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:
#001 - Teresa Tiger
Common
#002 - Eli Elephant
Common
#003 - Andrew Monkey
Rare
#004 - Pokie Sloth
Common
#006 - Gail Giraffe
Ultra Rare
#007 - Buddy Rhino
Common
#008 - Pipo Panda
Rare
#009 - Ariana Spider
Common
#010 - Jamie Jellyfish
Common
#011 - Pawka Penguin
Common
#012 - Princess Pi
Rare
#013 - Ofia Owl
Common
#014 - Robbie Rooster
Common
#015 - Eddie Goat
Common
#016 - Terrence Turtle
Common
#017 - Pia Pig
Common
#018 - Mildred Cow
Common
#019 - Lacy Lizard
Common
#020 - Alice Koala
Common
#049 - Caitie Cat
Common
#050 - Hermonie Hamster
Common
#053 - Pop Unicorn
Common
#054 - Candice Chameleon
Common
#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:
#005 - Patricia Pony
Common
#026 - Bobert Bunny
Rare
#033 - Cindy Lou Cthulhu
Rare
#034 - Bubba Big Foot
Rare
#038 - Hub3E
Ultra Rare
#039 - Lewis Lion
Common
#041 - Sammy Slug
Common
#045 - Snappy Venus Fly Trap
Common
#046 - Ura Deer
Common
#051 - Kelso Pony
Rare
#052 - Zebra Zebra
Common
#058 - Ophelia Owl
Common
#062 - Camilla Canine
Common
#066 - Alexis Axolotl
Common
#072 - Cordelia Crocodile
Common
#080 - Renee Rhinoceros
Common
#081 - Miss Alisah Spider
Common
#084 - Priscilla Puppy
Common
#086 - Celyse Cat
Common
#087 - Onno Otter
Common
#090 - Pistachio Unicorn
Common
#091 - Moana Moose
Rare
#094 - Hope Hamster
Common
#095 - Ducky Platypus
Common
Lemon and Lime Crushies are as follows:
#025 - Marci Mouse
Common
#030 - Keesha Kat
Common
#036 - Paulo Parrot
Common
#042 - Serpent Tom
Rare
#043 - Jenny Jackalope
Common
#044 - Larry Lobster
Common
#047 - Yara Bulldog
Common
#063 - Miley Mouse
Common
#065 - Keshon Kat
Common
#069 - Parker Parrot
Common
#071 - Yalle Bulldog
Common
#074 - Serpent Tina
Rare
#075 - Jeremiah Jackalope
Common
#076 - Lori Lobster
Common
#078 - Marion Monkey
Common
#088 - Pango Parrot
Ultra Rare
#096 - Minka Monkey
Common
#108 - Bernice Beaver
Common
#109 - Eager Beaver
Common
#153 - Professor Squirrel
Common
#154 - Shakira Squirrel
Common
#178 - Loyola Lemur
Rare
#179 - LionFace Lemur
Rare
#189 - Peter Puppy
Common
#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:
#021 - Chloe Cockatoo
Common
#022 - Roscoe Rottweiler
Common
#040 - Marge Moose
Common
#060 - Sssasha Snake
Common
#061 - Diego Dog
Common
#068 - Kevin Yeti
Common
#070 - Robert Venus Fly Trap
Common
#083 - George Goat
Common
#104 - Nellie Whal
Common
#112 - Fern Fox
Common
#113 - Samie Fox
Common
#120 - Gregory Ghost
Common
#138 - Kitty Petals
Common
#155 - Tulip Donkey
Common
#162 - Miss Margo Monkey
Common
#163 - Micah Monkey
Common
#173 - Carlos Cactus
Common
#192 - Lady Connie Corgi
Common
#195 - Nadia Narwhal
Common
#319 - Magdalen Mouse
Ultra Rare
#323 - Herman Husky
Rare
#328 - Jula Jackalope
Rare
#340 - Karmel Kitty
Rare
#355 - Bobbie Jellyfish
Rare
Strawberries Surprise crushies are as follows:
#023 - Hunter Husky
Common
#024 - Simon Snake
Common
#027 - Henry Platypus
Rare
#028 - Brandy Beaver
Common
#029 - Shelia Squirrel
Common
#031 - Blu Otter
Common
#032 - Sally Axolotl
Rare
#035 - Lenny Lemur
Rare
#037 - Banshee Bat
Rare
#048 - Adrian Alligator
Common
#055 - Bina Jellyfish
Common
#056 - Charlotte Chicken
Common
#059 - Carmela Cockatoo
Common
#064 - Bernardo Bunny
Common
#067 - Cthulhu Lou
Common
#073 - Shiny Slug
Common
#077 - Rani Elephant
Common
#079 - Sabrina Sloth
Common
