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Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...
'', an American
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television series created by
Pendleton Ward Ward Taylor Pendleton Johnston (born September 23, 1982), known professionally as Pendleton Ward or simply Pen Ward, is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and voice actor who has worked for Cartoon Network Studios, Freder ...
, premiered on
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on November 12, 2012 and concluded on March 17, 2014, and was produced by
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and
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. The season follows the adventures of Finn, a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive brother
Jake Jake may refer to: Name * Jake (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Katrin Jäke (born c. 1975), German swimmer * Jake (gamer), American ''Overwatch'' player and coach Animals * Jake (rescue dog), a ...
, a dog with magical powers to change shape and size at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, where they interact with the other main characters of the show:
Princess Bubblegum Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum (also called Bonnie or PB, occasionally P-bubs) is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time'', created by Pendleton Ward. She is voiced by Hynden Walch. Princess Bubblegum rules ...
,
The Ice King Ice King is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The character was introduced as the main antagonist and, as Simon Petrikov, develops into a supporting character in later seasons. The character ...
,
Marceline the Vampire Queen Marceline the Vampire Queen is a fictional character in the American animated Cartoon Network television series ''Adventure Time'', created by Pendleton Ward. She is voiced by Olivia Olson in most appearances, by Ava Acres as a child, and b ...
, Lumpy Space Princess, BMO, and Flame Princess. This season comprises 52 episodes, making it twice the length of any of the show's previous seasons. The episodes were
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ed and written by
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,
Jesse Moynihan Jesse Moynihan (born January 4, 1978) is an American artist, animator, composer and director. He is best known for being a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series ''Adventure Time'' and as the creator of the graphic novel ' ...
,
Cole Sanchez Cole Phillip Sanchez (born March 1, 1985) is an American artist, voice actor, writer, storyboard artist, director, and producer who is best known for being a writer, storyboard artist and director on the animated television series ''Adventure Time ...
,
Rebecca Sugar Rebecca Rea Sugar (born July 9, 1987) is an American animator and screenwriter. She is best known for being the creator of the Cartoon Network series ''Steven Universe'', making her the first non-binary person to independently create a series for ...
,
Steve Wolfhard Steve Wolfhard is a Canadian artist who is best known for being a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series ''Adventure Time''. History Steve Wolfhard grew up in Kitchener and then Midland, Ontario and graduated from Sheri ...
,
Skyler Page Skyler Dale Page (born October 13, 1989) is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is best known as the creator of the Cartoon Network animated series ''Clarence'', as well as for his tenure as a writer and storyboa ...
, Somvilay Xayaphone,
Ako Castuera Ako Castuera is an American artist who is best known for being a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series ''Adventure Time''. Early life Castuera's father is from Mexico, and his ancestors originated from the Spanish city ...
,
Michael DeForge Michael DeForge (born 1987) is a Canadian comics artist and illustrator. Biography DeForge grew up in Ottawa and attended the University of Toronto, dropping out after two years. He lives and works in Toronto. According to DeForge, he has "alway ...
,
Kent Osborne Kent Matthew Osborne (born August 30, 1969) is an American screenwriter, actor, animator, producer, and director. He has worked for such animated television shows as ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''Camp Lazlo'', ''Phineas and Ferb'', ''The Marvelou ...
, David OReilly, Ward,
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, Thomas Wellmann,
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, Seo Kim, and
Andy Ristaino Andy Ristaino is an American artist who is best known for being a former lead character designer, writer, storyboard and background artist on the animated television series ''Adventure Time''. Life and work Ristaino grew up in New England and went ...
. The season also featured OReilly and James Baxter as guest animators in the episodes "A Glitch is a Glitch" and " James Baxter the Horse," respectively. Furthermore, this was the last year of ''Adventure Time'' to feature Sugar and Page as they both left before the season ended to create their own shows. (Sugar with ''
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''; Page with ''
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''). It was also the final season to feature Ward as the
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. The first episode of the fifth season was the two-parter episode " Finn the Human" / "Jake the Dog," both of which aired on November 12, 2012. 3.435 million viewers viewed the episode; this marked a dramatic increase from the previous season's premiere and finale. The season ended with "
Billy's Bucket List "Billy's Bucket List" is the final episode of the fifth 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 Kent Osborne, Pendleton War ...
," which was viewed by 2.335 million viewers. The season was met with largely positive critical reception. In June 2013, the series was nominated for "Best Animated Series" at the 2013 Critics' Choice Television Awards, although it did not win. Both " Simon & Marcy" and " Be More" were nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Short-Format Animation at the 65th and
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respectively. Former character designer Andy Ristaino and series' art director Nick Jennings both won Emmys for "Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation" in 2013 and 2014, respectively. In addition, several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season have been released. The complete season set was released on DVD and
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on July 14, 2015.


Development


Concept

The season follows the adventures of
Finn the Human Finn Mertens, also known as Finn the Human, is a fictional character and one of the two protagonists in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time'' created by Pendleton Ward. He also appeared in the spin-off series '' Adventure ...
, a human boy, and his best friend
Jake Jake may refer to: Name * Jake (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Katrin Jäke (born c. 1975), German swimmer * Jake (gamer), American ''Overwatch'' player and coach Animals * Jake (rescue dog), a ...
, a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, wherein they interact with the other major characters, including
Princess Bubblegum Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum (also called Bonnie or PB, occasionally P-bubs) is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time'', created by Pendleton Ward. She is voiced by Hynden Walch. Princess Bubblegum rules ...
,
The Ice King Ice King is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The character was introduced as the main antagonist and, as Simon Petrikov, develops into a supporting character in later seasons. The character ...
,
Marceline the Vampire Queen Marceline the Vampire Queen is a fictional character in the American animated Cartoon Network television series ''Adventure Time'', created by Pendleton Ward. She is voiced by Olivia Olson in most appearances, by Ava Acres as a child, and b ...
, Lumpy Space Princess, BMO, and Flame Princess. Common storylines revolve around Finn and Jake discovering strange creatures, dealing with the antagonistic but misunderstood Ice King, and battling monsters to help others. Multi-episode storylines for this season include Finn's relationship with and eventual breakup with Flame Princess, Lemongrab's descent into tyranny, and Finn and Jake's attempt to prevent the Lich from destroying all life in the multiverse. The season ends on a
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, with the revelation that Finn's father is still alive.


