Editing A Half-Baked Battle

{{Infobox-Anime
|image=[[File:E57 Scene 24.png|300px]]
|caption=[[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]] is set upon by the furious [[Belly Buster]].
|release={{Released|Japan|November 16, 2002|NA|November 29, 2003}}
|episode=57
|4kids=57
|ability=[[Bomb]]
|monster=[[Belly Buster]]
|character=[[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]], [[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]], [[Escargoon]]
|previousepisode=[[Dedede's Pet Threat]]
|nextepisode=[[eNeMeE Elementary]]
}}
'''A Half-Baked Battle''' is the 57th episode of the ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'' series. In this episode, [[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]] accidentally gets a massive coconut cream pie blasted into his face on [[Channel DDD]], resulting in everyone in [[Dream Land (anime)|Dream Land]] laughing at him. To get revenge, Dedede tries to attack everyone in [[Cappy Town]] with pies, but this ends up backfiring when [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]] just eats the ones thrown at him. To overcome this obstacle, Dedede orders a [[monster]] called [[Belly Buster]] which throws pies that taste so terrible that even Kirby cannot stomach them. However, the monster becomes upset when it learns how much its targets hate its pies and ends up attacking Kirby, King Dedede, and [[Escargoon]]; swallowing them all up after revealing itself to be little more than a giant flying stomach. To avoid being digested, King Dedede and Escargoon give Kirby the [[Bomb]] [[Copy Ability]] so he can blow them out of there, defeating the monster, but launching the two into one more face-ful of custard for good measure.

==Characters==
The following characters appear in this episode:
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!colspan=3|Cast of "A Half-Baked Battle" &nbsp;
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!colspan=3|Primary characters
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Kirby.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]]'''}}
|''"Poyo poyo poyo."''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 King Dedede.png|100px]]<br>'''[[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]]'''}}
|''"I'm replacing it with a brand new show. It's one of them reality programs...called Pie Justice!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Escargoon.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Escargoon]]'''}}
|''"Looks like these thugs need some Pie Justice!"''
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!colspan=3|Secondary characters
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Biblio.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Biblio]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Buttercup.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Buttercup]]'''}}
|''"This parasol's handy!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Cappies.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Cappy (anime)|Cappy villagers]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Waddle Doo.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Captain Waddle Doo]]'''}}
|''"Hey! Woah! Time out! They're laughin'!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Chef Kawasaki.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Chef Kawasaki (anime character)|Chef Kawasaki]]'''}}
|''"Pie for sale! Fresh pie! Made for throwing! Gooey and gloppy! Slimy and sloppy!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Chief Bookem.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Chief Bookem]]'''}}
|''"I don't have the stomach for this! That's a joke, Buttercup."''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Doctor Yabui.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Doctor Yabui]]'''}}
|''"It makes for a decent aerobic work-out, too!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Doron.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Doron]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Fololo & Falala.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Fololo & Falala]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Gengu.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Gangu]]'''}}
|''"That pie fight really took the cake!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Gus.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Gus]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Hana.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Hana]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Honey.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Honey]]'''}}
|''"I can't see!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Parents.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Minor characters|Honey's parents]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Iro.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Iro]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Dad.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Minor characters|Iro's father]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Mom.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Minor characters|Iro's mother]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Lady Like.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Lady Like]]'''}}
|''"You've made my family scream many times in the past, Your Majesty, but now we're screaming with laughter!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Mabel.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Mabel]]'''}}
|''"I warn you! That's disrespectful!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Mayor Len.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Mayor Len Blustergas]]'''}}
|''"Please! There's nothing wrong with pie-throwing! It's all good clean fun!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Butler.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Minor characters|Mayor Len's butler]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
|Appears only in the Japanese version.
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Grandkids.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Minor characters|Mayor Len's grandchildren]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
|Appear only in the Japanese version.
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Melman.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Melman]]'''}}
|''"He got his special delivery...right in the kisser!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Meta Knight.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Meta Knight (anime)|Meta Knight]]'''}}
|''"You have insulted its pies. Now the monster...is angry!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Salesguy.png|100px]]<br>'''[[N.M.E. Sales Guy]]'''}}
|''"Here's a little get well present for ya, D-Man! We heard you had a serious case of pie-arrhea!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Curio.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Professor Curio]]'''}}
|''"These pies are worse than Kawasaki's!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Samo.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Samo]]'''}}
|''"Don't use us for target practice!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Shepherd.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Minor characters|The shepherd]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Sir Ebrum.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Sir Ebrum]]'''}}
|''"You're quite the comedian, Your Majesty!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Spikehead.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Spikehead]]'''}}
|''"They're cheating!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Dad 2.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Minor characters|Spikehead's father]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Mom 2.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Minor characters|Spikehead's mother]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Tiff.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Tiff]]'''}}
|''"A cream pie in the face...now that's a classic!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Tokkori.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Tokkori]]'''}}
|''"Yeah, we got rights, too!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Tuff.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Tuff]]'''}}
|''"It's funnier every time they show it!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Tuggle.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Tuggle]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E57 Waddle Dees.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Waddle Dee (anime character)|Waddle Dees]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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==Locations==
*[[Dream Land (anime)|Dream Land]]
**[[Cappy Town]]
**[[Castle Dedede]]
**[[Kirby's House]]

