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Buttercup/filmography
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The following is a complete list of all ofButtercup's appearances inKirby: Right Back at Ya!, along with other information regarding her role in each episode:
| Buttercup's appearances inKirby: Right Back at Ya! | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Image | Role | Role details | Selected quote | Notes |
| Kirby Comes to Cappy Town |  | Tertiary character | Buttercup's first appearance in the anime is very incidental. She appears only in the scene where the Cappies are gathered atMayor Len's house to celebrateKirby before he eats all the food. | (no dialogue) | |
| A Blockbuster Battle |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup appears very briefly at the party celebrating the completion of Kirby's tree house. | (no dialogue) | |
| Kirby's Duel Role |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup makes a brief appearance inCappy Town's plaza listening toTokkori talking about Kirby's duel withMeta Knight. | "Where is Kirby now?" | Buttercup's line is cut in the 4Kids version, so this line was translated from the Japanese version. |
| A Dark & Stormy Knight |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is only seen for a brief second in Cappy Town, observing the arrival ofKracko. | (no dialogue) | Buttercup is just barely visible off the right of the frame she appears in. In the Japanese version, she is in full view for just a moment. |
| Beware: Whispy Woods! |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is present with the other Cappies to watch in despair asKing Dedede chops downWhispy Woods Forest to build his country club. | (no dialogue) | |
| Un-Reality TV |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is part of the mob that goes after Kirby after they are all possessed byChannel DDD's propaganda and hypnosis wheel. | (hypnotized)"Kirby must go away..." | This is Buttercup's first line of dialogue in the 4Kids dub, though she is chanting it in tandem with the other villagers. |
| Hail to the Chief |  | Secondary character | In this episode, Buttercup has a somewhat larger supporting role, backing up her husbandChief Bookem when he tells her about King Dedede's plans to have him fired. Later on, Buttercup is present with the others atBooma-Dooma Volcano to back up Chief Bookem after he and Kirby saveTuff from the volcano. | "You may not be a Rough Ranger, but you're rough enough for me, you old coot!" | This episode marks Buttercup's first proper dialogue in the 4Kids dub. |
| The Pillow Case |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among those who receive a dream pillow from King Dedede. After using it, she and the others are subject to nightmares and then possessed to try and get rid of Kirby. When she and the others head toKirby's House, they are broken out of their stupor before they can do anything when Meta Knight and his soldiers show the crowd theNoddys inside the pillows. | (hypnotized)"Must destroy Kirby!" | |
| The Thing About the Ring |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen at the end of the episode, attendingSir Ebrum andLady Like's anniversary dinner atKawasaki's. | (no dialogue) | |
| Here Comes the Son |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen wandering through Cappy Town whileKnuckle Joe is interrogating people about Kirby's whereabouts. | (no dialogue) | |
| Dedede's Snow Job |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be briefly seen observing the sudden change of weather in Dream Land. | (no dialogue) | |
| The Empty Nest Mess |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup appears briefly in Cappy Town talking withMabel when the two of them observeDyna Chick gargling in a nearby fountain. | "Dyna Chick gargling?" | |
| Escargoon Rules |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen at the party at Castle Dedede after Kirby defeats theDrifters. | (no dialogue) | |
| Labor Daze |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among the Cappies who gets recruited into the labor force for King Dedede's factory, and ends up becoming hypnotized by the work. She later escapes the factory along with the others when theIce Dragon Robot attacks. | "A no-nonsense garment! Oh!" | |
| A Spice Odyssey |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen attendingMonsieur Goan's restaurant with the other Cappies. | "They saythat chef is from some fancy foreign country!" | |
| Hatch Me If You Can |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be briefly seen at Kawasaki's with Chief Bookem. They are about to eat a meal when the babyGalbo comes barging in and eats everything on the table. | "I'm so hungry I'm too weak to eat!" | |
| Abusement Park |  | Secondary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among those who attends the amusement park set up in Castle Dedede. When the karaoke contest is underway, Buttercup is one of the Cappies that pushes their way onto the stage and tries to sing. Her song is about her husband, Chief Bookem. | "Give me that!"*singing*"Staaand by your Chief; even when, he gives you grief!"*gets interrupted* | |