Production

On October 12, 2012, it was announced that
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had officially renewed ''Adventure Time'' for a fifth season. The episode titles were released on November 2, 2012 by
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, while the show had just reached the end of its fourth season. Based on production numbers, "
Finn the Human Finn Mertens, also known as Finn the Human, is a fictional character and one of the two protagonists in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time'' created by Pendleton Ward. He also appeared in the spin-off series '' Adventure ...
" was the first episode that underwent production, and it was also the first episode aired. Note: Information taken from the official Frederator-affiliated Tumblr account. The season contains 52 episodes, twice the normal number of episodes per season. Both Frederator and storyboard artist
Jesse Moynihan Jesse Moynihan (born January 4, 1978) is an American artist, animator, composer and director. He is best known for being a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series ''Adventure Time'' and as the creator of the graphic novel ' ...
explained that originally, a four-part special was supposed to divide the season in half, but that the special was pushed off, and later cancelled. However, some elements of the planned special were later used in the show's sixth season's episode " Something Big". In production, the first half of the season was referred to as season 5.1, and the second half was referred to as 5.2. This season's episodes were produced in a process similar to those of the previous seasons. Each episode was outlined in two-to-three pages that contained the necessary plot information. These outlines were then handed to storyboard artists, who created full storyboards. Design and coloring were done at
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in
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, and animation was handled overseas in
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by
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and
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. Although almost all of the episodes are hand-animated, the fifteenth episode, "A Glitch Is a Glitch", was created by guest animator David OReilly in his signature 3-D animation. According to
Adam Muto Adam Muto (born July 19, 1980) is an American writer, director, storyboard artist, animator, and producer known for his work as the executive producer and showrunner of the animated television series ''Adventure Time''. Career Muto was a classma ...
, OReilly was brought on board after Ward expressed an interest in letting him helm an episode. Initially, the producers had wanted OReilly to appear in earlier seasons, but the network was hesitant to bring in guest directors. Eventually, the network relented, and he was finally approved to appear in the fifth season. British animator James Baxter guest animated the horse featured in the episode " James Baxter the Horse". For the first half of the season, the writers room was largely composed of Ward,
Kent Osborne Kent Matthew Osborne (born August 30, 1969) is an American screenwriter, actor, animator, producer, and director. He has worked for such animated television shows as ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''Camp Lazlo'', ''Phineas and Ferb'', ''The Marvelou ...
, and
Pat McHale Patrick Nolen McHale (born November 17, 1983) is an American animator, screenwriter, songwriter, and director. Known for his work in animation, he served as writer, creative director and storyboard artist for both the television series ''Adventur ...
. McHale eventually left the series to create ''
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'', and Jack Pendarvis and the newly promoted Muto and were brought on board to pen story outlines. The season was storyboarded and written by
Tom Herpich Thomas Herpich (born October 4, 1979) is an American artist who is best known for being a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series ''Adventure Time''. History Herpich graduated from the School of Visual Arts (SVA), and was k ...
, Moynihan,
Cole Sanchez Cole Phillip Sanchez (born March 1, 1985) is an American artist, voice actor, writer, storyboard artist, director, and producer who is best known for being a writer, storyboard artist and director on the animated television series ''Adventure Time ...
, Sugar,
Steve Wolfhard Steve Wolfhard is a Canadian artist who is best known for being a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series ''Adventure Time''. History Steve Wolfhard grew up in Kitchener and then Midland, Ontario and graduated from Sheri ...
,
Skyler Page Skyler Dale Page (born October 13, 1989) is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is best known as the creator of the Cartoon Network animated series ''Clarence'', as well as for his tenure as a writer and storyboa ...
, Somvilay Xayaphone, Castuera, Michael DeForge, Osborne, OReilly, Ward,
Graham Falk ''Untalkative Bunny'' is a co-produced animated series about a yellow anthropomorphic rabbit and its life in the big city (closely based on Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.). The show is aimed for kids 6-17. The series consists of small episodes (about ...
, Thomas Wellmann,
Luke Pearson Luke Pearson (born 12 October 1987) is a British illustrator, cartoonist, and comic book writer best known for the '' Hilda'' series of comics for Nobrow Press, and '' Hilda'', the Netflix series based on the comics. He has also storyboarded e ...
, Seo Kim, and Ristaino. "Little Dude" was the first entry in the series to have been storyboarded by prop and character designer DeForge. He wrote on his official
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that, "Cole and Adam Muto basically held my hand through the whole process, and were both incredibly patient with me." Starting with "Love Games", Ristaino was promoted from lead character designer to storyboard artist. Guest artist Falk, creator of the animated series ''
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'', storyboarded the episodes "Shh!" and "Root Beer Guy". The former was dedicated to Armen Mirzaian who was a storyboard artist for earlier episodes in the series. Mirzaian died in a car accident on February 21, 2013 at the age of 35. Regular storyboarder Castuera had to take off two storyboard rotations due to an art show, and so her partner, Moynihan, worked with German cartoonist Wellmann on "The Suitor" and "
Wizards Only, Fools "Wizards Only, Fools" is the twenty-sixth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The episode was written and storyboarded by Jesse Moynihan and Thomas Wellmann, from a story by Adam Muto, Kent ...
"; the two co-operated on their storyboards via
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and Google+ Hangout. Pearson was paired with Xayaphone for both the episodes "Candy Streets" and " Frost & Fire"; however, this pairing was only temporary, and Xayaphone boarded the rest of the season with Kim. This season was the last to feature Page and Sugar. Page left after completing "Davey" to create his own series ''
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''. Sugar left the series after storyboarding the episode "Simon & Marcy" to focus her attention on her own Cartoon Network series, ''
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''. The episode "All Your Fault" was the last regular episode of the season to feature a "directed by" credit. The subsequent episode, "Little Dude", only credited Muto as "supervising director" and Nick Jennings as "art director". Muto later explained that, "No one currently gets the 'directed by' credit." Both Muto and Nate Cash had, in previous episodes, been credited as creative directors, but according to Muto, the series decided to phase the title out in favor of "supervising director". For the first half of the season, both Muto and Cash took turns holding the supervising director credit on different episodes. Starting with "Shh!", however, Elizabeth Ito, a former storyboard artist for the show in season one, returned to the series and was also credited as supervising director in place of Muto. "
Bad Little Boy "Bad Little Boy" is the eleventh episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The episode was written and storyboarded by Cole Sanchez and Rebecca Sugar, from a story by Sugar, Patrick McHale, Adam Mu ...
", the season's eleventh episode, however, still had a "directed by" credit. This is due to the fact that the episode was produced before "Little Dude", but aired out of order. "A Glitch Is a Glitch" also featured a "directed by" credit, but this is due to the fact that the episode's director, OReilly, was a guest animator and director for the series. In an interview with ''
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'', Ward revealed that he stepped down as series
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sometime during this season in favor of Muto. He explained that, as a naturally
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ed person, he found it extremely exhausting having to deal with people every day. With that being said, Ward remained working on the series as a storyboard artist and storyline writer, and every single fifth-season episode (with the exception of "A Glitch is a Glitch") featured story input by Ward.


