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Bananas Surprise Toys: The Archive

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This page was made to serve as a reference page for and/or archive of the Bananas Surprise toy series. Updates may come if the toys aren't already discontinued. This does NOT include the Limited Edition crushies because there's just not enough info for me to bother, lol.

Bananas: Bunch 1 Crushies

The first release of Bananas consisted of multicolor bananas that came in bunches of 3, with a total of 24 characters to collect. In addition to the character, each banana also comes with a display vine for your toy, sticker gems, and 2 squishy friends (none of which are featured on the collector sheet). This series features one ultra rare crushie, and four rare crushies; this rarity is consistent throughout most crushie series. Advertising for the toys began around September 11th, 2018, according to the brand's Youtube channel. These series 1 crushies are also labeled as the "Banana Baobab Tree" crushies on the collector sheet.

Series 1 Crushies are as follows:

1 Teresa Tiger
#001 - Teresa Tiger
Common
2 Eli Elephant
#002 - Eli Elephant
Common
3 Andrew Monkey
#003 - Andrew Monkey
Rare
4 Pokie Sloth

#004 - Pokie Sloth

Common

6 Gail Giraffe

#006 - Gail Giraffe

Ultra Rare

7 Buddy Rhino

#007 - Buddy Rhino

Common

8 Pipo Panda

#008 - Pipo Panda

Rare

9 Ariana Spider

#009 - Ariana Spider

Common

10 Jamie Jellyfish

#010 - Jamie Jellyfish

Common

11 Pawka Penguin

#011 - Pawka Penguin

Common

12 Princess Pi

#012 - Princess Pi

Rare

13 Ofia Owl

#013 - Ofia Owl

Common

14 Robbie Rooster

#014 - Robbie Rooster

Common

15 Eddie Goat

#015 - Eddie Goat

Common

16 Terrence Turtle

#016 - Terrence Turtle

Common

17 Pia Pig

#017 - Pia Pig

Common

18 Mildred Cow

#018 - Mildred Cow

Common

19 Lacy Lizard

#019 - Lacy Lizard

Common

20 Alice Koala

#020 - Alice Koala

Common

49 Caitie Cat

#049 - Caitie Cat

Common

50 Hermonie Hamster

#050 - Hermonie Hamster

Common

53 Pop Unicorn

#053 - Pop Unicorn

Common

54 Candice Chameleon

#054 - Candice Chameleon

Common

57 Lucy Leopard

#057 - Lucy Leopard

Common

Why such a dramatic shift from science fiction art to cheap (but cute) surprise toys? I'm SO glad you asked...

On one of my many previous treasure hunts, I came across #15 of the above series. Without knowing then what it was I had found, I thought to myself, "Is this meant to be Baphomet? Who would make Baphomet so cute and adorable? I must have him." So I bought it, itching again to find out what franchise my strange demon goat was from.

Well, it was from Bananas. Shout-out to Five Below for carrying some of the later Banana Bunches-- I recognized the style immediately.

There are so many more series and variations of these toys, that I think making separate pages for each one may become tedious and busy. (And as a perfectionist, I can't NOT document one and not the rest...) So, I may compile the pages in the future or force myself to learn to use boxes and grids in HTML to make more concise webpages. We'll see where that takes me. :] --> SURPRISE! I did it already.

Bananas: Bunch 2 Crushies

Bunch 2 of the Bananas surprise toys began advertising in April 2019, expanding the initial collection of 24. While another 24 crushies were released in new rainbow banana packaging, lemons and limes with single crushies were also released. Bananas still come in either sets of 3 or single bananas, and the new lemons and limes can be found in pairs or single fruits. Lemons and limes bring another 25 crushies to the collection, for a total of 73 released crushies at this point in time. Each separate fruit still comes with 2 squishy friends, a hanger vine, and some stickers. Crushies from this series of bananas are also labeled as "Veni Rainbow Tree" crushies on the collector sheet.

