Wouldn't you have to have Showtime to be able to get the bananas? Such as the simbot and genies, you have to have the expansion packs that have them to get them in your towns.
I have only WA, SN, Seasons, and the base game, so I have never seen bananas in in of the grocery stores, even in the WA countries.
Even though I don't have that expansion pack, and have not seen them in the grocery stores, I can make fried banana sandwiches (sounds horrible to me to eat such a thing, but I guess a lot of people like them).
Not trying to be argumentive, just want to understand.