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The Best Episodes of Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1

Every episode of Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1!

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Young hero Finn and his magical dog best friend Jake embark on adventures across the fantastical land of Ooo — partying with cloud people and punching evil in the butt along the way.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 1 - Bros & Arrows
    6.6/10(162 votes)

    #1 - Bros & Arrows

    S1:E1

    Finn enters a crossbow tournament to prove his manliness, while Jake wrestles with telling him he's actually terrible at it.

    Director:Victor Courtright
    Writers:Keith Pakiz, Matthew Yang

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  2. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 2 - Dandy Bug
    6.3/10(136 votes)

    #2 - Dandy Bug

    S1:E2

    Finn is roped into a gentleman bug's duel and must master high-society pageantry before the big fight.

    Director:Victor Courtright
    Writers:Keith Pakiz, Matthew Yang

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  3. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 3 - Cursed Words
    7.2/10(120 votes)

    #3 - Cursed Words

    S1:E3

    Finn discovers Jake burying bottled demon curses in the backyard and must convince him to finally dig them up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 4 - Rescue Princess
    6.9/10(112 votes)

    #4 - Rescue Princess

    S1:E4

    Finn and Jake must stop Ice King from himself as he pursues a delusional one-sided romance with the princess who rescued him.

    Directors:Victor Courtright, Niki Yang
    Writers:Pendleton Ward, Niki Yang

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  5. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 5 - Smell Detective
    6.3/10(99 votes)

    #5 - Smell Detective

    S1:E5

    Jake's new ghost-sensing power puts him in danger, and Finn must race to catch up before a ghost kid steals him away.

    Director:Rose Feduk
    Writers:Katie Aldworth, Rose Feduk

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  6. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 6 - Golden Gals
    7.2/10(96 votes)

    #6 - Golden Gals

    S1:E6

    Finn and Jake are tasked with toughening up three sweet grannies for the fight of their lives against the fearsome Granny Taker.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 7 - Dummy Princess
    7.3/10(91 votes)

    #7 - Dummy Princess

    S1:E7

    Ice King falls in love with a beautiful princess but little does he realize she is a dummy created by Finn and Jake to stop his nefarious ways.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 8 - Son of the Goblin Queen
    7.8/10(97 votes)

    #8 - Son of the Goblin Queen

    S1:E8

    Finn and Jake are forced to help Ice King babysit the maniacal son of a Goblin Queen who Ice King claims to be dating.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Keith Pakiz

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  9. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 9 - All You Can Eat
    7.1/10(81 votes)

    #9 - All You Can Eat

    S1:E9

    Jake enlists Finn's help to win a giant hot dog contest, but he's soon torn after discovering the win means doom for a family living in Jake's belly.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 10 - Let It Roll
    7.0/10(85 votes)

    #10 - Let It Roll

    S1:E10

    When Marceline saddles Finn and Jake with a clingy toilet paper creature, they must find it a new home before it destroys theirs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Keith Pakiz

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  11. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 11 - Joey Waffles
    6.9/10(79 votes)

    #11 - Joey Waffles

    S1:E11

    Finn and Jake inadvertently befriend a grass ogre who turns out to be the bane of their existence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Keith Pakiz

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  12. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 12 - Island of Shame
    7.6/10(76 votes)

    #12 - Island of Shame

    S1:E12

    Following a big embarrassment, Finn flees society and lands on an island where he's taken in by a clan obsessed with their own shame.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 13 - The Candy Spirit
    8.5/10(86 votes)

    #13 - The Candy Spirit

    S1:E13

    After startling a mythical beast, Finn and Jake unleash Candy Ragnarök and must save the Kingdom from total ruin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Keith Pakiz

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  14. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 14 - Game Night
    7.6/10(78 votes)

    #14 - Game Night

    S1:E14

    Sent by Princess Bubblegum, Finn and Jake venture into the Dream Realm to stop an evil spirit, who's been stealing all of the sweet dreams in the Candy Kingdom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 15 - Punchy
    7.1/10(69 votes)

    #15 - Punchy

    S1:E15

    Finn and Jake stow away on PB's self-driving robot, PUNCHY. When PUNCHY gets confused by unforeseen obstacles, Finn suspects PUNCHY's gone traitor!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 16 - Key Quest
    7.3/10(72 votes)

    #16 - Key Quest

    S1:E16

    Finn and Jake must help Ice King find his spare castle key after they accidentally teleport him into the treehouse while he is naked.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 17 - Love Bugs
    7.0/10(72 votes)

    #17 - Love Bugs

    S1:E17

    BMO tries to play matchmaker to two bugs but Finn and Jake crash the plan with their own ideas about romance, putting the budding love story at risk.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 18 - Re-Run Dungeon
    7.5/10(70 votes)

    #18 - Re-Run Dungeon

    S1:E18

    When Finn brings Jake to his favorite childhood dungeon and they're underwhelmed, Jake tries to make it as thrilling as Finn remembered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 19 - The Prophecy
    7.2/10(70 votes)

    #19 - The Prophecy

    S1:E19

    Finn and Jake are duped into thinking they are long-prophesized gnome heroes in their first encounter with the "King of Ooo."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 20 - Car Wars
    6.9/10(69 votes)

    #20 - Car Wars

    S1:E20

    Finn and Jake find a go-kart with no engine, so Jake becomes the engine, but his abilities are taken to the limit in a race with a taunting Marauder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Bros & Arrows" is the best rated episode of "Adventure Time: Side Quests" season 1. It scored 6.6/10 based on 162 votes. Directed by Victor Courtright and written by Keith Pakiz, Matthew Yang, it aired on 6/29/2026. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Dandy Bug".