Ahh! Look what we missed! Last Wednesday, 1/11, marked the 10th anniversary of the Nicktoons Network premiere of Pen Ward’s initial “Adventure Time” short, making today the 10-years-and-8-days anniversary. Saaaa-LUTE!
Title card by Paul Linsley.
A tip of the chapeau to Pen, Pat, Adam, Neil, Julian, and all the other folks involved with that now-classic seven-minute cartoon back in the day.
“Another one! Be gone, mortal!”—Miguel Ferrer as Death
Rest in Peace, Miguel (1955-2017). Thank you for your work.
In two weeks, Adventure Time: Season 8 kicks off with a half-hour premiere!
Part of 5 NIGHTS of new episodes at 7:30/6:30c on Cartoon Network.
edit: CORRECTION! Only Monday’s episodes will air at 7:30. The rest of the week they’ll be airing at 7:45/6:45c.
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TWO SWORDS - January 23rd
written/storyboarded by Tom Herpich & Steve Wolfhard
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DO NO HARM - January 23rd
written/storyboarded by Laura Knetzger & Emily Partridge
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WHEELS - January 24th
written/storyboarded by Graham Falk & Charmaine Verhagen
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HIGH STRANGENESS - January 25th
written/storyboarded by Pendleton Ward & Sam Alden
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HORSE AND BALL - January 26th
written/storyboarded by Seo Kim & Somvilay Xayaphone
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JELLY BEANS HAVE POWER - January 27th
written/storyboarded by Hanna K Nyström & Aleks Sennwald
Adventure Time Season 8 premieres tomorrow evening, January 23, with a week of new episodes, more than an hour’s worth of adventure, time, etc.
Good news! It’s the premiere of Adventure Time’s eighth season tonight, 1/23, on Cartoon Network starting at 7:30/6:30c.
Great News! Another new episode immediately follows “Two Swords.”
Title card designed by Michael DeForge, painted by Joy Ang.
The second of tonight’s, 1/23’s, two new Adventure Time episodes, “Do No Harm,” debuts right after the first of tonight’s two new Adventure Time episodes, “Two Swords.” The pleasure begins at 7:30/6:30c on Cartoon Network.
Title card designed by Laura Knetzger, painted by Joy Ang.
Graham Falk and Charmaine Verhagen storyboarded tonight’s, 1/24’s, new Adventure Time episode, “Wheels.” It premieres at 7:45/6:45c on Cartoon Network.
Title card designed by Charmaine, painted by Joy Ang.
Tonight’s new Adventure Time episode, “High Strangeness,” was written and storyboarded by Sam Alden and show creator Pen Ward. 7:45/6:45c on Cartoon Network.
Title card designed by Sam, painted by Joy Ang.
And the Adventure Time premiere train rolls on with tonight’s, 1/26’s, debut of “Horse and Ball,” airing at 7:45/6:45c on Cartoon Network. Written and storyboarded by Seo Kim&Somvilay Xayaphone.
Title card designed by guest animator James Baxter, painted by Joy Ang.
This week’s batch of new Adventure Time episodes ends tonight, 1/27, with the premiere of “Jelly Beans Have Power,” written and storyboarded by Hanna K. Nyström and Aleks Sennwald. Remember, too, the eight-episode miniseries Islands debuts next Monday on Cartoon Network.
Title card designed by Aleks, painted by Joy Ang.
hope you’re catching all the AT this week!
ep. on friday is the first one me and Aleks boarded together!
Tonight, 1/27.
7:45/6:45c on Cartoon Network.
ADVENTURE TIME: ISLANDS! The 8-Part miniseries begins January 30th. Four consecutive nights of ALL NEW episodes premiering at 7:30/6:30c on Cartoon Network.
If you can’t wait, Islands will also be available on DVD, iTunes, Amazon Video, and Google Play beginning January 24th. But don’t forget that Season 8 begins one day earlier on January 23rd with 5 nights of new episodes that take place before Islands. It’s sort of confusing!
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Pt.1 THE INVITATION - January 30th
written/storyboarded by Sam Alden & Polly Guo
Pt. 2 WHIPPLE THE HAPPY DRAGON - January 30th
written/storyboarded by Seo Kim & Somvilay Xayaphone
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Pt. 3 MYSTERIOUS ISLAND - January 31st
written/storyboarded by Tom Herpich & Steve Wolfhard
Pt. 4 IMAGINARY RESOURCES - January 31st
written/storyboarded by Pendleton Ward & Graham Falk
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Pt. 5 HIDE AND SEEK - February 1st
written/storyboarded by Hanna K Nyström & Aleks Sennwald
Pt. 6 MIN AND MARTY - February 1st
written/storyboarded by Kent Osborne & Sam Alden
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Pt. 7 HELPERS - February 2nd
written/storyboarded by Tom Herpich & Steve Wolfhard
Pt. 8 THE LIGHT CLOUD - February 2nd
written/storyboarded by Aleks Sennwald, Graham Falk, and Adam Muto
The eight-part Adventure Time mini-series Islands premieres tonight, 1/30, on Cartoon Network. (Of course you purchased Islands last week already, but it’ll be nice to watch it again old-fashionedly through your television’s antenna.)
OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes, a brand new series by @ianjq, is coming to Cartoon Network! Do your happy dance and groove to the opening title!
Cartoon Network is announcing a new show from yet another Adventure Time alum, Mr Ian Jones-Quartey. Everything we know about the show promises it will be phenomenal, miraculous, and astonishing. We can’t look forward to it more. Congratulations, Ian.
Happy Birthday!
Following 2007’s original Nickelodeon short and a sneak preview in March, 2010, Adventure Time officially premiered on Cartoon Network on April 5 with “Slumber Party Panic” and “Trouble in Lumpy Space.”
Title card credit goes to Phil Rynda, Paul Linsley, and Nick Jennings.
Adventure Time supervising director Elizabeth Ito has made a Cartoon Network short based on her delightful CalArts student film from way back when. This is wonderful and the best nine minutes you’ll have this weekend. Congratulations, Elizabeth.
Elements Continues Tonight
The Adventure Time miniseries Elements keeps on keeping on tonight, 4/26, with Episodes Five and Six (of eight), “Slime Central” and “Happy Warrior.”
7:30/6:30c on Cartoon Network.
“Slime Central” title card designed and painted by Benjamin Anders. “Happy Warrior” title card designed by Benjamin, painted by Joy Ang.
The Adventure Time miniseries Elements wraps up tonight, 4/27, with “Hero Heart “ and “Skyhooks II.” The fun kicks off at 7:30/6:30c on Cartoon Network.
“Hero Heart” title card designed and painted by Benjamin Anders. “Skyhooks II” designed by Benjamin, painted by Joy Ang.
Talk about melting your Popsicle: “Ocean of Fear,” written and storyboarded by J.G. Quintel and Cole Sanchez, premiered June 21 on Cartoon Network in 2010. The #1 song that week was “California Gurls” by Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg.
Who said it first, Finn or Katy Perry?
“Everyone has a flaw, and I guess yours is having to smell like my nasty old guts.”
I love you, everything burrito.
Adventure Time Season Three premiered on July 11, 2011, with Ako and Tom’s“Conquest of Cuteness.”
Fansculpt by AliatheGhoul.
Congratulations to the Adventure Time cast & crew on their eighth consecutive Emmy show nomination. The category is Short Form Animated Program, and the nod was based on the episode “Islands Pt. 4: Imaginary Resources,” written and storyboarded by Pendleton Ward&Graham Falk and directed by Elizabeth Ito.
Trophies are handed out on September 17.
Good luck, everyone.
Title card designed and painted by Joy Ang.
