Kirby's Dream Land (TV series)

From the 2024 series, see Kirby: The Animated Series
Kirby's Dream Land is an animated series produced by DIC Entertainment, L.P., based on the Kirby video games by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo, and the first television series to be based on the Kirby franchise; the second being Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. The series centers around Kirby, a young pink creature who regularly defends his native Dream Land from the evil being Nightmare and gets into various adventures along with his rival/frenemy, King Dedede, and Meta Knight. Despite the name of the series, it is based more on Kirby's Adventure.
The series is noted for having Kirby speak in full sentences, predating the game, Kirby's Avalanche, by two years.
The series aired on Saturday mornings on NBC from May 17, 1993 to November 16, 1994.
== Voice cast ==
* Dana Hill as Kirby
* John Stocker as King Dedede
* Michael Donovan as Meta Knight
* Garry Chalk as Nightmare
* Scott McNeil as Whispy Woods
=== Additional voices ===
* Tara Charendoff
* Kathleen Barr
* Cathy Weseluck
* Scott McNeil
* Tabitha St. Germain
* Erica Luttrell
*Samuel Vincent
* Matt Hill
*Terry Klassen
*Lee Tockar
== Episodes ==
Season 1 (1993)
No.	Title 	Plot 	Air date
1 	Nightmare Fuel 	After the events of Kirby's Adventure, Nightmare returns, having been revealed to have survived his defeat from the game, and seeks revenge on Kirby by sending out his cronies to capture the puffball while he spreads bad dreams all over Dream Land. Kirby now must break free, defeat Nightmare again and restore peace to Dream Land.	May 15, 1993
2 	Hypno Hassle 	Nightmare manipulates Kirby through hypnotism and turns him into a slave to help him conquer Dream Land, so King Dedede sets out to rescue his frenemy and break him out of his trance. 	May 22, 1993
3 	Wary of Whispy 	The citizens are too afraid to go into the forest because it is being guarded by the fearsome tree, Whispy Woods. So Kirby decides to set things straight by confronting Whispy. 	May 29, 1993
4 	Knight to Meet You 	Kirby tries to gain the trust of the aloof swordsman, Meta Knight. 	September 4, 1993
5 	The Dream Land Derby 	Kirby and King Dedede compete against each other in a derby to win a trophy. 	September 11, 1993
6 	The Perilous Picnic 	Kirby and Dedede decide to go for a picnic together, but during a walk in the forest to find the perfect spot, they accidentally fall down a hole leading to a massive underground cave. Now they must put aside their differences and find a way out of the cave. 	September 18, 1993
7 	The Killer Knight 	Nightmare creates an evil clone of Meta Knight and unleashes him onto Dream Land to get rid of Kirby and terrorize the citizens. Can Kirby stop the doppelganger before it's too late? 	September 25, 1993
8 	The Widdle Waddle Dee 	While going for a walk around the grasslands of Dream Land, Kirby comes upon a baby Waddle Dee who got separated from his parents, so he decides to help him find his way back home. 	October 2, 1993
9 	Journey to the Center of Pinball Land	Nightmare traps Kirby, Dedede and Meta Knight in a pinball-like dimension and now they must rely on teamwork to beat him at his game and escape. 	October 9, 1993
10 	King Kirby 	King Dedede falls ill, causing the citizens of Dream Land to worry about who will rule the kingdom in his place. So Kirby steps in and takes Dedede's place on the throne, but he is so inexperienced with ruling a kingdom that he may not do a good job at being king. 	October 16, 1993
11 	Kirbyrella 	After he is accidentally bonked on the head by a construction bar, Kirby gets amnesia and believes he is Cinderella. 	October 23, 1993
12 	Too Ghoulish to Be True 	Nightmare sends in a ghost to wreak havoc upon Dream Land, but when Kirby stops him, the ghost reveals that he was actually a benevolent one who was possessed by Nightmare, so he and Kirby then team up to foil Nightmare again. 	October 30, 1993
13 	The Seven Stars of Superiority 	When Nightmare steals Dream Land's source of power, The Seven Stars of Superiority, Kirby, Dedede and Meta Knight must race to restore them to their proper places. 	November 6, 1993
Season 2 (1994)
No.	Title 	Plot 	Air date
1 	The Treasure of Dream Land 	When Kirby finds a map leading to some treasure, he and Dedede set off to find it, but little do they know that it's just a ploy enacted by Nightmare to kill them and have Dream Land in his clutches. 	September 3, 1994
2 	The Trouble with Whispy 	Whispy Woods is in an even worse mood than before, so Kirby decides to find out the source of the tree's anger. 	September 10, 1994
3 	There's No Place Like Home 	When Kirby's house gets destroyed in a massive storm, he moves in with King Dedede, who is at first reluctant at the idea of sharing his castle with his frenemy. It then turns out that Nightmare is the one responsible for the storm, so Kirby steps in to foil his plan once again and restore the weather to Dream Land. 	September 17, 1994
4 	Saving the Sun 	Nightmare makes a scheme to destroy the sun so he can plunge Dream Land into eternal darkness and take over it. Not wanting that to happen, Kirby boards his Warp Star and flies into space to put a stop to Nightmare's plan. 	September 24, 1994
5 	All Hail King Dedede 	Kirby and Dedede argue over the decoration of the latter's castle that will commemorate his rule of Dream Land. 	October 1, 1994
6 	Raging Pink 	Kirby accidentally releases a bull from a farm and must get it back. 	October 8, 1994
7 	No Business Like Fog Business	Nightmare conjures up a giant fog and engulfs Dream Land in it, prompting Kirby to put a stop to it. 	October 15, 1994
8 	So Long, Sword 	Meta Knight accidentally drops his trusty sword into a deep abyss, so he and Kirby travel into the abyss to retrieve it. But unbeknownst to them, Nightmare has summoned another monster to dispatch of them. 	October 22, 1994
9 	The King's Vacation 	Dedede decides to take a short vacation from Dream Land, but soon realizes that he misses his kingdom, its citizens and even Kirby. 	October 29, 1994
10 	Huffed and Puffed Out 	Nightmare places a curse on Kirby that takes away his ability to suck up objects and enemies, and now it's up to the latter to reverse the curse. 	November 5, 1994
11 	The Beginning of Kirby 	Kirby reminisces how he came to Dream Land and became its dedicated defender. 	November 12, 1994
12 	Sneaky as a Spider 	Nightmare takes advantage of Kirby's fear of spiders to create a spider-like monster to obliterate Kirby and allow him to take over Dream Land. Even though he is terrified to death of them, Kirby now has to overcome his fear of spiders and defeat the monster as well as Nightmare. 	November 19, 1994
13 	Night of the Living Nightmare	In his final effort to conquer Dream Land, Nightmare unleashes an all-out war on the citizens, putting them in terrible danger and rendering them entirely helpless to fight back. In what might be their final confrontation against Nightmare, Kirby, Dedede and Meta Knight must put their heads together, gather a team of their own and put an end to Nightmare and his tyranny once and for all.	November 16, 1994
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