the entire donkey kong series but only when donkey kong sings (s.j)

the sterling jarvis version
diddy drop rap sucks
this took an hour to upload banana
skurvys next

[@jupiter9099]

The creators giving Donkey Kong of all characters an angelic singing voice is the equivalent of Miyamoto deciding to make Bowser a talented digital animator.

[@firestarsantos7467]

Well....he is an excellent pianist with an excellent singing voice now....close enough right?

[@frequentblondie]

Except diddy..... I can't stand his voice it's so high.... 😂

[@liammeech3702]

The Director: "Dont worry its just a kids show." The audio team: 🔥

[@paulgilbert5278]

You should’ve seen the original script far from kiddy

[@liammeech3702]

@@paulgilbert5278 gotta link?

[@eusouumestouro]

​@@liammeech3702Note that you don't know, but the first episodes had to be rewritten because they contained adult, racist, sexist jokes and everything else, these writers were fired and replaced.

[@MegafanX123]

✍️🔥

[@ceciliaforsell6053]

@@eusouumestouro I know I'm late but did they know what they were writing for?

[@InhumaneKnight]

Found where the budget went.

[@nmacadam1410]

Donkey Kong’s ass

[@colingznetwork781]

N MacAdam wrong answer

[@abandonedaccount9264]

Colin GZ Network right answer

[@stainedgoldflare6139]

@@colingznetwork781 Right answer.

[@MaziMayaz101]

correct his ass cost 55 billon in budget bro

[@Matoro-wp9hy]

as baffling as the show is as a whole, he's a pretty good singer

[@FortunAdlaich]

Baffling how it’s good

[@somarushinde1704]

from what i rimeber that was the problem he is a profisnal singer not actor

[@samuraijackoff5354]

We need him back for the movie

[@valenzuelasstudios1838]

@@samuraijackoff5354 but sadly it's confirmed Seth Rogen is voicing him instead of this Chad. I don't hate Seth Rogen but I do hate his lack of range in most voice work I've seen him in like in the Kung Fu Panda movies, Horton Hears A Who, the 2019 Lion King remake, etc

[@ryanwebb309]

Fun fact: Donkey Kong is the only character with more than one voice actor, he has one for speaking and one for singing

[@thestickopia4619]

This is probably the only thing in this show you can unironically love

[@FortunAdlaich]

Other than the amazing writing and voice acting Not to mention how revolutionary it was at the time

[@stimbobis]

Wrong this show is fucking awesome

[@donkeykong4100]

you're trash, stickopia.

[@donkeykong5399]

*W R O N G*

[@littlebuddy3290]

Diddy Kong’s voice was amazing as fuck

[@supermariofan03]

Did a show like this really need to have singing voices that good? Probably not. But I’m glad it did.

[@FortunAdlaich]

The show is amazing Trust me I’ve watched the whole thing And loved it So much

[@TempoName]

*singing voices that good *********and Diddy

[@FortunAdlaich]

@@TempoName Diddy is the exception

[@emmanuelvazquez790]

And I guess other characters like cranky or funky too because they don't have proper singing voices

[@JeremyFinch42]

They really thought to themselves "Ah, yes, the strongest, dumbest, noncharismatic, and clumsiest character should have a singing voice of stunning perfection". I mean, hey, I love his singing too, but who the hell directed this show.

[@Predator20357]

I mean it’s subversive as hell, even when he was a boxer it was less out of nowhere than this

[@SwagachuFR]

At least they got K. Rool's voice spot on

[@plush1563]

I mean to be fair Dk is pretty charming in the show (Objectively)

[@JeremyFinch42]

@@plush1563 Well, that's kinda my point. Outside the musical numbers, he has no style, he has no grace. IN the musical numbers however, that's where he shines.

[@SamuraiDoggo14]

This is my headcanon. DK's voice usually sounds pretty doofy, but when he starts singing, jaws drop.

