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| {{DKC TV episode infobox
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| | '''''Bad Hair Day''''' was the pilot episode of the [[Donkey Kong Country TV series]] that aired on the 23rd of August, 1998. It was written by Nadine van der Velde. |
| |airdate={{flag list|France|September 4, 1996|USA|August 23, 1998}} | |
| |season=1
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| |writer=Nadine van der Velde
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| |song="[[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#'Cause I'm Cranky|'Cause I'm Cranky]]"<br>"[[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#Candy Clone|Candy Clone]]"
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| {{quote|'''Donkey Kong:''' Ever since [[Candy Clone|Candy]] cut my hair and told me she wanted to make me her little love slave.<br>'''Cranky Kong:''' Your hair?<br>'''Donkey Kong:''' Yeah. Don't laugh. She gave me the "once over makeover."<br>'''Cranky Kong:''' Do I look like I'm laughing? You're under her curse!|[[Donkey Kong]] and [[Cranky Kong]]}}
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| "'''Bad Hair Day'''" is the first episode of the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]] produced and the first to air in France, the show's country of origin. However, it was the third episode to air in North America. This episode was produced first, making it the pilot episode. As such, there are a few inconsistencies with the rest of the show. [[Krusha]] is less simple-minded in this episode, and the lighting in [[King K. Rool]]'s lair is much darker. Additionally, [[King K. Rool]]'s name is pronounced in two different ways during this episode, first as "King Kay-Rool" and then shortly afterwards as "King Kuh-Rool", with the former having never been used in the show again after this episode. [[Cranky Kong]] also breaks the [[fourth wall]] in this episode like he tends to do in the games, which he almost never does in the animated series.
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| The concept of a hero losing their strength because of a trusted loved one cutting their hair is based on the biblical story of {{wp|Samson}} and {{wp|Delilah}}.
| | ==Plot Synopsis== |
| | | [[Image:BadHairDay-Scene.jpg|thumb|left|Donkey Kong is about to get his hair cut by the Candy Robot.]] |
| ==Plot synopsis== | | After singing a toe-tapping tune ("Cause I'm Cranky"), [[Cranky Kong]] greets us with his familiar breaking of the fourth wall by telling us about [[Donkey Kong]], the [[Crystal Coconut]], and [[King K. Rool]] shortly before the aforementioned villain appears with his henchman [[General Klump]] and army of [[Kritters]]. Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]] come and dispatch the enemies quickly. Back at the lair, K. Rool finds a book on curses and finds one about cutting the enemy's hair, making him powerless until his hair grows back. He designs a robot to look exactly like [[Candy Kong]], Donkey Kong's girlfriend and the only person who could get close enough to him to cut his hair ("I'm Candy Kong's Clone"). The robot fools Donkey Kong and succeeds in cutting his hair down to the scalp, draining him of his strength. K. Rool takes advantage of this and steals the Crystal Coconut with with other henchman like [[Krusha (character)|Krusha]]. Donkey Kong is now too weak too stop them when they arrive. [[Funky Kong]] takes them to the Mellow Yellow banana plantation in an effort to give Donkey Kong a boost of strength, though Cranky figures out the cure. He gives it to Candy, who's the only one who can do it (even though she didn't actually cut his hair). [[Bluster Kong]], her rich jealous boss, dumps the cure on the ground, saying he didn't care if Donkey Kong was cured. But the cure ended up being transferred to the plantlife of Kongo Bongo, including the bananas of the plantation. With his strength back, Donkey Kong easily defeats K. Rool and gets the Crystal Coconut back. |
| [[File:DKCTVCandyClone2.png|thumb|left|Donkey Kong about to get his hair cut by the Candy Clone]] | | <br clear=all> |
| The episode starts with the camera zooming in on [[Cranky's Cabin]]. [[Cranky Kong]] is then shown playing an organ inside Cranky's Cabin while singing "'Cause I'm Cranky". He then [[Fourth wall|tells the audience]] about the [[Crystal Coconut]], [[Donkey Kong]], and [[King K. Rool]]. King K. Rool later approaches Cranky's Cabin with several [[Kritters]] and [[General Klump]], and orders General Klump to steal the Crystal Coconut. The Kritters then begin to prepare their [[Klap-Blaster]]s, and some [[Klaptrap]]s begin to talk. General Klump runs to the side, and the Kritters fire the Klaptraps at Cranky's Cabin. The [[Klaptrap]]s begin to chew through the roof of Cranky's Cabin, causing him to yell and chase out the Klaptraps.
