Erika Strobel

Erika Strobel is a Canadian animation writer who wrote episodes of a large number of shows, including Blazing Dragons, Tales from the Cryptkeeper and the first series of Total Drama Island. Strobel was the most profile writer on the Donkey Kong County animated series, being involved in 14 of the show's episodes.

In a post on an online page about Donkey Kong Country, Erika posted various details about the behind-the-scenes of the show's production and her own opinions about it. She stated Funky Kong was her favourite character to write and that she hated Candy Kong, stating "just looking at her weird design made me cringe" and "She looked like a burn victim." She also said "Monkey Seer, Monkey Do" was her favorite episode she wrote and that Donkey Kong Country was one of her favorite televison gigs in general.

Writing credits

• "The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights"
• "Bug a Boogie"
• "Legend of the Crystal Coconut"
• "Baby Kong Blues"
• "The Curse of Kongo Bongo"
• "Orangutango" (story)
• "Buried Treasure" (story)
• "Get a Life, Don't Save One" (story)
• "Double Date Trouble" (story)
• "Bluster's Sale Ape-Stravaganza"
• "I Spy with My Hairy Eye"
• "To the Moon Baboon"
• "Speak No Evil, Dude"
• "Monkey Seer, Monkey Do"