adventure+time

Patrick McHale Adam Muto Tim McKeon Merriweather Williams Steve Little [|Thurop Van Orman] || Cole Sanchez || [|John DiMaggio] [|Hynden Walch] [|Tom Kenny] [|Maria Bamford] [|Olivia Olson] [|Pendleton Ward] Niki Yang || Eric Homan [|Derek Drymon] Thurop Van Orman || Pendleton Ward || [|Nickelodeon Animation Studios] (short) [|Cartoon Network Studios] (series) [|Rough Draft Studios] [|Saerom] || //**Adventure Time**// is an American [|animated television series] created by [|Pendleton Ward] for [|Cartoon Network]. The series focuses on the [|surreal] adventures undertaken by two best friends and adopted brothers: young human Finn and dog Jake, that dwell in the Land of Ooo. The series is based on a short produced by [|Frederator Studios] on [|Nickelodeon]'s animation showcase series //[|Random! Cartoons]//. After the short became a viral hit on the Internet, [|Cartoon Network] picked it up for a full-length series that officially premiered April 5, 2010.[|[1]] The series has been a critical and commercial success, receiving generally positive reviews.[|[2]] The series is a ratings success for Cartoon Network, and has drawn comparisons to //[|SpongeBob SquarePants]// in terms of humor and quality.[|[3]] [[|hide]]
 * ~ Adventure Time ||
 * = [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ab/Adventure_Time_with_Finn_Jake.png/260px-Adventure_Time_with_Finn_Jake.png width="260" height="144" caption="Adventure Time with Finn Jake.png" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adventure_Time_with_Finn_Jake.png"]] ||
 * ~ Genre || [|Adventure], [|comedy], [|children's fantasy] ||
 * ~ Format || [|Animation] ||
 * ~ Created by || [|Pendleton Ward] ||
 * ~ Written by || Pendleton Ward
 * ~ Directed by || Larry Leichliter ||
 * ~ Creative director(s) || Patrick McHale
 * ~ Voices of || [|Jeremy Shada]
 * ~ Opening theme || "Adventure Time" by Pendleton Ward ||
 * ~ Ending theme || "Island Song" by Ashley Eriksson ||
 * ~ Composer(s) || Casey James Basichis ||
 * ~ Country of origin || United States, South Korea ||
 * ~ Language(s) || English ||
 * ~ No. of seasons || 2 ||
 * ~ No. of episodes || 26 ([|List of episodes]) ||
 * ~ Production ||
 * ~ Executive producer(s) || [|Fred Seibert]
 * ~ Producer(s) || Kelly Crews
 * ~ Running time || 22 minutes ||
 * ~ Production company(s) || [|Frederator Studios]
 * ~ Broadcast ||
 * ~ Original channel || [|Cartoon Network] ||
 * ~ Picture format || [|1080i] ||
 * ~ Original run || April 5, 2010 ( 2010-04-05 ) – present ||
 * ~ Status || Currently running ||
 * ~ External links ||
 * = [|Official website] ||
 * = [|Production website] ||
 * ==Contents==
 * [|1 Plot]
 * [|2 Main characters]
 * [|3 Other Characters]
 * [|4 Episodes]
 * [|5 Production]
 * [|6 Critical reception]
 * [|7 Awards and nominations]
 * [|8 Animated short]
 * [|8.1 Plot]
 * [|9 References]
 * [|10 External links] ||

[[|edit]] Plot
Twelve-year-old Finn, who was found in the woods as a baby by a Dog Family, and his best friend and adopted brother Jake, a 28-year-old dog with magical powers, are adventurers living in the Land of Ooo, a setting full of surreal characters, with fantasy and post-apocalyptic elements. The duo's typical adventures involve saving princesses, fighting evil monsters, exploring dungeons, and helping people in need. Along the way, they frequently meet strange and interesting characters.