Series 2 Banana Crushies are as follows:

5 Patricia Pony

#005 - Patricia Pony

Common

26 Bobert Bunny

#026 - Bobert Bunny

Rare

33 Cindy Lou Cthulhu

#033 - Cindy Lou Cthulhu

Rare

34 Bubba Big Foot

#034 - Bubba Big Foot

Rare

38 Hub3E

#038 - Hub3E

Ultra Rare

39 Lewis Lion

#039 - Lewis Lion

Common

41 Sammy Slug

#041 - Sammy Slug

Common

45 Snappy Venus Fly Trap

#045 - Snappy Venus Fly Trap

Common

46 Ura Deer

#046 - Ura Deer

Common

51 Kelso Pony

#051 - Kelso Pony

Rare

52 Zebra Zebra

#052 - Zebra Zebra

Common

58 Ophelia Owl

#058 - Ophelia Owl

Common

62 Camilla Canine

#062 - Camilla Canine

Common

66 Alexis Axolotl

#066 - Alexis Axolotl

Common

72 Cordelia Crocodile

#072 - Cordelia Crocodile

Common

80 Renee Rhinoceros

#080 - Renee Rhinoceros

Common

81 Miss Alisah Spider

#081 - Miss Alisah Spider

Common

84 Priscilla Puppy

#084 - Priscilla Puppy

Common

86 Celyse Cat

#086 - Celyse Cat

Common

87 Onno Otter

#087 - Onno Otter

Common

90 Pistachio Unicorn

#090 - Pistachio Unicorn

Common

91 Moana Moose

#091 - Moana Moose

Rare

94 Hope Hamster

#094 - Hope Hamster

Common

95 Ducky Platypus

#095 - Ducky Platypus

Common

Lemon and Lime Crushies are as follows:

25 Marci Mouse

#025 - Marci Mouse

Common

30 Keesha Kat

#030 - Keesha Kat

Common

36 Paulo Parrot

#036 - Paulo Parrot

Common

42 Serpent Tom

#042 - Serpent Tom

Rare

43 Jenny Jackalope

#043 - Jenny Jackalope

Common

44 Larry Lobster

#044 - Larry Lobster

Common

47 Yara Bulldog

#047 - Yara Bulldog

Common

63 Miley Mouse

#063 - Miley Mouse

Common

65 Keshon Kat

#065 - Keshon Kat

Common

69 Parker Parrot

#069 - Parker Parrot

Common

71 Yalle Bulldog

#071 - Yalle Bulldog

Common

74 Serpent Tina

#074 - Serpent Tina

Rare

75 Jeremiah Jackalope

#075 - Jeremiah Jackalope

Common

76 Lori Lobster

#076 - Lori Lobster

Common

78 Marion Monkey

#078 - Marion Monkey

Common

88 Pango Parrot

#088 - Pango Parrot

Ultra Rare

96 Minka Monkey

#096 - Minka Monkey

Common

108 Bernice Beaver

#108 - Bernice Beaver

Common

109 Eager Beaver

#109 - Eager Beaver

Common

153 Professor Squirrel

#153 - Professor Squirrel

Common

154 Shakira Squirrel

#154 - Shakira Squirrel

Common

178 Loyola Lemur

#178 - Loyola Lemur

Rare

179 LionFace Lemur

#179 - LionFace Lemur

Rare

189 Peter Puppy

#189 - Peter Puppy

Common

190 Ana Paula Puppy

#190 - Ana Paula Puppy

Common

Bananas: Bunch 3 Crushies

Bunch 3 is another broad expansion to the series-- 24 crushies were released in the new ice-cream-themed bananas, and another 24 through the new strawberries. The Bunch 3 bananas and strawberries come with a vine hanger, 2 squishy friends and some stickers, per usual. I also want to make note that this banana bunch is labeled on the collector sheet as "Wild Blossom Tree Bunch 3", as seen here. For the strawberries, these fruits specifically can contain a Limited Edition crushie. These aren't listed in the Strawberries collection on the toy website, but can be seen here on the collector sheet. In total, there are now 121 crushies to collect!

Banana Bunch 3 is as follows:

21 Chloe Cockatoo

#021 - Chloe Cockatoo

Common

22 Roscoe Rottweiler

#022 - Roscoe Rottweiler

Common

40 Marge Moose

#040 - Marge Moose

Common

60 Sssasha Snake

#060 - Sssasha Snake

Common

61 Diego Dog

#061 - Diego Dog

Common

68 Kevin Yeti

#068 - Kevin Yeti

Common

70 Robert Venus Fly Trap

#070 - Robert Venus Fly Trap

Common

83 George Goat

#083 - George Goat

Common

104 Nellie Whal

#104 - Nellie Whal

Common

112 Fern Fox

#112 - Fern Fox

Common

113 Samie Fox

#113 - Samie Fox

Common

120 Gregory Ghost

#120 - Gregory Ghost

Common

138 Kitty Petals

#138 - Kitty Petals

Common

155 Tulip Donkey

#155 - Tulip Donkey

Common

162 Miss Margo Monkey

#162 - Miss Margo Monkey

Common

163 Micah Monkey

#163 - Micah Monkey

Common

173 Carlos Cactus

#173 - Carlos Cactus

Common

192 Lady Connie Corgi

#192 - Lady Connie Corgi

Common

195 Nadia Narwhal

#195 - Nadia Narwhal

Common

319 Magdalen Mouse

#319 - Magdalen Mouse

Ultra Rare

323 Herman Husky

#323 - Herman Husky

Rare

328 Jula Jackalope

#328 - Jula Jackalope

Rare

340 Karmel Kitty

#340 - Karmel Kitty

Rare

355 Bobbie Jellyfish

#355 - Bobbie Jellyfish

Rare

Strawberries Surprise crushies are as follows:

