Donkey Kong Planet

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Donkey Kong Planet
Title logo of La planète de Donkey Kong.
The logo ofDonkey Kong Planet
Logo for DKTV.
The logo ofDKTV
General information
FormatProgramming block
Opening theme"Mélanie's song"
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
Production
Production companyMedialab
Distributor(s)Medialab
Broadcast
First airedFrance September 4, 1996[1]
Last airedFrance September 1, 2001[1]
Chronology
Related programsDonkey Kong Country
“Vous n'allez pas vous ennuyer!”
—Donkey Kong's catchphrase in this series

Donkey Kong Planet[2] (known in French asLa Planète de Donkey Kong, and later renamedDKTV,DKTV.Cool,[3]DKTV Cool,[3] andD.K.T.V[3]) is a programming block that aired from September 4, 1996 to September 1, 2001[1] onFrance 2, reusing various assets from theDonkey Kong Country animated series. It was produced and animated byMedialab.

Unlike what is claimed by various publications,[4]La planète de Donkey Kong is not the French name of theDonkey Kong Country cartoon (which simply had the same name in French) but rather a separate show that aired exclusively in France. The name is likely a reference to the French novelLa Planète des singes, known in English asPlanet of the Apes.

Overview[edit]

Using a children's anthology format (similar toKing Koopa's Kool Kartoons),Donkey Kong Planet consisted of airings of various animated series and children's live-action shows interspersed with original material featuring part of theDonkey Kong Country series cast. The original incarnation of the show co-starred children show hostMélanie Angélie andDonkey Kong, with skits frequently deriving humor from Donkey Kong's dimwittedness and misunderstanding of human customs. After Mélanie Angélie departed the show in 2000, the show was retooled asDKTV, adding a new animated character in the form of a hip greenKremling namedKrushy and featuring content ranging from comedic skits to musical numbers and parodies of current movies and TV shows. Although ostensibly aimed toward children,DKTV sometimes featured language and subject matters cruder than one would expect from its time slot and source material.

Donkey Kong Planet used the same motion capture style of animation asDonkey Kong Country, but had the characters superimposed over a live-action set and frequently interacting with real actors.

Cast[edit]

The show's interstitial segments featured Donkey Kong,Diddy Kong,Candy Kong,Funky Kong, and Krushy, whose models would often portray multiple different characters in a single skit. Although produced by the same company and reusing the models from the first and second seasons ofDonkey Kong Country,Donkey Kong Planet's voice cast was completely different from the French dub ofDonkey Kong Country.

Voice actors[edit]

This list of voice actors was taken fromPlanète Jeunesse.[1]

Shows aired as a part ofDonkey Kong Planet[edit]

Skits[edit]

The following is a list of every skit that has been found.

Donkey Kong Planet[edit]

DKTV[edit]

Promotion[edit]

A website forDKTV was created in promotion for the show.[3] On the website, two games that were based on the programming block could be downloaded;Couic d'or ! andMemory Kong.[5] Two tests, titledEs-tu écolo? andEt toi, si tu étais Maire... hein?, could also be played.[6][7]Es-tu écolo? decided whether or not the player was eco-friendly by their answers, whileEt toi, si tu étais Maire... hein? gave the player an opportunity to answer questions that would show what the player would do if they weremayor.

Reception[edit]

DKTV won a 19997 d'Or for excellence in children programming, as decided by a public vote.[8]

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Donkey Kong Planet.

Names in other languages[edit]

Donkey Kong Planet[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
FrenchLa Planète de Donkey Kong[9]The Planet of Donkey Kong

DKTV[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
FrenchDKTV[10]-

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdKahlone (June 23, 2015).La Planète de Donkey Kong.Planète Jeunesse (French). Retrieved September 10, 2024. (Archived December 1, 2023, 00:03:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^Fabienne Legrand (November 11, 2011).Aventure_DonkeyKong_Medialab.wmv (promotional tape featuringDonkey Kong Country andDonkey Kong Planet footage) (5:00).YouTube. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  3. ^abcdDKTV.Cool, c'est trop top !.france2.fr (French). Archived November 9, 2000, 13:29:00 UTC from theoriginal via Wayback Machine.
  4. ^"Donkey Kong Country (TV series)".Academic. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2021. (Archived July 3, 2021, 19:57:32 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  5. ^france2.fr (French). Archived May 10, 2000, 11:02:30 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  6. ^Es-tu écolo?.france2.fr (French). Archived December 10, 2000, 09:13:00 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  7. ^Et toi, si tu étais Maire... hein?.france2.fr (French). Archived April 13, 2001, 16:23:03 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  8. ^Télé Premiere: Les 7 d'Or 1999.Premiere (French). Archived August 1, 2015, 14:20:30 UTC from theoriginal via Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  9. ^La planète de Donkey Kong logoMedia:Planete DK - Logo.png
  10. ^DKTV logoMedia:DKTV Logo.png

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Donkey Kong Planet /DKTV
CharactersCandy Kong •Christian Ravier •Diddy Kong •Donkey Kong •Funky Kong •Jean-Claude Truchet •Krushy •Mélanie Angélie •OM
Skits"Abeille" • "Amour Gloire et Acné" • "Bats Toi" • "Bouffy contre les vampires" • "C'était un Communiqué de la Prévention Routière" • "Camembert" • "Caspied le gentil fantôme" • "C'est pas sorcier" • "Chausse-pied Biavermine" • "La cigalle et la fourmi" • "Coups de soleil et crustacés" • "Echoes"[conjectural] • "Frequence Kong" (skit 1) • "Frequence Kong" (skit 2) • "Humour Noir" • "Kongoléo by les Kongs" • "La Chance aux chaussons" • "La nuit des vivants-morts" • "Le comte de Monte Costaud" • "Le gros rouge qui tache" • "Les aventures de Tarzkong" • "Les boeufs de l'amour" • "Les Produits Périmés" • "Long Jump"[conjectural] • "Loto Kong" • "Mélanie et les gorilles" • "Mission impossible" • "N'oublie pas que c'est Noël" • "Obel Corsica" • "Okaaayyy" • "Painter Funky Kong"[conjectural] • "Peaud'ours" • "Petit Pataud" • "Pour ne pas trompé" • "Remix Files" • "Royal Calin" • "Santa Donkey Kong"[conjectural] • "Slim Flasque" • "Thalasskong" • "Toc Story 2" • "Zombie Race"[conjectural]
MiscellaneousCouic d'or ! •Es-tu écolo? •Et toi, si tu étais Maire... hein? •Gallery •Le Courrier des Kongs •Memory Kong • "Mélanie's song" •Titanic