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Adventure Time (season 1)
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Adventure Time (season 1)
DVD cover
Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
26
Release
Original network
Cartoon Network
Original release
April 5 (2010-04-05) – September 27, 2010 (2010-09-27)
Season chronology
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List of Adventure Time episodes
The first season of Adventure Time, an American animated television series created by Pendleton Ward, premiered on Cartoon Network on April 5, 2010 and concluded on September 27, 2010. The season was produced by Cartoon Network Studios and Frederator Studios. The series is based on a short produced for Frederator's Nicktoons Network animation incubator series Random! Cartoons. The season follows the adventures of Finn, a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake, a dog with magical powers to change shape and size at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, where they interact with the other main characters of the show: Princess Bubblegum, The Ice King, Marceline the Vampire Queen, Lumpy Space Princess, and BMO.
The first episode of the season, "Slumber Party Panic" was watched by 2.5 million viewers; this marked a dramatic increase in viewers watching Cartoon Network when compared to the previous year. The season ended with the finale "Gut Grinder" on September 27, 2010. Soon after airing, the show began to receive critical acclaim as well as a large fan following. In 2010, the Adventure Time episode "My Two Favorite People" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-format Animated Program, although the series did not win.
After the original short became a viral hit on the internet, Cartoon Network picked it up for a full-length series that previewed on March 11, 2010, and officially premiered on April 5, 2010. The season was storyboarded and written by Adam Muto, Elizabeth Ito, Pendleton Ward, Sean Jimenez, Patrick McHale, Luther McLaurin, Armen Mirzaian, Kent Osborne, Pete Browngardt, Niki Yang, Armen Mirzaian, J. G. Quintel, Cole Sanchez, Tom Herpich, Bert Youn, and Ako Castuera while being produced by Cartoon Network Studios and Frederator Studios. Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released after the season finished airing. On July 10, 2012, the full season was released on Region 1 DVD; a Blu-ray edition was released on June 4, 2013.
Contents
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1 Development
1.1 Concept and creation
1.2 Production
2 Cast
3 Broadcast and reception
3.1 Ratings
3.2 Reviews and accolades
4 Episodes
5 Home media
5.1 Full season release
6 Notes
7 References
7.1 Citations
7.2 Bibliography
Development[edit]
Concept and creation[edit]
The season follows the adventures of Finn the Human, a human boy, and his best friend Jake, a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, wherein they interact with the other major characters, including: Princess Bubblegum, The Ice King, Marceline the Vampire Queen, Lumpy Space Princess, and BMO.[1] Common storylines revolve around: Finn and Jake discovering strange creatures, rescuing princesses from the Ice King, and battling monsters in order to help others. Various other episodes deal with Finn attempting to understand his attraction towards Bubblegum.[1][2]
According to series creator Pendleton Ward, the show's style was influenced by his time attending the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and his experiences working as a writer and storyboard artist on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack. In an interview with Animation World Network, Ward said he strives to combine the series' subversive humor with "beautiful" moments, using Hayao Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro as inspiration.[3] Ward has also named Home Movies and Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as influences, largely because both shows are "relaxing" and feature "conversational dialogue that feels natural [and] not over the top [nor] cartoony and shrill".[4] Ward described the show as a "dark comedy"; he said "dark comedies are my favorite, because I love that feeling – being happy and scared at the same time. It's my favorite way to feel – when I'm on the edge of my seat but I'm happy, that sense of conflicting emotions. And there's a lot of that in the show, I think."[5] Executive producer Fred Seibert compared the show's animation style to that of Felix the Cat and various Max Fleischer cartoons, but said that its world is also equally inspired by Dungeons and Dragons and video games.[6] Ward intends the show's world to have a certain physical logic instead of "cartoony slapstick"; even though magic exists in the story, the show's writers try to create an internal consistency in how the characters interact with the world.[3][6]
Although the show is set in a post-apocalyptic setting, according to Ward, the original intention was for the Land of Ooo to simply be "magical". After "Business Time" aired, in which an iceberg containing the bodies of reanimated business men floats to the surface of a lake, the show suddenly became post-apocalyptic, and Ward noted that the production crew "just ran with it."[5] Ward later described the setting as "candyland on the surface and dark underneath".[7]
Production[edit]
The show began as a single stand-alone animated short titled "Adventure Time", which ran for seven minutes. It aired in January 2007 and again as part of Frederator Studios' Random! Cartoons on December 7, 2008. After its release, the short video became a viral hit on the internet.[8] Frederator Studios then pitched an Adventure Time series to Nicktoons Network, but the network passed on it twice.[9] The studio approached Cartoon Network, which said it would be willing to produce a series if Ward could prove the short could be expanded into a full series while maintaining elements of the original's pilot.[10] Rob Sorcher, the chief content officer at Cartoon Network, was influential in getting the network to take a chance on the show; he recognized the series as "something that felt really indie ... comic book-y [and] really new".[11] Ward quickly rethought the concept of the pilot; he wanted a potential series to be "fully realized", rather than be characterized by the "pre-school vibe" that permeated the original film.[3] Ward's college friends Patrick McHale and Adam Muto helped him produce a rough storyboard that featured Finn and Princess Bubblegum going on a spaghetti-supper date.[9] Cartoon Network was not happy with this story and asked for another. Ward then created a storyboard for the episode "The Enchiridion!", which was his attempt to emulate the style of the original Nicktoons short. Cartoon Network approved the first season in September 2008, and "The Enchiridion!" was the first episode to enter into production.[9][10][12][13]
While many cartoons are based on script pitches to network executives, Cartoon Network allowed Adventure Time to "build their own teams organically" and communication through the use of storyboards and animatics.[7] Cartoon Network chief content officer Rob Sorcher explained that the network allowed this because the company was "dealing with artists who are primarily visual people" and by using storyboards, the writers and artists could learn and grow "by actually doing the work."[7] As such, Ward soon assembled a storyboarding team for the series, which was largely composed of "younger, inexperienced people" who had been found using the Internet.[14] However, Cartoon Network, worrying about the status of the show and the inexperience of its production members, hired three veteran animators who had worked on SpongeBob SquarePants to help guide Ward and his team: Derek Drymon (who served as executive producer for the first season of Adventure Time), Merriwether Williams (who served as head story editors for the show's first and second seasons), and Nick Jennings (who became the series' long-serving art director).[15] Thurop Van Orman, the creator of The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, was also hired on as a supervising producer, providing guidance for the series' first two seasons.[16]
