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{{DKC TV episode infobox
{{DKC TV episode infobox
|image=[[File:KongForADayTitleCard.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:KongForADayTitleCard.png|200px]]
|airdate={{flag list|France|September 18, 1996|USA|September 20, 1998<ref>{{cite|url=http://epguides.com/DonkeyKongCountry|title=Donkey Kong Country (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)|language=en|publisher=epguides.com|accessdate=April 15, 2025}}</ref>}}
|airdate={{flag list|France|September 18, 1996|USA|September 20, 1998}}
|season=1
|season=1
|episode=5
|episode=5
|writer=[[Nadine van der Velde]]
|writer=Nadine van der Velde
|song="[[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#I'm Nobody's Hero|I'm Nobody's Hero]]"<br>"[[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#Second Banana|Second Banana]]"
|song="[[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#I'm Nobody's Hero|I'm Nobody's Hero]]"<br>"[[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#Second Banana|Second Banana]]"
|reference="King for a day"
|before=[[Barrel, Barrel... Who's Got the Barrel |<<]]
|before=[[Barrel, Barrel... Who's Got the Barrel |<<]]
|after=[[Raiders of the Lost Banana|>>]]
|after=[[Raiders of the Lost Banana|>>]]
}}
}}
"'''Kong for a Day'''" is the fifth episode of the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series]], and the seventh episode aired in North America. During the episode, [[Donkey Kong]] is yelled at by his furious friends because of [[King K. Rool]]'s trickery and is banished to the White Mountains. Because of this, [[Diddy Kong]] takes his place as the future ruler. It is the first episode to have [[Dixie Kong]]. The title is a pun on the phrase "king for a day".
"'''Kong for a Day'''" (also formatted as "'''Kong For A Day'''")<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060328013320/http://www.nelvana.com/shows/episodes_template.asp?sid=16 "Episodes : ''Donkey Kong Country''" on Nelvana's official website circa 2006].</ref> is the fifth episode of the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series]], and the seventh episode aired in North America. During the episode, [[Donkey Kong]] is yelled at by his furious friends because of [[King K. Rool]]'s trickery and is banished to the White Mountains. Because of this, [[Diddy Kong]] takes his place as the future ruler. It is the first episode to have [[Dixie Kong]]. The title is a pun on the phrase "king for a day".


==Plot synopsis==
==Plot synopsis==
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[[File:Kong for a Day screencap 4.png|thumb|180px|The Kremlings destroying Cranky's [[Cranky's Cabin|cabin]]]]
[[File:Kong for a Day screencap 4.png|thumb|180px|The Kremlings destroying Cranky's [[Cranky's Cabin|cabin]]]]
Meanwhile, Cranky is taking a nap in his cabin and does not hear Klump coming in with a pair of [[Kritter]]s. The Kritters use their [[Klap-Blaster]]s to destroy the cabin. Klump then leaves an unfinished banana on the floor. Sure enough, when Cranky wakes up and finds that his cabin has been destroyed, he thinks DK has destroyed it.
Meanwhile, Cranky is taking a nap in his cabin and doesn't hear Klump coming in with a pair of [[Kritter]]s. The Kritters use their [[Klap-Blaster]]s to destroy the cabin. Klump then leaves an unfinished banana on the floor. Sure enough, when Cranky wakes up and finds that his cabin's been wrecked, he thinks DK has destroyed the place.


[[File:Kong for a Day screencap 6.png|thumb|180px|left|Klump leaving false evidence against Donkey Kong afterwards]]
[[File:Kong for a Day screencap 6.png|thumb|180px|left|Klump leaving false evidence against Donkey Kong afterwards]]
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With Donkey Kong now banished, K. Rool feels his victory is imminent. Instead of just going to steal the Crystal Coconut immediately though, he orders Klump to raid Bluster's factory and force them to manufacture [[TNT Barrel]]s. Cranky, who has rebuilt his cabin, overhears K. Rool's plan through the coconut, but he realizes that DK was chosen as future ruler for being the only one strong enough to handle K. Rool, so he begins to regret punishing him and allowing Diddy to take his place. Over in the jungle, Diddy is boasting about being named future ruler to Dixie and the two are about to kiss when Cranky suddenly appears in hologram form, telling Diddy that he has to go protect Bluster's factory. Diddy does not want to but becomes shocked after realizing that whenever he has a mission as a future ruler he has to complete it even if it means dying. Diddy then realizes future ruler is not all that it is cracked up to be and as he swings on the vines to get to the factory, Diddy sings about how he fears he cannot handle the responsibility that Donkey Kong had.
With Donkey Kong now banished, K. Rool feels his victory is imminent. Instead of just going to steal the Crystal Coconut immediately though, he orders Klump to raid Bluster's factory and force them to manufacture [[TNT Barrel]]s. Cranky, who has rebuilt his cabin, overhears K. Rool's plan through the coconut, but he realizes that DK was chosen as future ruler for being the only one strong enough to handle K. Rool, so he begins to regret punishing him and allowing Diddy to take his place. Over in the jungle, Diddy is boasting about being named future ruler to Dixie and the two are about to kiss when Cranky suddenly appears in hologram form, telling Diddy that he has to go protect Bluster's factory. Diddy does not want to but becomes shocked after realizing that whenever he has a mission as a future ruler he has to complete it even if it means dying. Diddy then realizes future ruler is not all that it is cracked up to be and as he swings on the vines to get to the factory, Diddy sings about how he fears he cannot handle the responsibility that Donkey Kong had.


