Chief Bookem Artwork ofChief Bookem fromKirby: Right Back at Ya!. Details First episode Kirby Comes to Cappy Town Last episode Kirby 3D Main role Supporting character Relative(s) Buttercup (wife) Voice actor(s) Jerry Lobozzo (English, episodes 1-75) Andrew Rannells (English, episodes 76-100) Atsushi Kisaichi (Japanese)

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Chief Bookem is a recurring supporting character in the anime seriesKirby: Right Back at Ya!. He is aCappy and the chief of police forCappy Town. His wife isButtercup, andTuff looks up to him as a role model. Chief Bookem appears in most episodes of the series, though he does not play a leading role in one until Episode 10:Hail to the Chief. His name is likely a reference to the phrase "Book 'em, Danno!" fromHawaii Five-O.

Characteristics[edit]

Chief Bookem is a hefty and elderly Cappy who wears a police hat and coat with a satchel (and sometimes a pistol) at his side. He sports a large gray mustache which covers his mouth. Chief Bookem speaks and behaves like a stereotypical cop, with most of his lines revolving around his occupation as the chief of police. He sometimes gets into spats withMayor Len Blustergas, but the two are not actually enemies.

Chief Bookem is a dutiful officer, but his age sometimes gets in the way, leaving him to often be exhausted. In Hail to the Chief, it is revealed that he had lied to Tuff about once being part of the Rough Rangers; a military commando squad whichTiff insists never existed. Despite this, Tuff and Bookem come to an understanding by the end of the episode, while Bookem is rescuing him from theBooma-Dooma Volcano.

Chief Bookem is known to be a hobbyist singer, though his lack of talent shows whenever he tries, as evidenced inAbusement Park. This particular aspect of Chief Bookem is explored slightly further in the episodeeNeMeE Elementary, where he is appointed to be the music teacher.

Filmography[edit]

Main article:Chief Bookem/filmography

Chief Bookem appears in a majority of episodes inKirby: Right Back at Ya!, though his role is usually incidental. For a full list of Chief Bookem's episode appearances along with details of his role in each one, seehis filmography page.

Gallery[edit]

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  Chief Bookem receiving a police call
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  Chief Bookem investigating a crime scene
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  Chief Bookem risking his tail to save Tuff
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  Chief Bookem as a Rough Ranger
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  Chief Bookem after being punched byKnuckle Joe
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  Chief Bookem discovering the jail cell empty after Doron has escaped
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  Chief Bookem catching a big fish with his bare hands in the woods
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  Chief Bookem is thrown out of his car during a race
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  Promotional poster showing various characters
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  Promotional poster in Japan, featuring the main cast in Dream Land
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  Animator sheet comparing heights of principal characters (Kirby alongside theCappy Town villagers)

Names in other languages[edit]

• Kirby: Right Back at Ya! characters
• Anime Cappies

• Articles which list Japanese names
• Articles which list Portuguese names