The Big Switch-a-Roo

"The Big Switch-A-Roo" is the thirty-sixth episode of Donkey Kong Country animated series.

Plot Synopsis
At the beach, Donkey Kong is explaining Diddy that this is the first time Bluster gives a break day for Candy Kong and he will celebrate his dating anniversary with her in his day, getting a ride in Funky Kong's plane. Diddy doesn't think celebrating their anniversary is a good idea, and DK must do it to cheer Candy up and kids at Donkey Kong that he's being turned into a robot by Candy. Donkey Kong replies, affirming the fun that they will have. At this time, Funky takes DK to his plane and leaves Diddy at the beach.

At Cranky's house, Cranky is ready to test his new robot and takes a electric discharge when he presses one of its buttons. The robot seems to work normally. He start to praise himself while showing his Brain-Switching Helmets. He can't notice General Klump spying him outside.

At Bluster Barrelworks, Bluster notices Candy about the barrel-making robot the factory is getting. Candy gets angry with that. The discussion ends with the two making a deal: Bluster will have a picnic date with Candy if he wins and Candy will receive a raise if she wins.

At King K. Rool's hideout, K. Rool is cooking his mother's muffins. General Klump arrives and tells King K. Rool about Cranky's helmets. K. Rool wasn't interested in the invention, because he doesn't want to change his brain with General Klump or Krusha, the ones he considers dimwitted. But soon, he thinks about changing the power of the Crystal Coconut to his brain and orders the General to steal the helmets. In return, he was going to give some of his muffins for him, making him worry.

Funky was completing a kind of heart made of smoke with the initials "D.K." and "C.K." in it. He drops Donkey Kong from the plane to Cranky's House, causing the house to shake with the pound and Cranky drops one of the Brain-Switching Helmets in the robot's head. He advantages Donkey Kong is there to take care of the house while he goes to Bluster Barrelworks. Donkey Kong frantically seek for bananas at the refrigerator and barrels, with no success. He notices one of the helmets on the table and wear it, just to start to play around. He imitates General Klump and accidentally presses a button in the helmet, making his brain switch with the robot's one and fall down. He wakes up in the robot's body and leaves the house to look for bananas.

Cranky and Bluster get the house and Cranky can't notice Donkey Kong there. He trips over Donkey Kong's body. After realizing Donkey Kong is strange, he notices that the robot is missing. He now knows Donkey Kong and the robot switched their brains and go out to search for Donkey Kong, leaving Bluster to watch the house while he is out. Unintentionally, Bluster realizes that Donkey Kong's body can be controlled by the robot's brain.

Meanwhile, Diddy is walking in the jungle and see Donkey Kong seeking for bananas on a tree. First, he thinks it is a Donkey Kong's prank, but after, realizes that's true. A little soon they start to sing.

At Bluster Barrelworks, Candy is painting her nails, while Bluster is talking about a picnic date with her, and answering ironically. Bluster shows his new robot. Candy thinks that it's Donkey Kong and gets mad with him, thinking he's on the Bluster, not hers. At this time, the robot starts to mess the factory up.

Donkey Kong and Diddy are going to the treehouse, just to Cranky to scold Donkey Kong. He realizes that Donkey Kong's body certainly is with Bluster.

In Bluster Barrelworks, the robot continues to mess the place up. Bluster says "Robot, you give me a pain in the neck!" and the robot starts to walk in Bluster's direction. A squish sound is heard.

General Klump and Krusha are near Cranky's house, ready to steal Cranky's Brain Switching Helmets. The two Kremlings enter the place. Donkey Kong tries to get them and Krusha accidentally pulls Donkey Kong's head off. While this, General Klump steals the helmets. Cranky tries to stop him, just to be hit by the robot's head. They quickly get out of the house.

On the way back to find King K. Rool, Klump and Krusha flee into the jungle. The General accidentally bumps into Candy and one of the Helmets falls on her head. Straightening his helmet on his head, Klump presses the button in the helmet. Krusha gets the helmet and drags Klump's body to King K. Rool's hideout.

General Klump wakes from his unconsciousness and notices he's in Candy's body, making him intrigued. Diddy and Donkey Kong arrives and ask him if he have seen Klump and Krusha, thinking he's Candy. He speaks with a high falsetto to trick them.