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==Plot synopsis==
[[File:E57 Scene 7.png|thumb|150px|King Dedede seeks to get revenge on his subjects after he is humiliated on Channel DDD.]]
The episode begins with a special cooking program airing on [[Channel DDD]]. [[Escargoon]] and the [[Waddle Dee (anime character)|Waddle Dees]] are attempting to bake a coconut-cream pie for [[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]] in a minute or less. After failing to meet the time requirement during preparation, the Waddle Dees rush to get the pie into a giant microwave for cooking. However, the overclocked microwave ends up exploding, launching the pie directly at King Dedede and coating him from head to toe in coconut cream. Seeing this, Escargoon and his crew laugh at Dedede's misfortune as the audience watching follows suit. Escargoon then milks the scene by showing instant replays of the pie crashing into King Dedede's face from various angles. Later on, King Dedede storms down the halls of [[Castle Dedede]] frustrated with the situation, when he overhears [[Tiff]]'s family laughing from their quarters. He barges in on them only to have them laughing directly in his face over the incident. King Dedede rushes out as Escargoon continues to exploit the incident on T.V. as much as he can, this time using a King Dedede dummy. 

At this moment, King Dedede barges into the studio and throws a pie into Escargoon's face to try and get even with him. Escargoon retaliates by throwing more pies at Dedede, resulting in the two engaging in a pie-throwing fight which results in the Waddle Dees getting hit in the crossfire. [[Captain Waddle Doo]] breaks up the fight by pointing out that they are still filming, and the kingdom is laughing at the two over their petty struggle. Seeing this, King Dedede decides to cancel the cooking show and get his revenge on his people. Later on, as the Cappies gather together in the [[Cappy Town]] plaza to reminisce on the show, King Dedede drives in with his film crew and a mountain of pies, and announces his intention to toss them at all of the people who "break the law". He starts by catapulting three pies into the faces of [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]], [[Tuff]], and [[Iro]], though Kirby seems to enjoy it. When [[Chief Bookem]] objects to the idea of being superseded legally by pie throwers, King Dedede orders pies flung into his face as well. The rest of the Cappies start to agitate about the disrespect Dedede is showing his people, but he ignores them and proceeds to pie everybody. The Cappies retaliate by tossing the pies back at Dedede which results in a large-scale pie battle.

[[File:E57 Scene 18.png|thumb|150px|left|Kirby is brought forward as a traitor for saying the word "poyo".]]
During the fight, as Kirby gobbles up pies in midair, Tiff heads up to King Dedede and scolds him for needlessly wasting food. King Dedede prepares several pies to be launched at her, but Kirby gobbles them all up before they hit her. Dedede gets frustrated and pulls out his hammer to attack Kirby, but he is immediately pied by four of the Cappies before he can get off his car. Seeing this, Escargoon orders all the Waddle Dees to pull back for the moment. As time goes by, the Cappies have become enamored with the idea of the pie war, and soon start throwing pies at each-other for sport, while [[Chef Kawasaki (anime character)|Chef Kawasaki]] takes advantage of the craze by baking more pies for throwing. Tiff tries to berate Kawasaki for this profiteering but to no avail as the other Cappies buy up his pies. Tiff tries to tell the town that their pie-throwing obsession may be another one of King Dedede's plots. Meanwhile, back at the castle, [[Night Mare Enterprises]] sends a fruit basket to King Dedede to rub salt in the wound over his pie incident. King Dedede then requests a [[monster]] that can pelt Kirby with cream pie and overpower his ability to simply eat it up. Surprisingly, N.M.E. has a monster perfectly suited to this specific request, and sends it along.

