Double Date Trouble

Double Date Trouble is the twelfth episode of the Donkey Kong Country television series, and it aired on December 13, 1998. During the episode, Donkey Kong tries to multi-task when he must guard the Crystal Coconut, spend the day with Diddy Kong, and spend the day with Candy Kong on a date on the same day, putting his relationship, his friendship, and the island's demise is at stake.

Plot Synopsis
The episode begins with Diddy and Candy Kong arguing over who should spend the day with Donkey Kong. Candy explains that she should be with him for the day because today is her first day off of work in weeks, but Diddy replies that he has planned to spend time with him already. Despite their arguing, Donkey Kong enjoys being popular. However, he is soon put up to choosing who to spend his day with, and he does not know who to pick. Before he picks anyone, Cranky Kong's hologram appears and angrily demands the ape to show up in his cabin. Donkey Kong slowly heads out of the treehouse, trying to get out of his situation with Diddy and Candy. Once he is gone, Candy and Diddy begin to sing about what Donkey Kong will do with them and why he should spend his time with them.

At the Kremling hideout, King K. Rool asks what General Klump's plan is for getting the Crystal Coconut from the Kongs (whom the crocodile king refers to as "banana-munching mammals"). Klump tells him that it is his "top priority," but King K. Rool simply tells him to "keep it simple." A few moments later, General Klump hesitantly asks King K. Rool if he has any suggestions. King K. Rool commands him to simply see what they are doing, so Klump heads off to spy, after being a little more hesitant.

Donkey Kong arrives at Cranky's Cabin, where tells himself that he cannot choose between spending the day with Diddy or Candy. When the ape meets Cranky, he shows him the broken booby trap on the pathway to his cabin and requests the ape to fix it. Donkey Kong tries to fix it without question, but he is unable to get the switch to set off the trap to work. Cranky explains that it has "rusted out" because of all the rain, meaning that the trap can no longer ward off enemies. Therefore, King K. Rool can easily steal the Crystal Coconut if he learns that they have little defense. The two apes know someone has to watch the Coconut, so Donkey Kong suggests that Cranky Kong watches it because he is busy today. Cranky instead commands him to head to Bluster Barrelworks before the factory closes for the weekend to pick up a new Trigger Barrel. Donkey Kong decides to do this, but then falls off the bridge, landing on the bridge on the trees below. Before the ape heads off, Cranky reminds him to not stop for anything. Donkey Kong obeys, even though Cranky does not have a good feeling about it.

On the way to the factory, Donkey Kong swings along the vines in the jungle, until he notices Candy Kong. At the sight of the ape, he loses his attention on the jungle's obstacles and smashes into a tree. When he hits the ground, he notices Candy right in front of he. Candy invites him to hang out with her for a special lunch, but before Donkey Kong can explain his endeavor, she leaves, hoping that he will show up at her cabin. Donkey Kong does not know what to do after this, especially because Diddy Kong also wants to spend the day with him.

Donkey Kong swings through the jungle again, thinking that Diddy will understand his problem. After hearing a call from Diddy, the ape hits into a tree again and falls to the ground, where he meets Diddy. Donkey Kong tries to explain that he will be with Candy this afternoon, which causes Diddy to become very depressed. The ape explains that he would like to spend the day with he, though, but before he can finish telling him about spending the day with Candy, Diddy rushes off to start up the television so they can watch movies together. Donkey Kong realizes that he has really gotten himself into a bad situation, but then remembers about the Trigger Barrel he needs to get and rushes to the barrelworks factory.

Bluster Kong has just closed his factory as Donkey Kong arrives. The ape tries to persuade him into letting him get two Trigger Barrels, but Bluster Kong refuses, stating that his mother head told him to do the morning shift and operate a machine as a result of Candy's day off. Bluster does not want to make him two barrels and tells him to come back on Monday so Candy can make him the barrels, but Donkey Kong announces that it is an emergency and that the Crystal Coconut is an open target without the traps. Bluster Kong still refuses and heads into his barrelcopter, while General Klump is spying the the ape nearby. The crocodile learns that the Crystal Coconut is an open target as a result and tells King K. Rool the news.

Donkey Kong eats as many bananas as he can outside of Bluster Barrelworks to gain strength that he can use to tell Cranky about what has happened. Suddenly, he remembers Diddy and Candy and becomes more worried. When he finishes his last banana, he imitates Cranky for when the old ape learns about him not being able to get the Trigger Barrels. As the ape begins to walk around, he slips on one of his banana peels and slips through the doors of the barrelworks factory. Now inside of the factory, he finds Candy's work station, where there are several buttons controlling a nearby machine. Donkey Kong decides to make some Trigger Barrels with it, so he turns on the device. As the machine creates many barrels at an increasingly fast speed, the ape heads out to talk to Diddy and Candy (after he slips on more of the bananas outside).

Meanwhile, King K. Rool announces to his Kritter army that they are about to launch their largest attack ever. When he declares that they will take over the whole island from the Kongs, one of the Kritters begin to disagree, as their plans to attack the apes have failed many times. General Klump explains what the plan is to them as commanded by the crocodile king (although he makes the explanation a little too complex). The king tells him to simplify it, so he simply tells them that they are "going to Cranky's Cabin to steal the Coconut."

Donkey Kong makes his way to Candy Kong's condo, where Candy is glad to see him. The ape explains that he cannot stay long, but Candy tells him that she has already made a twelve-course meal. She begins to name all of the courses, all of which seem to involve bananas. Before she is done speaking, Donkey Kong pretends to head out to get salt and pepper. He races to his treehouse, where Diddy is looking for a good station to watch on the television. Donkey Kong tells him that he cannot stay very long, but Diddy Kong tells him that the "Super Monkey Movie Banana Rama" is about to begin, with twelve non-stop hours of movies. To buy time with Candy, the ape announces that he needs to get some "banana chips" and heads out, going to Candy's place.

When he arrives, he notices that he had brought some banana chips to Candy's condo, which does not make Candy happy, as she has already began baking a twelve-course meal. Candy reminds him about the salt he was going to get, so the ape runs off again, making his way to the treehouse, where Diddy Kong is watching television on his tire swing. Immediately after Diddy notices him and asks where the banana chips are, Donkey Kong leaves to get them. Throughout the rest of the afternoon, the ape races from place-to-place, trying to spend time with both Candy and Diddy.

Eventually, the tired-out Donkey Kong heads back to Bluster Barrelworks, where he is stunned to find barrels everywhere. He stops the machine, but then wonders how he is going to get the Trigger Barrels to Cranky on time. He decides to try out "Bluster's Rocket Delivery Service," so he enters Cranky's address into the machine and heads to push the red button on the wall to send the barrels. On the way to the button, he hits into a barrel, which rolls into a pile of other barrels. One of the barrels lands on the ape and traps him inside so he cannot get out or even send the barrels.