Legend of the Crystal Coconut
The Legend of the Crystal Coconut is the twenty-sixth episode of the Donkey Kong Country TV series and the last episode of Season 1.
Plot Synopsis
It begins with Donkey Kong and Diddy bothing Cranky about the Crystal Coconut. Donkey Kong wants more than anything to learn the secrets of the Crystal Coconut, so after misreading the Inka Dinka Doo's message he gives the Coconut to K. Rool's henchmen, Krusha and General Klump. K. Rool asks Krusha and Klump how they apprehended the Coconut. Klump tells K. Rool that DK just gave it to them. K. Rool does not believe that Donkey Kong would have just given them the Coconut and has them take it back. Kaptain Skurvy and his crew seek also the Coconut and go after it, Scurvy complaining about his sore tooth the whole time. After they all go back and forth trying to get the Crystal Coconut, Donkey Kong, Diddy, Cranky, and the pirates end up in the temple. After hitting Kaptain Skurvy with the coconut, knocking out his tooth in the process, they force him to hold up to an earlier promise to grant any favor to whoever could rid him of the pain of his toothache. He does, but vows to return.
Trivia
- The two songs in this episode were "I Wanna Know The Secrets," sung by Donkey Kong, and "Gotta Give It Back," sung by Donkey Kong, Klump, Krusha, and Kaptain Skurvy.
- It is interesting to note that a VHS of the same name was released in 1999 that contained this episode and several episodes spliced together.
- A running gag throughout this episode is Kaptain Skurvy having the same conversation with different people (to the point where he tries shortening it by only saying snippets of it accomponied with several "yadda, yadda, yadda"s.)
- During the song "I Wanna Know the Secrets", Donkey Kong mentions having an autographed picture of ([his] idol) King Kong (who is supposed to be a fictional character, even in the overall Mario series), tickets to the Dingling Bros. (parody of Ringling Bros.) Circus Show, and Planet of the Apes trading cards.
