Flooping the Pig

Original Air Date: December 24, 2014 Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston discuss the debuts of Giuseppe and Peace Master, characters that don't make a ton of sense in their stand-alone episodes, as well as the origin of Jake the Dog and the bad behavior of LSP and Marceline. Episodes Covered: “Thanks For The Crabapples, Giuseppe!” (Season 6, Episode 13), “Princess Day” (Season 6, Episo...

Original Air Date: December 17, 2014 Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston discuss the value of gender swap Adventure Time episodes, whether or not episodes like Something Big are a sign of good or bad things for the show creatively, father-son issues and issues between brothers. Episodes Covered: “The Prince Who Wanted Everything” (Season 6, Episode 9), “Something Big” (Season 6, Episode 10...

Original Air Date: December 10, 2014  Kevin Ford, Justin Houston, and Brad Garoon dig into the rejuvenation of Finn's arm, the advanced sexual nature of Lumpy Space Princess, Jake's money problems, and the experimental nature of Graham Falk's Adventure Time episodes.  Episodes Covered: “Sad Face” (Season 6, Episode 5), “Breezy” (Season 6, Episode 6), “Furniture & Meat” (Season 6, E...

Original Air Date: December 10, 2014 Ryley Trahan of the Multiverse Guide joins Justin Houston, Brad Garoon, and Kevin Ford to talk about the first episodes of Adventure Time's 6th season. They discuss Finn's arm, Finn's dad, James, a tower to space, angry clouds and the Lich's baby reboot. They also get deep concerning the concept of justice. You'll want to hear this review of...

Original Air Date: December 3, 2014 Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston wrap up Season 5 of Adventure Time by discussing the trouble with Lumpy Space Princess, the bravery of Lemonhope, the demise of Lemongrab, and a swan song for Billy. Season 6 begins next episode! Episodes Covered: “Bad Timing” (Season 5, Episode 49), “Lemonhope Part One” (Season 5 Episode 50), “Lemonhope Part Two” (Sea...

Original Air Date: November 19, 2014  Adventure Time finds itself taking big steps toward's Finn's seemingly inescapable fate in this week's episode of Flooping the Pig. Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston discuss Finn's new sword, his training with Rattleballs, and the Ice King's desperate attempt to tell his lady Betty that he loves her while she tries to return him t...

Original Air Date: November 12, 2014 Root Beer Guy and James are front and center on this week's episode of Flooping the Pig. Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston talk about Adventure Time story structure, and let you know what happened to Jake after getting kidnapped by Kee-Oth. Episodes Covered: “The Pit” (Season 5, Episode 41), “James” (Season 5, Episode 42), “Root Beer Guy” (Season...

Original Air Date: November 11, 2014 Adventure Time lovers know how to make the most out of a bad situation in Ooo, so Kevin Ford, Justin Houston, and Brad Garoon look for the positives in Box Prince and its connections to Puhoy. They also discuss the believability of color blindness in Red Starved, the music of We Fixed a Truck, and the cliffhanger in Play Date.   Episodes Covered: “Box Prince” (...

Original Air Date: November 2, 2014 Finn begins the healing process by helping Slime Princess chase away an evil outsider, fighting his way through a dungeon train, and helping his brother eat reclaim the world's most perfect sandwich. Kevin Ford, Brad Garoon, and Justin Houston break it all down for you in this week's episode of Adventure Time examination. Episodes Covered: “Time Sandwich...

Original Air Date: October 27, 2014 This week, Flooping the Pig takes a very special look at puberty as interpreted by Adventure Time. Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston discuss Finn's break up with Flame Princess, his attempted backslide with Princess Bubblegum, Flame Princess' maturity, and all the confirmation anyone ever needed to know that Bubblegum and Marceline used to do t...

Original Air Date: October 19, 2014  This week, Brad, Kevin, and Justin cross the threshold into the latter half of Season 5. Justin and Brad discuss whether or not Finn wearing Jake as a suit is in or out of character for the last boy in Ooo, Jake and Finn on a buddy cop adventure, and a suicidal BMO? Plus some fun guest voices and the continuation of the #SnailSearch!   Episodes Covered: “Candy...

Original Air Date: October 12, 2014   As our hosts continue on with Season 5, they discuss the first utterance of the insult "tranch," the scope of a spell from an ancient Egyptian deity, and the merits of lemon cannibalism, among other things. Episodes Covered: “The Suitor” (Season 5, Episode 21), “The Party’s Over, Isla de Señorita” (Season 5, Episode 22), “One Last Job” (Season 5, Epi...

