All's Well That Rats Swell

Production code:

1025-204A

Airdate:

July 6, 2015^[1]

Credits

Director:

Andres Salaff

Written & storyboarded by:

Steve Wolfhard^[2]

Episodes
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"All's Well That Rats Swell"^[3] is the first short episode that is part of the sixth season of Adventure Time.

Synopsis

BMO discovers a rogue rat in the Tree House's flour, and attempts to drive off the creature after Finn gets sick.

Plot

BMO wakes up in the morning to complete his routine of kissing eggs "good morning," watering plants, feeding a duck and picking a moustache hair off Finn while he still sleeps. BMO goes to the the kitchen where he heads to the cupboard to throw the hair strand away. BMO gets furious when he discovers a rat feasting on flour in the cupboard. He prepares to beat the rat with a "thumb war" game to which the rat wins by biting BMO's thumbs. BMO screams in pain and wakes up Finn. BMO goes overs Finn's bed to ask him for a boo-boo kiss. Finn kisses the bite mark, however as a result, he gets terribly sick.

Screen Shot 2015-07-08 at 11.26 — Jake feeding Finn soup

Jake has also woken up to feed Finn in bed soup with a swirly straw. BMO now feeling guilty goes to the kitchen. He opens the cupboard where he finds the rat again feasting on the flour. BMO furiously gets payback by punching the rat in the face and the rat flees into hole. BMO covers himself in the flour as he lets out a battle-cry "I WIN!" He continues this shout as he runs to the top of the Tree Fort.

Characters

Major characters

BMO
Rat
Finn

Minor characters

Jake (cameo; no lines)
Duck
Snail
Cuber (title card only)

Music

Mustaches Belong In The Cupboard

Trivia

It is revealed that BMO pulls the hairs from Finn's moustache in the morning to make Finn "forever young."
This short is a separate part of season 6 called Graybles Allsorts.
It is possible that this short could be one of Cuber's graybles due to the fact he's on the title card.
The title is a reference to William Shakespeare's "All's Well that Ends Well"

Production notes

This short is solo-boarded by Steve Wolfhard.
This is the first short that was not shown in an exclusively theatrical setting.

Storyline analysis

The average age for facial hair for humans is around 15-16, which is around Finn's age. This episode gives us the reason why Finn lacks facial hair due to the fact that BMO plucks it from his face in the morning while he sleeps.
- BMO wants Finn to be "forever young" by doing so.

Video

Adventure Time - All's Well That Rats Swell -Short-

Gallery

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Official arts

Background art

Screenshot

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