List of Adventure Time episodes facts for kids
Adventure Time is a super popular animated TV show from America, created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network. The main show, called Adventure Time (which ran from 2010 to 2018), tells the exciting stories of Finn, a human boy, and his awesome best friend and adopted brother, Jake. Jake is a magical dog who can change his shape and grow big or shrink small whenever he wants!
Finn and Jake live in a strange and wonderful land called Ooo, which is a bit like a post-apocalyptic world. They meet lots of cool characters on their adventures:
- Princess Bubblegum is the smart ruler of the Candy Kingdom. She's actually made of chewing gum!
- The Ice King is a wizard who controls ice. He might seem a bit crazy, but he's often misunderstood.
- Marceline the Vampire Queen is a super old vampire (over a thousand years old!) who loves to play rock music.
- Lumpy Space Princess is a dramatic and sometimes silly princess made of "irradiated stardust."
- BMO (Niki Yang) is a friendly robot that looks like a video game console and lives with Finn and Jake.
- Flame Princess is a powerful fire elemental and the ruler of the Fire Kingdom.
The very first Adventure Time short film (called a pilot) aired in 2007 on Nicktoons Network. It was later shown again on a series called Random! Cartoons. This pilot became really popular online, especially on YouTube. Even though Nickelodeon didn't want to make it a full show, Cartoon Network bought the rights, and Adventure Time officially started on April 5, 2010. The show ran for eight years and ten seasons, ending on September 3, 2018. After the main series, there were two more spin-off shows: Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020–2021) and Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023–present).
Each Adventure Time episode is usually about eleven minutes long. Often, two episodes are shown together to fill a half-hour TV slot. The show was a big hit for Cartoon Network right from the start, with some episodes getting over 3 million viewers! Critics loved the show, and it became very popular with teenagers and adults because of its unique animation, interesting stories, and memorable characters. Adventure Time has won many awards, including three Annie Awards, eight Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Peabody Award. It was also nominated for many other awards. You could buy DVDs of random episodes, and later, all the seasons were released on DVD and Blu-ray.
How the Series Was Released
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| Pilot | January 11, 2007 | Nicktoons | |||
| 1 | 26 | April 5, 2010 | September 27, 2010 | Cartoon Network |
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| 2 | 26 | October 11, 2010 | May 9, 2011 | ||
| 3 | 26 | July 11, 2011 | February 13, 2012 | ||
| 4 | 26 | April 2, 2012 | October 22, 2012 | ||
| 5 | 52 | November 12, 2012 | March 17, 2014 | ||
| 6 | 43 | April 21, 2014 | June 5, 2015 | ||
| 7 | 26 | November 2, 2015 | March 19, 2016 | ||
| 8 | 27 | March 26, 2016 | February 2, 2017 | ||
| 9 | 14 | April 21, 2017 | July 21, 2017 | ||
| 10 | 16 | September 17, 2017 | September 3, 2018 | ||
Episodes
Pilot (2007)
This is the very first Adventure Time short that started it all!
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Original air date | |
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| 0 | "Adventure Time" | Larry Leichliter, Hugo Morales, & Pendleton Ward | Pendleton Ward | January 11, 2007 | |
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Pen (who was later renamed Finn) and Jake have to save Princess Bubblegum from the Ice King.
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Season 1 (2010)
You can find more details about the first season here:
Season 2 (2010–11)
Learn more about Season 2:
Season 3 (2011–12)
Check out the episodes from Season 3:
Season 4 (2012)
Discover more about Season 4:
Season 5 (2012–14)
Find out about Season 5:
Season 6 (2014–15)
Explore Season 6 episodes:
Season 7 (2015–16)
Here's more on Season 7, including the Stakes miniseries:
Season 8 (2016–17)
Dive into Season 8, including the Islands miniseries:
Season 9 (2017)
Learn about Season 9, including the Elements miniseries:
Season 10 (2017–18)
The final season's details are here:
Special Episodes
"Diamonds and Lemons" (2018)
This special episode was announced in 2017 and was made by Microsoft's gaming studio Mojang. It's based on the popular sandbox video game Minecraft! It was made separately from the show's last season.
| No. overall |
Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Original air date | Prod. code |
US viewers (millions) |
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| 279 | "Diamonds and Lemons" | Adam Muto (supervising) Lindsey Pollard (animation) |
Hanna K. Nyström & Anna Syvertsson | July 20, 2018 | 1054-289 | 1.02 |
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In a Minecraft version of Ooo, Finn helps Jake mine for diamonds. Jake throws them into lava, which makes Finn upset. Finn takes a diamond to Princess Bubblegum and Marceline, and Bubblegum makes a firework with it. Lemongrab tries to grow a lemon tree but struggles, so Bubblegum and Marceline give him bone meal to help. Later, Finn gets a pumpkin pie from Tree Trunks. He meets an Enderman, which Lumpy Space Princess scares away. Ice King tries to steal Finn's pumpkin, but the Enderman gets mad at him. The next day, Lemongrab's tree grows apples, making him angry but Tree Trunks happy. Finn shows Jake the firework, which blows a hole in the cave, but Jake still loves it.
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Short Episodes
These are shorter stories from the Adventure Time world!
"The Wand" (2012)
This short episode was included on the Season 1 DVD.
| No. | Title | Written and storyboarded by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "The Wand" | Tom Herpich | July 10, 2012 | |
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Finn and Jake need to team up with the Ice King to stop a magical wand that's causing trouble.
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"Graybles Allsorts" (2015)
These shorts were made during the show's sixth season and were released online.
| No. | Title | Supervising direction by |
Written and storyboarded by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "All's Well That Rats Swell" | Andres Salaff | Steve Wolfhard | July 6, 2015 | 1025-204A |
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BMO finds a rat in the Tree House and tries to get rid of it.
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| 2 | "Have You Seen the Muffin Mess" | Andres Salaff | Steve Wolfhard | August 3, 2015 | 1025-204B |
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Jake and Finn help Princess Bubblegum stop a problem caused by muffins.
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| 3 | "Sow, Do You Like Them Apples" | Andres Salaff | Geneva Hodgson | October 1, 2015 | 1025-204D |
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Ice King and Marceline are looking for a snack.
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| 4 | "The Gift That Reaps Giving" | Andres Salaff | Polly Guo | November 1, 2015 | 1025-204C |
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Death (voiced by Miguel Ferrer) tries to make a music mix for his girlfriend, Life (Hynden Walch).
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"Frog Seasons" (2016)
These shorts were produced during the seventh season. Finn and Jake follow a frog wearing a crown through different seasons of the year.
| No. | Title | Supervising direction by |
Written and storyboarded by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Frog Seasons, Spring" | Elizabeth Ito | Hanna K. Nyström | April 2, 2016 | 1034-229A |
| 2 | "Frog Seasons, Summer" | Elizabeth Ito | Adam Muto | April 9, 2016 | 1034-229B |
| 3 | "Frog Seasons, Autumn" | Elizabeth Ito | Hanna K. Nyström | April 16, 2016 | 1034-229C |
| 4 | "Frog Seasons, Winter" | Elizabeth Ito | Adam Muto | April 23, 2016 | 1034-229D |
| 5 | "Frog Seasons, Spring (Again)" | Elizabeth Ito | Hanna K. Nyström | September 2, 2016 | 1034-229E |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Episodios de Adventure Time para niños
- Adventure Time: Distant Lands
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