In addition to the 26 episodes created during the first season, several others were commissioned and storyboarded, but not produced. These include the episodes "Brothers in Insomnia" (written and storyboarded by Armen Mirzaian and Luther McLaurin, with revisions by Ako Castuera), "The Glorriors" (written and storyboarded by Joe Horne and Doug TenNapel), and "The Helmet of Thorogon" (outlined by Ward, Muto, McKeon, McHale, and Craig Lewis).[17][18] "Brothers in Insomnia" had been pitched to the network, although it was later scrapped.[15][19] "The Glorriors", according to Frederator Vice President Eric Homan, "was a casualty of jumping into production without having had any serious development time."[18] "The Helmet of Thorogon", despite initially being assigned the production number 692-008 (which would eventually be taken by the episode "Freak City"), never made it to the storyboard stage, although several pieces of background art for the episode were designed by Ghostshrimp.[17][20] The storyboards for "Brothers in Insomnia" and "The Glorriors" and the outline for "The Helmet of Thorogon" were later released on Fred Seibert's official Scribd page.[18][21][22] Furthermore, the episode "What Have You Done" was given the production number 27, despite only 26 episodes being ordered. This is because the original sixth episode was scrapped during production, and "What Have You Done" took its place, but was given a different code.[17] Due to this, some sources like The Futon Critic, give it the production number 692-006, whereas Frederator gave it the number 692-027.[17][23]
All of the season's episodes began as simple two-to-three-page outlines that contained the necessary plot information.[24] These outlines were then handed off to storyboard artists, who would then expand the rough outline into a full storyboard.[25] The episodes' design and coloring were done in Burbank, California. Animation was handled overseas in South Korea, by Rough Draft Korea and Saerom Animation.[26][27][28] The season was storyboarded and written by Muto, Elizabeth Ito, Ward, Sean Jimenez, McHale, Luther McLaurin, Armen Mirzaian, Kent Osborne, Pete Browngardt, Niki Yang, Cole Sanchez, Tom Herpich, Bert Youn, Ako Castuera, and J. G. Quintel.[nb 1] Quintel, who would later go on to create the popular Cartoon Network series Regular Show, co-wrote and boarded the episode "Ocean of Fear" after asking Ward if he wanted any freelance help for Adventure Time. Quintel and Ward had previously worked together on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.[29]
Cast[edit]
The series employs the voice acting talents of John DiMaggio (left) and Tom Kenny (right) among others.
The voice actors for the season include: Jeremy Shada (Finn the Human), John DiMaggio (Jake the Dog), Tom Kenny (The Ice King), Hynden Walch (Princess Bubblegum), and Olivia Olson (Marceline the Vampire Queen). Ward himself provides the voice for several minor characters, as well as Lumpy Space Princess. Former storyboard artist Niki Yang voices the sentient video game console BMO, as well as Jake's girlfriend Lady Rainicorn in Korean.[30] Polly Lou Livingston, a friend of Pendleton Ward's mother, Bettie Ward, plays the voice of the small elephant Tree Trunks.[31][32] The Adventure Time cast records their lines together as opposed to doing it individually. This is to capture more natural sounding dialogue among the characters. Hynden Walch has described these group session as akin to "doing a play reading—a really, really out there play."[33]
The series also regularly employs guest voices for various characters. For instance, in the episode "Enchiridion!", John Moschitta, Jr., Mark Hamill, and Fred Tatasciore all lend their voices to various beings. In "Ricardio the Heart Guy", actor George Takei voices the titular villain. "Business Time" features Brian Posehn as one of the business men. Erik Estrada portrays King Worm in the episode "Evicted!" In "Memories of Boom Boom Mountain", Matt L. Jones voices the talking mountain. Andy Milonakis appears as the pie-throwing robot N.E.P.T.R. in the episode "What is Life?" Hamill reappears in the episode "Ocean of Fear", which also features opening and closing narration courtesy of Clancy Brown. Kerri Kenney-Silver portrays the Ice King's bride in the episode "When Wedding Bells Thaw". Michael Dorn portrays Gork in the episode "Freak City". Brown reappears in the episode "Dungeon" as a demon cat. Kevin Michael Richardson portrays the titular character in the episode "Donny". Finally, Lou Ferrigno plays the part of the being Billy in "His Hero".[30][34]
Various other characters are voiced by Tom Kenny, Dee Bradley Baker, Maria Bamford, and Steve Little.[30]
Broadcast and reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
The episodes "Business Time" and "Evicted!" each were "previewed" on Cartoon Network before the official series launch date, on March 11 and 18, respectively.[35][36] The series officially premiered on April 5, 2010.[37] It debuted with the episodes "Slumber Party Panic" and "Trouble in Lumpy Space". The episode was watched by 2.5 million viewers.[38] The episode was a ratings smash; according to a press release sent out by Cartoon Network, the episode's timeslot saw triple digit percentage increases from the time period of the previous year. For instance, the entry was viewed by 1.661 million kids aged 2–11, which marked a 110 percent increase from the previous year. Furthermore, it was watched by 837,000 kids aged 9–14, which saw a 239 percent increase.[39] This also made it the most-watched episode of the first season.[38][40] The season finale, "Gut Grinder", was watched by 1.77 million viewers.[41] Originally, the first ten episodes were bundled into 30-minute airings. This means two of the eleven-minute segments were combined into one. Starting with the eleventh episode, "Wizard", the episodes dropped to only one, eleven-minute segment.[42]
Reviews and accolades[edit]
The season has received largely positive reviews from critics. Television critic Robert Lloyd, in an article for the LA Times, said it "strikes [him] as a kind of companion piece to the network's [then] currently airing Chowder and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack. Each takes place in a fantastical land peopled with strange, somewhat disturbing characters and has at its center a young male person or person-like thing making his way in that world with the help of unusual, not always reliable, mentors."[43] He went on to say that the show is "not unlike CN's earlier Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, about a boy and his imaginary friend, though darker and stranger and even less connected to the world as we know it."[43] Lloyd also compared it to "the sort of cartoons they made when cartoons themselves were young and delighted in bringing all things to rubbery life."[43]
After its release on DVD in 2012, the season received positive critical attention, although many reviewers initially expressed their unhappiness that the set was not initially released as a Blu-ray edition.[44][45] Wired wrote positively of the set, and applauded the release's bonus features.[46] R.L. Shaffer of IGN awarded the set a 7 out of 10, denoting a "good" release. He called the show a "rare treat", but was critical of the release's packaging, noting that "a few too many episodes are crammed onto the discs, leaving little room for these transfers to breathe" and that the video compression left something to be desired.[44] Tyler Foster of DVD Talk "highly recommended" the set, and wrote that the series is "bursting with imagination, sweetness, and a ridiculous sense of humor". Foster was particularly pleased with the characters, citing Ricardio and Marceline as highlights of the season. Furthermore, he wrote that "even the worst episode in this [season]—and I'm hard-pressed to pick one—is beautifully designed and packs at least one or two killer gags."[45]
The episode "My Two Favorite People" was nominated for a 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-format Animated Program, although the episode did not win.[47]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Adventure Time episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written and storyboarded by
Original air date
Prod.