23 Hunter Husky

#023 - Hunter Husky

Common

24 Simon Snake

#024 - Simon Snake

Common

27 Henry Platypus

#027 - Henry Platypus

Rare

28 Brandy Beaver

#028 - Brandy Beaver

Common

29 Shelia Squirrel

#029 - Shelia Squirrel

Common

31 Blu Otter

#031 - Blu Otter

Common

32 Sally Axolotl

#032 - Sally Axolotl

Rare

35 Lenny Lemur

#035 - Lenny Lemur

Rare

37 Banshee Bat

#037 - Banshee Bat

Rare

48 Adrian Alligator

#048 - Adrian Alligator

Common

55 Bina Jellyfish

#055 - Bina Jellyfish

Common

56 Charlotte Chicken

#056 - Charlotte Chicken

Common

59 Carmela Cockatoo

#059 - Carmela Cockatoo

Common

64 Bernardo Bunny

#064 - Bernardo Bunny

Common

67 Cthulhu Lou

#067 - Cthulhu Lou

Common

73 Shiny Slug

#073 - Shiny Slug

Common

77 Rani Elephant

#077 - Rani Elephant

Common

79 Sabrina Sloth

#079 - Sabrina Sloth

Common

82 Caleb Chicken

#082 - Caleb Chicken

Common

85 Linus Cat

#085 - Linus Cat

Common

89 Goldie Goat

#089 - Goldie Goat

Ultra Rare

92 Polly Pony

#092 - Polly Pony

Common

93 Pinki Panda

#093 - Pinki Panda

Common

98 Scarlett Tiger

#098 - Scarlett Tiger

Common

Bananas: Bunch 4 Crushies

Thus far, each new bunch of crushies has brought lots of new and fun critters to collect. Bunch 4 consists of Bananas Bunch 4, Pineapple Surprise, and Huggers. This is the last "great" release from Bananas, however, as no later series have any records on the website, with even fewer available to find on the web. With Bunch 4, we get 24 crushies released in the new Bimbleberry Tree banana bunches, another 24 from the pineapples, and 12 from the huggers. The running total of crushies is now 205 (including Baby Bananas metioned later). Huggers appear to have begun advertisement around November 26th, 2019 according to the commercial here, but no commercials for the pineapples or new bananas exist on this channel. To see ads for those, we move to another channel which posted the following advertisement on October 3rd, 2019, dating them as released before the huggers. This channel also has yet ANOTHER Bunch 4 release-- Baby Bananas! The only advertisement I can find documenting these is from March 9th, 2021, which doesn't feel like an accurate release date. Regardless, 24 baby crushies can now be collected, but don't appear to have names.

One new thing about Bunch 4 Bananas is that the usual freebies to accompany the crushie have changed-- now instead of a vine hanger, there is a small ring with a peg on it to display and/or wear your crushie. The stickers remain as they were, and now squishy friends no longer come with each fruit. For Pineapples Surprise, crushies come with the usual stickers and vine, in addition to a peg bracelet as another means to wear/display your crushie. Curiously, the Huggers also have different freebies. As seen here, each Hugger comes with stickers and what appears to be a face mask with the design of the crushie you got. I initially thought these came with two stickers rather than the usual one, but in this commercial it's easier to see that Huggers also include a small photograph of the crushie you got and its best friend. For Baby Bananas, each crushie comes with one ring, pacifier, and bottle. No stickers in these!