[@jjkeyboards]

5:28 - "by the time he's finished pounding, you'll never recognize me" idk sounds like a good Friday night to me

[@lwzeis]

BANANA SLAMMA

[@ethanparr8955]

Never thought I'd hear DK himself sing the lyrics "Donkey Kong, he's a politician" but here we are

[@stankfield9432]

In all of my time knowing of this shows existence, I never once questioned why it has musical numbers, take that as you will. All I know is that it wasn't a mistake to have them.

[@Darth234Ravenous]

The only mistakes with the musical numbers is when Donkey Kong did not sing.

[@SaintSentry]

12:45 How is DK just gonna casually drop the most beautiful "ding-a-ling" the world has ever heard?

[@sinklar7946]

I suspect it's actually "dingling" since they're a circus show, likely a reference to the Ringling Brothers.

[@SaintSentry]

@@sinklar7946 Wrong one

[@sinklar7946]

@@SaintSentry Oh my bad, didn't realize he said that in another song xD

[@isaacthemonke233]

Honestly, the voice actors for DK and K. Rool had the best songs in the whole show. Even if the lyrics weren't really good, the delivery was what made them so memorable.

[@SwagachuFR]

Exactly.

[@isaacthemonke233]

@@SwagachuFR if they ever make a reboot with better looking traditional cg animation; they better bring back these guys.

[@brandonedwards6119]

Bluster's songs were good when he was allowed to actually sing and not just speak in a sig-song voice.

[@valenzuelasstudios1838]

@@isaacthemonke233 it could be possible but obviously not everyone will reprise their roles for one reason or another, like the voice of Cranky Kong, Aron Tager, passed away in 2019 for example

[@isaacthemonke233]

@@valenzuelasstudios1838 Damn, I didn't know that Yeah, maybe an impressionist or just new voice all together

[@jackson4672]

4:26 Not only does King Kong exist in the Donkey Kong universe, but that there are two incidents of giant gorillas kidnapping women and climbing up high buildings.

[@jnbplaysgames]

11:53 Jack Black preparing for the Illumination record sessions. 😂

[@browncow5210]

Somehow the show that's ironically funny has music that's unironically good.

[@SwagachuFR]

Why'd they half ass everything except the music

[@browncow5210]

@@SwagachuFR I dunno'. Maybe they should have written it entirely as a musical, and it would be cartoon legend.

[@LeoYoshi54321]

1:32 So this show was animated with motion capture, right? Who is the person I have to thank for DK's smooth moves in this song?

[@kricku]

Michael Jackson

[@Magiczny-Krzysztof]

I love how this just looks like it was captured with Kinect LMAO

[@ninjiango9126]

I love how out of all the Nintendo characters, DK's the one with the singing voice of an angel.

[@GrandDab]

No joke, DK's singer has some serious talent.

[@ethnictendo]

3:17 Me whenever I'm singing karaoke but the lyrics on the screen are too fast.

[@smal5504]

this hit me in the feels

[@DreamscapeSYN]

6:43 too

[@joelimitsuandyoshi]

What's crazy is that DK's singing voice is the same guy who sung the Zamboomafoo theme song

[@woopdoop2010]

At this point it’s an album.

[@rooty_rootz]

6:30 we just watched DK give himself a panic attack

[@TheWiseDoge]

THEBIGBOGMONSTERISCOMINGAFTERYOUHISSCARYFACEWILLMAKEYOUSCREAMUNTILYOURBLUE

[@KingExalted]

*sings gracefully* “I’m gonna get my butt kicked”

[@LynRodriguez123]

it's kind of hilarious that this show was ahead of its time it was one of the earliest shows to be entirely animated with motion capture

[@edpocalyps]

ive been obsessed with this cartoon for like 7 years

[@Strife18]

1:30 OMG FINALLY! I’ve been looking for this song and had almost given up and thought I imagined it in the show! I’ve had this part stuck in my head since I was a kid!

[@alexxmckay9274]

Sigh. This guy sang the zoboomafoo theme song......

[@SwagachuFR]

When walking in the woods one day Christ and Martin saw something strange

[@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123]

@@SwagachuFR a little leaping lemur who liked to dance and play!

