Dancing Banana
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The Dancing Banana (a.k.a. Banana Man) is a popular emoticon, created by Candice Martel, a Canadian[1]. By late 2001, the banana was already being used on several forums as a standard emoticon. Most of these forums would replace the typed text ":banana:" with the graphical image. As the popularity of the banana grew, hundreds of variations of the image had been created for forums or other purposes. These new images typically would have to be either uploaded or linked to, instead of replacing text. There is also a dancing pickle and a dancing pepper. All three appear together in a flash emoticon that is popular in chatrooms.
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[edit] Other emoticons with the banana
This same banana has been shown to apear riding a llama while using his signature handsign. For christmas he is also shown dressed as a Christmas Tree.
Today, many people will recognize the image from a Flash animation of the banana dancing to the song "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" by the Buckwheat Boys. This animation, "Banana", was created in 2000 by Ryan Gancenia Etrata and Kevin Flynn and is typically referred to as "Peanut Butter Jelly Time".
[edit] References in Popular Culture
- In Family Guy, Brian wears a banana suit with maracas and dances like the Dancing Banana to cheer up Peter.[1]
- In World of Warcraft, the male Tauren dance incorporates the Dancing Banana animation (as well as a "raise the roof" motion).
[edit] External links
- Dancing Banana & Friends [Warning: Some content may be offensive]
- Etrata's "Banana" and other movies
- The Shonen Knife CGI Banana
- Flash Movies:
[edit] References
1. [2] - Zimmette.net's "My Ruined Reputation" Message Boards
