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{{about|the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]] episode|the titular character|[[Kong Fu (character)]]}}
''This article is for the episode of the [[Donkey Kong Country (show)|''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series]] Kong Fu. For the character of the same name, click [[Kong Fu (character)|here]].''
{{DKC TV episode infobox
 
|image=[[File:KongFu65.png|200px]]
{{DKCbox
|season=2
|title= Kong Fu
|episode=5
|airdate= November 22, 1998
|airdate={{flag list|France|January 15, 1997|USA|November 22, 1998}}
|writer= Nadine van der Velde
|writer=Nadine van der Velde
|before=[[Bluster's Sale Ape-Stravaganza|<<]]
|song="[[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#I'm the Kong Fu Master|I'm the Kong Fu Master]]"<br>"[[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#Don't Lose Heart|Don't Lose Heart]]"
|after=[[Bug a Boogie|>>]]
|reference={{wp|Kung fu (term)|Kung fu}}
|before=[[Legend of the Crystal Coconut|<<]]
|after=[[I Spy With My Hairy Eye|>>]]
}}
}}
"'''Kong Fu'''" is the eighteenth episode of the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series]]. The episode involves [[Donkey Kong]], the future ruler of [[Donkey Kong Island|Kongo Bongo Island]], preparing to fight [[Kong Fu (character)|Kong Fu]], his challenger. The title is a pun on the Chinese martial art {{wp|Kung fu (term)|kung fu}}.
==Plot synopsis==
The episode starts with a silhouetted [[Kong Fu (character)|Kong Fu]] attacking a drawn picture of [[Donkey Kong]]. He first punches and kicks the air, then attacks vigorously as the picture ends with three rips on itself.


Meanwhile, in [[Cranky's Cabin]], [[Candy Kong|Candy]] and [[Diddy Kong]] find out by [[Cranky Kong]] himself that he has just discovered when the next eclipse will occur: In exactly four days at 3:35 P.M., just in time for the [[Annual Donkey Kong Challenge]]. Candy then thinks a bit and asks Cranky why exactly they have a Donkey Kong Challenge. Cranky explains that it is an event to keep Donkey Kong on his toes, as he needs to be in tip-top shape to guard the [[Crystal Coconut]] as future ruler of [[Donkey Kong Island|Kongo Bongo Island]]. Also, if the ape were to lose, he would not be the future ruler anymore. Fortunately, as Diddy reminds, nobody ever challenges Donkey Kong in his challenge because he is the biggest, strongest ape on the island.
'''Kong Fu''' is the eighteenth episode of the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (show)|Donkey Kong Country animated series]]''.
 
==Plot Synopsis==
 
The episode starts with a silhoutted [[Kong Fu]] attacking a drawn picture of [[Donkey Kong]]. He first punches and kicks the air, then attacks vigorously as the picture ends with three rips on itself.


Outside, Donkey Kong is attempting to break his [[banana]]-eating record of fifty-seven bananas. Diddy comes just in time to see him eat the last banana needed - "Mella Yella."  Diddy reminds Donkey to start training, but Donkey Kong does not worry because nobody has ever challenged him.
Meanwhile, in [[Cranky's Cabin]], [[Candy Kong|Candy]] and [[Diddy Kong]] find out by [[Cranky Kong]] himself that he has just discovered when the next eclipse will occur: In exactly four days at three thirty-five P.M., just in time for the [[Annual Donkey Kong Challenge]]. Candy then thinks a bit and asks Cranky why exactly they have a Donkey Kong Challenge, which Cranky explains is to keep Donkey Kong on his toes, as he will need to be in tip-tp[ shape to guard the [[Crystal Coconut]] as future ruler of [[Donkey Kong Island|Kongo Bongo Island]]. Also, if DK were to lose, he wouldn't be the future ruler anymore. Fortunately, as Diddy reminds, nobody every challenges Donkey Kong in his challenge because he is the biggest, strongest ape on the island.


