Climb aboard to a distant land filled with candy, clouds, mystical beings, and creatures made out of food. The Land of  Ooo is waiting for you; it’s Adventure Time! Meet Fin, a young adventurer, constantly questing to become a stronger warrior while keeping Princess Bubblegum out of harms way.

Finn’s arch nemesis, the Ice King, shares a similar romantic interest for Princess Bubblegum, and encounter each other so often that one may mistake them for friends.  Also in the mix is Jake the dog. Jake is a magic talking dog, that possesses the ability to stretch and contort to almost anything imaginable. Jake’s shape-shifting abilities have the tendency to transform each episode in to epic scenarios.  And of course there is Princess Bubblegum, the candy princess made entirely out of bubblegum. She is extremely smart, and regarded as quite beautiful and fair.

In the show, Jake and Fin are adoptive brothers and despite the differences in their species, Jake-the-dog is generally more mature than Finn-the-human. Jake is voiced by John DiMaggio; a familiar voice actor whom you may recognize as Bender from Futurama. Whereas Fin has had a few different voice actors in the past, each played by a relative of the last voice actor. Though young in age, Jeremy Shada and his siblings have done a lot of acting in front of cameras and in a recording booth. Jeremy’s older brother Zach Shada, was the original voice for Finn the human when Adventure Time first premiered on the Nicktoons Network cartoon pilot series, “Random! Cartoons,” back in 2008.

Since “Adventure Time”s humble beginnings, the show is been nominated for several awards such as the Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2013 Adventure Time won best Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, and ADR Animation in Television. Perhaps what makes this series so special is its unique approach to story telling and animation. As far as environment is concerned, there are not really rules in this world. Characters can climb tall trees, talk to animals, and perform other feats.

Spontaneous is the type of humor you can hope to expect, as every episode is more or less random and the series is more character driven and not based on plot. Sarcastic puns add to the convoluted nature of each episode. Every punch line seems like it was made up on the spot. Dreamlike or surreal is the scenery and animation style. Supernatural does not begin to personify the level of imagination used in every episode.  This abstract cartoon is designed for the newest generation of cartoon watchers. Though it is rated TV7, the humor transcends certain age barriers and, as silly as it gets, most adults will laugh at least once during one 11 minute episode.

“Mathematical!” and “Algebraic!” are both brand new usages of otherwise academic terms use to describe jubilant moments in this television show.

“I keep finding baby shoes. What the heck, man? And they’re all lefties!” – Season 1, Episode 8.

“He still cries when he poops. Thanks for being cool guys.” – Season 1 Episode, 10.

“Dang girl, if you weren’t a figment of my imagination, I’d wanna have your baby…” – Season 1, Episode 30.

“I dreamed I was in kindergarten again, but I had really big feet, and was also the teacher.” – Season 4 Episode 26

The underlying story mainly concerns Finn. Finn is seemingly the only human in the candy filled Land of Ooo. He is a 14-year-old boy whose mission is to protect princesses safe from the clutches of the Ice King. His charity and good heart wins the respect of everyone he meets including his nemesis. He is madly in love with Princess Bubblegum but has also had other love interests and pursuits. Lately the animation has improved since season one and the episodes have become even more adventurous with new locations, new characters and other unique elements.

“Adventure Time” creator, Pendleton Ward described Finn as a “fiery little kid with strong morals.” This is not the first time this level of enthusiasm has been seen either. Apparently Finn’s character is based on Bill Murray’s character in the movie “Meatballs,” a Canadian comedy from 1979.

The show is what it is, story telling from writers with open range from their executive producers. “A lot of the time, if we’re really stuck, we’ll start saying everything that comes to our mind, which is usually the worst stuff, and then someone else will think that’s terrible but it’ll give him a better idea and the ball just starts rolling like that,” said Ward in an interview with The A.V. Club published by The Onion.

D&D fans with an appeal to dark comedy will enjoy this series set in a post-apocalyptic future. Currently “Adventure Time” is in its fifth season and going as strong as ever. With a clothing line, highly quotable characters, and its ‘mathematical’ animation, it is bound to become a classic. Adventure Time is available on Netflix.