Storytelling

Production code:

1002-030

Airdate:

November 08, 2010

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"Storytelling" is the fifth episode in the second season of Adventure Time. It's the thirty-first episode overall.

Synopsis

To satisfy a sick Jake, Finn goes through the woods to find a real-life story filled with romance, fighting, suspense, and drama to tell him.

Plot

Jake has fallen ill in his bed and calls Finn to help him out. Finn tries pulling the blanket over Jake, but Jake kicks it away, saying it's too hot. Then Finn whips up some soup, but Jake ends up vomiting it into Finn's face. Finally, Jake asks Finn to tell him a story, but since he's heard all of Finn's tales before, he tells Finn to tell a new one. However, Jake doesn't want a made-up story and needs a real one. So, Finn goes outside to find a new story and spots the snail floating on a falling leaf. When he returns to tell Jake the story, Jake is sadly disappointed by it. He gives Finn a list of things that his story must include, namely, romance, fighting, suspense, and a happy ending.

In order to create a real story, Finn wanders through the forest looking for "romance" and bothering a lot of critters. He makes Boobafina and Mr. Fox kiss, which upsets both of them. He starts a fight with a Teenage Bear, but its Momma Bear tries to intervene, then starts crying when Finn punches her son in the face, making her think he is dead. For suspense, Finn menaces a nest of Birds with a rock, but has an attack of conscience, torn between wanting to help Jake and not wanting to mess with folks. Then the animals of the forest attack Finn pinning him down, and Finn says "this is really suspenseful" just before the Forest Wizard clubs him in the head. Finn wakes up to find out that the wizard has locked him in a cage for his "crimes" against the forest creatures. Just before he's lowered into a magical pit to become one with the soil, Finn finishes Jake's story with a happy ending by offering heartfelt advice to the forest creatures, making everything better. For making their lives better, the Forest Wizard releases Finn. He returns to the Tree Fort and Jake miraculously recovers after hearing Finn's story. As Jake dances the health dance, Finn comes down with Jake's sickness. Jake prepares to tell Finn an awesome story, but Finn immediately falls asleep.

Characters

Major characters

Minor characters

Squirrels
Ants
Mrs. Cow
Beaver
Raccoon
Frog
Warthog
Reindeer
Rabbit
Fat Bear
Bat
Owls
Chipmunk
Cat
Mrs. Yoder
Mr. Goose
Snail

Music

Forest Guy

Trivia

The snail was seen twice in this episode.
In the scene where Finn enters the woods, the initials "AT" encircled by a heart can be seen carved into a tree.
Shortly after Finn fights the bear there is a scene with a flower growing out of a skull. Behind the skull is a license plate that reads AT43VR (Adventure Time Forever).
Finn says the word "aminals" instead of "animals" when he talks to himself.

Errors

When Finn was running back to the Tree Fort, it was already dark and the moon has risen, but after Finn falls asleep and the scene changes to an outside shot of the Tree Fort the sun is just setting.

Storyline analysis

There are many pieces of pre-war debris in the woods, such as at the place where the teen bear was spray painting. This is evidence of Ooo's post-apocalyptic past.

Production notes

The original title for this episode was "Story Tellin'."^[1]
Mrs. Cow's udder was originally an eyeball, but it was soon changed to a PHIL FACE.^[2]

Censorship

This episode was censored in some countries. See Censorship of Adventure Time for more information.

Gallery

Official art

Background art

Screenshots

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References

Episodes

Season 1

Slumber Party Panic • Trouble in Lumpy Space • Prisoners of Love • Tree Trunks • The Enchiridion! • The Jiggler • Ricardio the Heart Guy • Business Time • My Two Favorite People • Memories of Boom Boom Mountain • Wizard • Evicted! • City of Thieves • The Witch's Garden • What is Life? • Ocean of Fear • When Wedding Bells Thaw • Dungeon • The Duke • Freak City • Donny • Henchman • Rainy Day Daydream • What Have You Done? • His Hero • Gut Grinder

Season 2

It Came from the Nightosphere • The Eyes • Loyalty to the King • Blood Under the Skin • Storytelling • Slow Love • Power Animal • Crystals Have Power • The Other Tarts • To Cut a Woman's Hair • The Chamber of Frozen Blades • Her Parents • The Pods • The Silent King • The Real You • Guardians of Sunshine • Death in Bloom • Susan Strong • Mystery Train • Go With Me • Belly of the Beast • The Limit • Video Makers • Heat Signature • Mortal Folly • Mortal Recoil

Season 3

Conquest of Cuteness • Morituri Te Salutamus • Memory of a Memory • Hitman • Too Young • The Monster • Still • Wizard Battle • Fionna and Cake • What Was Missing • Apple Thief • The Creeps • From Bad to Worse • Beautopia • No One Can Hear You • Jake vs. Me-Mow • Thank You • The New Frontier • Holly Jolly Secrets Part I • Holly Jolly Secrets Part II • Marceline's Closet • Paper Pete • Another Way • Ghost Princess • Dad's Dungeon • Incendium

Season 4

Hot to the Touch • Five Short Graybles • Web Weirdos • Dream of Love • Return to the Nightosphere • Daddy's Little Monster • In Your Footsteps • Hug Wolf • Princess Monster Wife • Goliad • Beyond this Earthly Realm • Gotcha! • Princess Cookie • Card Wars • Sons of Mars • Burning Low • BMO Noire • King Worm • Lady & Peebles • You Made Me • Who Would Win • Ignition Point • The Hard Easy • Reign of Gunters • I Remember You • The Lich