code [17]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1
1 "Slumber Party Panic" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Elizabeth Ito & Adam Muto April 5, 2010 (2010-04-05) 692-009 2.50[38]
Finn (voiced by Jeremy Shada) and Princess Bubblegum (voiced by Hynden Walch) must protect the Candy Kingdom from a horde of candy zombies they accidentally created and deal with the consequences of breaking a "royal promise." In the end, the two are able to avert the zombie apocalypse.
2
2 "Trouble in Lumpy Space" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Elizabeth Ito & Adam Muto April 5, 2010 (2010-04-05) 692-015 2.50[38]
Finn must travel to Lumpy Space to find a cure for Jake (John DiMaggio), who contracted "The Lumps" from Lumpy Space Princess (voiced by Pendleton Ward) at Princess Bubblegum's marshmallow tea party. In Lumpy Space, Finn and Jake find the antidote, and the two are able to attend the "weekly Promcoming".
3
3 "Prisoners of Love" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Adam Muto & Pendleton Ward April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12) 692-005 1.85[48]
Having discovered that the Ice King (voiced by Tom Kenny) has captured a number of princesses he sees as potential brides, Finn and Jake team up with the prisoners to set everybody free.
4
4 "Tree Trunks" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Sean Jimenez & Bert Youn April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12) 692-016 1.85[48]
Tree Trunks (voiced by Polly Lou Livingston) joins Finn and Jake who go on a quest to fulfill her desire of picking a proposed legendary "crystal gem apple" in an evil forest. The three eventually find the tree, and Tree Trunks eats the apple, only to apparently explode and be transported to a crystal dimension.
5
5 "The Enchiridion!" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Patrick McHale, Adam Muto & Pendleton Ward April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19) 692-001 2.10[49]
Finn and Jake go on a quest for the titular magical book that would prove them worthy of being righteous heroes. After passing through a series of trials and tribulations, Finn acquires the legendary book.
6
6 "The Jiggler" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Luther McLaurin & Armen Mirzaian April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19) 692-011 2.10[49]
A strange creature attracted by Finn's auto-tuned singing voice follows the duo to their home and they keep him as a pet. Soon, however, the creature begins to show signs of sickness, and Finn and Jake realize the creature needs the love and attention of its mother. They then return it to its nest.
7
7 "Ricardio the Heart Guy" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Sean Jimenez & Bert Youn April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26) 692-007 1.91[50]
Finn believes that Princess Bubblegum's new friend, a literal heart named Ricardio (voiced by George Takei), is evil, and is proven right after learning that Ricardio is the heart of the Ice King. Ricardio reveals that he wants to "make out" with Bubblegum's heart, but he is defeated by Finn and Jake.
8
8 "Business Time" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Luther McLaurin & Armen Mirzaian April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26) 692-014 1.91[50]
Finn and Jake fall victim to their own laziness when they delegate their adventuring responsibilities to a group of businessmen they thawed from an iceberg. Eventually, the businessmen's efficiency causes them to become hazards to others, and they are refrozen into an iceberg.
9
9 "My Two Favorite People" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Kent Osborne & Pendleton Ward May 3, 2010 (2010-05-03) 692-004 1.65[51]
Jake feels overwhelmed at not having enough time for Finn and his girlfriend, Lady Rainicorn (voiced by Niki Yang), so he tries to get them to hang out more. Eventually, Finn and Lady Raincorn become closer than Jake is comfortable with, and he starts feeling jealous.
10
10 "Memories of Boom Boom Mountain" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Sean Jimenez & Bert Youn May 3, 2010 (2010-05-03) 692-010 1.65[51]
Finn, motivated by an upsetting experience when he was a baby, tries to reconfirm his desire for helping people out when confronted with one problem after another stemming from a violence-hating mountain.
11
11 "Wizard" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Pete Browngardt, Adam Muto & Bert Youn May 10, 2010 (2010-05-10) 692-020 1.82[52]
Finn and Jake are coaxed by a skeleton man to enroll in a course for free magic powers. After becoming full-fledged wizards, they realize they were tricked into helping stop an asteroid for all of eternity. Finn rejects the status quo and thinks of a different way to avert the crisis.
12
12 "Evicted!" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Sean Jimenez & Bert Youn May 17, 2010 (2010-05-17) 692-003 1.88[53]
Finn and Jake search the land of Ooo for a new home after a vampire queen named Marceline (voiced by Olivia Olson) claims the duo's treehouse as her own. Eventually, Marceline relents, because she thinks Finn and Jake are "cool".
