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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!

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Young Finn and his shape-shifting dog buddy, Jake, go on a series of surreal adventures as they journey through the postapocalyptic Land of Ooo.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 14 - Simon & Marcy
    9.7/10(3902 votes)

    S5:E14

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Rebecca Sugar, Cole Sanchez

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  2. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 2 - Jake the Dog
    9.4/10(2781 votes)

    S5:E2

    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
    Writers:Rebecca Sugar, Cole Sanchez

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  3. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 1 - Finn the Human
    9.1/10(2439 votes)

    S5:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 16 - Puhoy
    9.1/10(2304 votes)

    S5:E16

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 48 - Betty
    9.1/10(1965 votes)

    S5:E48

    After a magic spell backfires, the Ice King reverts back to Simon, and seeks help from Finn, Jake, and Marceline in order to get Betty, his former fiancée, back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 34 - The Vault
    8.9/10(1794 votes)

    S5:E34

    When Finn starts sleepwalking and dreaming about the Green Lady he filed away in his memory vault, Jake and BMO help him tap into his repressed memories to uncover a secret past. Who is the Green Lady? And how is she connected to Finn?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 28 - Be More
    8.7/10(1725 votes)

    S5:E28

    BMO accidentally deletes his core system files. Finn and Jake disguise themselves as MOs to infiltrate the MO factory and save BMO from a memory wipe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 51 - Lemonhope (2)
    8.7/10(1603 votes)

    S5:E51

    Though Lemonhope finds refuge from the desert with monster hunter Phlannel Boxingday, he might not be able to escape the ghosts of his past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 52 - Billy's Bucket List
    8.7/10(1544 votes)

    S5:E52

    Finn finds the hero Billy's bucket list and decides to complete the unfinished items as a final tribute.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 45 - Blade of Grass
    8.6/10(1618 votes)

    S5:E45

    Finn and Jake decide it's time for Finn to get a new sword. Finn reluctantly buys a grass sword from a mysterious old man, but the sword turns out to be cursed! And unfortunately for our hero, all sales are final.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 5 - All the Little People
    8.5/10(1738 votes)

    S5:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 33 - Time Sandwich
    8.4/10(1576 votes)

    S5:E33

    Jake crafts the most delicious sandwich ever, but when Magic Man steals it, Finn must defy the laws of space and time to win back Jake's creation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 43 - Root Beer Guy
    8.3/10(1549 votes)

    S5:E43

    Root Beer Guy works a boring job during the day and tries to write mystery stories at night. But his life is about to change when he witnesses Finn and Jake kidnapping Princess Bubblegum! There's only one problem: no one believes Root Beer Guy...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 46 - Rattleballs
    8.3/10(1511 votes)

    S5:E46

    Finn practices his sword fighting skills at the candy junkyard, where he meets an old gumball robot named Rattleballs. To Finn's shock, he finds out he's not the master swordsman he thinks he is. What the what?! Finn begs Rattleballs to train him, but he soon discovers his mentor's deep, dark secret... a secret that will ultimately test Finn's loyalty to Princess Bubblegum.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 6 - Jake the Dad
    8.2/10(1733 votes)

    S5:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 29 - Sky Witch
    8.2/10(1545 votes)

    S5:E29

    Marceline tracks the Sky Witch, but finds out that she may need Princess Bubblegum's help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 36 - Dungeon Train
    8.2/10(1577 votes)

    S5:E36

    All aboard! Finn and Jake discover a train where every car is a dungeon filled with a new foe for Finn to fight. Jake quickly gets bored and wants to leave, but Finn is having the best time and doesn't want to leave... ever!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 8 - Mystery Dungeon
    8.1/10(1615 votes)

    S5:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 17 - BMO Lost
    8.1/10(1630 votes)

    S5:E17

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 9 - All Your Fault
    8.0/10(1564 votes)

    S5:E9

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 11 - Bad Little Boy
    8.0/10(1827 votes)

    S5:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Rebecca Sugar, Cole Sanchez

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  22. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 20 - Shh!
    8.0/10(1564 votes)

    S5:E20

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 50 - Lemonhope (1)
    8.0/10(1513 votes)

    S5:E50

    Tired of all of Princess Bubblegum's talk about "responsibility," Lemonhope yearns for true freedom. So he sets off on the greatest adventure of his lemony life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 12 - Vault of Bones
    7.9/10(1577 votes)

    S5:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Adventure Time Season 5 Episode 30 - Frost & Fire
    7.9/10(1551 votes)

    S5:E30

    Flame Princess and the Ice King fight each other, prompting Finn to have an interesting dream.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Simon & Marcy" is the best rated episode of "Adventure Time" season 5. It scored 9.7/10 based on 3902 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Rebecca Sugar, Cole Sanchez, it aired on 3/25/2013. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Jake the Dog".