Adventure Time facts for kids
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| Also known as | 'Adventure Time with Finn & Jake' |
| Genre | Comedy, fantasy, adventure |
| Created by | Pendleton Ward |
| Directed by | Larry Leichliter |
| Creative director(s) | Patrick McHale Cole Sanchez Adam Muto Nate Cash |
| Voices of | Jeremy Shada John DiMaggio Hynden Walch Niki Yang Tom Kenny Olivia Olson Dee Bradley Baker Pendleton Ward Polly Lou Livingston Jessica DiCicco Maria Bamford |
| Opening theme | "Adventure Time", performed by Pendleton Ward |
| Ending theme | "The Island Song", performed by Ashley Eriksson |
| Composer(s) | Casey James Basichis Tim Kiefer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 233 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Pendleton Ward Fred Seibert Adam Muto Derek Drymon (Season 1 only) |
| Producer(s) | Kelly Crews |
| Running time | 6 minutes (pilot only) 11 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Frederator Studios Cartoon Network Studios |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Cartoon Network Nicktoons (pilot only) |
| Picture format | 1080i ( HDTV) |
| Original release | Pilot: January 11, 2007 Official: April 5, 2010 – September 3, 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Random! Cartoons |
Adventure Time is an American animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network. Finn and Jake live in the Land of Ooo, a land that has been destroyed by the "Great Mushroom War."
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season finale |
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| Pilot | 1 | January, 2007 | |
| 1 | 26 | April 5, 2010 | September 27, 2010 |
| 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 |
Awards and nominations
Television
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 2007 | Annie Award | Best Animated Short Subject | For "Adventure Time" pilot | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program | For "My Two Favorite People" | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Annie Award | Best Animated Television Production for Children | Adventure Time | Nominated | |
| British Academy Children's Awards | International | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program | For "It Came from the Nightosphere" | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Annie Award | Best Animated Special Production | For "Thank You" | Nominated | |
| Best Storyboarding in a Television Production | Rebecca Sugar | Nominated | |||
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Animated Series | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program | For "Too Young" | Nominated | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite Cartoon | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards Argentina | Favorite Cartoon | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Annie Award | Best Animated Television Production for Children | For "Princess Cookie" | Nominated | |
| Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | For "The Hard Easy" | Nominated | |||
| Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | For "Goliad" | Nominated | |||
| Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | For "Lady & Peebles" | Nominated | |||
| Sundance Film Festival | Animated Short Film | For "Thank You" | Nominated | ||
| Golden Reel Awards | Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, and ADR Animation in Television | For "Card Wars" | Won | ||
| Annecy International Animated Film Festival | TV Series | For "Princess Cookie" | Nominated | ||
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Animated Series | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| TCA Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Animated Series | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Andy Ristaino, for "Puhoy" | Won | ||
| Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program | For "Simon & Marcy" | Nominated | |||
| British Academy Children's Awards | International | Adventure Time | Won | ||
| 2014 | Annie Award | Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Children's Audience | Adventure Time | Won | |
| Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Nick Jennings, et al. | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Tom Kenny | Won | |||
| Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Paul Douglas | Nominated | |||
| Hall of Game Awards | Most Valuable Cartoon | Adventure Time | Won | ||
| Best Cartoon Boogie | Finn the Human | Nominated | |||
| Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Cartoon | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Animated Series | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation | Nick Jennings, for "Wizards Only, Fools" | Won | ||
| Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program | For "Be More" | Nominated | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Animated Series | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| TCA Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards Colombia | Favorite Animated Series | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite Animated Series | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| British Academy Children's Awards | International | Adventure Time | Won | ||
| 2015 | Annie Award | Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Yuasa Masaaki & Eunyoung Choi | Nominated | |
| Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Children's Audience | Adventure Time | Nominated | |||
| Pixel Award | Best Television Website | Finn and Jake's Big Adventure | Won | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Cartoon | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Animated Series | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| Peabody Award | Children's Programming | Adventure Time | Won | ||
| Kerrang! Award | Best TV Show | Adventure Time | Won | ||
| Annecy International Animated Film Festival | TV Film | For "Food Chain" | Nominated | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite Cartoon | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Tom Herpich, for "Walnuts & Rain" | Won | ||
| Outstanding Short-format Animated Program | For "Jake the Brick" | Won | |||
| Ottawa International Animation Festival | Series for Kids | For "The Tower" | Nominated | ||
| British Academy Children's Awards | International | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Annie Award | Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Kent Osborne, et al. | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Tom Herpich | Nominated | |||
| Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Jason Kolowski, for "Bad Jubies" | Won | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Tom Herpich, for "Stakes Part 8: The Dark Cloud" | Won | |||
| Outstanding Short-format Animated Program | For "The Hall of Egress" | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | Annie Award | Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children | For "Bad Jubies" | Won | |
| Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Kirsten Lepore | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Jason Kolowski | Nominated | |||
| Common Sense Media | The Common Sense Seal | For Islands | Won | ||
| Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Short-format Animated Program | For "Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources" | Won | ||
| 2018 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Lindsay Small-Butera, for "Ketchup" | Won | |
| Outstanding Short-format Animated Program | For "Ring of Fire" | Nominated | |||
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Animated Series | Adventure Time | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Animated Program | For "Come Along with Me" | Nominated |
Comics
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 2013 | Eisner Award | Best Publication for Kids | Adventure Time comic | Won | |
| Harvey Award | Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers | Adventure Time comic | Won | ||
| Special Award for Humor in Comics | Ryan North | Won | |||
| 2014 | Eisner Award | Best Lettering | Britt Wilson | Nominated |
Images for kids
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Pendleton Ward, the creator of the show
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The crew of Adventure Time at the 74th Annual Peabody Awards in 2014 (From left to right: Kent Osborne, Tom Herpich, Pendleton Ward, Pat McHale, Betty Ward, Jack Pendarvis, Rob Sorcher, Curtis LeLash and Adam Muto)
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A storyboard panel drawn by Adam Muto for the episode "What Was Missing" showing action, dialogue, and sound effects. Adventure Time is a storyboard-driven series. This means the storyboard artists are also the writers, allowing them to draft the dialogue and the action how they see fit.
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Ryan North (third from the left) along with other Adventure Time comics crew in 2015
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The Finn train as seen in Taoyuan HSR station, Taiwan (2014)
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The Jake train as seen from Xinpu, Hsinchu near the railway (2013)
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An Airbus A320 (SL) in Khon Kaen, Thailand (2016)
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See also
In Spanish: Adventure Time para niños
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