| A Dental Dilemma |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup appears near the beginning, attending to her husband while he gets his teeth painfully drilled byDoctor Yabui. | "Bookem, if that cavity isn't fixed now, it'll only get worse!" | |
| Junk Jam |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among the Cappies who fight with each other and King Dedede over the responsibility for the giant trash pile that appeared that day. | "But why do we have to keep this garbage in our yard?" | |
| A Recipe for Disaster |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can briefly be seen at the Bookem household, having dinner with her husband. | "But dining out on occasion is nice too." | Buttercup had her line cut in the 4Kids version, so this was translated from the Japanese version. |
| The Kirby Derby - Part II |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can briefly be seen in the audience for King Dedede's Grand Prix race. | "What's wrong?" | |
| Watermelon Felon |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen at her house in a number of scenes. The most notable is of her reacting to the newspaper that Tiff produced to counter King Dedede's propaganda. | "Kawasaki accidentally doubled his batch and offered the extras to Kirby! Oh dear!" | |
| A Novel Approach |  | Tertiary character | Buttercup is present in a handful of scenes in this episode. She is later among those who attend King Dedede's magic school after being lured their when all of their copies ofPappy Pottey were stolen. | "We haven't even turned on the T.V. since we started reading it!" | |
| Prediction Predicament - Part I |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be briefly seen in town, complaining to King Dedede along with the others about the playground he promised to build them. | "With swings and jungle gyms." | |
| Prediction Predicament - Part II |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is present in a handful of scenes where the Cappies are gathered. In particular, she is among those who shelter at Castle Dedede whenthe asteroid is about to strike Dream Land. | "Good boy! Doesn't that feel better?" | |
| Sheepwrecked |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen with the other rounded-up Cappies in the castle, being forced to baa meekly beforeAmon and his sheep. | "Baa! Baa!" | |
| Scare Tactics - Part I |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is present with the other Cappies at the spook-out outside of the woods. | "I remember when I was a little girl they used to say there really were ghosts living out here!" | |
| Cartoon Buffoon |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among those helping King Dedede produce his cartoon forNight Mare Enterprises. She is mainly seen helping with illustration, and has a brief discussion with the others about Kirby's color. | "Well let's see...he looks pretty pink to me!" | |
| Don't Bank on It |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is briefly seen in bed with her husband, being disturbed by the messages delivered through theirDedede Doll by King Dedede. | (no dialogue) | |
| Kirby Takes the Cake |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among those who are helping prepare Kirby's anniversary party. She is later seen at the party proper. | "Perhaps we should postpone..." | |
| Snack Attack - Part I |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen in town talking with the other Cappy women about their husbands' obsession with the choco-capsules. | "Yes! The Chief has started a collection of those mini-figures, too!" | |
| Snack Attack - Part II |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen complaining to her husband about the figures he bought after they came to life and attacked them. | "I begged you not to buy all these figures and look what happened!" | |
| Sweet and Sour Puss |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen briefly watching the Channel DDD broadcast showing King Dedede's change of personality. | (no dialogue) | |
| A Half-Baked Battle |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is present at the pie battles that take place in Cappy Town. In particular, she demonstrates how effective her parasol is at blocking oncoming pies. Later on, after Kirby defeatsBelly Buster, Meta Knight borrows Buttercup's parasol so he can toss it to Kirby for a safe landing. | "This parasol's handy!" | |
| eNeMeE Elementary |  | Secondary character | In this episode, Buttercup is given the role of math teacher for King Dedede's newelementary school. The students are initially relieved at having someone as kindly as her teaching, but she takes an unexpected cruel turn when she dons theteacher's cap and starts to bully the class. As soon as she takes the hat off, however, she returns to her usual self. Later on, after the school is destroyed by Kirby and the monster defeated, Buttercup offers the epilogue by telling the aftermath of the story to her students in their impromptu outdoor class. | "And so the King was angry and he screamed and cried! But as you know, goodness prevailed, and that is the happy end of our story!" | |
