Graduation day has come, which means that Kuzco will finally get to be emperor again. However, Yzma had a plan put together in case graduation day came. Unfortunately, she accidentally drops it causing it to go to waste, so she had to go with a backup plan.
As Kuzco is celebrating, he is approached by the royal record keeper who has him watch a video on the responsibilities he would have to deal with upon becoming emperor, such as leadership. Kuzco starts having second thoughts on his desire to be emperor again, as he feels he wouldn't be a good leader at all.
Yzma the gives him a potion that would permanently turn him into a chicken. From there, Kuzco starts living a life of freedom before unknowingly walking into a Mudka's truck heading to a meat mug manufacturing plant. Fortunately for him, Malina and Kronk are able to find him and help him realize how capable of a leader he can be.
With his newfound confidence, Kuzco heads back to the palace to stop Yzma from being crowned empress while also drinking a potion to change himself back. Upon becoming emperor, Kuzco declares that everybody who cheers for him gets one kuzco, then he taxes everybody who cheers for him one kuzcoin. Realizing this is the final episode, Malina finally agrees to go on a date with Kuzco.
This episode contains examples of:
- Earn Your Happy Ending: After spending some time away from his throne, Kuzco has worked hard enough in school to earn back his throne and be emperor again. And the cherry on top, Malina finally agrees to date Kuzco.
- "Eureka!" Moment: Malina questions Kronk about what Yzma did to Kuzco, Kronk tries to play dumb by saying he doesn't work for Yzma anymore. Upon saying that though, he realizes that he can tell her everything without worry.
- Flying Flightless Bird: Chickens can't fly any higher than ten feet, yet Kuzco is able to fly over a Mudka statue to push it over.
- Grand Finale: The final episode of the series in which Kuzco graduates and becomes emperor again.
- Irony: Kuzco initially accepted Yzma's proposal to be turned into a chicken so he could escape the responsibility that comes with being a leader. Whilst a chicken trapped with other chickens, he discovers his own capabilities as a leader, changing his mind about being Emperor.
- Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: After successfully turning Kuzco into a chicken and the royal record keeper into a bird, Kronk arrives to congratulate Yzma only for Yzma to fire him. When he points out that she would need an advisor, Yzma tells him "What idiot would hire a meathead like you to be their advisor". Later, he realizes that since he is fired, he can tell Yzma's plan to Malina and he ultimately helps save Kuzco.
- Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: If Yzma hadn't fired Kronk when she did, he wouldn't have performed one final Heel–Face Turn to help Malina and Kuzco thwart her plan.
- Toothy Bird: Even as a chicken, Kuzco still has his teeth.
- "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: The credits sequence reveals that —
- Pacha, Chicha and the kids move into the palace with Kuzco.
- Malina (now presumably Kuzco's girlfriend) is a reporter for the Kuzconian Times.
- Guaca is Kuzco's lead publicist.
- Kronk is Kuzco's head royal advisor.
- In a bit of both irony and karma, Kuzco forces Yzma to work as Kronk's assistant.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: During the last minute of the episode, Kuzco finally gets a real date Malina.
- You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: After Yzma successfully turns Kuzco into a chicken, she fires Kronk for the reason essentially being that she doesn't need him anymore. Kronk tries to reason with her about a role he could be of service in, but Yzma tells him that she would never hire him to be her advisor.
