President Porpoise is Missing is actually three different plots in one episode. The story begins when news came out that President Porpoise, the dolphin who Jake video chats from time to time, has gone missing. The duo and BMO head out to find the President, with Banana Man and Ice King, who happen to be hiding inside the Treehouse because they're lonely, tagging along.
Apparently, Ice King and Banana Man aren't the only ones hiding.....
Although a party of five, Finn, Jake, and Banana Man were the only ones heading out underwater, while BMO is tasked to distract the Ice King on the beach doing their own imaginary adventure, which sets up the first subplot.
Deep underwater, a council of sentient marine life have a meeting over President Porpoise's disappearance, and the Vice President Blowfish insisting he succeeded as the new president. Finn & Jake crashed the meeting and offered their services to find President Porpoise. Banana Man meanwhile, struggles to socialize until he meets Representavie Sybil, one of the council members. The two then hang out, setting up the final subplot of the episode.
The episode alters between the three plots - Finn & Jake suspect Blowfish had something to do with Porpoise's interference; BMO and Ice King continue to pretend they're in a submarine on the beach; and Banana Man doing a song number of how much he's in love with Sybil.
In the end, President Porpoise returns to the council, revealing he was on a three-day vacation and that his disappearance was a misunderstanding. Ice King decides to go home, while Finn & Jake remain trapped in the submarine unable to figure out the controls, because Banana Man is still hanging out with Sybil.
The episode is both a hit and miss for me, personally. On the one hand, it had a lot of comedic moments that were laugh out loud funny. On the other, all three stories were flat out bland. The song number performed by Weird Al Yankovic didn't help elevate the episode at all. It is worth noting that Finn in this episode is no longer afraid of the Ocean and is able to travel underwater without incident.
Word has it that chronoligcally speaking, this episode is set some time before the events of Stakes. Now I am unsure of that is true, but even if it did, it's irrelevant as this episode is pretty much a stand alone, unless Banana Man's relationship with Sybil is something that will be referenced in a future episode.
All-in-all, I'd watch this episode just for the funny parts, but it is skippable thanks to its bland story, and not so impressibe musical number, even from someone as great as Weird Al. It's a bit disappointing considering Kent Osbone is the co-storyboarder of this episode. Osborne is one of the most senior storyboarders of the show and did the episodes "My Two Favorite People" and "Jake The Brick" - both episodes won accolades. That said, not every episode boarded by Osborne is top of the line, and this is just a "bump in the road", so to speak.
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