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| Also known as | Adventure Time with Finn & Jake |
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| Created by | Pendleton Ward |
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| Opening theme | "Adventure Time" by Pendleton Ward |
| Ending theme | "Island Song (Come Along With Me)" by Lake |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 283[5][b] (list of episodes) |
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| Network | Cartoon Network |
| Release | April 5, 2010 – September 3, 2018 |
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Adventure Time[c] is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake (John DiMaggio)—a dog with the power to change size and shape at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, where they interact with Princess Bubblegum (Hynden Walch), the Ice King (Tom Kenny), Marceline (Olivia Olson), BMO (Niki Yang), and others. The series is based on a 2007 short film that aired on Nicktoons. 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 Fred Seibert and Ward, which was previewed on March 11, 2010. The same year, the series premiered on Cartoon Network on April 5, and it ended its eight-year run on September 3, 2018.
The series drew inspiration from a variety of sources, including the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and video games. It was produced using hand-drawn animation; action and dialogue for episodes are decided by storyboarding artists based on rough outlines. Because each episode took roughly eight to nine months to complete, multiple episodes were worked on concurrently. The cast members recorded their lines in group recordings, and the series regularly employed guest actors for minor and recurring characters. Each episode runs for about eleven minutes; pairs of episodes are often telecast to fill half-hour program slots. Cartoon Network announced on September 29, 2016, that the series would conclude in 2018, after the airing of its tenth season. The series finale aired on September 3, 2018, which was followed by the Adventure Time: Distant Lands specials and the Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake spin-off, which were released on Max.[d] Two additional spin-offs, entitled Adventure Time: Side Quests and Adventure Time: Heyo BMO, have also been greenlit by Cartoon Network Studios as of June 2024.[8]
Adventure Time was a ratings success for Cartoon Network, with some of its episodes attracting over three million viewers, and despite being aimed primarily at children, the show has developed a following among teenagers and adults. Adventure Time has received universal acclaim from critics, with much praise for its originality and worldbuilding. The show won 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 spin-offs based on the series, one received an Eisner Award and two Harvey Awards. The series has also spawned various forms of licensed merchandise, including books, video games and clothing.
- ^ Whalen, Andrew (January 26, 2017). "'Adventure Time: Islands' Review: Most Futures Are Dark In New Season 8 Episodes, Life". iDigitalTimes. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
Adventure Time: Islands stands as the full fruition of Adventure Time's slow embrace of science fiction ... At first Adventure Time was post-apocalyptic: a far-flung fantasy future in which magic has returned ... but Islands opens a new phase in the series' science fiction storytelling by confronting the human race head-on.
- ^ Sava, Oliver (October 9, 2013). "Beneath Adventure Time's Weirdness Lies Surprising Emotional Complexity". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013.
Adventure Time has become deeply entrenched in the comedy community.
- ^ "Adventure Time Has Become this Era's Finest Coming of Age Story". Vox. November 22, 2015. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015.
- ^ Muto, Adam [MrMuto] (February 5, 2013). "No one currently gets the "directed by" credit. And we've actually phased out the title of creative director in favor of supervising director". Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013 – via Spring.me.
- ^ Sava, Oliver (September 3, 2018). "Adventure Time Concludes with a Celebration of what Makes it so Special". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018.
- ^ For example, see: Lloyd, Robert (April 5, 2010). "'Adventure Time With Finn & Jake' Enters a Wild New World". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
Adventure Time With Finn & Jake, a new animated series getting its official premiere Monday on the Cartoon Network ...
- ^ Muto, Adam [MrMuto] (January 2014). "For a short time, we weren't sure if we'd be able to use Adventure Time (without "with Finn and Jake") as the official title for the show". Archived from the original on January 13, 2014 – via Spring.me.
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