[@finchatforharambe905]

Yeed boiii

[@JustMiaMakingStuff]

he also did radicles singing voice in one episode of ok ko

[@JTPMalavet]

And Wild Kratts

[@missamieholly2313]

The animation and writing is terrible, but the music and singing is phenomenal. I've never seen quality and trash distributed in such stark contrast like this and it's bloody amazing.

[@zero1zerolast393]

I kind of get the animation. It was the first of it kind and to even use motion capture but being the first isn't always means best But what is wrong with the writing? I'm literally rewatching the show right now and I haven't noticed to bad of writing aside from a couple of episodes.

[@KOTEBANAROT]

Well i thought the jokes are funny

[@gfxd621]

The animation is from the late 90’s so it’s of course bad nowadays but the writing is not that bad

[@sahaprocks7751]

There's nothing bad about the writing though?

[@MicronOnline]

10:54 We better see this in the new Super Mario movie

[@smal5504]

i am praying

[@smal5504]

i am praying

[@gjtrue]

Show looks good visually for a *1996 TV series.*

[@Unknown10794]

14:47 VOTE DONKEY KONG 2024

[@FortunAdlaich]

I honestly didn’t care about this show when I first heard about it but when I actually watched it I found God

[@JerikoIsHere]

I hadn't seen the show and from that first few seconds I thought it was just a legendary shitpost. The fact that this is real is amazing.

[@TrenchcoatNinja3]

Sterling Jarvis and Richard Yearwood didn't have to go that hard for us, yet they did anyway.

[@c00lac0la]

My fucking god Sterling Jarvis has SUCH a golden voice like holy shit ✨✨

[@c00lac0la]

9:43, 11:44 & 15:18 are my personal favorites ✨

[@GWKTM]

1:33 Backstreet Boys/Nsync, but it's DK

[@dylanayup5993]

DK: ,”Whenever you sit lonely as can be.” 12:30 Klump: ......... DK: ,”T W O W O R D S, F I R S T W O R D S I N G ?”

[@Djstudiosgold]

This is the singing equivalent of the Pictonary NES title theme. Like holy fuck, why did they say to themselves “DKs singing voice needs to go hard af”

[@radicalredproductions5327]

Yes, I legitimately just sat down and listened to this all in one sitting

[@SwagachuFR]

You the GOAT

[@bubblez__z]

same lmao

[@FortunAdlaich]

Honestly, I don't think either season looks awful, and I think the writing is pretty damn great, it has a very modest quality, like you're reading a pretty damn fantastic fanfiction.

[@Partypoopersgroup]

Like. It feels like the voice actor had a really good time with it. Good on him.

[@skibot9974]

That one guy in the group project who puts their heart and soul in it when everybody does the bare minimum

[@BasileJodar]

Nah all the va put their souls into these songs

[@MapleDonutt]

Nobodys hero is the saddest song ever

[@frequentblondie]

Klump bobbin his head to "curse of the golden banana" 😂

[@majorfanboy2005]

(4:25-4:37) So King Kong and Planet Of The Apes exists in this universe!

[@SwagachuFR]

"My idol King Kong" implies that King Kong is a real person in the universe of the cartoon, while Planet of the Apes remains a fictional property.

[@biggoofy]

@@SwagachuFR I mean we idolize superhero’s so he could be his hero

[@thetruegoldenknight]

This is going into my "Epic Music" playlist. SWEET! :D

[@PapaRyan69]

This is a guilty pleasure.

[@taipeijoey101]

This guy sang the Zoboomafoo theme

[@Atylonisus]

17:10 Donkey Kong knowing how to sing the Blues breaks my heart You can only hit those notes when you've got no more Bananas left to give

[@WiiUFan-jj3is]

Fucking magnum opus of music how did they hire God to voice Donkey Kong

[@DemowolfTF2]

7:12 sudden teeth

[@crafter101lemon8]

I like the beginning of this one 4:40 and also when he just sings about getting beat up 5:14

[@GrandCorsair]

The songs lyrics and subject might be silly but you can't convince me his singing bad.

