Chief Bookem

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

“

I can speak for myself, thank you!

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— Chief Bookem in Kirby Comes to Cappy Town

Chief Bookem is a recurring supporting character in the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. He is a Cappy and the chief of police for Cappy Town. His wife is Buttercup, and Tuff 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.

Characteristics

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 grey 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 with Mayor 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 which Tiff insists never existed. Despite this, Tuff and Bookem come to an understanding by the end of the episode, while Bookem is rescuing him from the Booma-Dooma Volcano.

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

Filmography

The following is a complete list of all of Chief Bookem's appearances in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, along with other information regarding his role in each episode:

Chief Bookem's appearances in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Episode	Image	Role	Selected quote	Notes
Kirby Comes to Cappy Town		Secondary character	"I'd like to lock both of 'em up!" (describing King Dedede and the power which sent Octacon)
A Blockbuster Battle		Secondary character	"Yeah, it's out of town!" (in response to Mayor Len's remark about Kirby's tree house)
Kirby's Duel Role		Tertiary character	"A challenge?"
Dark and Stormy Knight		Tertiary character	"I just heard from the D.A. He's handing down new charges!" (right before getting "charged")
Beware: Whispy Woods!		Tertiary character	"This'd make a real pretty spot for a new prison!"
Un-Reality TV		Secondary character	"Looks like somebody's been feeding Kirby steroids!"
Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure		Tertiary character	"A tornado?"
Curio's Curious Discovery		Secondary character	"Ah! A thingamajig!"
The Fofa Factor		Tertiary character	"King Dedede! Body snatching's illegal!"
Hail to the Chief		Primary character	"The Rough Rangers Squad is the toughest fighting force on the planet! My buddies and me got stuck in some real jams on the battlefield, but we never gave up! It's like us Rangers always say, Tuff: "Always try!""
Cappy New Year		Primary character	"I call this "Prisoner on Parade"! It's a light-hearted way of saying crime doesn't pay!"
The Pillow Case		Tertiary character	"I'm glad those little bed bugs are gone!"
The Thing About the Ring		Secondary character	"And then you lost the ring when Kirby crashed into ya! Is that your story?"
Here Comes the Son		Secondary character	"Hmm...so you allege that the citizens of Cappy Town are conspiring against you. Hmm...and why exactly do you want to meet with Kirby?"
Dedede's Snow Job		Tertiary character	"Whoa...this is some heat wave, huh, Curio?"
A Princess in Dis-Dress		Tertiary character	"We're gonna have Cappy gridlock if royalty shows up!"
The Empty Nest Mess		Tertiary character	"Hmmm... Wonder what's up. Dyna Blade seems restless!"
Ninja Binge		Secondary character	"Hey! No eating the evidence!"
Escargoon Rules		Tertiary character	"Thanks to your son, crime is pretty low here...course our taxes are pretty steep!"
Labor Daze		Secondary character	"This can't be good for my gut!"
A Spice Odyssey		Secondary character	"You're right, but that's before I tasted the food at Monsieur Goan's. Holy jalapeño! His food has flavTemplate:Or; not like the junk you.--d'oh!" *stammers* "What I mean is...your food's more like home cooking! Course the food I get at home tastes worse than the stuff they serve in the army!" *forced laughter*
Hatch Me If You Can		Secondary character	"Hmm. No missing egg reports coming yet. Nobody broke into any nests, lately. I guess Kirby can go back to sittin' on the egg."
Abusement Park		Secondary character	"Get off the stage and let a real singer sing!" *singing* "Lock up my love; your heart's a jail! I'm in for life; I can't make bail! I'm all alone; here in my cell! I'm without you; I feel like-" *gets interrupted*	Chief Bookem was likely going to end his last verse with the word "hell".
A Dental Dilemma		Tertiary character	*panicked screaming*
Junk Jam		Secondary character	"I say we cover up these trash piles with dirt and just pretend we live in the mountains!"
A Recipe for Disaster		Tertiary character	"No no, I'd rather go to jail than eat at Restaurant Kawasaki."	Chief Bookem had his lines cut in the 4Kids version, so this was translated from the Japanese version.
The Kirby Derby - Part I		Tertiary character	"Guess I won't be giving out any speeding tickets that day."
The Kirby Derby - Part II		Tertiary character	"I can't help it! I wanna give 'em all speeding tickets! Aww..."
Watermelon Felon		Secondary character	"All the ads are for Dedede products!"
A Novel Approach		Tertiary character	"Give it back or I'll throw the book at ya!"
Escar-Gone		Secondary character	"Hmm... Well I guess I can just mark the name down as "John Snail"!"
Prediction Predicament - Part I		Tertiary character	"Don't you remember we wanted to build a nice park for the kids to play in?"
