Adventure Time | |
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Adventure Time title card featuring Finn and Jake.
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Also known as | Adventure Time with Finn & Jake |
Genre |
Comedy Fantasy Adventure Science fiction |
Created by | Pendleton Ward |
Directed by | Larry Leichliter |
Creative director(s) |
Patrick McHale (Seasons 1–2) Cole Sanchez (Seasons 2–3) Adam Muto (Seasons 3–5) Nate Cash (Seasons 3–5) |
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 | 8 |
No. of episodes | 252(list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Fred Seibert Derek Drymon (Season 1) Pendleton Ward (Season 3–9) Adam Muto (Season 7–9) Co-Executive Producers: Adam Muto (2014-2015) |
Producer(s) | Kelly Crews Pendleton Ward (Seasons 1-2) Supervising Producers: Nick Jennings (Seasons 1-6) Thurop Van Orman (Seasons 1-2) Adam Muto (2013-2014) |
Running time | 6 minutes (pilot only) 11 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Frederator Studios Cartoon Network Studios |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network |
Cartoon Network Nicktoons (pilot only) |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
Original release |
Pilot: January 11, 2007 Official: April 5, 2010 – present |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Random! Cartoons |
External links | |
Website | |
Production website |
Adventure Time is an American animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network. It follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (voiced by Jeremy Shada) and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake (voiced by John DiMaggio)—a dog with the magical power to change shape and size at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, where they interact with other major characters, including: Princess Bubblegum (voiced by Hynden Walch), the Ice King (voiced by Tom Kenny), Marceline the Vampire Queen (voiced by Olivia Olson), and BMO (voiced by Niki Yang). The series is based on a 2007 short produced for Nicktoons and Frederator Studios' animation series Random! Cartoons. After the short became a viral hit on the Internet, Cartoon Network commissioned a full-length series, which previewed on March 11, 2010, and officially premiered on April 5, 2010.
The series draws inspiration from a variety of sources, including the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and video games. It is produced using hand-drawn animation, and action and dialogue for episodes are decided by storyboarding artists. Because each episode takes roughly eight to nine months to complete, multiple episodes are worked on concurrently. The Adventure Time cast record their lines in group recordings, and the series regularly employs guest actors for minor and recurring characters. Each Adventure Time episode runs for about eleven minutes; pairs of episodes are often telecast to fill half-hour program slots. Seven seasons of the program have been aired. An eighth season premiered on January 23, 2017, and the show has been renewed for a ninth season. As of October 2015[update], a feature-length film is in development.