[@yoshifan3077]

I felt like they put more energy on the singing voice then voice acting and the story

[@gfxd621]

This show was on from 1998 - 2000 it’s a guilty pleasure for sure

[@VannsTHeir]

I am just sitting here having an existential crisis about HOW THE FUCK DID THEY GET SOMEONE SO FUCKING TALENTED!!

[@andrewstovall2853]

In other words the best part of the show.

[@paulgilbert5278]

Then it’d be K Rool

[@nmacadam1410]

The first one made me cry

[@AutoYeah]

3:58 i love this frame

[@leaffinite2001]

I hate how they just give him teeth seemingly at random, its scary

[@SwagachuFR]

They choreographed the eyebrow raise. Legends.

[@kaidearc8159]

He's a good singer AND dancer?! He became even more awesome lmao

[@10superpower]

One of my favorite facts about the motion capture is they they also tried to motion capture the mouths of the performers. And looking at comparisons between the performers and animation, they had pretty good tech. If they had time to fine tune their models a bit more, the show would probably have been more visually applauded. Season 2 did not use mocap, so that's an exception to everything, but season 1 should be acknowledged for the skillful execution of finicky technology. It's just a shame that their choreography was a bit goofy.

[@10superpower]

I saw an upload of a full demo by the animation company that supplied the tech. The mouths are not mocapped, but actually is much different. The parts of the face (mouth, eyes, teeth, etc.) each have preprogrammed expressions, which are then used in tandem by a rigger. The tech is intended to be used to animate in real-time, so the face rig was a glove where the voice actors would flex their fingers to change expressions, while the body actor would have to predict what movement would match with the incoming inflection. I'm not sure if the show was also recorded this way, but the possibility is there.

[@mataengendroz1]

The VA deserved a raise

[@killeing]

I think it's safe to say Donkey kong's singer is the only one who went on to better stuff...

[@killeing]

@Dry Boi not to an extent where their voice is heavenly like DK's singer.

[@killeing]

@Dry Boi Mmmmh................ yeah okay that i can agree to (granted he doesnt have that many songs though, only notable one i know is "You're one of us" one from when DK loses his memory)

[@vupow4449]

don't forget about Diddy Drop Rap

[@brandonspain12345]

10:55 - 20:14 Is when the animation somehow got worse and the models look more plasticity than ever before.

[@catstuxedo6321]

They stopped doing motion capture and outsourced the animation to Hong Kong.

[@gabbyvillarreal1062]

I thought Donkey Kong would have a more deeper voice like Lawrence Fishburne.

[@themaskedwarrior2242]

Or Samuel l Jackson at least lol

[@horaciosi]

His Japanese voice fits him better: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXunmqN9i8-be5I

[@johnmcswag5980]

@@horaciosi Eh not really. His japanese voice sounds deeper but his english voice is undoubtedly better. Also I think it fits. Hes an animal but hes fairly young and high energy.

[@horaciosi]

@@johnmcswag5980 Sorry, but no. I MUCH prefer his Japanese voice. It's a lot closer to what I imagined his voice would be.

[@LightningCayo]

Metal Head has no right to go as hard as it does and I love it

[@MinecraftProLord]

a certified hood classic.

[@FortunAdlaich]

5:19 Me about to get pegged

[@thatsoundslikeheresytomeyo4960]

😕

[@Atylonisus]

Lol he explicitly says the person doing the pounding is gonna be a "He" Maybe your girlfriend outsourced the job?

[@disneyknightspadilla1406]

I like his singing kind of reminds me of Michael Jackson and Prince.

[@Kiroisawesome05]

The Kong Shaker, The Monkey Twist, The Ape Boogie

[@beaverjedi1236]

God, DKs singer is so fucking good at singing its ridiculous!

[@KoopatoadYT]

Song: is about drugs, depression and death. 14yo white girls on tiktok: 1:33

[@mariofan2867]

Don’t forget they use the awful remix of the popular song. It’s like they ruin how good the song was.

[@valenzuelasstudios1838]

@@mariofan2867 tell me about it

[@sethsmith571]

I grew up watching this show and still love it today.

