The “canvas” of the title card appears to be printed on pulp-quality paper, and is stained, worn, ripped, and folded, much as the cover of a well-read pulp magazine or a well-worn comic cover from the ’70s (when the 25 cent price would also apply) might appear today. The price of 25 cents is not unusual for a pulp magazine from that era. This addition of symbol and pricing also bears resemblance to pulp magazines, available in the earlier half of the 20th century. Perhaps the previously mentioned comic book metaphor is intended with this episode, as the title card features a triangular symbol bearing the words “OOO Publication” and the price of 25 cents. As is the case for every episode, the title of the episode is displayed, along with some stylized art hinting at the episode’s content.
ADVENTURE TIME SLUMBER PARTY PANIC FULL EPISODE SERIES
The opening credits treat the viewer to a fast moving panoramic view of the land of Ooo (not even mentioned by name until a much later episode) with quick fly-by appearances of series regular antagonists (also not appearing in this episode) and some Candy Kingdom residents, finally focusing in on Finn and Jake mid-fist-bump, then finishing off with a 12 second song naming the two main characters, indicating their races, implying that they are friends who go to distant lands, and showing some quick-cut scenes of action displaying the pair, including some random horseplay, Jake stretching, and Finn and Jake reaching the top of a skull-littered mountain just in time for the arrival of the show’s logo.įollowing that opening sequence (which does not change episode-to-episode) is a short display of the episode’s title card. “Adventure Time” seems to take this sentiment to heart with the initial episodes, providing enough information about the characters and setting to follow the plot and get a sense of the motivations of the characters without lengthy exposition. An over-arching plot is appreciated, and even expected by faithful fans, but Stan wanted to stress that the characters should be able to be recognized and understood by their actions and dialogue, rather than requiring tedious familiarity with backstory and continuity. The long-standing and respected comic book writer Stan Lee anecdotally has said and written that “every comic book is someone’s first comic book”, which is taken to mean that the short episodic format works best when the story is self-contained, not requiring much in the way of previous “work” or “research” for the reader to “get into the story”.
In a sense, the format is itself the introduction. As a first episode, it has some responsibility to serve as an opening chapter or introduction to the characters, world, and situations viewers are liable to encounter, but the short format of the series makes it problematic to devote long periods of time to introduction, prologue, and exposition on the state of the setting, and the first episode of “Adventure Time” does not do so. In series order, “Slumber Party Panic” is the first episode of “Adventure Time” (or “Adventure Time With Finn & Jake”).
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