Wizard (episode)

Wizard is episode number eleven in season one of Adventure Time.

Synopsis
Finn and Jake take up wizard lessons in order to gain free magic powers, unknowing of the truth regarding why 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 catious 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 Bufo, who 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, eating a broom (which Jake has no problem with, since he can grow big and eat it, while Finn takes some time) and he gives them a star on their wizard cloak after accomplishing it. Finn does not understand the power at first, and accuses Bufo of tricking him, but Bufo then points out that "Dustomancy," which they had just received, is always in motion. The second challenge is when Finn and Jake are blindfolded and must put their hands into a bowl of "eyeballs" (peeled grapes) in order to learn "Shadowcery." 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.

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 Ultamite Pledge of Responsibility" to get it. Finn does not want to hear exactly what it is, he just wants to get the last star. 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, for the rest of his natural life. He then dismisses Jeremy, the oldest of the three Old Wizards and leaves. 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 Jermey 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 metor (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. 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

Minor Characters

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

Tests and powers

 * Level 1
 * Test: Eat a broom
 * Power: Dustomancy - control dust motes and read their minds


 * Level 2
 * Test: Grope "eyeballs" (peeled grapes) while blindfolded
 * Power: Manipulate shadows


 * Level 3
 * Test: Balance a pencil on one's upper lip
 * Power: Create hair


 * Level 8
 * Test: Spin a quarter
 * Power: Generate mayonnaise

Trivia

 * This episode was formerly called "Finn the Wizard".
 * The sign that Reaper held was spelled like "magick", the Old English spelling of "magic".
 * A few of the powers that Finn gets are:
 * Dustomancy
 * Shadowcery
 * Create hair
 * Generate mayonnaise
 * Beauteous wings
 * Vorpal blade
 * Create fireworks
 * Dragon eyes
 * Tiger claws
 * Blazing feet
 * Awaken
 * Sleep
 * Reflect


 * 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.
 * The logs that cover Finn and the Old Wizards near the end of the episode were originally going to be beavers, but Cartoon Network edited it.
 * Cartoon Network made a Righteous Quest commercial saying "I want allll the badges!" from this episode.
 * This is the first episode to have "censors".
 * When the clothes poof off of Finn and the wizards, Finn still retains his hat; somehow, it manages to stay on him.
 * The man who voices SpongeBob, Tom Kenny, voices Bufo.