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'''Gorilla My Dreams''' is the sixth episode of the first season of ''[[Saturday Supercade]]''.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/saturday-supercade/gorilla-my-dreams/episode/189973/summary.html?tag=episode_tabs;overview Saturday Supercade: Gorilla My Dreams]. [http://www.tv.com TV.com]. Retrieved on February 11, 2009.</ref> Its name is a reference to the phrase "girl of my dreams".
"'''Gorilla My Dreams'''" is the sixth episode of the first season of ''[[Saturday Supercade]]''{{'}}s ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' segment. Its name is a reference to the phrase "girl of my dreams."


==Plot synopsis==
==Plot synopsis==
[[Mario]] and [[Pauline]] continued their chase  with [[Donkey Kong]] into a city port. Pleading for Donkey Kong to wait, Pauline asked him if he ever got tired of being chased, to which he responded in the negative. In front of an ocean liner, the [[S.S. Romance]], the ape spotted several suitcases stacked on a cart.  Inspired, he took hold of the cart and ran with it as Mario declared his ability to endure the chase just as long as Donkey Kong could, calling him a "big hunk of fuzz."  Chuckling at the insult, the ape stopped running and searched through one of the suitcases, throwing aside its contents, until he found a can of shave cream. Filling a sock with it and tying the sock into a not, he hurled his makeshift balloon at Mario, covering his owner's face in shaving cream. Watching as passengers board the ship, Donkey Kong again searched through the suitcase and found a several white sheets.
As usual, the episode begins with [[Donkey Kong]] being chased by [[Mario]] and [[Pauline]], this time into a city port. When Pauline inquires whether Donkey Kong ever gets tired of being chased, he indicates that he does not. In front of an ocean liner known as the [[S.S. Romance]], Donkey Kong spots suitcases stacked on a cart and uses it to get farther ahead, though Mario insists that he is able to keep up with him. Donkey Kong then gets off the cart and opens a briefcase, rummaging through it and pulling out various contents until he finds a can of shaving cream. He proceeds to fill a sock with it before tying it and hurling it directly toward Mario, coating him in cream. Clearly amused by this, Donkey Kong rummages through more suitcases and finds several white sheets.


On board the captain welcomed aboard [[Miss Persimmon O'Hara]].  Flirtatiously, she introduced herself and requested that the captain call her by her first name as she fluttered her eyelids, expressing her love of "seafaring gentlemen" and pinching his cheek. Changing the subject, the captain directed her to her cabin, number 222. As she left for her room, Miss O'Hara kissed the captain on the lips.  The captain smiled as she left, then turned to salute crewmembers [[Barnacle and Long John]].  Excitedly, Long John pointed out Persimmon, identifying her as the "southern belle."  Barnacle commented that she was "not much to look at," but Long John protested that she was filthy rich and announced his plans for them to kidnap her and steal her money. Donkey Kong entered the ship, using the sheets as a makeshift turban and robe.  The captain welcomed him aboard, calling him "swami."  They bowed to one another and Donkey Kong continued on his way, singing a stereotypical middle-eastern tune.  Mario and Pauline had followed their ape and realized his plot.  Mario leapt into a chest with the intention of sneaking aboard the ship himself.  Pauline hesitated, but Mario quickly pulled her in after himself, and she closed the chest on them.
Meanwhile, the captain aboard the cruise liner welcomes [[Miss Persimmon O'Hara]], a wealthy Southern belle who introduces herself in a flirtatious manner, requesting that she be called by her first name, fluttering her eyelids and pinching the captain's cheek. After she is directed to her cabin, she kisses him. Although the captain smiles, he continues to salute crew members [[Barnacle and Long John]], who recognize O'Hara and know of her financial status, beginning a plot to kidnap her and steal her fortune. At this time, Donkey Kong boards the ship, using the sheets to disguise himself as a swami. Noticing that Donkey Kong has boarded, Mario puts himself and Pauline into a chest about to be put onboard.


