Sam

“	“Sam is an outgoing, friendly guy who is brimming with youthful energy. He plays guitar and drums, and wants to start a band with Sebastian as soon as he has enough songs together. However, he does have a habit of starting ambitious projects and not finishing them. Sam is a little stressed about the impending return of his father, who has been away for years due to his line of work.”
	— Dev Update #12

Sam is a villager who lives in Pelican Town. He's one of the ten characters available to marry. He lives in the southern part of town, just north of the river.

Sam is often in his bedroom practicing guitar, or spending time with his friend Sebastian. He works part time at JojaMart as well.

Schedule

Sam can often be found in his bedroom practicing his guitar. He's also often in town playing his handheld video game or at the saloon playing pool. He sometimes works part time at JojaMart, Monday and Wednesday. If the player finishes the Community Center bundles, he will instead be working in the Artifacts and Minerals display in the Museum (near the fireplace). During spring he frequents the saloon, visits the woods west of town in the fall, and the beach during summer.

When it's raining he'll often stay home all day, or visit The Saloon for a few hours.

His schedule can deviate if there are specific conditions like season, weather or certain days of the week. Below are his schedule deviations prioritized highest to lowest (for example when it rains that schedule will override all others below it)

Deviations

Day 9 & Day 23 (If less than 6 hearts with Penny) Time Location Action 9:00 AM 1 Willow Lane Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. 11:00 AM Pelican Town Leaves the his bedroom walks into town. 4:00 PM Pelican Town Continues to walk around town, plays his handheld video game. 7:00 PM 1 Willow Lane Returns home from town. 9:30 PM 1 Willow Lane Goes into his bedroom to go to bed. Raining Time Location Action 10:00 AM 1 Willow Lane Wakes up for the day, stands in front of the dresser in his room. 11:00 AM 1 Willow Lane Plays guitar inside his room. 3:00 PM 1 Willow Lane Plays his handheld video game in the kitchen inside his house. 5:00 PM 1 Willow Lane Returns to his bedroom. and stands in front of his dresser. 6:30 PM 1 Willow Lane At his desk inside his bedroom. 8:00 PM 1 Willow Lane Goes to go to bed. Raining (Year 2) Time Location Action 10:00 AM 1 Willow Lane Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. 11:00 AM 1 Willow Lane Moves around inside his home 2:00 PM The Saloon Leaves the his bedroom walks to the saloon. "Nothing like an ice cold Joja Cola on a sopping wet day, huh? Just kidding. Hehehe." 7:40 PM 1 Willow Lane Leaves the saloon and returns to his bedroom to go to bed. Saturday Time Location Action 8:00 AM Pelican Town Wakes up for the day inside his bedroom and walks just outside to stand by the river in front of Haley and Emily's house. 11:00 AM Pelican Town Walks to a nearby bush and plays his handheld video game in town. 12:30 PM 1 Willow Lane Leaves town, goes to his bedroom with Sebastian to practice guitar. 3:00 PM 1 Willow Lane Hangs out in his room with Sebastian. 6:00 PM Pelican Town Leaves his home to walk to the river in front of his house with Sebastian. 7:40 PM 1 Willow Lane Returns to his bedroom to go to bed. Monday & Wednesday Time Location Action 10:00 AM 1 Willow Lane Wakes up for the day inside his bedroom 11:00 AM JojaMart Leaves the his bedroom walks to JojaMart to work. 4:00 PM 1 Willow Lane Finshes work at JojaMart, returns home. 6:30 PM 1 Willow Lane In his bedroom in front of bookshelf. 9:30 PM 1 Willow Lane In his bedroom in bed. Friday Time Location Action 10:00 AM 1 Willow Lane Wakes up for the day, plays guitar inside his bedroom 11:00 AM Pelican Town Leaves the his bedroom walks into town to go skateboarding. 3:00 PM The Saloon Walks to the saloon to play pool near the arcade. 9:20 PM 1 Willow Lane Leaves the saloon and walks home to his bedroom to go to bed.

Relationships

Sam lives with his mother Jodi and younger brother Vincent. He and Sebastian are close friends and often spend time together. In Spring, year 2, Sam's father Kent returns and resides in the house with the rest of the family.

Gifts

For an explanation on friendship points/hearts and how gifts increase them, please visit the Social page.

Birthday (Summer 17)

“	“A birthday gift? That's very kind of you! I love it.”

Best

“	“Aw, yea! This is my absolute favorite!”

Universal Loves

Image	Name	Description	Source	Ingredients
	Cactus Fruit	The sweet fruit of the prickly pear cactus.	Foraging - Desert
	Maple Bar	It's a sweet doughnut topped with a rich maple glaze	Cooking	Maple Syrup (1) Sugar (1) Wheat Flour (1)
	Pizza	It's popular for all the right reasons.	Cooking	Wheat Flour (1) Tomato (1) Cheese (1)
	Tigerseye	A stripe of shimmering gold gives this gem a warm luster.	Minerals

Good

“	“Thanks! I really like this.”