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| | | *The two songs in this episode were "Cause I'm Cranky," sung by Cranky, and "I'm Candy Kong's Clone," sung by the Candy Robot. This is the first singing debut for both Cranky Kong and Candy's robot. |
| At a nearby hut, [[Donkey Kong]] is selecting which of his identical ties to wear. When [[Diddy Kong]] arrives at the elevator, Donkey Kong puts on a tie, and tells him to get into his elevator instead. Diddy Kong is nervous because of an incident that previously happened in the elevator, and Donkey Kong says that it was fixed. When Donkey Kong pounds a button to send the barrel up, he accidentally causes a piece of metal above the elevator to fall downwards, which hits Diddy Kong. Donkey Kong then hears Cranky Kong calling for him. Later, he and Diddy Kong then travel via swinging across vines to Cranky's Cabin to save him. In front of Cranky's Cabin, the Kritters are following General Klump as they march across the bridge towards the entrance of the cabin. Donkey Kong yells "Banana Slamma", and he and Diddy Kong then fall towards Cranky's Cabin.
| | *The concept of a hero losing his strength because of a trusted loved one cutting his hair is based on the biblical myth of Sampson and Delilah. |
| | | *For only this episode, Ben Campbell didn't voice King K. Rool. Instead, Len Carlson, the voice of Klump, did his voice. |
| Diddy Kong tells Donkey Kong to defeat the Kremlings and General Klump. Donkey Kong lands on a Trigger Barrel, which causes the planks on the bridge to fling away several Kritters and General Klump. Diddy Kong also lands on a Trigger Barrel, which instead makes a part of the bridge to flip into a diagonal position. This flings several Kremlings upwards and causes several to fall. Donkey Kong then jumps onto three Trigger Barrels while yelling, causing several Kremlings to be launched upwards. King K. Rool runs to the edge of the bridge, looking downwards. King K. Rool then says that they had a good match, and then he turns around and jumps off the bridge. Cranky Kong then asks them to fix his roof before King K. Rool returns.
| | *The curse that's said while cutting the enemy's hair is, "Snip snip, power slip, you're a wimp and that's it." |
| | | *The book that K. Rool read didn't have any actual words in it, just random groups of letters. |
| At his lair, King K. Rool orders General Klump to defeat Donkey Kong. King K. Rool then suggests casting a curse on him, and he pushes another button to cause a book to fall onto General Klump. The book says "curse your way to the top, success through voodoo.". After reading the book, King K. Rool reads a curse that causes Donkey Kong to lose his hair and laughs. He then reads that the person's strength will only return when their hair regrows. After arguing with General Klump, King K. Rool throws the book at him. Meanwhile, Diddy Kong is with Donkey Kong who is preparing for [[Candy Kong]]'s birthday.
| | *Due to the limitations of the graphics, when DK's hair is cut his bald head is the same shape as his hair.{{refneeded}} |
| | | *Because this is the pilot, Krusha is not an oaf in this episode. |
| Cranky Kong is then shown riding on a conveyor belt and falling into [[Bluster Barrelworks]], a barrel factory. He then gets trapped in a barrel. Cranky Kong then talks about the factory's owner, [[Bluster Kong]], who is a rival with Donkey Kong. Candy Kong is seen rejecting Bluster Kong's banana cream birthday cake. She later attempted to send his cake down the rejected barrel conveyor belt when he continued to flirt with her, but the attempt fails. Donkey Kong later carries a bunch of bananas on a stick for Candy Kong as a present, but they accidentally fly into her face, causing her to send him to the rejected barrel conveyor belt. At the same time, King K. Rool and some Kremlings are working on a robot clone of Candy Kong, [[Candy Clone]].
