Three Buckets

Airdate:

July 21, 2017^[1]

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"Three Buckets" is the twenty-eighth episode in the eighth season of Adventure Time. It's the two hundred sixty-sixth episode overall.^[1]

Synopsis

Finn and Fern's carefree visit to some old ruins turns disastrous.^[3]

Plot

TBA

Characters

Major Characters

Finn
Fern

Minor Characters

Jake
BMO
Neptr
Princess Bubblegum (hologram)
Gumbald (official debut)
Snail

Mentioned

Trivia

For unknown reasons, Finn appears to be fatter than in previous episodes.

Cultural References

In the episode "Three Buckets," Fern wanted to be the only Finn and take over his life. This is a reference to a Star Trek episode, The Enemy Within.

Episode Connections

Fern discovered his abilities to disguise as others in the previous episode, "Whispers."
Finn says he is sensitive to being abandoned. This may be due to his past family history.
In a hologram, Princess Bubblegum mentions the events of "Reboot"/"Two Swords" where Finn lost his arm again and his fight with Susan.
Finn discovers a new ability in his arm similar to when he found out his "second arm" was made of the grass sword in "The Comet."

Storyline Analysis

Finn's prosthetic arm is actually more than meets the eye. It can be used as several power tools and even a weapon, and has a microphone and holoscreen.
- This explains why Princess Bubblegum spent so much time making it (since Finn first lost his arm in "Escape from the Citadel") compared to quickly making a new arm for Shoko.
With the "weed-whacker" mode on his arm, Finn kills Fern by accidentally cutting him in the chest and bursting him into pieces of grass.
- However at the end of the episode Fern's remains are seen and his eyeball moves. This may imply that in some way Fern is alive.
The room in which Fern trapped Finn is very similar to the inside of the Finn Sword: it's an empty space with just a small amount of food and a chair.

Production Notes

This episode is the season 8 finale. ^[4]
This episode was released early on the Cartoon Network app on July 14, 2017.

Errors

The list of abilities of Finn's arm changes order twice. Once after Finn says "Huh." and then when the view zooms into the Weed Whacker option.

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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