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Fionna and Cake - wikipedia Fionna and Cake Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="2"> `` Fionna and Cake '' <Td_colspan="2"> Adventure Time episode <Td_colspan="2"> `` Fionna and Cake '' tells a story within a story in which the show 's main characters are gender - swapped . Here , from left to right : Fionna , Cake , and Prince Gumball , based on Finn , Jake , and Princess Bubblegum , respectively . Episode no . Season 3 Episode 9 Directed by Larry Leichliter ( director ) Cole Sanchez ( creative director ) Nick Jennings ( art director ) Written by Adam Muto Rebecca Sugar Story by Mark Banker Kent Osborne Patrick McHale Pendleton Ward Featured music `` Oh , Fionna '' by Rebecca Sugar Production code 1008 - 058 Original air date September 5 , 2011 Running time 11 minutes <Th_colspan="2"> Episode chronology <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous `` Wizard Battle '' Next → `` What Was Missing '' <Td_colspan="2"> Adventure Time ( season 3 ) List of Adventure Time episodes `` Fionna and Cake '' is the ninth episode of the third season of the American animated television series Adventure Time . The episode was written and storyboarded by Adam Muto and Rebecca Sugar , from a story by Mark Banker , Kent Osborne , Patrick McHale , and series creator Pendleton Ward . It originally aired on Cartoon Network on September 5 , 2011 . The series follows the adventures of Finn ( voiced by Jeremy Shada ) , a human boy , and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake ( voiced by John DiMaggio ) , a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will . In this episode , Finn and Jake are forced to listen to The Ice King 's fanfiction about the gender - swapped Fionna ( voiced by Madeleine Martin ) and Cake the cat ( voiced by Roz Ryan ) . In his story , Fionna goes on a date with Prince Gumball ( voiced by Neil Patrick Harris ) and fights the evil Ice Queen ( voiced by Grey DeLisle ) . The concept of Fionna and Cake was based on sketches that series ' character designer and storyboard revisionist Natasha Allegri made . Ward was pleased with her creations , and decided to canonize them . Originally , the episode did not feature the Ice Queen at all , and the middle part of the episode saw Fionna go on a date with Gumball to a restaurant ; this subsequently changed . The episode was watched by 3.315 million people , making it -- at the time -- the most - watched episode of the series . `` Fionna and Cake '' received largely positive reviews from fans and critics alike . Two sequels to the episode -- `` Bad Little Boy '' and `` The Prince Who Wanted Everything '' -- were produced during the show 's fifth and sixth season , respectively . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 5.1 Footnotes 5.2 Bibliography 6 External links Plot ( edit ) Fionna and Cake are helping Prince Gumball decorate for the Biennial Gumball Ball when Gumball asks Fionna if she would like to go to it tonight with him . Their conversation is interrupted when the Ice Queen breaks into the castle and tries to kidnap Gumball . Fionna and Cake start to fight her before she mysteriously disappears . Gumball ( who is apparently unharmed ) arranges a date with Fionna . At the Tree Fort , Fionna and Cake argue over whether or not Gumball asked Fionna on a date . Cake decides to come along to help Fionna out . At the Castle Gardens , the two are met by Gumball and his steed Lord Monochromicorn . The group then flies through the air while Gumball serenades Fionna with the song `` Oh , Fionna '' and eventually asks her to be his girlfriend . When Fionna and Cake get to the ball , Prince Gumball takes Fionna to his room ( decorated with candles and rose petals ) and locks the door . She becomes flustered and backs away when he begins to take his shirt off . A drop of water lands on her shoulder , she looks up to see the real Prince Gumball trapped inside a giant icicle on the ceiling . The fake prince is revealed to be Ice Queen . Fionna is soon incapacitated ; Cake senses trouble and rushes to her rescue . Enraged by the deception , Fionna takes out the crystal sword to fight . The sword turns out to be another one of Ice Queen 's tricks and turns into a ball of ice around Fionna 's hands . Cake hears noises from downstairs and senses Fionna is in trouble . Undaunted , Fionna uses the ice to beat Ice Queen over the head . Ice Queen pushes her off with a burst of snow which allows Fionna to get close to enough to break Prince Gumball free and knock out the Ice Queen with a broken icicle . Cake bursts in and sees Gumball standing next to Fionna in her torn dress ; she jumps to the wrong conclusion and lunges at him but Fionna stops Cake and tells her it was the Ice Queen all along . Just then Ice Queen recovers and blasts Cake away from Fionna only to have Fionna knock her magic tiara off which negates her powers . The real Gumball asks Fionna on a date and is turned down ; Fionna notes that she does not need a boyfriend at the moment . The episode reveals that the entire story was a fanfiction created by the Ice King that he is reading to Finn and Jake ( who are incapacitated in ice ) . The Ice King