| | *Interestingly, King K. Rool's name was pronounced two different ways during this episode. First, he was referred to as "King Kay-Rool", and then "King Kuh-Rool" shortly afterwards. However, after this episode, he was never referred to as "Kay-Rool" again. |
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| Donkey Kong then sulks in his cabin, and Diddy Kong attempts to cheer him up. Candy Clone then appears and begins to pretend to be Candy Kong, and convinces Donkey Kong to allow her to cut his hair. After she leaves, Donkey Kong begins to feel tired. At Cranky's Cabin, King K. Rool has returned with his minion [[Krusha]] to steal the coconut. Donkey Kong later arrives, and the two confront each other. He punches Krusha, but it has no effect. Krusha then steals the Crystal Coconut. A confused Cranky Kong asks what happened as Donkey Kong explains what happened during Candy's visit. Cranky then tells Donkey Kong that she has cursed him.
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| After learning about the news, [[Funky Kong]] takes Donkey Kong to the banana plantation. He thinks that Donkey Kong's power will return if he eats lots of bananas, but the plan fails. After this, Cranky Kong presents his potion to Candy Kong and Bluster. He tells Candy Kong to get Donkey Kong to drink the potion, and states that only the person who cast the curse can undo it, but Candy Kong reveals that she did not cast the curse. Cranky Kong then figures out that the curse was casted by a Candy Kong doppelganger, but he tells them that the potion will still work and sends them off.
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| Back at King K. Rool's lair, general Klump tells King K. Rool that Cranky Kong has created a potion that can reverse the curse placed on Donkey Kong. At the same time, the two Kongs were riding in Bluster Kong's helicopter, but it is destroyed by Klaptraps. After a while of walking, Bluster Kong demands Candy Kong to hand him the potion, and reveals that he just wants Donkey Kong to be out of his life. He then takes the potion and pours it onto the ground, but this causes a giant banana tree to sprout from the ground.
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| Meanwhile, after eating enough bananas, Donkey Kong's hair grows back, which causes his strength to return. Donkey Kong then attacks Krusha and kicks away the Crystal Coconut which falls into Cranky's Cabin. In the meantime, Donkey Kong defeats Krusha and leaves to attend Candy Kong's birthday party. At the docks, Candy Kong walks up to Donkey Kong carrying a present, but Candy Clone also walks up to him, carrying a present identical to Candy Kong's present. He then picks Candy Clone's present, causing Candy Kong to throw her present at him and leave in rage. Candy Clone then attempts to kiss him, but she starts to short circuit, and eventually she explodes.
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| ==Characters==
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| *[[Donkey Kong]]
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| *[[Diddy Kong]]
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| *[[Cranky Kong]]
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| *[[Candy Kong]]
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| *[[King K. Rool]]
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| *[[Candy Clone]]
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| *[[General Klump]]
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| *[[Bluster Kong]]
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| *[[Krusha]]
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| *[[Funky Kong]]
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| ==Quotes== | | ==Quotes== |
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| *King K. Rool: You wouldn't know a good plan if it hit you in the head! <br> Klump: I would too! ....If it hit me in the head. | | *King K. Rool: You wouldn't know a good plan if it hit you in the head! <br> Klump: I would too! ....If it hit me in the head. |
| *Bluster: Hey, Candy. Surprise! <br> Candy: A birthday cake. How original, Bluster. <br> Bluster: Yes, I am a thoughtful son-of-a-gun. Happy birthday! Banana cream, your favorite! <br> Candy: Rejected; I'm watching my figure. <br> Bluster: Don't bother, I'm watching it for you. | | *Bluster: Hey, Candy. Surprise! <br> Candy: A birthday cake. How original, Bluster. <br> Bluster: Yes, I am a thoughtful son-of-a-gun. Happy birthday! Banana cream, your favorite! <br> Candy: Rejected; I'm watching my figure. <br> Bluster: Don't bother, I'm watching it for you. |
