Le comte de Monte Costaud
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Le comte de Monte Costaud is a skit that aired as part of Donkey Kong Planet. As with many of the show's skits, it is framed as a trailer for an upcoming TV show. Its title is a pun on the French title of the classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo and the French word "costaud" (meaning "tough" or "buff"), and it specifically parodies the 1998 French-Italian miniseries of the same name.
Summary
Donkey Kong has been framed by Funky Kong for an unspecified crime. Imprisoned in a cell of the "Château d'ouf" (a pun on the Château d'If), Donkey Kong mumbles to himself that he will get revenge and kicks down the door of his cell. The narrator then explains that Donkey Kong managed to avoid public scrutiny using "subtle disguises" and has hatched a complex scheme to get his vengeance.
The scene then cuts to Donkey Kong quipping at Funky to catch his attention. While Funky turns, Donkey runs up to him and punches him unconscious. As Donkey Kong walks away, the narrator quips "Le comte de Monte Costaud: a French story, filmed American-style, starring Arnold Dipardieu" (a portmanteau on action movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger and acclaimed actor Gérard Depardieu).
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | Le comte de Monte Costaud[1] | The Count of Monte Costaud |
References
| Donkey Kong Planet | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Candy Kong • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Jean-Claude Truchet • Krushy • Mélanie Angélie • OM |
| Skits | "Amour, Gloire et acné" • "Bats Toi" • "Bouffy contre les vampires" • "C'était un Communiqué de la Prévention Routiére" • "Camembert" • "Caspied le gentil fantôme" • "C'est pas sorcier" • "Chausse-pied Biavermine" • "Coups de soleil et crustacés" • "Fréquence Kong" • "Humour Noir" • "La Chance aux chaussons" • "La nuit des vivants-morts" • "Le comte de Monte Costaud" • "Le gros rouge qui tache" • "Les boeufs de l'amour" • "Loto Kong" • "N'oublie pas que c'est Noël" • "La nuit des vivants-morts" • "Les Produits Périmés" • "Obel Corsica" • "Okaaayyy" • "Peaud'ours" • "Petit Pataud" • "Pour ne pas trompé" • "Remix Files" • "Royal Calin" • "Slim Flasque" • "Thalasskong" • "Toc Story 2" |
| Miscellaneous | Couic d'or ! • Gallery • Memory Kong |