| The Meal Moocher |  | Secondary character | In this episode, upon learning of King Dedede's "Millions for a Meal" challenge, Buttercup goes above and beyond to impress him by setting up an elaborate Japanese-style seafood meal in their garden outside the Bookem household. WhenEscargoon sees the effort put in, he becomes certain that Buttercup will win and prompt Dedede to award her the prize money at the expense of Escargoon's own salary. To prevent this, Escargoon sabotages Buttercup's crab by dousing it with copious amounts of red pepper. When King Dedede burns his tongue on the meal, Buttercup immediately concludes that her crab was sabotaged, and has Channel DDD run a replay of the footage, catching Escargoon in the act. Regardless, Escargoon is successful at preventing the award from being doled out, as King Dedede is subsequently distracted bymore pressing matters. | "My crab has been sabotaged! I demand to see an instant replay just before the main course!" | |
| Fitness Fiend |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among those who gossip about King Dedede's relative absence. Later on, she sees with the others what became of him when his bloated morbidly obese form is carted through Cappy Town to Doctor Yabui's office. | "Maybe he's sick." | |
| Mabel Turns the Tables |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among those who follow Mabel to the sea when she declares that Dream Land is about to be destroyed. | "I can't believe it's happening!" | |
| The Kirby Quiz |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup briefly appears near the start, watching the announcement of The Kirby Quiz show from Kawasaki's. | (no dialogue) | |
| The Chill Factor |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is just barely visible in a crowd of people during one scene near the end, when thePengis are leaving Dream Land. | (no dialogue) | |
| Trick or Trek |  | Secondary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among those who go with Tiff and company on the eco-tour through Whispy Woods Forest. In one particular scene, Buttercup sees a pile of fallen leaves and thinks to clean them up, but Tiff gets on her case about it, telling her that the leaves should stay to fertilize the soil. Buttercup is later among those who get stranded in the woods with the others, and watch as the forest catches fire around them before Kirby saves them all using theTornado ability. | "These fallen leaves are so messy. I'll clean them up and take them away!" | |
| Buccaneer Birdy |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among those who discuss Tokkori's history. She is not in the crowd that ultimately goes hunting for the treasure, however. | "He certainly never showed any signs of being noble." | |
| A Whale of a Tale |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is present in the group that boards King Dedede's ship, and is among those who get eaten by thewhale and ultimately let go. | "Oh yes! I'd love to see it up close!" | |
| Waddle While You Work |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among those who get interested in buying Waddle Dees from King Dedede. | "So helpful! We should get a Waddle Dee!" | |
| Dedede's Raw Deal |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is present at Kawasaki's revolving sushi bar when it opens. | "Could you grab the egg sushi for me?" | Buttercup has lines only in the Japanese version, so this line is translated from that version. |
| Caterpillar Thriller |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen in a crowd of people with a mask over her face, suffering from hay fever. She is present to watchMosugaba emerge from its cocoon. | (no dialogue) | |
| Fossil Fools - Part I |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among those who joins King Dedede's boating tour guide inBabagahara. | "Did you remember the camera?" | |
| Fossil Fools - Part II |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is attacked by theChimera Dinosaurs along with the others in the boating tour group. Despite presumably having her DNA stolen by the syringe mosquitoes, a dinosaur version of her is never seen, despite one of Chief Bookem being made. | "That dinosaur has your face!" | |
| Dedede's Monsterpiece |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among those who are making art pieces in Cappy Town when King Dedede shuts it down, believing it to be a seditious plot. Buttercup is among those who berate King Dedede for his lack of appreciation for the arts. Later on, she is present in the group that goes to theRoyal Acadddemy of Arts to view the alien art that King Dedede had borrowed from Night Mare Enterprises. | "Where else can one go to look at art in Cappy Town?" | |
| Power Ploy |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen near the end, commenting on the effects of Power-Down E on the others, not knowing the drinks were swapped. | "That Pump-Up D drink was supposed to give them energy!" | |
