DKTV
DKTV[1] (also formatted as D.K.T.V[2]) was a programming block that released exclusively in France on France 2 from September 4, 1996 to September 1, 2001.[3] The block aired both television shows and skits starring Donkey Kong characters that used assets from the Donkey Kong Country television series.
History
The block was originally released under the name Donkey Kong Planet[4] (or La Planète de Donkey Kong in French), and starred both Donkey Kong and French actress Mélanie Angélie. Most skits that aired as part of Donkey Kong Planet frequently derived humor from Donkey Kong's dimwittedness and misunderstanding of human customs. Mélanie Angélie departed from the show in 1999, and the block was renamed DKTV. After the rename, the skits were refocused to feature content ranging from comedic skits to musical numbers and parodies of current movies and TV shows. Despite DKTV being aimed towards children, various skit featured elements that were relatively mature. In July 2000, the block was renamed again to DKTV.Cool[3] (or DKTV Cool[2]). On September 1, 2001, the block concluded and was replaced with KD2A.[3]
Characters and cast
The original incarnation of the block starred Donkey Kong (portrayed by Christophe Albertini and later Nicolas Bienvenu), Diddy Kong (portrayed by Véronique Alycia), Candy Kong (portrayed by Véronique Alycia), Funky Kong (portrayed by Philippe Sax), and French actress Mélanie Angélie. After Mélanie's departure, a brand new green Kremling named Krushy (portrayed by Philippe Sax) was added as one of main characters, making him the only Kremling in the block. Certain skits also included one-off characters.
Shows aired as a part of Donkey Kong Planet
- Donkey Kong Country
- The Addams Family
- The Adventures of Sinbad
- Arthur
- The Adventures of Hyperman
- The Animals of Farthing Wood
- Baby Folies
- 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
- 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
- Miami 7
- Les milles 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 Sheherazade
- ReBoot
- Robinson Sucroe
- S Club 7
- 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
- Weird Science
- X-Men
- Young Hercules
Skits
This list only contains the skits that have been found, as many have not been archived.
Donkey Kong Planet
- "Albert Einstein"Template:Conjectural
- "Alexander Fleming"Template:Conjectural
- "C'est Kong"
- "Kong et Court" (skit 1)
- "Kong et Court" (skit 2)
- "Kongoléo"Template:Conjectural
- "La cigalle et la fourmi"Template:Conjectural
- "Les aventures de Tarzkong"
- "Mélanie et les gorilles"
- "Mission: Impossible"
DKTV
- "Amour Gloire et Acné"
- "Bats Toi"
- "Bouffy contre les vampires"
- "C'était un Communiqué de la Prévention Routière"
- "Camembert"
- "Caspied le gentil fantôme"
- "C'est pas sorcier"
- "Chausse-pied Biavermine"
- "Coups de soleil et crustacés"
- "Diddy Magicien"
- "DKTV Boom Boom"Template:Conjectural
- "Égoïste"Template:Conjectural
- "Football Song"Template:Conjectural
- "Frequence Kong" (skit 1)
- "Frequence Kong" (skit 2)
- "Funky Jumper"Template:Conjectural
- "Funky Kong and Candy Kong Prison"Template:Conjectural
- "Humour Noir"
- "La Chance aux chaussons"
- "La nuit des vivants-morts"
- "Le comte de Monte Costaud"
- "Le Costaud et le Flémard !"[5]
- "Le gros rouge qui tache"
- "Les boeufs de l'amour"
- "Les Produits Périmés"
- "Loto Kong"
- "Nul Kong Ailleurs"
- "Obel Corsica"
- "Okaaayyy"
- "Painter Funky Kong"Template:Conjectural
- "Peaud'ours"
- "Petit Pataud"
- "Pour ne pass trompé"
- "Remix Files"
- "Royal Calin"
- "Sabrina Interview"Template:Conjectural
- "Santa Donkey Kong"Template:Conjectural
- "Slim Flasque"
- "T'es jeune t'es foot"
- "Télé Arnaque"Template:Conjectural
- "Thalasskong"
- "Toc Story 2"
- "Zombie Race"Template:Conjectural
Gallery
Original logo
Trivia
- The former title La Planète de Donkey Kong, is a reference to La Planète des singes, titled Planet of the Apes in English.
References
- ^ Fabienne Legrand (November 6, 2011). K RACTER Bout a Bout 1 (3:41). YouTube. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ a b DKTV.Cool, c'est trop top !. france2.fr (French). Archived November 9, 2000, 13:29:00 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ a b c Kahlone (June 23, 2015). La Planète de Donkey Kong. Planète Jeunesse (French). Retrieved September 10, 2024. (Archived December 1, 2023, 00:03:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Fabienne Legrand (November 11, 2011). Aventure_DonkeyKong_Medialab.wmv (5:00). YouTube. Retrieved June 14 2025.
- ^ FABLE KONG- "LE COSTAUD ET LE FLÉMARD !". france2.fr (French). Archived June 20, 2000, 17:42:56 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 14, 2025.