Adventure Time

Adventure Time is an American <a href="/facts/Fantasy/gkujmhJg">fantasy</a> <a href="/facts/Animated_television_series/9IWkyjon">animated television series</a> created by <a href="/facts/Pendleton_Ward/HxJy8m3p">Pendleton Ward</a> and co-produced by <a href="/facts/Frederator_Studios/30vE9Aar">Frederator Studios</a> for <a href="/facts/Cartoon_Network/0rdGXMmw">Cartoon Network</a>. The series follows the adventures of a boy named <a href="/facts/Finn_the_Human/oMBMu74r">Finn</a> (<a href="/facts/Jeremy_Shada/uWFllxBe">Jeremy Shada</a>) and his best friend and adoptive brother <a href="/facts/Jake_the_Dog/A9pU8tAG">Jake</a> (<a href="/facts/John_DiMaggio/K75o4PvE">John DiMaggio</a>)—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 <a href="/facts/Princess_Bubblegum/MF3MrgWf">Princess Bubblegum</a> (<a href="/facts/Hynden_Walch/1zfXeS0k">Hynden Walch</a>), the <a href="/facts/Ice_King/vq7xjFbk">Ice King</a> (<a href="/facts/Tom_Kenny/weqp7whx">Tom Kenny</a>), <a href="/facts/Marceline_the_Vampire_Queen/jTHTfkVT">Marceline</a> (<a href="/facts/Olivia_Olson/qoBk270J">Olivia Olson</a>), <a href="/facts/BMO_(character)/BUmGaEI3">BMO</a> (<a href="/facts/Niki_Yang/JSa1TM7u">Niki Yang</a>), and others. The series is based on a 2007 <a href="/facts/Adventure_Time_(short_film)/9cvUtu17">short film</a> that aired on <a href="/facts/Nicktoons_(American_TV_channel)/Pa3PdCnj">Nicktoons</a>. After the short became a <a href="/facts/Viral_video/1Nn7oKTu">viral hit</a> on the Internet, <a href="/facts/Nickelodeon/XFDhS5fX">Nickelodeon</a>'s executives passed on its option before Cartoon Network commissioned a full-length series from <a href="/facts/Fred_Seibert/8u6vhdXf">Fred Seibert</a> and Ward, which was previewed on March 11, 2010. The same year, the series premiered on Cartoon Network on April 5, and it <a href="/facts/Come_Along_with_Me_(Adventure_Time)/8APXngCH">ended its eight-year run</a> on September 3, 2018. The series was followed by the <a href="/facts/Adventure_Time%3a_Distant_Lands/NJdaxWGT">Adventure Time: Distant Lands</a> specials and the <a href="/facts/Adventure_Time%3a_Fionna_and_Cake/QhVMX00z">Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake</a> spin-off, which were released on <a href="/facts/Max_(streaming_service)/s2wq20PT">Max</a>. Two additional spin-offs, entitled Adventure Time: Side Quests and Adventure Time: Heyo BMO, have also been greenlit by Cartoon Network Studios.
The series drew inspiration from a variety of sources, including the fantasy <a href="/facts/Role-playing_game/bN0QjhPs">role-playing game</a> <a href="/facts/Dungeons_%2526_Dragons/1FQKcQSL">Dungeons & Dragons</a> and video games. It was produced using hand-drawn animation; action and dialogue for <a href="/facts/List_of_Adventure_Time_episodes/RSjuLMkV">episodes</a> were decided by <a href="/facts/Storyboard_artist/aoIAwln7">storyboard artists</a> 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. 
Adventure Time was a ratings success for Cartoon Network, with some of its episodes attracting over three million viewers, and has developed a following among teenagers and adults alongside the show's target audience of children. Adventure Time has received universal acclaim from critics, with much praise for its originality and <a href="/facts/Worldbuilding/2GpKF6US">worldbuilding</a>. The show won eight <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Award/4eAaPW0F">Primetime Emmy Awards</a>, a <a href="/facts/Peabody_Award/pC7Q1kqp">Peabody Award</a>, three <a href="/facts/Annie_Award/IqnG5eAH">Annie Awards</a>, two <a href="/facts/British_Academy_Children%2527s_Awards/j6jnkqBQ">British Academy Children's Awards</a>, a <a href="/facts/Motion_Picture_Sound_Editors/pByeLSlF">Motion Picture Sound Editors Award</a>, and a <a href="/facts/Kerrang!_Awards/EjFRo5yt">Kerrang! Award</a>. The series has also been nominated for three <a href="/facts/Critics%2527_Choice_Television_Award/xYlz7hIC">Critics' Choice Television Awards</a>, two <a href="/facts/Annecy_International_Animated_Film_Festival/1GKlcWgf">Annecy Festival Awards</a>, a <a href="/facts/TCA_Awards/TFrNXIl2">TCA Award</a>, and a <a href="/facts/Sundance_Film_Festival/30mSTkES">Sundance Film Festival Award</a>, among others. Of the many comic book spin-offs based on the series, one received an <a href="/facts/Eisner_Award/Rdx7arW7">Eisner Award</a> and two <a href="/facts/Harvey_Awards/dwGx1Ipf">Harvey Awards</a>. The series has also spawned various forms of <a href="/facts/Brand_licensing/3D6EHrEg">licensed merchandise</a>, including books, video games and clothing.

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