Cranky was a regular on the "Donkey Kong Country" animated series. He was still as senile as in the games, but without his fourth wall-breaking comments. His cabin was where the Crystal Coconut, the mystical bauble that made DK the future ruler of Kongo Bongo Island (as DK Island was called on the show), was kept. Often, Cranky mixed potions, somewhat prefiguring his "Donkey Kong 64" role. He was voiced by Aron Tager, and by Ryūsei Nakao in the Japanese dub of the TV series.