As Miss O'Hara looked out from the deck, Barnacle and Long John approached with the intention of kidnapping her. As they passed, Donkey Kong, who was hiding in a life boat, dropped a banana peel onto the deck and then overheard Miss O'Hara's cries for help.  The two crew members had grabbed her by her arms and she was attempting to break free.  Donkey Kong quickly grabbed her, pulling her away from her captors.  She lost her glasses in the process. Next, the ape grabbed two nearby funnels, ripped them up, and slammed them down upon Barnacle and Long John.  Stuck in the funnels, Donkey Kong tossed them into the sea. Miss O'Hara blindly prodded the ape with her fingers, stating that she had lost her glasses, but would know her hero anywhere.  Without her glasses, the southern belle identified the ape as a "handsome hunk of man" and became infatuated.  Claiming that he was a dream come true, she offered him her millions of dollars and anything he wanted. Donkey Kong thought about the offer, then asked her for bananas.  Excitedly, Miss O'Hara announced that she owned the largest banana plantation on [[Earth]]. Happily, the ape chucked and said, "I'm yours."  Overhearing the conversation from in the ocean, Barnacle and Long John discussed how their goal would be much harder with O'Hara in love with Donkey Kong.
On deck, Barnacle and Long John notice O'Hara and make their first attempt at kidnapping her, trying to drag her away. Donkey Kong, hiding in a nearby lifeboat, hears O'Hara's cries for help and pulls her away from her captors, causing her to lose her glasses in the process. Donkey Kong proceeds to put Barnacle and Long John into funnels before tossing them into the ocean. O'Hara, shown to be nearly blind without her glasses, misidentifies Donkey Kong as a large, handsome man and becomes infatuated with him, offering him millions of dollars and anything he desires. When Donkey Kong requests bananas, O'Hara informs him that she owns the largest banana plantation on [[Earth]]. Barnacle and Long John, still bobbing in the ocean, discuss how their goal would be much more difficult with Donkey Kong and O'Hara together.


Meanwhile, now onboard the ship, Mario and Pauline ran down the deck.  Mario slipped on Donkey Kong's stray banana peel and slid into the children's pool. Pauline reprimanded Mario, saying it was no time for a dip.  Then, she noticed her ape reclined in a folding chair, wearing sunglasses and swim trunks, being handfed bananas by Miss O'Hara. Pauline commented that he had caught a girlfriend.  Mario noticed a boy's inner tube, which was modeled after a blonde woman, and responded that he was about to catch a big ape.  Taking the inner tube off of the dumbfounded child and promising to bring it right back, Mario laid the tube in the middle of the deep pool, hid under the water with a net, and had Pauline, hidden behind another folder chair, cry out as though she were drowning. Despite Miss O'Hara's protests that Donkey Kong should let someone else save the drowning woman, he leapt up and approached the pool.  Pulling the brush off of a broom, the ape had created a straw, which he then used to drain the pool by sucking up the water. In doing so, he caught Mario on the end of the straw, held in place by the suction.  Pointing the straw upwards, Donkey Kong blew back the water, sending Mario upwards supported by a fountain of water. Pauline approached the ape and demanded that he stop, to which Donkey Kong agreed.  Mario fell downwards, bouncing off of the diving board and landing onto a folding chair, which curled up and trapped him in place.  As two nearby lounging women stared in surprise, Mario awkwardly asked if the seat was taken.
Having successfully boarded the ship themselves, Mario and Pauline run down the deck, with Mario slipping on Donkey Kong's banana peel and sliding into the children's pool. Pauline chastises him before noticing Donkey Kong in a folding chair, being hand-fed bananas by Miss O'Hara. Mario uses a boy's inner tube, modeled after a blond woman, to get Donkey Kong into the water, with Pauline crying out as if she were drowning. Against O'Hara's wishes, Donkey Kong approaches the pool. Rather than leaping in, he pulls the handle off a broom to create a straw, which he then uses to drain the pool. In doing so, he catches Mario and blows him upward in a geyser. When Pauline demands he stop, Donkey Kong does so, causing Mario to bounce off a diving board into a folding chair, trapping him.


