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A series of short stories in which Beemo fools around in the bathroom mirror, Finn and Jake perform the ultimate high-five, Princess Bubblegum makes the perfect sandwich, the Ice King takes a bath, and Lumpy Space Princess enters a talent contest.

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  • Alien Geometries: Cuber's holopyramid is a tetrahedron with five faces.
  • Author Avatar: Cuber is this for the creator of the show.
  • Catapult to Glory: Finn and Jake catapult themselves at each other to do the ultimate high-five.
  • Celebrity Star: Cuber is voiced by Emo Phillips
  • Centrifugal Farce: Princess Bubblegum puts a cow into a centrifuge to make the perfect block of cheese.
  • Continuity Nod: Finn creates his catapult from one of the giant monster skeletons in the Desert of Doom from "The Other Tarts".
  • Crowd Chant: The audience at the talent contest chant "Ripoff!" when LSP tried to sing the same song the candy girls sang before her. Later they chant "LSP!" when she manages to score a perfect basket.
  • A Day in the Limelight: For Bubblegum, LSP, BMO and Ice King
  • Excited Kids' Show Host: Cuber's manner.
  • Formula-Breaking Episode: A series of short stories rather than an episode focusing on a single plot, narrated by a strange creature.
  • Gasshole: Gunter stinks the Ice King's castle out, and makes the Ice King think he's the source of the smell by farting on him.
  • Hoist by Their Own Petard: Lumpy Space Princess, assured that her song "These Lumps" will win, sings it before the other competitors. However, she is then informed that she wasn't next up, and that it was the girls that she sung it to, who then promptly sing "These Lumps," leaving the audience mad at LSP when she tries to sing it herself afterwards.
  • Meaningful Background Event: Finn and Jake are respectively seen flying through the air during PB's and Ice King's segments.
  • Merging Machine: PB uses teleportation devices to create a tomato by combining a balloon with an octopus.
  • Mundane Utility: Princess Bubblegum uses an astronaut-training sized centrifuge, teleportation devices, black magic, growing and shrinking potions, and nanomanipulators to create the perfect cheese and tomato sandwich.
  • Oh, Crap!: The cow's reaction when PB straps it into the centrifuge.
  • Pinball Projectile: Lumpy Space Princess scores three perfect baskets by bouncing the balls off members of the audience at the talent show.
  • The Reveal: The theme of Cuber's "graybles" is revealed to be the five senses. BMO looking at his reflection in the mirror represents sight, Finn and Jake high-fiving represents touch, Princess Bubblegum making the ultimate sandwich represents taste, Ice King dealing with his own B.O. represents smell, and the song the candy girls sing at the talent show represents hearing.
  • Shout-Out: The tone in which Princess Bubblegum says "Cheeeeeeeeeeese" after removing the cheese from the centrifuge, and the way her mouth stretches out horizontally and shows teeth, are an impression of Wallace of Wallace & Gromit.
  • Talent Contest: LSP enters one in the fifth Grayble.
  • Vomit Indiscretion Shot: Cinnamon Bun vomiting/crapping out the remains of the sandwich all over PB.
  • Yank the Dog's Chain: Lumpy Space Princess plans to sing "These Lumps" at the talent contest. Unfortunately for her, a group of candy girls go on stage before her and perform the song themselves, which upsets her. When it's her turn, LSP tries to sing "These Lumps", only for the audience to jeer and accuse her of stealing the previous act. In retaliation, LSP throws three basketballs on three of the spectators, which ricochet into the basket. The audience loves the act, making LSP the winner. However, her relishing in her victory was short-lived when Finn and Jake finished their Super Ultimate High-Five overhead. They are declared the winners, upsetting LSP again.

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