Channel DDD is the television broadcasting service provided free of charge to the citizens ofCappy Town byKing Dedede in the anime seriesKirby: Right Back at Ya!. Channel DDD was first established in the episodeUn-Reality TV, where Dedede attempts to use the station as propaganda and hypnosis to turn Cappy Town againstKirby. In subsequent episodes, the channel would be used more sparsely in various plot points.

Description[edit]

Channel DDD and all of its shows are produced and broadcast from the basement levels ofCastle Dedede. A full studio with sets, props, and broadcasting equipment is present, manned byWaddle Dees and orchestrated byEscargoon. A surveillance station is also present, which allows King Dedede to monitor every household which has one of his T.V. sets through hidden live cameras.

Often, King Dedede and Escargoon use Channel DDD as an excuse to barge into the homes of their subjects uninvited and invade their privacy. This is particularly notable in episodes such asWatermelon Felon (where King Dedede encroaches on Kirby to frame him as a criminal menace),The Meal Moocher (where King Dedede barges into peoples' houses to compel them to serve him fancy food), andA Trashy Tale (where King Dedede publicly and hypocritically shames the Bookem household for the clutter that has collected in their home).

Programming[edit]

All of the shows, movies, and advertisements are produced by King Dedede, Escargoon, and the Waddle Dees. As such, nearly every show revolves around Dedede and Escargoon in various roles, and most of the television is Dedede-themed. Despite King Dedede's reputation as an incompetent oaf, most of his shows have quite good production value, though there are some exceptions, such as the premiere show "Kirby and the King", which just has Dedede talking to a hand puppet of Kirby.

List of shows[edit]

The following is a list of notable shows that have been hosted on Channel DDD throughout the series:

• Kirby and the King (Un-Reality TV,The Pillow Case)
• DDD News (Un-Reality TV, recurring throughout the series)
• Chef Shiitake: All About Cooking (A Recipe for Disaster)
• Dedede Undercover (Watermelon Felon)
• The King's comedy sketch (A Novel Approach, repeated in some later episodes)
• Dedede: Comin' at Ya! (Cartoon Buffoon)
• Dedede's One Minute Cooking (A Half-Baked Battle)
• Pie Justice (A Half-Baked Battle)
• Millions for a Meal (The Meal Moocher)
• The Kirby Quiz Challenge (The Kirby Quiz)
• What's my Fortune? (Mabel Turns the Tables)
• Cappy Town Undercover (A Trashy Tale)

Trivia[edit]

• Many of the shows on Channel DDD are references to real-world movies and television shows.
• TheWaddle Dee Report Crew from theKirby JP Twitter works for "Channel PPP", which may have taken its naming convention from Channel DDD.

Gallery[edit]

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  The main stage
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  Escargoon and the Waddle Dees take position to start filming
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  Segue to a commercial break
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  Advertisement for DDD Diaper
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  Staged scene of theGreat Sea Slug Monster attacking Cappy Town
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  A Waddle Dee using the hypnosis tool
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  The Great Sea Slug Monster on the set
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  A Waddle Dee controls the miniatureArmored Vehicle
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  Kirby wanders onto the set during filming.
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  King Dedede and Escargoon attempt to protect their reputation.
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  Japanese-only scene of Escargoon presenting the weather forecast
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  Japanese-only scene of the advertisement for "DDD Cookroach Killer"
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  Commercial for "DDD Special Tooth Paste" fromA Dental Dilemma
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  Chef Shiitake goadingChef Kawasaki via Channel DDD
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  King Dedede and Escargoon doctoring footage of Kirby
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  Escargoon interviewing "anonymous" witnesses inWatermelon Felon
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  A shot from King Dedede's "comedy sketch", first shown inA Novel Approach
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  Broadcast of the shoddily-produced cartoon made after the failure of "Dedede: Comin' at Ya!" inCartoon Buffoon
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  King Dedede advertisingDedede Dolls
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  King Dedede barging intoTiff and her family's quarters during a show
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  Mabel appearing on Channel DDD for a new fortune-telling show inMabel Turns the Tables
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  King Dedede and Escargoon using Channel DDD to steal Tiff's idea for an eco-tour inTrick or Trek
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  Waddle Dees advertised on Channel DDD inWaddle While You Work
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  King Dedede attempting to prove the existence of the Loch Ness monster on Channel DDD
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  SlicerDicer being advertised on Channel DDD

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