Cliff Hanger and the Big Ape and the Banana Drop

Cliff Hanger and the Big Ape and the Banana Drop is a book from the "Adventures of Cliff Hanger" series by Livingston Dangerously. It's presented as the 3,462nd adventure and teaches both the short "a" and "o" sounds and the long "a" sounds.

Plot
We find Cliff Hanger where we left him last, hanging from a cliff. He can't hold on much longer. Suddenly, below him, Cliff sees a very big ape. Quickly, Cliff reaches into his backpack and extracts his trusty survival manual. Using his expert decoding skills, Cliff begins to read. He reads, "When you see a big ape, disguise yourself as a very big banana. Then let yourself drop.". And he does just that. Has brave Cliff Hanger made his escape at last?

The ape peels the banana and sees Cliff saying "Thanks, you big ape.", much to the big ape's confusion. The ape says, "This is not a real banana. This is just a man in a banana suit.", then squeezes the banana suit, sending Cliff flying back up to the cliff, and once again he can't hold on much longer.

Tip from Cliff Hanger's Trusty Survival Manual
"When you see a very big ape, disguise yourself as a very big banana then let yourself drop."

Appears in

 * The Chap with Caps
 * The Popcorn Popper
 * Be Bop
 * The Good Seed (archive footage only)
 * The Last Cliff Hanger (flashback only)