Cast

The voice actors for the season include:
Jeremy Shada Jeremy Shada () is an American actor, musician and singer. He is best known for his work as the voice of Finn the Human from the American animated television series ''Adventure Time'' and Lance in '' Voltron: Legendary Defender''. He is also know ...
(Finn the Human),
John DiMaggio John William DiMaggio (; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on ''Futurama'', Jake the Dog on ''Adventure Time'', Marcus Fenix in the '' Gears of War'' series, Dr. Drakken on '' Kim Possible'', ...
(Jake the Dog),
Tom Kenny Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in ''R ...
(The Ice King),
Hynden Walch Hynden Walch is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Starfire in the ''Teen Titans'' franchise and Princess Bubblegum in ''Adventure Time''. She also voiced Penny Sanchez in '' ChalkZone'', Amore and Lockette in the Nickelodeon ve ...
(Princess Bubblegum), and
Olivia Olson Olivia Rose Olson (born May 21, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and writer, largely known for her voice roles as Vanessa Doofenshmirtz in ''Phineas and Ferb'' and Marceline the Vampire Queen in ''Adventure Time''. She also playe ...
(Marceline the Vampire Queen). Ward himself provides the voice for several minor characters, including Lumpy Space Princess. Former storyboard artist
Niki Yang Niki Hyun Yang (born in Seoul, South Korea as Hyun Jeong Yang; , June 8, 1985) is a South Korean animator, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actress. After graduating from Hongik University and then CalArts, she became one of the storyboar ...
voices the sentient video game console BMO in English, as well as Jake's girlfriend Lady Rainicorn in Korean.
Polly Lou Livingston Polly Lou Livingston (May 6, 1929 – January 24, 2021) was an American voice actress known for her role as Tree Trunks in the animated series, ''Adventure Time''. Early life and education Polly Lou was born to M.O. and Pauline Simon in Victori ...
, a friend of Pendleton Ward's mother, Bettie Ward, plays the voice of the small elephant Tree Trunks.Livingston, Polly Lou (Actress). 2012. "Tree Trunks" ommentary track ''Adventure Time'' Season One VD Los Angeles, CA:
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.
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.
Justin Roiland Mark Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim's ''Rick and Morty'' and its subsequent Rick and Morty (franchise), franchise. H ...
provides the voice of the Earl of Lemongrab.
Jessica DiCicco Jessica Sonya DiCicco (; born June 10, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for voicing in animated television series and video games. Her first voice role was the announcer for Nickelodeon's educational channel Noggin. DiCicco has since v ...
voices Flame Princess, Finn's former romantic interest. The season's first few episodes also feature The Lich, the series principal antagonist. The Lich is portrayed by
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. The ''Adventure Time'' cast records their lines together as opposed to doing it individually. This is to capture more natural sounding dialogue among the characters. Hynden Walch has described these group session as akin to "doing a play reading—a really, really out there play." Several voices actors and actresses reprise their characters in this season.
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reprises his fourth season character Cuber in both "Five More Short Graybles" and "Another Five Short Graybles".
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reprises his role as N.E.P.T.R. in "Mystery Dungeon". "Bad Little Boy" features
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returning as Prince Gumball,
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reprising the role of Fionna, and
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reappearing as Cake.
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once again voices the Flame King in "Vault of Bones", "Earth & Water", and "
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". Note: To reveal who voiced what character, one must click on the various characters under "Guest Stars" to reveal their voice actor or actress. Davey Johnson reappears as the goblin king Xergiok in "The Great Bird Man"; he also voices the titular character in the episode "Davey". "Davey" also features Randy Liedtke as a candy person named Randy. Steve Little, who plays the recurring role as Peppermint Butler, also reprises his role as Abracadaniel in "Wizards Only, Fools" and "Play Date".
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reprises his role as Grand Master Wizard in both "Wizards Only, Fools" and "Betty". Musical parody artist
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reprises his role as Banana Man in "We Fixed a Truck". Noah Nelson reprises his role as Kee-Oth the demon in the two-parter "Play Date" and "The Pit", having first appeared in the third-season episode "Dad's Dungeon". Osborne reprises his recurring role as Finn and Jake's dad, Joshua, in the episode "The Pit". Ron Lynch returns to the series in "Apple Wedding", voicing Mr. Pig.
Jeff Bennett Jeffrey Glenn Bennett (born October 2, 1962) is an American voice actor who voiced Johnny Bravo in the Johnny Bravo, eponymous television series, Dexter's Dad in ''Dexter's Laboratory'', Brooklyn in ''Gargoyles (TV series), Gargoyles'' and List o ...
reprises his role as Choose Goose in the episode "Blade of Grass", and also voices an alternate-universe version of the character named Choose Bruce in the episode "Finn the Human."
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reprises his role as Death, and
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returns as Ash in "Betty". Both
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, and
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return in "Billy's Bucket List" as Billy, Party Pat, and the Fear Feaster, respectively. The series also regularly employs guest voices for new characters. For instance, in the two-parter "Finn the Human" and "Jake the Dog",
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voiced Farmworld Finn's mother (as she did in the season four
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"The Lich"),
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appeared as Prismo, and
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plays the role of Farmworld Marceline. Additionally, in "Jake the Dog" and "Frost & Fire",
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voices the Cosmic Owl. In "Up a Tree",
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voices the Porcupine, Lenny the
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, and the Owl; and
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appears as the squirrel. Cummings would later reappear in the latter season episode "Candy Streets" playing a different character. In "Jake the Dad",
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lends her voice to Jake Jr. (she would reprise the role in the later episodes "One Last Job" and "Another Five Short Graybles"); Choe Dong-Hyun appears as T.V. and Kim Kil Whan; and Sunny Sandler voices both Charlie and Viola. In "Little Dude",
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appears as the Ancient Sleeping Magi of Life Giving. With "Bad Little Boy",
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debuted as Marshall Lee, Marceline's male counterpart. In the episode "
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voices a grown-up version of Finn, Mandy Siegfriend voices Roselinen, and
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voices an oracle.
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voices an anthropomorphic bubble in "BMO Lost". Baxter plays the eponymous character in the "James Baxter the Horse". Both Johnny Pemberton and
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appear in the episode "The Suitor", voicing Braco and the demon-possessed Cinnamon Bun, respectively. Series storyboard artist Cole Sanchez voiced the Party God in "Shh!" and "Party's Over, Isla de Señorita";
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portrayed the female island in the latter episode. The character Tiffany, who had first appeared in a minor role in the first season episode "My Two Favorite People", reappears in "One Last Job". In the first season, he was voiced by Vincenzo Rauso. However, in "One Last Job", he was voiced by
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. Comedian
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appears as Ann the pharmacist in "Candy Streets".
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appears as Ron James in "Wizards Only, Fools" and "Betty".
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appears as T.V. in "Jake Suit".
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, Paul F. Tompkins, and
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appear in " Be More", as DMO, one of the SMOs, and Moe Giovanni, respectively. "
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, the wife of Kenny, voicing the eponymous sky witch, Maja. In "The Vault",
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voices Shoko and
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voices the Bath Boy Gang Boss. In "Love Games",
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voices Slime Princess's sister Blargatha, and
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appears as Elder Plops.
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voices the character Samantha in the episode "The Pit". In "James",
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appears as the titular character. In the episode "Root Beer Guy", series' outline writer Jack Pendarvis lends his voice to the character of the same name, and Anne Heche voices the character's wife, Cherry Cream Soda. In addition,
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arranged for a 14-year-old named Christopher to be the voice of a background character in "Root Beer Guy".
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voices the King of Ooo in "Apple Wedding".
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voices the titular character in "Rattleballs".
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plays the part of Don John in "The Red Throne".
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appears as Betty in the episode of the same name. In "Lemonhope", actor and musician
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voices the character Phlannel Boxingday, and Roiland voices the titular character. Series storyboard artist
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voices Canyon in "Billy's Bucket List". Various other characters are voiced by Tom Kenny,
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, Little, and Kent Osborne.


Broadcast and reception


Ratings

The season debuted on November 12, 2012, with the two-part episode "Finn the Human"/"Jake the Dog". Together, both episodes were watched by 3.435 million viewers. This marked a drastic increase of almost one million viewers when compared to the previous season premiere, as well as the previous season finale. The season opener was also the most-watched episode of the season. Aside from the season opener, "Jake the Dad", "Bad Little Boy", and "Frost & Fire" were the only other episodes of the season to garner over 3 million viewers, and they were watched by 3.19, 3.077, and 3.009 million viewers, respectively. On March 29, 2013, it was reported that the show averaged roughly 2 to 3 million viewers per episode. The season concluded with "Billy's Bucket List" on March 17, 2014. The episode was viewed by 2.335 million viewers, marking a slight decrease in viewers when compared to the season four finale "
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" which was viewed by 2.589 million viewers.