In King K. Rool's hideout, King K. Rool keeps Candy tied while checks the helmet up. Unintentionally, she gives the idea of transfer the power of the Crystal Coconut to King K. Rool's brain, which he thinks it's brilliant. He and Krusha run to Cranky's treehouse.

Meanwhile, in Cranky's cabin, Cranky tries to fix the robot's head up, just to cause it to fall on the ground. Klump tries to convince them to get out of the house and go seek for King K. Rool to take the Brain Switching Helmets back. At this point, Cranky and Diddy start to sing. He leaves Klump in the place to guard the Crystal Coconut and goes to King K. Rool's hideout.

Klump grabs the Coconut, planning to steal it. At this time, Bluster arrives in the place and invites him to a picnic and tries to kiss him, just to be punched by the General. He heads out dizzy and leaves the robot in the place.

At King K. Rool's hideout, Cranky asks Candy (thinking she's General Klump) about the Brain Switching Helmets and all of them notice he's really Candy and also notice he left Klump in his house.

At Cranky's treehouse, General Klump is sitting in an armchair while throwing the Crystal Coconut up. He orders the robot to bring him something to eat. The robot checks the refrigerator and takes some bananas. After another Klump's order, he squashes all of them. King K. Rool arrives and kids at Klump, then notices the robot and thinks it's Donkey Kong. Klump explains the King and he gets bored, asking for him to go make a barrel to stop annoying him. As ordered, the robot grab K. Rool and traps him inside a barrel.

Cranky, Diddy, Candy and Donkey Kong arrives. Donkey Kong tries to stop them, just to Krusha runs after Diddy, who was with the robot's head. General Klump and Candy start to fight. Diddy throws the head to Cranky and the old monkey presses the button at the Helmet, causing each one to go back to their own body. Donkey Kong. King K. Rool asks him to get him out of the barrel, and he throws the King outside the house. Along with Krusha, who runs away from Donkey Kong, he is launched away when DK presses a trap barrel.

Candy forces Klump to put the Helmet on and switches them back to normal. Klump notices how his skin is soft and ask Candy to tell him the secret. Donkey Kong asks Candy if she is really herself. She wants to give him a kiss. He notices Klump trying to sneak out the house. He is thrown from the house just like K. Rool and Krusha. Donkey Kong asks Candy to give the kiss a little shy, when Bluster arrives. He wants the money that he uses to pay the robot back. Cranky kids and say that he can deal it for free, and Bluster refuses, saying he's tired of robots and that robots gives him a big pain in the backside. Donkey Kong kids, saying "Pain in the backside" with a robot voice and stretch his arms forward, causing Bluster to run from the house. All of them laugh.

Featured Songs
Metalhead sung by Diddy and Donkey Kong.

Diddy: "Is there something you should tell me, big buddy, Are you aware of the glare from the sunshine of your hair."

Donkey Kong: "I don't know what you mean, it's just healthy sheen, I must admit I feel a little strange. But I never felt better, stronger than ever. Can't you see nothing's changed."

Diddy: "I don't know what to tell you, metal buddy, But you look a solar powered turbo charged washer machine."

Donkey Kong: "I'm not light on my feet, now I clank and squeak, But my voice is the same when I speak. My hand looks like aluminium foil, does this mean that I need to tune up and change of oil."''

"I'm a metal head, a metal head, a metal head, a metal head. I'm a metal head, a metal head, a metal head, a METAL HEAD!"

"" sung by Cranky, Diddy and General Klump (as Candy).

Cranky: ''What are you gonna do, DK? Head-butt them?''

Diddy: I know, I know, he'll play head games with them!

Cranky: ''He, he, head games, that's good! Now hold on, DK will be okay, he's got a good head off his shoulders!''

General Klump: ''Ohh! This is giving me a headache!''

Cranky: ''"Headache"! Ha, ha, get it? "Head" ache!''

Diddy: You know, DK, you could always head 'em off at the pass!

Cranky: After giving them a head start!

General Klump: ''Okay, that's enough! All o´you head on outta here!''

Cranky: (laughs) That's using your head.

Donkey Kong: I should quit while I'm ahead?

Trivia

 * The way General Klump and Krusha laugh when see the Robot Donkey Kong trying to stop them is first heard in the previous episode Follow That Coconut.