13
13 "City of Thieves" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Sean Jimenez & Bert Youn May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24) 692-012 1.83[54]
When confronted by a Tree Witch over how uncorruptible he is, Finn enters the City of Thieves with Jake to confront a thief who is believed to have stolen a flower basket from a little girl named Penny. However, staying pure of heart within the city proves to be easier said than done.
14
14 "The Witch's Garden" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Adam Muto, Kent Osborne & Niki Yang June 7, 2010 (2010-06-07) 692-022 1.81[55]
Jake loses his enthusiasm for adventure when a witch strips him of his powers. After Finn is captured by a skeletal mermaid, Jake attempts to regain his powers; he realizes that he has to apologize to the witch in order to receive his powers, which he does.
15
15 "What Is Life?" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Luther McLaurin & Armen Mirzaian June 14, 2010 (2010-06-14) 692-017 1.64[56]
Finn builds a Never-Ending Pie-Throwing Robot (N.E.P.T.R., voiced by Andy Milonakis) to pull a prank on Jake, but the machine's conscience is conflicted by the will of the Ice King when he is attacked by a lightning bolt that contained the Ice King's private particles. Eventually, N.E.P.T.R. choose to side with Finn.
16
16 "Ocean of Fear" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb J.G. Quintel & Cole Sanchez June 21, 2010 (2010-06-21) 692-025 2.00[57]
While Finn and Jake are playing by the sea, Finn realizes he is terrified of the ocean. The spectral Fear Feaster (voiced by Mark Hamill) taunts Finn about his fear, and Jake determines to help Finn overcome his fear of the ocean by traveling in it with a submarine.
17
17 "When Wedding Bells Thaw" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Kent Osborne & Niki Yang June 28, 2010 (2010-06-28) 692-013 1.92[58]
The Ice King suppresses his kidnapping urges to wed a suspicious bride (voiced by Kerri Kenney-Silver) and convinces Finn and Jake to throw him a "manlorette party". Eventually, Finn and Jake realize that the Ice King has placed a curse ring on his bride's finger, and the duo stop the wedding.
18
18 "Dungeon" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Elizabeth Ito & Adam Muto July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12) 692-023 2.48[59]
Finn's headstrong decision to explore a dungeon "in 11 minutes" in order to find the Crystal Eye causes a rift to form between Finn and Jake. Eventually, the duo reconcile their issues and discover the treasure, but are nearly killed, only to be saved by an irate Princess Bubblegum.
19
19 "The Duke" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Elizabeth Ito & Adam Muto July 19, 2010 (2010-07-19) 692-019 1.84[60]
Finn turns Princess Bubblegum green and bald, and faces a moral quandary—whether to confess his mistake and be hated by his friend forever, or let Princess Bubblegum wrongly accuse the Duke of Nuts, who has a pudding obsession, instead.
20
20 "Freak City" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Tom Herpich & Pendleton Ward July 26, 2010 (2010-07-26) 692-008 2.03[61]
After being transformed into a foot by Magic Man (voiced by Kenny), Finn goes to live with a band of misfits. The group realizes that by working together, they can overcome Magic Man. In the end, Magic Man returns Finn and the rest of misfits to his original form.
21
21 "Donny" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Adam Muto, Kent Osborne & Niki Yang August 9, 2010 (2010-08-09) 692-018 N/A
Finn and Jake help a grass ogre named Donny (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) turn his life around, without realizing the ecological damage they may be causing in the process. After the duo realizes that Donny's obnoxious personality is necessary for nature, they reverse their aid.
22
22 "Henchman" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Luther McLaurin & Cole Sanchez August 23, 2010 (2010-08-23) 692-021 2.17[62]
Finn takes his place as Marceline's new henchman. Marceline decides to prank Finn by telling him to do task that seem evil, but are actually benign. In the end, Marceline and Finn become friends after Finn saves her from a vampire-slaying Jake.
23
23 "Rainy Day Daydream" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Pendleton Ward September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06) 692-002 2.17[63]
Stuck indoors due to a raining knife storm, Finn discovers that Jake can make his imagination come to life, which starts to cause chaos. The two rush to turn off Jake's imagination, but Finn realizes he must turn his on to achieve their ends.
24
24 "What Have You Done?" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Elizabeth Ito & Adam Muto September 13, 2010 (2010-09-13) 692-027 1.89[40]
Without giving good details Princess Bubblegum tells Finn and Jake to capture the Ice King as their prisoner, but when they interrogate him they think that he is innocent. After realizing their grave mistake, Finn and Jake right the wrongs they have caused.
25
25 "His Hero" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Adam Muto, Kent Osborne & Niki Yang September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20) 692-026 1.83[64]
The great warrior Billy (voiced by Lou Ferrigno) inspires Finn and Jake to practice nonviolence, but the duo finds it difficult to resist old ways. Finn and Jake eventually confront Billy, and manage to successfully explain to him that violence is sometimes necessary.
26
26 "Gut Grinder" Larry Leichlitera
Patrick McHaleb Ako Castuera & Bert Youn September 27, 2010 (2010-09-27) 692-024 1.77[41]
Finn and Jake pursue a havoc-wreaking "Gut Grinder"—a creature that steals and eats others' gold. Jake begins to suspect he himself might be the culprit. Jake eventually battles and defeats the Gut Grinder, and Finn and Jake are able to return all of the stolen gold.
