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Western Animation: Adventure Time

Adventure Time (aka Adventure Time with Finn and Jake) started as a seven-minute short created by Pendleton Ward. Originally produced to be a part of "Random! Cartoons" on Nickelodeon, it was meant to premiere in Fall of 2007. The animated variety show was delayed until December 2008, but the short was previewed in 2006. As is the way of things, the previewed short was leaked unto the Internet and quickly went viral.

Why? Because it's really frickin' weird, that's why.

Both the original short and subsequent series feature the adventures of two best friends: Jake the Dog and Finn the Human (Pen the Human in the original short). Their adventures are nonsensical, crazy, and bear more resemblance to a group of kids playing with action figures than a coherent story... which is probably why it's so dang fun. Much like Homestar Runner, it's sort of a cross between a children's show and a parody of a children's show. These elements are still very much present even after the show took a turn for the darker. Nickelodeon passed on making it into a series, but their rival Cartoon Network saw its potential and ordered two full seasons off the bat. It started airing on April 5 2010 to the delight of 2 million viewers. As of now the show has begun its fifth season, a sixth has already been confirmed, and life is good. It has become so successful that most of the crew members past and present are now getting work in most of Cartoon Network's and Disney's other headlining shows.

Did we mention the creator also storyboarded on The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack? You can actually see his unique "oomph" in the episodes he storyboards, where there are jointless limbs, cute/scary faces and figures, and a very loose style compared to the other artists. The creator of Flapjack is in turn a writer and producer on Adventure Time, and even voiced a wood witch. The show has pushed several of the cast and production members into the spotlight for animation fans and executives, who suddenly saw them appear in later shows thanks to Adventure Time.

Boom! Studios is publishing a comic book adaptation, written by Ryan North. They have also started a spin-off, Marceline and the Scream Queens, written by Meredith Gran and starring Marceline and Princess Bubblegum. As well as Adventure Time With Fionna And Cake, a comic which, of course, stars the genderswapped alternate counterparts of the main characters. A video game for both the Nintendo DS and 3DS, developed by WayForward Technologies based on an original plot by Pendleton Ward himself and subtitled Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!, was released in 2012. An upcoming black-and-white graphic novel series in 2013, written by Danielle Corsetto, will follow Flame Princess on her first adventure with Finn and Jake.

The mathematical production blog, which also features art from fans, is located here. The algebraic wiki is here. In addition to the page links at the top of the page, there are Continuity Nod, Shout Out, Drinking Game, Ho Yay, and Recap pages. Be sure to not overlook the analysis page. Heck, there's even a Wham Episode page! Tropes for the comic book go here. If you happen to have any Scream Queens tropes to report, go here. And tropes for the Fionna and Cake comic go here.

Yeah.


Adventure Time provides examples of:


ADVENTURE TIME! *

    Buddy Picture2 Broke Girls
    Fantasy Western AnimationAdventures of the Gummi Bears
    MadmanEntertainment/Western AnimationBen 10
Anime of the 2010sThe Millennium Age of AnimationAlmost Naked Animals
The Secret SaturdaysCreator/Cartoon NetworkGenerator Rex
24Trope OverdosedAladdin
Red vs. BlueDramedyAvatar: The Last Airbender
Adventures of the Gummi BearsWestern AnimationAeon Flux
Samand FuzzyThe EpicAvatar: The Last Airbender
YotobiThe New TensAllen Gregory

alternative title(s): Adventure Time; Adventure Time With Finn And Jake
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