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1. Adventure Time (2010–2018)

TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A 12-year-old boy and his best friend, a wise 28-year-old dog with magical powers, go on a series of surreal adventures in a remote future.

Stars: John DiMaggio, Jeremy Shada, Tom Kenny, Hynden Walch

Votes: 112,603

2. Gravity Falls (2012–2016)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Twin siblings Dipper and Mabel Pines spend the summer at their great-uncle's tourist trap in the enigmatic Gravity Falls, Oregon.

Stars: Jason Ritter, Alex Hirsch, Kristen Schaal, Linda Cardellini

Votes: 135,958

3. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

PG | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A father's wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child.

Directors: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson | Stars: Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman

Votes: 113,349

4. Over the Garden Wall (2014)

TV-PG | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Two brothers find themselves lost in a mysterious land and try to find their way home.

Stars: Elijah Wood, Collin Dean, Melanie Lynskey, Christopher Lloyd

Votes: 70,681

5. Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

PG | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in order to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel.

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James

Votes: 143,337 | Gross: $169.70M

6. Smallfoot (2018)

PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

High up on a mountain peak surrounded by clouds, a secret Yeti society lives in peace and harmony. One day, a Yeti witnesses an airplane crash; Inside lies "Smallfoot", a legendary creature that will rock the society to its core.

Directors: Karey Kirkpatrick, Jason Reisig | Stars: Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common

Votes: 42,996 | Gross: $83.24M

7. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010)

TV-PG | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

The comical seafaring adventures of a young, enthusiastic boy, his pirate captain mentor, and the talking whale that raised him from birth.

Stars: Brian Doyle-Murray, Thurop Van Orman, Jeff Bennett, Steve Little

Votes: 16,132

8. Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2009 Video)

Not Rated | 76 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The gang goes on a trip to check on Velma's younger sister, Madelyn. She's been studying stage magic at the Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy, where apparently there have been sightings of a giant griffin. The gang decides to investigate.

Directors: Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone | Stars: Frank Welker, Matthew Lillard, Grey Griffin, Mindy Cohn

Votes: 3,147

9. Tome of the Unknown (2013)

9 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

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Director: Patrick McHale | Stars: Warren Burton, Collin Dean, Natasha Leggero, C.W. Stoneking

Votes: 1,600

10. City of Ghosts (2021)

TV-PG | 20 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A group of kids discover stories around their city by communicating directly with the ghosts who inhabit it.

Stars: August Nuñez, Blue Chapman, Daysha Ligeon, Honor Calderon

Votes: 468

11. Blackford Manor (2014 TV Short)

6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Josette is a sweet and curious young maid at gloomy Blackford Manor, whose master has a very disturbing secret.

Director: Jiwook Kim | Stars: Ashly Burch, Martin Rayner, Billy West

Votes: 244

12. Rowan Kelley's Pinocchio Reimagined (2023)

Animation, Short

After the recent death of his grandson, a master Dwarf craftsman seeks to rebuild him with the help of a powerful crystal from the heart of an ancient kingdom.

Directors: Rowan Kelley, Bruno Saucedo | Star: Scott Tunnix

13. The Maude Room: A Variety Show

Short

A short-form video series made especially for phone viewing. Acts posted at evening time.

Stars: Matty Cardarople, Travis Coles, Anthony Devries, Mila Molinari

14. Glitch in the Grid (2011)

Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Drama

Three artists struggling against the grid of society find spiritual renewal.

Director: Eric Leiser | Stars: Jay Masonek, Jeffrey Leiser, Eric Leiser, Travis Bellman

Votes: 78

15. Cartoons VS Cancer (2015–2019)

Talk-Show

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Stars: Maxwell Atoms, Bill Burnett, John A. Davis, Dean DeBlois

16. Lucky Brave's Sunshine

Animation, Short, Adventure | Completed

Join Lucky Brave on an adventure across space and time.

Directors: Andrés Aguilar, Joseph Game

17. Tiny Star: Black Hole (2020)

3 min | Short, Fantasy, Music

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Director: Patrick McHale | Stars: Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell, Melissa DeJesus, Jan Turnquist, Vincent Bean

18. 2015 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2015 TV Special)

195 min

The Creative Arts Emmys recognizes the technical and other achievements for American television programming, often given to behind-the-scenes talent such as cinematographers, casting directors, animators and costume designers.