^a Director
^b Creative director
Home media[edit]
Warner Home Video released multiple DVDs, consisting of region 1 and region 2 formats. My Two Favorite People, It Came from the Nightosphere, Jake vs. Me-Mow, The Suitor, Frost & Fire, and The Enchiridion were created for Region 1 markets containing some episodes of the first season.[65][66][67][68][69][70] All DVD releases can be purchased on the Cartoon Network Shop, and the individual episodes can be downloaded from both the iTunes Store and Amazon.com.[71][72][73]
Full season release[edit]
On July 10, 2012, Cartoon Network released The Complete First Season DVD, containing all episodes of the first season in region.[74] By July 29, the set had sold 151,535 copies.[75] A Blu-ray edition was released on June 4, 2013.[76]
Adventure Time: The Complete First Season
Set details[2] Special features[2]
26 episodes
2-disc set
1.78:1 aspect ratio
Subtitles: English
English (Dolby Stereo)
Commentary on 4 episodes by the actors, writers, and producers
"Trouble in Lumpy Space", "Prisoners of Love", "Ricardio the Heart Guy", and "Tree Trunks"
Animatics for "Slumber Party Panic", "The Enchiridion!", "Dungeon", and "Rainy Day Daydream"
Non-optional commentary on all four
"A Behind-the-Scenes Featurette"
"Behind-the-Scenes of the Behind-the-Scenes Featurette"
"'Adventure Time' Music with Casey + Tim" featurette
"A Music video"
"Finndemonium" video
"The Wand" mini-episode
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Region A
July 10, 2012 (2012-07-10)[74] December 9, 2013 (2013-12-09)[77] November 17, 2012 (2012-11-17)[78] June 4, 2013 (2013-06-04)[76]
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Information regarding story development and storyboard artists is taken from the opening credits of the season's twenty-six episodes.
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Clark, Noelene (November 14, 2012). "'Adventure Time': Post-Apocalyptic 'Candyland' Attracts Adult Fans". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c Adventure Time: The Complete First Season (back cover). Larry Leichliter. Cartoon Network. 2010.
^ Jump up to: a b c DeMott, Rick (April 25, 2010). "Time for Some Adventure with Pendleton Ward". Animation World Network. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
Jump up ^ Bustillos, Maria (April 15, 2014). "It's Adventure Time". The Awl. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b "'Adventure Time' Creator Talks '80s". USA Today. Gannett Company. November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b Zahed, Ramin (February 5, 2010). "And Now for Something Entirely Brilliant!". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
^ Jump up to: a b c Clark, Noelene (November 14, 2012). "'Adventure Time': Post-Apocalyptic 'Candyland' Attracts Adult Fans". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
Jump up ^ DeMott, Rick (April 25, 2010). "Time for Some Adventure with Pendleton Ward". Animation World Network. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b c "'The Enchiridion' Storyboards". Frederator Studios. April 22, 2010. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
^ Jump up to: a b "'Adventure Time' Background Development Art". Frederator Studios. November 11, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
Jump up ^ McDonnell 2014, p. 32
Jump up ^ Amidi, Amid (August 29, 2008). "Cartoon Network Acquires Adventure Time". Cartoon Brew. Cartoon Brew LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
Jump up ^ "'Enchiridion' Props in Color". Frederator Studios. July 6, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
Jump up ^ McDonnell 2014, pp. 41, 47–48
^ Jump up to: a b McDonnell 2014, p. 35
Jump up ^ McDonnell 2014, p. 40
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Homan, Eric (August 14, 2009). "Writing Pick-Up". Frederator Studios. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Note: Some of the original episodes' titles were changed during production; for instance, "What is Life" was originally called "Ice King and Son", and "Henchmen" was originally named "Marceline Slave Story".
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"Home on the Range"
Song
Genre
Western folk song
Composer(s)
Daniel E. Kelley
Lyricist(s)
Brewster M. Higley
"Home on the Range" is a classic western folk song sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. The lyrics were originally written by Dr. Brewster M. Higley of Smith County, Kansas, in a poem entitled "My Western Home" in 1872.[1][2] In 1947, it became the state song of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 western songs of all time.[3]
Contents
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1 History
2 Modern usage
3 Major versions compared
4 References
5 External links
History[edit]
Dr. Brewster M. Higley, late 19th century
In 1871, Higley moved from Indiana to Smith County, Kansas, under the Homestead Act. He lived in a small cabin near West Beaver Creek.[4] He was so inspired by his new bucolic surroundings that he decided to create a poem in praise of the prairie. Thus, the lyrics to "Home on the Range" were originally published as a poem published in the Smith County Pioneer in 1872 under the title "My Western Home".[5]
The music was later added by Daniel E. Kelley (1808–1905), a carpenter and friend of Higley.[6] Higley's original words are similar to those of the modern version of the song, but not identical; the original did not contain the words "on the range".[5] The song was eventually adopted by ranchers, cowboys, and other western settlers and spread across the United States in various forms.[7] In 1925, the song was arranged as sheet music by Texas composer David W. Guion (1892–1981), who occasionally was credited as the composer.[8] The song has since gone by a number of names, the most common being "Home on the Range" and "Western Home".[9] It was officially adopted as the state song of Kansas on June 30, 1947, and is commonly regarded as the unofficial anthem of the American West.[9][10]
The most popular version of the song was the version recorded by Bing Crosby on September 27, 1933, with Lennie Hayton and his orchestra for Brunswick Records[11] which appeared in the various charts of the day.[12] This turned a little-known saddle song into a most renowned western hymn. The origin of "Home on the Range" was obscure and widely debated at the time. It was published in 1910 in Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by John Lomax, who said he learned it from a black saloonkeeper in Texas. In 1925 a sheet-music arrangement found some popularity, and in 1927 Vernon Dalhart recorded it for Brunswick Records. California's radio cowboys picked it up from him, and in 1930 Hollywood's first crooning western star, Ken Maynard, recorded the song. However, it was not until the Crosby version that the song was seen as a national anthem for the west. Its popularity led to a plagiarism suit that created a search for its background.[13]
Crosby's rendition is described by the writer Gary Giddins as transforming "a nostalgic lament into an ode to pioneering, a dream of shared history, a vaguely religious affirmation of fortitude in the face of peril". Giddins praises Crosby's subtle embellishments, which enhance the melody.[13]
Modern usage[edit]
Bing Crosby recorded the song again in 1938 and 1939.[14] Frank Sinatra also recorded the song on March 10, 1946; his version was released in Great Britain and was not available in the United States until 1993. Others who have recorded the song include Connie Francis, Gene Autry, Burl Ives, Pete Seeger, Johnnie Ray, Slim Whitman, Steve Lawrence and Tori Amos. "Home on the Range" is often performed in programs and concerts of American patriotic music and is frequently used in plays and films. The song is also the theme opening music for the early Western Films starring Ray "Crash" Corrigan and his 2 co-stars under their movie roles as "The Three Mesqueteers". Also the 1948 film Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (sung by both Cary Grant and Myrna Loy), the 1967 off-Broadway musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (sung by the cast as a glee club rehearsal number), the 1980 film Where the Buffalo Roam (sung by Neil Young over the opening credits), the 2009 film The Messenger (sung by Willie Nelson over the closing credits), and the 1946 western film Colorado Serenade (sung by actor Roscoe Ates).