Universal Likes

Image	Name	Description	Source	Ingredients
	Beer	Drink in moderation.	Keg	Wheat (1)
	Wine	Drink in moderation.	Keg	Any Fruit
	Juice	A sweet, nutritious beverage.	Artisan Goods	Any Vegetable
	Cheese	It's your basic cheese.	Cheese Press	Milk (1)
	Duck Egg	It's still warm.	Ducks
	Earth Crystal	A resinous substance found near the surface.	Foraging - Mines
	Egg	A regular brown chicken egg	Brown Chickens
File:White Egg.png	Egg	A regular white chicken egg	White Chickens
	Goat Cheese	Soft cheese made from goat's milk.	Cheese Press	Goat Milk (1)
	Honey	It's a sweet syrup produced by bees.	Bee House
	Ice Cream	It's hard to find someone who doesn't like this.	Cooking, Ice Cream Stand	Milk (1) Sugar (1)
	Joja Cola	Joja Corporation.	Joja Corporation, Fishing, Saloon Vending Machine
	Large Egg	It's an uncommonly large brown egg!	Brown Chickens
	Large Egg	It's an uncommonly large white egg!	White Chickens
	Pancakes	A double stack of fluffy, soft pancakes.	Cooking, Saloon	Wheat Flour (1) Egg (1)
	Sashimi	Raw fish sliced into thin pieces.	Cooking	Fish (1)

Neutral

“	“You got this for me? Thanks!”

Image	Name	Description	Source	Ingredients
	Sweet Gem Berry	It's by far the sweetest thing you've ever smelled.	Farming - Fall
	Blueberry	A popular berry reported to have many health benefits. The blue skin has the highest nutrient concentration.	Farming - Summer
	Blackberry	An early-fall treat.	Foraging - Fall
	Clam	Someone lived here once	Foraging - Beach
	Coral	An ancient shell	Foraging - Beach
	Goat Milk	The milk of a goat	Goat
	Grape	A sweet cluster of fruit.	Crops - Fall Foraging - Summer
	Large Goat Milk	A gallon of creamy goat's milk	Goat
	Large Milk	A large jug of cow's milk	Cow
	Milk	A jug of cow's milk	Cow
	Spice Berry	It fills the air with a pungent aroma.	Foraging - Summer
	Strawberry	Juicy sweet fruit that provides a good amount of cash because it keeps growing!	Farming - Spring

Bad

“	“Hmm.. this is... interesting.”

Crops

Image	Name	Description	Source	Ingredients
	Clay	Put in a furnace to make a clay pot.	"worms" tiles/ Tilling dirt with a hoe.
	Corn	A vegetable that grows during summer and fall.	Crops - Summer, Fall
	Daffodil	A traditional spring flower that makes a nice gift.	Foraging - Spring
	Dandelion	Not the prettiest flower, but the leaves make a good salad.	Foraging - Spring
	Hay	Dried grass used as animal food.	Using a scythe on grass will place hay inside the silo./ Marnie's Ranch
	Leek	A tasty relative of the onion.	Foraging - Spring
	Oyster	Constantly filters water to find food. In the process, it removes dangerous toxins from the environment.	Foraging - Beach Crab Pot
	Parsnip	A spring tuber closely related to the carrot. It has an earthy taste and is full of nutrients.	Crops - Spring
	Quartz	A clear crystal commonly found in caves and mines.	Foraging - Mines
	Seaweed	It can be used in cooking.	Fishing
	Spring Onion	These grow wild during the spring.	Foraging - Spring

Worst

“	“You really don't get it, huh?”

Universal Hates

Image	Name	Description	Source	Ingredients
	Mayonnaise	It looks spreadable.	Mayonnaise Machine	egg (1)
	Pickles	A jar of your homemade pickles.	Preserves Jar	Any Vegetable
	Soggy Newspaper	This is trash.	Fishing or Trash Cans
	Stone	A useful material when broken with the Pickaxe.	Mining rocks with a pickaxe.

Heart Events

Two Hearts

Enter Sam's house when he's there.

Details

Sam and Sebastian are jamming out in Sam's room. Sam tells you he's trying to get a band together, but is unsure of what music style to play. He asks what music you like. "Cheerful pop music." "Experimental noise rock." "Hi-energy dance music." "Honky-tonk country music." No matter which style you pick, Sam says that's the style he's been thinking about for the band. He asks Sebastian if he's on board, too. Sebastian agrees and Sam thanks you.

Three Hearts

In any season except winter, enter the beach on a sunny day between 7am and 3pm. This event only happens in Year 1.

Details

Sam is watching his brother, Vincent, play in the sand. Sam tells you that his dad used to take them to the beach on sunny days. Vincent asks if their father is ever going to come home. Sam says "Of course." Vincent mentions overhearing people talk about the mass military casualties. Sam tells him not to believe them, and Vincent returns to playing. Sam feels bad for getting his brother's hopes up and asks for your opinion. "It's best to be honest with kids." Sam questions your thoughts, but then agrees that kids have to learn about the world one way or another. "You did the right thing. Kids should have hope." Sam agrees with you and says kids should hang onto their childhood as long as they can. Sam tells you the band's coming together, and Sebastian wanted Abigail to be the drummer.

