Editing Bananas in Pyjamas (section)

==Production==
===Inspiration===
The characters were inspired by a 1969 song written for children by British composer [[Carey Blyton]] (nephew of renowned children's author [[Enid Blyton]]). The jaunty song describes (an unspecified number of) bananas in pyjamas chasing teddy bears, with a slight twist at the end where a musical sting emphasises that the bananas like to "catch them unawares". The song was shown on the Australian version of ''[[Play School (Australian TV series)|Play School]]'' for many years accompanied by an animation depicting pairs of bananas in blue-and-white striped [[pyjamas]]. This led to a "banana" [[plush toy]] being created as part of the "toy cast", which formed the basis of the physical appearance of B1 and B2.

===Filming===
Creator, producer and showrunner Helena Harris devised the content of the ABC program at [[ABN (TV station)|ABC Studios]]. Two of the bear characters, Amy and Morgan, are named after Helena Harris' children.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wood |first=Patrick |date=2017-07-20 |title=Bananas in Pyjamas creator and original stars reflect on 25 years of chasing teddies |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|location=Australia |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-20/bananas-in-pyjamas-creator-reflects-on-25th-anniversary/8722884 |url-status=live |access-date=2017-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006175826/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-20/bananas-in-pyjamas-creator-reflects-on-25th-anniversary/8722884 |archive-date=2017-10-06}}</ref> The show was performed using human actors in elaborate costumes, in the style of the British ''[[Tweenies]]'' and ''[[Teletubbies]]''. In the show's early days, the voices of the bananas were provided by the same actors as were inside the costume, but the original actors eventually gave up that aspect of the show and substitutes wore the hot, stuffy costumes. The show aired new episodes from its 1992 debut to its eventual run in syndication in 2002. The show aired approximately three hundred episodes as well as four specials. Its debut in the United States was in 1995. It made videos and other media from 1995 to 1999. A toy line, developed by [[Tomy]], debuted in 1996.