The BEST episodes of Donkey Kong Country
Every episode of Donkey Kong Country ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Donkey Kong Country!
Donkey Kong isn't too smart, but he is the strongest monkey on the island of Congo Bongo, thanks largely to his diet of bananas. He's charged with protecting the Orb Of Power, the Crystal Coconut, from King's constant attempts to steal it in his quest to rule the island - though he often seems more interested in luscious Candy Kong, who works in the barrel factory.
#1 - Message in a Bottle Show
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/21/2000
While fishing with Diddy, Donkey Kong finds a bottle with a message in it. It's a note from the ""Federation of Future Rulers"" and it seems Donkey Kong may have to leave the island. So the others have a party for him, remembering some of the times they had together.
#2 - Double Date Trouble
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/13/1998
Donkey Kong has big trouble when he has to do triple duty: guarding the Crystal Coconut, being with Diddy and being with Candy.
#3 - Ape-Nesia
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/13/1998
After slipping on a banana peel and having a fall, Donkey Kong gets amnesia. During his memory loss, both Captain Scurvy and King K. Rool take advantage of him.
#4 - A Thin Line Between Love & Ape
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/20/1998
Bluster makes a love potion, to use on Candy. The potion falls into K. Rool's hands and he uses it to have Candy get him the Crystal Coconut.
#5 - Barrel, Barrel ... Who's Got the Barrel
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 12/28/1998
In an attempt to impress Candy, Bluster takes the Crystal Coconut. The Coconut accidentally gets into one of the Barrel Factory's barrels and is sent off in a rocket-barrel, ending up with Eddie the Yeti.
#6 - Legend of the Crystal Coconut
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/29/1998
Everyone is in a mad-dash for the Crystal Coconut. When Donkey Kong, wanting to learn the secrets of the Coconut, gives it to Klump and Krusha, K. Rool has them take it back and the pirates have also come to get the Coconut.
#7 - The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/23/1999
It's holiday time on Kongo Bongo. K. Rool, Krusha and the Kritters all head home but not Klump, as he has nowhere to go home to. Until the pirates come for the Crystal Coconut, and Klump learns Scurvy is his brother.
#8 - Hooray for Holly-Kongo Bongo
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/7/2000
Bluster is making a movie. K. Rool decides to get in on the act, but for another reason, to steal the Crystal Coconut. The others think Donkey Kong took the Coconut, and he gets banished (but returns to prove his innocence).
#9 - Speak No Evil, Dude
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/2000
Cranky is giving vaccinations for the ""Kongo Bongo Gone Wrongo"" disease. Diddy, not wanting a needle, tricks Cranky but then Diddy gets the disease and in the process spreads it to Krusha, who in-turn spreads it to K. Rool.
#10 - The Day the Island Stood Still
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/19/2000
Donkey Kong, tired from just sitting around guarding the Crystal Coconut, accidentally wishes he could sleep forever. The Coconut grants his wish but in the process all clocks, the Barrel Factory and even the Sun stop!
#11 - To the Moon Baboon
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 12/6/1998
After a semi-suggestion by Donkey Kong, Cranky decides to make a Kongo Bongo time capsule, and send it to the moon.
#12 - Monkey Seer, Monkey Do
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/31/2000
Funky makes like a seer, using a lava lamp he has to make predictions, and surprisingly the predictions actually come true!
#13 - Four Weddings and a Coconut
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/3/2000
Candy wants Donkey Kong to marry her. Donkey Kong feels awkward about the whole thing (as he doesn't want to get married, but doesn't want to upset Candy either).
#14 - Vote of Kong-fidence
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/7/2000
Bluster, unhappy with Donkey Kong being the future ruler of Kongo Bongo, tells Cranky he wants an election held to decide who should be future ruler. Upon overhearing about it Klump tells K. Rool, who then also enters the election.
#15 - Follow That Coconut
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/14/2000
Donkey Kong and Diddy are practicing for a soccer game. In the process, Klump and Krusha end up with the coconut DK & Diddy are using, thinking it's the Crystal Coconut they take it to K. Rool. Then both DK & Diddy and Klump & Krusha keep switching the coconuts (while trying to get the Crystal Coconut).
#16 - The Big Switch-a-Roo
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/5/2000
While Cranky goes to Bluster's, Donkey Kong is left to guard the Crystal Coconut. Donkey Kong fools around with an invention of Cranky's, a mind transfering device, accidentally switching his mind with a robot Cranky had built. Klump and Krusha steal the mind transfering device. While heading back to K. Rool, Klump bumps into Candy and they get their minds switched.
#17 - Hunka Hunka Burnin' Bluster
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/2/2000
Bluster, while trying to get Candy again, finds his hair is falling out. He mixes a bunch of hair tonics, and the resulting brew ends up turning him into a suave, smooth talking ape (who goes by the name Leo Luster).
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#18 - Best of Enemies
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/9/2000
Donkey Kong and Diddy find out Cranky and K. Rool used to be friends. So they plan to get them back together, and seem to succeed, but K. Rool is just acting the part (to show-up Cranky in a competition).
#19 - It's a Wonderful Life
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/16/2000
After some mishaps (that get everyone angry at him), Donkey Kong feels Kongo Bongo would be better without him. As he's about to leave he hits a tree branch, getting knocked out, and has a dream of what Kongo Bongo might be like without him.
#20 - Just Kidding
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/7/2000
It's ""All Fools Day"" on Kong Bongo, and Cranky is playing pranks on Donkey Kong, Diddy and Candy. So they conspire to pull a big trick on him.
#21 - Get a Life, Don't Save One
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/18/1998
After Donkey Kong saves Bluster, Bluster tries to be helpful to Donkey Kong, but causes more harm then good.
#22 - The Big Chill Out
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/16/1998
Donkey Kong and Diddy go into business, after accidentally making a cold drink, ""Coconut Chill"", during a hot spell on the island.
#23 - Bad Hair Day
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/23/1998
In a parody of Samson and Deliah, K. Rool invents a robot Candy to be Deliah to cut Samson [DK]'s hair so he can be weak and they can steal the Crystal Coconut. Only faith in God and some bananas can make the good ol'ape strong again and save the day.
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#24 - Raiders of the Lost Banana
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/30/1998
Donkey Kong takes a golden banana from the Temple of Inca-Dinka-Do, the banana is cursed and causes trouble for anyone possessing it.
