Donkey Kong Planet

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Donkey Kong Planet
Title logo of La planète de Donkey Kong.
The logo of Donkey Kong Planet
Logo for DKTV.
The logo of DKTV
General information
Format Programming block
Country of origin France
Original language French
Production
Production company Medialab
Distributor(s) Medialab
Broadcast
First aired France September 4, 1996[1]
Last aired France September 1, 2001[1]
Chronology
Related programs Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Planet[2] (known in French as La planète de Donkey Kong, and later renamed DKTV, DKTV.Cool,[3] DKTV Cool,[3] and D.K.T.V[3]) is a programming block that aired from September 4, 1996 to September 1, 2001[1] on France 2, reusing various assets from the Donkey Kong Country animated series. It was produced and animated by Medialab.

Unlike what is claimed by various publications,[4] La planète de Donkey Kong is not the French name of the Donkey 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 novel La Planète des singes, known in English as Planet of the Apes.

Overview[edit]

Using a children's anthology format (similar to King 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 the Donkey Kong Country series cast. The original incarnation of the show co-starred children show host Mélanie Angélie and Donkey 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 as DKTV, adding a new animated character in the form of a hip green Kremling named Krushy 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 as Donkey 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 of Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Planet's voice cast was completely different from the French dub of Donkey Kong Country.

Voice actors[edit]

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

Shows aired as a part of Donkey Kong Planet[edit]

Promotion[edit]

A website for DKTV 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 ! and Memory Kong.[5] Two tests, titled Es-tu écolo? and Et 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, while Et toi, si tu étais Maire... hein? gave the player an opportunity to answer questions that would show what the player would do if they were mayor.

Reception[edit]

DKTV won a 1999 7 d'Or for excellence in children programming, as decided by a public vote.[8]

Gallery[edit]

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

Names in other languages[edit]

Donkey Kong Planet[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French La planète de Donkey Kong[9] The Planet of Donkey Kong

DKTV[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French DKTV[10] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Kahlone (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 featuring Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Planet footage) (5:00). YouTube. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d DKTV.Cool, c'est trop top !. france2.fr (French). Archived November 9, 2000, 13:29:00 UTC from the original 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 the original 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
Characters Candy Kong • Christian Ravier • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Jean-Claude Truchet • Krushy • Mélanie Angélie • OM
Skits "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" • "Échos" • "Frequence Kong" (skit 1) • "Frequence Kong" (skit 2) • "Funky le Peintre" • "Humour Noir" • "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" • "Loto Kong" • "Mélanie et les gorilles" • "Mission impossible" • "N'oublie pas que c'est Noël" • "Obel Corsica" • "Okaaayyy" • "Peaud'ours" • "Petit Pataud" • "Pour ne pas trompé" • "Remix Files" • "Royal Calin" • "Slim Flasque" • "Thalasskong" • "Toc Story 2"
Miscellaneous Couic d'or ! • Es-tu écolo? • Et toi, si tu étais Maire... hein? • Gallery • Le Courrier des Kongs • Memory Kong • Titanic
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