Editing Donkey Kong Planet

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[[File:Planete DK - Logo.png|thumb|230px|The French logo of ''Donkey Kong Planet'']]

'''''Donkey Kong Planet'''''<ref>Fabienne Legrand (November 11, 2011). [https://youtu.be/7rcNu8rrLXg?t=5m Aventure_DonkeyKong_Medialab.wmv] (promotional tape featuring ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''Donkey Kong Planet'' footage). ''YouTube.'' Retrieved September 17, 2018.</ref> (known in French as '''''La planète de Donkey Kong''''', and later renamed '''''DKTV''''' and '''''DKTV.cool''''') is a programing block that aired from September 4 1996 to September 1st 2001 on {{wp|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, ''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 which aired exclusively in France.

==Format and cast==

Using a format similar to ''{{wp|The Bozo Show}}'' and ''[[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 content ranged from comedic skits to musical numbers and parodies of current movies and TV shows. Although ostensibly aimed toward children, ''Donkey Kong Planet'' leaned toward referential and post-modern humour.

The interstial segments featured [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Candy Kong]] and [[Funky Kong]], who were sometimes duplicated to fill crowd shots. Other animated characters included generic [[Kremling]]s (using an edit of [[Krusha (character)|Krusha]]'s model). 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''.

Planete DK - Casper.png|Title card of "[[Caspied le gentil fantôme]]".

Planete DK - Le Comte.png|Title card of "[[Le comte de Monte Costaud]]".

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]]".

''DKTV'' won a 1999 {{wp|7 d'Or}} for excellence in children programming, as decided by a public vote.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150801142030/http://tele.premiere.fr/Les-7-d-Or-1704938/Les-7-d-Or-1999 Télé Premiere: Les 7 d'Or 1999]. ''Premiere.'' Retrieved February 13, 2016.</ref>

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