#082 - Caleb Chicken
Common
#085 - Linus Cat
Common
#089 - Goldie Goat
Ultra Rare
#092 - Polly Pony
Common
#093 - Pinki Panda
Common
#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
Common
#M02 - Marisa Monkey
Common
#M03 - Marble Mare
Common
#M04 - Georgia Giraffe
Common
#M05 - Yulie Unicorn
Common
#M06 - Perla Panda
Common
#M07 - Paloma Penguin
Common
#M08 - Serafina Sloth
Common
#M09 - Tierra Turtle
Common
#M10 - Kylie Koala
Common
#M11 - Yuko Goat
Common
#M12 - Tara Tiger
Common
#M13 - Hootie Owl
Rare
#M14 - Lula Leopard
Rare
#M15 - Riley Rhino
Rare
#M16 - Kamiko Kitty
Common
#M17 - Laurita Lizard
Common
#M18 - Hikaru Horse
Common
#M19 - Yume Unicorn
Ultra Rare
#M20 - Evia Elephant
Rare
#M21 - Hina Hamster
Common
#M22 - Pamela Panda
Common
#M23 - Momoko Monkey
Common
#M24 - Lily Lizard
Common
Pineapples Surprise crushies are as follows:
#pc01 - Major Rooster
Ultra Rare
#pc02 - Carla Cactus
Rare
#pc03 - Rocky Raccoon
Rare
#pc04 - Rachel Raccoon
Rare
#pc05 - Bosley Bunny
Rare
#pc06 - Amelia Bunny
Common
#pc07 - Holt Pegasus
Common
#pc08 - Phillip Pegasus
Common
#pc09 - Hutton Narwhal
Common
#pc10 - Ruth Platypus
Common
#pc11 - Benny Bluebird
Common
#pc12 - Riki Lemur
Common
#pc13 - Luke Lion
Common
#pc14 - Orlando Cat
Common
#pc15 - Marlowe Puma
Common
#pc16 - Kaia Unicorn
Common
#pc17 - Patty Petals Pony
Common
#pc18 - Loretta Lion
Common
#pc19 - Naomi Narwhal
Common
#pc20 - Simone Unicorn
Common
#pc21 - Priya Platypus
Common
#pc22 - Kal Cockatoo
Common
#pc23 - Katsu Cockatoo
Common
#pc24 - Griffin Ghost
Common
Hugger crushies are as follows:
#500 - Eugene Unicorn
No Rarity
#501 - Eunice Unicorn
No Rarity
#502 - Tenny Tiger
No Rarity
#503 - Pau Panda
No Rarity
#504 - Ringo Raccoon
No Rarity
#505 - Penny Pup
No Rarity
#506 - Carra Cow
No Rarity
#507 - Mira Macaw
No Rarity
#508 - Cora Cat
No Rarity
#509 - Gordo Giraffe
No Rarity
#510 - Karmen Koala
No Rarity
#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:
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
Rare
#602 - Porter Parrot
Rare
#603 - Patrice Parrot
Common
#604 - Tuli Tiger Lily
Common
#605 - Tami Tiger Lily
Common
#606 - Mary Mer-Kitty
Common
#607 - Kerry Mer-Kitty
Common
#608 - Honey Flying Pig
Rare
#609 - Hector Flying Pig
Ultra Rare
#610 - Gonzo Griffin
Common
#611 - Fluffy Cat
Common
#612 - Cuddly Cat
Common
#613 - Sparkle Unicorn
Common
#614 - Flash Unicorn
Common
#615 - Pongo Pegasus
Common
#616 - Pippi Pegasus
Common
#617 - Coco Cthulhu
Common
#618 - Norman Narwhal
Rare
#619 - Serena Spider
Common
#620 - Lulu Lemur
Common
#621 - Darrell Dragon
Common
#622 - Arnold Axolotl
Common
#623 - Bailey Big Foot
Common
#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
Rare?
#711 - Balmont Bat
Rare
#711 - Nori Narwhal
Common
#712 - Summer Sparrow
Common
#713 - Allister Cat
Common
#714 - Ozzy Otter
Rare
#715 - Pirot Parrot
Common
#716 - Sally Salamander
Common
#717 - Betty Blue Monkey
Ultra Rare
#718 Ford Finch -
Common
#722 - Stretch Squid
Common
#724 - Lucha Turtle
Common
#725 - Agnes Alligator
Common
#726 - Clark Meadowlark
Common
#728 - Smitten Kitten
Common
#730 - Speedy Chameleon
Common
#731 - Occarina Mercat
Common
#732 - Mercurio Cockatoo
Common
#733 - Punch Crab
Common
#734 - Butters Narwhal
Common
#736 - Wukong Dragon
Common
#737 - Perry Cardinal
Common
#738 - Bubbs Jaybird
Common
#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.