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The Worst Episodes of Adventure Time

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

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

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Adventure Time" is "Water Park Prank", rated 4.9/10 from 1830 user votes. It was directed by David Ferguson and written by David Ferguson. "Water Park Prank" aired on 5/21/2015 and is rated 1.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Dream of Love".

  • Water Park Prank
    4.9/10 1,830 votes

    #1 - Water Park Prank

    Season 6 Episode 37 - Aired 5/21/2015

    After rescuing Princess Orangutan from Daddy-sad-heads, Finn and Jake head to a post-apocalyptic water park for a day of fun.

    Director: David Ferguson

    Writer: David Ferguson

  • Dream of Love
    5.9/10 1,892 votes

    #2 - Dream of Love

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 4/23/2012

    Tree Trunks is courted by an oinking suitor, but much to Jake’s dismay, this interferes with her baking habits.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Slow Love
    6.6/10 2,042 votes

    #3 - Slow Love

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2010

    Finn and Jake agree to help a snail named Snorlock find a girlfriend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Web Weirdos
    6.6/10 1,801 votes

    #4 - Web Weirdos

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/2012

    When Finn gets trapped in a giant spider web, he ends up playing marriage counselor to a couple of grumpy arachnids.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Apple Thief
    6.7/10 1,825 votes

    #5 - Apple Thief

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 10/3/2011

    When Tree Trunks's apples go missing, she, Finn and Jake descend into the dark side of the Candy Kingdom in order to find the thief.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love Games
    6.7/10 1,582 votes

    #6 - Love Games

    Season 5 Episode 35 - Aired 9/23/2013

    Slime Princess needs a husband or else she'll lose the Slime Kingdom to her obnoxious sis. Finn steps in to save the day, but first they will need to win a series of Love Games to prove to Slime Princess's dad that they are really in love. This is definitely not what Finn signed up for!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chips & Ice Cream
    6.7/10 1,551 votes

    #7 - Chips & Ice Cream

    Season 6 Episode 34 - Aired 4/30/2015

    BMO'S favorite artists find a new home in the treehouse.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • President Porpoise Is Missing!
    6.7/10 1,407 votes

    #8 - President Porpoise Is Missing!

    Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 1/12/2016

    Finn and Jake attempt to track down President Porpoise before Vice President Blowfish takes over.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ring of Fire
    6.7/10 1,403 votes

    #9 - Ring of Fire

    Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 12/17/2017

    When an old flame comes calling on urgent business, Tree Trunks reconsiders both her wild past and her tranquil present.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sad Face
    6.8/10 1,672 votes

    #10 - Sad Face

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 5/12/2014

    Once a month, while Jake's asleep, his tail stretches out of the tree house to go work as a clown in a traveling bug circus.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Prince Who Wanted Everything
    6.8/10 1,576 votes

    #11 - The Prince Who Wanted Everything

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 6/26/2014

    The beautiful and sensitive Lumpy Space Prince flees his cruel parents to start a new life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fionna and Cake and Fionna
    6.8/10 1,381 votes

    #12 - Fionna and Cake and Fionna

    Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 7/19/2017

    While performing a reading of 'Fiona and Cake', Ice King is confronted by a familiar figure.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gotcha!
    6.9/10 1,721 votes

    #13 - Gotcha!

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 6/18/2012

    In order to do research for her tell-all memoir about men, Lumpy Space Princess goes undercover working for Finn and Jake.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Rebecca Sugar, Cole Sanchez

  • The Jiggler
    7.0/10 2,530 votes

    #14 - The Jiggler

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/19/2010

    A jiggly creature attracted by Finn's auto-tuned singing follows Finn and Jake home but soon feels ill effects of separation from its family.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • When Wedding Bells Thaw
    7.0/10 2,151 votes

    #15 - When Wedding Bells Thaw

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 6/28/2010

    The Ice King gets married but not before he convinces Finn and Jake to throw him a manlorette party.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Paper Pete
    7.0/10 1,749 votes

    #16 - Paper Pete

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 1/16/2012

    Library books seek help from Finn and Jake to save them from the evil Moldari.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Box Prince
    7.0/10 1,662 votes

    #17 - Box Prince

    Season 5 Episode 37 - Aired 10/7/2013

    Finn meets the Box Prince—a cat with a box on its back—and learns that the Box Kingdom has been taken over by an imposter. Finn must therefore help the real Box Prince reclaim the throne.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lemonhope (2)
    7.0/10 9 votes

    #18 - Lemonhope (2)

    Season 5 Episode 51 - Aired 3/10/2014

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Scamps
    7.0/10 1,389 votes

    #19 - Scamps

    Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 1/21/2016

    Finn takes a group of at-risk Candy Kingdom youth on a camping trip they’ll never forget.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Trouble in Lumpy Space
    7.1/10 2,971 votes

    #20 - Trouble in Lumpy Space

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/5/2010

    Finn must travel to Lumpy Space to find a cure that will save Jake, who was accidentally bitten by Lumpy Space Princess at a tea party.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Donny
    7.1/10 2,091 votes

    #21 - Donny

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/9/2010

    Finn and Jake try to help an obnoxious grass ogre named Donny develop better social skills, only to find out Donny's jerky behavior protects the house people from the why-wolves, which eat the house people.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Monster
    7.1/10 1,821 votes

    #22 - The Monster

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 8/15/2011

    The king and queen of Lumpy Space ask Finn and Jake to bring their daughter back home. At the same time, they attempt to stop a "monster" from destroying a village.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Friends Forever
    7.1/10 1,464 votes

    #23 - Friends Forever

    Season 6 Episode 32 - Aired 4/16/2015

    Ice King has a plan to form a perfect circle of confidants.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Prisoners of Love
    7.2/10 2,763 votes

    #24 - Prisoners of Love

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/12/2010

    When the Ice King kidnaps a number of princesses he sees as potential brides, Finn and Jake team with the prisoners to set everybody free.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Freak City
    7.2/10 2,165 votes

    #25 - Freak City

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 7/26/2010

    After being transformed into a foot, Finn joins forces with a band of misfits to make things right.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A