| "Normal Man" | |
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| Adventure Time episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | |
| Written by | Sam Alden Jesse Moynihan |
| Story by | Ashly Burch Jesse Moynihan Adam Muto Jack Pendarvis Kent Osborne |
| Production code | 1034-241[1] |
| Original air date | May 12, 2016 |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Normal Man" is the seventh episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series Adventure Time. The episode was written and storyboarded by Sam Alden and Jesse Moynihan, from an outline by Ashly Burch, Moynihan, showrunner Adam Muto, Jack Pendarvis, and head writer Kent Osborne. The episode, which debuted on May 12, 2016 on Cartoon Network, guest stars Melissa Villaseñor as Grob and Justin Roiland as Lemongrab.
The series follows the adventures of Finn (voiced by Jeremy Shada), a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake (voiced by John DiMaggio), a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will. In this episode, Normal Man (voiced by Tom Kenny) asks for Finn and Jake's help in order to save his brother, Glob (voiced by Kenny). Eventually, Glob and Normal Man are able to make amends, and Normal Man returns to Mars to ascend the Martian throne.
"Normal Man" was the final episode of Adventure Time to have been storyboarded by Moynihan. Initially, he contemplated working on the episode alone, but Muto convinced him otherwise. The original story that Moynihan developed was much darker, but eventually a lighter plot was agreed upon. Upon its airing, the episode was seen by 1.38 million viewers and received largely positive reviews from critics, with Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club applauding the episode's consideration of forgiveness.
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- ^ Thomas, Paul (2020). Exploring the Land of Ooo: An Unofficial Overview and Production History of Cartoon Network's Adventure Time. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Libraries. pp. 290–292. hdl:1808/32806. ISBN 9781936153190. Retrieved July 12, 2022.