| A Trashy Tale |  | Primary character | Buttercup has a leading role in this episode. She first appears atMelman's post office to deliver a message, and everyone comments on how nice she is. Later on,Tuff and the other kids enter her house uninvited when they accidentally kick Kirby through the window. When they find him, they realize the depth of junk piled up inside the house, and are shocked to realize how "untidy" Buttercup really is. When she comes home, they try to hide from her, but as she starts preparing dinner, it draws Kirby out and they have to reveal themselves. Talking to Buttercup, they realize that the reason the house is in such a horrific state is because Chief Bookem insists on keeping all the items from the lost and found in the house, much to Buttercup's objections, and that she tried her best to keep things tidy while she could. Once they understand this, the kids agree to try and protect her image, but are ultimately unable to when King Dedede comes barging in looking for a lost item and discovers the mess. Right away, King Dedede airs a special show on Channel DDD publicly exposing the state of the Bookem household and shaming both Chief Bookem and Buttercup, though unfairly placing the bulk of the blame on Buttercup herself for not keeping the house tidy. The humiliation is compounded when the rest of the Dream Landers come to gawk at the house, but this is soon interrupted whenTrash Basher attacks the kingdom. After Kirby defeats the garbage can beast using theCleaning ability, he finishes up by cleaning the Bookem household, earning Buttercup's eternal gratitude. | "I've tried as hard as I could to keep this house clean, but it's no use!" | This marks Buttercup's only leading role in an episode. |
| Cooking Up Trouble |  | Secondary character | In this episode, Buttercup is present for a handful of scenes, mainly commenting on the male Cappies' newfound obsession with cooking in order to try and impress their wives. When Chief Bookem brings home a large unwieldy cooking device, she balks at it, since it would not fit well in the kitchen. She is later present with the others at the cooking competition to watch the remainder of the story play out. | "Chief Bookem has trouble using salt and pepper shakers." | |
| Teacher's Threat |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup doesn't show up until the very end, to seeMr. Chip off with the others. | (no dialogue) | |
| A Sunsational Puzzle |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen in a handful of scenes, and is among those commenting on the increasing danger posed by ultraviolet radiation. She is among those who eventually become nocturnal to avoid being out in the Sun. | "I had no idea that exposure to the Sun could be so damaging!" | |
| Waste Management |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can briefly be seen reacting to the crows rummaging through Cappy Town for garbage. | "They're disturbing creatures!" | |
| Tooned Out |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be briefly seen pressuring her husband to help catchthe creeps stalking Tiff. | "Bookem, you've got to do something to stop this spying spree!" | |
| Born to Be Mild - Part I |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be briefly seen near the start being harassed byFang and his bikers. When Chief Bookem tries to help and gets roughed up in turn, she reacts in horror to the way Chief Bookem gets humiliated. | (no dialogue) | |
| Born to Be Mild - Part II |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen in the audience for the race against Fang. She reacts to seeing the way Chief Bookem gets roughed up out there by fainting. | "My poor Bookie-wookie!" | |
| Hunger Struck |  | Secondary character | In this episode, Buttercup is among those who tries to propose a new meal plan for the Waddle Dees at Castle Dedede. She pairs up withHana andHoney's mom to try and bid for the job, but they ultimately lose out toChef Kawasaki and his "thin-wiches". She and the others are quite irate over this turn of events, and leave Kawasaki and King Dedede to their fates. | "I hope you go bankrupt making those thin-wiches!" | |
| D'Preciation Day |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen in a handful of scenes where many Cappies are gathered. In particular, she is one of the people who attends Kirby's "funeral", and provides Kirby with her parasol to give him theability he needed to defeat the monsterChuckie. | "We were thinking of getting you a sweater!" | |
| Cowardly Creature |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup appears very briefly in a zoomed-out shot with many other Cappies, standing in the plaza as Kirby and friends arrive in the aftermath ofPhan Phan's rampage. | (no dialogue) | |
| Frog Wild |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be briefly seen in town while Kirby is running amok, possessed by theDemon Frog. She reports that her friend was attacked by Kirby, who painted her face red. | "He gave my friend a makeover!" | |
| Air-Ride-in-Style - Part I |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be spotted in a zoomed-out shot of gathered Cappies watching theDestroya approach Dream Land. | (no dialogue) | |
| Cappy Town Down |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup is present with the other Cappies who come to see Meta Knight after Cappy Town is destroyed, once Tiff and Tuff talk them down from blaming Kirby for the calamity. She does not join theHalberd crew. | "Maybe it's time for you to move on." | |
| Fright to the Finish |  | Tertiary character | In this episode, Buttercup can be seen at the very end, watching the Sun rise over Dream Land afterNight Mare Enterprises is destroyed and everyone comes home safely. | (no dialogue) | |
