Kong: The Animated Series is an animated television series that follows King Kong, the title character based on the 1933 film of the same name. The series was a co-production between BKN International, Ellipsanime, and M6, and premiered in France on the latter network on May 2, 2001.
Kong: The Animated Series is an animated television series that follows King Kong, the title character based on the 1933 film of the same name. The series was a co-production between BKN International, Ellipsanime, and M6, and premiered in France on the latter network on May 2, 2001.
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Kong: The Animated Series is an animated television series that follows King Kong, the title character based on the 1933 film of the same name. The series was a co-production between BKN International, Ellipsanime, and M6, and premiered in France on the latter network on May 2, 2001.
Kong: The Animated Series was the first show produced by BKN to not air in syndication.
Plot
When King Kong fell to his death from the Empire State Building upon being shot down by biplanes in 1933, scientist Lorna Jenkins took DNA samples from him, which she used to recreate a clone counterpart of the original Kong with the help of the DNA of her grandson, Jason. Many years later, Jenkins sends an e-mail to her grandson where he and his friend, Eric "Tan" Tannenbaum IV, are invited to Kong's home on Kong Island. What they didn't know is that their university professor, Ramone De La Porta, had tampered with the e-mail, so he got invited as well. Upon meeting the native girl Lua, the group is taken to Jenkin's lab, where Ramone's true colors are shown. Upon getting access to the Cyber-Link technology, Ramone uses it to steal some of the Primal Stones in a plot to take over the world. The Primal Stones were used to keep the fire demon named Chiros in his prison. With the help of his Cyber-Link that can merge him with Kong, Jason and his friends must work to reclaim the Primal Stones from De La Porta and his followers while fighting off the forces of Chiros.
Villains
Professor Ramon De La Porta (voiced by David Kaye) is one of the main antagonists of the series. Porta is a man (apparently of Hispanic origin) who tried to steal the research of Lorna Jenkins alongside his men years ago. However, an encounter with Jason and Kong resulted in him accidentally getting his hand badly burned by hot chemicals when trying to reach for his gun. While he and his two henchmen managed to escape, Porta had lost his right hand and was forced to use a prosthesis. Twenty years later, Porta got a job as a professor at the university Jason and Tann attend, concealing his robotic hand with a pair of work gloves. When Lorna Jenkins sends an e-mail to her grandson, Porta hacks it so that it appears as if he'd been invited as well. Once on Kong Island, Porta reveals himself to Jenkins and steals one of the Cyber-Links to merge with
Kong (vocal effects provided by Scott McNeil) is a genetically engineered clone of the original King Kong created by Lorna Jenkins by using the DNA of the deceased original Kong and from her grandson's DNA. Because of that, he has a younger brother relationship with Jason, signified by Jason calling Kong "Bro". He is known as the Protector, using his strength and the Primal Stones to protect the world from the demon Chiros. Through the use of the Cyber-Link, Jason can fuse with Kong and grow to twice his size. Both have strong wills so Kong can only stay in Jason, or vice versa, for a short period of time before causing each other harm.
Jason Jenkins (voiced by Kirby Morrow as an adult, Alex Doduk as a young boy) is the orphaned grandson of Dr. Lorna Jenkins and is an "older brother" to Kong. With his DNA, Lorna was able to clone Kong after the original one died from falling to his death from the Empire State Building upon being taken down by planes. Jason is an archeology major at a university and best friend to classmate Tann. After being tricked by De La Porta and losing the Primal Stones, Jason, along with Tann, Lua and Kong searches for them all over the world while thwarting De La Porta's attempts of activating them for evil purposes. Jason primarily uses the Cyber-Link to fuse with Kong, but has occasionally fused with other animals as well. It is obvious Jason has feelings for Lua. In the final episode, Lua and Jason confess their feelings for each other and nearly kiss, but Kong splashes them before they can.
Eric "Tann" Tannenbaum IV (voiced by Scott McNeil) is Jason's best friend and a fellow college student. Though he is very muscular, he is a kind person who will go out of the way to help his friends. Tann also takes martial arts and trains with Jason, but is not as good as Jason as he was not accepted into a martial arts tournament. His parents are very wealthy and he always likes to buy new gadgets which often become very useful later on. With the trust fund his grandfather left him, Tann is wealthier than his parents. He is an accomplished pilot, always seen flying a plane (or any other vehicle).
Lua (voiced by Saffron Henderson) is a female native who serves as the shaman of Kong Island and the last of her people. She knows many secrets on Kong Island and helps Dr. Jenkins with her research as she knows Dr. Jenkins only wishes to help. Lua takes her position very seriously even though she is only at the beginning level, keeping the Island secrets from the group and several times risking her life. She also has a pet Smilodon named Chondar. Because she has lived on the island her entire life, Lua is quite naive about the outside world. It is obvious she has feelings for Jason as she always gets jealous when the mention of a past female friend of his comes up or another woman shows interest in him. In the final episode, Lua and Jason confess their feelings for each other and nearly kiss, but Kong splashes them with water before they can.
Dr. Lorna Jenkins (voiced by Daphne Goldrick in earlier episodes, Kathy Morse in later episodes) is a scientist who is Jason's grandmother and the one who cloned Kong from the DNA of King Kong. She is in the midst of researching the different species on Kong Island as well as the Primal Stones when De La Porta steals them in the first episode. During the missions, Dr. Jenkins stays back on the island giving information from her research lab in a hidden cave. She is able to help the team with her vast amount of friends in the archeological world to get the information they need. Lorna is seen to be very attractive to her male friends as they often flirt with her when they chat.