Princess Cookie (episode)

"Princess Cookie" is the thirteenth episode in season four of Adventure Time.

Synopsis
Finn and Jake are called to solve a Candy Kingdom hostage crisis when a rogue cookie takes over.

Plot
The story begins when Princess Bubblegum, Finn, and Jake are barricaded behind the Banana Guard. Bubblegum attempts to bargain off the Cookie Hostage Holder with a large cowboy hat. The hostage holder replies "No." Princess Bubblegum then proceeds to call the Banana Guard, but Jake stops her and says that they could sneak in and help. Jake says he wants to be a mailman, and Finn replies that he could be his shadow. Princess replies that Jake looks more like a milkman and Jake reluctantly agrees. Jake and Finn then are seen in their costumes. Jake and Finn then go inside.

When the hostage taker asks who he is, Jake replies that "I'm the milkman, and I am here to give milk to the hostages." The hostage taker lets him in, and after Jake gives out bottles of milk, Finn tells him to yell out "Alvin's hot juicebox!" when throwing the milk at the Cookie at the last hostage delivery. Jake then tells him to relax and asks the Cookie what's wrong. The cookie then reveals that he lived at the Candy Orphange.

One day, Princess Bubblegum came and cheered up the orphans. When she asked the Cookie what he wanted to be, he replied "I want to be a Princess!" He then reveals that he said that so he could cheer up and help children. When Princess Bubblegum heard this, she giggled, but the Cookie took it wrong, as he thought it was an insult. The scene then flashes forward to present. I an attempt to console the Cookie, Jake makes up a story about how Princess Bubblegum didn't let him be a mailman, but instead made him into a milkman. Then, the story flashes to the storeroom, where a chocolate chip is seen turning out a children's nightlight. Finn is then seen ambushing the Chocolate Chip, screaming "Alvin's hot juicebox!!!"

The Rogue Cookie is then seen radioing the Chocolate Chips, but all of them are unconscious, as Finn took them all out. The Cookie then throws the radio on the ground, crushing it and screaming "I'm about to flip out, man. And take that crown!" After seeing this, Jake replies that he doesn't have to be in the Candy Kingdom; he can leave and start a Cookie Kingdom, and calls him Princess Cookie. Princess Cookie is surprised by this, and calms down. Jake then re-eters the Market, and asks Bubblegum for a horse, so Princess Cookie can leave. Bubblegum replies "No," and says that he is a criminal that must be put in jail for the rest of his life.

After going back in, the scene then flashes to later when Princess Cookie and Jake are seen outside with Bubblegum, the Banana Guard, and a white horse. Jake yells out that the horse is a trick, turns into a horse, and carries Princess Cookie away. They are then seen running through the Candy Forest. Finn then appears in Jake's shadow and asks, "Jake, what are you doing?!" Jake replies that he's helping Princess Cookie achieve his dream. He then asks if he's with him or not, and Finn replies not. Jake then pushes him off of himself and dashes away from him.

The Cookie then tells Jake to stop, but Jake says they're going to jump the Candy Gorge. Princess Cookie then forcefully stops Jake. After stopping him, the Cookie says that he can't do this. The Banana Guard is seen closing in. The Cookie then willingly falls into the Gorge in an attempt to end his life. The Banana Guard is then seen taking pictures of the Cookie who is very much alive, but is smashed into many pieces. The scene then flashes to an Insane Asylum. The Royal Tart Toter is seen crawling on the walls and the Cookie, along with another Candy Person are playing Chess. Jake then comes in and says that there is a delivery from the Grass Kingdom. It is a crown, and Princess Cookie takes it, proclaiming that he's a princess. The other people of the Asylum then bow to Princess Cookie.

Characters

 * Finn
 * Jake
 * Baby-Snaps
 * Candy People
 * Banana Guards
 * Jam Jam
 * Marshmallow kid
 * Princess Bubblegum
 * Baby-Snaps
 * Royal Tart Toter
 * Colonel Candy Corn
 * Ice Cream Lady
 * Peppermint Butler
 * Doctor Princess
 * Goliad
 * Stormo
 * Snail

Trivia

 * The Candy Kingdom's military technology seems to have advanced significantly since Susan Strong. The largest improvement being the Candy Helicopter with what appear to be dual gattling guns and two gunners with Candy Rifles.
 * This is the first episode in which a character attempts suicide, though the "Princess Cookie" fails.
 * The Royal Tart Toter and Colonel Candy Corn make an appearence in the Mental Ward, along with Doctor Princess
 * The title card music was the same music used at the end of the episode "Donny".
 * If you move your eyes toward the right hand corner of the Candy Kingdom while PB is dismissing Finn's shadow plan, you can see Goliad still in mental combat with her brother, Stormo.

Cultural references

 * The double-rotor transport helicopter is similar to a Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight or a CH-47 Chinook.
 * Finn's message " Alvin's Hot Juicebox" is possibly a reference to the military alphabet.

Episode connections

 * The transformation Jake made when he was helping Princess Cookie made was similar to Goliad's and Stormo's appearance.
 * The horse costume that Princess Bubblegum tries to use to trick Princess Cookie resembles the costume the Ice King uses in The Eyes and is too small for the Banana Guard who wears it, as part of his body is visible.
 * Princess Bubblegum reads the book "Baby Whoslefut and the Wuttlebugs " to the orphans, this is the same book Ice King offers to read in "Prisoners of Love "
 * In the background of one of the scenes you can still see Goliad and Stormo having a cosmic battle. You can see it when PB stands up and they are sitting on the same pedestal.

Errors

 * It looks like 1 of the chips are siting with the candy hostages while the cookie tells he likes he's own kingdom
 * cable providers (Dish Network, Comcast, TimeWarner Cable, etc.) mistakenly named the episode "Princess Cookies."
 * While reading to the orphaned candy kids, Princess Bubblegum was flipping the pages the opposite way.

Videos
Adventure Time - Princess Cookies (long preview)|The long preview. Adventure Time - Princess Cookies (short preview)|The short preview.