Reviews and accolades

Eric Kohn of
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praised the beginning of the season for being "irreverent and narratively engaging". He called it "the ideal testament to animation's glorious pliability in an commercial arena otherwise defined by restrictions." Kohn felt that the show's exploration of "sad subtext"—such as the series' mysterious Mushroom War and the relationship between Marceline and the Ice King—and the characters' abilities to "deny the bad vibes their surrounding world invites" via "cheery songs and vibrant artwork" were some of the series strongest points. He was particularly pleased with the season opener, calling it an "interesting creative challenge". Kohn later published an article explaining why "'Adventure Time' is the best Sci-Fi show on TV right now". He singled out "Simon & Marcy", praising the way in which the episode "deepen dthe world f Oooin all kinds of morbidly fascinating ways." Furthermore, he compared the entry to
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's book ''
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'', specifically citing the similarities between the mutant creatures in the episode and the "demented people" in the latter. Kohn ultimately concluded that the series' "willingness to contemplate he themes of the episodewhile sticking to its unique combination of silliness and haunting beauty routinely transforms the show into a wondrous genre experiment." Oliver Sava of ''
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'' wrote that the season was "experimental" in that the series' writers and storyboard artists "continue to experiment with what they can do in 10 minutes". He specifically cited the plots from the season openers, "All the Little People", and "Shh!" as examples, and applauded the fact that the series was willing to explore different styles of animation, such as in the installment "A Glitch is a Glitch". Rich Goldstein of ''
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'' argued that the emotional depth of the series increased during this season, highlighting "Simon & Marcy" as an example. Emily Guendelsberger of ''The A.V. Club'' later awarded the entire season an "A", noting that "''Adventure Time'' has somehow managed to stay on fire for its fifth season's double-wide 52-episode run." Guendelsberger praised the show's aforementioned creativity and experimentation, and also wrote that "the writing staff has also taken the less-obvious '' X-Files'' approach: expanding the length of the stories they're able to tell by linking monster-of-the-week episodes into longer arcs." ''The A.V. Club'' later named the series the 27th best television series of 2014, noting that, "The end of the super-sized season five saw a string of conceptually ambitious episodes that blew the world of Ooo wide open, deepening the stories of Lemongrab, Lumpy Space Princess' doomed romance, and Ice King's past as Simon Petrikov." The site selected "Lemonhope" as the stand-out from the season's end. Each episode was also graded by ''The A.V. Club'' with a different
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; the season received four C's, twenty B's, and twenty-six A's. In June 2013, the series was nominated for "Best Animated Series" at the 2013 Critics' Choice Television Awards, although it lost to the FX series ''
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''. At the
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, "Simon & Marcy", was later nominated for a
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, and former character designer Andy Ristaino won an Emmy for "Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation" for his character designs in the episode "Puhoy", making it the series' first Emmy win. The episode " Be More" was later nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Short-format Animation at the
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in 2014. On July 31, 2014, it was announced that series art director, Nick Jennings, had won an Emmy for "Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation" for his work on the episode "Wizards Only, Fools".