Bunch 4 Bananas are as follows:

M01 Kenzie Kat

#M01 - Kenzie Kat

Common

M02 Marisa Monkey

#M02 - Marisa Monkey

Common

M03 Marble Mare

#M03 - Marble Mare

Common

M04 Georgia Giraffe

#M04 - Georgia Giraffe

Common

M05 Yulie Unicorn

#M05 - Yulie Unicorn

Common

M06 Perla Panda

#M06 - Perla Panda

Common

M07 Paloma Penguin

#M07 - Paloma Penguin

Common

M08 Serafina Sloth

#M08 - Serafina Sloth

Common

M09 Tierra Turtle

#M09 - Tierra Turtle

Common

M10 Kylie Koala

#M10 - Kylie Koala

Common

M11 Yuko Goat

#M11 - Yuko Goat

Common

M12 Tara Tiger

#M12 - Tara Tiger

Common

M13 Hootie Owl

#M13 - Hootie Owl

Rare

M14 Lula Leopard

#M14 - Lula Leopard

Rare

M15 Riley Rhino

#M15 - Riley Rhino

Rare

M16 Kamiko Kitty

#M16 - Kamiko Kitty

Common

M17 Laurita Lizard

#M17 - Laurita Lizard

Common

M18 Hikaru Horse

#M18 - Hikaru Horse

Common

M19 Yume Unicorn

#M19 - Yume Unicorn

Ultra Rare

M20 Evia Elephant

#M20 - Evia Elephant

Rare

M21 Hina Hamster

#M21 - Hina Hamster

Common

M22 Pamela Panda

#M22 - Pamela Panda

Common

M23 Momoko Monkey

#M23 - Momoko Monkey

Common

M24 Lily Lizard

#M24 - Lily Lizard

Common

Pineapples Surprise crushies are as follows:

pc01 Major Rooster

#pc01 - Major Rooster

Ultra Rare

pc02 Carla Cactus

#pc02 - Carla Cactus

Rare

pc03 Rocky Raccoon

#pc03 - Rocky Raccoon

Rare

pc04 Rachel Raccoon

#pc04 - Rachel Raccoon

Rare

pc05 Bosley Bunny

#pc05 - Bosley Bunny

Rare

pc06 Amelia Bunny

#pc06 - Amelia Bunny

Common

pc07 Holt Pegasus

#pc07 - Holt Pegasus

Common

pc08 Phillip Pegasus

#pc08 - Phillip Pegasus

Common

pc09 Hutton Narwhal

#pc09 - Hutton Narwhal

Common

pc10 Ruth Platypus

#pc10 - Ruth Platypus

Common

pc11 Benny Bluebird

#pc11 - Benny Bluebird

Common

pc12 Riki Lemur

#pc12 - Riki Lemur

Common

pc13 Luke Lion

#pc13 - Luke Lion

Common

pc14 Orlando Cat

#pc14 - Orlando Cat

Common

pc15 Marlowe Puma

#pc15 - Marlowe Puma

Common

pc16 Kaia Unicorn

#pc16 - Kaia Unicorn

Common

pc17 Patty Petals Pony

#pc17 - Patty Petals Pony

Common

pc18 Loretta Lion

#pc18 - Loretta Lion

Common

pc19 Naomi Narwhal

#pc19 - Naomi Narwhal

Common

pc20 Simone Unicorn

#pc20 - Simone Unicorn

Common

pc21 Priya Platypus

#pc21 - Priya Platypus

Common

pc22 Kal Cockatoo

#pc22 - Kal Cockatoo

Common

pc23 Katsu Cockatoo

#pc23 - Katsu Cockatoo

Common

pc24 Griffin Ghost

#pc24 - Griffin Ghost

Common

Hugger crushies are as follows:

500 Eugene Unicorn

#500 - Eugene Unicorn

No Rarity

501 Eunice Unicorn

#501 - Eunice Unicorn

No Rarity

502 Tenny Tiger

#502 - Tenny Tiger

No Rarity

503 Pau Panda

#503 - Pau Panda

No Rarity

504 Ringo Raccoon

#504 - Ringo Raccoon

No Rarity

505 Penny Pup

#505 - Penny Pup

No Rarity

506 Carra Cow

#506 - Carra Cow

No Rarity

507 Mira Macaw

#507 - Mira Macaw

No Rarity

508 Cora Cat

#508 - Cora Cat

No Rarity

509 Gordo Giraffe

#509 - Gordo Giraffe

No Rarity

510 Karmen Koala

#510 - Karmen Koala

No Rarity

511 Marco Monkey

#511 - Marco Monkey

No Rarity

As mentioned earlier, Baby Banana crushies do not have names and rarities. The entire set of 24 can be seen as follows:

Baby Bananas

Bananas: Bunch 5 Crushies

Right around here is where the fun ends, folks. No collector lists are easily accessible, and listings for these toys seem increasingly obscure with time. These Tiko Party Tree crushies come in another group of 24, with the usual stickers and now-standard crushie display ring. Running crushie total: 229.