[[File:Kong for a Day screencap 7.png|thumb|left|180px|Diddy assaulted by some [[Klaptrap|Klap Traps]]]]
[[File:Kong for a Day screencap 7.png|thumb|left|180px|Diddy assaulted by some [[Klaptrap]]s]]
Over at the barrel factory, Bluster, taking advantage of DK's banishment, asks Candy for a date, but even then she refuses, seeing as how she has been informed of DK's banishment and is beginning to miss him. Just then, Klump and the Kritters arrive and start blasting Klap Traps at everything. Candy and Bluster hide behind the conveyor belt, where Candy wishes DK were here, and Bluster reluctantly admits that he does too. Diddy shows up at that point and orders the [[Kremling]]s to leave, but instead, due to his small size, Klump simply has Diddy shot in the feet with a Klap-Blaster, causing Klap Traps to start chomping at his feet. Cranky's hologram appears, and Diddy tells him to get Donkey Kong. Cranky agrees, admitting he misses him.
Over at the barrel factory, Bluster, taking advantage of DK's banishment, asks Candy for a date, but even then she refuses, seeing as how she has been informed of DK's banishment and is beginning to miss him. Just then, Klump and the Kritters arrive and start blasting Klaptraps at everything. Candy and Bluster hide behind the conveyor belt, where Candy wishes DK were here, and Bluster reluctantly admits that he does too. Diddy shows up at that point and orders the [[Kremling]]s to leave, but instead, due to his small size, Klump simply has Diddy shot in the feet with a Klap-Blaster, causing Klaptraps to start chomping at his feet. Cranky's hologram appears, and Diddy tells him to get Donkey Kong. Cranky agrees, admitting he misses him.


Back in the White Mountains, DK has been wandering around for sustenance and ends up falling off a cliff when he sees a mirage of a banana tree. Cranky's hologram then appears to alert him about the trouble going on at the barrel factory and that his help is needed. DK is worried he will not be able to handle it because he ate no bananas for a long time, but Cranky then opens his suitcase to reveal that there had been bananas in there the whole time. Relieved, DK eats them and then returns home and rushes to the factory. He drives off the Kremlings and afterwards, Cranky reinstates him as future ruler. Diddy admits that their lives are actually miserable if DK lived in the White Mountains and when DK repeats a phrase that basically covers what got him in trouble in the first place, the trio agree that the Kremlings can take the ape out of the jungle, but they cannot take the jungle out of the ape.
Back in the White Mountains, DK has been wandering around for sustenance and ends up falling off a cliff when he sees a mirage of a banana tree. Cranky's hologram then appears to alert him about the trouble going on at the barrel factory and that his help is needed. DK is worried he will not be able to handle it because he ate no bananas for a long time, but Cranky then opens his suitcase to reveal that there had been bananas in there the whole time. Relieved, DK eats them and then returns home and rushes to the factory. He drives off the Kremlings and afterwards, Cranky reinstates him as future ruler. Diddy admits that their lives are actually miserable if DK lived in the White Mountains and when DK repeats a phrase that basically covers what got him in trouble in the first place, the trio agree that the Kremlings can take the ape out of the jungle, but they cannot take the jungle out of the ape.
==Characters==
*[[Donkey Kong]]
*[[Diddy Kong]]
*[[Cranky Kong]]
*[[Candy Kong]]
*[[Bluster Kong]]
*[[Funky Kong]]
*[[Dixie Kong]]
*[[King K. Rool]]
*[[General Klump]]
*[[Krusha]]
*[[Kritter]]s
*[[Klaptrap|Klap Traps]]