Episodes

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) chase The Lich (voiced by
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) through a dimensional portal where they meet Prismo (voiced by
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), and BMO (voiced by
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)—with a common theme revolving around the five tastes, hosted by a mysterious man named Cuber (voiced by
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) from the future. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 108 , EpisodeNumber2 = 4 , Title = Up a Tree , DirectedBy = Larry Leichliter{{ref , director , d
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& Somvilay Xayaphone , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2012 , 11 , 26 , ProdCode = 1014-108 , Viewers = 2.38 , ShortSummary = Finn and Jake's game of catch goes awry when their frisbee gets stuck in a large tree. Finn decides to fetch it without Jake's help, but he inadvertently gets captured by the residents of the tree, who repeatedly utter the mantra, "In the tree, part of the tree." Finn teams up with a squirrel who is berated for believing he is a
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(voiced by
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) and the two successfully escape. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist, Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 109 , EpisodeNumber2 = 5 , Title = All the Little People , DirectedBy = Larry Leichliter{{ref , director , d
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& Jesse Moynihan , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2012 , 12 , 3 , ProdCode = 1014-109 , Viewers = 2.53 , ShortSummary = Finn and Jake find a bag full of miniature versions of their friends given to them by Magic Man (voiced by Kenny). Finn plays with them but begins to toy with their relationships. Later, the two discover that the small people are actually from an alternate reality and everything that they had done to them was real. However they are unable to communicate with them and the alternate versions blame everything on the small Finn instead of the real one. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 110 , EpisodeNumber2 = 6 , Title = Jake the Dad , DirectedBy = Larry Leichliter{{ref , director , d
Nate Cash{{ref , cdirector , c , WrittenBy = Tom Herpich & Steve Wolfhard , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 1 , 7 , ProdCode = 1014-111 , Viewers = 3.19{{cite web , last = Kondolojy , first = Amanda , title = Monday Cable Ratings: College Football Dominates Night + 'WWE Monday Night RAW', 'Catfish', 'Love & Hip Hop 3', 'Teen Mom II' & More , url = http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/09/monday-cable-ratings-college-football-dominates-night-wwe-monday-night-raw-catfish-love-hip-hop-3-teen-mom-ii-more/164357/ , archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131020225343/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/09/monday-cable-ratings-college-football-dominates-night-wwe-monday-night-raw-catfish-love-hip-hop-3-teen-mom-ii-more/164357/ , archive-date = October 20, 2013 , work =
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, ShortSummary = After Lady Rainicorn (voiced by Yang) gives birth to five puppies, Jake—wanting to be a good father—becomes an overprotective parent. Eventually, he realizes that the puppies are not completely helpless and that he should stop babying them. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 111 , EpisodeNumber2 = 7 , Title = Davey , DirectedBy = Larry Leichliter{{ref , director , d
Adam Muto{{ref , cdirector , c , WrittenBy = Skyler Page & Somvilay Xayaphone{{efn , On the credit screen for the episode "Davey", it is stated that the episode was storyboarded by
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and
Skyler Page Skyler Dale Page (born October 13, 1989) is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is best known as the creator of the Cartoon Network animated series ''Clarence'', as well as for his tenure as a writer and storyboa ...
. However, this is erroneous, and the episode was actually storyboarded by Page and Somvilay Xayaphone, according to Pendleton Ward.{{cite tweet , author = Ward, Pendleton , user = buenothebear , title = NEW Adventure Time ep, DAVEY, w/ @DrDavey and @randyliedtke. Written/storyboarded by Skyler Page & Somvilay Xayaphone. Tonight @ 7:30 , number = 290863599029719040 , archive-url = https://archive.today/20130410002523/https://twitter.com/buenothebear/status/290863599029719040 , archive-date = April 10, 2013 , date = January 14, 2013, group = "nb" , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 1 , 14 , ProdCode = 1014-112 , Viewers = 2.31 , ShortSummary = Finn, after realizing that he is being hindered by people constantly thanking him for being a hero, decides to create an alter ego. He shaves part of his hair, makes a fake mustache, and takes the moniker Davey (voiced by Davey Johnson). However, Davey soon begins to take over Finn's mind, and Jake is forced into action to get his old friend back. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 112 , EpisodeNumber2 = 8 , Title = Mystery Dungeon , DirectedBy =
Larry Leichliter Lawrence "Larry" Leichliter is an American animator and director who began his work in animation in 1975 with the made-for-TV ''Peanuts'' special ''You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown''. Throughout his career, he has worked on ''Peanuts'' animate ...
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), Tree Trunks, Shelby (voiced by Pendleton Ward) and Lemongrab (voiced by
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) find themselves mysteriously trapped in a dungeon and must band together to get out. Eventually, the Ice King reveals that he kidnapped them so that he could use their individual talents to pass successfully through the maze and meet the Ancient Sleeping Magi of Life Giving so that his
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, ''Fionna and Cake'' may become reality. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 113 , EpisodeNumber2 = 9 , Title = All Your Fault , DirectedBy = Larry Leichliter{{ref , director , d
Nate Cash{{ref , cdirector , c , WrittenBy = Tom Herpich & Steve Wolfhard , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 1 , 28 , ProdCode = 1014-115 , Viewers = 2.71 , ShortSummary = Princess Bubblegum (voiced by
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) sends Finn and Jake on a mission to the Earls of Lemongrab (voiced by Roiland) in order to investigate a distress message. It is revealed that the Earls have depleted their candy stores by bringing their food to life. After Finn and Jake halt their advancing army from taking over the Candy Kingdom for food, Bubblegum erases the secret to candy life from the minds of the two Lemongrabs. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 114 , EpisodeNumber2 = 10 , Title = Little Dude , DirectedBy = Adam Muto{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Cole Sanchez &
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 2 , 4 , ProdCode = 1014-114 , Viewers = 2.60 , ShortSummary = Finn's hat comes to life after it is touched by a wizard (voiced by
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) who can bring inanimate objects to life. Unfortunately, the hat wants to be placed on someone's head so that it can take them over and fill them with evil. Finn, Jake, and the wizard track the hat down, and manage to turn the hat good. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 115 , EpisodeNumber2 = 11 , Title =
Bad Little Boy "Bad Little Boy" is the eleventh episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The episode was written and storyboarded by Cole Sanchez and Rebecca Sugar, from a story by Sugar, Patrick McHale, Adam Mu ...
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, ShortSummary = In this episode, several kidnapped princesses have grown bored with Ice King's terrible ''Fionna and Cake'' fan fiction stories, so Marceline stops by the Ice Kingdom and tells her own. Marceline's story revolves around her male counterpart, Marshall Lee (voiced by
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), who tries to flirt with Fionna (voiced by
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). , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 116 , EpisodeNumber2 = 12 , Title = Vault of Bones , DirectedBy = Adam Muto{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy =
Kent Osborne Kent Matthew Osborne (born August 30, 1969) is an American screenwriter, actor, animator, producer, and director. He has worked for such animated television shows as ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''Camp Lazlo'', ''Phineas and Ferb'', ''The Marvelou ...
& Somvilay Xayaphone , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 2 , 25 , ProdCode = 1014-116 , Viewers = 2.70 , ShortSummary = Flame Princess (voiced by
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) begins to doubt whether or not she is in fact evil. Finn is insistent that she is not evil and takes her on a journey into a dungeon to help her sort out her thoughts. Flame Princess eventually proves to be a lover of destruction, but assures Finn that she only destroys bad guys. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 117 , EpisodeNumber2 = 13 , Title = The Great Bird Man , DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Ako Castuera & Jesse Moynihan , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 3 , 4 , ProdCode = 1014-117 , Viewers = 2.58 , ShortSummary = In the deserted badlands, Finn and Jake get lost but are saved from death by Xergiok (voiced by Johnson), the former goblin king who was deposed by Finn and Jake in the second season episode "The Silent King". He claims to have turned over a new leaf after he lost his sight. However, once it is returned, he threatens to take over the goblin kingdom once again. Eventually, he realizes the errors of his ways and removes his eyes again. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 118 , EpisodeNumber2 = 14 , Title = Simon & Marcy , DirectedBy = Adam Muto{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Cole Sanchez & Rebecca Sugar{{efn , According to
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,
Adam Muto Adam Muto (born July 19, 1980) is an American writer, director, storyboard artist, animator, and producer known for his work as the executive producer and showrunner of the animated television series ''Adventure Time''. Career Muto was a classma ...