Bunch 5 crushies are as follows:

601 Pam Parrot

#601 - Pam Parrot

Rare

602 Porter Parrot

#602 - Porter Parrot

Rare

603 Patrice Parrot

#603 - Patrice Parrot

Common

604 Tuli Tiger Lily

#604 - Tuli Tiger Lily

Common

605 Tami Tiger Lily

#605 - Tami Tiger Lily

Common

606 Mary Mer-Kitty

#606 - Mary Mer-Kitty

Common

607 Kerry Mer-Kitty

#607 - Kerry Mer-Kitty

Common

608 Honey Flying Pig

#608 - Honey Flying Pig

Rare

609 Hector Flying Pig

#609 - Hector Flying Pig

Ultra Rare

610 Gonzo Griffin

#610 - Gonzo Griffin

Common

611 Fluffy Cat

#611 - Fluffy Cat

Common

612 Cuddly Cat

#612 - Cuddly Cat

Common

613 Sparkle Unicorn

#613 - Sparkle Unicorn

Common

614 Flash Unicorn

#614 - Flash Unicorn

Common

615 Pongo Pegasus

#615 - Pongo Pegasus

Common

616 Pippi Pegasus

#616 - Pippi Pegasus

Common

617 Coco Cthulhu

#617 - Coco Cthulhu

Common

618 Norman Narwhal

#618 - Norman Narwhal

Rare

619 Serena Spider

#619 - Serena Spider

Common

620 Lulu Lemur

#620 - Lulu Lemur

Common

621 Darrell Dragon

#621 - Darrell Dragon

Common

622 Arnold Axolotl

#622 - Arnold Axolotl

Common

623 Bailey Big Foot

#623 - Bailey Big Foot

Common

624 Layla Elephant

#624 - Layla Elephant

Common

Bananas: Bunch 6 Crushies

Bunch 6 is the first series where I can find nothing but a few listings, and, curiously, upon looking closer at the blurry collector sheet here, I strongly suspect that Bunch 6 is merely a re-release of the Strawberries Surprise crushies, albeit with new names for each character. Feels like any creativity (and funding) seems to have disappeared.

Bananas: Bunch 7 Crushies

Bunch 7 is the last release I can find information on, and lacks just about any flair. Another 24 crushies were released in this series, all pretty obvious repaints of past releases. These bananas come as singles, and have the same stickers and crushie ring as the past couple releases. Please note that the only resource I found with the collector sheet shown was the Youtube video at the start of this section, and it has significant glare in the image. I did my best to fill in the gaps, but some things may be wrong (like having two #711's, how'd that happen?)

Bunch 7 Crushies are as follows:

??? Citrine Cthulhu

#??? - Citrine Cthulhu

Rare?

711 Balmont Bat

#711 - Balmont Bat

Rare

711 Nori Narwhal

#711 - Nori Narwhal

Common

712 Summer Sparrow

#712 - Summer Sparrow

Common

713 Allister Cat

#713 - Allister Cat

Common

714 Ozzy Otter

#714 - Ozzy Otter

Rare

715 Pirot Parrot

#715 - Pirot Parrot

Common

716 Sally Salamander

#716 - Sally Salamander

Common

717 Betty Blue Monkey

#717 - Betty Blue Monkey

Ultra Rare

718 Ford Finch

#718 Ford Finch -

Common

722 Stretch Squid

#722 - Stretch Squid

Common

724 Lucha Turtle

#724 - Lucha Turtle

Common

725 Agnes Alligator

#725 - Agnes Alligator

Common

726 Clark Meadowlark

#726 - Clark Meadowlark

Common

728 Smitten Kitten

#728 - Smitten Kitten

Common

730 Speedy Chameleon

#730 - Speedy Chameleon

Common

731 Occarina Mercat

#731 - Occarina Mercat

Common

732 Mercurio Cockatoo

#732 - Mercurio Cockatoo

Common

733 Punchy Crab

#733 - Punch Crab

Common

734 Butters Narwhal

#734 - Butters Narwhal

Common

736 Wukong Dragon

#736 - Wukong Dragon

Common

737 Perry Cardinal

#737 - Perry Cardinal

Common

738 Bubbs Jaybird

#738 - Bubbs Jaybird

Common

739 Poppy Cat

#739 - Poppy Cat

Common

Aaand with that, we've covered all the toys I can find record of! In some of the commercials playsets are advertised, but I found nothing there. Another curious flaw I found while making this post was that in Bunch 4, there is an owl crushie mysteriously only present on the collector sheet and not on the website-- another crushie takes its place there! Otherwise, I think these toys are just okay. Some are cute, but many just seem to be repaints of the same plastic critter. I also don't like that their website and socials are all dead... Makes me believe even more that this toy series was discontinued.