Donkey Kong Country (1997–2000): Season 2, Episode 8 - Vote of Kong-fidence - full transcript

[Jungle music playing]

♪ Ooh ♪ Ah ♪ Ooh-ah
♪ Donkey Kong ♪ Hey-oh

♪ Look out,
time to go ♪ Here he comes

♪ Banana slamma

♪ Donkey Kong ♪

♪ Ooh ♪ Ah ♪ Ooh-ah, Donkey Kong

♪ Ooh ♪ Ah ♪ Ooh-ah,
Donkey Kong ♪ Hey-oh

♪ Look out,
time to go ♪ Here he comes

♪ Banana slamma ♪
Kongo Bongo"s hero ♪

♪ Hey-oh ♪ Donkey Kong,
let"s go ♪

♪ Let"s go ♪



♪ Here he comes ♪ Banana slamma

Yes sirree, little buddy.

There"s no life like it.

Pull!

[Gulping]

Being future ruler of Kongo

Bongo is one sweet job!

Pull!

Job?

[Laughing]

I"ve never seen you working.

Hey, what do you call this?

And then there"s always...

CRANKY: Donkey Koooong!



That.

[Grunting]

Hey, Cranky.

Why all the agitation?

K. Rool"s grabbed
the Crystal Coconut!

I"m on the job.

The Crystal Coconut is mine,

at long last, and nothing on

Earth will take it from me!

Gotcha!

After him,
you simpering salamanders!

[Brakes screeching]

Whoa!

[Grunting]

[Grunting]

Are you okay, Your Whiplashness?

Never mind me!

Get Donkey Kong!

Yes, Sir.

Target twelve o"clock!

Why is he just standing there?

[Brakes screeching]

Uh, maybe that"s why.

ALL: Whoa!

[Crashing]

[Groaning]

[Gulping]

All in a day"s work.

And then, just as I was too

tired to run anymore, I came up

with a plan of great geniusity.

And boom!

That"s why you're the one and

only future ruler
of Kongo Bongo!

And my special guy.

Oh, please!

The only qualifications for the

position you hold seems to be an

ability to eat vast
amounts of bananas!

Exactly.

They don"t give this job to any

ape, you know.

Apparently that"s just who

they give that job to.

Well I don"t really care what

you say, Bluster.

When it comes to big, brave and

good-looking, DK gets my vote.

So, there.

[All laughing]

Hm, I wonder what would

happen if it came
down to a vote.

[Munching]

Good, good, yep.

[Mumbling]

Eeya!

Do you have to lie around my

place like that?

Go do something useful,
like clean up.

Clean up what?

For starters, you could take

out that trash.

[Laughing]

Cranky, I demand to know why

this missing link can be future

ruler of Kongo Bongo, while

other more worthwhile, richer

and more deserving apes can"t.

Good question.

Well?

Well what?

I just said it was
a good question!

Now leave me alone.

I"m busy.

Cranky, I demand that we have

an election, so that the future

ruler of Kongo Bongo can be

chosen, fair and square.

An election?

I gotta admit,
it does make sense.

Let me run it by Inka Dinka Doo.

If he"s okay with it, then I

guess so am I.

I know you work
in mysterious ways.

Picking Donkey Kong to be the

next future ruler was
certainly a doozie.

Anyway, this election thing came

up, and I can"t think of a

reason why it"s a bad idea.

[Rumbling]

Everyone is in the running.

Really?

To make the outcome all the

more stunning.

A good old-fashioned election.

Yahoo!

Well?

What did he say?

He said an election is a fine

idea,
and anyone can be a candidate.

He did?

Yep.

Now come on,
I"ve gotta tell everybody.

An election.

That"s intelligence King K. Rool

could use.

[Humming]

King K. Rool!

What is it, Klump?

I was just about to finish

Mozart"s "Unfinished Symphony"!

Vital enemy information.

I overheard the monkeys talkin"

about an election, Sir.

For the future ruler
of Kongo Bongo.

An election?

Ha!

I"m the only true
leader on this island.

[Humming]

Of course, if I were elected

future ruler of Kongo Bongo,

I"d, I'd control everything.

I"d be all-powerful!

I"d dominate the whole island

once and for all!

And the pay would be pretty good,
too.

Muahaha!

Let me at "em!

Oh yeah!

This is how you"re running an

election campaign?

