 10:59 am (PDT) on Mon April 13, 2015
i can remember two different men who played this great gig
Posted by Omo Kabish at 9:12 pm (PDT) on Wed July 3, 2013
I remember this guy. Seems like I saw him on the Ed Sullivan show back in the mid to late 50s. He had a high voice "Ohhhhhhh!" of amazement as he would pull items out of his pocket and always ended by taking smaller boxes from a larger box (kind of like nesting dolls) and connecting them together like a train before driving it offstage.
Posted by Duff at 3:10 pm (PDT) on Fri June 28, 2013
I watched Captain Kangaroo when I was a kid, but I sure don't remember this segment!

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