Jake the Dog

Animation: Adventure Time: Side Quests (TV Show)

Where Finn brings the sword-swinging determination, Jake the Dog brings something harder to manufacture: a laid-back, shape-shifting confidence that makes even the most absurd crisis feel manageable. In Adventure Time: Side Quests, the magical stretchy dog is back at the center of Ooo's wilder corners, adventuring alongside his best friend and adoptive brother Finn in a new series of standalone quests built from the same chaotic, warm-hearted spirit as the franchise's earliest seasons.

Jake the Dog’s Role in Adventure Time: Side Quests

Side Quests plants Jake firmly in the freewheeling early chapter of his and Finn’s dynamic, before the original series layered on its more intricate mythology. His magical ability to stretch and reshape his body into virtually anything makes him as useful as he is unpredictable, but it’s his personality that anchors the show’s tone. Equal parts wise and ridiculous, he’s the kind of companion who will philosophize at length about a sandwich while also punching a monster in the face without missing a beat. The series leans on that chemistry hard, with Cartoon Network Studios designing Side Quests as a lighter, more episodic showcase for exactly the kind of joyful chaos that Jake has always been at the heart of.

Who Voices Jake the Dog in Adventure Time: Side Quests?

John DiMaggio returns as the voice of Jake the Dog, reprising the role he held across all ten seasons of the original Adventure Time run. DiMaggio is one of animation’s most recognizable talents, perhaps best known internationally for voicing the lovably self-destructive robot Bender in Futurama, a role he famously fought to protect during the show’s Hulu revival. His return to Ooo alongside an almost entirely reunited cast, including Tom Kenny as Ice King, Hynden Walch as Princess Bubblegum, Olivia Olson as Marceline, and Niki Yang as BMO, gives Side Quests an undeniable sense of homecoming.

Jake the Dog Voiced by

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John DiMaggio

A North Plainfield, New Jersey native, John DiMaggio built a long, three-decade career on commanding, gravel-edged characters across television and…...