Relax, Cranky.

I plan to capture the popular

vote, and let"s face it, I'm way

more popular than Bluster!

TV: Friends,
simpletons, lizards!

It"s not too late to
set things straight!

A vote for me is
a vote for Bluster!

Hey Buster, vote Bluster.

It"s a buster!

Cranky, my favourite curmudgeon.

I hope I can count on your vote!

Aaaye!

Whoo.

[Shouts of pain]

[Gasping for breath]

Uh, perhaps you"d like to hear

my position on healthcare.

I don"t wanna hear anything

from either of you.

All I wanna do is make sure you

understand how we"re going to

conduct this two-way race.

[Coughing]

Did you say "two-way"?

Uh oh, that"s trouble with a

capital K. Rool!

Don"t worry, little buddy.

I"m ready for anything.

That"s why I'm the future ruler

of Kongo Bongo.

Oh ho, no need to be alarmed.

I"m not interested in your silly

little baubles.

We"re here for purely

non-belligerent purposes.

[Chuckling]

What do you two
slime sushi want?

Well, I couldn"t help

overhearing that you"re having

an election and well, I"d like

to throw my hat into the ring,
as it were.

Isn"t that right, Klump?

Whatever you say, Sir.

No... gah... It"s a figure of speech,
you

knuckle-head!

You want to run for future

ruler of Kongo Bongo?

Ahaha!

That"s ridiculous!

Ri-dic-u-lous!

Right, Cranky?

Tell "em, go on, tell 'em.

Well uh, you see, I um, uh,

technically, the Inka Dinka Doo

says he can.

Exactly.

By the way, I hope I can count

on your vote.

[Chuckling]

What"s this got to do with

getting elected future ruler of

Kongo Bongo?

Absolutely nothin...

But, but DK, that"s not how

elections work.

Diddy.

Little buddy.

Do ya like me?

Like a brother!

Does Candy like me?

Uh huh.

Does Cranky like me?

Unh-unh.

Does everybody like me?

Uh-huh.

Sorta.

Then I"ve got
nothing to worry about.

As long as I"m me,
how can I lose?

The best thing I do
is what I"m doing now.

Absolutely nothin"!

And I can do that
better than anybody.

Hey!

Maybe that should be
my campaign slogan!

♪ Vote for me ♪ I do nothin" ♪

♪ Vote for me ♪
Better than anyone

♪ Vote for me ♪ I
do nothin" better than

anyone ♪

[Laughing]

Ungh!

"Vote for Donkey Kong"?

"He does nothing
better than anybody"?

Ha!

At least it"s honest.

It"s time for a ruler who

hears what you have to say.

I may be cold-blooded, but I"m

warm-hearted, too.

On election day,
vote for the green dude.

Vote K. Rool!

Good day, Sir.

My name"s King K. Rool, and I'm

running for the office of future

ruler of Kongo Bongo.

Is there anything you"re looking

for in a leader?

Hm.

The only thing this dude is

seekin" is the perfect wave.

Alas, the tide is out.

No waves.

It would appear that your

current leader is letting you

down in the um, surf department.

Heh heh.

Vote for me and I promise you...

land surfing!

Land surfing?

Radical!

What"s that?

General?

Come on, now.

Hey dude, that"s my board!

Surf"s up, dude.

Land surfing rules!

I"m voting for that
green dude for sure!

Uh oh.

DK, big buddy, you"ve got to

start campaigning.

Why do I have to knock?

I always just walk in.

It"s what politicians do, DK.

They knock on doors and meet

their constituents!

I plan to increase the budget

for research and development on

the island, by 100%!

That"s very impressive,
I must say.

Toodaloo!

What do you want, DK?

I"m very busy.

[Clearing throat]

Good afternoon, Sir or Madam.

My name is Donkey Kong, and I"m

running for future
ruler of Kongo Bongo.

Yeah yeah yeah,
what"s your platform?

I can do nothing
better than anybody.

Not interested.

Ooh.

Let"s put him
down as "undecided".

[Chuckling]

And that is my vision for a

better Kongo Bongo.

Good day ladies,
and uh... [Chuckling]

I hope I can count on your vote.

Well he"s much more charming

and intelligent than
I ever imagined.

And way less slimy, too!

Good day, Sir.

What a dope!

Good afternoon, Sir or Madam.

