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'''''Donkey Kong Country''''' is a Canadian-French-Chinese computer-animated television series based upon the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|video game trilogy of the same name]]. The program first debuted in France on September 4, 1996, on France 2, and then premiered in Canada on Télétoon on September 8, 1997 as a launch programme. The English version made its worldwide debut in Canada on Télétoon's English counterpart Teletoon on October 17, 1997, once again as a launch programme. The show then aired in United States on the Fox Family Channel on August 15, 1998 (occasionally airing on Fox Kids), and the original run finished on July 7, 2000. | '''''Donkey Kong Country''''' is a Canadian-French-Chinese computer-animated television series based upon the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|video game trilogy of the same name]]. The program first debuted in France on September 4, 1996, on France 2, and then premiered in Canada on Télétoon on September 8, 1997 as a launch programme. The English version made its worldwide debut in Canada on Télétoon's English counterpart Teletoon on October 17, 1997, once again as a launch programme. The show then aired in United States on the Fox Family Channel on August 15, 1998 (occasionally airing on Fox Kids), and the original run finished on July 7, 2000. | ||
''Donkey Kong Country'' ran for | ''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 third season was produced by Chinese company Hong Gaung instead of Medialab, and so switched to a newer, sleeker style of computer animation and dropping the use of title cards 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 cult following, and even Nintendo itself has acknowledged its existence. | ''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. | ||
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
Two conflicting season numbering schemes exist for the show; [[Nelvana]] considers the show to have three "cycles" (13x13x14)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060328013320/http://www.nelvana.com/shows/episodes_template.asp?sid=16 "Episodes : Donkey Kong Country" on Nelvana's official website circa 2006]. Retrieved Sunday, June 26, 2021</ref>, and this the numbering used for the show's release on services such as {{wp|iTunes}}<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/ca/tv-season/donkey-kong-country-vol-1/id760744886</ref> and {{wp|Tubi}}. The show's official DVDs, however, identify two seasons, the first being made up of the 26 [[Medialab]]-produced episodes and the second being made up of the 14 Hong Guang-produced episodes. The Super Mario Wiki follows the former scheme. | |||
Note that the episodes are listed in production order,<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Donkey-Kong-Country/dp/B00G4E0CBS/ Donkey Kong Country on Amazon Video]</ref> which differs from that of the original North American air dates.<ref>http://epguides.com/DonkeyKongCountry/</ref> | Note that the episodes are listed in production order,<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Donkey-Kong-Country/dp/B00G4E0CBS/ Donkey Kong Country on Amazon Video]</ref> which differs from that of the original North American air dates.<ref>http://epguides.com/DonkeyKongCountry/</ref> | ||
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#"[[Double Date Trouble]]" | #"[[Double Date Trouble]]" | ||
#"[[The Curse of Kongo Bongo]]" | #"[[The Curse of Kongo Bongo]]" | ||
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#"[[Speed (episode)|Speed]]" | #"[[Speed (episode)|Speed]]" | ||
#"[[Klump's Lumps]]" | #"[[Klump's Lumps]]" | ||
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#"[[A Thin Line Between Love & Ape]]" | #"[[A Thin Line Between Love & Ape]]" | ||
;Season | ;Season 3: | ||
#"[[Hooray for Holly-Kongo Bongo]]" | #"[[Hooray for Holly-Kongo Bongo]]" | ||
#"[[The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights]]" | #"[[The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights]]" | ||