Pauline insisted to Donkey Kong that he return to the circus, but Miss O'Hara, believing that Pauline was trying to take her man away from her, reminded Donkey Kong of the money and bananas that awaited him should he stay with her. As the ape deliberated about the situation, Miss O'Hara pulled him away from Pauline, who clenched her fists in anger.  As she pulled Donkey Kong by the hand, the southern bell announced her intention to marry him just as soon as they got him a tuxedo. Long John correctly determined that Donkey Kong had feelings for Pauline and made plans to use her to lure him away from O'Hara.  Trapping Pauline in a net and hanging her overboard, supported by a pole, Barnacle and Long John did just that, and as Donkey Kong left Miss O'Hara unguarded as Pauline cried for Donkey Kong's help, the crew members made their second attempt to kidnap Miss O'Hara.  The net holding Pauline snapped and a shark approached her. However, Donkey Kong stole an inflatable boat that Barnacle and Long John were about to enter, pulling its plug and using the propulsion to rescue Pauline and return the two of them to the deck.  The crew members fell into the water. Suddenly, Donkey Kong heard Miss O'Hara crying for help and found her with her hands tied behind her back.  He quickly freed her, and she embraced him before leading him toward the room where the captain had made preparations to marry them. Mario and Pauline ran after them, planning to stop the wedding.  Likewise, Barnacle and Long John climbed aboard and discussed their intention to do the same.
When Pauline attempts to coax Donkey Kong into returning to the circus, Miss O'Hara refuses, reminding Donkey Kong of her promise should he stay with her. As Donkey Kong contemplates his choices, O'Hara pulls him away, announcing her intention to marry him as soon as he can get a tuxedo. Barnacle and Long John, now back on the deck, decide that Donkey Kong has feelings for Pauline. As such, they use a net to capture Pauline and hang her over the water, luring Donkey Kong away from O'Hara. Just after the duo rushes toward O'Hara, the net holding Pauline breaks, sending her into the ocean. Donkey Kong boards an inflatable boat nearby and pulls the plug to propel himself toward Pauline in order to rescue her in time. Long John and Barnacle fall in afterward, having planned to use the boat for a getaway. Finding O'Hara tied up, Donkey Kong saves her as well, and is led toward the wedding hall, where the captain has preparations for them. Mario and Pauline dart after them, with Barnacle and Long John following closely behind.


The passengers and captain had gathered in an auditorium for the marriage of Miss O'Hara and Donkey Kong.  In the background, "[[wikipedia:Camptown Races|Camptown Races]]" played on traditional southern instruments.  As the couple began their walk down the aisle, the guests were flabbergasted and disapproving that Miss O'Hara was marrying an ape. The southern belle expressed her disbelief that she would finally be married; Donkey Kong expressed similar sentiments.  Barnacle and Long John, dressed as bride's maids, carry her train.  Long John commented that their plan was working, and Barnacle simply needed to continue their plot as planned. Meanwhile, Mario and Pauline were hiding together inside of the wedding cake, which was hollow on the inside.  The captain began the wedding ceremony, first calling Donkey Kong an ape, and then correcting himself by calling him a man. Mario pulled off the icing of the cake, which turned out to be a rope, as Barnacle and Long John likewise prepared to put their plan into motion. When the captain asked if anyone objected to the wedding, Mario and Pauline exclaimed that they did, much to the surprise of the others. Using the rope as a lasso, Mario aimed for Donkey Kong, but missed and tied up the captain instead. Donkey Kong ran back down the aisle, but Mario was waiting for him at the end, holding the end of the long carpet on which Donkey Kong was standing.  Cracking it like a whip, he tripped the ape and folded up the carpet, capturing him. However, Barnacle and Long John moved in, kidnapping Miss O'Hara and running off with her. Ignoring her cries for help, Mario announced that it was his finest hour, but Pauline protested that he must let Donkey Kong go so that he could save Miss O'Hara.  Crying, Mario conceded.
The passengers and captain, having gathered in an auditorium for the marriage, express shock and disapproval when the couple walks down the aisle, seeing that O'Hara is marrying an ape. Long John and Barnacle, disguised as bridesmaids carrying O'Hara's dress, agree that their scheme is working. Meanwhile, Mario and Pauline reveal their hiding location inside a hollow wedding cake. The ceremony, held by the captain, begins with him calling Donkey Kong an ape before correcting himself to call him a man. Mario uses the icing of the cake as a rope at the same time the sailor duo puts their plan into motion. After the captain asks if anyone objects to the marriage, Mario and Pauline exclaim that they do, to the surprise of almost everyone. Using the rope, Mario attempts to lasso Donkey Kong, inadvertently hitting the captain instead. Donkey Kong runs down the aisle to escape, though Mario, already waiting at the end, folds him into the long carpet, capturing him. However, it is at this moment that Long John and Barnacle once again succeed in capturing Miss O'Hara and run off with her. Pauline convinces a very reluctant Mario to release Donkey Kong in order for her to be rescued.