[@drakeisacake]

current mood: finding this video and looking for metal head

[@SwagachuFR]

15:18 my dude

[@TheOneTrueOfficialLordGod]

"Diddy Drop Rap sucks" How can one person be so wrong?

[@SwagachuFR]

Song sucks

[@TheOneTrueOfficialLordGod]

@@SwagachuFR I can't believe this heresy

[@Astral_Drift]

I really hope this show gets a remake, I actually kinda liked it.

[@NTgamezZ]

That guys actually really good at singing

[@andrewstovall2853]

In metal head it's a Huge improvement.

[@videomaestro9566]

1:15 Even his ENEMY loves it! 2:14 The ONE TIME she enjoys being near him!😅😂 3:46 I can only imagine how the Characters and VA’s would think of that line 6:43 He must be TALENTED to get that down! 7:30 THAT is what happens when you get CARRIED AWAY 🙄😂 9:32 That is TRUE! 13:09 A WHAT?!🤨 14:23 What causes any of this?

[@RedHatGuyYT]

I hope Sterling got a fat paycheck for giving viewers something to look forward to.

[@Rainb0wzNstuff]

I hope so too!

[@rockowlgamer631]

here are the songs that I like the most Absolute Zero 0:01 Anyone Can Dance 1:33 Mirror Never Lies 6:49 Road to Success (the best one, so damn catchy) 8:29 Island of Congo Bongo (probably the one that could be the theme song) 10:18 Gotta be Bad (not the best, but catchy) 11:43 Banana Dosie Do 13:57 Vote for Me, I do Nothing (sounds like today politics lol) 14:47 Metal Head 15:18 Gotta Make Them Enemies 16:20 man there are a lot of good ones apparently

[@bluestreakstories]

Where's the love for Eddie

[@rockowlgamer631]

@@bluestreakstories haven't watched the show series

[@mikedacoolnerd788]

The song at 17:11 was one that I really liked. The voice actor really goes ham.

[@boobro9959]

3:17 spit it out Donkey Kong

[@boodertowson]

Fun fact you may not know: DKs singing voice also sings ZABOOMAFOOS theme song.

[@alcerdemon9768]

The way their faces move is like a robot is trying to show emotions at the same time it moves but cant get it just right

[@JTPMalavet]

The songs were as bangin’ as ‘N Sync’s !

[@greykawaiisplanet4077]

Who knew kong had the vocals :0

[@gangstascott3759]

fun fact: donkey kong was shitting while singing the whole time

[@CosmicSponge2004]

What

[@KoopatoadYT]

5:51 *E X P A N D D O N G*

[@fellowsinner9683]

R&B in a...video game cartoon

[@tc5915]

What's absolutely wrong with that?

[@mariofan2867]

Well, his voice is at least perfect for R&B songs. This was the best part of the cartoon.

[@shinysilverstardust]

When are we getting a reanimated of this.

[@ThatHippyDuck]

I wanna help.

[@ZakarutU]

Why is this so fucking good? OMG

[@seanchukwuezi3079]

Even songs in this are terrible in this show Sterling Jarvis singing is so great he saves the song .

[@protolight1654]

Cast him for the mario movie

[@ihadanamebutitwasbadsonowi8186]

This entire show is so surreal

[@DrRobotnikPingas]

I actually like the animation.

[@brandonspain12345]

Until the last season.

[@nordicohahah]

Summer vibes

[@spiderbro2650]

I feel old but Happy to relieve these memories I remember owning the VHS copy of the movie version that was just a compilation of the episodes from the show that mainly focused on the crystal Coconut

[@Rainb0wzNstuff]

9:43 This shit never fails to make me dead from laughing

[@SwagachuFR]

comments are back! fuckin youtube

[@ag2023en]

Can you do the few songs that Richard Yearwood sings as DK?

[@SwagachuFR]

@@ag2023en I already did!

[@littlebuddy3290]

The fucking Diddy Kong songs are marked for kids for some goddamn reason

[@majorfanboy2005]

Yes.

[@SwagachuFR]

@@littlebuddy3290 probably cause the show is a kids show

[@oaschloch-reuploads4423]

this guy nails it every time