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Grade A23 sourcesHIS-01236

Savannah Bananas

Activity · 2016 · Notable

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A Savannah baseball team's touring show drew 102,000 fans at Texas A&M's Kyle Field.

Savannah Bananas

@TheSavBananas · Feb 25, 2016

Introducing your Savannah Bananas! #GoBananas https://t.co/yygLl2oZP6

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Original · Savannah Bananas
Savannah Bananas players dancing on the field
Banana Ball
Savannah Bananas logo
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
Bananas players in banana sunglasses
WBUR / Only A Game
Bananas players in a dance line
CNN
On ESPN2, ESPN+ This Friday: Premiere of ‘Bananaland’ Original Series, Live ‘Banana Ball’ Games
ESPN Press Room
Jesse and Emily Cole in the Bananas museum
Jesse Cole / LinkedIn
A Bananas player on stilts in a major-league stadium
CBS News / 60 Minutes
Clemson's stadium for a Bananas world tour game
Clemson University Athletics
The Bananas celebrate under confetti
ESPN Press Room
Kyle Field sold out for Banana Ball
Texas A&M Athletics
The Bananas took the field on March 27, 2021; CC0 photograph.
baseballmapper / Wikimedia Commons
Savannah Bananas announce they will play Banana Ball year round
WTOC

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How it works
Reach42Contagion35Breadth70Velocity0Longevity6944

Numbers

Seed to milestone
9.1 years
Feb 25 ’16 to Mar 15 ’25
Platforms
7
Started on X
Origin
Mixed
Sports

Mechanics

  • Real-world spectaclePrimary
  • Maker origin
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Scarcity drop

How it spread

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The 2016 name reveal earned coverage. TikTok clips and YouTube broadcasts carried the Bananas beyond Savannah. Sold-out tours led to NFL stadiums and ESPN deals; the peak anchor marks the first NFL-stadium game.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.

Wikipedia viewsMay ’15NovJun ’16Jun ’18Apr ’20May ’21Jul ’22Jun ’23Jun ’24Apr ’25NovJul ’26MilestoneOpen webXPressFacebookRetailTikTokTV
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Timeline (16)

  1. October 2015

    Jesse and Emily Cole precursor · Oct 2015

    The Coles arrived in Savannah to build a college summer baseball team.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. February 2016

    @TheSavBananas seed · Feb 25 ’16

    The team posted its Savannah Bananas name and logo on Twitter.[2][1]

  3. MLB.com / Cut4 platform jump · Feb 25 ’16

    MLB.com's Cut4 introduced the Bananas name and embedded the team's reveal tweet.[3]

  1. backlash · Feb 26 ’16

  2. commercial · Jun 2 ’16

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Sports
Region
US
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade A

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Hyrox

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