Four Hearts

Enter Sam's house when he's home and a cutscene will trigger. (Also triggered on Fall 15, Windy at 10:30AM.)

Details

Sam will be in the kitchen. He says hello and he gets you a snack. Sam drops the egg on the kitchen floor. His mom hears the commotion and goes to the kitchen, immediately freaking out about the mess. Sam asks you to tell her what happened. "Sam dropped the snack as he was handing it to me." "Sam handed me the snack and then I dropped it." Sam agrees with you. "Sam dropped it on purpose. He thought it would be funny." Jodi thanks you for being honest, and Sam insists he'll clean up the mess.

Six Hearts

Head toward Sam's house during the day.

Details

A cutscene will trigger with Sam skateboarding and grinding on Emily and Haley's flower box. Lewis catches him and scolds him for it. Sam asks for your opinion. "You're right, sir. Sam should respect private property." If you pick this, Sam is unhappy, but obliges and says he'll just not skateboard ever again. "Don't blame Sam. There's nowhere else to ride!" If you pick this, Sam seems happy and agrees. Mayor Lewis becomes frustrated and states that he thought you were more mature than that but afterwords apologizes to Sam and asks him to be more careful in the future "I'm staying out of this."

Eight Hearts

Sam will show up at your door first thing in the morning.

Details

Sam will be at the player's front door in the morning.He will ask you to see his band play in the city and to meet him at the bus stop at 4:00 PM. Meet Sam and the others at the bus stop at 4:00 PM, and you will watch his band play. He will thank you for inspiring his band with the type of music they should play. After the cut scene, you will return to the bus stop, and the time will still be 4:00 PM. If you show up before 4:00 PM, you may have to leave the area and reenter to trigger the event.

Ten Hearts

After you reach 10 hearts, you will receive a letter from Sam the following morning asking you to meet after dark in the town. (After 8 PM, not raining.)

Details

You will meet Sam outside of his house. He says it's cold outside and sneaks you into his room to talk privately. He admits he's falling for you, and then his mom knocks on the door. He has you hide in the bed. His mom comes in and asks why he's sweating and red in the face, and Sam says he's just been doing push ups. She wishes him good night and leaves. You are presented with the option to: Get out of the bed. (If you take this option, the game presents the following 2 more choices) Move Closer Head for the window (You reject Sam's advances) Stay put. (Sam crawls into bed with you, kisses you, and says "I knew there was something special between us.")

Dialogue

Regular

"The clouds look great this time of year, don't they?" ... "Like scoops of vanilla ice cream floating on blue raspberry sauce... Or maybe I'm just hungry." [spring]

"Ugh, I stepped in something gross earlier.. and I just bought these shoes."

"Hey, farmer."

"My Dad is a soldier, fighting against the Gotoro Empire. That's why he's not here..." ... "He'll come back someday." ... "...I've heard some terrible things about the Gotoro Empire..."

"Hmm. I just remembered that I was supposed to do something... But I forgot." ... "This happens to me all the time."

"Hey, how's it going?" ... "Last night I practiced guitar for 4 hours straight. My fingers hurt like crazy." ... "Bye, I've got something to do..."

Tue. 23, day before the Flower Dance: "Why couldn't the flower dance be today so I could get work off?"

Flower Dance, if refused: ""Hmm... I dunno. Maybe next year.""

"Oh, it's a nice day, isn't it?"

"Hey, how's it going?" ... "I'm hungry." ... "See you later."

"Oh! I just remembered I'm supposed to call my Grandma. Okay, I'm going to put this rubber band on my wrist so I don't forget." ... "I have to make little reminders for myself or else I'll totally forget to do things."

In His Room

Upon looking in the trash bin

""Hey, don't look in there!""

Questions

"I'm trying to come up with a new song for my band, but I'm blanking..." ... "Hey... What do you think my new song should be about?"

Farming, mining and chopping wood.

"Hey, you know what? That sounds perfect. Thanks!"

A city in the sea.

"Hey, you know what? That sounds perfect. Thanks!"

Trains.

"Hey, you know what? That sounds perfect. Thanks!"

Choose anything. It'll still be a horrible song.

Portraits

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Timeline

Sam's look evolved over the years the game was in development. Here's a timeline showing how ConcernedApe's art and Sam's style changed over the years before the game was launched.

Trivia

• Sam is allergic to pollen, which is shown during the Egg festival, where he complains about it. He also mentions that his "nose is really happy" during summer due to typically low pollen.
• "Sam" is short for "Samson", which he reveals to the player once they have a good relationship with him. He also states that he doesn't want the player to tell anyone.
• "Sam" is a unisex given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God has heard". Other meanings are "Sun child" or "bright sun".
• Sam behaves differently than other NPCs when the player rummages through garbage cans. Instead of being disgusted, he just asks the player why they're searching through the trash.
• On Sam's portraits, his undershirt is yellow, however in his sprite, it is red.