Iconic 90s children TV show stars were ‘kidnapped and held for ransom’

A prima of a beloved children’s TV bid has revealed the Russian mafia stole the Bananas successful Pyjamas costumes and demanded a ransom to instrumentality them.

First airing successful 1992, the Australian series followed 2 anthropomorphic bananas named B1 and B2, who lived successful the aforesaid neighbourhood arsenic 3 teddy bears Amy, Luly and Morgan, and Rat successful a Hat.

They were inspired by a 1969 opus written for children by British composer Carey Blyton (nephew of acclaimed children’s writer Enid Blyton) and was played connected Play School for respective years earlier the amusement focusing connected them was developed.

However, 1 of the actors who played B1 for much than a decennary has revealed a jaw-dropping crippled to bargain the iconic costumes.

Kenneth Radley has explained the thieving unfolded erstwhile an ABC, the transmission connected which the amusement aired, selling brag took the costumes connected a promotional travel overseas.

‘Grahame Grassby was the caput of selling and franchising…and Grahame went each implicit the satellite with immoderate banana suits to get photograph opportunities astatine places similar London Tower and the White House, helium said.

‘He took the suits to Moscow … and the suits were stolen, and determination was a ransom enactment fixed to Grassby for $100,000 Australian dollars for the instrumentality of the suits,’ helium added erstwhile speaking to News.com.au.

The ransom notes for the costumes allegedly came from the Russian mafia.

Continuing to explicate the story, Kenneth recalled however Grahame contacted his bosses questioning what helium should do.

‘And the caput of the ABC said, “well, we’re not gonna springiness them $100,000. How overmuch bash they outgo to replace?” And Graham said, “they’re $20,000 to make”.’

The ABC enforcement was past said to person advised to connection the mafia $20,000 and if they refused the program was to conscionable get the suits replaced.

But aft being wired done the money, Grahame seemingly decided to backmost retired portion helium was connected his mode to undertake the handover.

Instead, helium decided to not crook up and alternatively ‘went consecutive to the airport’ to permission the country.

‘So, the bananas are really successful immoderate gulag successful Russia, successful immoderate freezing acold jail,’ Kenneth quipped.

Bananas successful Pyjamas ran for 304 episodes crossed six seasons earlier wrapping up successful 2001.

A decennary aboriginal a caller CGI mentation deed screens and introduced caller characters including Topsy the cheeky kangaroo, Charlie the inventive monkey and Bernard the omniscient aged dog.

That reboot ran for 104 episodes.

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