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
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'''King K Rool:''' ''Ruler schmuler. Not for long!''<br>
'''King K Rool:''' ''Ruler schmuler. Not for long!''<br>
'''Cranky:''' ''Come on! Say something, DK!''<br>
'''Cranky:''' ''Come on! Say something, DK!''<br>
'''DK:''' [mumbling] ''What...?''<br>
'''DK:''' [mumbling] What...?<br>
'''Funky:''' ''Right on, dude! What did he say?''<br>
'''Funky:''' ''Right on, dude! What did he say?''<br>
'''Diddy:''' ''"Peace on Earth and be nice to the newts!" [laughing]''<br>
'''Diddy:''' ''"Peace on Earth and be nice to the newts!" [laughing]''<br>
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'''Diddy:''' ''Ha ha, you're jealous... green! [laughing] 'Cause you don't have a chance at being the future ruler!''<br>
'''Diddy:''' ''Ha ha, you're jealous... green! [laughing] 'Cause you don't have a chance at being the future ruler!''<br>
'''Bluster:''' ''Maybe not. However, I am the future owner of Bluster Barrelworks. It seems to me you're the only baboon without a future in front of your name.''<br>
'''Bluster:''' ''Maybe not. However, I am the future owner of Bluster Barrelworks. It seems to me you're the only baboon without a future in front of your name.''<br>
'''Diddy:''' [brief growl] ''I do have a future, I do, I do!''<br>
'''Diddy:''' ''Grr! I do have a future, I do, I do!''<br>
'''Funky:''' ''Take a chill pill, Diddy! I got no future, either. Do I look bummed? Not.''<br>
'''Funky:''' ''Take a chill pill, Diddy! I got no future, either. Do I look bummed? Not.''<br>
'''DK:''' ''Besides, you got a future. Future sidekick and best little buddy! ''<br>
'''DK:''' ''Besides, you got a future. Future sidekick and best little buddy! ''<br>
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'''DK:''' ''What? What did I do?''<br>
'''DK:''' ''What? What did I do?''<br>
'''Candy:''' ''Whose banana peel is that?''<br>
'''Candy:''' ''Whose banana peel is that?''<br>
'''DK:''' [looks around] ''What banana peel?''<br>
'''DK:''' ''What banana peel?''<br>
'''Candy:''' ''The one that was left on the ground. The one that I slipped on! The '''one''' on your head, you baboon! Our date's off. Don't call me, don't drop by... ever!''<br>
'''Candy:''' ''The one that was left on the ground. The one that I slipped on! The '''one''' on your head, you baboon! Our date's off. Don't call me, don't drop by... ever!''<br>
'''DK:''' ''Ever? That's a long time! Yeesh.''
'''DK:''' ''Ever? That's a long time! Yeesh.''
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After Candy walks off:
After Candy walks off:
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
'''K. Rool:''' [snorts twice before laughing evilly] ''Phase one of Operation: Krush Kong is a success!''<br>
'''K. Rool:''' (snorts twice) ''Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha! Hee hee huh! Phase one of Operation: Krush Kong is a success!''<br>
'''Klump:''' ''"Operation: Krush Kong"?''<br>
'''Klump:''' ''Operation: Krush Kong?''<br>
'''K. Rool:''' ''I get everyone on Kongo Bongo '''furious''' with Donkey Kong. They all turn their backs on him. Cranky is forced to pick a new future ruler. With Donkey Kong, the biggest, strongest ape out of the picture, the invasion is a cinch!'' (exhales) ''Then the truly deserving future ruler steps in!''<br>
'''K. Rool:''' ''I get everyone on Kongo Bongo '''furious''' with Donkey Kong. They all turn their backs on him. Cranky is forced to pick a new future ruler. With Donkey Kong, the biggest, strongest ape out of the picture, invasion is a cinch!'' (exhales) ''Then the truly deserving future ruler steps in!''<br>
'''Klump:''' ''Who?'' [looks around] ''Who's that?''<br>
'''Klump:''' ''Who?'' (looks around) ''Who's that?''<br>
'''K. Rool:''' '''''Me'''! You big tub of lizard lard!''<br>
'''K. Rool:''' '''''Me'''! You big tub of lizard lard!''<br>
(K. Rool walks off)<br>
(K. Rool walks off)<br>
'''Klump:''' [scratching his helmet as he becomes annoyed] ''Hmm.''
'''Klump (scratching his helmet, annoyed):''' Hmm.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>