In the [[Monkey Mines|Mines]], [[Krusha]] attempts to fix the current black-out by putting the wires back correctly, for if he does not, [[King K. Rool]] will tickle him. King K. Rool then announces to his two henchmen that he has quit attempting to steal the Crystal Coconut. Instead, he will make the [[Kong]]s give him it, fair-and-square, for he will enter the Annual Donkey Kong Challenge - with Kong Fu challenging DK for him. Kong Fu then enters and breaks into song about the amazing feats he has done, such as riding the tail of a tornado and being swallowed by a shark. He also mentions that his mind is as sharp as a wisdom tooth, all of which makes him the "Kung Fu Master."
Outside, Donkey Kong is attempting to break his [[banana]]-eating record of fifty-seven bananas. Diddy comes just in time to see DK eat the last banana needed-[[Mella Yella]]. Diddy reminds Donkey to start training, but Donkey Kong doesn't worry because no body has ever challenged him.


Donkey Kong comes to Cranky's Cabin with a stomachache of large proportions. Cranky Kong scolds Donkey Kong for not training when he should have. Donkey Kong tells him not to worry because nobody will challenge him. Suddenly, Kong Fu comes to the shows himself at the entrance of the cabin along with King K. Rool, and the Kongs gasp, with Donkey Kong saying, "Uh-oh."
In the [[Monkey Mines|Mines]], [[Krusha (character)|Krusha]] attempts to fix the current black-out by putting the wires back correctly, or [[King K. Rool]] would tickle him. King K. Rool then announces to his two henchmen that he has quit attempting to steal the Crystal Coconut. Instead, he will make the [[Kong]]s give him it, fair-and-square, fore he will enter the Annual Donkey Kong Challenge... With Kong Fu challenging DK for him.


Later, Donkey Kong tells his friends not to worry, and demonstrates his "strength" by lifting a full [[barrel]], which causes him to fall down almost immediately. Cranky Kong digs up the rulebook and explains that the Annual Donkey Kong Challenge is made up of three contests, two of which Donkey Kong must win. The contests are the Contest of the Body, the Contest of the Heart, and Contest of the Mind. Candy comes up with an idea to have each of them coach Donkey Kong in the different categories.
Kong Fu comes in and breaks into song about the amazing feats he had done, such as riding the tail of a tornado, as well as a famous line that Confucious had taught him, "The mind must be as sharp as a wisdom toad," all of which makes him the "Kung Fu Master."
 
DK comes to Cranky's Cabin with a stomach-ache of large proportions. Cranky Kong scolds Donkey Kong for not training when he should have. Donkey Kong tells him not to worry because nobody would challenge him. Suddenly, Kong Fu comes to the shows himself at the entrance of the cabin along with King K. Rool, and the Kongs gasp, with Donkey Kong saying, "Uh-oh."
 
Later, Donkey Kong tells his friends not to worry, and demonstrates his "strength" by lifting a full [[barrel]], which causes him to fall down almost immediately. Cranky Kong digs up the rule-book and explains that there the Annual Donkey Kong Challenge is made up of three contests, two of which DK must win. The contests are the Contest of the Body, the Contest of the Heart, and Contest of the Mind. Candy comes up with an idea to have each of them coach Donkey Kong in the different categories.


Back at K. Rool's base, Kong Fu uses Krusha and Klump as punching-bags, and to K. Rool's amazement, makes a new chopping record.
Back at K. Rool's base, Kong Fu uses Krusha and Klump as punching-bags, and to K. Rool's amazement, makes a new chopping record.


Diddy coaches Donkey Kong on the Contest of the Body, which is done by having Donkey Kong hold a barrel that seems to be unbelievably easier to lift than the barrel earlier. Unfortunately, the two find out that the barrel is light because it is empty. Donkey tells Diddy not to worry because they still have two contests left to master.
Diddy coaches Donkey Kong on the Contest of the Body, which is done by having Donkey Kong hold a barrel, which seems to be unbelievably easier than it was during the morning. Sadly, the two find out that the barrel was light because it was empty. Donkey tells Diddy not to worry because they still have two contests left to master.