also contributed "additional scenes" to the episode and "did a lot on this one and put it over the top.", group = "nb" , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 3 , 25 , ProdCode = 1014-118 , Viewers = 2.60 , ShortSummary = Marceline decides to tell Finn and Jake about her and the Ice King's adventures 996 years ago following the "Mushroom War". In her story, Marceline and Simon—the name of the Ice King before he was corrupted by his crown—traverse a ruined city to find chicken soup to cure a cold that Marceline has. Along the way, they are attacked by mutated creatures, forcing Simon to wear the ice crown and slowly lose his mind. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist, Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 119 , EpisodeNumber2 = 15 , Title =
A Glitch Is a Glitch "A Glitch Is a Glitch" is the fifteenth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. It was written, storyboarded, and directed by Irish filmmaker David OReilly. It originally aired on Cartoon Netw ...
, DirectedBy = David OReilly{{ref, gdirector, g , WrittenBy = David OReilly , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2013, 4, 1 , ProdCode = 1014-120 , Viewers = 2.00 , ShortSummary = The Ice King decides to create a computer virus that will delete everyone in Ooo except for him and Princess Bubblegum. Finn and Jake hack into the universal source code and attempt to destroy the virus before they themselves are deleted. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 120 , EpisodeNumber2 = 16 , Title =
Puhoy "Puhoy" is the sixteenth episode of the Adventure Time (season 5), fifth season of the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The episode was written and storyboarded by Tom Herpich and Steve Wolfhard, from a story by Patrick McHa ...
, DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Tom Herpich & Steve Wolfhard , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 4 , 8 , ProdCode = 1014-119 , Viewers = 2.75 , ShortSummary = Finn begins second-guessing his relationship with Flame Princess, so he builds a giant pillow fort. While navigating it, Finn seemingly falls asleep and dreams that he ends up in a pillow world where he marries a pillow woman named Roselinen (Mandy Siegfriend) and has two children with her. Finn eventually wakes up in the real world, and he receives a call from Flame Princess, reaffirming their relationship. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 121 , EpisodeNumber2 = 17 , Title = BMO Lost , DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Tom Herpich & Steve Wolfhard , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 4 , 15 , ProdCode = 1014-123 , Viewers = 2.39 , ShortSummary = BMO is kidnapped by an eagle and then is forced to find a way home. On its way, BMO meets Bubble (voiced by
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) and a baby, and the three decide to journey home together. BMO and Bubble grow attached to the child until the baby's mother finds and takes her child, devastating BMO. The remaining two make their way back home and profess their love for each other until Jake pops Bubble. BMO's sadness is short-lived, however, as Bubble is revealed to actually be Air, and will now be with BMO forever. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 122 , EpisodeNumber2 = 18 , Title = Princess Potluck , DirectedBy = Adam Muto{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Kent Osborne & Cole Sanchez , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 4 , 22 , ProdCode = 1014-122 , Viewers = 2.27 , ShortSummary = Ice King does not get an invitation to the princess' potluck, so he tries to ruin the party in myriad ways, such as sending Gunter—disguised as a princess—to throw fruit punch on everyone, and throwing another party to rival the princess'. Eventually, he attacks the party, but learns that the princesses did invite him via mail, but that he never bothered to read it. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 123 , EpisodeNumber2 = 19 , Title = James Baxter the Horse , DirectedBy = Adam Muto{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy =
Pendleton Ward Ward Taylor Pendleton Johnston (born September 23, 1982), known professionally as Pendleton Ward or simply Pen Ward, is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and voice actor who has worked for Cartoon Network Studios, Freder ...
& Somvilay Xayaphone , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 5 , 6 , ProdCode = 1014-124 , Viewers = 2.21 , ShortSummary = Finn and Jake stumble across a horse named James Baxter (voiced by James Baxter) who has the ability to make sad people feel better. Eventually, the two anger the spirit of a deceased creature at a funeral and are nearly killed by it. However, James Baxter arrives at the last moment and cheers the spirit up. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 124 , EpisodeNumber2 = 20 , Title = Shh! , DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy =
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 5 , 13 , ProdCode = 1014-129 , Viewers = 2.35 , ShortSummary = Finn and Jake make a bet to see who can not talk the longest, and the two use signs to communicate. However, BMO thinks that the two are possessed by a malevolent force and hides in the walls of Finn and Jake's tree house. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 125 , EpisodeNumber2 = 21 , Title = The Suitor , DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Jesse Moynihan & Thomas Wellmann , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 5 , 20 , ProdCode = 1014-130 , Viewers = 2.41 , ShortSummary = Peppermint Butler (voiced by Steve Little) thinks that Princess Bubblegum is working too hard in her lab, so he tries to get her a suitor named Braco (voiced by
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). Braco ends up bothering Princess Bubblegum so much that she creates him a cyborg-clone of herself to give to him. In the meantime, Peppermint Butler strikes a deal with a demon (voiced by
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) that makes Braco the object of everyone's desire, but physically deformed. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 126 , EpisodeNumber2 = 22 , Title = The Party's Over, Isla de Señorita , DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Kent Osborne & Cole Sanchez , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 5 , 27 , ProdCode = 1014-131 , Viewers = 2.11 , ShortSummary = After another one of his schemes fails to woo Princess Bubblegum, Ice King decides to give up. He takes a boat into the ocean but shipwrecks onto a mysterious island that turns out to be a sentient female (voiced by
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). The island is in a relationship with the Party God (voiced by Sanchez), and Ice King convinces her to break up with him because he treats her poorly. However, the Party God discovers what Ice King has done, and the two engage in a fight. Inspired by this ordeal, Ice King decides to "break up" with Princess Bubblegum. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 127 , EpisodeNumber2 = 23 , Title = One Last Job , DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref, sdirector, s , WrittenBy = Ako Castuera & Jesse Moynihan , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2013, 6, 10 , ProdCode = 1014-121 , Viewers = 2.38 , ShortSummary = Jake Jr. gets involved with a group of troublemakers, and Jake is forced to reunite his old criminal gang—which includes Tiffany (voiced by Collin Dean), Gareth (voiced by Sam Marin), and the Flying Lettuce Brothers—to rescue his daughter. The group is tasked with stealing the "Baker's Shard", the purest form of sugar known. Jake successfully completes the raid, but it is revealed that Jake Jr. set up the entire thing to impress her father. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 128 , EpisodeNumber2 = 24 , Title = Another Five More Short Graybles , DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Tom Herpich & Steve Wolfhard , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 6 , 17 , ProdCode = 1014-132 , Viewers = 2.27 , ShortSummary = A series of short stories—centered around Finn, Jake, and Jake Jr; Cinnamon Bun (voiced by
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); the Ice King; the Earls of Lemongrab; and Mr. Fox (voiced by Tom Herpich)—hosted by a mysterious man named Cuber from the future (voiced by
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). , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 129 , EpisodeNumber2 = 25 , Title = Candy Streets , DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy =
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& Somvilay Xayaphone , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 6 , 24 , ProdCode = 1014-133 , Viewers = 2.09 , ShortSummary = Lumpy Space Princess (voiced by Ward) is robbed, but before she is able to explain the details to Finn and Jake, she faints. Finn and Jake decide to play cops and apprehend a suspect that they think is guilty. In the end, however, it is revealed that a pizza delivery boy
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atically "stole" Lumpy Space Princess's heart, and that no actual theft took place. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 130 , EpisodeNumber2 = 26 , Title =
Wizards Only, Fools "Wizards Only, Fools" is the twenty-sixth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The episode was written and storyboarded by Jesse Moynihan and Thomas Wellmann, from a story by Adam Muto, Kent ...
, DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Jesse Moynihan & Thomas Wellmann , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 7 , 1 , ProdCode = 1014-134 , Viewers = 2.50 , ShortSummary = After Starchy (voiced by Kenny) gets a cold and needs a magic cure, Finn, Jake, and Princess Bubblegum disguise themselves as wizards and sneak into Wizard City. However, Bubblegum keeps insisting to everyone that magic is just a fancy way of explaining science. The three, along with Abracadaniel (voiced by Little) are eventually arrested for impersonating wizards, but manage to break out of prison with the help of a "cold" spell that literally produces cold weather. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 131 , EpisodeNumber2 = 27 , Title = Jake Suit , DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Kent Osborne & Cole Sanchez , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 7 , 15 , ProdCode = 1014-135 , Viewers = 2.46 , ShortSummary = Jake gets upset with the manner in which Finn uses his body as a suit of armor, so he bets Finn that he could not withstand being used as a suit of armor by Jake. Jake forces him to do various things, such as dance in his underwear in front of Flame Princess's extended family or almost jump into a volcano, before he realizes that Finn is indeed good at withstanding the hurdles that Jake throws at him. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 132 , EpisodeNumber2 = 28 , Title = Be More , DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Tom Herpich & Steve Wolfhard , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 7 , 22 , ProdCode = 1014-136 , Viewers = 2.67 , ShortSummary = After BMO accidentally deletes a core system driver, Finn and Jake sneak into the MO factory and fix BMO. However, the three are pursued by security guard SMOs (voiced by Paul F. Tompkins); Finn, Jake, and BMO eventually run into Moseph "Moe" Giovanni (voiced by
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), the ancient and benevolent human-cyborg creator of the MOs, who explains BMO's backstory. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 133 , EpisodeNumber2 = 29 , Title =
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, DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Ako Castuera & Jesse Moynihan , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 7 , 29 , ProdCode = 1014-138 , Viewers = 2.08 , ShortSummary = Marceline enlists Princess Bubblegum's help in order to track Maja the Sky Witch; it is revealed that Marceline's ex-boyfriend Ash sold Marceline's beloved stuffed animal Hambo to Maja. Only when Bubblegum trades her prized rock shirt—which was given to her by Marceline—is Hambo able to be reunited with Marceline. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 134 , EpisodeNumber2 = 30 , Title = Frost & Fire , DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Somvilay Xayaphone & Luke Pearson , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 8 , 5 , ProdCode = 1014-137 , Viewers = 3.01{{cite web , last = Bibel , first = Sara , title = Monday Cable Ratings: 'Love & Hip Hop Atlanta' Wins Night, 'T.I. and Tiny', 'Teen Wolf', 'The Fosters', 'Major Crimes', 'Switched at Birth'& More , url = http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/06/monday-cable-ratings-love-hip-hop-atlanta-wins-night-t-i-and-tiny-teen-wolf-the-fosters-major-crimes-switched-at-birth-more/195812/ , archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131225032243/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/06/monday-cable-ratings-love-hip-hop-atlanta-wins-night-t-i-and-tiny-teen-wolf-the-fosters-major-crimes-switched-at-birth-more/195812/ , archive-date = December 25, 2013 , work =
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, ShortSummary = Finn has an interesting dream which involves Flame Princess and Ice King fighting each other, but he wakes up before he can finish it. He then decides to stage a fight between the two in real life to see if he can finish the dream. However, during the fight, Flame Princess destroys the Ice Kingdom and discovers that Finn set up the fight. Saddened that she was betrayed by her boyfriend, she needs some time alone. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 135 , EpisodeNumber2 = 31 , Title = Too Old , DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Tom Herpich & Steve Wolfhard , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 8 , 12 , ProdCode = 1014-140 , Viewers = 2.38 , ShortSummary = Finn and Princess Bubblegum travel to the Earldom of Lemongrab for a diplomatic dinner. Finn, in the meantime, tries to woo Bubblegum after his "break-up" with Flame Princess. The two learn that the original Lemongrab is now a tyrant. However, a young lemon child named Lemonhope is discovered, and Bubblegum and Finn are able to successfully take him back to the Candy Kingdom; at the same time, Finn realizes that Bubblegum is indeed too old for him. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 136 , EpisodeNumber2 = 32 , Title = Earth & Water , DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Somvilay Xayaphone & Seo Kim , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 9 , 2 , ProdCode = 1014-141 , Viewers = 1.86 , ShortSummary = Princess Bubblegum tests Flame Princess to understand why her emotions can become volatile. However, Bubblegum leaves Flame Princess in the care of Cinnamon Bun, who frees her and tells her the story of how she was locked up by her father. Flame Princess eventually overthrows her evil father, the Flame King, and installs a government based on honesty. She forgives Finn, but the two only remain friends. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 137 , EpisodeNumber2 = 33 , Title = Time Sandwich , DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Kent Osborne & Cole Sanchez , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 9 , 9 , ProdCode = 1014-139 , Viewers = 1.98 , ShortSummary = Magic Man steals Jake's sandwich and seals himself in a molasses bubble that slows time down. Finn and Jake then call on BMO, Princess Bubblegum, and Marceline in order to get the sandwich back. Eventually, Jake realizes the key to getting into the bubble is to be sad. He musters up all the sadness he can handle and achieves his goal of punching Magic Man, who falls to the ground, breaking the bubble. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist, Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 138 , EpisodeNumber2 = 34 , Title = The Vault , DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Jesse Moynihan & Ako Castuera , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 9 , 16 , ProdCode = 1014-142 , Viewers = 2.26 , ShortSummary = Finn begins having nightmares about the Green Lady, an apparition that he saw during the events of the
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episode "The Creeps". Undergoing regression analysis, Finn soon learns that the ghost is connected to a girl named Shoko (voiced by
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), who was one of his past lives. Shoko stole an amulet from Princess Bubblegum during the beginnings of the Candy Kingdom. Upon learning this knowledge, Finn is able to right the wrong that was done in his past life. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 139 , EpisodeNumber2 = 35 , Title = Love Games , DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Cole Sanchez, Kent Osborne, &
Andy Ristaino Andy Ristaino is an American artist who is best known for being a former lead character designer, writer, storyboard and background artist on the animated television series ''Adventure Time''. Life and work Ristaino grew up in New England and went ...
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 9 , 23 , ProdCode = 1014-143 , Viewers = 2.02 , ShortSummary = Slime Princess (voiced by
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) is in need of a husband, lest she will lose her kingdom to her sister Blargatha (voiced by
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). Finn decides to help her out, but is forced to participate and win various "Love Games" by Elder Plops (voiced by
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). In the end, it is revealed that Blargatha faked having a husband in the first place; Slime Princess, therefore, retains the crown. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 140 , EpisodeNumber2 = 36 , Title = Dungeon Train , DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Tom Herpich & Steve Wolfhard , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 9 , 30 , ProdCode = 1014-144 , Viewers = 2.04 , ShortSummary = Finn and Jake stumble upon a mysterious train in which each car contains a new villain to fight. Jake soon gets bored with the train; Finn, on the other hand does not wish to leave. Eventually, after realizing that his love for the train will lead to a rift between him and Jake, Finn decides to leave on his own terms. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 141 , EpisodeNumber2 = 37 , Title = Box Prince , DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Somvilay Xayaphone & Seo Kim , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 10 , 7 , ProdCode = 1014-145 , Viewers = 1.99 , ShortSummary = Finn meets the Box Prince—a cat wearing a cardboard box—and learns that the throne of Box Kingdom has been seized by an impostor. Finn must therefore help the Box Prince take back the throne. Meanwhile, BMO and Jake try to extract a piece of a
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that has lodged itself between two of Jake's teeth. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 142 , EpisodeNumber2 = 38 , Title = Red Starved , DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Ako Castuera & Jesse Moynihan , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 10 , 14 , ProdCode = 1014-146 , Viewers = 1.77 , ShortSummary = Finn, Jake, and Marceline get trapped in a cave. After Jake eats all of Marceline's red snacks, she begins to go "feral" and threatens to eat Jake's blood. Finn sets out to find something red to quench Marceline's hunger, but fails. In the nick of time, Princess Bubblegum arrives, and Marceline is able to satiate herself on part of Bubblegum's pink flesh. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist, Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 143 , EpisodeNumber2 = 39 , Title = We Fixed a Truck , DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Cole Sanchez & Andy Ristaino , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 10 , 21 , ProdCode = 1014-147 , Viewers = 2.02 , ShortSummary = Finn, Jake and BMO decide to fix up a truck with the help of Banana Man (voiced by