Director: Michael Dempsey | Stars: Mel Brooks, Dan Gregoras, Jeremy Cox, Jon Hassell

Votes: 21

19. Distant Bands: The Music of Adventure Time (2014 TV Short)

20 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Rob Getzschman | Stars: Pendleton Ward, Jesse Moynihan, Patrick McHale, Rebecca Sugar

20. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010)
Episode: Foot Burn/Hand It Over (2008)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Stranded on the outskirts of Stormalong, Flapjack and K'nuckles are forced to take the public trolley in order to get back home.

Stars: Thurop Van Orman, Brian Doyle-Murray, Roz Ryan, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 75

21. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010)
Episode: Shave and a Haircut... Two Friends!/Cammie Island (2008)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

K'nuckles finds a treasure map and needs Flapjack's help to read it, but Flapjack needs a haircut first and the barber steals it. / Flapjack spies on Bubbie to learn what she does all day only to discover that she is a peeper.

Stars: Thurop Van Orman, Brian Doyle-Murray, Roz Ryan, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 88

22. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010)
Episode: Several Leagues Under the Sea/Eye Sea You (2008)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Flapjack meets a crazy inventor and brags that Bubbie is faster than a machine.

Stars: Thurop Van Orman, Brian Doyle-Murray, Roz Ryan, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 133

23. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010)
Episode: Kid Nickels/The Sweet Life (2008)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

K'nuckles wins a tougher and meaner kid than Flapjack at a poker game, but loses Flapjack as a friend to a banker. / The richest woman in the land buys up all the candy so K'nuckles and Flapjack invite themselves to her posh candy mansion.

Stars: Thurop Van Orman, Brian Doyle-Murray, Roz Ryan, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 121

24. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010)
Episode: Whale Times/Love Bugs (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Bubbie meets a handsome whale suitor... and Flapjack gets jealous!/Flapjack and K'nuckles are stowaways on the Candy Queen cruise ship. This upsets Poseidon very badly...

Stars: Thurop Van Orman, Brian Doyle-Murray, Roz Ryan, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 61

25. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010)
Episode: Oh, Brother/Panfake (2008)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Flapjack tries to make himself a younger brother; Peppermint Larry gets help from Flapjack after he loses ownership of his store.

Stars: Thurop Van Orman, Brian Doyle-Murray, Roz Ryan, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 62

26. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010)
Episode: Pun Times with Punsie McKale/Balance (2008)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Flapjack helps Peppermint Larry battle Punsie McKale in a pun-off. / A picture show arrives in town for the first time and everyone obsess over this new marvel instead of adventuring with Flapjack.

Stars: Thurop Van Orman, Brian Doyle-Murray, Roz Ryan, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 82

27. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010)
Episode: No Syrup for Old Flapjacks (2009)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

K'nuckles trades his legs to walk in someone elses, a SEA MONSTER!/Flapjack has flapjacks for the first time but he must find some maple syrup first.

Stars: Thurop Van Orman, Brian Doyle-Murray, Roz Ryan, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 59

28. City of Ghosts (2021)
Episode: The Sort of Japanese Restaurant (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Adventure, Family

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Directors: Kevin Dart, Luis Grané, Elizabeth Ito | Stars: August Nuñez, Blue Chapman, Kirikou S'hai Muldrow, Michael Ren

Votes: 38

29. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010)
Episode: Dear Diary (2009)

TV-PG | Animation, Short, Adventure

When Captain K'nuckles and Bubbie read Flapjack's secret diary, Flapjack decides to live like a hermit on a remote island to keep his secrets safe.

Stars: Thurop Van Orman, Brian Doyle-Murray, Roz Ryan, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 61

30. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010)
Episode: Tee-Hee Tummy Tums (2009)

TV-PG | Animation, Short, Adventure

Flapjack learns from Captain K'Nuckles about a strange man who trades combs in exchange for candy. After finding the man's family is in a similar situation to his, Flapjack helps the man sell his combs.

Stars: Thurop Van Orman, Brian Doyle-Murray, Jeff Bennett, S. Scott Bullock

Votes: 75

31. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: Slumber Party Panic (2010)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Princess Bumblegum's latest experiment accidentally unleashes an undead horde upon the Candy Kingdom.

Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Hynden Walch, Niki Yang

Votes: 3,134

32. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: Trouble in Lumpy Space (2010)

TV-Y7 | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Jake is bitten by Lumpy Space Princess and begins to transform into a Lumpy being. In order to find a cure, Finn is travels to Lumpy Space.

Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Hynden Walch, Pendleton Ward

Votes: 2,811

33. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: Prisoners of Love (2010)

TV-Y7 | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After the Ice King kidnaps a large group of princesses, its up to Finn and Jake to free them.

Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Tom Kenny, Pendleton Ward

Votes: 2,616

34. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: The Enchiridion! (2010)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Princess Bubblegum sends Finn on his most challenging quest yet--to recover The Enchiridion, the hero's handbook.

Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Hynden Walch, Fred Tatasciore

Votes: 2,545

35. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: Tree Trunks (2010)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Tree Trunks joins Finn and Jake on an quest, but finds her talents for adventuring leave something to be desired.

Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Polly Lou Livingston, Dee Bradley Baker

Votes: 2,528

36. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: Gut Grinder (2010)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Jake is accused of being a horrible monster that has been terrorizing the locals. Soon, Jake himself is unsure if he is or isn't the monster.

Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Maria Bamford, Dee Bradley Baker

Votes: 1,991

37. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: Henchman (2010)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Marceline the Vampire Queen tricks Finn into swearing allegiance to her.

Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Tom Kenny, Olivia Olson

Votes: 2,079

38. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: Dungeon (2010)

TV-Y7 | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Finn adventures into a forbidden dungeon, against the wishes of Princess Bumblegum and Jake, and finds more than he bargained for.

Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Hynden Walch, Maria Bamford

Votes: 2,150

39. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: The Witch's Garden (2010)

TV-Y7 | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A witch steals Jake's shape-shifting powers, but his ego makes getting them back very difficult.

Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Maria Bamford, Kerri Kenney

Votes: 2,133

40. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: City of Thieves (2010)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A mission leads Jake into a city where everyone is a thief and the chance to be corrupted is incredibly strong.

Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Violet Sole Closs Farley, Dee Bradley Baker

Votes: 2,207

41. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: It Came from the Nightosphere (2010)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Finn summons the Lord of Evil to reconcile with his daughter, Marceline the Vampire Queen, but ends up unleashing him of the unsuspecting land.

Directors: Bong Hee Han, Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, Tom Kenny, Olivia Olson, Martin Olson

Votes: 2,309

42. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: Rainy Day Daydream (2010)

TV-Y7 | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Jake's imagination literally runs wild, coming to life and bringing many dangers into the tree house.

Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Olivia Olson, Niki Yang

Votes: 2,121

43. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: His Hero (2010)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Finn meets his hero, the great warrior Billy, who is not everything Finn expected him to be.

Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Lou Ferrigno, Maria Bamford

Votes: 2,021

44. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: Blood Under the Skin (2010)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Finn is made fun of by a group of knights and reacts by questing for a set of magical armor that will earn him respect.

Directors: Bong Hee Han, Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Maria Bamford, Pendleton Ward

Votes: 1,883

45. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: What Have You Done? (2010)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After being told to arrest the Ice King, Finn and Jake face an ethical quandary when they realize the villain has not actually committed any recent crimes.

Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Tom Kenny, Hynden Walch

Votes: 1,984

46. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: Crystals Have Power (2010)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Jake swears a life of non-violence right before a race of indestructible crystal-men abduct Finn to another dimension.

Directors: Bong Hee Han, Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Polly Lou Livingston, Kent Osborne

Votes: 1,820

47. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: The Other Tarts (2011)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Finn and Jake are given one of the highest responsibilities: transporting and guarding the rarest pastry in the Candy Kingdom.

Directors: Bong Hee Han, Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Hynden Walch, Maria Bamford

Votes: 1,914

48. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: To Cut a Woman's Hair (2011)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

An evil witch threatens to crush Jake to death if Finn doesn't deliver her the hair of a princess.

Directors: Bong Hee Han, Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Hynden Walch, Thurop Van Orman

Votes: 1,853

49. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: The Pods (2011)

TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Given the duty of protecting three magic beans, one evil and two good, Finn and Jake decide to plant them to find out which is which.

Directors: Bong Hee Han, Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Pendleton Ward, Dee Bradley Baker

Votes: 1,753

50. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode: Her Parents (2011)

TV-Y7 | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Anxious about meeting Lady Rainicorn's parents, Jake tries to pass himself off as a Rainicorn.

Directors: Bong Hee Han, Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Niki Yang, Henry Rollins

Votes: 1,814