Klump hides in a minecart with Krusha behind it, while King K. Rool goes into part two of Kong Fu's training with the Contest of the Mind using the [[Kremling|lizard]] king's trusty book, "Meditating Monks Who Wright Riddles in Their Spare Time". The starting brainteaser is, "What runs, but never gets out of breath?" Klump replies with, "Oh, I know! You and your long, winding speeches!" K. Rool looks angrily at Klump, who ducks back into his mine-cart. Kong Fu answers with, "Simple, water." K. Rool laughs and says, "Brilliant." Kong Fu talks back, saying, "I know, I wrote it."
Klump hides in a mine-cart with Krusha behind it while King K. Rool goes into part two of Kong Fu's training with the Contest of the Mind using the [[Kremling|lizard]] king's trusty book, [[Meditating Monks Who Right Riddles in There Spare Time]]. The starting brain-teaser is, "What runs, but never gets out of breath?" Klump replies with, "Oh, I know! You and your long, winding speeches!" K. Rool looks angrily at Klump, who ducks back into his mine-cart. Kong Fu answers with, "Simple, water." K. Rool laughs and says, "Brilliant." Kong Fu talks back, saying, "I know, I wrote it."


To prepare Donkey Kong for the Contest of the Mind, Cranky, in his cabin, looks through a book of brainteasers and asks Donkey Kong, "What kind of running means walking?" Donkey Kong cannot come up with the phrase, which is, "Running out of gas." Even after being told the answer, Donkey Kong still does not understand, to Cranky's disappointment.
To prepare Donkey Kong for the Contest of the Mind, Cranky, in his cabin, looks through a book of brain-teasers and asks Donkey Kong, "What kind of running means walking?" Donkey Kong can't come up with the phrase, which is, "Running out of gas." Even after being told the answer, DK still doesn't understand, to Cranky's disappointment.


Continuing on the Contest of the Mind coaching, Kong Fu describes to the lizards what an electron is, with a very detailed explanation and example as well. King K. Rool is amazed and begins to believe that Donkey Kong has no chance of winning at all. Klump brings up that, despite being smart and powerful, Kong Fu does not have much of a heart, which even Kong Fu agrees with. King K. Rool decides that once Kong Fu wins the Crystal Coconut, he just needs to "generously" give it away to the lizard king himself.
Continuing on the Contest of the Mind coaching, Kong Fu describes to the lizards what an electron is, with a very detailed explanation and example as well. King K. Rool is amazed and says that Donkey Kong has no chance of winning at all. Klump brings up that despite being smart and powerful, Kong Fu doesn't have much of a heart, which even Kong Fu agrees with. King Rool decides that one Kong Fu wins the Crystal Coconut, he just needs to "generously" give it away to the lizard king himself.


[[File:DKSad.png|thumb|Donkey Kong griefs on the thought of Kong Fu taking him down.]]
Outside of Candy's house, Donkey Kong tells her that he cannot believe of how over-confident he was about the contest that he didn't prepare in advance because he was so sure that nobody would challenge him. Candy sings with the ape that no matter what, he would still win the Contest of the Heart, and that if he believes in himself, he can still win the other contests. Cranky Kong and Diddy come in and Candy asks the old-timer if there is anything else they could do to help Donkey. Diddy comes up with an idea.
Outside of Candy's house, Donkey Kong tells Candy that he cannot believe of how over-confident he was about the contest. He is ashamed that he did not prepare in advance because he was so sure that nobody would challenge him. Candy sings with the ape that no matter what, he will still win the Contest of the Heart, and that if he believes in himself, he can still win the other contests. Cranky Kong and Diddy come in and Candy asks the old-timer if there is anything else they can do to help Donkey. Diddy comes up with an idea.