| *K. Rool: *about the Candy robot* Bravo! She lives, she lives! She could fool any idiot! <br> Klump: Fooled me! | | *K.Rool: *about the Candy robot* Bravo! She lives, she lives! She could fool any idiot! <br> Klump: Fooled me! |
| *Donkey Kong: I blew it. She's never gonna talk to me again! <br> Diddy: Ah don't sweat it. You've blown it a hundred times, a thousand times, a million kajillion times! | | *Donkey Kong: I blew it. She's never gonna talk to me again! <br> Diddy: Ah don't sweat it. You've blown it a hundred times, a thousand times, a million kajillion times! |
| *Candy Robot: *after riding Donkey Kong's strength-powered elevator* You don't know your own strength. We'll have to fix that... | | *Candy Robot: *after riding Donkey Kong's strength-powered elevator* You don't know your own strength. We'll have to fix that... |
| *Candy Robot: *after the haircut* There, all done! That wasn't so bad was it? Do you like it? <br> Donkey Kong: *feeling his bald head* Smooth... too smooth... <br> Diddy: Oh no, geek alert! | | *Candy Robot: *after the haircut* There, all done! That wasn't so bad was it? Do you like it? <br> onkey Kong: *feeling his bald head* Smooth... too smooth... <br> Diddy: Oh no, geek alert! |
| *Donkey Kong: Step back! I'm gonna give ya one last chance to make a run for it! OK, here it comes! *starts punching Krusha* <br> Krusha: Ooh, you're tickling me... | | *Donkey Kong: Step back! I'm gonna give ya one last chance to make a run for it! OK, here it comes! *starts punching Krusha* <br> Krusha: Ooh, you're tickling me... |
| *Diddy: *as they're about to take off in Funky's plane* Y-You know, maybe I should sit this one out- <br> Funky: Too late! | | *Diddy: *as they're about to take off in Funky's plane* Y-You know, maybe I should sit this one out- <br> Funky: Too late! |
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| *Diddy: Look, it's your head! Your hair's growing back! <br> Donkey Kong: So are my muscles! | | *Diddy: Look, it's your head! Your hair's growing back! <br> Donkey Kong: So are my muscles! |
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Lyrics== |
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| |Jap=炸裂！バナナパワー
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| |JapR=Sakuretsu! Banana Pawā
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| |JapM=Explosion! Banana Power
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| |Fre=Donkey se fait des cheveux
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| |FreM=Donkey makes his hair
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| |Dut=Een slechte haardag!
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| |DutM=A bad hair day!
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| |PorA=Um dia ruim
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| |PorAM=A bad day
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| |SpaA=Día nocivo para el pelo
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| |SpaAM=Bad day for hair
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| ==Trivia==
| | '''''Cause I'm Cranky''''' <br> sung by Cranky Kong |
| *When activating the elevator for [[Diddy Kong]], [[Donkey Kong]] performs a punch similar to his [[Giant Punch]] move in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' games]].
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| *When Donkey Kong's hair is cut, his scalp appears in the same shape as his hairstyle, due to the model itself not being changed other than a simple retexture.
| | ''Some people call me negative, <br> they don't like my frown. <br> They all try to cheer me up, <br> but I'm down with being down!'' |
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| | ''I know what you're thinking... <br> He's a genius. Cause I am!'' |
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| | ''Cause I'm Cranky. <br> I got my finger on the beat. <br> Yeah I'm Cranky. <br> The oldest, wisest ape you'll ever meet!'' |
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| | '''''I'm Candy Kong's Clone''''' <br> sung by the Candy Robot |
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| | ''I'm Candy Kong's clone, we look alike <br> we're one and the same.'' <br> ''I know what you're thinking, <br> but honey I'm no ordinary dame.'' |
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| | ''I'm sugary sweet <br> Ooh! <br> Just like candy cane.'' <br> ''My charm and good looks <br> drive all the apes insane!'' |
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| | ''Every monkey's dream, <br> for your evil scheme.'' <br> ''It's so cool <br> to work for King K. Rool!'' |
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