JAY NORTH DEAD AT 73

 

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Best known as the original Dennis the Menace, he voiced Prince Turhan in the Arabian Knights segment of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour; Terry Dexter in Here Comes the Grump; and teenaged Bamm-Bamm Rubble in The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972). 

MARTY KROFFT DEAD AT 86

 

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Along with his brother, Sid, Marty was half of Sid & Marty Krofft Productions. They began as theatrical puppeteers before moving into television by designing the characters and sets for The Banana Splits Adventure Hour for Hanna-Barbera. That allowed them to branch out on their own to create H.R. Pufnstuf, The Bugaloos, Lidsville, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, both versions of Land of the Lost, Far Out Space Nuts, The Lost Saucer, The Krofft Supershow which included Dr. Shrinker, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, Kaptain Kool and the Kongs, Wonderbug, Bigfoot and Wildboy and Magic Mongo, and Pryor’s Place.

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RICHARD DONNER DEAD AT 91

 

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Best known for his films like Superman, Goonies or Lethal Weapon, in his early career he was directing television which included the Danger Island segments of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. As one of the rights holders to the EC Comics library, he was given an executive producer credit in Tales From the Cryptkeeper as well as a special thanks credit in the final season. 

JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT DEAD AT 74

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Best-known for his 80’s role in Airwolf, part of Vincent’s early career was spent as Lincoln “Link” Simmons in the Danger Island segment of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour.

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