| Adventure Time | |
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| Created by | Pendleton Ward |
| Original work | "Adventure Time" from Nicktoons Network's Random! Cartoons |
| Owners | Cartoon Network (Warner Bros. Entertainment) |
| Years | 2007–present |
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| Book(s) | See below |
| Comics | See below |
| Graphic novel(s) | See below |
| Films and television | |
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| Television short(s) | "Adventure Time" (2007) |
| Games | |
| Traditional | See below |
| Video game(s) | See below |
Adventure Time is an American animated fantasy franchise created by Pendleton Ward, set in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo. The franchise originated from a 2007 short produced for Fred Seibert's animation incubator series Random! Cartoons at Nickelodeon Animation and aired on Nicktoons Network. After the short became a viral hit on the Internet, Nickelodeon's executives passed on its option before Cartoon Network commissioned a full-length series from Seibert and Ward, which premiered on Cartoon Network on April 5, 2010, and ended on September 3, 2018. The series drew inspiration from a variety of sources, including the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and video games. Alongside the original television series, the characters of the show have been featured in a variety of media, including two spin-offs, comic series, card games and video games.
The original series centers on the coming of age of Finn the Human and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake the Dog—a dog with the magical power to change size and shape at will—as they embark on a series of adventures, interacting with Princess Bubblegum, the Ice King, Marceline the Vampire Queen, and several others. Different versions of the characters inhabit other dimensions throughout the show's multiverse and their personal characteristics can vary from one reality to another. The Adventure Time franchise has received widespread critical acclaim, winning several awards, including eight Primetime Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, three Annie Awards, two British Academy Children's Awards, a Motion Picture Sound Editors Award, and a Kerrang! Award. The series has also been nominated for three Critics' Choice Television Awards, two Annecy Festival Awards, a TCA Award, and a Sundance Film Festival Award, among others. Of the many comic book series in the franchise, one received an Eisner Award and two Harvey Awards.