Outside, Barnacle and Long John were escaping in a life boat with Miss O'Hara in tow. As he rowed, Long John exclaimed that they would be rich, but the southern belle responded that they would be sorry when Donkey Kong caught them.  Barnacle brushed aside the threat, claiming that the ape "ran off" with Pauline.  Donkey Kong approached the ship's bow and, using the anchor as a lasso, captured both Barnacle and Long John. As soon as he had done so, Mario resumed the chase.  Donkey Kong climbed up a metal pole pursued by Mario. Meanwhile, Miss O'Hara was still in the lifeboat.  The captain approached her in an additional lifeboat.  Surprised, she stated that she did not know he cared for her.  Taken aback, the captain responded that he had not known either.  Removing his glasses, he stated that she was slightly attractive after all and threw his glasses into the ocean. Near the top of the metallic pole, two rods stuck out perpendicularly.  Donkey Kong stood on one of these as Mario prepared to capture him with a lasso once more.  Using the rod as though it were a diving board, the ape leapt onto the back of the shark and made his way out to sea. When Mario returned to the deck, Pauline exclaimed that he was escaping, but attempted to console Mario: if he caught him once, he could catch him again.  However, Mario protested that such a feat was "easier said than done when you're dealing with…"  Donkey Kong cried out his own name, completing the statement as, "easier said than done when you're dealing with Donkey Kong!"
Back outside, the sailors, still in disguise, begin to escape in a lifeboat with O'Hara in tow. Donkey Kong approaches the ship's bow and uses an anchor as a lasso, capturing both Barnacle and Long John. With O'Hara now out of danger, Mario resumes the chase, running directly toward Donkey Kong. O'Hara, left alone in the lifeboat, is rescued by the captain in a different lifeboat, who removes his own glasses to find her attractive as well. Mario uses a lasso to make one final attempt to capture Donkey Kong, who evades him by hopping onto a shark and escaping. With Mario in disbelief, Pauline attempts to console him, reminding him that he has caught Donkey Kong once and should be able to do so again, which Mario rejects.


==Outside References==
==Gallery==
*Mario refers to Donkey Kong as a "hairy Boy Scout" after the ape captures Barnacle and Long John.
<gallery>
SS Gorilla My Dreams title card.png|Title card
</gallery>


==References==
==Animation and continuity errors==
<references/>
*When [[Donkey Kong]] stops the luggage cart next to the gangway leading to the [[S.S. Romance]], one of the passengers boarding the ocean liner disappears for a frame before the transition to the next shot.
*When the captain arrives at [[Miss Persimmon O'Hara]]'s boat, both boats move simultaneously when the latter is supposed to be stationary.
*When the captain admits that O'Hara is attractive, his eyebrows disappear several times.


[[Category:TV Episodes]]
==Trivia==
[[Category:Saturday Supercade Episodes]]
*This is one of the two episodes where [[Mario]] successfully captures [[Donkey Kong]], but is forced to release him to stop a criminal, the other being "[[Hairy Parent]]." Coincidentally, both episodes are the sixth episodes of their respective season.
[[Category:Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong Segments]]
[[Category:Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong segments]]

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Saturday Supercade episode
"Gorilla My Dreams"
SaturdaySupercade GorillaMyDreams.png
Segment Donkey Kong
Season 1
Episode 6
Airdate USA October 22, 1983[?]
Writer(s) Gordon Kent
Jack Enyart
Michael Maurer
Rick Merwin
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"Gorilla My Dreams" is the sixth episode of the first season of Saturday Supercade's Donkey Kong segment. Its name is a reference to the phrase "girl of my dreams."

Plot synopsis[edit]

As usual, the episode begins with Donkey Kong being chased by Mario and Pauline, this time into a city port. When Pauline inquires whether Donkey Kong ever gets tired of being chased, he indicates that he does not. In front of an ocean liner known as the S.S. Romance, Donkey Kong spots suitcases stacked on a cart and uses it to get farther ahead, though Mario insists that he is able to keep up with him. Donkey Kong then gets off the cart and opens a briefcase, rummaging through it and pulling out various contents until he finds a can of shaving cream. He proceeds to fill a sock with it before tying it and hurling it directly toward Mario, coating him in cream. Clearly amused by this, Donkey Kong rummages through more suitcases and finds several white sheets.

Meanwhile, the captain aboard the cruise liner welcomes Miss Persimmon O'Hara, a wealthy Southern belle who introduces herself in a flirtatious manner, requesting that she be called by her first name, fluttering her eyelids and pinching the captain's cheek. After she is directed to her cabin, she kisses him. Although the captain smiles, he continues to salute crew members Barnacle and Long John, who recognize O'Hara and know of her financial status, beginning a plot to kidnap her and steal her fortune. At this time, Donkey Kong boards the ship, using the sheets to disguise himself as a swami. Noticing that Donkey Kong has boarded, Mario puts himself and Pauline into a chest about to be put onboard.