asks how they enjoyed his story ; Finn hesitates at first but hurriedly placates him when Ice King threatens them with his ice powers . Cast ( edit ) Neil Patrick Harris voiced Prince Gumball in the episode `` Fionna and Cake '' , taking place in a gender - swapped universe , likewise features gender - swapped versions of the inhabitants of Ooo . A list of the major characters that feature in `` Fionna and Cake '' follows . Fionna ( voiced by Madeleine Martin ) -- Fionna is the gender - swapped version of Finn . Fionna is a brave and adventurous girl who struggles with issues pertaining to attraction and romance . Cake ( voiced by Roz Ryan ) -- Cake is the gender - swapped version of Jake , and is a cat instead of a dog . Cake is sarcastic and boisterous but is also Fionna 's loyal friend . Much like Jake , she possesses the power to stretch her body into a myriad of convoluted shapes . Prince Gumball ( voiced by Neil Patrick Harris ) -- Gumball is the gender - swapped version of Princess Bubblegum . He is the frequent victim of the Ice Queen 's kidnapping schemes and appears that he harbors some sort of feelings for Fionna . The Ice Queen ( voiced by Grey DeLisle ) -- The Ice Queen is the gender - swapped version of the Ice King . Much like her male counterpart , the Ice Queen is constantly scheming to kidnap a mate ( her most frequent target being Prince Gumball ) . Lord Monochromicorn -- The gender - swapped version of Lady Rainicorn . While Lady speaks in Korean , Lord Monochromicorn communicates exclusively via Morse Code . Lord Monochromicorn and Cake are in a relationship together . Production ( edit ) `` Fionna and Cake '' was written and storyboarded by Rebecca Sugar and Adam Muto from a story developed by Mark Banker , Patrick McHale , Osborne , and series creator Pendleton Ward . The entry was directed by Larry Leichliter . The genesis for the episode were drawings that character designer and storyboard revisionist Natasha Allegri posted onto the internet during her free time . Her creations were eventually canonized by the show 's producers . Allegri even re-rerecorded the show 's theme -- which had originally been sung by series creator Pendleton Ward -- for the episode . Sugar intended `` Fionna and Cake '' to both be `` a jab ( and ) a huge celebration of , ( sic ) the feeling of being fan '' and `` allowing something completely ridiculous to make your heart tighten '' . Sugar and Muto significantly changed the story from its original outline ; the very first version of the episode did not feature the Ice Queen , the ball , or the crystal sword . The second act of the story featured Gumball and Fionna going on a date in a restaurant , rather than on an adventure . Sugar also wrote several lines for Marshall Lee -- Marceline 's male counterpart -- but they were cut for time . Sugar `` begged '' Ward to let her work the character back into the story somehow , but the character only appeared in a non-speaking cameo . Sugar originally wanted the character to be voiced by Dante Basco , although he would later be voiced by Donald Glover in the fifth season episode `` Bad Little Boy '' . Neil Patrick Harris was Sugar 's first choice to play Prince Gumball ; she explained that she wanted to impress her brother Steven , who was `` obsessed '' with the Music Meister ( portrayed by Harris ) from Batman : The Brave and the Bold . The scene which featured the song `` Oh Fionna '' was designed by Sugar to be a blend of the setting from the song `` A Whole New World '' from the 1992 film Aladdin , as well as scenes featuring the Romani Ranch aliens from Majora 's Mask . Reception ( edit ) `` Fionna and Cake '' aired on Cartoon Network on September 5 , 2011 . The episode was viewed by 3.315 million viewers and saw a dramatic increase in the ratings for all boy demographics . It also marked a 42 percent increase in viewers when compared to a year earlier . At the time , this made `` Fionna and Cake '' the highest - rated entry of the series . The episode first saw physical release as part of the 2013 Fionna and Cake DVD , which included 16 episodes from the series ' first three seasons . Tyler Foster of DVD Talk praised the episode for its creativity and complimented the entry 's humor and its message to girls . Furthermore , he applauded the song `` Oh Fionna '' , calling it `` wonderful '' . Richard Whittaker of The Austin Chronicle noted that the episode was `` an adventure in cross play '' . He felt that Fionna 's characterization appealed to the show 's universality and managed to also retain respect for the show 's audience . and that the `` strong but emotionally vulnerable '' Cake was written in a way that successfully provided a female analog for Jake . Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club called the `` Fionna and Cake '' one of `` the most fascinating aspects of the Adventure Time craze '' in a review of the fifth season episode `` Bad Little Boy '' . He wrote that `` ' Fionna and Cake ' was reminiscent of the series ' earlier episodes , in regards to its bright animation , well - paced plot , music , its successful blend of fantasy action and comedy , and its focus on character - based drama . As a result , he felt that the entry was composed of elements that make the series as a whole great . In a separate article , Sava named the entry one of the ten most representative episodes of the series and wrote that it is also `` the most aggressively girl - friendly episode of the series '' . After it aired , `` Fionna and Cake '' was particularly successful with the fans of the series . Sava noted that although the characters had , at the time , appeared in only a single episode , they had quickly become two of the most popular characters from the show . According to the Entertainment Examiner , fans of the series responded positively to the characters , and wanted them to appear in more episodes . References ( edit ) Footnotes ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` The Beginning Of Wisdom Is To Call Things By Their Right Names '' . Frederator. April 6 , 2011 . Retrieved March 14 , 2012 . ^ Jump up to : Kepler , Adam ( February 18 , 2013 ) . `` What 's on Monday '' . The New York Times . The New York Times Company . Retrieved September 8 , 2013 . ^ Jump up to : Olson , p. 104 ^ Jump up to : `` Adventure Time Characters '' . Cartoon Network . Retrieved September 8 , 2013 . ^ Jump up to : Gorman , Bill ( September 8 , 2011 ) . `` Neil Patrick Harris Leads Cartoon Network 's ' Adventure Time ' To Best Ratings In Its 3 - Season History '' . TV by the Numbers . Zap2it . Archived from the original on February 17 , 2013 . Retrieved January 11 , 2013 . Jump up ^ Olson , p. 106 Jump up ^ `` Grey DeLisle '' . Behind the Voice Actors . Retrieved September 8 , 2013 . ^ Jump up to : Olson , p. 108 Jump up ^ `` Niki Yang ( Voice of Bmo ) Interview : The Art of Storytelling '' . Gumship . January 9 , 2013 . Archived from the original on January 14 , 2013 . Retrieved January 22 , 2013 . Jump up ^ Sims , Chris ( August 10 , 2011 ) . `` Adventure Time 's Gender - Swapped Episode and the Art of Natasha Allegri '' . Comics Alliance . AOL . Archived from the original on August 31 , 2012 . Retrieved February 3 , 2013 . Jump up ^ Seibert , Fred ( July 25 , 2011 ) . `` ' Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake ' Preview '' . Frederator Studios . Archived from the original on July 25 , 2011 . Retrieved February 3 , 2013 . ^ Jump up to : Sugar , Rebecca ( September 1 , 2011 ) . `` Fionna and Cake , Monday at 8 ! ! ! '' . Tumblr . Retrieved June 24 , 2013 . Jump up ^ Wolfe , Jennifer ( January 22 , 2013 ) . `` Neil Patrick Harris & Donald Glover Head to Adventure Time '' . Animation World Network . Retrieved January 23 , 2013 . ^ Jump up to : Sugar , Rebecca ( September 6 , 2011 ) . `` Oh Fionna '' . Tumblr . Retrieved June 25 , 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Adventure Time : Fionna & Cake 4 '' . Amazon.com . Retrieved January 19 , 2013 . Jump up ^ Foster , Tyler ( February 5 , 2013 ) . `` Adventure Time : Fionna and Cake : DVD '' . DVD Talk . Internet Brands . Retrieved June 19 , 2013 . Jump up ^ Whittaker , Richard ( February 23 , 2013 ) . `` DVD Watch : ' Adventure Time : Fionna and Cake ' '' . The Austin Chronicle . Austin Chronicle Corporation . Retrieved September 8 , 2013 . ^ Jump up to : Sava , Oliver ( February 18 , 2013 ) . `` ' Bad Little Boy ' Adventure Time TV Club '' . The A.V. Club . The Onion . Retrieved September 8 , 2013 . Jump up ^ Sava , Oliver ( October 9 , 2013 ) . `` Beneath Adventure Time 's Weirdness Lies Surprising Emotional Complexity '' . The A.V. Club . The Onion . Retrieved October 9 , 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Marceline Gives Her Interpretation of Fionna and Cake in ' Bad Little Boy ' '' . Entertainment Examiner . January 31 , 2013 . Retrieved February 6 , 2013 . ( subscription required ) Bibliography ( edit ) Olson , Martin ( 2013 ) . The Adventure Time Encyclopaedia . Abrams Books . ISBN 9781419705649 . External links ( edit ) `` Fionna and Cake '' on IMDb `` Fionna and Cake '' at TV.com <Th_colspan="2"> ( hide ) Adventure Time episodes <Td_colspan="2"> Pilot Season 1 `` Tree Trunks '' `` The Enchiridion ! '' `` Ricardio the Heart Guy '' `` Evicted ! '' Season 2 `` It Came from the Nightosphere '' `` The Eyes '' `` Guardians of Sunshine '' `` Death in Bloom '' `` Mortal Folly '' / `` Mortal Recoil '' Season 3 `` Hitman '' `` Too Young '' `` Fionna and Cake '' `` What Was Missing '' `` Holly Jolly Secrets '' `` Another Way '' `` 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 '' `` Bad Little Boy '' `` Simon & Marcy '' `` A Glitch Is a Glitch '' `` Puhoy '' `` James Baxter the Horse '' `` Wizards Only , Fools '' `` Be More '' `` Sky Witch '' `` Frost & Fire '' `` Time Sandwich '' `` Root Beer Guy '' `` Rattleballs '' `` The Red Throne '' `` Betty '' `` Bad Timing '' `` Billy 's Bucket List '' Season 6 `` Wake Up '' / `` Escape from the Citadel '' `` Food Chain '' `` Furniture & Meat '' `` Something Big '' `` Is That You ? 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1. Fionna and Cake - Adventure Time episode
2. Gender-swapped characters - Fionna, Cake, Prince Gumball
3. Plot - Fionna and Cake go on an adventure to rescue Prince Gumball from the Ice Queen
4. Reception - Positive reviews from fans and critics
5. Sequels - "Bad Little Boy" and "The Prince Who Wanted Everything"