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Adventure Time: Season 8

27 episodes Premiered Mar 26, 2016 Updated Oct 3, 2026
Previously on Adventure Time

Season 8 Lore Primer

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

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Adventure Time Season 7.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 8 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 8: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (23): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S8·E1 Mytharc

Broke His Crown

Mar 26, 2016 · 11 min

When Ice King's magic crown goes haywire, Marceline and Princess Bubblegum resort to extreme measures to help him.

S8·E2 Core

Don't Look

Apr 2, 2016 · 11 min

Finn unearths a treasure with a terrible price at the top of Dead Mountain.

S8·E3 Core

Beyond the Grotto

Apr 9, 2016 · 11 min

Finn and Jake follow their Sea Lard into the pond in front of their home, and in doing so, are led to a strange new world.

S8·E5 Core

I am a Sword

Apr 23, 2016 · 11 min

When Finn begins having nightmares about his missing Finn Sword, he wonders if they are real.

S8·E6 Core

Bun Bun

May 5, 2016 · 11 min

Finn brings a special delivery for Cinnamon Bun to the Fire Kingdom but it may come with a dangerous cost.

S8·E7 Core

Normal Man

May 12, 2016 · 11 min

Normal Man asks for Finn and Jake's help to rescue his brother.

S8·E8 Core

Elemental

May 19, 2016 · 11 min

Ice King digs up an item buried underneath the Ice Kingdom.

S8·E9 Core

Five Short Tables

May 26, 2016 · 11 min

Fionna and Cake go on a cooking adventure to push Cake's art to an all-new level.

S8·E10 Core

The Music Hole

Jun 23, 2016 · 11 min

Finn hears a mysterious song while judging a Battle of the Bands.

S8·E11 Core

Daddy-Daughter Card Wars

Jul 7, 2016 · 11 min

Jake and his daughter Charlie fight to restore Jake's honor and win a super-secret underground Card Wars tourney.

S8·E12 Core

Preboot

Nov 19, 2016 · 11 min

While searching for old human artifacts, Jake, Finn, and Susan Strong meet Tiffany, who is employed by a mysterious Doctor Gross.

S8·E13 Core

Reboot

Nov 19, 2016 · 11 min

After Susan Strong's chip is activated, she goes rogue and attacks Finn.

S8·E14 Core

Two Swords

Jan 23, 2017 · 11 min

Finn and Jake puzzle over the nature of a mysterious newcomer.

S8·E15 Core

Do No Harm

Jan 23, 2017 · 11 min

Doctor Princess thrusts a great responsibility upon Finn. Jake goes adventuring with a new friend.

S8·E16 Core

Wheels

Jan 24, 2017 · 11 min

Kim Kil Whan is worried about his daughter's future and asks Jake for some parental advice.

S8·E17 Mytharc

High Strangeness

Jan 25, 2017 · 11 min

An otherworldly encounter puts Tree Trunks on the trail of a conspiracy in the Candy Kingdom.

S8·E18 Core

Horse and Ball

Jan 26, 2017 · 11 min

When disaster befalls James Baxter, it’s up to Finn and Jake to help him pick up the pieces.

S8·E19 Core

Jelly Beans Have Power

Jan 27, 2017 · 11 min

Princess Bubblegum's scientific mind must wrestle with her Elemental magic potential when she's faced with a Crystal Entity.

S8·E20 Core

Islands: The Invitation (1)

Jan 30, 2017 · 11 min

A mysterious craft invades Ooo and Finn believes it may hold the secrets to his past.

S8·E22 Core

Islands: Mysterious Island (3)

Jan 31, 2017 · 11 min

After waking up alone and shipwrecked, Finn investigates a bizarre island in search of his friends.

S8·E24 Core

Islands: Hide and Seek (5)

Feb 1, 2017 · 11 min

While exploring some futuristic ruins, Susan sees glimpses of a familiar girl.

S8·E25 Core

Islands: Min & Marty (6)

Feb 1, 2017 · 11 min

An unexpected revelation from Susan leads Finn closer to answers about his past.

S8·E26 Mytharc

Islands: Helpers (7)

Feb 2, 2017 · 11 min

Finn and his friends journey to a last refuge called Founders Island.

S8·E27 Mytharc

Islands: The Light Cloud (8)

Feb 2, 2017 · 11 min

Finn confronts the power behind Founders Island, but will he ever return home to Ooo?

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