On deck, Barnacle and Long John notice O'Hara and make their first attempt at kidnapping her, trying to drag her away. Donkey Kong, hiding in a nearby lifeboat, hears O'Hara's cries for help and pulls her away from her captors, causing her to lose her glasses in the process. Donkey Kong proceeds to put Barnacle and Long John into funnels before tossing them into the ocean. O'Hara, shown to be nearly blind without her glasses, misidentifies Donkey Kong as a large, handsome man and becomes infatuated with him, offering him millions of dollars and anything he desires. When Donkey Kong requests bananas, O'Hara informs him that she owns the largest banana plantation on Earth. Barnacle and Long John, still bobbing in the ocean, discuss how their goal would be much more difficult with Donkey Kong and O'Hara together.

Having successfully boarded the ship themselves, Mario and Pauline run down the deck, with Mario slipping on Donkey Kong's banana peel and sliding into the children's pool. Pauline chastises him before noticing Donkey Kong in a folding chair, being hand-fed bananas by Miss O'Hara. Mario uses a boy's inner tube, modeled after a blond woman, to get Donkey Kong into the water, with Pauline crying out as if she were drowning. Against O'Hara's wishes, Donkey Kong approaches the pool. Rather than leaping in, he pulls the handle off a broom to create a straw, which he then uses to drain the pool. In doing so, he catches Mario and blows him upward in a geyser. When Pauline demands he stop, Donkey Kong does so, causing Mario to bounce off a diving board into a folding chair, trapping him.

When Pauline attempts to coax Donkey Kong into returning to the circus, Miss O'Hara refuses, reminding Donkey Kong of her promise should he stay with her. As Donkey Kong contemplates his choices, O'Hara pulls him away, announcing her intention to marry him as soon as he can get a tuxedo. Barnacle and Long John, now back on the deck, decide that Donkey Kong has feelings for Pauline. As such, they use a net to capture Pauline and hang her over the water, luring Donkey Kong away from O'Hara. Just after the duo rushes toward O'Hara, the net holding Pauline breaks, sending her into the ocean. Donkey Kong boards an inflatable boat nearby and pulls the plug to propel himself toward Pauline in order to rescue her in time. Long John and Barnacle fall in afterward, having planned to use the boat for a getaway. Finding O'Hara tied up, Donkey Kong saves her as well, and is led toward the wedding hall, where the captain has preparations for them. Mario and Pauline dart after them, with Barnacle and Long John following closely behind.

The passengers and captain, having gathered in an auditorium for the marriage, express shock and disapproval when the couple walks down the aisle, seeing that O'Hara is marrying an ape. Long John and Barnacle, disguised as bridesmaids carrying O'Hara's dress, agree that their scheme is working. Meanwhile, Mario and Pauline reveal their hiding location inside a hollow wedding cake. The ceremony, held by the captain, begins with him calling Donkey Kong an ape before correcting himself to call him a man. Mario uses the icing of the cake as a rope at the same time the sailor duo puts their plan into motion. After the captain asks if anyone objects to the marriage, Mario and Pauline exclaim that they do, to the surprise of almost everyone. Using the rope, Mario attempts to lasso Donkey Kong, inadvertently hitting the captain instead. Donkey Kong runs down the aisle to escape, though Mario, already waiting at the end, folds him into the long carpet, capturing him. However, it is at this moment that Long John and Barnacle once again succeed in capturing Miss O'Hara and run off with her. Pauline convinces a very reluctant Mario to release Donkey Kong in order for her to be rescued.

Back outside, the sailors, still in disguise, begin to escape in a lifeboat with O'Hara in tow. Donkey Kong approaches the ship's bow and uses an anchor as a lasso, capturing both Barnacle and Long John. With O'Hara now out of danger, Mario resumes the chase, running directly toward Donkey Kong. O'Hara, left alone in the lifeboat, is rescued by the captain in a different lifeboat, who removes his own glasses to find her attractive as well. Mario uses a lasso to make one final attempt to capture Donkey Kong, who evades him by hopping onto a shark and escaping. With Mario in disbelief, Pauline attempts to console him, reminding him that he has caught Donkey Kong once and should be able to do so again, which Mario rejects.

Gallery[edit]

  • Title card

    Title card

Animation and continuity errors[edit]

  • When Donkey Kong stops the luggage cart next to the gangway leading to the S.S. Romance, one of the passengers boarding the ocean liner disappears for a frame before the transition to the next shot.
  • When the captain arrives at Miss Persimmon O'Hara's boat, both boats move simultaneously when the latter is supposed to be stationary.
  • When the captain admits that O'Hara is attractive, his eyebrows disappear several times.

Trivia[edit]

  • This is one of the two episodes where Mario successfully captures Donkey Kong, but is forced to release him to stop a criminal, the other being "Hairy Parent." Coincidentally, both episodes are the sixth episodes of their respective season.
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