[[File:E57 Scene 31.png|thumb|150px|Belly Buster is bloated and bursts from Bomb Kirby's attacks.]]
Meanwhile, back in town, the people have set up a barricade of furniture with more pies at the ready to prepare for King Dedede's return, as Tiff appears to have accepted the inevitability of the fight and has joined in. King Dedede and his troupe then arrive and announce that from then on, anybody who says the word "poyo" is guilty of treason, naturally targeting one person in particular. After Kirby pops his head out and says the banned word, the Waddle Dees drag him up to face his sentence. As expected, Kirby is able to quickly gobble up the pies thrown at him. King Dedede then follows up by introducing his new horrific monster: the flying pie-throwing leviathan [[Belly Buster]]. The monster proceeds to pelt Kirby repeatedly with pies which the pink puffball will not eat and buries him in custard. After Kirby inadvertently splashes the onlookers when he emerges, King Dedede orders Belly Buster to attack the Cappies as well. After pelting them all, the monster proceeds to attack King Dedede and his minions as well. After Tiff gets hit by a pie that Kirby avoided, she berates the pink puffball for a moment, but then has a taste of the pie and realizes why he won't eat them. Her visceral reaction gets the monster's attention, and it notices that nobody else is enjoying its pies either. [[Meta Knight (anime)|Meta Knight]] then appears on the scene and warns Tiff that Belly Buster is getting angry.

As Belly Buster renews its assault, Meta Knight spots Kirby hiding under the barricade. Tiff orders Kirby to suck the monster up, but Kirby outright refuses. From there, Belly Buster flies after Kirby, who jumps into the [[Royal Racecar]] with King Dedede and Escargoon for cover. Belly Buster then proceeds to slam into the car, throwing its custard everywhere. From here, it rises up and throws off its outer layer revealing its true form as a giant floating stomach monster and swallows the car with its occupants inside. Once inside, King Dedede and Escargoon notice the stomach acid starting to eat away at the tires of the Royal Racecar, and fear they may be digested as well. King Dedede remains calm and pulls out a bomb from the trunk of the car to detonate, not realizing it will cause them to explode as well. Thinking fast, Escargoon tells Kirby to inhale the bomb, giving him the [[Bomb]] [[Copy Ability]]. Using this ability, Kirby tosses bombs all around the stomach interior, which causes Belly Buster to explode. As Kirby falls out from the sky, Meta Knight tosses him [[Buttercup]]'s parasol so he can float gently down, while King Dedede and Escargoon plummet into the custard below. The episode ends as the town laughs at Dedede's misfortune and Kirby floats gently down into Tiff and Tuff's arms.

==Differences between versions==
*In the Japanese version, the title card for Dedede's 1-minute Cooking has text on it, but in the international versions, it is a visual symbol of a clock with a chef's hat on it.
*In the Japanese version, an arrangement of the [[Orange Ocean (theme)|Orange Ocean theme]] plays during the cooking show.
*In the Japanese version, there are extra brief shots of other characters laughing at King Dedede after he gets pied.
*In the Japanese version, an arrangement of the [[Candy Mountain (theme)|Candy Mountain theme]] plays while the townsfolk are throwing pies at each-other.
*In the Japanese version, when Tiff is pied by Belly Buster, an instant replay is shown of her getting hit at several different angles.

