These characters appeared only in the show and have not appeared in any games to date. They are fired out of Klap-Blasters by the Kritters and usually give comments on whatever they are eating. Klaptraps - Small crocodiles who like to eat wooden surfaces in the manner similar to termites.They look as they did in the first game but are also armed with Klap-Blasters. He often carries out his boss's plans in true military fashion, but without success. Despite his size, he is very childish and enjoys watching the Sing Along with Uncle Swampy Show. He is voiced by Benedict Campbell and in the pilot episode by Len Carlson, who had earlier voiced Ganon in The Legend of Zelda. His only noticeable changes in physical appearance is that his cape is shorter, his tail is gone and his left eye is not bloodshot, although it does enlarge often. Rool - The main villain of the series, always attempting to steal the Crystal Coconut and take over the island. Like Candy, her design differs a bit from the games, and she also has been given tan fur like Funky. Dixie Kong - Diddy's girlfriend, and the only character on the show who originated in Donkey Kong Country 2.Part of her design for the show was mixed with her old game design for Donkey Kong 64. She is much less passive than in the games, and has a different design to match. He looks as he did in the first game but has tan fur instead of brown. Funky Kong - The resident airport manager.
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The show makes no mention of how he and DK are related or of his days in the arcade games, which he frequently mentions in the game series as a form of meta-reference. He is able to use the Crystal Coconut to show up as a hologram whenever he needs to alert DK.
ĭonkey Kong is an ape who happens to find a magic coconut called the Crystal Coconut, which grants wishes and is capable of answering questions asked of it. The second season was produced by Chinese CGI studio Hong Guang Animation who updated the character models and used silkier lighting and was animated traditionally, having been announced as early as May 1999. Several elements of the series, such as the Crystal Coconut, appeared in later Donkey Kong video games like Donkey Kong 64, which was released a year after the show began airing on Fox. time-slot from Gokudo airing on Octoand was later replaced with Hamtaro after ending on June 30, 2000.ĭonkey Kong Country was one of the earliest television shows to be entirely animated with motion capture technology.
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In Japan, Donkey Kong Country took over the TV Tokyo 6:30 p.m. It was also seen on Fox Kids from 1998-1999 for a very short time airing two episodes as specials on Decemand aired a few more episodes during the summer of 1999 before being taken off. In the United States, it was one of the first series to be shown on Fox Family, in which the series was broadcast in its entirety from Aug(the same day Fox Family was launched) until 2000. The French version of the show later premiered In Canada on Télétoon on September 8, 1997, making the series one of the channel's launch programmes, while the English version debuted on its English counterpart on October 17, 1997, also as a launch programme. The show debuted in France on Septemon France 2, on a block titled La Planète de Donkey Kong ( The Planet of Donkey Kong). (Season 1) and Hong Guang Animation (Season 2), in association with WIC Entertainment, with the participation of Teletoon, and for Season 1, was produced in co-production with France 2, Canal+, in association with Valar 4.
The series was co-produced by Nelvana, Medialab Studio L.A. Burns (Season 1 supervising producer, Season 2)ĭonkey Kong Country is a computer-animated musical television series loosely based on the Nintendo franchise Donkey Kong as portrayed in the Donkey Kong Country video game series by Nintendo and Rare. Stephen Hodgins (Season 1 supervising producer, Season 2)