Arabian Knights is one of the animated segments on The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. It follows the exploits of five heroes and their donkey as they battle evil in pre-Islamic Arabia.
After Bakaar usurps the throne, Prince Turhan, the rightful heir, who is also a skilled acrobat, assembles a band of heroes to overthrow Bakaar. Joining the prince are:
- Princess Naida, a master of disguise;
- Fariq, a powerful mage;
- Raseem, a giant of great physical strength;
- Bez, a man who can assume the form of any animal, and
- Zazoom, the princess' pet donkey, who becomes very destructive when his tail is pulled.
Voice cast
- Henry Corden as Bez
- Paul Frees as Vangore
- Frank Gerstle as Raseem
- Shari Lewis as Princess Naida
- Jay North as Prince Turhan
- John Stephenson as Bakaar and Fariq
Episodes
- The Joining of the Knights
- The Ransom
- A Trap for Turhan
- The Great Gold Robbery
- The Wizard Ramnizar
- Sky Raiders of the Desert
- The Challenge
- Isle of Treachery
- The Sultan's Plot
- The Reluctant Empress
- The Coronation of Bakaar
- The Great Brass Beast
- The Fabulous Fair
- The Desert Pirates
- The Royal Visitor
- The Spy
- The Jewels of Joowar
- The Prisoner