Prediction Predicament - Part II		Tertiary character	"I have to admit...I shoplifted from you once! I was desperate for a donut, but I must have left my wallet at the station! Please forgive me!"
Sheepwrecked		Secondary character	"I better go catch some two-legged crooks!"
Scare Tactics - Part I		Secondary character	"From the scream she let out, I'd have to say you're right, Mayor!"
Pink-Collar Blues		Secondary character	"We don't know where they came from or even how they got here!"
Tourist Trap		Tertiary character	"Since when did he becomes a star?"	Appears only in the Japanese version, so his dialogue is translated from that version.
Cartoon Buffoon		Secondary character	"That's you, Your Majesty! How do ya like it?!"
Don't Bank on It		Tertiary character	"Whaddya' know, it does bring good fortune!"
Kirby Takes the Cake		Tertiary character	"Those two are having a blast."
Snack Attack - Part I		Secondary character	"I'm sorry, Your Highness, but I gotta do my duty! Next time you wanna steal, just raise our taxes!"
Snack Attack - Part II		Tertiary character	"These things are a lot livelier than when I got 'em!"
One Crazy Knight		Tertiary character	"This guy sounds like a crack-pot!"
Sweet and Sour Puss		Tertiary character	"Hey, maybe there's hope for me!"
Dedede's Pet Threat		Tertiary character	"Hmm...what'cha got there, Your Majesty?"
A Half-Baked Battle		Tertiary character	"I'm the law around here, not your pie posse!"
eNeMeE Elementary		Secondary character	"You delinquents don't know what real music is! You got me so riled up I oughta...I oughta... Er, um." *sighs* "That's all the time we have for today. See you tomorrow!"
The Meal Moocher		Tertiary character	"Hi, Kirby! You wanna join us for a bite?"
Fitness Fiend		Tertiary character	*laughs* "Dedede looks like a parade float!"
Mabel Turns the Tables		Secondary character	"Well I got nuttin' to worry about! What kind of mistake can I make?"
Something to Sneeze At		Tertiary character	"The King's acting like he just won the lottery!" *sneezes*
The Kirby Quiz		Tertiary character	(no dialogue)
The Chill Factor		Tertiary character	"Sure did get nippy all of a sudden."
The School Scam		Tertiary character	*sighs*
Delivery Dilemma		Secondary character	"If he didn't deliver my food so fast, I'd give him a ticket."
Trick or Trek		Secondary character	"It was just like collarin' a crook!"
Buccaneer Birdy		Tertiary character	"It's everyone's duty to return stolen treasure to the cops!"
A Whale of a Tale		Tertiary character	"Holy cow! Look at the size of that thing!"
Waddle While You Work		Tertiary character	"I've stationed Waddle Dees at every street corner in town, and I haven't seen one bit of criminal activity since!"
Dedede's Raw Deal		Tertiary character	"I must've eaten fifty pounds of fish!"
Caterpillar Thriller		Tertiary character	"Cappy Town's turning into one big sick ward!" *sneezes*
Fossil Fools - Part I		Tertiary character	"Let's keep the shovin' to a minimum--augh!"
Fossil Fools - Part II		Tertiary character	"I oughta' book you for assault with a deadly thrill ride!"
Dedede's Monsterpiece		Tertiary character	"No, Majesty! It's not ready, yet!"
Goin' Bonkers		Tertiary character	"Or he could be a ruthless criminal who's disguised in a gorilla suit!"
Power Ploy		Tertiary character	"I can't figure you out! If you were as go-gettin' about work as you were about crime, you'd be rich!"
A Trashy Tale		Primary character	"Sure, sure! It's easy for you to say, but I'll tell ya it's not all my fault! What about all them folks in town who can't hold on to things?!"
Cooking Up Trouble		Secondary character	"Says here this one washes dishes!"
Teacher's Threat		Tertiary character	(no dialogue)
Mumbies Madness		Tertiary character	"Why does it have to be so noisy?"
A Sunsational Puzzle		Tertiary character	"Well that's one thing you won't have to worry about!"
A Chow Challenge		Secondary character	"It's cruel and unusual punishment for taste buds..."
Waste Management		Tertiary character	"I'm a cop, not a scarecrow!"
Tooned Out		Secondary character	"The King's first cartoon was terrible! It was just about the worst thing I've ever seen in my life!"
Born to Be Mild - Part I		Secondary character	"Just who do you bikers think you are?!"
Born to Be Mild - Part II		Tertiary character	(no dialogue)
D'Preciation Day		Tertiary character	"His food disses all our stomachs!"
Cowardly Creature		Tertiary character	"Phan Phan's not like all the other monsters!"
Frog Wild		Secondary character	"Attention all Cappies! Stay inside your homes! Keep your doors locked, and your windows shut! Kirby's on the loose!"
Air-Ride-in-Style - Part I		Tertiary character	(no dialogue)
Cappy Town Down		Tertiary character	"I'd like to help, but I'm a law-man, not an air-man!"
Combat Kirby		Secondary character	"I'm lockin' you up as non-combatant detainees!"
Fright to the Finish		Tertiary character	"Kirby beat eNeMeE and now we're gonna destroy this place!"
Kirby 3D		Tertiary character	(no dialogue)

Gallery

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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 by Knuckle 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

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ボルン署長	Chief Borun