Editing Donkey Kong Planet

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{{TV series infobox
|image=[[File:Planete DK - Logo.png|230px]]<br>The logo of ''Donkey Kong Planet''
|prodcompany=[[Medialab]]
|distributor=Medialab
|firstair=September 4, 1996<ref name=PlaneteJeunesse>{{cite|author=Kahlone|date=June 23, 2015|url=http://www.planete-jeunesse.com/emission-48-la-planete-de-donkey-kong.html|title=La Planète de Donkey Kong|publisher=Planète Jeunesse|language=fr|accessdate=September 10, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201000327/http://www.planete-jeunesse.com/emission-48-la-planete-de-donkey-kong.html}}</ref>
|lastair=September 1, 2001<ref name=PlaneteJeunesse />
}}
'''''Donkey Kong Planet'''''<ref>{{cite|author=Fabienne Legrand|date=November 11, 2011|title=[https://youtu.be/7rcNu8rrLXg?t=5m Aventure_DonkeyKong_Medialab.wmv] (promotional tape featuring ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''Donkey Kong Planet'' footage)|timestamp=5:00|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 17, 2018}}</ref> (known in French as '''''La planète de Donkey Kong''''', and later renamed '''''DKTV''''', '''''DKTV.Cool''''',<ref name=DKTVCOOLWESBTIET>{{cite|url=http://www.france2.fr/jeunesse/dktv/index.shtml|title=Official website for ''Donkey Kong Planet''|publisher=france2.fr|language=fr|archive=web.archive.org/web/20001109132900/http://www.france2.fr/jeunesse/dktv/index.shtml|deadlink=y}}</ref> '''''DKTV Cool''''',<ref name=DKTVCOOLWESBTIET></ref> and '''''D.K.T.V'''''<ref name=DKTVCOOLWESBTIET></ref>) is a programming block that aired from September 4, 1996 to September 1, 2001<ref name=PlaneteJeunesse /> on [[France 2]], reusing various assets from the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series]]. It was produced and animated by [[Medialab]].

Unlike what is claimed by various publications,<ref>"[https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/999355 Donkey Kong Country (TV series)]". ''Academic''. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210703195732/http://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/999355 Archived] July 3, 2021, 19:57:32 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> ''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 ''{{wp|Planet of the Apes (novel)|Planet of the Apes}}''.

==Overview==
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.

The interstial 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 season of ''Donkey Kong Country'', ''Donkey Kong Planet''{{'}}s voice cast was completely different from the French dub of ''Donkey Kong Country''.

==Shows aired as a part of ''Donkey Kong Planet''==
*''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]''
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*''[[wikipedia:Breaker High|Breaker High]]''
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*''Capitaine Fracasse''
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*''[[wikipedia:Even Stevens|Even Stevens]]''
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*''[[wikipedia:Free Willy (TV series)|Free Willy]]''
*''[[wikipedia:Full House|Full House]]''
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==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
DKTV Logo.png|Later logo
DKTV Krushy.gif|Artwork of [[Krushy]]
DKTV Donkey punches Funky.gif|Donkey Kong punching Funky Kong in "[[Le comte de Monte Costaud]]"
Funky kong road rage.PNG|Funky Kong in a fit of road rage in "[[Obel Corsica]]"
</gallery>

==Reception==
''DKTV'' won a 1999 {{wp|7 d'Or}} for excellence in children programming, as decided by a public vote.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=yes|url=http://tele.premiere.fr/Les-7-d-Or-1704938/Les-7-d-Or-1999|title=Télé Premiere: Les 7 d'Or 1999|publisher=Premiere|language=fr|accessdate=October 24, 2018|archive=web.archive.org/web/20150801142030/http://tele.premiere.fr/Les-7-d-Or-1704938/Les-7-d-Or-1999}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20001109132900/http://www.france2.fr/jeunesse/dktv/index.shtml Official website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGu31IenF-4 Compilation of various skits from the show]
*[http://www.planete-jeunesse.com/emission-48-la-planete-de-donkey-kong.html Entry on Planète Jeunesse]

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