Bananas in Pyjamas is a 2012 English-language series developed by Based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham. The show was Produced by James Fonda and Winston O'keefe under the banner of Dariell Productions in collaboration with Screen Gems and Hank Ketcham Enterprises. airing on CBS. Bananas in pyjamas features Jay North, Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Jeannie Russell, Joseph Kearns, Gale Gordon and Sara Seegar. The music was composed by William Loose along with John Seely. The series has a running time of 25 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 146 episodes during it's run of 4 seasons. Distribution rights for the show were acquired by Screen Gems. Bananas in Pyjamas is an Australian children's television show that premiered on 20 July 1992 on ABC. It has since become syndicated in many different countries, and dubbed into other languages. In the United States, the "Pyjamas" in the title was modified to reflect the American spelling pajamas. This aired in syndication from 1995 to 1997 as a half-hour series, then became a 15-minute show paired with a short-lived 15-minute series The Crayon Box, under a 30-minute block produced by Sachs Family Entertainment titled Bananas in Pajamas & The Crayon Box. Additionally, the characters and a scene from the show were featured in the Kids for Character sequel titled Kids for Character: Choices Count. The pilot episode was Pink Mug.

The concept was inspired by the success of the song Bananas in Pyjamas, written by Carey Blyton in 1967, on Play School. This song, which had become a regular item on Play School, became the theme of the new series.

In 1997, Bumping & A Jumping, an album based on the show, was released. The series was revamped in May 2011 as a CGI animated series created by Southern Star Entertainment.