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{{quote2|It's the wildest, hairiest, most fur-ocious adventure yet, as the popular [[Nintendo]] [[Donkey Kong|character]] swings into his own 3-D animated full-length feature!|The first few lines of ''The Legend of the Crystal Coconut'' VHS description}}

''Donkey Kong Country'' ran for three seasons with forty episodes in total. Like the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-based television series before it, the 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. Additionally, while the first two seasons were produced by [[Medialab]], the third season was instead produced by Chinese company Hong Gaung and switched to a newer and sleeker style of computer animation, as well as dropping the use of title cards to introduce each episode. Also similar to the earlier ''Super Mario'' cartoons, each episode (excluding "[[Message in a Bottle Show]]") features one or two original songs based on events in the episode, performed by the cast.

==Cast==

[[File:DKCTV Kong family.png|thumb|230px|The cast of the main Kongs. Clockwise from the top left: [[Funky Kong]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Bluster Kong]], [[Candy Kong]], [[Cranky Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], and [[Dixie Kong]].]]

The series features almost all of the [[Kong]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', the exceptions being [[Swanky Kong]] and [[Wrinkly Kong]]. However, the show also features several original characters that do not appear in the games, such as [[Eddie the Mean Old Yeti]], [[Kaptain Skurvy]] and his crew, and [[Bluster Kong]].

==Episodes==

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 the order of the original North American air dates.<ref>http://epguides.com/DonkeyKongCountry/</ref>  

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''Donkey Kong Country'' was produced by Nelvana. It was co-produced with [[Medialab]] for the first two seasons and with Hong Guang Animation for the third season. The first two seasons were animated by Medialab and the third by an uncredited CGCG Inc.<ref>[http://www.cgcg.com.tw/profile_history.html CGCG Production History]. ''CGCG Inc.''. Retrieved July 01, 2016.</ref>. The soundtrack of the series was composed by the music production company Pure West.

==Releases and other merchandise==

*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'': For the game's marketing campaign, Nintendo UK's {{wp|Facebook}} page posted {{media link|DKC Returns 3D DKC cartoon reference.jpeg|an image}} titled "What is your Donkey Kong name?". Two of the names listed are "Bluster" and "Eddie", referencing Bluster Kong and Eddie the Mean Old Yeti.

*''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'': In the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of the game, [[Tawks]] will sometimes tell [[Funky Kong]] to "give 'em the old banana slamma, dude,"<ref>Nintendo Life (April 25, 2018). [https://youtu.be/K_yaJjLiS_8 Weird Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Switch TV Show Easter Egg]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 25, 2018.</ref> which is a reference to Donkey Kong's catchphrase in the series.

==Trivia==

*A running gag throughout the series involves Donkey Kong (sometimes with Diddy Kong) constantly crashing into trees.

*The villains in the show are never referred to as [[Kremling]]s, only as "lizards", "gators" and similar terms. However, enemies like [[Kritter]]s and [[Klaptrap]]s are still referred to by their names from the games.

*In multiple episodes, Donkey Kong admits to being a fan of {{wp|King Kong}}; this is ironic considering that {{wp|Universal Studios}} [[List of controversies#Universal Studios|attempted to sue Nintendo]] for a copyright dispute based on the similarities between ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' and King Kong.

*''Donkey Kong Country'' is the most recent television series derived from the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, not counting ''[[Donkey Kong Planet]]''.

==References==