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 programming 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. 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}}''.

Using a children's anthology format (similar to ''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]''), 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'' and featured 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 timeslot and source material.

The interstial segments featured [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Candy Kong]] and [[Funky Kong]], whose models would often portray multiple different characters in a single skit. Other animated characters included generic [[Kremling]]s (using a reindeer themed 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 - Land 2 Commercial.png|Commercial for ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''

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'' 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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