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</blockquote>
</blockquote>


After Funky's surfboard is stolen:
After the surfboard is stolen:
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
'''DK:''' ''Funky? Funky? Funky! Wake up, man!''<br>
'''DK:''' ''Funky? Funky? Funky! Wake up, man!''<br>
'''Funky:''' [waking up] ''Wha?'' [yawns] ''What?''<br>
'''Funky:''' (Waking up) ''Wha?'' (Yawns) ''What?''<br>
'''DK:''' ''Wake up!''<br>
'''DK:''' ''Wake up!''<br>
'''Funky:''' ''Huh?''<br>
'''Funky:''' ''Huh?''<br>
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'''DK:''' ''It wasn't my fault! Somebody filched it! I'm sorry.''<br>
'''DK:''' ''It wasn't my fault! Somebody filched it! I'm sorry.''<br>
'''Funky:''' ''Bag the excuses, DK! Cop to it, man!''<br>
'''Funky:''' ''Bag the excuses, DK! Cop to it, man!''<br>
'''DK:''' ''It wasn't '''my''' fault!''<br>
'''DK:''' ''It wasn't my fault!''<br>
'''Funky:''' ''How are you going to be future ruler, dude, if you can't even tell the truth when you wipe out?''
'''Funky:''' ''How are you going to be future ruler, dude, if you can't even tell the truth when you wipe out?''
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
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'''Cranky:''' ''You see? The coconut has spoken! I'm giving you a one-way ticket to the White Mountains! No return.''<br>
'''Cranky:''' ''You see? The coconut has spoken! I'm giving you a one-way ticket to the White Mountains! No return.''<br>
'''Diddy:''' ''No more second banana for me! I'm the King of the Kong! The Simian Don Juan! [laughing]''<br>
'''Diddy:''' ''No more second banana for me! I'm the King of the Kong! The Simian Don Juan! [laughing]''<br>
'''DK:''' ''The White Mountains.... nothing but snow and glaciers and... and... and no bananas.''<br>
'''DK:''' ''The White Mountains.... Nothing but snow and glaciers and... and... And no bananas.''<br>
'''Cranky:''' ''Hey, Donkey Kong!''<br>
'''Cranky:''' ''Hey, Donkey Kong!''<br>
'''DK:''' ''Yeah?''<br>
'''DK:''' ''Yeah?''<br>
'''Cranky:''' ''Happy trails and don't come back!''
'''Cranky:''' ''Happy trails! And don't come back!''
</blockquote>
</blockquote>


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==Animation and continuity errors==
==Animation and continuity errors==
*When [[General Klump|Klump]] observes that "Cranky is asleep," the closed captions miscredit the line to K. Rool.
*When [[Klump]] observes that "Cranky is asleep," the closed-captions miscredit the line to [[King K. Rool|K. Rool]].
*When Klump orders his fellow Kremlings to begin their raid, his tongue is red.
*When Klump says, "Forget your mommy," his tongue is red.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=王様は楽じゃない
|Jap=王様は楽じゃない
|JpnR=Ōsama Wa Raku Janai
|JapR=Ōsama wa Raku janai
|JpnM=Being a King is Not Easy
|JapM=Being a king is not easy
|JpnC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DQu5XkKoog&list=PLwpK-VGAzSVTnsnNpKTQocWTEjk8CxbQW&index=5 <nowiki>ドンキーコング 5 - 王様は楽じゃない [最高品質]</nowiki>]</ref>
|PorA=Heroi por um dia
|Dut=Één dagje Kong
|PorAM=Hero for a day
|DutM=One day Kong
|DutC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1usSWESaPTw Donkey Kong Country Dutch Dub - Bad Hair Day, Kong for a Day, Barrel, Barrel... Who's Got the Barrel]</ref>
|Fre=Rayé du pouvoir
|Fre=Rayé du pouvoir
|FreM=Removed from power
|FreM=Removed from power
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1K_9QSLZAM&list=PLwpK-VGAzSVQlJMj4_N0XWcEAUuWGknyb&index=5 <nowiki>Donkey Kong Country Français S1E5 - Rayé Du Pouvoir [Écran large HD]</nowiki>]</ref>
|PorA=Herói por um dia
|PorAM=Hero for a day
|PorAC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjrYMp3JWw0&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BmkSmu1Uhw1ZoWkng0f3wLf&index=4 Donkey Kong Country - Herói por um Dia]</ref>
|SpaA=Kong por un día
|SpaA=Kong por un día
|SpaAM=Kong for a day
|SpaAM=Kong for a day
|SpaAC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH8bOHQZAr4&list=PLwpK-VGAzSVQTFVLMJDiinHrkGytMXjc0&index=5 <nowiki>El país de Donkey Kong S1E5 - Kong Por Un Dia [HD de pantalla panorámica]</nowiki>]</ref>
|Dut=Eén dagje Kong
|DutM=One day Kong
}}
}}


==Notes==
==Trivia==
*At the beginning of the episode, "[[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#I'm the Kong Fu Master|I'm the Kong Fu Master]]" is played.
*At the beginning of the episode, "[[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#I'm the Kong Fu Master|I'm the Kong Fu Master]]" is played.
*In the Japanese dub, "[[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#I'm Nobody's Hero|I'm Nobody's Hero]]" is cut.
*In the Japanese dub, "[[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#I'm Nobody's Hero|I'm Nobody's Hero]]" is cut.
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