Inside his lair, King K. Rool announces that, after his gaining of the Crystal Coconut, Kong Fu will be replacing Klump and Krusha's roles as bodyguard and general. Diddy surprisingly drops in and tells the Kremlings and Kong Fu that Donkey Kong is so healthy, that "He could knock down Kong Fu for the count." This causes the villains to laugh hysterically and Diddy, trying to make him sound braver, asks if they could postpone the challenge for a year to "Make to fight fair-and-square." The bad guys laugh even more, so Diddy tells them, again trying to sound tougher, that they will "be sorry." Kong Fu then boasts about how badly he will hurt Donkey Kong, but in the middle of his talk, another black-out occurs, and Kong Fu whimpers. King K. Rool, believing it to be Klump who is causing the sound, tells him to stop "sniffling." Klump replies by saying it was not him, and that it must be Krusha, who confirms it was not himself either. The lights come back on and King Rool questions who was whimpering earlier. Kong Fu immediately points his finger at Klump, who gets angry and calls Kong Fu a liar. Kong Fu blames Klump for also letting "the little monkey" escape. Rool tells them to forget about Diddy, for the Annual Donkey Kong Challenge has started now.
Inside his lair, King K. Rool announce that after his gaining of the Crystal Coconut, Kong Fu would be replacing Klump and Krusha's roles as bodyguard and general. Diddy surprisingly drops in and tells the lizards and Kong Fu that Donkey Kong is so healthy, that "He could knock down Kong Fu for the count." This causes the villains to laugh hysterically and Diddy, trying to make him sound braver, asks if they could postpone the challenge for a year to "Make to fight fair-and-square." The bad guys laugh even moreso than before and Diddy tells them, again trying to sound tougher, that they'll "be sorry." Kong Fu then boasts about how badly he will hurt Donkey Kong, but in the middle of his talk, another black-out occurs, and Kong Fu wimpers. King K. Rool, believing it to be Klump who is causing the sound, tells him to stop "sniffling." Klump replies by saying it wasn't him, and that it must be Krusha, who confirms it wasn't himself either. The lights come back on and King Rool questions who was whimpering earlier. Kong Fu immediately point his finger at Klump, who gets mad and calls Kong Fu a liar, and then Kong Fu blames Klump for also letting "the little monkey" escape. Rool tells them to forget about Diddy, fore the Annual Donkey Kong Challenge started now.


Back at his [[DK's Tree House|tree house]], Donkey Kong is told by Diddy that he knows how to beat Kong Fu, and fills Donkey Kong in on the plan.
Back at his [[Donkey Kong's Treehouse|treehouse]], Donkey Kong is told by Diddy that he knows how to beat Kong Fu, and fills DK in on the plan.


