adventure time season season american animated television series adventure time created originally aired united_states series based short produced animation series random cartoons season follows adventures finn human boy best friend jake dog magical powers change shape grow shrink finn jake live post apocalyptic land way interact main characters princess bubblegum ice king episode season party panic watched million viewers marked dramatic increase viewers watching compared previous year season ended finale gut september soon airing began receive critical acclaim large fan following adventure time episode favorite people nominated primetime emmy award outstanding short format series win original short viral hit internet picked length series previewed march officially premiered april season written produced studios compilation dvds contained episodes season released season finished airing july season released region dvd blu ray edition released june development concept creation season follows adventures human boy best friend jake dog magical powers change shape grow shrink finn jake live post apocalyptic land way interact main characters princess bubblegum ice king common storylines revolve finn jake discovering strange creatures rescuing battling monsters order help episodes deal finn attempting understand attraction bubblegum according series creator style influenced time attending experiences working writer storyboard artist interview ward said combine series subversive humor beautiful moments film inspiration ward named influences largely shows feature dialogue feels natural ward described dark comedy said dark comedies favorite love feeling happy scared time favorite way feel edge seat happy sense conflicting emotions lot think executive producer compared animation style cat cartoons said world equally inspired video games ward intends world certain physical logic instead magic exists story writers try create internal consistency characters interact world set post apocalyptic setting according ward original intention land simply magical business time aired containing bodies business men surface lake suddenly post apocalyptic ward noted production crew ran ward later described setting surface dark underneath production began single stand animated short ran seven minutes aired january december release short video viral hit internet studios pitched adventure time series network passed twice studio approached said willing produce series ward prove short expanded series maintaining elements original pilot chief content officer influential getting network chance recognized series felt indie comic book new ward quickly concept pilot wanted potential series fully realized characterized pre school vibe original film ward college friends helped produce rough storyboard featured finn princess bubblegum going supper date happy story asked ward created storyboard episode attempt emulate style original short approved season september episode enter production cartoons based script pitches network executives allowed build teams communication use chief content officer explained network allowed company dealing artists primarily visual people writers artists learn grow actually work ward soon assembled team series largely composed younger inexperienced people found internet worrying status inexperience production members hired veteran animators worked help guide ward team served executive producer season adventure time served head story editors second seasons series long serving art director creator hired supervising producer providing guidance series seasons addition episodes created season commissioned produced include episodes brothers written revisions written helmet outline ward brothers pitched network later scrapped according vice president casualty jumping production having development time helmet despite initially assigned production number eventually taken episode freak city storyboard stage pieces background art episode designed brothers outline helmet later released official page furthermore episode given production number despite episodes ordered original sixth episode scrapped production took place given different code sources like production number gave number season episodes began simple page outline contained necessary plot information outlines handed storyboard artists expand rough outline storyboard episodes design coloring burbank california animation handled overseas south_korea rough draft korea season written ward later create popular series regular wrote boarded episode ocean fear asking ward wanted freelance help ward previously worked cast voice actors include voice acting veterans portrays plays ice king voices princess bubblegum addition portrays voice portrays ward provides voice minor characters storyboard artist voices video game console jake girlfriend korean friend mother plays voice small elephant adventure time cast records lines group recordings opposed different recording sessions voice actor record natural sounding dialogue characters described group recordings akin play reading play series regularly employs guest voices characters instance episode fred lend voices beings heart guy actor voices titular villain business time features business men portrays episode evicted memories boom boom mountain voices talking mountain appears pie throwing robot episode life reappears episode ocean fear features opening closing narration courtesy portrays ice king bride episode wedding bells portrays episode freak city brown reappears episode dungeon demon cat portrays titular character episode finally plays billy hero characters voiced reception release ratings episodes business time evicted previewed official series launch date march respectively series officially premiered april debuted episodes party panic trouble space episode watched million viewers episode ratings smash according press release sent episode timeslot saw triple digit percentage increases time period previous year instance entry viewed million kids aged marked percent increase previous year furthermore watched kids aged saw percent increase watched episode season season finale gut watched million viewers originally episodes bundled minute means minute segments combined starting eleventh episode wizard episodes dropped minute segment reviews accolades season received largely positive reviews critics television critic article said strikes kind companion piece network currently airing takes place land strange somewhat disturbing characters center young male person person like thing making way world help unusual reliable went unlike earlier boy imaginary friend darker stranger connected world know lloyd compared sort cartoons cartoons young delighted bringing things life release dvd season received positive critical attention reviewers initially expressed set initially released blu ray edition wired wrote positively set applauded release bonus features ign awarded set denoting good release called rare treat critical release packaging noting episodes discs leaving little room transfers breathe video compression left desired tyler foster dvd talk highly recommended set wrote series imagination sweetness ridiculous sense humor foster particularly pleased characters citing highlights season furthermore wrote worst episode season hard pressed pick beautifully designed packs killer gags episode favorite people nominated primetime emmy award outstanding short format episode win home media released multiple dvds consisting region region formats favorite people came jake frost fire created region markets containing episodes season july released complete season dvd containing episodes season region july set sold copies blu ray edition released june dvd releases purchased individual episodes downloaded itunes_store march season available instant watch service online streaming episodes dvd release
Adventure Time (season 1)