Series synopsis
Kong: The Animated Series is a Canadian animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on FOX on September 9, 2000. It ended on August 18, 2001. It was created by Marc Boreal. It stars Scott McNeil, Kirby Morrow, David Kaye and Saffron Henderson.
Cloned after falling to his death from the Empire State Building, the antihero ape must travel the world to restore the balance of his home island.
Premise
Cloned after falling to his death from the Empire State Building, the antihero ape must travel the world to restore the balance of his home island.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Guest cast
- Dale Wilson
- Philip Maurice Hayes as Giles (voice)
- Alex Doduk as Young Jason (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 40 | September 9, 2000 | August 18, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Return (1) 18 year old Jason and his best friend Tann journey to the mysterious Kong Island hidden in the heart of the Bermuda Triangle. With them is their college Professor, Dr. De La Porta. After a close encounter with dinosaurs, Jason is reunited with his grandmother, Dr. Jenkins, and Kong. With them is the beautiful Jungle Girl, Lua. Dr. Jenkins has resurrected Kong via DNA splicing and the Cyber-Link, a communication and data link to the Web. With the Cyber-link a person can also ""merge"" with other animals. De la Porta threatens Dr. Jenkins in an attempt to steal her research and discover the location of the magical Primal Stones. He uses the Cyber-Link to merge with a sabertooth tiger becoming the monstrous Badkat. Jason merges with Kong and drives De La Porta away after an epic battle. |
September 9, 2000 |
| 2 |
The Return (2) On Kong Island, the evil Professor Ramone De La Porta forces Dr. Jenkins to take him to the location of the powerful, mystic Primal Stones. Jason, Tann, and Lua frantically search the exotic Island for the kidnapped scientist. They find Dr. Jenkins and De La Porta in the ruins of an ancient temple. De la Porta merges with a giant prehistoric bear, becoming Slothbear, and attacks them. Jason merges with Kong and defeats him |
September 9, 2000 |
| 3 |
Primal Power De La Porta takes the Primal Stones from an ancient temple on Kong Island, which upsets the Island's mystic and environmental balance. Earthquakes, storms, and volcanoes shake the Island. They find the Professor, but De La Porta merges with a giant prehistoric cave snake. Kong goes head to the head with the newly created monster, but is buried in a cave-in. Drawing on his memories, he finds the strength to slowly free himself. De La Porta attempts to leave the Island in a seaplane, but Jason, Tann, and Lua battle him until Kong arrives to help. De La Porta eventually escapes with 6 of the 12 Primal Stones. Jason vows to hunt him down and retrieve the Stones. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Curse of the Dragon Jason is really excited when he receives an invitation to a karate exhibition in the city of Xi An in China! Unfortunately Tann was not invited and now plans to give up karate. Jason and Lua fly to China where they are kidnapped by Ramone De La Porta and taken to an area near the Great Wall. Buried in the nearby tomb of the first Emperor of China is a parchment that will reveal the secret of the Primal Stone of Life and Death. De La Porta threatens Lua, forcing Jason to enter the deadly tomb maze to recover the parchment. Tann merges with Kong and flies to his buddy's rescue. Together Tann and Kong rescue Jason and retrieve the parchment from the boobytrap filled maze. Kong battles with a Cyber-link created Chinese Dragon while Jason and Tann defeat the Professor and rescue Lua. Jason wins the karate tournament and Tann is proud of his bud. |
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| 2 |
Blue Star A meteorite glowing with blue energy approaches Earth. Dr. Jenkins deduces that it will collide with the Earth attracted by the power of the Primal Stones. Guided by Lua's visions, Jason, Tann, Lua and Kong journey to the lost city of Ultima Thule in the icy wastes of Greenland. En route they rescue a pod of humpback whales from a gang of poachers under the command of Andre the Terrorist. Our heroes find the lost city hidden beneath the ice pack. In its center is a giant Blue Crystal. Andre attacks in the form of a Cyber-link created Cyber-bear. After a hair-raising battle, Kong defeats the monster. Lua uses the Blue Crystal and the powers of the whales to activate the Primal Stones sending a powerful beam of energy up to deflect the meteorite and saving the Earth as we know it. |
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| 3 |
Renewal Dr. Jenkins, Jason and Tann host a surprise 15th birthday party for Kong complete with a giant birthday cake! That night Lua leads Kong out into the jungle where she uses a Primal Stone to open a Portal into another dimension and take Kong and herself into a parallel world version of Kong Island. Jason and Tann follow. Kong is forced by the other world's Shaman/Judge to undergo a series of tests to see if he is worthy to be the Protector of Kong Island. Kong encounters Ominous and an evil version of himself that attempt to enrage him and divert him from his quest. When his friends are threatened by a titanic tidal wave, Kong abandons his test to rescue them. The Shaman announces that Kong is worthy and returns them all to their own Kong Island. |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 9, 2000 |
| Last aired | August 18, 2001 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |