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The Best Episodes of Adventure Time Season 5

Every episode of Adventure Time Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Adventure Time Season 5!

Hook up with Finn and Jake as they travel the Land of Ooo searching for adventure. But remember, adventure isn’t always easy. Sometimes you’ve got to battle fire gnomes that torture old ladies, save a smelly hot dog princess from the Ice King, and thaw out a bunch of frozen businessmen. What the cabbage?!

Genres:AnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Season 5 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Adventure Time" season 5 is "Finn the Human", rated 9.1/10 from 2276 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Finn the Human" aired on 11/12/2012 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Jake the Dog".

  • Finn the Human
    9.1/10 2,276 votes

    #1 - Finn the Human

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 11/12/2012

    Part 2 of a three-part episode. Finn and Jake chase the Lich through a dimensional portal and meet a wishmaster. After the Lich wishes that humanity never existed, Finn wishes that the Lich never existed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jake the Dog
    9.4/10 2,463 votes

    #2 - Jake the Dog

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 11/12/2012

    Part 3 of a three-part episode. Finn and Jake chase the Lich through a dimensional portal and meet a wishmaster. After the Lich wishes that humanity never existed, Finn wishes that the Lich never existed.

    Director: Larry Leichliter

    Writer: Rebecca Sugar, Cole Sanchez

  • Five More Short Graybles
    7.4/10 1,695 votes

    #3 - Five More Short Graybles

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2012

    A series of short stories all centered around a common theme, hosted by a mysterious man named Cuber from the future.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Up a Tree
    7.6/10 1,757 votes

    #4 - Up a Tree

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/26/2012

    The guys' game of catch goes awry when their throwing disc is lodged in a large tree.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All the Little People
    8.5/10 1,858 votes

    #5 - All the Little People

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 12/3/2012

    Finn receives a bag full of miniature versions of his friends.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jake the Dad
    8.2/10 1,850 votes

    #6 - Jake the Dad

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 1/7/2013

    Jake's a daddy, but being a father and keeping his rainicorn pups from killing themselves or each other is a lot harder than he imagined.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Davey
    7.4/10 1,736 votes

    #7 - Davey

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 1/14/2013

    Finn creates an alter ego, Davey. Davey soon begins to take over, and Jake is forced into action to get his old friend back.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mystery Dungeon
    8.1/10 1,742 votes

    #8 - Mystery Dungeon

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 1/21/2013

    Ice King, NEPTR, Tree Trunks, Shelby, and Lemongrab are trapped inside a mysterious dungeon and must work together to free themselves.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All Your Fault
    8.0/10 1,707 votes

    #9 - All Your Fault

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/28/2013

    Princess Bubblegum sends Finn and Jake to investigate a message of distress from the Earls of Lemongrab.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Dude
    7.3/10 1,637 votes

    #10 - Little Dude

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 2/4/2013

    Finn's hat comes to life and becomes evil after it is touched by a wizard. Finn, Jake, and the wizard track the hat down, and manage to turn the hat good.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bad Little Boy
    8.1/10 1,962 votes

    #11 - Bad Little Boy

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 2/18/2013

    The princesses tire of Ice King’s crazy Fionna-and-Cake fan-fiction stories, so Marceline stops by the Ice Kingdom to show him how to properly write a story.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Rebecca Sugar, Cole Sanchez

  • Vault of Bones
    7.9/10 1,704 votes

    #12 - Vault of Bones

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 2/25/2013

    When Flame Princess begins to doubt her evilness, Finn insists she is not evil and takes her on a journey into a dungeon to help her sort out her thoughts.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Great Bird Man
    7.4/10 1,621 votes

    #13 - The Great Bird Man

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 3/4/2013

    Xergiok, the former Goblin king who was deposed by Finn and Jake claims to have turned over a new leaf.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Simon & Marcy
    9.6/10 3,256 votes

    #14 - Simon & Marcy

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 3/25/2013

    A look at what Ice King and Marceline were like 996 years ago.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Rebecca Sugar, Cole Sanchez

  • A Glitch Is a Glitch
    7.8/10 1,861 votes

    #15 - A Glitch Is a Glitch

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 4/1/2013

    The Ice King creates a computer virus that will delete everyone in Ooo except for him and Princess Bubblegum. Finn and Jake hack into the universal source code to destroy the virus.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Puhoy
    9.1/10 2,225 votes

    #16 - Puhoy

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 4/8/2013

    While dwelling on a joke he told to Flame Princess, Finn finds himself trapped in a strange pillow world.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • BMO Lost
    8.1/10 1,779 votes

    #17 - BMO Lost

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 4/15/2013

    BMO makes his way home after being snatched by an eagle. On its way, BMO meets Bubble and a baby, and the three decide to journey home together.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Princess Potluck
    7.4/10 1,620 votes

    #18 - Princess Potluck

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/2013

    Ice King gets super jealous when he finds out that he wasn't invited to the Princess Potluck.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • James Baxter the Horse
    7.5/10 1,677 votes

    #19 - James Baxter the Horse

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 5/6/2013

    Finn and Jake stumble across a horse named James Baxter who has the ability to make sad people feel better.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shh!
    8.0/10 1,711 votes

    #20 - Shh!

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/13/2013

    Finn and Jake make a bet to see who can not talk the longest, and the two use signs to communicate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Suitor
    7.4/10 1,631 votes

    #21 - The Suitor

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/20/2013

    Peppermint Butler thinks that Bubblegum is working too hard in her lab, so he tries to get her a suitor.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Party's Over, Isla de Señorita
    7.5/10 1,615 votes

    #22 - The Party's Over, Isla de Señorita

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/27/2013

    After another one of his schemes fails, the Ice King decides to give up.

    Director: Elizabeth Ito

    Writer: N/A

  • One Last Job
    7.8/10 1,646 votes

    #23 - One Last Job

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 6/10/2013

    Jake Jr. gets involved with a group of troublemakers, and Jake is forced to reunite his old gang—which includes Tiffany who first appeared in the first season episode "My Two Favorite People"—to rescue his daughter.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Another Five More Short Graybles
    7.4/10 1,617 votes

    #24 - Another Five More Short Graybles

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 6/17/2013

    A series of short stories with a common theme, hosted by a mysterious man named Cuber from the future. In this entry, Finn and Jake build a time machine. Meanwhile, Princess Bubblegum helps Cinnamon Bun overcome his fear of the dark.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Candy Streets
    7.4/10 1,574 votes

    #25 - Candy Streets

    Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 6/24/2013

    Lumpy Space Princess is robbed, but before she is able to explain the details to Finn and Jake, she faints.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A