8 - Adult Attracting Humour

     One of the main reasons why one would love Adventure Time would definitely be its humour. Its cute, fresh and sometimes even weird. I mean, everything about it just feels so natural and imaginative which makes it fun to appreciate. That is what most of the writers of the show do actually. They just write whatever comes to mind and, most of the time, it's hilarious. That's why some jokes and puns tend to feel a bit more "adult" than usual which is another reason why older viewers watch the show.

     I came across an article which was an interview conducted by some people from Turner Broadcasting System Inc. with Pendleton Ward and Fred Seibert. In the interview, they asked this question: "Q. Adventure Time has built a good amount of cross-generational appeal via the Internet. Is there anything about the characters in particular that lends itself to this?". Ward answers:

The style of humor is probably what attracts different generations. Adventure Time is young at heart, it’s silly in a way that kids can be and there’s a level of over-the-head adult kind of humor. Finn and Jake have a lot of made-up slang words like "mathematical" and "rhombus" that I imagine all ages can snicker at the absurdness of.

      Personally, I like the show's humour. It's definitely unlike other cartoons that I've seen and I find how they use made-up words to express their thoughts a fun way to look at things. I mean, nowadays, kids are susceptible to use "bad words"; it's becoming quite inevitable. So, by using some of the made-up slang words that one can find in AT, it makes it feel friendlier in some way. Especially for kids at least. I also think that it helps young adults who aren't comfortable saying "bad words" since it's a fun way to express oneself. 

     Seeing jokes that feel like they're more than meets the eye also kind of amuses people. Especially since they're not what you would expect to find in a kid's cartoon after all. But it's nice how they show these kinds of things in a subtle way; not too in your face. That way, it makes the viewers think about it some more which will create more interest in the subject. It's really good to know that the writers won't restrict themselves when coming up with jokes for the show. It gives it some sort of twist in its nature. Hopefully, Pendleton Ward and his crew will never run out of ideas for the future episodes.