Ruby McKenzie
Sam is a resident of Pelican Town’s village. He’s one of twelve characters who can get married. He resides at 1 Willow Lane in the southern section of town, just north of the river.
Sam is a friendly, lively young man who enjoys music. JojaMart is where he works part-time.
Summary of Sam
| Name | Sam |
| Birthday | Summer 17 |
| Lives in | Pelican Town |
| Address | 1 Willow lane |
| Family | Kent (Father), Jodi (Mother) and Vincent (Brother) |
| Friends | Abigail, Penny and Sebastian |
| Marriage | Yes |
| Best gifts | Cactus fruit, Maple bar, Pizza and Tigerseye |
Schedule
Sam is frequently spotted in his bedroom, occasionally with Sebastian, practicing his guitar. Outside of his residence, he’s often spotted playing a portable video game or performing skateboard tricks. On weekends, he may be seen at The Stardrop Saloon playing pool. On Mondays and Wednesdays, he works part-time at JojaMart (if it is open), or at the Museum in the Artifacts and Minerals show (if the Community Center has been restored). In the spring, he frequents the Stardrop Saloon, in the summer, he visits the beach, and in the fall, he visits the forests west of town.
When it’s raining, he’ll either spend the day at home or go to the Stardrop Saloon for a few hours.
On the 11th of Fall, he has an appointment at the clinic.
If there are special circumstances, such as the season, weather, or particular days of the week, his itinerary may change. The following is a list of his schedule deviations, ranked from highest to lowest priority (for example when it rains that schedule will override all others below it)
Spring
Monday
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up and stands in the middle of his bedroom. |
| 11:00 AM | Leaves his bedroom and walks to JojaMart (or Museum if Community Center is restored). |
| 12:50 PM | Arrives at JojaMart (or Museum if Community Center is restored) and starts work. |
| 4:00 PM | Finshes work at JojaMart (or Museum if Community Center is restored) and walks home. |
| 6:00 PM | Arrives in his bedroom and stands in front of his bookshelf. |
| 9:30 PM | Goes to bed. |
Tuesday
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up and stands in the middle of his bedroom. |
| 10:40 AM | Plays his guitar in his bedroom. |
| 2:00 PM | Leaves house and stands near Mayor’s Manor by the river. |
| 6:30 PM | Heads back home. |
Wednesday
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up and stands in the middle of his bedroom. |
| 11:00 AM | Leaves his bedroom and walks to JojaMart (or Museum if Community Center is restored). |
| 12:50 PM | Arrives at JojaMart (or Museum if Community Center is restored) and starts work. |
| 4:00 PM | Finshes work at JojaMart (or Museum if Community Center is restored) and walks home. |
| 6:00 PM | Arrives in his bedroom and stands in front of his bookshelf. |
| 9:30 PM | Goes to bed. |
Thursday
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up and stands in front of his dresser. |
| 10:40 AM | Plays guitar inside his bedroom. |
| 1:40 PM | Leaves his bedroom and walks to the bush southeast of Lewis’ house. |
| 3:00 PM | Stands in front of the bush to the southeast of Lewis’ house. |
| 6:30 PM | Starts walking home. |
| 7:50 PM | Arrives in his bedroom and stands in front of his desk. |
| 9:00 PM | Goes to bed. |
Friday
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up and plays guitar inside his bedroom. |
| 11:00 AM | Leaves his bedroom and skateboards outside of his house. |
| 3:00 PM | Walks to the Stardrop Saloon. |
| 4:00 PM | Arrives at the Stardrop Saloon and plays pool near the arcade. |
| 9:20 PM | Leaves the Stardrop Saloon and walks home. |
| 10:20 PM | Arrives at home. |
Regular Schedule
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
| 10:40 AM | Plays guitar inside his bedroom. |
| 1:40 PM | Leaves his bedroom, walks into town, and stands near Lewis’s house by the river. |
| 6:30 PM | Returns home from town. |
| 9:00 PM | Goes into his bedroom to go to bed. |
Rainy day
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | Wakes up and stands in front of his dresser. |