The song has naturally also made its way into screen shorts for children and adults, as in the 1954 Looney Tunes cartoon Claws for Alarm, where it is sung by Porky Pig. Likewise, Bugs Bunny sings the song in both The Fair-Haired Hare (1951) and Oily Hare (1952), the latter containing original lyrics specific to Texas oilmen.
In the 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas, a version of this song titled "Home on the Wastes" appears, with the lyrics referring to a nice, radiation-free place to live. In the altered lyrics, the original animals mentioned in the older versions, such as buffalo, deer, antelope, and prairie dogs, are replaced with bighorners, mole rats, fire geckos, and radscorpions.
The song is also used in Wizards of Waverly Place, sung by the character Maxine in episode "Back to max", The Wild Kratts episode “Prairie Who” parodies the Song as “Home On The Prairie” which is sung by Chris, Martin, Aviva, Koki, And Jimmy.
Major versions compared[edit]
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Home on the Range
A recording of the song from Raiford Penitentiary, Florida, 1939.
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Dr. Brewster Higley (1872, 1927, 1960) William and Mary Goodwin (1904) John A. Lomax (1910)
Oh, give me a home where the Buffalo roam
Where the Deer and the Antelope play;
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And the sky is not cloudy all day.
Chorus
Home, home on the range,
Where the Deer and the Antelope play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And the sky is not cloudy all day.
Oh! give me a land where the bright diamond sand
Throws its light from the glittering streams,
Where glideth along the graceful white swan,
Like the maid in her heavenly dreams.[15]
Chorus
Oh! give me a gale of the Solomon vale,
Where the life streams with buoyancy flow;
On the banks of the Beaver, where seldom if ever,
Any poisonous herbage doth grow.
Chorus
How often at night, when the heavens were bright,
With the light of the twinkling stars
Have I stood here amazed, and asked as I gazed,
If their glory exceeds that of ours.
Chorus
I love the wild flowers in this bright land of ours,
I love the wild curlew's shrill scream;
The bluffs and white rocks, and antelope flocks
That graze on the mountains so green.
Chorus
The air is so pure and the breezes so fine,
The zephyrs so balmy and light,
That I would not exchange my home here to range
Forever in azures so bright.
Chorus
Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam,
Where the deer and the antelope play;
There seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the sky is not cloudy all day.
Chorus
A home, a home
Where the deer and the antelope play,
There seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the sky is not cloudy all day.
Yes, give me the gleam of the swift mountain stream
And the place where no hurricane blows;
Oh, give me the park where the prairie dogs bark
And the mountain all covered with snow.
Chorus
Oh, give me the hills and the ring of the drills
And the rich silver ore in the ground;
Yes, give me the gulch where the miner can sluice
And the bright, yellow gold can be found.
Chorus
Oh, give me the mine where the prospectors find
The gold in its own native land;
And the hot springs below where the sick people go
And camp on the banks of the Grande.
Chorus
Oh, give me the steed and the gun that I need
To shoot game for my own cabin home;
Then give me the camp where the fire is the lamp
And the wild Rocky Mountains to roam.
Chorus
Yes, give me the home where the prospectors roam
Their business is always alive
In these wild western hills midst the ring of the drills
Oh, there let me live till I die.
Chorus
Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam,
And the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
Chorus
Home, home on the range,
Where the deer and the antelope play;
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
Where the air is so pure, the zephyrs so free,
The breezes so balmy and light,
That I would not exchange my home on the range
For all of the cities so bright.
Chorus
The red man was pressed from this part of the West
He's likely no more to return,
To the banks of Red River where seldom if ever
Their flickering camp-fires burn.
Chorus
How often at night when the heavens are bright
With the light from the glittering stars
Have I stood here amazed and asked as I gazed
If their glory exceeds that of ours.
Chorus
Oh, I love these wild prairies where I roam
The curlew I love to hear scream,
And I love the white rocks and the antelope flocks
That graze on the mountain-tops green.
Chorus
Oh, give me a land where the bright diamond sand
Flows leisurely down the stream;
Where the graceful white swan goes gliding along
Like a maid in a heavenly dream.
Chorus
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ International, Rotary (September 1955). "Home on the Range". The Rotarian: 40.
Jump up ^ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
Jump up ^ "Kansas Historical Society: Home on the Range". Kansas Historical Society.
^ Jump up to: a b Pulver, Florence (1946). "Re: Home on the Range". The Rotarian. 68 (2): 2–3, 54. Dr. Spaeth accepted this later Spaeth 1948, p. 205
Jump up ^ "Home on the Range". Kansas Historical Society.
Jump up ^ Spaeth, Sigmund Gottfried (1948). A History of Popular Music in America. New York: Random House. p. 205.
Jump up ^ "Kansas Historical Society: Home on the Range History". Kansas Historical Society. April 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Silber, Irwin, ed. (1967). Songs of the Great American West. New York: Macmillan. pp. 221–223. OCLC 1268417.
Jump up ^ Harris, Cecilia (2014). "A Symbolic State: Home on the Range" (PDF). Kansas! Magazine. 2014 (Spring): 17–26, page 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2014.
Jump up ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin: Record Research inc. p. 104. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ Jump up to: a b Giddins, Gary (2001). A Pocketful of Dreams. New York: Little, Brown & Co. pp. 338–339. ISBN 0-316-88188--0.
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Jump up ^ Flatt, Christina. "10 of the Best Cowboy Songs". www.rtpr.com. Real Time Pain Relief. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
External links[edit]
Lickteig, Steve (29 April 2002). "Home on the Range, Present at the Creation". NPR (National Public Radio). Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. "Home on the Range, Present at the Creation (audio clip)". NPR (National Public Radio).
