About this season
Donkey Kong has escaped from the circus. He is on the lam, and Mario and Pauline are chasing the ape. As with the original game, Donkey Kong will often grab Pauline and Mario has to save her. Plots typically centered on them encountering crime with the villains conning the slow-witted Donkey Kong into doing their work and Mario and Pauline exposing the truth. After Mario and Pauline reveal the truth to Donkey Kong, the three of them team up to stop the antagonists' plans followed by Donkey Kong evading Mario and Pauline again. Part of CBS "Saturday Supercade".
Episodes (20)
1. Mississippi Madness
Aired 17 September 1983
Aboard a cruiser, Mario is describing to Pauline his latest Donkey Kong trap: using a duck to make a hunting dog drop a bucket of water to make a squirrel turn an exercise wheel, unraveling a rope to drop a cage on Donkey Kong. A trio of thieves named Belle, Billy Bob, and Colonel Culpepper interrupt Mario's rant, causing him to leave with Pauline. The trio reaffirms their plans to steal the Emerald of the East, which is being showcased at a local museum.
2. Gorilla Gangster
Aired 24 September 1983
3. Banana Bikers
Aired 1 October 1983
4. The Incredible Shrinking Ape
Aired 8 October 1983
5. Movie Mania
Aired 15 October 1983
6. Gorilla My Dreams
Aired 22 October 1983
7. Little Orphan Apey
Aired 29 October 1983
8. Circus Daze
Aired 5 November 1983
9. The Great Ape Escape
Aired 12 November 1983
10. Apey and the Snowbeast
Aired 19 November 1983
11. How Much is That Gorilla in the Window?
Aired 26 November 1983
12. Private Donkey Kong
Aired 3 December 1983
13. Get Along Little Apey
Aired 10 December 1983
14. Sir Donkey Kong
Aired 8 September 1984
15. The Pale Whale
Aired 15 September 1984
16. El Donkey Kong
Aired 22 September 1984
17. New Wave Ape
Aired 29 September 1984
18. Greenhouse Gorilla
Aired 6 October 1984
19. Hairy Parent
Aired 13 October 1984
20. Gorilla on the Trail
Aired 20 October 1984