| 11:00 AM | Leaves his bedroom and walks to the bridge near the Museum. |
| 12:00 PM | Arrives at the bridge near the Museum. |
| 4:00 PM | Leaves the bridge near the Museum and walks to the tree in front of Emily and Haley’s house. |
| 4:40 PM | Arrives at the tree outside Emily and Haley’s house and plays his handheld video game. |
| 7:00 PM | Walks home. |
| 7:30 PM | Arrives in his bedroom and stands in front of his bookshelf. |
| 9:30 PM | Goes to bed. |
Summer
Monday, Wednesday
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up and stands in the middle of his bedroom. |
| 11:00 AM | Leaves his bedroom and walks to JojaMart (or Museum if Community Center is restored). |
| 12:50 PM | Arrives at JojaMart (or Museum if Community Center is restored) and starts work. |
| 4:00 PM | Finishes work at JojaMart (or Museum if Community Center is restored) and walks home. |
| 6:00 PM | Arrives in his bedroom and stands in front of his bookshelf. |
| 9:30 PM | Goes to bed. |
Saturday
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up and stands in the middle of his bedroom. |
| 2:00 PM | Stands with Sebastian in his room. |
| 6:00 PM | Leaves his bedroom with Sebastian and stands by the river in front of his house. |
| 7:50 PM | Arrives home and goes to bed. |
Birthday (JojaMart open or first day Joja is closed, And not Raining)
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
| 11:00 AM | Leaves his bedroom and heads to JojaMart with his mother Jodi. |
| 12:50 PM | Arrives at JojaMart. |
| 4:00 PM | Leaves JojaMart and heads back home. |
| 5:50 PM | Arrives home, moves around his bedroom. |
| 9:00 PM | Goes to bed. |
Birthday (JojaMart open, And Raining), Rainy Day
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
| 11:00 AM | Starts playing his guitar in his room. |
| 3:00 PM | Leaves bedroom, stands in kitchen and plays his handheld video game. |
| 5:00 PM | Heads back to his bedroom, moves around. |
| 8:00 PM | Goes to bed. |
Regular Schedule
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
| 11:00 AM | Plays guitar inside his bedroom. |
| 1:40 PM | Leaves his bedroom and walks to the beach by the firepit with his brother Vincent. |
| 7:00 PM | Returns home from the beach. |
| 9:00 PM | Goes into his bedroom to go to bed. |
Fall
Fall 11
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up for the day inside his bedroom. “I gotta go visit Uncle Doctor today… Great.” |
| 11:30 AM | Walks to the clinic for his annual checkup, plays his handheld video game in the waiting room. |
| 1:30 PM | Gets medical checkup at the clinic. “I’m a healthy boy, doc. Can I go now? This is boring.” |
| 4:00 PM | Leaves the clinic to walk into town. “I just got out of the doctor’s office. Completely healthy and vigorous, just as I expected.” |
| 9:00 PM | Returns to his bedroom to go to bed. |
Regular Schedule
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
| 10:40 AM | Plays guitar inside his bedroom. |
| 1:20 PM | Leaves the his bedroom walks to the Forest southwest of Leah’s Cottage. |
| 7:00 PM | Returns home from The Forest. |
| 9:00 PM | Goes into his bedroom to go to bed. |
Winter
Regular Schedule
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
| 10:40 AM | Plays guitar inside his bedroom. |
| 1:20 PM | Leaves his bedroom and walks to the Stardrop Saloon. |
| 7:00 PM | Returns home from the Stardrop Saloon. |
| 9:00 PM | Goes into his bedroom to go to bed. |
Deviations
Day 9 & Day 23 (If less than 6 hearts with Penny)
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
| 11:00 AM | Leaves the his bedroom walks into town. |
| 4:00 PM | Continues to walk around town, plays his handheld video game. |
| 7:00 PM | Returns home from town. |
| 9:30 PM | Goes into his bedroom to go to bed. |
Winter 17
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
| 10:40 AM | Plays guitar inside his bedroom. |
| 5:00 PM | Attends the Night Market. |
| 12:00 AM | Goes into his bedroom to go to bed. |
Raining – Random choice #1
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up for the day, stands in front of the dresser in his room. |