At the battlefield, Cranky and Candy, as Diddy's plan mentioned, do a "pre-game" dance show. K. Rool knows that there never was one before, and stops them from stalling. Donkey enters the arena, and the Challenge begins with the Contest of the Mind. Cranky's question is, "How many pieces of string would it take to reach the moon?" Donkey Kong guesses, "One gazillion, three hundred and forty-two million, seven hundred, and sixty-five." The answer turns out to be incorrect, but Kong Fu comes up with the correct reply: One ("If it was long enough"). Cranky questions Diddy's plan, but the little monkey simply advises him to have the Contest of the Body last. Cranky announces the Contest of the Heart to be next, but K. Rool angrily declares that since Cranky picked the last contest, he should be able to pick the next one, which is the Contest of the Body. Diddy tells Donkey Kong to stay strong as long as he can. The gorilla obeys, and right before the final blow, at exactly 3:35 P.M., an eclipse occurs.
At the [[Battlefield]], Cranky and Candy, as Diddy's plan mentioned, do a "Pre-game" dance show. K. Rool knows that there never was one before, and stops them from stalling. Donkey enters the arena and the Challenge begins with the Contest of the Mind. Cranky's question is, "How many pieces of string would it take to reach the moon?" Our hero guesses, "One gazillion, Three hundred and forty-two million, seven hundred, and sixty-five." The answer turns out to be incorrect, but Kong Fu comes up with the correct reply: One ("If it was long enough"). Cranky questions Diddy's plan, but the little monkey tells him to just have the Contest of the Body last. Cranky says that the next contest would be the one of the Heart, but K. Rool angrily says that since Cranky picked the last one, K. Rool should be able to pick this one, which is the Contest of the Body. Diddy tells Donkey Kong to stay strong as long as he could. The gorilla obeys, and right before the final blow, at exactly three thirty-five P.M., an eclipse occurs.
Kong Fu, being scared of the dark, stops and sniffles, which causes the lizards to insult Kong Fu for his cowardly attitude. The Kongs encourage DK to attack Kong Fu, but hitting someone when they are down is against Donkey Kong's own good will, and he thus, wins the Contest of the Heart, for not taking advantage of Kong Fu when they are down. The eclipse ends and this leaves both gorillas at a score of one-to-one, the final contest being the Contest of the Body. Kong Fu is angered by the lizards attitude toward his fear of darkness, and tells them to find somebody else to work for them, and that he forfeits. Donkey Kong therefore, wins by default, and King K. Rool, in anger and frustration, goes back to the mines with Klump and Krusha to come up with a new plan to get the Crystal Coconut using his two "idiots." Donkey Kong tells Cranky that tomorrow, he shall start his training for next-year's challenge, but before that, he will break his first banana record. Cranky starts getting infuriated (though DK doesn't know why) and the other Kongs laugh as the episode ends with Donkey Kong swallowing the banana he was holding.


Kong Fu, being scared of the dark, stops and sniffles, which causes the reptiles to insult Kong Fu for his cowardly attitude. The Kongs encourage Donkey Kong to attack Kong Fu, but hitting someone when they are down is against Donkey Kong's own good will, and he thus wins the Contest of the Heart, for not taking advantage of Kong Fu when they are down. The eclipse ends and this leaves both gorillas at a score of one-to-one, the final contest being the Contest of the Body. Kong Fu is angered by the lizards' attitude toward his fear of darkness and tells them to find somebody else to work for them. Kong Fu then decides to forfeit, allowing Donkey Kong to win by default. King K. Rool, in anger and frustration, goes back to the mines with Klump and Krusha to come up with a new plan to get the Crystal Coconut using his two "idiots." Donkey Kong tells Cranky that tomorrow, he shall start his training for next year's challenge, but before that, he will break his first banana record. Cranky starts getting infuriated (though DK doesn't know why) and the other Kongs laugh as the episode ends with Donkey Kong swallowing his banana.
== Trivia ==


==Continuity errors==
* Kong Fu's model was likely an edit of [[Bluster Kong]]'s, as both have the same body shape.
*Kong Fu states that he outrun an avalanche in the dark, but he has a fear of the dark which leads him to panic.
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=カンフーの達人コンフー
|JapR=Kanfū No Tatsujin Konfū
|JapM=Kong Fu, Master of Kung Fu
|JapC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyBIQgQeknM&list=PLwpK-VGAzSVTnsnNpKTQocWTEjk8CxbQW&index=19 ドンキーコング 19 - カンフーの達人コンフ [最高品質]]</ref>
|Fre=Kong Fu
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|Por=Kong Fu
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|Spa=Kong Fu
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2J7WSrslzY&list=PLwpK-VGAzSVQTFVLMJDiinHrkGytMXjc0&index=18 El país de Donkey Kong S1E18 - Kung Fu [HD de pantalla panorámica]]</ref>
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==Trivia==
* Strangely, when Diddy Kong went to the lizard's base, a lone [[Kritter]] stood still on the far right.
*The opening scene of [[Kong Fu (character)|Kong Fu]]'s silhouette in motion is achieved with traditional frame animation instead of a rigged model.


==References==
* Episode lesson: Always prepare in advance for anything, whether it be easy or hard.
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