Original Air Date: October 6, 2014 Our hosts get into the beginning of "Weird Adventure Time," discussing a horse named James Baxter, a silent treehouse, and the inside of a princess' bounce house body.   Episodes Covered: “BMO Lost” (Season 5, Episode 17), “Princess Potluck” (Season 5, Episode 18), “James Baxter the Horse” (Season 5, Episode 19), “Shh!” (Season 5, Episode 20)

Original Air Date: August 24, 2014  This week, the gang talks about a couple of all-time favorite episodes in Simon & Marcy and Puhoy, as well examining the weirdness of the Great Bird Man and the potentially controversial reveal by an Adventure Time cast member that Princess Bubblegum and Marceline did indeed date at some point in their past.  Episodes Covered: “The Great Bird Man” (Season 5,...

Original Air Date: August 17, 2014   Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston examine the goals behind Adventure Time's gender swap episode series. They also touch upon lemon vs. candy politics, and the ways Adventure Time uses video game playing styles to inform their episode structure and character conflicts. Episodes Covered: “All Your Fault” (Season 5, Episode 9), “Little Dude” (Season...

Original Air Date: August 10, 2014   Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston discuss god complexes in the Land of Ooo, how grim an Adventure Time story line can be without becoming unacceptable, and the subtle delights of the episode Davey.    Episodes covered: “All The Little People” (Season 5, Episode 5), “Jake The Dad” (Season 5, Episode 6), “Davey” (Season 5, Episode 7), “Mystery Dungeon”...

Original Air Date: August 3, 2014 Kevin, Brad, and Justin are joined by Ryley Trahan, Entertainment Weekly's Adventure Time Community contributor. They kick off season 5 coverage with a breakdown of the show's transition from the mundane to the epic, investigate what makes a great guest voice actor, and even throw in a debate over whether it's worth getting started on Breaking Bad and...

Original Air Date: July 27, 2014 Brad Garoon, Justin Houston, and Kevin Ford wrap up season 4 of Adventure Time by talking about the expanding nature of the show, the audience's reaction to that expansion, and the beautiful use of music in the show. Flooping the Pig is always at its best when the hosts don't agree, and they really don't agree this week. Episodes Covered: “The Hard Easy...

Original Air Date: July 20, 2014 This week, Justin, Kevin, and Brad rehash their argument over the merits of Lemongrab, and talk social media, Adventure Time teaser art, the implications of infighting between Finn and Jake, and inch very close to the end of season 4. Episodes Covered: “Lady & Peebles” (Season 4, Episode 19), “You Made Me” (Season 4, Episode 20), “Who Would Win” (Season 4, Epis...

Original Air Date: July 13, 2014 After a short hiatus, Flooping the Pig is back with a scream. The Justin, Brad, and Kevin talk about Finn's post-Flame Princess relationship with Princess Bubblegum, text message etiquette, and David Lynch-ian influence into Adventure Time, all while discussing and incredibly strong batch of episodes. Episodes Covered: “Sons of Mars” (Season 4, Episode 15), “Bu...

Original Broadcast Date: June 22, 2014 Kevin, Justin, and Brad start off with a conversation about gender bias in McDonald's Happy Meals, and Adventure Time's role in a recent promotion. Then things get contentious over the show breaking the fourth wall, Princess Bubblegum's dark intentions, LSP's humanity, and the episode that gave this podcast its name! Episodes Discussed: “Beyon...

Original Air Date: June 16, 2014 Brad, Kevin, and Justin discuss the delicacy of Finn Cakes at length. They also get into characters that need to make a return, the nature of Goliad's evil, and a possible doppelsnail. Episodes Discussed: “In Your Footsteps” (Season 4, Episode 7), “Hug Wolf” (Season 4, Episode 8), “Princess Monster Wife” (Season 4, Episode 9), “Goliad” (Season 4, Episode 10)

Original Air Date: June 8, 2014 The Cool Kids finally tackle the very worst episode of Adventure Time. They also cover the strangeness that is Web Weirdos and the epic double Nightosphere episode. Forgive the ambient noise coming from Washington Square Park in New York City and enjoy the rage.  Episodes Covered: “Web Weirdos” (Season 4, Episode 3), Dream of Love” (Season 4, Episode 4), “Return to...

Original Air Date: June 1, 2014   The Cool Kids wrap up Season 3 of Adventure Time and usher in Season 4 with a look at the epic that is Finn's love life. They also talk about the show's ability to handle puberty and Daddy issues, why it's better at long-term storytelling than most other shows, and how Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. could learn a thing or two from its structure. Be sure to che...

Original Air Date: May 25, 2014   The Cool Kids had a few technical difficulties on this episode, so please cut them some slack as they try to power through. Discussed in this week's episode are a pair of the tightest scripts in Adventure Time's history, sentient ham sandwiches, Jessica Chastain, and Ooo's version of the afterlife. Get on it.   Episodes Covered: “Marceline’s Closet” (S...