[[|edit]] Main characters
The main characters in //Adventure Time//. In foreground: Jake and Finn. In background from left to right: Princess Bubblegum, Lady Rainicorn, and Ice King.
 * **Finn** (voiced by [|Jeremy Shada], [|Zack Shada] in short) - A 12-year-old human boy who enjoys defeating evil forces and is skilled at multiple forms of combat. He is shown to have a crush on Princess Bubblegum, although he tries to hide it. He wears a self-proclaimed 'awesome hat' that covers his blond hair, and is prone to strange exclamations and outbursts. He has a lust for adventure and will help anyone in need. Finn is known to not to hurt anyone that is not evil. Finn also uses 80's lingo such as righteous. Finn is known to be bad at math, although his spontaneous outbursts imply an appreciation of the subject (e.g. 'mathematical!',"algebraic!", "rhombus!" ). Though he can swim, he has an intense fear of the deep ocean. Whenever he sings, his voice has a [|Vocoder] sound to it, because he swallowed a small computer. He is the main protagonist of the show. In the original short, Finn's name was Pen.
 * **Jake** (voiced by [|John DiMaggio]) - A shape-shifting 28-year-old (perhaps a reference to 'dog years') bulldog and best friend who inexplicably gained magical powers while rolling in a magical mud puddle when he was a puppy. Acting at times as a moral compass to his energetic pal, Jake has a laid-back attitude to most situations, but loves adventure, and will fight when he needs to. He is the boyfriend of Lady Rainicorn, whom he met in the pilot. Also, he understands Rainicorn, who speaks Korean. His powers help Finn considerably in combat, but are also sometimes used just for jovial forms of expression. He is shown to be quite skilled at playing the viola, although this talent is often unappreciated, as it is shown to bore Finn. Jake seems to enjoy songs and rhyming (e.g. "Solving crimes and makin' up rhymes"). All his "most important lessons" are said in song. He is the [|deuteragonist] of the show.

[[|edit]] Other Characters

 * **Princess Bubblegum** (voiced by [|Hynden Walch], [|Paige Moss] in short) - Princess Bubblegum rules the Candy Kingdom, an empire whose inhabitants are also composed of sweets. Her proficiency in science and fluency in [|German] is testament to her high intelligence. Finn is shown to have a crush on her. While she is typically kind and well-mannered, her temper can be a powerful force when provoked.
 * **Lady Rainicorn** (voiced by [|Niki Yang], [|Dee Bradley Baker] in short) - Princess Bubblegum's loyal, majestic, half-rainbow, half-unicorn steed who speaks Korean. Despite her being unable to speak English, she seems perfectly capable of understanding it. She can also turn objects and people different colors. She is shown to have a love of the viola. She can fly because she can intercept light and can dance on it. She's very fond of Jake and they play music together. Jake describes her as "The Rowdy Queen" because she can have fun and fight evil.
 * **The Ice King** (voiced by [|Tom Kenny], [|John Kassir] in short) - The wicked Ice King serves as the primary antagonist of the series. He spends the majority of his time kidnapping princesses in hopes that one of them may want to become his wife, even threatening them with death if they refuse. He is shown, however, to have companionship with the penguins (primarily one named [|Gunter]) and snow & ice beasts who populate the Ice Kingdom. His magic powers (primarily freezing things by hurling 'frozen lightning bolts', summoning snow monsters, and flying with his beard) stem solely from the magical crown which rests on his head. At one point he temporarily lost his heart, who became his own character: Ricardio the Heart Guy.
 * **Gunter** (or **Gunther**) makes appearances in "[|What is Life?]," and "[|It Came From the Nightosphere]" in which he is [|Ice King]'s main [|penguin] servant and friend. One of his known duties include using his head as a stand for the Ice King's video game machine. He also tried to warn the Ice King that [|Finn] and [|Neptr] were in the room. Gunter is seen in the [|Theme Song], in the [|Ice Kingdom], and with other penguins. He may also have been one of the penguins in the group who wake Ice King up from his coma in "[|Prisoners of Love]." He also might have been one of the penguins attending the Ice King's wedding in "[|When Wedding Bells Thaw]." Gunter is mentioned in "[|What Have You Done?]" when Ice King says: "Gunter, pick up Finn's dead carcass." He then appears again in "[|It Came from the Nightosphere]", where he almost gets his soul stolen and is instead dubbed as "the most evil thing in the world".