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Adventure Time: Season 4

26 episodes Premiered Apr 2, 2012 Updated Oct 1, 2026

Adventure Time Season 4 continues the overarching saga across twenty-six episodes. The animated television series from the genre of fantasy was created by animator and screenwriter Pendleton Ward for the television network Cartoon Network. Young Finn and his shape-shifting dog buddy, Jake, feature in the series, which is categorized under animation, comedy, and sci-fi and fantasy. The season follows the ongoing narra

Previously on Adventure Time

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ The series is an American animated television series in the fantasy genre created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network.
  • ⚡ The main characters are young Finn and his shape-shifting dog buddy, Jake.
  • ⚡ The show is classified under animation, comedy, and sci-fi and fantasy.
  • ⚡ The overarching saga continues into this season following previous events across the series.
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Season overview

Adventure Time Season 4 continues the overarching saga across twenty-six episodes. The animated television series from the genre of fantasy was created by animator and screenwriter Pendleton Ward for the television network Cartoon Network. Young Finn and his shape-shifting dog buddy, Jake, feature in the series, which is categorized under animation, comedy, and sci-fi and fantasy. The season follows the ongoing narrative of the series as listed in official database records.

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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (23): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

Hot to the Touch

Apr 2, 2012 · 11 min

Finn develops a crush on Flame Princess and tries to get to know her, which proves difficult due to her destructive power.

S4·E2 Core

Five Short Graybles

Apr 9, 2012 · 11 min

Follow as 5 stories intertwine together, can you find the connection?

S4·E3 Core

Web Weirdos

Apr 16, 2012 · 10 min

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

S4·E4 Core

Dream of Love

Apr 23, 2012 · 10 min

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

S4·E5 Core

Return to the Nightosphere

Apr 30, 2012 · 11 min

Marceline’s dad banishes Finn and Jake to the Nightosphere, and it stinks. Literally.

S4·E6 Core

Daddy's Little Monster

Apr 30, 2012 · 11 min

Finn and Jake attempt to rescue Marceline and find out what's making her behave so strangely.

S4·E7 Core

In Your Footsteps

May 7, 2012 · 11 min

A bear cozies up to the guys, but his true intentions may be hidden.

S4·E8 Core

Hug Wolf

May 14, 2012 · 11 min

Finn goes through a transformation after a run-in with a hug wolf.

S4·E9 Core

Princess Monster Wife

May 28, 2012 · 11 min

Princesses lose body parts under mysterious circumstances.

S4·E10 Core

Goliad

Jun 4, 2012 · 10 min

Battling with her new realization of her own mortality, in a sleep deprived state Princess bubblegum creates her own heir to the throne. After meeting the heir, Finn and Jake decid

S4·E11 Core

Beyond This Earthly Realm

Jun 11, 2012 · 11 min

When Finn finds a porcelain lamb, it transports him into the spirit world and only the Ice King can help get him out.

S4·E12 Core

Gotcha!

Jun 18, 2012 · 11 min

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

S4·E13 Core

Princess Cookie

Jun 25, 2012 · 11 min

Finn and Jake are called to solve a Candy Kingdom hostage crisis when a rogue cookie takes over.

S4·E14 Core

Card Wars

Jul 16, 2012 · 11 min

Finn and Jake play Card Quest, an epic game.

S4·E15 Core

Sons of Mars

Jul 23, 2012 · 11 min

Magic man has most of his power taken from him by his brother, in a fit of desperation, he swaps the way Jake and Himself look. Magic Mans brother takes Jake to Mars for punishmen

S4·E16 Core

Burning Low

Jul 30, 2012 · 11 min

Princess Bubblegum may be jealous when Finn start hanging out with Flame Princess.

S4·E17 Core

BMO Noire

Aug 6, 2012 · 11 min

BMO tries to find Finn's sock.

S4·E18 Core

King Worm

Aug 13, 2012 · 11 min

Finn has a vivid dream that may be more than it seems.

S4·E19 Core

Lady & Peebles

Aug 20, 2012 · 11 min

Princess Bubblegum and Lady Rainicorn look for Finn and Jake, who are missing after a run-in with the Ice King.

S4·E20 Core

You Made Me!

Aug 27, 2012 · 11 min

When a creepy sleep-peeping Lemongrab upsets Princess Bubblegum with his creepy ways, Finn and Jake need to tend to some issues in the Outer Realm.

S4·E21 Core

Who Would Win?

Sep 3, 2012 · 11 min

The guys challenge a monster to a fight but end up battling each other.

S4·E22 Core

Ignition Point

Sep 17, 2012 · 11 min

Finn and Jake sneak into the Fire Kingdom to retrieve Fire Princess' scented candles and overhear a plot to assassinate the king.

S4·E23 Core

The Hard Easy

Oct 1, 2012 · 11 min

Frog People seek protection from an evil lizard who's attacking their swamp.

S4·E24 Core

Reign of Gunters

Oct 8, 2012 · 11 min

The Gunters cause chaos in Ooo.

S4·E25 Mytharc

I Remember You

Oct 15, 2012 · 11 min

The Ice King and Marceline bond over song and memories.

S4·E26 Mytharc

The Lich

Oct 22, 2012 · 11 min

A visit from the Lich King sheds light on Ooo's secrets.

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