Reign of Gunters
| "Reign of Gunters" | |
|---|---|
| Adventure Time episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 24 |
| Directed by | Larry Leichliter |
| Written by |
Ako Castuera Jesse Moynihan |
| Story by |
Patrick McHale Kent Osborne Pendleton Ward Adam Muto |
| Production code | 1008-102 |
| Original air date | October 8, 2012 |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
"Reign of Gunters" is the twenty-fourth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series Adventure Time. The episode was written and storyboarded by Ako Castuera and Jesse Moynihan, from a story by Patrick McHale, Kent Osborne, Pendleton Ward, and Adam Muto. It originally aired on Cartoon Network on October 8, 2012.
The series follows the adventures of Finn (voiced by Jeremy Shada), a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake (voiced by John DiMaggio), a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will. In this episode, after stealing a demonic wishing eye, Gunter the penguin creates clones of himself which cause chaos when he tries to take over the Candy Kingdom. Eventually the Ice King (voiced by Tom Kenny) arrives and halts Gunter's reign.
The impetus for this episode was a scene that appeared in the second season premiere, "It Came from the Nightosphere" that features Marceline's dad confronting Gunter the penguin. The episode was seen by 1.845 million viewers. The episode, however, received mixed reviews from critics. Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club felt that the story did not expand upon Gunter's character; rather he felt that it played out as one long joke.
After Gunter (voiced by Tom Kenny) manages to steal the Ice King's (voiced by Kenny) Demonic Wishing Eye, he creates magical clones of himself with which he uses to take over Ooo. Meanwhile, the Ice King journeys to Wizard City to buy a new Demonic Wishing Eye only to be accosted and nearly killed by Laser Wizard, Bufo, and Forest Wizard, who form some sort of secret wizard society.
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