My name is Donkey Kong, and I"m

running for future
ruler of Kongo Bongo.

We know, Donkey Kong.

Well, that was easy enough.

You can put down
two votes for me.

Not so fast.

King K. Rool promised he"d make

women"s rights
one of his key issues.

Yeah!

What do you have to say?

Uh, I can do nothing better

than anybody.

Frankly, DK, I expect a

little bit more from my elected

representative.

Me too!

But Candy, I can also... Ouch!

It"s not easy being me.

That"s it!

That"s the problem!

I think maybe we gotta make you

act more like a politician.

Come on.

Look, there"s someone.

Huh?

Good afternoon, Sir or Madam.

Are you gonna hit me?

No.

I"m running for future ruler of

Kongo Bongo.

♪ Donkey Kong,
the ape on a mission ♪

♪ He"s got the answers ♪

♪ He"s a politician ♪

♪ He"s not lying ♪

♪ He"s just a politician ♪

♪ Donkey Kong ♪
The ape is on a mission

♪ Vote DK!

Eh, huh?

If you vote for me, I

promise, I won"t hit you next

time you steal the
Crystal Coconut.

Really?

Thanks.

That wasn"t so hard, now was it?

I don"t know, little buddy.

It wasn"t really me.

That"s the point!

Now, let"s get ready for the

candidates debate!

Good luck in the big debate, DK.

Gee, thanks, Candy.

Does that mean
you"ll vote for me?

No, I wanna hear what you

have to say on the issues,
first.

Oh, boy.

I don"t have any opinions.

I just want people to vote for

me because they like me.

That just doesn"t seem to be

enough these days, does it?

Well that"s what I stand for.

Good old Donkey Kong!

Hmm.

I suppose that might work, too.

What do you mean,
"that might work"?

Oh, nothing,
it"s just that... >> What?

What?

Tell me!

Well, since you asked.

Everybody already knows you.

Maybe you should enlighten the

voters on the other candidates,

for example.

Maybe he"s right.

Everybody already
knows exactly who I am.

Donkey Kong!

He"s a fighter!

Donkey Kong!

His below the belt!

Donkey Kong!

Nothing is too low!

Can you spell "sneer"?

Vote Donkey Kong!

[Metallic punching noise]

[Quiet chatter]

And how would you, as future

leader of Kongo Bongo, deal with

the banana situation?

I"m all for anything that

encourages economic growth and

prosperity, and by that I mean

my economic
growth and prosperity.

Isn"t that just like Bluster,

who I heard cheats on his taxes

and wears a toupee!

[All gasping]

Well I... how... but...

That was so mean of Donkey Kong!

Candidates.

Your position on
the ape-lizard conflict.

King K. Rool.

[Clearing throat]

If you elect me your future

ruler of Kongo Bongo, I propose

an immediate truce, so that we

may live together, as brothers.

[Cheering]

Well, King K. Rool is a

low-down, no-good,
coconut-stealing thief!

[Gasping]

And he never calls his mother on

her birthday.

[Gasping]

[All talking at once]

DK,
what were you thinking in there?

Just telling it like it is,

and everybody loves me for it!

Watch.

Can you believe DK is saying

all those nasty things?

The donkey dude
is way out of bounds.

Spreading lies
about his opponents.

Tsk tsk.

Who"s gonna vote for him now?

[Cheering]

Donkey Kong, where are you?

Who cares where I am,
little buddy?

I"m not the monkeys' choice.

I"m nobody's choice!

Ah, come on.

Lots of folks are
gonna vote for you.

No they"re not.

It was hard enough to get them

to vote for me
when I was just me.

But now I"m a me who says rotten

things about my opponents.

I don"t know why I
listened to K. Rool.

Jumpin" jungle berries!

Are you saying K.
Rool tricked you?

Gee, I uh... [Sighing]

Yeah, he tricked me.

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!

I knew K. Rool couldn"t change!

He"s the same as he always is.

Evil, evil, evil!

So what?

Nobody else knows!

They all think he"s a great guy!

What if we showed
them differently.

How?

Follow me.

What if Cranky shows up?

We"ll take the chance.

Stage one, complete.

Let"s go.

Are ya sure?

Don"t you wanna show

everybody what K. Rool is really

like before they all go out and

vote for him?

Yes.

Then I"m sure.

