References in other media

This is a list of references to Adventure Time as well as its characters in other media. For appearances in official Cartoon Network video games, see Category:Real world games.
 * Note: This list is for mass media appearances only; please do not post fan art.

Jimmy Kimmel Live
Clips from Adventure Time have appeared multiple times on Jimmy Kimmel's "This Week in Unnecessary Censorship" segment. The appearances have been appreciated or at least noticed by Pen Ward, as evidenced by this Twitter post.

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GaiaOnline teamed up with adventure time creators to create items for the gaia online community. First, a Adventure Time CI will lead the gaia account on an exclusive journey into the dark heart of knowledge- and you'll walk away with one of the exclusive gaian items that are of the adventure time characters, along with the genderbends. There was three deluxe items that reimagine Adventure Time characters in Gaia style. Choose from Sugar Royalty, Mathematical Knight and Vampire Sound; each contains all you'll need to pull off the unique style of your favorite character. Also sat up an Adventure Time forum and live hangout where you can plot adventures with other fans, plus an interview with the show's creator, Pendleton Ward, at 6pm PT on Thursday, March 22nd!

Mad
Mad is a Cartoon Network television series which has featured Adventure Time on two occasions.

"Malcolm in the Middle Earth"
In the episode "Snot Pilgrim vs. the Wonderful World of Disney / Malcolm in the Middle Earth" which aired in February 2011, Finn and Jake appear as contestants. However, the colors of Finn's shirt, shorts, and backpack get mixed up. Instead of being blue, Finn's shirt and shorts are green (the shorts oddly being a darker green, like on one part of Finn's real backpack), and his backpack is blue. His hat is pointier, like a cat's ears, and his socks aren't rolled down. Jake also appears lighter in this version (more yellow than orange). Jake also has whitened circles inside his eyes, when originally the circles are bigger. His tail also has a pointy end in the original, but in the MAD version it is more rounded at the end. His jowels appear to be slightly longer.

"Avenger Time"
"Avenger Time" is a parody of Adventure Time and is a crossover on the show and Marvel comics. It aired on May 30, 2011, along with the sketch "TwiGH School Musical."

Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and the Hulk have defeated the Red Skull and got the Cosmic Cube away from him. When Iron Man warns that the Cosmic Cube can be dangerous, Captain America says that he wants everything to be simpler again, and suddenly, the Avengers are in sixties animation, much to their dismay. Iron Man then takes the Cosmic Cube and says that he wants to get back home, but also mentions "short and sweet". Soon, the Avengers appear in "Super Hero Squad", and the Hulk takes the Cosmic Cube to get home, but mentions the word "time". The Avengers now appear in "Adventure Time" animation.

Thor's hammer is now a lollipop and Hulk has turned into a dog. Hulk suddenly develops long legs and runs away with joy of his new power, much to the others' dismay. Suddenly, they are attacked by a giant waffle monster, and Iron Man tries to stop it, but learns that he can only shoot rainbows and glitter, so they run away. They try to start looking for Hulk so they can return home with the Cosmic Cube, but are suddenly warned by a gnome that the Ice King is coming. They confuse Ice King for help and they are suddenly approached by him, who asks if they have Princess Bubblegum. When they respond no, Ice King freezes Captain America in a block of ice, which Iron Man criticizes on. In his mind, Captain America meets the Watcher on the moon and the Watcher tells him that they are in the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time and that they must return to their own time, otherwise they will be stuck there forever. Referring to the Animated Short was Finn's mind is transported back in time and to Mars with Abraham Lincoln. They then discuss the possible success of Mad before Captain America busts out of his iceberg and finds Iron Man and Thor playing a card game. Suddenly, Hulk comes back and says that he was with Princess Bubblegum but wants to go home as their new relationship is "complicated". At the mere mention of the word "home", the Avengers return to their own time and animation. They vow to never speak of Adventure Time again, but are dismayed that Hulk has brought Finn and Jake with them, and they now appear as a super-powered Batman and the Thing.

Avengers characters

 * Captain America
 * Iron Man
 * Incredible Hulk
 * Thor
 * The Watcher

Adventure Time characters

 * Finn (as Captain America)
 * Jake (as the Hulk)
 * Ice King
 * Princess Bubblegum (mentioned; named "Bubblegum Princess")
 * Gnome
 * Giant Waffle Monster

Trivia

 * This is a parody crossover between Marvel comics and Adventure Time.
 * Avenger_time.jpg is actually an Avenger Time T-shirt that was posted on the Adventure Time blogs. However, Jake is Iron Man instead of Hulk. This may have been inspiration for the episode.
 * When in the Adventure Time dimension, Captain America resembled Finn and Hulk represented Jake. CA also had Finn's misshaped teeth and Hulk got Jake's stretching powers. Iron Man also seemed to resemble Beemo and Thor resembled the leader Marauder.
 * Other dimensions were also shown, such as sixties animation from old Marvel cartoons (which seems to be actually reused footage) and the Superhero Squad Show animation style.
 * When Ice King freezes Captain America in a block of ice, Iron Man remarks that he cannot stop getting frozen, but this is actually a reference to when Captain America gets frozen in a block of ice during World War II and gets unfrozen during the 21'st century.
 * The scene where Captain America meets the Watcher on the moon is a reference to the pilot episode, where Pen (Now Finn in the series) meets Abraham Lincoln on Mars after the Ice King froze him.