Wizard (episode)

Synopsis
Finn and Jake take up wizard lessons in order to gain free magic powers, ignorant of the true reason they are taking these lessons.

Plot
Finn and Jake are walking in a grassy plain, discussing about what a Demon Heart looks and tastes like, when Reaper offers free magic powers for them. Finn hastily agrees, but Jake is a little more cautious about it, and tells him to haggle with the Reaper. Following suit, Finn does this and accepts the offer when Reaper throws in a keychain in the deal (which he never gets). The boys go through a portal to a wizard training facility. There they meet a wizard frog who directs him to Bufo. The explanation didn't make any sense and Jake threatens to beat him up. The frog croaks and reveals several tadpoles inside who are all Bufo. After his demonstration of magic, he brings them inside, and reveals to them Wizard Students training. Bufo gives Finn and Jake wizard cloaks, which Finn stuffs the bottom of it into his pants after proclaiming it as being "a dress".

Bufo gives the boys their first challenge, gaining Dustomancy. It consists eating an entire broom. Jake has no problem with it, since he can grow big and eat it, while Finn takes some time. They both get a star on their wizard cloak after accomplishing it. Finn tries casting Dustomancy, but nothing came out of his hands. He accuses Bufo of tricking him, but Bufo then points out that "Dustomancy," is always in motion. He has the power to control dust motes and even interact with them. Finn and Jake get excited. Bufo then gives the two their second challenge, which is gaining Shadowcery. Bufo puts blindfolds on Finn and Jake and instructs them to grab "eyeballs" (peeled grapes, according to Jake) in a bowl. They both get another star upon succeeding. Finn then tries it out by making a horse out of his own shadow and attempts to jump on it. He goes right through it and the horse says "No touchies," and disappears. Finn gets even more excited and determines to get all the stars.

The boys go through many more levels and gain more powers until they are only missing the final star. Finn is eager to get the last star, but Jake decides he doesn't need the final star and says he has all he needs. Then he implies the best spell was sleep then uses it on himself. Finn then decides to get the final star by himself. Bufo says the last power is not free and that he must do the "Pledge of Ultimate Responsibility" to get it. Finn quickly agrees, but Bufo tries "insisting" with him that he shouldn't take it. But Finn still wants to take the pledge. Bufo finally gives up on warning him and tells him to grasp his hand. Finn does so, then blacks out in a flash of light. When he wakes up, he realizes he is being pulled upward by ropes and realizes he has his big star. He is in place in front of an orb along with the Old Wizards. Bufo then says that Finn has to use his magic to push a meteor away from the wizard school that has been approaching it for 847 years, he asks Finn to add his powers to the orb. Then he dismisses Jeremy, the oldest of the three Old Wizards, where Finn will take his place for the rest of his life before leaving. Finn then gets an idea so that the wizards won't have to be stuck like this for the rest of their lives. He jumps down from the ropes and runs outside, there Bufo was getting ready to put Jeremy to his grave. He told Finn he was crazy and Finn then casts the sleep spell on Bufo. Then casts all his magic to stop the meteor (while only naming a few of them) he tried to move the village out of the way of the meteor with his magic, but he couldn't quite move it.

Then Jake went out of the window when Finn tried to move the village. Finn tries to awaken Jake for help, who deflects the spell and brings a rock alive instead. He starts to regret ever trying to do this, then the Old Wizards came with the same spells cast. Finn is glad that they came to help, but they said they just came to get away from the meteor. But, they help Finn anyway and are able to move the village away from the meteor. Once the meteor hits the ground, it causes a big explosion that disintegrates the clothes off of everyone, and the fur off of Jake. (Thankfully with logs covering up Finn and the Old Wizards) Bufo then says that this was his plan for all of the 847 years that the meteor was coming, and that no one will get free wizard powers anymore. Finn than says he should still give out free wizard powers and that he shouldn't take credit for ideas that aren't his. The episode ends with Finn and Jake walking on the plains from the beginning of the episode and meeting Reaper again; this time he offers a free Demon Heart.

Major Characters

 * Finn
 * Jake
 * BUFO (Antagonist)

Minor Characters

 * Reaper
 * Old Wizards
 * Jeremy
 * Wizard Students
 * Shadow Horse
 * Rock
 * Ghost
 * Lion
 * Snail

Tests and powers

 * For a full list of wizard powers, see Magic Spells

Trivia

 * After Finn's hand turns into a sword, the hidden snail is seen in the next screen shot.
 * The sign that Reaper held was spelled like "magick," the Old English spelling of "magic."
 * It is confirmed that Jake and Finn lost their powers. The meteor explosion disintegrated their robes and plummeted them to the ground without their powers such as tiger claws, vorpal sword, beauteous wings, and blazing feet. Pendleton Ward has stated that the robes contained the powers.
 * One of the Student Wizards has a PHIL FACE.
 * In the title card, the final star badge is shown on Finn's chest above a dream catcher.
 * This has been the only Adventure Time episode in which the front of a naked character is shown.
 * A log of wood is used as a body censor in this episode.
 * The buildings on the background of the title card resemble Islamic buildings.
 * At the end of the episode when the skeleton offers Finn and Jake a demon heart Jake screams, "Full circle!" This is a reference to the episode ending the same way it started with Finn and Jake wondering what a demon heart would look and taste like.
 * When BUFO is feeling ashamed for what he did, the music that plays in Tree Trunks when the title character is feeling upset when Finn yelled at her.

Cultural references

 * Finn's saying, "I want all the star badges!" is a visual reference to the "X all the Y" meme originated from Hyperbole and a Half.

Production notes

 * The logs that cover Finn and the Old Wizards near the end of the episode were originally going to be beavers, but Cartoon Network made the staff change it.
 * This episode was formerly called "Finn the Wizard."

Censorship
''This episode was censored on Cartoon Network Australia. See Censorship of Adventure Time in Australia for more information.''