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). BMO later stays up all night fixing it, only to hear a radio program claiming that Princess Bubblegum is a mutant reptile. Later on, the four take the newly fixed truck into the Candy Kingdom and learn that Bubblegum was actually replaced by a mutant. With the help of the truck, they save the real Bubblegum and destroy the creature. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 144 , EpisodeNumber2 = 40 , Title = Play Date , DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Somvilay Xayaphone, Seo Kim, & Kent Osborne , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 11 , 4 , ProdCode = 1014-149 , Viewers = 1.92 , ShortSummary = Finn and Jake are tired of Ice King living with them, so they invite Abracadaniel over for a "play date" with Ice King. Abracadaniel and Ice King soon get into trouble, however, when they summon the demon Kee-Oth (voiced by Noah Nelson), who kidnaps Jake. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 145 , EpisodeNumber2 = 41 , Title = The Pit , DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Jesse Moynihan & Ako Castuera , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 11 , 18 , ProdCode = 1014-150 , Viewers = 2.27 , ShortSummary = Kee-Oth the Blood Demon kidnaps Jake and takes him to his demonic dimension and imprisons him in a pit. Finn and Lady Rainicorn team up to save him. While in the pit, Jake meets a humanoid-dog woman named Samantha (voiced by
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). Eventually, Finn and Lady arrive and defeat Kee-Oth and save Jake. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 146 , EpisodeNumber2 = 42 , Title = James , DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Cole Sanchez & Andy Ristaino , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 11 , 25 , ProdCode = 1014-151 , Viewers = 2.61 , ShortSummary = Finn and Jake accompany Princess Bubblegum on her study of the Desert of Wonders. However, they are soon attacked by goo monsters, and Finn and Jake think that Bubblegum's candy helper James (voiced by
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) is hindering their rescue. It is revealed that Bubblegum has been sabotaging Finn's plans because they won't work. James then sacrifices himself for the greater good. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 147 , EpisodeNumber2 = 43 , Title =
Root Beer Guy "Root Beer Guy" is the forty-third episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The episode was written and storyboarded by Graham Falk, from a story by Kent Osborne, Pendleton Ward, Jack Pendarvis, ...
, DirectedBy = Adam Muto{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Graham Falk , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2013 , 12 , 2 , ProdCode = 1014-153 , Viewers = 1.84 , ShortSummary = Root Beer Guy (voiced by Jack Pendarvis) witnesses Finn and Jake abduct Princess Bubblegum, but no one believes him. He eventually decides to take matters into his own hands. In the end, it is revealed that Bubblegum set up the entire situation to test her police force: the banana guards. Because he solved the case, Root Beer Guy is promoted to head of the banana guards. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 148 , EpisodeNumber2 = 44 , Title = Apple Wedding , DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Tom Herpich & Steve Wolfhard , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2014 , 1 , 13 , ProdCode = 1014-148 , Viewers = 1.86 , ShortSummary = Tree Trunks and Mr. Pig (voiced by Ron Lynch) arrange for the King of Ooo (voiced by
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) to marry them. Princess Bubblegum tries to prove that he is a fraud, and when she is unable to find evidence convicting him, she throws everyone—including Tree Trunks and Mr. Pig—in prison. After Tree Trunks performs her own marriage ceremony, Bubblegum relents. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 149 , EpisodeNumber2 = 45 , Title = Blade of Grass , DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Somvilay Xayaphone & Seo Kim , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2014 , 1 , 20 , ProdCode = 1014-154 , Viewers = 2.61 , ShortSummary = Finn and Jake decide that it is time for Finn to replace his broken demon blood sword. Finn purchases a sword made of grass from an ominous grass wizard (voiced by
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), but the two soon realize that the new sword is cursed. Finn initially decides to confront the wizard, but after learning to control the weapon, is contented. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 150 , EpisodeNumber2 = 46 , Title =
Rattleballs "Rattleballs" is the forty-sixth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The episode was written and storyboarded by Andy Ristaino and Cole Sanchez, from a story by Kent Osborne, Pendleton Ward, ...
, DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Cole Sanchez & Andy Ristaino , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2014 , 1 , 27 , ProdCode = 1014-156 , Viewers = 2.21 , ShortSummary = Finn meets an old sword-fighting robot named Rattleballs (voiced by
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), and learns that Rattleballs was part of an elite force made by Bubblegum long ago to protect the Candy Kingdom; however, the group became too destructive and so they were all destroyed, save for Rattleballs. After a short skirmish, Rattleballs proves that he is not a threat, so Bubblegum relents and does not destroy him. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 151 , EpisodeNumber2 = 47 , Title =
The Red Throne "The Red Throne" is the forty-seventh episode of the Adventure Time (season 5), fifth season of the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The episode was storyboarded by Seo Kim and Somvilay Xayaphone, from a story by Kent Osborn ...
, DirectedBy = Elizabeth Ito{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Somvilay Xayaphone & Seo Kim , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2014 , 2 , 10 , ProdCode = 1014-158 , Viewers = 2.11 , ShortSummary = The Flame King, along with the help of Don John (voiced by
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), escapes from his prison and reclaims the throne, forcing Flame Princess to turn to Finn for help. Finn hopes to rekindle his relationship with Flame Princess. Eventually, Cinnamon Bun, Finn, and Flame Princess are able to quell the revolt, and Cinnamon Bun professes his love to Flame Princess, much to Finn's unhappiness. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 152 , EpisodeNumber2 = 48 , Title =
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, DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s
Adam Muto{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Ako Castuera & Jesse Moynihan , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2014 , 2 , 24 , ProdCode = 1014-155 , Viewers = 1.71 , ShortSummary = The Ice King reverts to Simon after being exposed to an anti-magic being named Bella Noche, and gets help from Finn, Jake, and Marceline in order to get Betty (voiced by
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), his former fiancée, back. Once he succeeds in bringing her back, however, he begins to die, forcing Betty herself to defeat Bella Noche. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 153 , EpisodeNumber2 = 49 , Title =
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, DirectedBy = Adam Muto{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Pendleton Ward & Kent Osborne , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2014 , 3 , 3 , ProdCode = 1014-160 , Viewers = 1.45 , ShortSummary = Lumpy Space Princess runs into with a former classmate named Johnnie (voiced by
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) and the two begin a relationship. After Lumpy Space Princess begins to think Johnnie is being wooed by Princess Bubblegum, she uses a time manipulation device invented by Bubblegum to send Johnnie back to before he met her for a "second chance". Unfortunately, Lumpy Space Princess traps Johnnie in a different dimension. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 154
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51 , Title = Lemonhope , DirectedBy = Nate Cash{{ref , sdirector , s , WrittenBy = Tom Herpich & Steve Wolfhard , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date , 2014 , 3 , 10 , ProdCode = 1014-152
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, ShortSummary = Lemonhope (voiced by Justin Roiland) grows unhappy with Princess Bubblegum's constant reminders of his responsibility to help the lemon people, haunted by recurring nightmares that pressure him even more. Finally having enough, Lemonhope runs away from the Candy Kingdom to set out on his own adventure to be his own person. But the nightmares persist as he becomes stranded in a desert where he nearly succumbs to death. Eventually, after a long and arduous adventure, Lemonhope resolves to defeat Lemongrab once and for all by using his
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's pleasing melody to blow up the despot. After Princess Bubblegum can reconstitute Lemongrab into a patchwork creature by grafting spare parts from his clone brother and some deceased Lemon people caught in the blast, Lemonhope turns down the offer to rule the Lemon Kingdom and leaves to live out his life. A thousand years later, an aged Lemonhope returns to the Lemon Kingdom in his final living moments. , LineColor = FDB723 {{Episode list/sublist , Adventure Time (season 5) , EpisodeNumber = 156 , EpisodeNumber2 = 52 , Title =
Billy's Bucket List "Billy's Bucket List" is the final episode of the fifth 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 Kent Osborne, Pendleton War ...
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, ShortSummary = Finn finds the late Billy's (voiced by
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and, to honor his memory, decides to complete it. After finishing most of the items, including taking Billy's ex-girlfriend Canyon (voiced by Ako Castuera) on one last motorcycle ride, and conquering his fear of the ocean, an apparition of Billy appears to Finn in the sky, telling him that Finn's biological father is still alive. , LineColor = FDB723
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Home media

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released multiple DVD volumes, such as ''Jake the Dad'', ''The Suitor'', ''Princess Day'', ''Finn the Human'', ''Frost & Fire'', and ''The Enchiridion'' which contain episodes from the fifth season.{{cite web , title = Adventure Time: Finn the Human 8 , website = Amazon , url = https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MEXP5OW , access-date = September 22, 2014 , date = November 25, 2014 All DVD releases can be purchased on the Cartoon Network Shop, and the individual episodes can be downloaded from both the
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Full season release

The full season set was released on DVD and
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