The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

**The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack** is a 2008 American animated television series for Cartoon Network that premiered on June 6. The show was created by cartoonist Mark "Thurop" Van Orman, who has worked as a writer and storyboard artist on other shows such as *Camp Lazlo* and *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy*.

## Premise

The premise starts, as a child, Van Orman spent three years living near a bayou, where he was forbidden to socialize with a local fisherman. Disobeying his parents, Van Orman would visit the fisherman, who would tell tales of the sea. When he was 13, his family moved to Utah, but he was able to convince his parents to allow him to go back to Florida and stay with some family friends. During this time, Van Orman found a boat, and took it out in the middle of the night. Eventually getting lost, it took him three days to finally return. When he related these stories to his friends, they were more interested in the disasters and "misadventures" than if everything had gone as planned.

Van Orman also was fascinated by Dairy Queen commercials, which depicts landscapes made of ice-cream. He wanted to explore those fantasy lands, not so much to eat the ice-cream, but just for sheer exploration.

The series was chosen to take place in the 19th century. The three main protagonist, Flapjack, K'nuckles and Bubbie are drawn in a more "cartoony" style than the rest of the world, who are drawn in a more realistic manner. This lends contrast between the world of Flapjack and *the real world* of Stormalong Harbor. K'nuckles is developed as a *good for nothing*, with Bubbie being more sincere, also lending character contrast between the main characters of the show. To add more contrast, the tough guys of the show are depicted as hunting candy, which is the real treasure.

The humor is considered "uncomfortable", building an awkwardness and deliberately misleading the appearance of the situation, before delivering the punchline.

## Characters

 Captain K'nuckles
 Bubbie
 Peppermint Larry
 Doctor Julius Barber

## Episodes

Main article: *The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack/Episodes*

## Home Media

DVD volumes:

* Volume 1 (October 20th, 2009)
* The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Friends (October 7th, 2014)

All three seasons are available on iTunes and Amazon Prime.

The series was released on Hulu in 2015 and was added to HBO Max at launch on May 27th, 2020.

## Appearances in other media

#### **In other works**

Flapjack's name appeared on a list in the Steven Universe episode, Say Uncle.

Captain K'nuckles made a cameo in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode, Crossover Nexus, where he appeared both as stone and one of Ben 10's transformations.

### **Video games**

Flapjack and K'nuckles were featured as playable characters in the 2011 video game, Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion. Peppermint Larry also appears but as an assist character.

Captain K'nuckles appeared as a shop owner in the 2018 mobile game, Cartoon Network: Match Land. Flapjack was introduced as a boardwalk customer in the game's 1.2.0. update.

## References

1. ↑ Mark "Thurop" Van Orman Interview: Part One (video). Cartoon Network.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mark "Thurop" Van Orman Interview: Part Four (video). Cartoon Network.
3. ↑ Mark "Thurop" Van Orman Interview: Part Two (video). Cartoon Network.
4. ↑ Mark "Thurop" Van Orman Interview: Part Three (video). Cartoon Network.

## External Links

* Official Website
* Promotional Page
* CN Upfront (Go to "New Shows", then click show's logo)
* Interview with creator Mark "Thurop" Van Orman
* Review of 'The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack' at AnimationInsider.net
* Cartoon Network Pressroom: Oh Buoy! Cartoon Network Swabs its Decks to Premiere The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

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