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Writer: John O'Bryan
Director: Anthony Lioi
Guest Stars: Kevin Kg (Young Bumi), André Sogliuzzo (King Bumi), Kevin Michael Richardson (Bumi's Pet, Flopsy), James Sie (Cabbage Merchant)
[edit] Synopsis
Aang and his friends arrive at the Earth Kingdom city named Omashu to play on their delivery slides, which are used to send mail throughout the town. They go up to the highest part and slide down a delivery chute, which gets them into trouble when they crash into a cabbage cart. The group is sent to the king, the King throws a piece of food at Aang and discovers he's the Avatar. The King, who instead of throwing them into the dungeon, throws them a feast. He then puts the kids into a prison cell and makes Aang participate in three dangerous challenges. The king held Aang's friends hostage and put a ring of "creeping crystal" on Sokka and Katara's fingers. The king said that he will only stop the crystal from covering Sokka and Katara completely is if Aang passes his tests.
The first challenge was to get a key hanging on a chain in the middle of the waterfall. First Aang decides to just climb the ladder in the waterfall. After that, he tries to jump in and try to pull the key, that didn't work. Then Aang sails a stalagmite (A cave rock growing from the floor) and a gust of air in the waterfall, the key lands right above the king's head.
The second challenge has Aang look for the king's pet, (Flopsie). Aang then sees a bunny. He thinks it's Flopsie so he goes after it. He then is chased by a huge bunny-like monster and finds out that's Flopsie.
The third task is a duel against any of the 3 people the King has hired. His choices are a guy with an axe, another guy with a hammer and the King. He chooses the king, thinking him a frail old man, but he is actually fighting the Earth Kingdom's best Earthbender. After finishing the duel in one piece (Aang won), Aang has to guess the king's name before his friends could be set free.
Aang being confused about the punishments.
Aang has to think of how the challenges were alike. He then finds out that the easiest course of action isn't always the correct one. He then thinks he knows who it is.
The next morning, he had to tell the King his name, which was his old childhood friend, Bumi. Aang called Bumi a mad genius. When they were young, Bumi said "You have to open your mind to the possibilities" while they were about to slide down the delivery cart. Bumi gave Aang these challenges because he wanted to tell Aang that he should be familiar to this type of thinking because he's the Avatar. In episode 23 Omashu is captured by the Fire Nation
[edit] Production notes
- Aang lies that he is from Kangaroo Island, which is in fact a real place in southern Australia.
- According to the Nick.com's website for Avatar, the episode was originally titled "The King and Aang."
[edit] Character revelations
- Aang reveals that he is a vegetarian.
[edit] Series continuity
- This is the first episode in which Zuko and Iroh do not make an appearance.
- This is also the first time that Earthbending is seen outside of the credits.
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Fire Lord Ozai - Mai - Ty Lee - Suki - Chief Hakoda - Avatar Roku Monk Gyatso - Guru Pathik - Princess Yue - Jet - Long Feng Princess Ursa - Admiral Zhao - Combustion Man
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Avatar Kyoshi - Avatar Kuruk - Avatar Yangchen - Wan Shi Tong - Bato - Kya - Gran Gran Kanna Piandao - Lo - Li - King Bumi - Longshot - Smellerbee - Pipsqueak - The Duke Aunt Wu - The Mechanist - Teo - Master Pakku - Xin Fu - Master Yu - The Boulder The Big Bad Hippo - The Gopher - Fire Nation Man - Hei Bai - Koh, the Face Stealer Ran and Shao - June - Professor Zei - Chan - Ruon-Jian - On Ji - Hide - Shoji - Fire Sage Shyu Haru - Tyro - Fire Lord Sozin - Fire Lord Azulon - Jeong Jeong - Hama - Earth King Kuei Joo Dee - Chief Arnook - Chit Sang - Cabbage Merchant - The Warden - Fire Sages Sun Warrior Chief - Ham Ghao - Yon Rha
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