McCool, John (25 May 2004). "Roam Is Where The Heart Is (Day in History: June 30, 1947)". Kansas History Online. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007.
(for additional history) "Kansas Sights: 'Home on the Range'". University of Kansas. Archived from the original on 12 July 2004.
Brewster Higley Ohio Historical Marker
Home on the Range Cabin, cabin near Athol, Kansas where the song Home on the Range was written.
The sheet music
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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree photographed in December 1987, a 78 foot (24 m) high Norway Spruce decorated with 18,000 lights.
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is a large Christmas tree placed annually in Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan. The tree is erected in mid November and lit in a public ceremony in late November or early December. Since 1997, the lighting has been broadcast live, to hundreds of millions, on NBC's Christmas in Rockefeller Center telecast on a Wednesday after Thanksgiving. The tree lighting ceremony is aired at the end of every broadcast, following live entertainment and the tree is lit by the current Mayor of New York City and special guests.[1] An estimated 125 million people visit the attraction each year.[2]
The tree, usually a Norway spruce 69 to 100 feet (21 to 30 m) tall, has been a national tradition each year since 1933.[3] The 2017 Christmas Tree Lighting took place on November 29, 2017; the tree remains on display until January 7, 2018.
Contents
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1 Selection and decoration
2 History
3 Broadcasting
4 Yearly tree details
5 See also
6 References
7 Bibliography
8 Further reading
9 External links
Selection and decoration[edit]
Trees are traditionally donated to Rockefeller Center, which in turn donates the lumber after display. Until his death in 2009, the late David Murbach,[4] Manager of the Gardens Division of Rockefeller Center, scouted for the desired tree in upstate New York and surrounding states, and even Ottawa, Canada.[5]
The trees are now scouted by Erik Pauzé, Head Gardener at Rockefeller Center. Pauzé visits nurseries throughout the tri-state area while keeping his eye out for one-of-a-kind backyard trees. Trees may also be submitted for consideration through Rockefeller Center's web site. Pauzé and his team choose each year’s tree based on its heartiness and “Christmas tree shape,” as well as its ability to support the heavy ornaments.[6]
Once a tree is selected, a crane supports the tree while it is cut, then moved to a custom telescoping trailer able to transport trees up to 125 feet (38 m) tall, although the width of city streets around Rockefeller Center limits the height of the tree to 100 feet (30 m). Local business Christmas Tree Brooklyn provides support in delivering the tree safely into the city. On its way to Manhattan, the tree is often dressed in giant red bows or banners extending holiday greetings to witnesses. Trucks, barges, and even a transport plane have all been used to help the tree make the trip.[7]
Once at Rockefeller Center, the tree is supported[8] by four guy-wires attached at its midpoint and by a steel spike at its base. Scaffolding is erected around the tree to assist workers in hanging about 50,000 multi-colored LED lights and the star top.[9] The crystal star that has topped the tree since 2004 is 9.5 feet (2.9 m) in diameter and weighs 550 pounds (250 kg). This "Swarovski Star," containing 25,000 Swarovski crystals, 1 million facets, and LED lights, was created by German artist Michael Hammers.[10][11]
History[edit]
The first tree at Rockefeller Center, erected by construction workers in 1931 shortly after the site was cleared. Above, the workers line up for pay beside the tree, adorned with garlands made by workers' families.
Although the official Christmas tree tradition at Rockefeller Center began in 1933 (the year 30 Rockefeller Plaza opened), an unofficial tradition began during the Depression-era construction of the Center, when workers decorated a smaller 20 foot (6.1 m) balsam fir with "strings of cranberries, garlands of paper, and even a few tin cans" on Christmas Eve (December 24, 1931), as recounted by Daniel Okrent in his history of Rockefeller Center.[12] According to Rockefeller Center, workers pooled their money for that unlit tree, with the garlands made by workers' families.
With the lighting of the 50-foot-tall (15 m) first official tree two years later, the tree became what Rockefeller Center dubbed "a holiday beacon for New Yorkers and visitors alike." A skating rink was opened below the tree in the plaza in 1936.[2] Rockefeller Center has observed the tree to be "from the beginning ... a gathering place and reflection of what was happening in the world around it."[13]
World War II ushered in simple, patriotic decorations, including red, white and blue unlit globes and painted wooden stars. In 1942, instead of one large tree, three more modest trees were raised, each decorated in one of the flag's colors. From 1944 until the war's end in 1945, the tree went unlit due to blackout regulations.[2] After the war, the year of darkness was left behind, as six ultraviolet light projectors were employed to make it appear as though the tree’s 700 fluorescent globes were glowing in the dark.[2]
By the 1950s, workers began using scaffolding to decorate the tree, as larger trees were accommodated. Before the decade was over, the decorating process called for 20 workers and nine days.[14] 1951 marked the first time that NBC televised the tree lighting with a special on The Kate Smith Show.[2]
In 1969, artist Valerie Clarebout’s towering wire herald angels were added to the Channel Gardens in front of the tree near Fifth Avenue. Clarebout created the 12 sculptures using 75 points of metal wire each.[15]
The 1971 tree, a 65-footer from East Montpelier, Vt., was the first to be mulched and recycled. It was turned into 30 three-bushel bags of mulch for the nature trails of upper Manhattan. Though the tree typically makes its journey on a truck bed, in 1998 it was flown in from Richfield, Ohio on the world’s largest transport plane.[2]
The 2016 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a 94 foot (29 m) high Norway Spruce from Oneonta, N.Y., with 50,000 lights. Photographed December 2, 2016 by Michael Vadon.
1999 saw Rockefeller Center's tallest tree, a 100 foot (30 m) spruce from Killingworth, Conn.[16] In 2001, following the events of September 11, the tree was again decorated in hues of red, white and blue.[17]
In 2007, the tree went "green", converting to energy-efficient lighting with LEDs.[18] [19] The LEDs use 1,200 fewer kilowatts of electricity per day, enough to power a 2,000-square-foot home for a month.[2]
Also since 2007, each year after display, the tree has been milled into lumber and donated to Habitat for Humanity for use in house construction. [20]
The 2016 tree, a Norway Spruce from Oneonta, N.Y., is at 94 feet high the second tallest ever erected at Rockefeller Center. At 56 feet wide and over 30,000 pounds, the tree is the widest and heaviest to date, according to construction crews. [21]
Since 2011, the tree lighting ceremony has been followed by the singing of Joy to the World.
