Princess Cookie (episode)

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

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

Plot
The story begins when Princess Bubblegum, Finn, and Jake are barricaded behind the Banana Guard during a hostage crisis. Bubblegum attempts to negotiate with Baby-Snaps, the hostage holder, by offering him a large cowboy hat instead of her crown. He refuses to take the offer, only because he'll give up the hostages for the crown. She then proceeds to call the Banana Guard, but Jake stops her and says that he and Finn could sneak in and help. Jake says he wants to be a mailman, and Finn replies that he could be his shadow. Princess Bubblegum replies that Jake looks more like a milkman and Jake reluctantly agrees. Jake and Finn then are seen in their costumes as they go inside.

When Baby-Snaps 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 Baby-Snaps at the last hostage delivery. Jake then tells him to relax and asks Baby-Snaps what's wrong.

Baby-Snaps then reveals that he lived at the Candy Orphanage, where the orphans were always depressed. One day, Princess Bubblegum came and cheered up the orphans. When she asks Baby-Snaps what he wants 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, thinking that he was just telling a joke. But Baby-Snaps took it seriously, as an insult. The scene then flashes forward to the present. In an attempt to console Baby-Snaps. Jake then tells Baby-Snaps that 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!!!"

Baby-Snaps 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. Baby-Snaps is surprised by this, and calms down. Jake then exits the Market, and asks Bubblegum for a horse, so Baby-Snaps 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 Baby-Snaps 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 Baby-Snaps 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. Baby-Snaps then forcefully stops Jake. After stopping him, Baby-Snaps says that he can't do this. The Banana Guard is seen closing in. Baby-Snaps then willingly falls into the gorge in an attempt to end his life. The Banana Guard is then seen taking pictures of Baby-Snaps who is very much alive, but is smashed into many pieces. Baby-Snaps then yells: "I glubbed up!". The scene then flashes to the Candy Kingdom Mental Hospital. Baby-Snaps and Candy Person are playing chess. On the walls there are long strips of paper with words such as "Stay calm" and "Don't run" messily written. Jake then comes in and says that there is a delivery from the Grass Kingdom. It is a crown, and Baby-Snaps takes it, proclaiming that he's a princess. The other people of the hospital then bow to Baby-Snaps.

Major

 * Finn
 * Jake
 * Baby-Snaps
 * Princess Bubblegum

Minor characters

 * Candy People
 * Banana Guards
 * Jam Jam
 * Marshmallow kid
 * Royal Tart Toter
 * Ice Cream Lady
 * Peppermint Butler
 * Chocolate Covered Banana
 * Goliad (cameo)
 * Stormo (cameo)
 * Chocolate Chips
 * Doctor Princess
 * 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 gatling guns and two gunners with Candy Rifles.
 * There are posters in the mental hospital saying things like "Stay Calm" and "'You'r [sic] Special."
 * You can see the waving snail on the couch when Baby-Snaps was on the couch in the candy orphanage.
 * While Jake was listening to Baby-Snaps' stories you can see his ear turning upside-down.
 * Jake reveals that he has always wanted to be a mailman; this is odd, considering the well-known adversarial relationship between dogs and mailmen. However, Jake may be unaware of this.
 * In Baby-Snaps' orphanage memory, he is far younger, whereas Princess Bubblegum appears to be the same age.

Cultural references

 * The double-rotor transport helicopter is similar to a Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight or a CH-47. It can be seen equipped with 2 40mm cannons. It also has a quadricycle landing gear.

Episode connections

 * The horse costume that Princess Bubblegum tries to use to trick Baby-Snaps resembles the costume the Ice King uses in The Eyes. That is how Jake recognizes the trap-horse (the camera zooms in on this horse's face to show the exact same 'whack poo-brain' expression from the first fake horse).
 * 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."
 * You can still see Goliad and Stormo having the psychic battle while Princess Bubblegum, Finn and Jake are discussing their costume plans.
 * Royal Tart Toter makes an appearance in the hospital, along with Doctor Princess.
 * This is the second time Jake has claimed that their land was the Grass Kingdom. The first was when he went to the Fire Kingdom and claimed Finn was a prince from said kingdom in "Incendium".

Errors

 * It looks like one of the chips is sitting with the candy hostages while Baby-Snaps says that he'd like his own kingdom.
 * After Baby-Snaps tells Princess Bubblegum he wants to be a princess she raises her left hand to laugh. However, in the next clip, you see the same hand around Baby-Snaps as if it never moved, and in the next clip, her right arm disappears.
 * Cable providers (Dish Network, Comcast, TimeWarner Cable, etc.) and TIVO mistakenly named the episode "Princess Cookies."

Production notes

 * The title card music is slightly mixed in with the same music used at the end of the episode "Donny."

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