Lou Ferrigno reprised his role as Billy for this episode. Before his spirit departs, he reveals to Finn that his human father is still alive, trapped in a mysterious place known only as the "Citadel". The spirit of Billy manifests itself before Finn in the sky, thanking him for completing his list. Eventually he wakes up, and - possibly involuntarily - uses his grass sword to slice through and destroy the Fear Feaster, ending Finn's ocean fear for good. Just float."įinn, terrified of the ocean, decides to do this final task for Billy, but the Fear Feaster (voiced by Mark Hamill) manifests and taunts him, until he knocks himself unconscious during this time, he has an intense dream of swimming through the ocean and being consumed by a whale. Finn soon discovers that the list contains one more item hidden at the bottom left corner reading: "Lie on my back in the ocean. The two go on a joy ride in a desert environment, and afterwards Canyon and Finn part ways. Canyon and Finn decide to complete it as a tribute to the fallen hero. At his cavern, Finn defeats a group of fairies and then discovers a bucket list penned by Billy. She delivers Billy's loincloth to Finn, and Finn and she venture back to Billy's lair to pay their respects and move on. In addition, the episode was watched by 2.335 million viewers.ĭuring a freestyle rap battle with Rap Bear, hosted by Party Pat (voiced by Andy Samberg), Finn is approached by Billy's (voiced by Lou Ferrigno) ex-girlfriend, Canyon (voiced by Ako Castuera). "Billy's Bucket List" was met with critical acclaim, with one reviewer complimenting the episode's cliffhanger and emotional growth. This episode also marked the last time Nate Cash was credited as supervising director he left to direct the animated mini-series Over the Garden Wall.
The episode was the last to feature Castuera as a storyboard artist until her return to the series during the seventh season in the interim time, she focused on her art career. After completing most of the items, including giving Billy's ex-girlfriend Canyon (voiced by Castuera) one last motorcycle ride, and conquering his fear of the ocean, an apparition of Billy appears to Finn, telling him that Finn's biological father is still alive.
In this episode, Finn finds Billy's (voiced by Ferrigno) bucket list and decides to complete the unfinished items, as a tribute toward the fallen hero. 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. The episode guest stars Lou Ferrigno, Andy Samberg, and Mark Hamill Castuera herself also voiced a character. It originally aired on Cartoon Network on March 17, 2014. The episode was written and storyboarded by Ako Castuera and Jesse Moynihan, from a story by Kent Osborne, Pendleton Ward, Jack Pendarvis, and Adam Muto. " Billy's Bucket List" is the final episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series Adventure Time.