The decorated tree remains on display at Rockefeller Plaza, between West 48th and 51st Streets and Fifth and Sixth Avenues, at least through January 6 of the new year.
More than a half million people pass by the tree each day while it is on display, according to Rockefeller Center.[22]
Broadcasting[edit]
Since 1997, the lighting ceremony has been broadcast live on NBC in the first hour of primetime, live in the Eastern and Central time zones, and on tape elsewhere.[23] The ceremony is hosted by Today's Al Roker(1997- Present ), Savannah Guthrie (2012- Present ),and Hoda Kotb (2017- Present )
Yearly tree details[edit]
Year
Original location
Tree type
Height
Lighting
2017 State College, PA[24] Norway spruce 75 ft November 29, 2017
2016 Oneonta, NY[25] Norway spruce 94 ft November 30, 2016
2015 Gardiner, NY[26] Norway spruce 78 ft December 2, 2015
2014 Danville, PA[27] Norway spruce 85 ft December 3, 2014
2013 Shelton, CT[28] Norway spruce 76 ft December 4, 2013
2012 Flanders, NJ[29] Norway spruce 80 ft November 28, 2012
2011 Mifflinville, PA Norway spruce 74 ft November 30, 2011
2010 Mahopac, NY[30] Norway spruce 74 ft November 30, 2010
2009 Easton, CT[31] Norway spruce 76 ft December 2, 2009
2008 Hamilton, NJ[32] Norway spruce 72 ft December 3, 2008
2007 Shelton, CT[33] Norway spruce 84 ft November 28, 2007
2006 Ridgefield, CT[34] Norway spruce 88 ft November 29, 2006
2005 Wayne, NJ[35] Norway spruce 74 ft November 30, 2005
2004 Suffern, NY[36] Norway spruce 71 ft November 30, 2004
2003 Manchester, CT[36] Norway spruce 79 ft December 3, 2003
2002 Bloomsbury, NJ[37] Norway spruce 76 ft December 4, 2002
2001 Wayne, NJ Norway spruce 81 ft November 28, 2001
2000 Buchanan, NY[38] Norway spruce 80 ft November 29, 2000
1999 Killingworth, CT[39] Norway spruce 100 ft* December 1, 1999
1998 Richfield, OH[40] Norway spruce 75 ft December 2, 1998
1997 Stony Point, NY Norway spruce 70 ft December 2, 1997
1996 Armonk, NY[41] Norway spruce 90 ft December 3, 1996
1995 Mendham, NJ Norway spruce 75 ft December 5, 1995
1994 Ridgefield, CT Norway spruce 85 ft December 2, 1994
1989 Montebello, NY[42] Norway spruce 70 ft
1986 Nanuet, NY[43] Norway spruce 68 ft
1980 Mahwah, NJ[44] Norway spruce 70 ft
1978 Mahwah, NJ[45] Norway spruce 75 ft
1963 Rockaway, NJ Bruce Fir, Veit 84 ft
1957 Brighton, VT[46] White spruce 67 ft
*Tallest Tree on Record
See also[edit]
National Christmas Tree
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ "Rockefeller Center's tree". about.com. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
Jump up ^ "How Rockefeller Center Chooses a Christmas Tree Each Year". Travel+Leisure. November 10, 2016.
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Jump up ^ Berger, Paul (2005-12-04). "A Star Is Reborn". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
Jump up ^ Barron, James (2009-11-18). "A Star Makeover". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
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Jump up ^ "Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree donated by family of Ground Zero FDNY veteran". New York Daily News. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
Jump up ^ "Christmas tree going up in NY's Rockefeller Center". Associated Press. 2009-11-12. Archived from the original on November 18, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
Jump up ^ "Hamilton tree headed for Rockefeller Center called 'miracle'". NJ.com. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
Jump up ^ "2007 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree From Shelton, Connecticut". About.com. 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
Jump up ^ "Connecticut Tree Spruces Up Rockefeller Plaza". Fox News. 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
Jump up ^ "Katrina, Rita Kids Light Rockefeller Tree". Fox News. 2005-12-01. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
^ Jump up to: a b "NYC — Rockefeller Christmas and Tree — New York City". Retrieved 2009-11-12.
Jump up ^ "76-foot spruce arrives in Rockefeller Center for holidays". The Boston Globe.
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Jump up ^ "Rockefeller Tree Lighting is Close".
Jump up ^ "The 1998 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree". Retrieved 2013-12-01.
Jump up ^ "The Torsilieris Deliver the Rockefeller Tree, Once Again". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
Jump up ^ "70-Foot Spruce Finds a Home for the Holidays". Retrieved 2016-12-25.
Jump up ^ Fernandez, Manny. "It's No Simple Matter Before a Tree Joins Rockefeller Center History". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
Jump up ^ Storer, Sam. "Rockefeller Center Tree Goes up in New York City".
Jump up ^ Storer, Sam (1978-11-17). "Christmas tree going up today". Gadsden Times.
Jump up ^ Hunt, Pat (December 2008). "Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree". Vermont's Northland Journal. 7 (9): 6.
Bibliography[edit]
The Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center. ISBN 0-9650308-7-3.
"Christmas Tech". Modern Marvels. 2006-12-20. The History Channel.
Further reading[edit]
Moseman, Andrew (November 14, 2008). "How Riggers Raise the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree: Live on Scene". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.
2006 Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Image Gallery
NYC Insider Guide to Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
Christmas in Rockefeller Center, NBC.com
Special tree-decorating game, NBC.com
Christmas at Rockefeller Center, NBC.com
Happy Holidays from NBC ('08-'09)
Happy Holidays from NBC ('09-'10)
Holidays on NBC (2011)
Tree Lighting Times at Rockefeller Center, NYSGO.com
The Swarovski Star
A Rockefeller Christmas, The Rockefeller Archive Center
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