DKTV

This article is about the programming block. For the microsite used to promote Donkey Kong 64, see DKTV (microsite). For the fictional news network that appears in a commercial for Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, see DK-TV.

"Donkey Kong Planet" redirects here. It is not to be confused with the "Donkey Kong Universe" urban legend.

“Vous n'allez pas vous ennuyer!”

—Donkey Kong's catchphrase in this series

DKTV,^[2] also referred to as DKTV.Cool,^[3] DKTV Cool,^[3] and D.K.T.V^[3] (originally referred to as Donkey Kong Planet,^[4] or La Planète de Donkey Kong in French), is a programming block that aired from September 4, 1996 to September 1, 2001^[1] on France 2, reusing various assets from the Donkey Kong Country television series. It was produced and animated by Medialab.

Unlike what is claimed by various publications,^[5] La Planète de Donkey Kong is not the French name of the Donkey Kong Country cartoon (which was simply titled Donkey Kong) but rather a separate show that aired exclusively in France. The name is likely a reference to the French novel La Planète des singes, known in English as Planet of the Apes .

Overview[edit ]

Using a children's anthology format (similar to King Koopa's Kool Kartoons ), Donkey Kong Planet consisted of airings of various animated series and children's live-action shows interspersed with original material featuring part of the Donkey Kong Country series cast. The original incarnation of the show co-starred children show host Mélanie Angélie and Donkey Kong, with skits frequently deriving humor from Donkey Kong's dimwittedness and misunderstanding of human customs. Following Angélie's departure, the show was retooled as DKTV, adding a new animated character in the form of a hip green Kremling named Krushy and featuring content ranging from comedic skits to musical numbers and parodies of current movies and TV shows. Although ostensibly aimed toward children, DKTV sometimes featured language and subject matters cruder than one would expect from its time slot and source material.

Donkey Kong Planet used the same motion capture style of animation as Donkey Kong Country, but had the characters superimposed over a live-action set and frequently interacting with real actors.

On September 1, 2001, the show was discontinued in favor of KD2A .^[1]

Cast[edit ]

The show's interstitial segments featured Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Candy Kong, Funky Kong, and Krushy, whose models would often portray multiple different characters in a single skit. Although produced by the same company and reusing the models from the first and second seasons of Donkey Kong Country, DKTV's voice cast was completely different from the French dub of Donkey Kong Country.

Voice actors[edit ]

This list of voice actors was taken from Planète Jeunesse.^[1]

• Christophe Albertini — Donkey Kong (voice 1)
• Nicolas Bienvenu — Donkey Kong (voice 2)
• Véronique Alycia — Diddy Kong, Candy Kong
• Philippe Sax — Funky Kong, Krushy

Shows aired as a part of DKTV[edit ]

• The Addams Family
• The Adventures of Sinbad
• Arthur
• The Adventures of Hyperman
• The Animals of Farthing Wood
• Baby Follies
• Back to Sherwood
• The Baskervilles
• Beetlejuice
• Belphégor
• Big Wolf on Campus
• Breaker High
• Caitlin's Way
• Capitaine Fracasse
• City Hunter
• Clueless
• Cyrano 2022
• Dodo, le retour
• Donkey Kong Country
• Les Enfants de Toromiro
• Even Stevens
• Extreme Ghostbusters
• Family Dog
• Free Willy
• Full House
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
• Goosebumps
• Grand-mère est une sorcière
• Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left
• Ivanhoe: the King's Knight
• Iznogoud
• The Journey of Allen Strange
• Les Jules, chienne de vie...
• Jumanji
• Kassai and Luk
• Kenan & Kel
• Lupo Alberto
• Manu
• Max Steel
• Les Mille et Une Nuits
• The Mozart Band
• Mummy Nanny
• The Mysterious Cities of Gold
• Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog
• Les Multoches !
• Normand Normal
• Nos plus belles vacances
• Ocean Girl
• Odd Man Out
• Once Upon a Time...
• Parker Lewis Can't Lose
• Princess of the Nile
• Princesse Shéhérazade
• ReBoot
• Robinson Sucroe
• S Club 7 in Miami
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
• Saved by the Bell
• The Secret World of Alex Mack
• Sky Trackers
• Sky Dancers
• Simba: The King Lion
• Sister, Sister
• Spellbinder
• The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper
• Student Bodies
• Sweet Valley High
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Thunderstone
• The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
• Verano azul
• Weird Science
• X-Men: The Animated Series
• Young Hercules

Skits[edit ]

The following is a list of every skit that is known to exist.

