T.V.

Name

T.V.

Biological age

22 (as of "One Last Job")
30 (as of "Another Five More Short Graybles")

Actual age

1 (as of "Ocarina")

Species

Pup

(1/2 Rainicorn
1/4 Dog
1/4 Shape-shifter)

Relatives

Jake (father)

Lady Rainicorn (mother)
Joshua (paternal grandfather) †
Margaret (adoptive paternal grandmother) †
Warren Ampersand (biological paternal grandparent)
Bob Rainicorn (maternal grandfather)
Ethel Rainicorn (maternal grandmother)
Jermaine (paternal half-uncle)
Finn (adoptive paternal uncle)
Unnamed great-grandmother (mentioned in "Ignition Point")
Viola (sister)
Charlie (sister)
Jake Jr. (sister)
Kim Kil Whan (brother)
Pat (sister-in-law)
Bronwyn (niece)
Gibbon (nephew)

Introduced in

"Jake the Dad"

Latest appearance

"Come Along With Me"

Voiced by

Dan Mintz

T.V. is a pup and one of Jake and Lady Rainicorn's five children.

Personality

As a child he was as carefree and playful like his siblings. As an adult he is portrayed as the stereotype of the overweight, unshaven computer nerd who still lives with his mother. He showed no desire to leave his mother's house and liked to spend time by himself with his games. This was until Lady Rainicorn of the Crystal Dimension, where he now lives in the Crystal Dimension with his grandparents Bob and Ethel as a bizarre way of gaining independence in his eyes.

As seen in The Diary and later confirmed by Jake, is that T.V. has the ability to play out any role and truly believe he is that person.

In the final montage of "Come Along With Me ," T.V. appears to have gained some ambition and set up a detective agency in his grandparents' old headquarters with help from his siblings.

Appearance

T.V. has the body of an English bulldog much like his father, Jake, but is much rounder and does not have his father's jowls. T.V.'s nose is also bright purple instead of black. He is a pastel blue color with horizontal colored stripes on the lower half of his body like his mother, Lady Rainicorn. He also has a single, small, sharply-pointed, white horn on the top of his head. In "Jake Suit," T.V. is seen to have grown purple stubble under his mouth and thick eyebrows similar to his uncle.

Abilities

T.V. has the ability to teleport from one place to another.
He can also change colors with his horn, like his mom.
Among his siblings, other than Jake Jr., he seems to lack the ability to fly and is seen constantly being carried by Charlie.
T.V. can glow his horn for light, seen in "The Diary."

Episode appearances

Major appearances

"Jake the Dad" (debut)
"The Diary"
"Lady Rainicorn of the Crystal Dimension"

Minor appearances

Mentioned

Trivia

It is revealed in "Jake Suit" that he still lived with Lady Rainicorn.
- He also appears to speak English in the same episode.
- He even says he is covered by 'Noobs' in Ocarina, a word often used by gamers.
TV notes in "Ocarina," "I love Dad, but he's only met me twice," referring to his two previous appearances as an adult in "Jake Suit" and "Apple Wedding". Actually it was three times, if you count "Jake the Dad" one could argue he didn't remember, being a puppy, but they were smart enough to speak full sentences and aware that Jake needed rescuing then.
As with two of the other pups, his name is possibly a reference to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where three of the protagonists names were Charlie Bucket (Charlie), Violet Beauregarde (Viola), and Mike Teavee (T.V.).
His voice actor, Dan Mintz, is the second cast member from Bob's Burgers to appear on Adventure Time, the first being Kristen Schaal. They also play siblings in both shows.
T.V. has made the most appearances out of all his siblings.