Strike!

K. ROOL: Ouch.

Hey, what the...

Why did you call us here, DK,

and I"m right in
the middle of work!

I don"t have time to stand

around staring at...

Looky, folks.

The Crystal Coconut is gone!

I wonder which green, slimy

candidate might have taken it.

How do you know that he took it?

Is this another one
of your mean lies?

All I"m saying is that the

coconut is gone, and King K.

Rool is... >> Here,
to return the Crystal

Coconut.

This precious symbol of our

great island came
into my possession.

I wish to return it to its safe

and rightful place of honour.

Wait a minute!

Isn"t anybody gonna
ask how he got it?

Hmm.

Perhaps we should ask whoever

was supposed to be guarding it.

Yes, Donkey Kong.

Maybe you can explain.

I can.

ALL: Mm-hm.

But not very well.

But hey, enough about me!

It"s back safe and sound.

[Nervous chuckling]

[Cheering]

And now, if you"ll excuse me,

I have an election
campaign to attend to.

I hope I can count
on your votes!

[Chuckling]

ALL: K. Rool
for future ruler!

K. Rool for future ruler!

You should be ashamed of yourself,
DK.

ALL: K. Rool
for future ruler!

K. Rool for future... Nothing.

K. ROOL: Muahahah!

You gave back the coconut?!

Hahaha!

I gave it back because, now when

I steal it, they"ll never

believe it was me!

Sir, I thought you were

satisfied with
winning the election.

Oh, I was!

But then I realized, winning is

nice,
but stealing is much more fun!

I suppose it"s true what my

worthy opponent said about me.

I am a low-down, no-good,

coconut-stealing thief!

Now listen.

[Whispering]

When will we know the results?

Just a few more voters to go,

and then I"ll tally
up the ballots.

May I have another?

Sorry, Bluster.

One vote each.

That"s how it works.

You mean, I get the same

number of votes as him?

And you call this a democracy!

We"re here to exercise our

democratic franchise.

Uh, beggin" your pardon, Sir.

I thought we were
gonna steal... Oof!

[Chuckling]

Oh, never mind him.

Now you two know what to do.

Come on, coco buddy.

What am I supposed to do?

K. Rool really does seem better

qualified than me
to be the future ruler.

Should I vote for him?

I wanna do the right thing!

Can"t ya give me a sign?

[Creaking]

Ah.

My little gem.

Now you"re all mine!

[Chuckling]

And by the time anybody even

realizes, it will be too late to

do anything about it.

Thanks, Coconut!

That"s just the sign I needed!

Let"s go!

But I didn"t get to vote.

[Sighing]

He"s got the coconut!

Ooh!

Every vote counts!

Hyah!

Get the coconut, Krusha!

Oh, oh, oh.

[Grunting]

Hey!

Huh?

Whoa!

[Crashing]

You promised not to hit me.

You"re right!

I did.

It was a campaign promise.

And it"s one I can keep.

Gee, thanks.

If you give me the coconut.

Enjoy it while you can,
Donkey Kong!

It will be mine soon enough!

Have you tallied the votes yet?

I don"t believe this.

It"s impossible!

Did I win?

Did I win?

No, you got one vote.

One?!

It can"t be!

I voted for me,
and Mumsy"s vote makes...

My own mumsy didn"t vote for me!

Donkey Kong and King K. Rool

have the same number of votes!

And everybody"s voted!

I haven"t.

ALL: What?

[Chuckling]

Well, well, well.

It looks like we
have our tie-breaker.

Come along, Krusha.

You must exercise your

democratic right to vote!

Yeah, right.

How do ya make an X?

Just get in there and vote!

He voted for, Donkey Kong!

[Applause]

How could you do this?!

How could you vote for that,
that, monkey?

Because, he kept his promise!

I won.

I won!

Yay, DK!

[Laughing]

I knew you could do it, my

democratically chosen big buddy!

I"m the duly elected future

ruler of Kongo Bongo!

I"d just like to say, I've

learned that issues are more

important than winning
because I"m me!

So, what issue would you like me

to tackle first?

Well,
you could clean up this place.

Okay.

Get rid of corruption, make the

streets safe, get tough on

crime, or I can do... >> Yeah,
yeah, yeah.

Never mind that.

[Thudding and grunting]

Just clean up the place!

[Groaning]

♪