Season 5

Finn the Human • Jake the Dog • Five More Short Graybles • Up a Tree • All the Little People • Jake the Dad • Davey • Mystery Dungeon • All Your Fault • Little Dude • Bad Little Boy • Vault of Bones • The Great Bird Man • Simon & Marcy • A Glitch is a Glitch • Puhoy • BMO Lost • Princess Potluck • James Baxter the Horse • Shh! • The Suitor • The Party's Over, Isla de Señorita • One Last Job • Another Five More Short Graybles • Candy Streets • Wizards Only, Fools • Jake Suit • Be More • Sky Witch • Frost & Fire • Too Old • Earth & Water • Time Sandwich • The Vault • Love Games • Dungeon Train • Box Prince • Red Starved • We Fixed a Truck • Play Date • The Pit • James • Root Beer Guy • Apple Wedding • Blade of Grass • Rattleballs • The Red Throne • Betty • Bad Timing • Lemonhope Part 1 • Lemonhope Part 2 • Billy's Bucket List

Season 6

Wake Up • Escape from the Citadel • James II • The Tower • Sad Face • Breezy • Food Chain • Furniture & Meat • The Prince Who Wanted Everything • Something Big • Little Brother • Ocarina • Thanks for the Crabapples, Giuseppe! • Princess Day • Nemesis • Joshua and Margaret Investigations • Ghost Fly • Everything's Jake • Is That You? • Jake The Brick • Dentist • The Cooler • The Pajama War • Evergreen • Astral Plane • Gold Stars • The Visitor • The Mountain • Dark Purple • The Diary • Walnuts & Rain • Friends Forever • Jermaine • Chips and Ice Cream • Graybles 1000+ • Hoots • Water Park Prank • You Forgot Your Floaties • Be Sweet • Orgalorg • On the Lam • Hot Diggity Doom • The Comet

Season 7

Bonnie and Neddy • Varmints • Cherry Cream Soda • Mama Said • Football

Stakes

Marceline The Vampire Queen • Everything Stays • Vamps About • The Empress Eyes • May I Come In? • Take Her Back • Checkmate • The Dark Cloud

The More You Moe, The Moe You Know (Part I) • The More You Moe, The Moe You Know (Part II) • Summer Showers • Angel Face • President Porpoise is Missing! • Blank-Eyed Girl • Bad Jubies • King's Ransom • Scamps • Crossover • The Hall of Egress • Flute Spell • The Thin Yellow Line

Season 8

Broke His Crown • Don't Look • Beyond the Grotto • Lady Rainicorn of the Crystal Dimension • I Am a Sword • Bun Bun • Normal Man • Elemental • Five Short Tables • The Music Hole • Daddy-Daughter Card Wars • Preboot • Reboot • Two Swords • Do No Harm • Wheels • High Strangeness • Horse and Ball • Jelly Beans Have Power

Islands

The Invitation • Whipple the Happy Dragon • Mysterious Island • Imaginary Resources • Hide and Seek • Min and Marty • Helpers • The Light Cloud

Season 9

Orb

Elements

Skyhooks • Bespoken For • Winter Light • Cloudy • Slime Central • Happy Warrior • Hero Heart • Skyhooks II

Abstract • Ketchup • Fionna and Cake and Fionna • Whispers • Three Buckets

Season 10

The Wild Hunt • Always BMO Closing • Son of Rap Bear • Bonnibel Bubblegum • Seventeen • Ring of Fire • Marcy & Hunson • The First Investigation • Blenanas • Jake the Starchild • Temple of Mars • Gumbaldia • Come Along With Me

Spin-offs

Distant Lands	BMO • Obsidian • Together Again • Wizard City

Fionna & Cake	Fionna Campbell • Simon Petrikov • Cake the Cat • Prismo the Wishmaster • Destiny • The Winter King • The Star • Jerry • Casper & Nova • Cheers

Shorts and Specials

Animated short • The Wand

Graybles Allsorts	All's Well That Rats Swell • Have You Seen the Muffin Mess • Sow, Do You Like Them Apples • The Gift That Reaps Giving

Frog Seasons	Spring • Summer • Autumn • Winter • Spring (Again)

Minecraft Special	Diamonds and Lemons

Scrapped episodes and Ideas

Brothers in Insomnia • Boxcars & Bindles • Cloud Story • The Helmet of Thorogon • The Mumbling Man • Tower of Bone • Hand! • Jakesuit • The Glorriors • Diamond Jim • Jake-Less • One Hot Worm • Original Season 10 Finale • Pink and Proud • Season 6 Basil Twist Episode • The Knight and the Werewolf • The Malteser Penguin • The Movie

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 ==Synopsis==
-To satisfy a sick [[Jake]], [[Finn]] goes through the woods to find a real-life story filled with romance, fighting, suspense and drama to tell him.
+To satisfy a sick [[Jake]], [[Finn]] goes through the woods to find a real-life story filled with romance, fighting, suspense, and drama to tell him.
 ==Plot==

Changes: Storytelling

Revision as of 21:22, 7 March 2013

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