| 11:00 AM | Plays guitar inside his room. |
| 3:00 PM | Plays his handheld video game in the kitchen inside his house. |
| 5:00 PM | Returns to his bedroom. and stands in front of his dresser. |
| 6:30 PM | At his desk inside his bedroom. |
| 8:00 PM | Goes to go to bed. |
Raining – Random choice #2
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
| 11:00 AM | Moves around inside his home |
| 2:00 PM | Leaves the his bedroom walks to The Stardrop Saloon. “Nothing like an ice cold Joja Cola on a sopping wet day, huh? Just kidding. Hehehe.” |
| 7:40 PM | Leaves The Stardrop Saloon and returns to his bedroom to go to bed. |
Saturday
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | 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 | Walks to a nearby bush and plays his handheld video game in town. |
| 12:30 PM | Leaves town, goes to his bedroom with Sebastian to practice guitar. |
| 3:00 PM | Hangs out in his room with Sebastian. |
| 6:00 PM | Leaves his home to walk to the river in front of his house with Sebastian. |
| 7:40 PM | Returns to his bedroom to go to bed. |
Monday & Wednesday, Community Center Restored
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up for the day inside his bedroom. |
| 11:00 AM | Leaves the his bedroom walks to the Museum. |
| 4:00 PM | Leaves the Museum, and heads home. |
| 6:00 PM | Arrives home, stands in his bedroom in front of bookshelf. |
| 9:30 PM | In his bedroom in bed. |
Friday
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Wakes up for the day, plays guitar inside his bedroom. |
| 11:00 AM | Leaves his bedroom and walks into town to go skateboarding. |
| 3:00 PM | Walks to The Stardrop Saloon to play pool near the arcade. |
| 9:20 PM | Leaves the Stardrop Saloon and walks home to his bedroom to go to bed. |
Marriage
Sam only leaves The Farm on Mondays and Fridays if the community center is rebuilt. On Saturday mornings, he spends time on the half-pipe behind the farmhouse practicing skateboard tricks.
Monday
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | At home. |
| 8:00 AM | Leaves home and heads for Pelican Town. |
| 9:30 AM | Arrives at 1 Willow Lane and stands in the kitchen. |
| 11:00 AM | Moves to living room. |
| 3:00 PM | Leaves 1 Willow Lane to return home. |
| 4:00 PM | Arrives at the farmhouse. |
| 10:00 PM | Goes to bed. |
Friday
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | At home. |
| 8:00 AM | Leaves home and heads for Pelican Town. |
| 9:30 AM | Arrives at 1 Willow Lane and stands in the kitchen. |
| 11:00 AM | Leaves house. |
| 11:50 AM | Skateboarding south of the Stardrop Saloon, by the benches. |
| 3:00 PM | Heads into the Stardrop Saloon. |
| 3:30 PM | Playing pool in the Stardrop Saloon. |
| 9:00 PM | Leaves the Saloon to return home. |
| 11:00 PM | Arrives at the farmhouse. |
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 he’s unsure what style of music to play. He asks what music you like.
- “Cheerful pop music.” (No effect on friendship.)
- “Experimental noise rock.” (No effect on friendship.)
- “Hi-Energy dance music.” (No effect on friendship.)
- “Honky-tonky country music.” (No effect on friendship.)
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.
Note that if you skip this cutscene, Sam’s 8-heart cutscene will not have any music playing.
Three Hearts
In any season except winter, visit the beach between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. on a sunny day. This is a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence that occurs only in Year 1.
Details
Sam is watching his brother Vincent play in the sand. Sam says his dad used to take them to the beach on sunny days. Vincent asks if their father will come home. Sam says “Of course”. Vincent mentions overhearing people talk about 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.” (No effect on friendship.) 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.” (No effect on friendship.) Sam agrees and says kids should hang on to their childhood as long as they can.
Sam tells you the band’s coming together, and Sebastian really wanted Abigail to be the drummer.
