where does slipping on a banana peel come from
Banana peel Banana peel is also part of the classic physical comedy slapstick visual gag, the "slipping on a banana peel".[12][13] This gag was already seen as classic in 1920s America.[14] It can be traced to the late 19th century, when banana peel waste was considered a public hazard in a number of American towns.[15][16] Although banana peel-slipping jokes date to at least 1854, they became much more popular, beginning in the late-1860s, when the large-scale importation of bananas made them more readily available.[17][unreliable source?] Before banana peel jokes came into vogue, orange peels, and sometimes peach skins, or fruit peels/peelings/or skins, generally, were funny, as well as dangerous.[17][unreliable source?] Slipping on a banana peel was at one point a real concern with municipal ordinances governing the disposal of the peel.[18]