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''Donkey Kong Country'' ran for three seasons with forty episodes total. Like the ''Mario''-based television series before it, this show generally followed an episodic format. During the run, however, there were some episodes aired out of order from the original airing, such as "Bad Hair Day" being aired as the third episode in its run in the United States despite airing first in France. The second season showed many changes, such as using newer, sleeker styles of computer animation and dropping the use of title screens for the intro to each episode. Also similar to the earlier ''Mario'' cartoons, each episode (excluding "[[Message in a Bottle Show]]") also features one or two original songs based around events in the episode performed by the cast. | ''Donkey Kong Country'' ran for three seasons with forty episodes total. Like the ''Mario''-based television series before it, this show generally followed an episodic format. During the run, however, there were some episodes aired out of order from the original airing, such as "Bad Hair Day" being aired as the third episode in its run in the United States despite airing first in France. The second season showed many changes, such as using newer, sleeker styles of computer animation and dropping the use of title screens for the intro to each episode. Also similar to the earlier ''Mario'' cartoons, each episode (excluding "[[Message in a Bottle Show]]") also features one or two original songs based around events in the episode performed by the cast. | ||
''Donkey Kong Country'' was one of the earliest television series to be entirely computer-animated, matching the artistic style of the video games. The CG animation style of the series was met with critical acclaim in France and Japan, but with mixed reception elsewhere. Despite this, the show has managed to gain a | ''Donkey Kong Country'' was one of the earliest television series to be entirely computer-animated, matching the artistic style of the video games. The CG animation style of the series was met with critical acclaim in France and Japan, but with mixed reception elsewhere. Despite this, the show has managed to gain a cult following, and even Nintendo itself has acknowledged its existence. | ||
Some elements of the series appeared in later ''Donkey Kong'' video games such as ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', which was released a year after the show had started airing on ABC Family (Fox Family). There was even [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEtPo0_ccP0 a commercial] for the Game Boy Color port of the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' video game that featured Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and Rambi the Rhino (despite the fact that no Animal Friends actually appear in the show) fighting [[General Klump]] and [[Krusha (character)|Krusha]] over a giant version of the portable gaming system, all depicted with retooled versions of their designs from the show's second season. | Some elements of the series appeared in later ''Donkey Kong'' video games such as ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', which was released a year after the show had started airing on ABC Family (Fox Family). There was even [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEtPo0_ccP0 a commercial] for the Game Boy Color port of the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' video game that featured Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and Rambi the Rhino (despite the fact that no Animal Friends actually appear in the show) fighting [[General Klump]] and [[Krusha (character)|Krusha]] over a giant version of the portable gaming system, all depicted with retooled versions of their designs from the show's second season. | ||