Editing Just Kidding

{{about|the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' episode|the [[Play Nintendo]] gallery also called "Just kidding"|[[Springs Video Game Image Gallery]]}}

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|airdate={{flag list|USA|July 7, 2000}}

|writer=Andrew Tan<br>Bruce Robb

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"'''Just Kidding'''" is the thirty-ninth episode of the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]] and the thirteenth episode of season three. It was the fortieth and final episode to air in North America. The episode takes place during "[[wikipedia:April Fools' Day|All Fools Day]]," where Cranky Kong pulls several inappropriate and very mean pranks on the Kongs of [[Donkey Kong Island|Kongo Bongo Island]]. In return, [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], and [[Candy Kong]] assemble a large trick to get him back.

Later, Donkey Kong paces around the outside of Candy's house while speaking to her, surprised at how Cranky had tricked him so easily while a confused [[General Klump|Klump]] is watching them. Candy Kong advises him to relax, but he refuses to sit down, thinking that he will fall for a prank yet again. Instead, the ape sits in the small seat next to his beach chair, not noticing a whoopie cushion on it. Embarrassed as the farting sound is emitted, Donkey Kong realizes that he has fallen for another one of Cranky's tricks, after the old ape walks in laughing with Candy Kong. Just like Diddy, Cranky had made an offer to Candy that she could not refuse. However, after Candy sits in her beach chair again, the seat collapses, and Cranky begins to laugh again. With the two Kongs tricked, Cranky leaves, and Klump begins to wonder what is going on.

In another area of the jungle, King K. Rool, Klump, and [[Krusha]] set up their practical joke. King K. Rool then explains the trick to them; He uses an robotic banana on wheels to lure Donkey Kong into a white X painted on the ground, where Krusha is supposed to drop a barrel on the ape after the Kremling leader yells "now." Krusha, not being too smart, occasionally drops the barrels on King K. Rool after hearing the Kremling's use of the word, "now," at any time.

Back at Cranky's tree house, the three Kongs fight about whose fault their error was. Cranky says it does not matter whose idea it was and that the real question is how they will get the coconut back, but DK insists the real question is what is inside a tin he found. Cranky tells him that it is a trick, but he does not believe him and, thinking its contents to be food, opens it. The contents of the container, itching powder, turn out to be another one of Cranky's tricks, and the Kongs begin to frantically scratch themselves. This joke quickly gives Cranky an idea.

Donkey Kong races to where K. Rool resides, where King K. Rool is seen telling his two minions about how he obtained the Crystal Coconut. When the Kremling leader notices the Kong, he is told by the primate that the coconut is cursed. Although the reptile does not believe this at first, Donkey Kong persuades him by using the many pranks used previously by Cranky Kong. King K. Rool, thinking that all the effects of the pranks are coming from the Crystal Coconut, gives the coconut back to Donkey Kong, glad to no longer have the item. Before Donkey Kong leaves, he yells "All Fools Day" to the Kremlings, and then heads back to Cranky's tree house, where he tells Cranky how the prank went. As the ape heads over to put the Crystal Coconut back into its correct place, he trips, dropping and shattering it. Cranky panics as this happens, but is then stopped by Donkey Kong, who, after saying "Gotcha," shows him Diddy Kong holding the real coconut. An exasperated Cranky then ends the episode by finally saying the sentence that everyone says when they get pranked on All Fools Day: "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle..."

*At the end of the episode, when the fake [[Crystal Coconut]] breaks upon hitting the ground, the top is shattered instead of the bottom, even though the bottom is what hits the ground.

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*During the second song, when [[Donkey Kong]] sings "''It's much worse than I thought! It's the curse that you've got!''", he is dressed like a doctor, marking the only time in the series when he is seen without his necktie.

*The premise of the episode of someone trying to prank at least one of the Kongs into thinking [[King K. Rool]] had arrived only to unintentionally bring over the actual King K. Rool in the process was later used again with King K. Rool's reveal trailer for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', "The Rivals", where [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#King Dedede|King Dedede]] pulls a similar prank. However, in this instance, Donkey and [[Diddy Kong]] are the intended recipients of the prank, instead of causing it like in the episode.

 

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