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The Worst Episodes of Adventure Time: Side Quests

Every episode of Adventure Time: Side Quests ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Adventure Time: Side Quests!

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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 Worst Episode
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    Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 5 - Smell Detective
    6.1/10(114 votes)

    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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  2. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2 Episode 12 - The Notorious Pup Gang
    6.1/10(29 votes)

    S2:E12

    Three tough kids navigate the Candy Kingdom’s crime world to steal back a video game they took from Jake, trading it for cereal they can’t afford.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2 Episode 18 - Escape from the Baby Kingdom
    6.1/10(30 votes)

    S2:E18

    Baby Finn sparks a diaper-clad uprising.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 2 - Dandy Bug
    6.3/10(156 votes)

    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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  5. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 1 - Bros & Arrows
    6.6/10(183 votes)

    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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  6. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2 Episode 6 - Sunshine Kingdom
    6.6/10(33 votes)

    S2:E6

    While vacationing at a fancy resort, Finn offers help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2 Episode 8 - Righteous Dude
    6.6/10(33 votes)

    S2:E8

    Finn and Jake follow a righteous hero into an epic battle before realizing that maybe all is not what it seems.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2 Episode 3 - The Chore Wheel
    6.7/10(35 votes)

    S2:E3

    Finn and Jake use a magical shortcut to avoid cleaning.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 11 - Joey Waffles
    6.8/10(93 votes)

    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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  10. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2 Episode 7 - Toad Wrestlers
    6.8/10(35 votes)

    S2:E7

    Jake's viola ends up in the hands of luchador toads.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2 Episode 17 - Tiny Adventure Time
    6.8/10(28 votes)

    S2:E17

    Finn and Jake lead their friends on a wild backyard quest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 4 - Rescue Princess
    6.9/10(131 votes)

    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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  13. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 20 - Car Wars
    6.9/10(72 votes)

    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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  14. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2 Episode 5 - Freelancers
    6.9/10(34 votes)

    S2:E5

    Finn and Jake take a hero-for-hire job from a petty lord.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 6 - Golden Gals
    7.0/10(111 votes)

    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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  16. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 7 - Dummy Princess
    7.0/10(106 votes)

    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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  17. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 10 - Let It Roll
    7.0/10(100 votes)

    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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  18. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2 Episode 9 - Head Hunted
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    S2:E9

    Jake fakes his own capture to help Ooo's worst hunter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2 Episode 15 - The Zipline
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    S2:E15

    Finn and Jake attempt to do the coolest thing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 9 - All You Can Eat
    7.1/10(95 votes)

    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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  21. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 15 - Punchy
    7.1/10(78 votes)

    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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  22. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 17 - Love Bugs
    7.1/10(75 votes)

    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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  23. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2 Episode 13 - Storm Rider
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    S2:E13

    A mysterious cowgirl drifts into Ooo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2 Episode 16 - Sweet Tooth
    7.1/10(28 votes)

    S2:E16

    Finn and Jake venture to the Dream Realm to defeat Mansion Feely, an evil spirit who’s been stealing all the sweet dreams from the Candy Kingdom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 1 Episode 3 - Cursed Words
    7.2/10(138 votes)

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Smell Detective" is the worst rated episode of "Adventure Time: Side Quests". It scored 6.1/10 based on 114 votes. Directed by Rose Feduk and written by Katie Aldworth, Rose Feduk, it aired on 6/29/2026. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Notorious Pup Gang".