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Adventure Time
Jake the Dog
Jake can stretch into any shape, which in a normal cartoon would be a power and in this one is mostly a convenience — he becomes a ladder, a boat, a chair, a very large fist, usually while continuing a conversation about something else. John DiMaggio plays him at a permanently unbothered register, the same instrument he uses for Bender in Futurama, and the contrast between an infinitely capable body and an entirely relaxed attitude is the joke the character runs on for ten years.
- First appearance
- Adventure Time (2010), Cartoon Network
- Created by
- Pendleton Ward
- Also known as
- Jake
- Universe
- Adventure Time
- Appears in
- animation, television
Who is Jake the Dog?
Jake can stretch into any shape, which in a normal cartoon would be a power and in this one is mostly a convenience — he becomes a ladder, a boat, a chair, a very large fist, usually while continuing a conversation about something else. John DiMaggio plays him at a permanently unbothered register, the same instrument he uses for Bender in Futurama, and the contrast between an infinitely capable body and an entirely relaxed attitude is the joke the character runs on for ten years. The show gives him more of an interior life than the format needs: he plays viola, he has children he is not very good with, and in the later seasons he is the one who understands what is happening to everyone else. Ward has said the design started from a doodle rather than a plan.
Jake the Dog: the details
- First appearance
- Adventure Time, April 2010
- Voiced by
- John DiMaggio, who also voices Bender in Futurama
- The power is mostly a convenience
- He stretches into furniture and vehicles more often than into weapons
- He plays the viola
- A recurring detail across the series rather than a one-off joke
- He has children
- Five of them, and the series treats his parenting seriously
- No fixed model
- The elastic body means almost any silhouette remains on-model
- It started as a doodle
- Pendleton Ward has described the design as unplanned
Why Jake the Dog endures
The comic partner given an unusual amount of interior life, and a design whose elasticity frees it from the usual licensing model sheet.
What Jake the Dog looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: Yellow dog stretched into an impossible shape
Because the character has no fixed body, almost any pose is on-model, which gives designers more room than a licensed property usually allows. Yellow needs a dark ground; on white or cream the shape dissolves.
Yellow on navy, black or heather charcoal. The stretched poses give more design latitude than most licences allow. Pairs naturally with Finn for two-shirt sets across sibling sizes.
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Sizes: kids to adult
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| Band | Ages | US sizes | Search |
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| Kids | 4–7 years | XS (4/5), S (6/7) | Search kids sizes |
| Youth | 8–14 years | M (8), L (10/12), XL (14/16) | Search youth sizes |
| Adult | 15+ | S–3XL | Search adult sizes |
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Who has played Jake the Dog
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| John DiMaggio | Adventure Time | 2010 | Voice |
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Who created Jake the Dog?
Jake the Dog was created by Pendleton Ward, first appearing in Adventure Time in 2010 (Cartoon Network).
What does a Jake the Dog T-shirt usually look like?
Yellow dog stretched into an impossible shape. Yellow on navy, black or heather charcoal. The stretched poses give more design latitude than most licences allow. Pairs naturally with Finn for two-shirt sets across sibling sizes.
Are Jake the Dog T-shirts made for children?
Yes — Jake the Dog appears on our kids pages, and shirts are commonly made from US toddler 2T up through youth XL.
Who has played Jake the Dog?
Jake the Dog has been voiced by John DiMaggio (Adventure Time, 2010).
How much does a Jake the Dog T-shirt cost?
Jake the Dog shirts we currently track start from around $10.99 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.
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