Weekly Character Wednesdays: Banjo

 

BANJO

PERFORMED BY:

Ali Eisner

FIRST APPEARANCE:

The Let's Go Show (2007)

BEST KNOWN ROLE:

Banjo player, preschool doppelgänger

WHO IS BANJO? The co-host of The Let's Go Show, Banjo is a pink dog puppet played by Ali Eisner. She is very spunky and loves to play the banjo, hence her name. The puppet was recycled, albeit with altered features, as Meeka on Sprout Control Room in 2014.

WHY DOES THE LET'S GO SHOW NEED BANJO? Banjo represents the age and humor of the preschool viewers at home.