• "3001: L'odyssée des Kongs"
• "Albert Einstein"^{[conjectural]}
• "Alexander Fleming"^{[conjectural]}
• "Amour Gloire et Acné"
• "An 2000"
• "Bats toi !"
• "Bouffy contre les vampires"
• "C'était un Communiqué de la Prévention Routière"
• "Camembert"
• "Candy Kong and Funky Kong Prison"^{[conjectural]}
• "Carte Orange"
• "Caspied le gentil fantôme"
• "C'est Kong"
• "C'est pas sorcier"
• "Chausse-pied Biavermine"
• "Coups de soleil et crustacés"
• "Diddy Magicien"
• "DKTV Boom Boom"^{[conjectural]}
• "Égoïste"^{[conjectural]}
• "Football Song"^{[conjectural]}
• "Frequence Kong" (skit 1)
• "Frequence Kong" (skit 2)
• "Funky Jumper"^{[conjectural]}
• "Humour Noir"
• "Kong et Court" (skit 1)
• "Kong et Court" (skit 2)
• "Kongoléo"
• "La Chance aux chaussons"
• "La Cigale"^{[conjectural]}
• "La nuit des vivants-morts"
• "Le comte de Monte Costaud"
• "Le Costaud et le Flémard !"^[6]
• "Le gros rouge qui tache"
• "Les aventures de Tarzkong"
• "Les boeufs de l'amour"
• "Les Produits Périmés"
• "Loto Kong"
• "Melissa Joan Hart Interview"^{[conjectural]}
• "Mélanie et les gorilles"
• "Mission: Impossible"
• "Nul Kong Ailleurs"
• "Obel Corsica"
• "Okaaayyy"
• "Painter Funky Kong"^{[conjectural]}
• "Peaud'ours"
• "Petit Pataud"
• "Pour ne pass trompé"
• "Pumpkin Patch"^{[conjectural]}
• "Remix Files"
• "Royal Calin"
• "Santa Donkey Kong"^{[conjectural]}
• "Slim Flasque"
• "T'es jeune t'es foot"
• "Télé Arnaque"^{[conjectural]}
• "Thalasskong"
• "Toc Story 2"
• "Vampire Kong"^{[conjectural]}
• "Zombie Race"^{[conjectural]}

Promotion[edit ]

A website for DKTV was created in promotion for the show.^[3] On the website, two games that were based on the programming block could be downloaded: Couic d'or ! and Memory Kong .^[7] Two tests, titled Es-tu écolo? and Et toi, si tu étais Maire... hein? , could also be played.^{[8] [9]} Es-tu écolo? decided whether or not the player was eco-friendly by their answers, while Et toi, si tu étais Maire... hein? gave the player an opportunity to answer questions that would show what the player would do if they were mayor.

Reception[edit ]

DKTV won a 1999 7 d'Or for excellence in children programming, as decided by a public vote.^[10]

Gallery[edit ]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:DKTV.

• The logo of Donkey Kong Planet

  The logo of Donkey Kong Planet

• Artwork of Krushy

  Artwork of Krushy

• Donkey Kong punching Funky Kong in "Le comte de Monte Costaud"

  Donkey Kong punching Funky Kong in "Le comte de Monte Costaud"

• Funky Kong in a fit of road rage in "Obel Corsica"

  Funky Kong in a fit of road rage in "Obel Corsica"

Names in other languages[edit ]

References[edit ]

External links[edit ]

• Official website
• Compilation of various skits from the show
• Entry on Planète Jeunesse

• Lost media
• Television series
• DKTV

• Articles with inadequate lost media documentation