A Fish Called Kine

"I've heard that opposites attract, but I ain't never seen a couple this opposite!"

- King Dedede

A Fish Called Kine (known as The Fish Who Loved Me in Japan) is an episode of the show Kirby: Right Back At Ya!. It is episode 15 (16 in Japan) of the series' run and is noteable for the first appearances of the Tornado Copy Ability, as well as the Animal Friend, Kine.

Episode Summary
The episode starts with Tiff collecting shells on the beach. Soon, she finds a golden shell with a love note from Kine. She finds Kine and tells how it is not possible that they be together due to the differences in thier enviroments and steadily refuses. King Dedede watches all this, and offers to make a deal that if Kine reveals his home's location, he would make it so Kine could live on land. However, Kine does not know that Dedede wants to build a resort in his home, and tells Dedede where it is. Dedede does partly keep his promise, by putting Kine in a large rolling aquarium on wheels! But Kine finds out life on land is rough, almost being sliced in half by Chef Kawasaki, nearly eaten by Dyna Blade, and falling from the sky into the mayor's house. Eventually, they find out what Dedede's true intentions are with Kine's home, Kirby stops him with Tornado Kirby, and the marine enviroment is saved. Dedede and Escargoon are chased away by Joe the Shark, and Kine finds new hope that Tiff can one day join him with Kirby's snorkel.

Trivia

 * The Japanese episode title is a reference to the James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me.
 * The English episode title is a reference to the movie, A Fish Called Wanda.
 * This is the first major appearance of the Animal Friend Kine.
 * This is the first time that Kirby uses the Tornado Copy Ability.
 * This is the first time that King Dedede uses an invention made by Escargoon, rather than order something from Nightmare Enterprises
 * Dyna Blade makes a cameo appearance in this episode.
 * This is one of the three episodes in which someone falls in love (the others are "A Princess in Dis-Dress" and "The Flower Plot").
 * The shark that appears chasing Dedede and Escargoon at the end of the episode is Joe, the shark enemy from Kirby's Dream Land 3. Joe would later appear in Island of the Lost Warrior.