The episode was written and storyboarded by Tom Herpich and Bert Youn, from a story by Mark Banker, Patrick McHale, Kent Osborne, and Pendleton Ward.

After Finn and Jake break their toes during a stunt that involved jumping off of birds, as shown in the title card, the duo is taken care of by several horrifying clown nurses who insist on kissing their feet.

"Another Way" was written and storyboarded by Tom Herpich and Bert Youn, from a story developed by Mark Banker, Patrick McHale, Kent Osborne, and series creator Pendleton Ward.

[4] The scene featuring the watermelons rolling down the hill was Herpich's attempt at pushing himself artistically, although he was slightly disappointed that it took "three solid days to board" but took only "half a second on the screen.

[6] The episode guest stars Gregg Turkington, who is best known for his stand-up character Neil Hamburger; he played the talking bush.

[2] In the episode, while Finn is singing his song about the melons, the camera focuses on the landscape before him, which features a river diverging into three branches.

[9] Dean Childers of TV Geek Army interpreted the emphasis placed on the clowns and the feet kissing in a Freudian light, arguing that “this week's story focuses on Finn's response to sexual exploration.

Finn finds sexuality scary and escapes into an adventure to avoid dealing with his feelings of anxiety.”[10] In addition, he argued that the series took the trope that “anything featuring clowns now is obligated to make them as freaky as possible” and “multiplie[d] it tenfold”.

"[12] Doug Walker, star of the comedy webseries Nostalgia Critic, reviewed the episode as part of the That Guy with the Glasses web series.

"[13] Jori Laws, an assistant on That Guy with the Glasses, expressed her disgust at the plot point involving the clowns kissing Finn and Jake's feet.