Adventure Time

Adventure Time, also referred to as Adventure Time with Finn & Jake or Adventure Time with Finn, Jake & BMO, is an American animated sitcom created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network. Finn, Jake and BMO live in the Land of Ooo, which is a nation of an overworld version of Earth that has been nearly destroyed by the Great Mushroom War.^[2]

Adventure Time
Also known as	Adventure Time with Finn & Jake Adventure Time with Finn, Jake & BMO
Genre	Comedy, fantasy, adventure[1]
Created by	Pendleton Ward
Directed by	Larry Leichliter
Creative directors	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
Opening theme	"Adventure Time", performed by Pendleton Ward
Ending theme	"The Island Song", performed by Ashley Eriksson
Composers	Mark Mothersbaugh Tim Kiefer
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	10
No. of episodes	283 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Pendleton Ward Fred Seibert Adam Muto Derek Drymon (Season 1 only)
Producer	Kelly Crews
Running time	6 minutes (pilot only) 11 minutes
Production companies	Frederator Studios Cartoon Network Studios
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network Nicktoons (pilot only)
Release	August 3, 2009 (2009-08-03) – September 3, 2018 (2018-09-03)

Episodes

Season	Episodes	Season premiere	Season finale
Pilot	1	January 11, 2007
1	26	August 3, 2009	January 25, 2010
2	26	October 11, 2010	May 9, 2011
3	26	July 11, 2011[3]	February 13, 2012
4	26	April 2, 2012[4]	October 22, 2012
5	52	November 12, 2012	March 17, 2014

Awards and nominations

Television

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2007	Annie Award	Best Animated Short Subject	For "Adventure Time" pilot	Nominated	[5]
2009	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program	For "My Two Favorite People"	Nominated	[6]
2011	Annie Award	Best Animated Television Production for Children	Adventure Time	Nominated	[7]
	British Academy Children's Awards	International	Adventure Time	Nominated	[8]
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program	For "It Came from the Nightosphere"	Nominated	[6]
2012	Annie Award	Best Animated Special Production	For "Thank You"	Nominated	[9]
		Best Storyboarding in a Television Production	Rebecca Sugar	Nominated	[9]
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Animated Series	Adventure Time	Nominated	[10]
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program	For "Too Young"	Nominated	[6]
	Kids' Choice Awards Mexico	Favorite Cartoon	Adventure Time	Nominated	[11]
	Kids' Choice Awards Argentina	Favorite Cartoon	Adventure Time	Nominated	[12]
2013	Annie Award	Best Animated Television Production for Children	For "Princess Cookie"	Nominated	[13]
		Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	For "The Hard Easy"	Nominated	[14]
		Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	For "Goliad"	Nominated	[15]
		Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	For "Lady & Peebles"	Nominated	[15]
	Sundance Film Festival	Animated Short Film	For "Thank You"	Nominated	[16]
	Golden Reel Awards	Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, and ADR Animation in Television	For "Card Wars"	Won	[17]
	Annecy International Animated Film Festival	TV Series	For "Princess Cookie"	Nominated	[18]
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Animated Series	Adventure Time	Nominated	[19]
	TCA Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming	Adventure Time	Nominated	[20]
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Animated Series	Adventure Time	Nominated	[21]
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Andy Ristaino, for "Puhoy"	Won	[22]
		Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program	For "Simon & Marcy"	Nominated	[23]
	British Academy Children's Awards	International	Adventure Time	Won	[24]
2014	Annie Award	Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Children's Audience	Adventure Time	Won	[25]
		Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Nick Jennings, et al.	Nominated	[26]
		Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Tom Kenny	Won	[25]
		Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Paul Douglas	Nominated	[25]
	Hall of Game Awards	Most Valuable Cartoon	Adventure Time	Won	[27]
		Best Cartoon Boogie	Finn the Human	Nominated	[28]
	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Cartoon	Adventure Time	Nominated	[29]
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Animated Series	Adventure Time	Nominated	[30]
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation	Nick Jennings, for "Wizards Only, Fools"	Won	[31]
		Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program	For "Be More"	Nominated	[32]
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Animated Series	Adventure Time	Nominated	[33]
	TCA Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming	Adventure Time	Nominated	[34]
	Kids' Choice Awards Colombia	Favorite Animated Series	Adventure Time	Nominated	[35]
	Kids' Choice Awards Mexico	Favorite Animated Series	Adventure Time	Nominated	[36]
	British Academy Children's Awards	International	Adventure Time	Won	[37]
2015	Annie Award	Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Yuasa Masaaki & Eunyoung Choi	Nominated	[38]
		Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Children's Audience	Adventure Time	Nominated	[38]
	Pixel Award	Best Television Website	Finn and Jake's Big Adventure	Won	[39]
	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Cartoon	Adventure Time	Nominated	[40]
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Animated Series	Adventure Time	Nominated	[41]
	Peabody Award	Children's Programming	Adventure Time	Won	[42]
	Kerrang! Award	Best TV Show	Adventure Time	Won	[43]
	Annecy International Animated Film Festival	TV Film	For "Food Chain"	Nominated	[44]
	Kids' Choice Awards Mexico	Favorite Cartoon	Adventure Time	Nominated	[45]
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Tom Herpich, for "Walnuts & Rain"	Won	[46]
		Outstanding Short-format Animated Program	For "Jake the Brick"	Won	[6]
	Ottawa International Animation Festival	Series for Kids	For "The Tower"	Nominated	[47]
	British Academy Children's Awards	International	Adventure Time	Nominated	[48]
2016	Annie Award	Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Kent Osborne, et al.	Nominated	[49]
		Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Tom Herpich	Nominated	[49]
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Jason Kolowski, for "Bad Jubies"	Won	[50]
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Tom Herpich, for "Stakes Part 8: The Dark Cloud"	Won	[50]
		Outstanding Short-format Animated Program	For "The Hall of Egress"	Nominated	[51]
2017	Annie Award	Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children	For "Bad Jubies"	Won	[52]
		Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Kirsten Lepore	Nominated	[53]
		Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Jason Kolowski	Nominated	[53]
	Common Sense Media	The Common Sense Seal	For Islands	Won	[54]
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Short-format Animated Program	For "Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources"	Won	[55]
2018	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Lindsay Small-Butera, for "Ketchup"	Won	[56]
		Outstanding Short-format Animated Program	For "Ring of Fire"	Nominated	[57]
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Animated Series	Adventure Time	Nominated	[58]
2019	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Animated Program	For "Come Along with Me"	Nominated	[59]

Comics

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2013	Eisner Award	Best Publication for Kids	Adventure Time comic	Won	[60]
	Harvey Award	Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers	Adventure Time comic	Won	[61]
		Special Award for Humor in Comics	Ryan North	Won	[61]
2014	Eisner Award	Best Lettering	Britt Wilson	Nominated	[62]