===Dialogue differences===
*In the Japanese version, Escargoon sarcastically talks about how Dedede's pie incident is a "mystery" and that the Channel DDD crew is working to uncover it while showing the instant replays.
*In the Japanese version, King Dedede refers to his reality pie-throwing show as "Execution by Pie Show", and Escargoon follows by saying that it is a live show about execution without trial.
*In the Japanese version, Meta Knight accidentally mentions how terrible Belly Buster's pies are, which is what leads to him being pelted with pies.

==Trivia==
*This episode marks the first time in the English dub that any character other than Kirby used the word "poyo".
*This episode marks the first time that Kirby refuses Tiff's order to inhale something.

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==Gallery==
<gallery>
E57 Scene 1.png|Escargoon and the Waddle Dees prepare a giant cream pie for King Dedede live on a cooking show.
E57 Scene 2.png|A faulty microwave blasts the cream pie right into King Dedede's face.
E57 Scene 3.png|Kirby and Tokkori laugh heartily at King Dedede's misfortune on T.V.
E57 Scene 4.png|Escargoon shows instant replays of King Dedede getting hit with the pie.
E57 Scene 5.png|Tiff's family laughs at King Dedede after he barges into their living room.
E57 Scene 6.png|King Dedede pies Escargoon to get even with him.
E57 Scene 8.png|King Dedede's minions reveal a mountain of pies which they intend to use to strike the Cappies.
E57 Scene 9.png|Kirby, Tuff, and Iro are pied by King Dedede's minions.
E57 Scene 10.png|Mabel tosses one of the pies back at Dedede, starting a full-scale battle.
E57 Scene 11.png|The Cappies throw the pies launched at them back at King Dedede's troops.
E57 Scene 12.png|Kirby defends Tiff by eating the pies flying her way.
E57 Scene 13.png|King Dedede gets pied by four different people when he tries to attack Kirby.
E57 Scene 14.png|Tuff and the Cappy kids get pied by the other Cappies.
E57 Scene 15.png|N.M.E. sends a sarcastic "get well" gift to King Dedede after hearing about what happened to him.
E57 Scene 16.png|King Dedede recounts his problem to N.M.E. as an imaginary scene is shown.
E57 Scene 17.png|The people of Cappy Town build a barricade in their street in anticipation of Dedede's return.
E57 Scene 19.png|Belly Buster emerges and generates pies to toss at Kirby.
E57 Scene 20.png|Kirby is buried in a pile of Belly Buster's pies.
E57 Scene 21.png|The Cappies get knocked down by Belly Buster's assault.
E57 Scene 22.png|Tiff reacts in disgust after trying one of Belly Buster's pies.
E57 Scene 23.png|Tiff tries to get Kirby to inhale Belly Buster, but he refuses.
E57 Scene 25.png|Escargoon fails to get the Royal Racecar moving in the custard.
E57 Scene 26.png|Belly Buster slams its body into the Royal Racecar after Kirby jumps into it.
E57 Scene 27.png|Tiff and Meta Knight observe as Belly Buster proceeds to digest the Royal Racecar and its occupants.
E57 Scene 28.png|The acid starts to eat away at the wheels of the Royal Racecar.
E57 Scene 29.png|King Dedede foolishly pulls out a bomb, not realizing it will blow him up as well as the monster.
E57 Scene 30.png|Bomb Kirby tosses a bunch of bombs inside the Belly Buster to blow it up.
E57 Scene 32.png|Kirby floats gently downward after being tossed Buttercup's parasol.
E57 Scene 33.png|The Cappies laugh at King Dedede and Escargoon after they land into the deep custard left over.
E57 Scene 34.png|The final shot of the episode
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==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=パイを笑う者はパイに泣くぞい!
|jaR=Pai o warau mono wa pai ni naku zoi!
|jaM=A Pie Bein' Saved is a Pie Bein' Earned!<br><small>More literally, "Those Who Would Laugh Over a Pie Would Cry Over a Pie!"<br>In addition to using King Dedede's sentence ending of ''zoi'', the title references a Japanese expression, 一銭を笑う者は一銭に泣く. While literally translating to "those who would laugh over a cent will cry over one cent", its meaning is similar to the English idiom of "a penny saved is a penny earned".</small>
|ptA=Uma Batalha Meio Assada
|ptAM=A Half-Baked Battle
}}

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