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Mr. Bananagrabber
Appearances: "Charity Drive", "Whistler's Mother", "The Immaculate Election", "Spring Breakout"

Michael Bluth: Why would a banana grab another banana? Those are the kinds of questions I don't want to answer.

Mr. Bananagrabber is a cartoon character used to promote the Bluths' banana stand. He is an anthropomorphic banana who rides a Segway and steals and eats other bananas. When he speaks, his "S" sounds whistle.

About

Season one

1x20 Whistler's Mother (58) — Mr. Bananagrabber is seen on Oscar's TV in "Whistler's Mother"

2x14 The Immaculate Election (89) — Mr. Banangrabber is briefly seen in a video in "The Immaculate Election"

2x17 Spring Breakout (03) — Mr. Bananagrabber is briefly seen in the opening to *Scandalmakers* in "Spring Breakout"

Mr. Bananagrabber's name and origin came from G.O.B., who thought of the character as being similar to Hamburglar, a character from McDonald's advertisements.

G.O.B. later gave Michael permission to use the character (along with Baby Bananagrabber, and any other Bananagrabber family character that might emanate therefrom) and animation rights. As the character was still undefined, Michael contemplated the character being either a man who steals bananas or a banana who, for some reason, grabs other bananas.

At the end of the episode, G.O.B. rues dealing away the animation rights after he sees an animation of Mr. Bananagrabber grabbing a banana away from a frog. ("Charity Drive")

The Mr. Bananagrabber cartoon can be heard playing in the background of Oscar's trailer in "Whistler's Mother".

Season two

Mr. Bananagrabber makes a split-second appearance in George Michael's campaign video in "The Immaculate Election" and in the opening montage for Scandalmakers in "Spring Breakout".

Trivia

Mr. Bananagrabber also made a brief appearance in Mitch Hurwitz's other show Sit Down, Shut Up.

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+{{Appearances
-''"Why would a banana grab another banana? Those are the kinds of questions I don't want to answer."''
+ | image = 1x05 Charity Drive (47).png
+ | name = Mr. Bananagrabber
+ | appearances ="[[Charity Drive]]", "[[Whistler's Mother]]", "[[The Immaculate Election]]", "[[Spring Breakout]]"
+}}
+{{quote|Why would a banana grab another banana? Those are the kinds of questions I don't want to answer.|[[Michael Bluth]]|}}
-''- Michael Bluth''
+'''Mr. Bananagrabber''' is a cartoon character used to promote the Bluths' [[banana stand]]. He is an anthropomorphic banana who rides a [[Segway]] and steals and eats other bananas. When he speaks, his "S" sounds whistle.
+==About==
-'''{{Character
+===Season one===
+[[File:1x20 Whistler's Mother (58).png|thumb|300px|Mr. Bananagrabber is seen on Oscar's TV in "[[Whistler's Mother]]"]]
+[[File:2x14 The Immaculate Election (89).png|thumb|300px|Mr. Banangrabber is briefly seen in a video in "[[The Immaculate Election]]"]]
+[[File:2x17 Spring Breakout (03).png|thumb|300px|Mr. Bananagrabber is briefly seen in the opening to ''[[Scandalmakers]]'' in "[[Spring Breakout]]"]]
+Mr. Bananagrabber's name and origin came from [[G.O.B.]], who thought of the character as being similar to Hamburglar, a character from McDonald's advertisements.
+G.O.B. later gave [[Michael Bluth|Michael]] permission to use the character (along with Baby Bananagrabber, and any other Bananagrabber family character that might emanate therefrom) and animation rights. As the character was still undefined, Michael contemplated the character being either a man who steals bananas or a banana who, for some reason, grabs other bananas.
-|Title = Mr. Bananagrabber
-|Actor = Will Arnett
-|Image = bananagrabber.jpg
-|First = Charity Drive
-|Last = The Immaculate Election
-|Name = Mr. Bananagrabber
-|BluthRelation = Cartoon Character
-|Family = Mrs. Bananagrabber,
-Baby Bananagrabber
-}}'''
-'''Mr. Bananagrabber''' is a cartoon character used to promote the Bluths' [[banana stand]]. He is an anthropomorphic banana who rides a Segway and steals and eats other bananas. When he speaks, his "S" sounds whistle.
+At the end of the episode, G.O.B. rues dealing away the animation rights after he sees an animation of Mr. Bananagrabber grabbing a banana away from a frog. {{ep|1x5}}
-Mr. Bananagrabber is introduced in the episode [[Charity Drive]]. Mr. Bananagrabber's name and origin came from [[G.O.B.| G.O.B. Bluth]], who thought of the character as being similar to Hamburglar, a character from McDonald's advertisements. G.O.B. later gave [[Michael]] permission to use the character and animation rights. As the character was still undefined, Michael contemplated the character being either a man who steals bananas or a banana who, for some reason, grabs other bananas.
+The Mr. Bananagrabber cartoon can be heard playing in the background of [[Oscar]]'s trailer in "[[Whistler's Mother]]".
-At the end of the episode, G.O.B. rues dealing away the animation rights after he sees an animation of Mr. Bananagrabber grabbing a banana away from a frog.
+===Season two===
-The only other times he is seen in the show are for a split-second during [[George Michael]]'s campaign video in [[The Immaculate Election]] and in the opening montage for "Scandalmakers,"
+Mr. Bananagrabber makes a split-second appearance in [[George Michael Bluth|George Michael]]'s campaign video in "[[The Immaculate Election]]" and in the opening montage for ''[[Scandalmakers]]'' in "[[Spring Breakout]]".
+==Trivia==
-Mr. Bananagrabber also made a brief appearance in Mitch Hurwitz's new show, ''Sit Down, Shut Up''.
+* Mr. Bananagrabber also made a brief appearance in Mitch Hurwitz's other show ''Sit Down, Shut Up''.
-[[Category:Characters]]
+[[Category:Recurring jokes]][[Category:Movies and TV shows]]